JP4662234B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade and includes a gaming device for lending gaming media for playing games in the gaming machine. The present invention relates to a gaming system capable of collecting a consumption tax for lending.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming system, when a card possessed by a player is received by a ball lending machine, for example, if a ball lending for 500 yen is instructed by a lending operation by the player, a ball lending amount of 500 yen On the other hand, for example, the equivalent of the consumption tax with a consumption tax rate of 5% (500 yen x 0.05 = 25 yen) is added to the ball lending amount (500 yen) In some cases, the consumption tax amount corresponding to the ball lending amount is collected by subtracting the amount (500 yen + 25 yen = 525 yen) from the remaining amount of the card (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-123651 (pages 8-10 and 11-13)

  However, in Patent Document 1, for example, when 525 yen is subtracted for each ball lending from a state where the remaining card amount is 10,000 yen, the final amount is less than {100 yen (25 balls)}. There was a problem that the fractional amount, that is, the amount that cannot be lent (25 yen) remains on the card, and the player loses.

  Also, if you rent a number of pachinko balls equivalent to this fractional amount from a pachinko machine, it will be necessary to modify or replace the pachinko machine already installed in the amusement hall, but if it is modified, to the supervisory agency There is a problem that it takes a lot of time to apply for remodeling, etc., and if it is replaced, the pachinko machine that the amusement hall is eager to continue to use must also be replaced, which places a burden on the amusement hall. It was.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and in the case of collecting a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount provided for the loan of game media from the remaining amount owned by the player, the loss of the player It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming system that can reduce a game machine and does not place a burden on a game arcade such as remodeling or replacing a gaming machine.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
Provided for game machines,
The game medium is lent using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the total amount of the loan usage amount used for the loan and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount is the remaining amount. A loan processing means for performing a loan processing for subtracting from
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
A gaming device comprising:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
The lending processing means transmits one lending instruction signal to the corresponding gaming machine via the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, performing a first lending process for subtracting the consumption units amount from the balance,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
Determining means for determining whether the remaining amount after subtraction in the first lending process is less than the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information set by the consumption unit amount setting means; ,
When the determination result by the determination means is a result indicating that the consumption unit amount is less than the consumption unit amount, a fractional amount that is determined to be less than the consumption unit amount and the consumption unit price amount setting unit are set. Specific means for specifying the number of game media to be lent to the fraction based on the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specifying information;
Further comprising
The lending processing means pays out the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the payout means, and is specified from the number of game media specified by the specifying means and the consumption unit price from the remaining amount. The second lending process for subtracting the amount of money to be subtracted or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount is performed.
According to this feature, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the rental amount of the game medium is collected from the remaining amount owned by the player, the remaining amount that cannot be used for the rental of the game medium can be less than the unit price of consumption. Not only can the loss of the player be reduced as much as possible, but the game media can be paid out to the fractional amount without remodeling or replacing the gaming machine by paying out the gaming media with respect to the fractional amount by means of the gaming device. Can be lent, and the burden on the game arcade is reduced.

The gaming system according to claim 2 of the present invention is:
Provided for game machines,
A recording medium reading means for receiving a recording medium on which recording information capable of specifying the remaining amount owned by the player is recorded, and reading the recording information recorded on the received recording medium;
Lending a game medium using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information read by the recording medium reading means, a loan usage amount used for the loan, and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount, Lending processing means for performing lending processing for subtracting the total amount of
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
Including at least a gaming device having:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
When the recording medium is received by the recording medium reading means, the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information read from the received recording medium, and the consumption unit set by the consumption unit amount setting means Based on the consumption unit amount specified from the amount specifying information, the fraction amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining amount owned by the player is specified, and the specified fraction amount and the consumption unit price amount setting means Identifying means for identifying the number of gaming media to be lent to the fraction based on the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specifying information set in
With
The lending processing means transmits one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine through the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, and from the remaining amount , The first lending process for subtracting the consumption unit amount and the number of game media specified by the specifying means are paid out from the payout means, and the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the remaining amount And a second lending process for subtracting the amount specified from the consumption unit price or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount.
According to this feature, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the rental amount of the game medium is collected from the remaining amount owned by the player, the remaining amount that cannot be used for the rental of the game medium can be less than the unit price of consumption. Not only can the loss of the player be reduced as much as possible, but the game media can be paid out to the fractional amount without remodeling or replacing the gaming machine by paying out the gaming media with respect to the fractional amount by means of the gaming device. Can be lent, and the burden on the game arcade is reduced.

The gaming system according to claim 3 of the present invention is:
Provided for game machines,
The game medium is lent using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the total amount of the loan usage amount used for the loan and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount is the remaining amount. A loan processing means for performing a loan processing for subtracting from
Money identifying means for accepting money and identifying the authenticity and money type of the accepted money;
When the money identifying means accepts money, the identification amount identified by the money identifying means is added and updated to the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the addition update A value addition processing means for performing a value addition process that makes it possible to specify the remaining balance from the recorded information;
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
Including at least a gaming device having:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
When the value addition processing by the value addition processing means is performed, the remaining amount owned by the player after addition update in the value addition processing, and the consumption unit amount specified by the consumption unit amount setting means Based on the consumption unit amount specified from the information, the fraction amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining amount owned by the player is specified, and the specified fraction amount and the consumption unit price amount setting means A specifying means for specifying the number of game media to be lent to the fraction based on the unit price of consumption specified from the set unit price of consumption specifying information;
With
The lending processing means transmits one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine through the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, and from the remaining amount , The first lending process for subtracting the consumption unit amount and the number of game media specified by the specifying means are paid out from the payout means, and the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the remaining amount And a second lending process for subtracting the amount specified from the consumption unit price or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount;
It is characterized by performing.
According to this feature, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the rental amount of the game medium is collected from the remaining amount owned by the player, the remaining amount that cannot be used for the rental of the game medium can be less than the unit price of consumption. Not only can the loss of the player be reduced as much as possible, but the game media can be paid out to the fractional amount without remodeling or replacing the gaming machine by paying out the gaming media with respect to the fractional amount by means of the gaming device. Can be lent, and the burden on the game arcade is reduced.

A gaming system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 1 ,
A lending operation means for receiving a lending operation from a player is provided, and the lending command signal of 1 is transmitted to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means,
Subsequent to the first lending process, the determination by the determining means, the specification of the number of game media by the specifying means, and the second lending process by the lending processing means are not accepted by the lending operation means. But it is also characterized by doing.
According to this feature, since the second lending process is performed without accepting a lending operation or the like by the player, it is possible to save the player's trouble.

A gaming system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 2 or 3 ,
A lending operation means for receiving a lending operation from a player is provided, and the lending command signal of 1 is transmitted to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means,
The lending processing means , following the specifying process by the specifying means, performs a second lending process for the fractional amount specified by the specifying means without receiving a lending operation by the lending operation means. It is a feature.
According to this feature, since the second lending process is performed without accepting a lending operation or the like by the player, it is possible to save the player's trouble.

A gaming system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
When the remaining amount specified from the recording information of the recording medium is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount, an integer part of a quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount by the consumption unit amount is displayed, and when the remaining amount is less than the consumption unit amount, It is characterized by comprising display means for switching and displaying the display of the number of game media or the fractional amount specified by the specifying means.
According to this feature, not only the remaining amount that can be lent can be clearly displayed to the player, but also the player can be surely recognized about the fraction amount or the number of game media lent to the fraction amount. .

A gaming system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
First output means for outputting information capable of specifying that the first lending process has been performed when the first lending process is performed;
A second output means for outputting information capable of specifying an amount provided for the second loan process when the second loan process is performed;
Based on the information output from the first output unit and the information output from the second output unit, a totaling unit that totals the amount provided for the lending process in the lending processing unit;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, sales based on the executed lending process can be accurately counted.
A gaming system according to claim 8 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
As the number of game media to be lent to the fraction amount specified by the specifying means, the number of game media obtained by rounding up the fractional number divided by the consumption unit price is rounded up or down. Provided with a decimal setting means for setting whether to set the number of game media,
The specifying means specifies the number of game media to be lent to the fraction based on the setting by the decimal setting means.
According to this feature, it is possible to appropriately set whether a bearer for an amount less than the unit price of consumption, which is a numerical value after the decimal point, is a game hall or a player.
A gaming system according to claim 9 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The gaming device adds and updates the received monetary amount to the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information of the recording medium, and adds the value that enables the remaining amount after the addition update to be specified from the recorded information Having value addition processing means for processing,
The specifying means specifies, as the number of game media to be lent to the fractional amount, an integer value portion excluding the fractional part of the quotient obtained by dividing the fractional amount by the consumption unit price, as the number of game media,
The lending processing means updates the record information of the recording medium so that an amount less than the unit price of consumption corresponding to the decimal part of the quotient can be specified.
According to this feature, neither a player nor a playground is burdened with an amount less than the unit price of consumption.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  The first embodiment corresponds to claim 1, and the gaming system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. A gaming system according to the first embodiment includes a card reader type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) 2 which is a gaming machine arranged in parallel on a gaming island (not shown) arranged in a game hall, and the pachinko machine 2 The card unit 3 as a gaming apparatus of the present invention installed in a one-to-one correspondence with a prepaid card as a recording medium installed at a predetermined location in the game hall and used in the card unit 3 Issuance device 22 for performing issuance, settlement device 23 for performing settlement processing for settlement of the amount remaining in the prepaid card into cash, the remaining amount of the prepaid card used in the card unit 3 and each card A system controller 100 for managing today use amount to be sales of knitting 3 on each card unit 3, and is mainly composed.

  The system controller 100 according to the first embodiment is connected to the management server 140 installed in the card management company via the communication line 11 so that data communication is possible. Sales information including various information stored and managed in a separate data table is transmitted to the management server 140, so that the management server 140 manages the prepaid card used in each game hall and the sales of each game hall. The

  Further, the card unit 3 of the present embodiment is directly connected to the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and various signals relating to the pachinko ball lending (lending) between the card unit 3 and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 are provided. Transmission and reception are possible, and a payout completion signal output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is input (see FIG. 3).

  The card unit 3, the system controller 100, the issuing device 22, and the payment device 23 installed in these game halls are connected to each other via a communication cable 8 so that bidirectional data communication is possible. An address is given to form a local area network (LAN), and each device connected to the local area network (LAN) is given a device ID that can individually identify the device, Since each device has an IP address table in which a device ID and a local IP address are associated with each other, a local IP address can be specified from the device ID and transmission / reception with the device of the device ID can be performed. .

  Next, the prepaid card used in the present embodiment will be briefly described. The prepaid card can perform data communication without contact with a card reader / writer 327 (described later) provided in the card unit 3. A non-contact IC card is applied, and the internal memory has recording medium identification information for identifying each prepaid card, and a player used for lending (lending) pachinko balls that are game media The card ID as the record information that can identify the remaining amount of possession is stored in a non-rewritable manner, and information such as the remaining card amount owned by the player and the number of rewrites is stored in a rewritable manner through data communication with the card reader / writer 327. Has been. That is, in the first embodiment, the remaining card amount stored in the prepaid card is recorded information that can identify the remaining player-owned amount used for lending (lending) pachinko balls.

  Next, the card unit 3 that is a gaming device used in the first embodiment will be briefly described. The card unit 3 is paired with a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine arranged side by side on the gaming island as described above. 1 is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, various display units and operation buttons, a bill insertion slot 302, a coin insertion slot 303, a coin return slot 313, a payout ball supply section 351, and a card insertion slot 319 are provided on the front surface of the card unit 3. ing.

  Among the display units provided on the front surface of the card unit 3, the multi-function display unit 301 is notified of the operation status of the card unit 3 by the light emission mode of the multi-function LED 301a provided therein. The changeable display unit 305 is provided with a changeable LED 305a provided therein when it is possible to change a lending unit (a unit of used amount used in one lending operation) in a lending (lending) process described later. (See FIG. 3) lights up. The lending unit display unit 307 is a display unit displayed by the lending unit display unit 307a (see FIG. 3) in which the lending unit described above is built, and the remaining amount display unit 309 is a card read from the accepted prepaid card. It is a display part displayed by the remaining amount indicator 309a (refer FIG. 3) with which the remaining amount was incorporated. The direction indication display unit 311 is a display unit that indicates a connection direction of the corresponding pachinko machine 2. When the direction instruction display unit 311 is connected to the pachinko machine 2, a direction indication LED 311 a (see FIG. 3) provided inside is turned on. When the prepaid card is being inserted, the insertion-in-progress LED 312a (see FIG. 3) is lit on the in-insertion display unit 312.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the remaining card amount read from the accepted prepaid card uses the remaining card amount in a lending (lending) process to be described later. A consumption unit amount (105 in the first embodiment) which is a sum of a lending unit amount (100 yen in the first embodiment) as a unit amount and a consumption tax amount (5 yen in the present embodiment) corresponding to the lending unit amount. If the card remaining amount is 10000 yen, the remaining amount display unit 309 displays the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount of the card by the consumption unit amount 105 (for example, 10000 ÷ 105 = 95.23... ) Is displayed as a frequency (in this example, 105 yen = 1 frequency), and the remaining card amount is less than the consumption unit amount (in this example, 105 yen) Less than the consumption unit amount It is adapted to be switched and displayed on the display of the fractional value to be over de balance.

  In the first embodiment, since the frequency and the fractional amount are displayed on one remaining amount display unit 309, it is possible to identify whether the display content of the remaining amount display unit 309 is the frequency display or the fractional amount display. For this reason, in the case of the fractional amount display, the alphabetic “H” is added to the head of the fractional amount for display.

  That is, the control unit 328, which will be described later, controls the display of the remaining amount display unit 309, the remaining amount display unit 309a, and the remaining amount display unit 309a, and the card remaining amount specified from the card ID which is the recording information of the prepaid card as the recording medium When the amount is more than the amount (105 yen in this embodiment), the integer part of the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount of the card by the consumption unit amount is displayed, and when the remaining amount of the card is less than the consumption unit amount, the display is switched to the fractional amount display. The display means to display is comprised.

  Of the buttons provided on the front surface of the card unit 3, the coin return button 304 is a button that is pressed when returning coins to the coin return slot 313 when coins inserted from the coin slot 303 are clogged. is there. The lending unit change button 306 is a button that is pressed when changing the unit amount. Depending on the operation of the button, the unit amount is 100 yen (100 yen x 1), 300 yen (100 yen x 3), The value obtained by dividing 500 yen (100 yen x 5) and 1000 yen (100 yen x 10) by 100 is the frequency (100 yen = 1 frequency, 300 yen = 3 frequencies, 500 yen = 5 frequencies, 1000 yen = 10 frequencies) Are sequentially displayed on the lending unit display unit 307, and the player can select a lending unit by displaying the desired lending unit on the lending unit display unit 307.

  That is, in the lending process described later, payout of the number of balls (25 balls in the first embodiment) corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen) is given to the lending unit display unit 307 based on one lending operation. Repeatedly executed the number of times corresponding to the displayed lending unit (for example, once if the lending unit is 105 yen, 3 times if it is 315 yen, 5 times if it is 525 yen, 10 times if it is 1050 yen) It has become so. In the first embodiment, 525 yen is displayed as the initial value displayed on the lending unit display unit 307. If the lending unit of 525 yen is acceptable, the player can change the lending unit. There is no need to operate 306.

  The payout ball supply unit 351 counts and pays out the number of pachinko balls corresponding to a signal (pulse) output from a control unit 328 (described later) provided inside the card unit 3 and pays out the balls. It is provided so as to communicate with a ball cutting and discharging unit 350 (see FIG. 3) that outputs a signal of one pulse for each pachinko ball counted, and the balls discharged from the ball cutting and discharging unit 350 are used as nozzles. It guide | induces to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 via 351a. That is, the ball cutout unit 350 constitutes a payout means for paying out pachinko balls as game media.

  The card insertion slot 319 is connected to a card slot (not shown) of a built-in card reader / writer 327 (see FIG. 3), and a prepaid card can be inserted into the card slot via the card insertion slot 319. ing.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the card unit 3 according to the first embodiment. The card unit 3 mainly includes a card reader / writer 327 that reads and writes information stored in a prepaid card, and a control unit 328 that controls the operation of the entire card unit 3.

  In other words, the card reader / writer 327 receives a prepaid card as a recording medium on which a card ID or card balance as recording information that can identify a player's remaining card balance is recorded, and is recorded on the received prepaid card. Recording medium reading means for reading the recorded information (card ID and remaining card amount).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 328 according to the first embodiment includes a ROM 328b that stores information such as a processing program in which various processing contents to be described later performed by the control unit 328 are described, and a device ID, and the ROM 328b. The MPU 328a that performs various processes and control of the card unit 3 based on the stored processing program, and is used as a work memory for the various processes of the MPU 328a, and is a later-described consumption unit amount distributed from the system controller 100 A RAM 328 c for storing setting data is provided, and a communication unit 334 for performing data communication with the system controller 100 via the HUB 8 ′ is provided, and a card reader / writer 327 is provided via the communication unit 334. Card stored in the prepaid card inserted in Authentication due D and card balance takes place between the system controller 100.

  Further, the control unit 328 is provided with an external I / O port 335 and is connected to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 via the external I / O port 335, and is lent out with the pachinko machine 2. In the (lending) process, the output of the lending command signal that commands lending for the consumption unit amount (lending unit amount) and the payout output from the pachinko machine 2 when the payout of the pachinko balls based on the lending command signal is completed The completion signal can be input.

  That is, the control unit 328 and the external I / O port 335 constitute a communication means for communicating with the pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine.

  Also connected to the control unit 328 are various electrical components such as the various LEDs, indicators and switches described above, a banknote identification unit 322 serving as a currency identification means in the present invention, a coin identification unit 324, and a ball cutout unit 350. ing. The lending unit change switch 306a connected to the control unit 328 is a switch that detects an operation of the lending unit change button 306.

  The control unit 328 also has a lending button (a button operated when lending a pachinko ball) or a return button (a prepaid card being accepted) provided on the corresponding pachinko machine 2 connected to the control unit 328, although not particularly illustrated. A lending switch and a return switch for detecting an operation of a button that is operated when returning are connected.

  A bill recognition unit 322 connected to the control unit 328 takes in a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 302 and identifies its authenticity and bill type. Also, the coin identification unit 324 identifies the authenticity of the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 303 and the coin type. That is, the banknote identification unit 322 and the coin identification unit 324 constitute a currency identification unit that receives a banknote or a coin as money and discriminates the authenticity and currency type of the accepted banknote or coin.

  Various LEDs and indicators connected to the control unit 328 are controlled by the control unit 328. The control unit 328 performs various controls in response to detection signals from various switches, identification signals from the banknote recognition unit 322 and the coin identification unit 324, a payout completion signal from the ball cutout unit 350, and the like.

  The control unit 328 of the card unit 3 according to the first embodiment lends (lends) a pachinko ball as a game medium using the remaining card amount as recording information of a prepaid card as a recording medium, and lends (lends) Lending processing for subtracting the consumption usage amount, which is the total amount of the usage amount used (loan usage amount) and the consumption tax amount {product obtained by multiplying the usage amount by the consumption tax rate}, from the remaining card amount Lending processing means for performing (lending processing) is configured.

  Specifically, the control unit 328 of the first embodiment transmits the lending command signal to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 as the corresponding gaming machine via the control unit 328 as the communication means, thereby the consumption unit amount ( Pachinko balls as game media corresponding to a number equivalent to 105 yen in this embodiment 1 are paid out from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the remaining card amount is based on the consumption unit amount. Lending processing means for performing a first lending process for subtraction is configured.

  In the first lending process, the lending unit selected by the player by repeatedly lending the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount (25 balls) based on one lending operation. Lending (lending) the number of pachinko balls to

  Further, the control unit 328 of the first embodiment uses the remaining card amount after subtraction in the first lending process (lending process) as consumption unit amount specifying information set by the system controller 100 as will be described later. Lending unit amount (100 yen in the present embodiment 1) and consumption tax amount {the product obtained by multiplying the lending unit amount by the consumption tax rate (the product obtained by multiplying 100 yen by 5% in this embodiment 1)} The determination means which performs the determination process mentioned later which determines whether it is less than the consumption unit amount (105 yen in the present Example 1) is comprised.

  Further, the control unit 328 of the first embodiment is less than the consumption unit amount when the determination result by the determination process constituting the determination unit is a result indicating that the consumption unit amount is less than 105 yen. The fractional amount that is determined as the remaining amount of the card, and the unit price {lending unit price (4 yen in the first embodiment)} as the unit price specifying information set by the system controller 100 as will be described later and the unit price The consumption unit price (in this embodiment 1, 4.2 yen in this embodiment 1) specified from the consumption tax amount {product obtained by multiplying the unit price by the consumption tax rate (in this embodiment 1, 4 yen × 5% = 0.2 yen)} ) And a specifying means for performing a specifying process for specifying the number of balls that is the number of pachinko balls to be lent (lent) to the fractional amount.

  In addition, the control unit 328 of the first embodiment pays out the number of pachinko balls (number of end balls) specified by the specifying process that constitutes the specifying means from the ball cutting and discharging unit 350 as the paying means, A lending processing means for performing a second lending process (second lending process) for subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining card amount is configured.

  The control unit 328 of the first embodiment is a case where a prepaid card is being received and the remaining amount of the card is a predetermined amount (1050 yen in this embodiment) or less, and banknotes (1000 yen banknotes, 2000 yen banknotes, 5000 yen). When a yen bill (10000 yen bill) or a coin (100 yen coin, 500 yen coin) is inserted or inserted and identified, the identified identification amount is read from the prepaid card received by the card reader / writer 327. A deposit process for adding to the card remaining amount specified from the card ID and the card remaining amount is performed.

  Next, the system controller 100 used in the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the system controller 100 implements the data bus 112 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. Central processing unit (CPU) 113 that performs various processes, RAM 108, real-time clock 114 that outputs time information and calendar information, display device 107, input device 110 such as a keyboard and mouse, printer 104, magnetic disk and magneto-optical disk And a storage unit 109 for storing a consumption unit amount table (not shown), a card master table (see FIG. 6A), a data table for each card unit (see FIG. 6B), etc. Data with unit 3, issuing device 22 and settlement device 23 The first communication Intafeisu 106 for performing signal is a normal computer that second communication Intafeisu 105 is connected for carrying out communication with the management server 140 installed in the card management company.

  In addition to the processing programs for the system controller 100 to perform various processes, the storage unit 109 stores the unit price, the consumption tax rate, and the remaining card amount received on the later-described consumption unit amount setting screen. 1 is used at the lending process, a lending unit amount that is a unit amount when used, a consumption unit amount table (not shown) in which the details of the method for specifying the number of ends described later, etc. In FIG. 6 (b) in which various information such as the card master table shown in FIG. 6 (a) for managing the remaining card amount remaining in the prepaid card and the amount used today as sales of each card unit 3 are stored. A data table for each card unit shown is stored.

  Although the consumption unit amount table in the first embodiment is not particularly illustrated, the unit price (4 yen) of the pachinko balls received on the consumption unit amount setting screen shown in FIG. 5, the consumption tax rate (5%), and the card A lending unit amount (100 yen), which becomes a unit amount when the remaining amount is used in the first lending process described later, and a fractional amount whose card remaining amount is less than the consumption unit amount (105 yen), as will be described later. The end ball number specifying method in the specifying process for specifying the number of end balls, which is the number of pachinko balls to be lent (lending) to the fraction amount, is stored.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the card master table of the first embodiment stores the remaining amount of the prepaid card in association with the card ID recorded in each prepaid card. Thus, the remaining amount of the prepaid card in which the card ID is recorded can be specified by the card ID.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the data table for each card unit according to the first embodiment is associated with the device ID uniquely assigned to each card unit 3, and the game island on which the card unit 3 is installed. Of the island where the island number is stored, the corresponding station number item where the corresponding station number is stored, the status item where the communication status (online or offline) is stored, and the card unit The amount of today's used amount that is added and stored with the amount of money included in the loan completion information to be described later transmitted from 3 and the amount of fraction included in the edge lending completion information, and the consumption of the amount of money used today (sales amount) Tax-free sales items that include sales amounts that do not include taxes, consumption tax amounts items that include and store consumption tax amounts of today's usage amounts (sales amounts), and less than one ball that occurs in the specific processing described below Excess of Of the additional amount, the amount paid by the game hall (hall) is added and stored, and the amount paid by the player out of the excess or deficient amount less than one ball is stored. The information on each item is stored in association with the device ID uniquely assigned to each card unit 3, so that the system controller 100 can store each card unit 3. Each piece of information such as the amount used today, which is sales, is managed individually.

  In addition, in the data table classified by card unit of the first embodiment, the totals in the item of the amount used today, the item of sales without tax, the item of consumption tax, the item of hall burden, and the item of player burden are summed up. By calculating, the amount used today for the entire amusement hall, the tax-free sales for the entire amusement hall, the consumption tax for the entire amusement hall, the hall burden for the entire amusement hall, and the player burden for the entire amusement hall are individually calculated. It comes to be totaled. It should be noted that the data of the daily usage amount item, the sales amount without tax, the consumption tax amount item, the hall burden amount item, and the player burden amount item data of the card unit data table are once a day. The data table for each card unit is updated in the activation process.

  Further, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 according to the first embodiment displays a consumption unit amount setting screen shown in FIG. 5 on the display device 107 based on a predetermined operation, and lends (lends) pachinko balls as game media. ) Consumption unit amount setting content acceptance processing for accepting the unit price, the consumption tax rate, the lending unit amount, and the number of ends specified processing method is executed.

  Hereinafter, the processing status in the gaming system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, in the consumption unit amount setting content acceptance process of the system controller 100, a flow in which the setting content received on the consumption unit amount setting screen shown in FIG. 5 is delivered to the card unit 3 and set is based on FIG. To explain, first, when it is desired to store the new setting contents in each card unit 3 and perform the setting, the system unit 100 performs a predetermined operation to set the consumption unit amount shown in FIG. Display the screen.

  The consumption unit amount setting screen shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a consumption tax rate selection input section for selecting and inputting a consumption tax rate at the upper position, and a pachinko ball lending is provided below it. A ball unit price selection input unit for selectively inputting the required unit price (lending unit price), and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the unit price entered in the unit price selection input unit (the unit price entered in the unit price selection input unit) A consumption tax amount display portion in which the product obtained by multiplying the consumption tax rate displayed in the consumption tax rate display portion) is displayed, a unit price entered in the unit price selection input unit, and a consumption tax amount displayed in the consumption tax amount display unit. Are arranged side by side with a unit price consumption display section for displaying the unit price of consumption, which is the total amount.

  Lending unit amount selection input for selecting and inputting a lending unit amount, which is a unit amount for use in lending processing described later, below the ball unit price selection input unit, the consumption tax amount display unit, and the consumption unit price display unit And the consumption tax amount corresponding to the lending unit amount input in the lending unit amount selection input unit (the lending unit amount input in the lending unit amount selection input unit is multiplied by the consumption tax rate displayed in the consumption tax rate display unit) The consumption unit amount that is the total amount of the consumption tax amount displayed in the consumption tax amount display portion, the lending unit amount input in the lending unit amount selection input portion, and the consumption tax amount displayed in the consumption tax amount display portion is displayed. A lending unit displaying a consumption unit amount and a lending unit number of balls (a quotient obtained by dividing a lending unit amount input in the lending unit amount selection input unit by a unit price input in the unit price selection input unit) A unit ball number display section is provided vertically. To have.

  Further, below the lending unit ball number display portion, the remaining card amount is a fractional amount that is less than the consumption unit amount displayed on the consumption unit amount display portion, and lends (lends) to the fractional amount as will be described later. When performing the specifying process for specifying the number of edge balls, which is the number of pachinko balls, when the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount of the card by the consumption unit amount to specify the number of edge balls becomes a decimal number, The round ball number specifying method selection input unit for selecting either the number rounded up to the number of balls rounded up the number after the decimal point of the quotient or the number rounded down to the number of balls rounded down the number after the decimal point of the quotient It is displayed. If the number of rounded balls is rounded up, the game hall will bear the rounded up amount, and if the number of rounded balls is rounded down, the player will bear the rounded down amount. That is, in the first embodiment, the number of balls is rounded up.

  Specifically, for example, when the consumption tax rate is 5%, the unit price is 4 yen, and the lending unit amount is 100 yen, the lending unit amount is first divided by the unit price to obtain 25 units as the lending unit number. It is calculated and displayed on the lending unit ball number display section, and the unit price of consumption (4 yen + (4 × 0.05) = 4.2 yen) and the consumption unit amount (100 yen + (100 × 0.05)) = 105 yen) is calculated and displayed on each display unit. Further, a specific method is selected and input, and after all the contents are displayed, a “registration” selection input section provided below the consumption unit amount setting screen is selected and input.

  Based on the selection input of the “registration” selection input unit, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 stores each content input on the consumption unit amount setting screen in a corresponding item of a consumption unit amount table (not shown). As shown in FIG. 9, among the stored contents of the consumption unit amount table, the unit price of consumption, the amount of consumption unit, and the method for specifying the number of ends are distributed to each card unit 3 as consumption unit amount setting data.

  Based on the distribution of the consumption unit amount setting data, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 updates and stores the received consumption unit amount setting data in the RAM 328c, so that the unit price of consumption, the amount of consumption unit, the number of borrowed units, It is designed to set the number of balls, etc., and by doing this, for each card unit 3, input the unit price of consumption, the amount of consumption, the number of balls for lending, the number of ends, etc. The labor and labor to set can be greatly reduced.

  That is, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is based on the consumption unit amount setting data distributed from the system controller 100, and the ball unit price of the pachinko ball as a game medium {lending unit price (4 yen in the first embodiment)} and As the consumption unit price specifying information that can specify the consumption unit price (4.2 yen in the present embodiment 1) that is the total amount with the consumption tax amount (0.2 yen in the present embodiment 1) corresponding to the ball unit price. Consumption unit price setting means for performing the consumption unit price setting process for setting the consumption unit price is configured.

  Further, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is based on the consumption unit amount setting data distributed from the system controller 100, and is a lending unit amount that is a unit amount when the card remaining amount is used in a lending (lending) process to be described later. (100 yen in the first embodiment) and the consumption unit amount corresponding to the lending unit amount {the product obtained by multiplying the lending unit amount by the consumption tax rate (5 yen in the first embodiment)} Consumption unit amount setting means for performing consumption unit amount setting processing for setting a consumption unit amount as consumption unit amount specifying information that can specify (105 yen) is configured.

  Note that the consumption unit amount setting data stored in the RAM 328c in this way is once a day when the card unit 3 is activated, the control unit 328 sends connection confirmation information including its own device ID to the system controller 100. The CPU 113 of the system controller 100 that has received the connection confirmation information by transmitting the data of the item “situation” corresponding to the device ID included in the received connection confirmation information in the card unit data table from offline. Update online, and connect the consumption unit price, consumption unit amount, loan unit number of balls, and method of specifying the number of end balls as consumption unit amount setting data from the storage contents stored in the consumption unit amount table at that time By delivering (replying) the confirmation information to the card unit 3 that has sent the confirmation information, Based on the distribution (reply) of the cost unit amount setting data, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is updated and stored in the received consumption unit amount setting data. Even if the consumption unit amount setting data is broken due to a failure or has been tampered with illegally, the correct setting will be performed every day. Occurrence can be prevented in advance.

  In this way, a prepaid card purchased by the issuing device 22 (here, a prepaid card purchased for 10000 Yen for explanation) in order for the player to play a game in the card unit 3 for which the consumption unit amount setting data has been updated and stored. 8), the card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 reads out the card ID and the remaining card amount (10,000 yen) from the inserted prepaid card, as shown in FIG. When the read card ID and the remaining card amount are output to the control unit 328, the control unit 328 turns on the LED 312a during the insertion, and the output card ID, the remaining card amount and its own device. A use permission request including the ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  When the issued prepaid card is issued by the issuing device 22, the card ID and the issued amount of the issued prepaid card are transmitted from the issuing device 22 to the system controller 100. The card ID and the issue amount are stored in association with each other in the master table.

  In response to the reception of the use permission request, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 extracts the remaining card amount stored in the card master table in association with the card ID included in the received use permission request, and the extracted card remaining amount. And the remaining card amount included in the received license request are compared, and if both of the remaining amounts match, it is returned to the card unit 3 that sent the license request that received the license. In the case where the balances of the two do not match, the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 3 is returned by returning it to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the use permission request that received the unusable.

  Based on the receipt of the license, the control unit 328 stores the remaining card amount {card remaining amount read from the inserted prepaid card (10000 yen here)} output from the card reader / writer 327 in the RAM 328c, and The integer part (95) of the quotient obtained by dividing the stored balance by the consumption unit amount of 105 yen is displayed as the frequency on the balance display section 309 and the balance display section (not shown) provided in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 (see FIG. 7 (a)), the changeable LED 305a is turned on to notify that the lending unit can be changed, and the operation of the lending unit change button 306 and the lending (not shown) provided in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 Selecting the lending unit with the button and return button operations enabled, and accepting lending and return operations Possible to be.

  When the operation of the lending unit change button 306 is accepted, the control unit 328 sets the lending unit displayed on the lending unit display unit 307 by the player in accordance with the operation of the lending unit change button 306. Proceeding to A shown in FIG. 8, the operation of a lending button and a return button (not shown) is validated again to return to selection of a lending unit and acceptance of a lending operation and a return operation. In the following description, it is assumed that 5 degrees (500 yen) is set as the lending unit.

  When an operation of a return button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is accepted, the control unit 328 updates and records the remaining card amount stored in the RAM 328c on the prepaid card being accepted. Return the prepaid card.

  In addition, when an operation of a lending button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is accepted, the control unit 328 issues a lending command for lending a pachinko ball (25 balls) for the consumption unit amount (105 yen). By outputting a signal (pulse) from the external I / O port 335 to the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the pachinko ball payout unit 360 starts the pachinko ball payout unit 360. Here, since the lending unit is set to 5 times (500 yen), the lending unit counter (not shown) indicates the number of times that the lending command signal (pulse) is output five times corresponding to the lending unit. The value 5 is set.

  The pachinko machine 2 is configured to output a payout completion signal (pulse) every time 25 pachinko balls are paid out, and this one-pulse signal is input from the external I / O port 335. The control unit 328 subtracts and updates the counter value of the lending unit counter by 1 every time the 1-pulse signal is input, and monitors whether the counter value becomes 0.

  When the payout completion signal is received, the control unit 328 determines that the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of loaned balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), has been completed without any trouble, and the loan (lending) ) Is subtracted from the remaining amount before lending (lending), that is, the remaining amount (10000 yen) stored in the RAM 328c. That is, the control unit 328 subtracts the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen.

  Here, “subtract the remaining amount based on the consumption unit amount” in the claims of the present invention means that the remaining amount of the card is specified from the recorded information of the prepaid card being accepted (for example, prepaid for each ball loan). In the case where the remaining amount of the card is subtracted and updated), the remaining amount of the card read from the accepted prepaid card is recorded in the RAM 328c as in this embodiment, and the remaining amount of the card stored in the RAM 328c for each ball lending is consumed. It is a concept including a state of subtracting and updating based on the amount. This is because the card remaining amount stored in the RAM 328c is also originally the card remaining amount recorded on the prepaid card being accepted, that is, the card remaining amount specified from the recorded information of the prepaid card being accepted.

  Further, the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 is subtracted and updated once (see FIG. 7A), and 1 is subtracted from the lending unit counter. If the counter value after the subtraction is not 0, the consumption unit amount is again displayed. A lending command signal (pulse) for instructing lending of pachinko balls (25 balls) for (105 yen) is output to the pachinko machine 2, and the consumption unit amount (until the counter value of the lending unit counter becomes 0) The payout for 25 balls, which is the number of borrowed balls corresponding to 105 yen), is repeated (five times).

  Then, when the payout of pachinko balls for 5 times (500 yen), which is a lending unit, is completed, the quotient (9475 ÷ 105) is obtained by dividing the remaining amount after subtraction (10000−525 = 9475 yen) by the consumption unit amount of 105. = 90.23 ...) is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as the frequency, and the used amount (here, 105 × 5 = 525 yen), the card ID of the prepaid card being received, Lending completion information including the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  That is, when the control unit 328 performs the first lending process as the first lending process, the control unit 328 uses the lending completion information as information that can specify that the first lending process has been performed as the system controller 100. The first output means for outputting (transmitting) is configured.

  In the first embodiment, the lending completion information is transmitted to the system controller 100 when the lending of the pachinko balls for five times (500 yen) and the subtraction processing of the used amount used for the lending are completed. However, for example, every time the lending of a pachinko ball (25 balls) for a single unit (100 yen), which is the consumption unit amount, and the subtraction of the used amount used for the lending are completed, 1 pulse is provided as lending completion information. A signal may be transmitted to the system controller 100.

  As described above, the control unit 328 serving as the lending processing unit receives the lending button operation when the remaining card amount is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount (105 yen), and thus the external I / O of the control unit 328 serving as the communication unit. By transmitting a lending command signal to the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 via the O port 335, the pachinko machine corresponding to 25 pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount of 105 yen is provided. The first lending process is performed in which the payout amount 360 is paid out and the remaining card amount is subtracted based on the consumption unit amount (105 yen).

  In response to the transmission of the lending completion information, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 subtracts 525 yen, which is the used amount, from the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received lending completion information. In addition to updating, the current usage amount stored in the data table for each card unit in association with the device ID included in the received lending completion information is updated by adding 525 yen, which is the received usage amount. The tax-free amount (500 yen) and consumption tax amount (25 yen) corresponding to the usage amount of 525 yen are specified from the consumption tax rate stored in the consumption unit amount table, and the tax-free amount of 500 yen is taxed. None The sales table is updated by adding the consumption tax amount of 25 yen to the consumption tax amount. To.

  By doing in this way, the amount used today for sales in the data table for each card unit is tabulated for each card unit 3, and the sales for each card unit 3 and the sales for the entire amusement park are displayed in the system controller. 100 can be grasped and managed centrally at 100, and sales without tax and consumption tax, which do not include the consumption tax amount for each card unit 3 and the entire amusement hall, can be tabulated separately, so accurate sales And the consumption tax amount can be grasped.

  With the completion of the pachinko ball payout (lending) by the first lending process, the control unit 328 displays the remaining card amount after the subtraction update in the first lending process after the first lending process. A determination process is performed to determine whether or not the consumption unit amount (105 yen) set on the consumption unit amount setting screen shown in FIG.

  If it is determined that the remaining card amount after the subtraction update in the first lending process is a fractional amount that is less than 105 yen that is the consumption unit amount, it is determined that it is less than the consumption unit amount following the determination process. On the basis of the fractional amount that is the remaining amount and the unit price of consumption stored in the RAM 328c, a specific process is performed for identifying the number of the fractional ball that is loaned (lent) to the fractional amount.

  Specifically, for example, a lending button operation (not shown) is accepted 19 times from a state where the remaining balance of the accepted prepaid card is 10,000 yen, and the remaining card amount after subtraction update in the first lending process based on the 19th lending button operation Is 25 yen (see FIG. 7A), the quotient (5.952...) Is calculated by dividing the remaining amount of the card, 25 yen, by the consumption unit price of 4.2 yen, Based on the end ball number specifying method (rounded up in the first embodiment) stored in the RAM 328c, a value obtained by rounding up the portion after the decimal point of the calculated quotient is used as the end ball number (here, 6 balls). A signal (pulse) for paying out the specified 6 balls subsequent to the specified processing is output to a ball cutting / dispensing unit 350 provided in the card unit 3, and the specified 6 balls are output. Thereby paid out from the ball cutting payout unit 350. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout unit 350 are paid out (rented) from the payout supply unit 351 of the card unit 3 to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2 through the nozzle 351a.

  As described above, the control unit 328 is shown in FIG. 7A when the remaining card amount after subtraction update in the first lending process is less than 105 yen (25 yen), which is a consumption unit amount, for example. As described above, the remaining amount display unit 309 blinks and displays 0 as the integer part of the quotient obtained by dividing 25 yen by 105 yen, and then indicates that the remaining amount of the card has become a fractional amount as described above. The display is switched to the fractional amount display (here, H25) with “H” added to the head of the remaining amount (25), and when the sixth payout is completed {remaining amount 0 yen (25-4.2 × 6 = −0. 2 yen)}, the fractional amount display (H0) is switched to the frequency display (0) again.

  In this way, the remaining amount display unit 309 displays the remaining amount as a frequency display when the remaining amount of the card is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount, and switches to the fractional amount display when the remaining amount is less than the consumption unit amount. Not only can the remaining balance be clearly displayed to the player, but the player can also be sure to recognize the fractional amount. Further, by displaying the frequency and the fractional amount on one remaining amount display unit 309, it is not necessary to provide the remaining amount indicator 309a individually, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, the control unit 328, based on the end of payout of the number of end balls by the ball cutting and paying unit 350, calculates the fractional amount {used amount (25 yen)} from the remaining card amount (25 yen here) stored in the RAM 328c. And the end lending completion information including the end amount (6 balls) specified in the specifying process, the device ID and the card ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  That is, when the control unit 328 performs the second lending process as the second lending process, the end ball as information that can specify the amount (usage amount) provided for the second lending process. A second output means for outputting (transmitting) the lending completion information is configured.

  In the first embodiment, since the card remaining amount and the specifying method are stored on the system controller 100 side, the fractional amount is transmitted to the system controller 100 as the amount (usage amount) provided for the second lending process. Without sending, it is possible to specify the fractional amount on the system controller 100 side and total the sales even by transmitting only the fact that the lending of the fraction is completed.

  In this way, the control unit 328 as the lending processing means has determined that the determination result of the determination process performed subsequent to the first lending process is that the remaining card amount is less than the consumption unit amount (105 yen). Then, following the determination process, a specifying process is performed for specifying the number of edge pieces to be lent to the fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount. Further, following the specifying process, pachinko for the specified number of edge balls is performed. A second lending process is performed in which the balls are paid out from the ball cutting and paying unit 350 as a payout means, and the fractional amount is subtracted from the remaining amount of the prepaid card being accepted.

  That is, the control unit 328 in the first embodiment performs the determination by the determination process, the specification of the number of edge balls by the specifying process, and the second lending process following the first lending process. Accordingly, the second lending process is performed without accepting a lending operation or the like by the player, so that the time and effort of the player can be saved.

  In response to the transmission of the edge lending completion information, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 is a fractional amount from the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received edge lending completion information. Subtract 25 yen and update.

  Further, based on the unit price of consumption stored in the consumption unit amount table stored in the RAM 108, the method of specifying the number of end pieces, and the amount of fraction included in the received end piece lending completion information, the number of end pieces, 25 yen, which is the fractional amount subtracted in the second lending process, is added to the today's usage amount stored in the card unit data table in association with the device ID included in the received end lending completion information. In addition, the consumption tax amount corresponding to the actually paid-out number (6 balls), that is, the product (1.2 yen) multiplied by the consumption tax amount (0.2 yen) multiplied by the number of edge balls (6 balls) In addition, 23.8 yen, which is the tax-free amount obtained by subtracting the consumption tax amount (1.2 yen) from the 25 yen used, is added to the tax-free sales, and used in the second lending process. The actual amount used, the unit price 4.2 yen) is multiplied by the number of rounds (6 balls) (25.2 yen). Of the 25.2 yen used, the fractional amount actually subtracted from the remaining card amount. The data table by card unit is updated by adding 0.2 to the hall burden amount as a burden amount borne by the game hall for 0.2 yen exceeding 25 yen.

  That is, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 uses the lending completion information as information output from the control unit 328 as the first output means and the information output from the control unit 328 as the second output means. Based on the end lending completion information, a totaling unit is configured to total the amounts provided for the first lending process and the second lending process which are lending processes.

  Next, in the card unit 3, the card remaining amount after the subtraction update in the first lending process and the card remaining amount after the subtraction process in the second lending process performed subsequent to the first lending process are as described above. To determine whether or not the predetermined amount is 1050 yen or less, and if it is determined that the predetermined amount is 1050 yen or less, it is possible to accept cash and to the prepaid card Payment can be made.

  Briefly explaining the deposit process, when the remaining amount of the prepaid card being accepted is 1050 yen or less, for example, 525 yen, the player inserts a 1000-yen banknote into the banknote insertion slot 302. The inserted 1000-yen banknote is recognized by the banknote identification unit 322, and the identification result (banknote type) is output to the control unit 328 and received, so that the control unit 328 can receive the card ID of the prepaid card being received. Then, a deposit request including the deposit amount of 1000 yen specified from the identification result and its own device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  The CPU 113 of the system controller that has received the deposit request is the deposit amount included in the received deposit request in the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received deposit request. After adding and updating the yen, the completion of the update is returned to the card unit 3 that is the source of the payment request, so that the control unit 328 that has received the completion of the payment has a deposit amount of 525 yen that is the remaining amount of the card before the payment. 1525 which is an integer part of the quotient (15.25) obtained by dividing 1525 yen obtained by adding 1000 yen by 105 is updated and displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as a frequency, and the new card remaining amount after the addition update is 1525 yen. Is updated and recorded in the remaining amount of the prepaid card being received by the card reader / writer 327, and then the process proceeds to A shown in FIG. By returning to the reception of the reception or the return operation of the selection accepting and lending operations of the lending units, it will be able to use these payment amount of money in the game.

  In addition, after it is determined that the remaining card amount after subtraction update in the first lending process is 1050 yen or less, which is a predetermined amount, or after the subtraction update in the first lending process If it is determined that the remaining card amount exceeds 1050 yen which is the predetermined amount, the process proceeds to A shown in FIG. 8 and returns to accepting the selection of the lending unit, accepting the lending operation, or accepting the return operation.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the prepaid card usage amount (lending usage amount) is collected from the player's remaining card amount, the remaining card amount is 105 yen. Even if it is less than the fractional amount, not only can the pachinko ball be lent as much as possible to the fractional amount by performing the second lending process, but the remaining amount after the second lending process is Since the remaining amount that cannot be used for lending, that is, less than 4.2 yen, which is the unit price of consumption, can be reduced, the loss of the player can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, the pachinko machine 2 can be remodeled or replaced by performing the ball-paying machine 350 built in the card unit 3 instead of the pachinko machine 2 for paying out the fractional amount in the second lending process. Pachinko balls can be rented (rented) to the fractional amount without doing so, and the burden on the playground is reduced. In addition, when the remaining amount of the card becomes a fractional amount, the number of rounds corresponding to the fractional amount is paid out, so that the player does not feel uncomfortable.

Modification 1

  Next, a gaming system as a first modification corresponding to claim 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the gaming system of the first modification, the description of the same components as those of the gaming system of the first embodiment is omitted, and the card unit 3 and the system controller 100 described in FIG. Only a part of the first lending process content will be described.

  In the first lending process according to the first embodiment, the lending command signal is transmitted to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 via the external I / O port 335 of the control unit 328 as a communication unit, whereby the consumption unit amount ( 105 yen) of pachinko balls (25 balls) are paid out from the pachinko machine 2 installed in correspondence with the card unit 3, but in the first modification described below, the first The number (25 balls) of pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount of 105 yen in the lending process (lending) is paid out from the ball cutting unit 350 of the card unit 3. Therefore, the card unit 3 of the first modification need not have a communication function with the pachinko machine 2.

  Hereinafter, the first lending process according to the first modification will be described. When a prepaid card is received by the card unit 3 and an operation of a lending button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is received, the control unit 328 Sets the number of balls to be loaned corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen) to a payout ball counter (not shown) and sends a payout ball signal (pulse) corresponding to the 25 balls in the card unit 3 An output is made to the provided ball cutting / dispensing unit 350, and the 25 balls are discharged from the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout unit 350 are paid out (rented) from the payout supply unit 351 of the card unit 3 to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2 through the nozzle 351a. Here, since the lending unit is set to 525 yen, the payout ball number signal (pulse) corresponding to 25 balls is output five times corresponding to the lending unit. Set times.

  Each time the control unit 328 detects that one pachinko ball has been paid out from the ball cutting and paying unit 350, the control unit 328 updates the counter value of the payout ball counter by one and updates the payout ball counter. It is monitored whether the counter value becomes zero.

  When the counter value of the payout ball counter becomes 0, the control unit 328 determines that the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of balls loaned corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), has been completed without any trouble. Then, the used amount (105 yen) provided for the lending (lending) is subtracted from the remaining amount before lending (lending), that is, the remaining amount (10000 yen) stored in the RAM 328c. That is, the control unit 328 subtracts the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen.

  Further, the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 is subtracted and updated once (see FIG. 7A), and 1 is subtracted from the lending unit counter. If the counter value after the subtraction is not 0, the payout ball is again displayed. 25 balls are set in a number counter, and the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of balls lent corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), is repeatedly performed until the counter value of the lending unit counter becomes zero.

  Then, when the payout of pachinko balls for 525 yen which is the lending unit is completed, the quotient (9475 ÷ 105 = 90.23) obtained by dividing the remaining amount after subtraction (10000−525 = 9475 yen) by 105 which is the consumption unit amount. ...) is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as the frequency, and the used amount (105 × 5 = 525 yen in this case), the card ID of the prepaid card being received, and the own device ID are displayed. The lending completion information is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  As described above, the control unit 328 as the lending processing means in the present modified example is the consumption unit amount based on accepting the lending button operation when the remaining card amount is equal to or more than the consumption unit amount (105 yen). A first lending process of paying out a number (25 balls) of pachinko balls equivalent to 105 yen from the ball cutting and paying unit 350 as a payout means and subtracting the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen Do.

  As described above, in the gaming system according to the first modification, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the prepaid card use amount (lending use amount) is collected from the player's remaining card amount, the remaining card amount is consumed. Even if the unit price is less than 105 yen, not only can the pachinko ball be lent as much as possible to the fraction by performing the second lending process, but also after the second lending process. Can be reduced to less than 4.2 yen, which is the unit price of consumption, which cannot be used for lending pachinko balls, so that the loss of the player can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, the pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount in the first lending process and the pachinko balls corresponding to the fractional amount in the second lending process are dispensed into the card unit 3 instead of the pachinko machine 2 By performing the unit 350, the pachinko machine 2 can be lent (rented) to the fractional amount without remodeling or replacing the pachinko machine 2, so the burden on the game hall is reduced.

  Next, a gaming system as a second embodiment corresponding to claims 2 and 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the gaming system of the second embodiment, the description of the same components as those of the gaming system of the first embodiment is omitted, and the card unit 3 and the system controller 100 described in FIG. Only the processing contents of will be described.

  In the first embodiment, in the second lending process and the specific process for identifying the number of end balls that are the number of pachinko balls lent out in the second lending process, the remaining card amount owned by the player is the consumption unit amount. The determination process for determining whether or not the price has become less than 105 yen, that is, the second lending process and the specific process are described below. 2 is performed when a prepaid card is received by the card unit 3 or when money is received (payment process).

  That is, when the control unit 328 in the second embodiment receives a prepaid card as a recording medium by the card reader / writer 327 as a recording medium reading unit, the card remaining amount as the recording information read from the received prepaid card is received. In addition, based on the player's remaining card amount specified from the card ID and the consumption unit amount stored in the RAM 328c (105 yen in the second embodiment), the above-mentioned consumption of the player's remaining card amount A fractional amount that is less than 105 yen, which is a unit amount, is specified, and based on the specified fractional amount and the unit price of consumption (105 yen) stored in the RAM 328c, lending (lending) to the fractional amount The identification means which performs the specific process which specifies the number of edge balls as the number of game media to perform is comprised.

  Further, when the control unit 328 in the second embodiment receives money (banknotes, coins) in the banknote identification unit 322 or the coin identification unit 324 as the currency identification unit, the banknote identification unit 322 as the currency identification unit. Alternatively, the identification amount (payment amount) identified by the coin identification unit 324 is added and updated to the player-remaining card remaining amount specified from the card ID or the remaining amount of the recording information of the prepaid card as the recording medium, Value addition processing means for performing a deposit process (value addition process) that makes it possible to specify the card remaining amount after the addition update from the card ID or the card remaining amount as the record information is configured.

  The control unit 328 according to the second embodiment is a player-owned card that has been added and updated in the deposit process when the deposit process (value addition process) is performed by the control unit 328 serving as a value addition process unit. Based on the remaining amount and the consumption unit amount (105 yen) stored in the RAM 328c, a fractional amount that is less than the consumption unit amount (105 yen) of the remaining card amount owned by the player is specified, and the RAM 328c. Based on the unit price of consumption (4.2 yen) stored in the above, a specifying means for performing a specifying process for specifying the number of game balls that are the number of gaming media to be lent (lending) to the fractional amount is configured. ing.

  Hereinafter, the processing status of each device in the second embodiment will be described. A prepaid card purchased by the issuing device 22 (here, a prepaid card purchased for 10000 yen for explanation) in order for the player to play a game. 11), the card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 reads out the card ID and the remaining card amount (10,000 yen) from the inserted prepaid card, as shown in FIG. When the read card ID and the remaining card amount are output to the control unit 328, the control unit 328 turns on the LED 312a during the insertion, and the output card ID, the remaining card amount and its own device. A use permission request including the ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  When the issued prepaid card is issued by the issuing device 22, the card ID and the issued amount of the issued prepaid card are transmitted from the issuing device 22 to the system controller 100. The card ID and the issue amount are stored in association with each other in the master table.

  In response to the reception of the use permission request, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 extracts the remaining card amount stored in the card master table in association with the card ID included in the received use permission request, and the extracted card remaining amount. And the remaining card amount included in the received license request are compared, and if both of the remaining amounts match, it is returned to the card unit 3 that sent the license request that received the license. In the case where the balances of the two do not match, the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 3 is returned by returning it to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the use permission request that received the unusable.

  Based on the receipt of the license, the control unit 328 stores the remaining card amount {card remaining amount read from the inserted prepaid card (10000 yen here)} output from the card reader / writer 327 in the RAM 328c, and 95, which is an integer part of the quotient (10000 ÷ 105 = 95.23...) Obtained by dividing the stored card remaining amount by 105 which is a consumption unit amount, is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as a frequency (see FIG. 7A).

  Next, based on the remaining card amount read from the inserted prepaid card and the consumption unit amount stored in the RAM 328c, the consumption unit amount of the player's remaining card amount (105 yen in the second embodiment). Based on the specified fractional amount, the unit price of consumption (4.2 yen in the second embodiment) stored in the RAM 328c, and the identification method, Specific processing for specifying the number of end balls, which is the number of game media to be lent (lent).

  Specifically, first, for example, when the remaining card amount read from the accepted prepaid card is 10,000 yen, the quotient (10000 ÷ 105) obtained by dividing the remaining card amount of 10,000 yen by 105 yen as the consumption unit amount. 95 = 95.23...) Is specified as the maximum number of times that the first lending process using the remaining card amount is performed, and the fractional amount (10000−105 × 95 = 25 yen) is specified. .

  Next, the quotient (5.95...) Obtained by dividing the fractional amount of 25 yen by the consumption unit price of 4.2 yen is calculated, and the fractional number specifying method stored in the RAM 328c (this embodiment) 2 is rounded up), and a value obtained by rounding up the fractional part of the calculated quotient is specified as the number of end balls (here, 6 balls), and a payout ball number signal for paying out the specified 6 balls (Pulse) is output to the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350 provided in the card unit 3, and the specified six balls are discharged from the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout unit 350 are paid out (rented) from the payout supply unit 351 of the card unit 3 to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2 through the nozzle 351a.

  Although not specifically shown, the control unit 328 switches the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 to the fractional amount display (here, H25) based on the fact that the number of fractional balls is specified in the specifying process, and includes 6 balls. When the payout of the eye is completed {remaining amount 0 yen (25-4.2 × 6 = -0.2 yen)}, the display is switched from the fractional amount display (H0) to the 95 degree (9995 ÷ 105) display again. ing.

  Further, the control unit 328, based on the end of payout of the number of end balls by the ball cutting and paying unit 350, calculates the fractional amount {used amount (25 yen)} from the remaining card amount (10000 yen here) stored in the RAM 328c. And the end lending completion information including the end amount (6 balls) specified in the specifying process, the device ID and the card ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  As described above, the control unit 328 serving as the lending processing means, when receiving the prepaid card by the card reader / writer 327, is the remaining card amount owned by the player, which is specified from the recorded information read from the received prepaid card. Based on the yen and 105 yen that is the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information stored in the RAM 328c, the consumption unit amount (10,000 yen) of the player's remaining card amount (10,000 yen) A fractional amount (25 yen) that is less than 105 yen) is specified, and the specified unit price (4.2 yen) specified from the specified fractional amount and the consumption unit price specifying information stored in the RAM 328c is specified. Based on the method, a specific processing is performed for identifying the number of game balls, which is the number of game media to be lent (lent) to the fractional amount, and further Following the reason, the second lending process for paying out the pachinko balls corresponding to the specified number of rounded balls from the ball cutting and paying unit 350 as the payout means and subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount of the prepaid card being accepted I do.

  That is, the control unit 328 in the second embodiment performs the second lending process for the number of end balls specified by the specifying process following the specifying process. Accordingly, the second lending process is performed without accepting a lending operation or the like by the player, so that the time and effort of the player can be saved.

  In response to the transmission of the edge lending completion information, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 is a fractional amount from the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received edge lending completion information. Subtract 25 yen and update.

  Further, based on the unit price of consumption stored in the consumption unit amount table stored in the RAM 108, the method of specifying the number of end pieces, and the amount of fraction included in the received end piece lending completion information, the number of end pieces, 25 yen, which is the fractional amount subtracted in the second lending process, is added to the today's usage amount stored in the card unit data table in association with the device ID included in the received end lending completion information. In addition, the consumption tax amount corresponding to the actually paid-out number (6 balls), that is, the product (1.2 yen) multiplied by the consumption tax amount (0.2 yen) multiplied by the number of edge balls (6 balls) In addition, 23.8 yen, which is the tax-free amount obtained by subtracting the consumption tax amount (1.2 yen) from the 25 yen used, is added to the tax-free sales, and used in the second lending process. The actual amount used, the unit price 4.2 yen) is multiplied by the number of rounds (6 balls) (25.2 yen). Of the 25.2 yen used, the fractional amount actually subtracted from the remaining card amount. The data table by card unit is updated by adding 0.2 to the hall burden amount as a burden amount borne by the game hall for 0.2 yen exceeding 25 yen.

  That is, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 according to the second embodiment outputs the lending completion information as information output from the control unit 328 as the first output unit and the control unit 328 as the second output unit. Based on the edge lending completion information as the information to be executed, a totaling unit is configured to total the amounts provided for the first lending process and the second lending process as the lending process.

  Next, the control unit 328 turns on the changeable LED 305a to notify that the lending unit can be changed, and operates the lending unit change button 306 and lending (not shown) provided in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 The operation of the button or the return button is made valid, and the lending unit can be selected and the lending operation or the return operation can be accepted.

  When the operation of the lending unit change button 306 is accepted, the control unit 328 sets the lending unit displayed on the lending unit display unit 307 by the player in accordance with the operation of the lending unit change button 306. Proceeding to A shown in FIG. 11, the operation of a lending button and a return button (not shown) is validated again to return to selection of a lending unit and acceptance of a lending operation and a return operation. In the following description, it is assumed that 525 yen is set as the lending unit.

  When an operation of a return button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is accepted, the control unit 328 updates and records the remaining card amount stored in the RAM 328c on the prepaid card being accepted. Return the prepaid card.

    In addition, when an operation of a lending button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is accepted, the control unit 328 issues a lending command for lending a pachinko ball (25 balls) for the consumption unit amount (105 yen). By outputting a signal (pulse) from the external I / O port 335 to the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the pachinko ball payout unit 360 starts the pachinko ball payout unit 360. Here, since the lending unit is set to 5 times (500 yen), the lending unit counter (not shown) indicates the number of times that the lending command signal (pulse) is output five times corresponding to the lending unit. The value 5 is set.

  The pachinko machine 2 is configured to output a payout completion signal (pulse) every time 25 pachinko balls are paid out, and this one-pulse signal is input from the external I / O port 335. The control unit 328 subtracts and updates the counter value of the lending unit counter by 1 every time the 1-pulse signal is input, and monitors whether the counter value becomes 0.

  When the payout completion signal is received, the control unit 328 determines that the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of loaned balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), has been completed without any trouble, and the loan (lending) ) Is subtracted from the remaining amount before the loan (lending), that is, 9975 yen, which is the amount obtained by subtracting the fractional amount of 25 yen by the second lending process. That is, the control unit 328 subtracts the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen.

  In addition, the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 is subtracted and updated once (see FIG. 7A), and 1 is subtracted from the lending unit counter. If the counter value after the subtraction is not 0, the lending ball is again provided. A lending command signal (pulse) corresponding to 25 balls is output to the pachinko machine 2 and the number of lending balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen) until the counter value of the lending unit counter becomes 0 The payout for 25 balls is repeated.

  When the payout of pachinko balls for 5 times (500 yen), which is a lending unit, is completed, 90 (which is a quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount after subtraction (9995-525 = 9450 yen) by 105, the consumption unit amount. 9450 ÷ 105) is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as the frequency, and the loan completion information including the used amount (here, 105 × 5 = 525 yen), the card ID of the prepaid card being accepted, and the own device ID Is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  That is, when the control unit 328 performs the first lending process as the first lending process, the control unit 328 uses the lending completion information as information that can specify that the first lending process has been performed as the system controller 100. The first output means for outputting (transmitting) is configured.

  As described above, the control unit 328 serving as the lending processing unit receives the lending button operation when the remaining card amount is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount (105 yen), and thus the external I / O of the control unit 328 serving as the communication unit. By transmitting a lending command signal to the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 via the O port 335, the pachinko machine corresponding to 25 pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount of 105 yen is provided. The first lending process is performed in which the payout amount 360 is paid out and the remaining card amount is subtracted based on the consumption unit amount (105 yen).

  In response to the transmission of the lending completion information, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 subtracts 525 yen, which is the used amount, from the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received lending completion information. In addition to updating, the current usage amount stored in the data table for each card unit in association with the device ID included in the received lending completion information is updated by adding 525 yen, which is the received usage amount. The tax-free amount (500 yen) and consumption tax amount (25 yen) corresponding to the usage amount of 525 yen are specified from the consumption tax rate stored in the consumption unit amount table, and the tax-free amount of 500 yen is taxed. None The sales table is updated by adding the consumption tax amount of 25 yen to the consumption tax amount. To.

  By doing in this way, the amount used today for sales in the data table for each card unit is tabulated for each card unit 3, and the sales for each card unit 3 and the sales for the entire amusement park are displayed in the system controller. 100 can be grasped and managed centrally at 100, and sales without tax and consumption tax, which do not include the consumption tax amount for each card unit 3 and the entire amusement hall, can be tabulated separately, so accurate sales And the consumption tax amount can be grasped.

  Next, the card unit 3 performs a process of determining whether or not the remaining amount of the card after the subtraction update in the first lending process has become a predetermined amount of 1050 yen or less, and becomes the predetermined amount of 1050 yen or less. If it is determined that the payment has been made, cash can be received and the payment to the prepaid card can be performed.

  This deposit process (value addition process) will be described below. When the remaining amount of the prepaid card being accepted is 1050 yen or less, for example, 525 yen, the player inserts a 1000 yen bill into the bill insertion slot 302. Thus, the inserted 1000-yen banknote is recognized by the banknote identification unit 322, and the identification result (banknote type) is output to the control unit 328 and received, so that the control unit 328 receives the prepaid being received. A deposit request including a card ID of the card, a deposit amount of 1000 yen specified from the identification result, and its own device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  The CPU 113 of the system controller that has received the deposit request is the deposit amount included in the received deposit request in the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received deposit request. After adding and updating the yen, the completion of the update is returned to the card unit 3 that is the source of the payment request, so that the control unit 328 that has received the completion of the payment has a deposit amount of 525 yen that is the remaining amount of the card before the payment. 1525 which is an integer part of the quotient (15.25) obtained by dividing 1525 yen obtained by adding 1000 yen by 105 is updated and displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as a frequency, and the new card remaining amount after the addition update is 1525 yen. Is updated and recorded in the remaining amount of the prepaid card being received by the card reader / writer 327.

  In addition, after it is determined that the remaining card amount after subtraction update in the first lending process is 1050 yen or less, which is a predetermined amount, or after the subtraction update in the first lending process If it is determined that the remaining card amount exceeds 1050 yen, which is the predetermined amount, the process proceeds to A shown in FIG. 11 and returns to accepting selection of a lending unit, accepting a lending operation, or accepting a return operation.

  Next, when the deposit process is performed, the control unit 328 includes the remaining card amount (1525 yen) owned by the player after the addition process is updated in the deposit process, and the consumption unit amount stored in the RAM 328c. Based on the consumption unit amount (105 yen) specified from the specific information, a fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount (105 yen) of the player's remaining card amount (1525 yen) is specified, Lending to the fraction based on the fraction amount specified in the specification processing, the consumption unit price (4.2 yen) specified from the consumption unit price specification information stored in the RAM 328c, and the specification method A specific process for specifying the number of end balls, which is the number of game media to be lent (lent), is performed.

  Specifically, when the remaining card amount after the subtraction update in the deposit process is 1525 yen, the quotient (1525 ÷ 105 = 14 being an integer part of 14.52... Is specified as the maximum number of times that the first lending process using the card remaining amount is performed, and the fractional amount generated after the 14th first lending process (1525- 105 × 14 = 55 yen).

  Next, a quotient (13.09...) Obtained by dividing the fractional amount of 55 yen by the consumption unit price of 4.2 yen is calculated, and the fractional number specifying method stored in the consumption unit amount table ( Based on (rounded up in the second embodiment), a value obtained by rounding up the portion after the decimal point of the calculated quotient is specified as the number of end balls (here 14 balls), and a signal for paying out the specified 14 balls (Pulse) is output to the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350 provided in the card unit 3, and the specified 14 balls are discharged from the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout unit 350 are paid out (rented) from the payout supply unit 351 of the card unit 3 to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2 through the nozzle 351a.

  Although not specifically shown, the control unit 328 switches the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 to the fractional amount display (here, H14) based on the fact that the number of the fractional balls has been specified in the specifying process and Each time the amount is paid out, the displayed amount is subtracted and updated by the consumption unit price (4.2 yen), and when the 14th item is paid out {remaining amount 0 yen (55-4.2 × 14 = 3.8 yen)} Then, the display is switched from the fractional amount display (H0) to the display of 14 degrees (1525 ÷ 105) again.

  Further, the control unit 328, based on the end of payout of the number of end balls by the ball cutting and paying unit 350, calculates the fractional amount {used amount (55 yen)} from the remaining card amount (here, 1525 yen) stored in the RAM 328c. And the end lending completion information including the end amount (14 balls) specified in the specifying process, the device ID and the card ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  That is, when the control unit 328 performs the second lending process as the second lending process, the end ball as information that can specify the amount (usage amount) provided for the second lending process. A second output means for outputting (transmitting) the lending completion information is configured.

  In this way, the control unit 328 as the lending processing means performs the specific process of specifying the number of edge balls to be lent to the fractional amount that is the remaining amount less than the consumption unit amount of the card remaining amount after the deposit processing, Following the deposit process, and further following the specific process, the pachinko balls for the specified number of end balls are paid out from the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350 as the payout means, and the remaining amount of the prepaid card being received is A second lending process for subtracting the fractional amount is performed.

  That is, the control unit 328 in the second embodiment performs the second lending process for the number of end balls specified by the specifying process following the specifying process. Accordingly, the second lending process is performed without accepting a lending operation or the like by the player, so that the time and effort of the player can be saved.

  In response to the transmission of the edge lending completion information, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 is a fractional amount from the remaining card amount stored in the card master table corresponding to the card ID included in the received edge lending completion information. Subtract 55 yen and update.

    Further, based on the unit price of consumption stored in the consumption unit amount table stored in the RAM 108, the method of specifying the number of end pieces, and the amount of fraction included in the received end piece lending completion information, the number of end pieces, 55 yen, which is the fractional amount subtracted in the second lending process, is added to the today's usage amount stored in the card unit data table in association with the device ID included in the received end lending completion information. In addition, the consumption tax amount corresponding to the actual number of ends (14 balls) paid out, that is, the product (2.8 yen) obtained by multiplying the number of ends (14 balls) by the consumption tax amount (0.2 yen) In addition, 52.2 yen, which is the tax-free amount obtained by subtracting the consumption tax amount (2.8 yen) from 55 yen, which is the amount used, is added to the tax-free sales, and is used in the second lending process. The actual amount used is simply consumed Calculated by multiplying the amount of money (4.2 yen) by the number of rounds (14 balls) (58.8 yen), out of the 58.8 yen used, the fractional amount actually subtracted from the balance of the card The 3.8 yen exceeding 55 yen is updated by adding to the hall burden amount as the burden amount borne by the game hall, thereby updating the data table for each card unit.

  That is, the CPU 113 of the system controller 100 according to the second embodiment outputs the lending completion information as information output from the control unit 328 as the first output unit and the control unit 328 as the second output unit. Based on the edge lending completion information as the information to be executed, a totaling unit is configured to total the amounts provided for the first lending process and the second lending process as the lending process.

  The control unit 328 proceeds to A shown in FIG. 11 after the second lending process, turns on the changeable LED 305a to notify that the lending unit can be changed, and operates the lending unit change button 306. The operation of a lending button and a return button (not shown) provided in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is enabled to enable selection of a lending unit and acceptance of a lending operation and a return operation.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the used amount of the prepaid card (lending usage amount) is collected from the remaining card amount owned by the player, the remaining card amount is 105 yen. Even if it is less than the fractional amount, it is possible not only to lend the pachinko ball to the fractional amount as much as possible by performing the second lending process, but also to lend the remaining amount after the second lending process to the pachinko ball The remaining amount that cannot be used for the game, that is, less than 4.2 yen, which is the unit price of consumption, can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, the pachinko machine 2 can be remodeled or replaced by performing the ball-paying machine 350 built in the card unit 3 instead of the pachinko machine 2 for paying out the fractional amount in the second lending process. Pachinko balls can be rented (rented) to the fractional amount without doing so, and the burden on the playground is reduced.

Modification 2

  Next, a gaming system as a second modification corresponding to claims 5 and 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the gaming system of the second modification, the description of the same components as the gaming system of the second embodiment is omitted, and the card unit 3 described in FIG. Only the contents of the first lending process in the process of the system controller 100 will be described.

  In the first lending process according to the second embodiment, by sending a lending command signal to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 via the external I / O port 335 of the control unit 328 as a communication means, the consumption unit amount The number of pachinko balls corresponding to 105 yen (25 balls) is paid out from the pachinko machine 2 installed corresponding to the card unit 3, but in the second modification described below, Pays out (lending) a number of pachinko balls (lending) equivalent to 105 yen, which is the consumption unit amount in the first lending process, from the lapping unit 350 of the card unit 3. Yes. Therefore, the card unit 3 of the second modification need not have a communication function with the pachinko machine 2.

  Hereinafter, the first lending process according to the second modification will be described. When a prepaid card is accepted by the card unit 3, an operation of a lending button (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 is accepted. Sets the number of balls to be loaned corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen) to a payout ball counter (not shown) and sends a payout ball signal (pulse) corresponding to the 25 balls in the card unit 3 An output is made to the provided ball cutting / dispensing unit 350, and the 25 balls are discharged from the ball cutting / dispensing unit 350. The pachinko balls paid out from the payout unit 350 are paid out (rented) from the payout supply unit 351 of the card unit 3 to the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2 through the nozzle 351a. Here, since the lending unit is set to 525 yen, the payout ball number signal (pulse) corresponding to 25 balls is output five times corresponding to the lending unit. Set times.

  Each time the control unit 328 detects that one pachinko ball has been paid out from the ball cutting and paying unit 350, the control unit 328 updates the counter value of the payout ball counter by one and updates the payout ball counter. It is monitored whether the counter value becomes zero.

  When the counter value of the payout ball counter becomes 0, the control unit 328 determines that the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of balls loaned corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), has been completed without any trouble. Then, the used amount (105 yen) provided for the loan (lending) is subtracted from the remaining amount before the loan (lending), that is, the remaining amount (9995 yen) stored in the RAM 328c. That is, the control unit 328 subtracts the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen.

  Further, the display of the remaining amount display unit 309 is subtracted and updated once (see FIG. 7A), and 1 is subtracted from the lending unit counter. If the counter value after the subtraction is not 0, the payout ball is again displayed. 25 balls are set in a number counter, and the payout for 25 balls, which is the number of balls lent corresponding to the consumption unit amount (105 yen), is repeatedly performed until the counter value of the lending unit counter becomes zero.

  When the payout of the pachinko ball for 525 yen which is the lending unit is completed, 90 (9450 ÷ 105) which is the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount after subtraction (9995−525 = 9450 yen) by 105 which is the consumption unit amount. Is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 309 as the frequency, and the lending completion information including the used amount (here, 105 × 5 = 525 yen), the card ID of the prepaid card being accepted, and the own device ID is displayed in the system controller 100. Send to.

  As described above, the control unit 328 as the lending processing unit in the second modification example uses the consumption unit amount based on the receipt of the lending button operation when the remaining card amount is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount (105 yen). A first lending process for paying out a number (25 balls) of pachinko balls corresponding to a certain 105 yen from the ball cutting and paying unit 350 as a payout means and subtracting the remaining card amount based on the consumption unit amount of 105 yen I do.

  As described above, in the gaming system according to the second modified example, even if the consumption tax amount corresponding to the prepaid card usage amount (lending usage amount) is collected from the remaining card amount owned by the player, the remaining card amount is consumed. Even if the unit price is less than 105 yen, not only can the pachinko ball be lent as much as possible to the fraction by performing the second lending process, but also after the second lending process. Can be reduced to less than 4.2 yen, which is the unit price of consumption, which cannot be used for lending pachinko balls, so that the loss of the player can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, the pachinko balls corresponding to the consumption unit amount in the first lending process and the pachinko balls corresponding to the fractional amount in the second lending process are dispensed into the card unit 3 instead of the pachinko machine 2 By performing the unit 350, the pachinko machine 2 can be lent (rented) to the fractional amount without remodeling or replacing the pachinko machine 2, so the burden on the game hall is reduced.

  Also, when a prepaid card is accepted, the number of pachinko balls for the fraction is paid out, and when the remaining amount of the card is added and updated by the deposit process, the number of pachinko balls for the fraction is paid out. The tax amount can be collected with certainty.

  Each element in the embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.

Claim 1 of the present invention is provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), and the remaining amount (card remaining amount) owned by the player specified from the recording information (card ID, remaining card amount) of the recording medium (prepaid card) ) Is used to rent (lending) gaming media (pachinko balls), and the remaining amount (card) is the sum of the loan usage (usage) used for the loan and the consumption tax corresponding to the loan usage. Lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending processing)} for performing lending processing (lending processing) for subtracting from (remaining amount)) and communication means (control unit 328, external I / O port 335) for communicating with the gaming machine ) And a game device (card unit 3) having a payout means (ball cut-out payout unit 350) for paying out the game media one by one , and the amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process. And Total order defined units amount is the amount obtained by multiplying the lending unit price Units lending a plurality of game media {lending unit amount (100 yen)} and, the consumption tax corresponding to the unit amount (¥ 5) Consumption unit amount setting means (control unit 328) that sets (stores) consumption unit amount specifying information (consumption unit amount) that can specify a consumption unit amount (105 yen) that is an amount, and the lending processing means Sends out the lending command signal of 1 to the corresponding gaming machine via the communication means, thereby paying out the gaming media of the unit lending number (25 balls) from the corresponding gaming machine (ball cutout unit 360). In addition, the first lending process (first lending process) for subtracting the consumption unit amount from the remaining amount is performed, and the lending unit price {ball unit price (4 yen)} of the game medium corresponds to the lending unit price. Consumption tax amount (0.2 yen Unit price setting means (control unit 328) that sets unit price consumption information (consumption unit price) that can specify the unit price of consumption (4.2 yen) that is the total amount of Determining means {control unit 328 (determination processing) for determining whether or not the remaining amount after the subtraction is less than the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information set by the consumption unit amount setting means )}, And when the determination result by the determination means is a result indicating that the consumption unit amount is less than the consumption unit amount, the fractional amount that is determined to be less than the consumption unit amount and the consumption unit price amount setting means Specific means {control unit 328 (specific processing) that specifies the number of game media (number of balls) to be lent to the fraction based on the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specification information set in )} And more The lending processing means pays out the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the payout means, and determines from the remaining amount the number of game media specified by the specifying means and the unit price of consumption. A second lending process (second lending process) for subtracting the specified amount or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount is performed.

Claim 2 of the present invention is provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), and a recording medium on which recording information (card ID, card remaining amount) capable of specifying the player's remaining amount (card remaining amount) is recorded (A prepaid card) is received, a recording medium reading means (card reader / writer 327) for reading the recording information recorded on the received recording medium, and a game specified from the recording information read by the recording medium reading means Lending (lending) gaming media (pachinko balls) using the remaining amount owned by the user, and calculating the total amount of the lending usage (usage) used for the lending and the consumption tax corresponding to the lending usage Lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending process)} for performing lending processing (lending processing) for subtracting from the remaining amount (card remaining amount), and communication means (control unit) for communicating with the gaming machine 28, an external I / O ports 335), comprising a dispensing means for paying out the game medium one by one (sphere cutting payout unit 350), device for a game having a (card unit 3) at least, said lending the balance A unit amount {lending unit amount (100 yen)} that is an amount for use in processing, which is an amount obtained by multiplying the unit lending number that is a plurality of predetermined game media by the lending unit price, and the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means (control unit) that sets (stores) consumption unit amount specifying information (consumption unit amount) that can specify the consumption unit amount (105 yen) that is the total amount with the consumption tax amount (5 yen) corresponding to 328), the rental unit price of game media {ball unit price (4 yen)}, and the consumption tax amount (0.2 yen) corresponding to the loan unit price (0.2 yen) are specified. Possible unit price information (consumption unit price) A consumption unit price setting means (control unit 328) to be set, and when the recording medium is received by the recording medium reading means, a player-owned remaining amount specified from the recording information read from the received recording medium, Based on the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information set by the consumption unit amount setting means, the fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining amount owned by the player is specified. In addition, based on the specified fractional amount and the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specifying information set by the consumption unit price setting means, the number of gaming media to be lent to the fractional amount (endpiece) And a specifying unit {control unit 328 (specifying process)} for specifying the number), and the lending processing unit transmits one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine via the communication unit, Causes paid out game media of the unit lending number (25 balls) from the corresponding game machine (spherical cutting payout unit 360), a first lending process for subtracting the consumption units amount from the balance (first Lending processing), the number of game media specified by the specifying means is paid out from the payout means, and the number of game media specified by the specifying means is determined from the remaining amount and the unit price of consumption. A second lending process (second lending process) for subtracting the amount of money or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount is performed.

Claim 3 of the present invention is provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), and the player's remaining balance (card balance) specified from the recording information (card ID, card balance) of the recording medium (prepaid card) ) Is used to rent (lending) gaming media (pachinko balls), and the remaining amount (card) is the sum of the loan usage (usage) used for the loan and the consumption tax corresponding to the loan usage. Lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending processing)} for performing lending processing (lending processing) for subtracting from (remaining amount)), accepts money (banknotes, coins), and determines the authenticity and money type of the accepted money The identification amount identified by the currency identification means when the currency identification means (banknote identification unit 322, coin identification unit 324) and the currency identification means accept money are recorded on the recording medium. Special Value addition processing means {control unit 328 (payment processing)} for performing value addition processing (payment processing) for adding and updating to the remaining amount owned by the player and specifying the remaining amount after the addition update from the recorded information And a communication means (control unit 328, external I / O port 335) for communicating with the gaming machine, and a payout means (ball cutout unit 350) for paying out the game media one by one . A unit that includes at least a device (card unit 3) and uses the remaining amount in the lending process , and is a unit obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price. Consumption unit amount specifying information (consumption unit amount) that can specify the consumption unit amount (105 yen) that is the sum of the amount {lending unit amount (100 yen)} and the consumption tax amount (5 yen) corresponding to the unit amount ) Total amount of consumption unit amount setting means (control unit 328) to be fixed (stored), game unit lending unit price {ball unit price (4 yen)}, and consumption tax amount (0.2 yen) corresponding to the lending unit price Consumption price unit setting means (control unit 328) for setting consumption unit price amount specifying information (consumption unit price amount) capable of specifying the consumption unit price (4.2 yen), and value addition processing by the value addition processing unit When performed, the remaining amount owned by the player after being added and updated in the value addition process and the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information set by the consumption unit amount setting means Based on the remaining amount owned by the player, the fractional amount that is less than the consumption unit amount is identified, and the identified fractional amount and the consumption unit price specifying information set by the consumption unit price setting means are specified. Based on the unit cost of Specific means {control unit 328 (specific processing)} for specifying the number of game media (number of rounds) to be lent to the fractional amount, and the lending processing means provides one loan through the communication means By sending a command signal to the corresponding gaming machine, the number of unit rentals (25 balls) of gaming media is paid out from the corresponding gaming machine (ball cutout unit 360), and the consumption unit amount is calculated from the remaining amount . The first lending process for subtraction (first lending process) and the number of game media specified by the specifying means are paid out from the payout means and specified from the remaining amount by the specifying means A second lending process (second lending process) for subtracting the amount specified from the number of game media and the unit price of consumption or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount is performed.

Claim 4 of the present invention comprises lending operation means for accepting a lending operation from a player, and transmits the one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means. Subsequent to the first lending process, the determination by the determination means {control unit 328 (determination process)}, the number of game media (end balls) by the specifying means {control unit 328 (specific process)} Number) and the second lending process (second lending process) by the lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending process)} are performed without the lending operation being accepted by the lending operation means .

Claim 5 of the present invention comprises lending operation means for accepting a lending operation from a player, and transmits the one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means. The lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending process)} follows the specifying process by the specifying means for the fractional amount specified by the specifying means {control unit 328 (specifying process)}. The second lending process (second lending process) is performed even when the lending operation is not accepted by the lending operation means .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when the balance (card balance) specified from the record information (card ID, card balance) of the recording medium (prepaid card) is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount (105 yen), the balance Is displayed (frequency display), and when the remaining amount is less than the consumption unit amount, the game medium specified by the specifying means {control unit 328 (specific processing)} Display means (remaining amount indicator 309a) for switching to display of the number (number of fractions) or the fractional amount (fractional amount display).

Claim 7 of the present invention outputs information (lending completion information) that can specify that the first lending process is performed when the first lending process (first lending process) is performed. When the first output means {control unit 328 (communication unit 334)} and the second lending process (second lending process) are performed, the amount provided for the second lending process can be specified 2nd output means {control unit 328 (communication unit 334)} that outputs various information (end ball lending completion information), information output from the first output means, and output from the second output means Totaling the amount (usage amount) provided to the lending process (first lending process, second lending process) by the lending processing means {control unit 328 (lending process)} Means {control unit 328}.
Claim 8 of the present invention is a game in which a numerical value after a decimal point of a quotient obtained by dividing the fractional amount by the consumption unit price is rounded up as the number of game media to be lent to the fractional amount specified by the specifying means. A decimal number setting means for setting whether the number of media or the number of game media to be rounded down is set, and the specifying means determines the number of gaming media to be lent to the fractional amount based on the setting by the decimal number setting means. Is identified.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the gaming device adds and updates the received money amount to the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and records the remaining amount after the addition update. Value addition processing means for performing value addition processing that can be specified from information, wherein the specifying means is a quotient obtained by dividing the fractional amount by the consumption unit price as the number of game media to be lent to the fractional amount. And the lending processing means updates the record information of the recording medium so that the amount less than the unit price of consumption corresponding to the decimal part of the quotient can be specified. To do.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modifications, when the remaining card amount is a fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount, the remaining amount display unit 309 is changed from the frequency display to the fractional amount. However, as shown in FIG. 7B, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the display is switched to the edge number display indicating the number of edge balls which are the number of pachinko balls lent out with respect to the fractional amount. Alternatively, the display may be switched to the fractional amount display or the fractional number display by appropriately operating a button or the like.

  In the card unit 3 in the first embodiment and the first modification, the determination process, the identification process, and the second lending process are performed following the first lending process. According to the invention of No. 4, when it is determined in the determination process after the first lending process that the remaining amount of the card is a fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount, the number of edge pieces to be lent is specified for the fractional amount. If the specific process is to be performed, the payout of the pachinko balls of the number of ends specified in the specific process may not necessarily be performed following the specific process. For example, after the first lending process When a new lending operation is accepted, a second lending process for paying out the pachinko balls having the number of end balls may be performed.

  Further, in the card unit 3 in the second embodiment and the second modification, the second lending process is performed subsequent to the specific process performed after the prepaid card is received. According to the invention, when the prepaid card is received by the card reader / writer 327, the specific processing for specifying the number of lump to be lent for the fractional amount less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining card amount owned by the player If the number of pachinko balls specified in the specific process is paid out, the payout is not necessarily performed following the specific process. For example, the first time after receiving the prepaid card When the lending operation is performed, or after the first lending process for the first time, the second lending process for paying out the pachinko balls of the number of end balls may be performed.

  Further, in the card unit 3 in the second embodiment and the second modified example, the second lending process is performed following the specific process performed after the deposit process. According to the specific process, if the specific process for specifying the number of denominations to be lent is performed with respect to the fractional amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining card amount after the addition update in the payment process, The payout of pachinko balls with the number of end balls specified in this step does not necessarily have to be performed subsequent to the specific processing. For example, when the first lending operation after the deposit processing is performed, You may make it perform the 2nd rental process which pays out the pachinko ball of the said number of ends after a rental process.

  Further, in each of the embodiments and each of the modified examples, when the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining card amount by the consumption unit amount is a decimal, Is set to round up the numerical value after the decimal point of the quotient, but may be set to round down the numerical value after the decimal point of the quotient. In this case, in the second lending process, the full amount of the fraction is subtracted from the remaining card amount, and the difference amount becomes a burden on the player.

  Further, additional payment may be made in a state where a fractional amount less than the unit price of consumption (4.2 yen) is left on the prepaid card as a remaining card amount. In this case, there is no burden on either the player or the game hall.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments and each modification, a consumption unit that is a total amount of a lending unit amount that is a unit amount when the card remaining amount is used in the lending process and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the lending unit amount. Input of unit price specific information that can specify the unit price of consumption, which is the sum of the unit price of the pachinko balls and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the unit price of the pachinko balls. (Accepting process) is performed by the system controller 100, but can be performed by the management server 140 installed in the card management company connected to the system controller 100 via the communication line 11, The input content input by the management server 140 may be distributed to each card unit 3 via the system controller 100 or each card unit. It may be able to input and set in the card unit 3 Doo 3 provided DIP switch or the like.

  Further, in the card unit 3 in the second embodiment and the second modified example, when the prepaid card is received by the card reader / writer 327 and when the currency is received by the bill identifying unit 322 or the coin identifying unit 324, the received prepaid is received. A specific process for identifying the fractional amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining card amount read from the card or the remaining card amount after deposit processing, and identifying the number of game balls that are loaned to the fractional amount However, for example, when a prepaid card is received or a banknote identification unit 322 or a coin identification unit 324 is used to specify a specific process for identifying the fractional amount and the number of rounds loaned to the fractional amount. It may be performed only at any time when it is received.

  Specifically, for example, when a card unit 3 that does not have a deposit processing function is used in a game hall and the remaining amount of the prepaid card issued by the issuing device 22 is used for lending, the card reader / writer 327 Then, the specific process may be performed when the prepaid card is received. In addition, when there is no issuing device 22 or the like in the game hall and the deposit process is performed only in the card unit 3, the specific process may be performed only after the deposit process.

  In each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modifications, the prepaid card inserted from the outside of the card unit 3 is applied as the recording medium. However, for example, the recording medium is limited to one that is received from the outside. Instead, it may be a recording medium such as a card or coin previously enclosed in the card unit 3 or an internal memory such as a RAM.

  Further, in each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modification examples 1 and 2, in the first lending process, from the card remaining amount to the consumption unit amount (105) for each lending of {number of lending unit amount (100 yen)} in the first lending process. Yen) is subtracted, but the used amount (525 yen) may be subtracted after the lending process for the selected lending unit (for example, 5 times) is completed. It can be said that subtraction is based on the unit amount.

  In each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modifications, the total amount of the lending unit amount and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the lending unit amount is stored in the RAM 328c of the card unit 3 as consumption unit amount specifying information. A certain consumption unit amount of 105 yen is stored and set, and the consumption unit price specifying information is 4.2 yen which is the total amount of the unit price and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the unit price. However, as the consumption unit amount specifying information, it is sufficient that the consumption unit amount can be specified. For example, the lending unit amount of 100 yen and the consumption tax rate of 5% are stored and set. Alternatively, as the consumption unit price specifying information, it is only necessary to be able to specify the consumption unit price. For example, the unit price 4 yen and the consumption tax rate 5% may be stored and set. .

  In each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modifications, the determination process for determining whether the remaining amount after subtraction in the first lending process is less than the consumption unit amount, The card unit 3 performs the specific processing of the number of game media (the number of edge balls) to be lent, and the system controller 100 performs these determination processing and specific processing, and returns the determination results and specific results to the card unit 3. Then, the second lending process may be performed.

  Further, in each of the first and second embodiments and the first and second modifications, the card balance is recorded on a prepaid card as a recording medium, and the card balance can be specified by the recorded balance. If the remaining card amount can be specified from the recorded information recorded on the prepaid card, for example, only the card ID is recorded on the prepaid card, and the remaining card amount is managed by the system controller 100 in association with the card ID. The remaining card amount managed by the system controller 100 may be specified in association with the card ID from the card ID read from the prepaid card.

  In each of the above embodiments, a pachinko machine that uses a pachinko ball, which is a game medium, is used as a game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other game machines such as a game medium are used. A slot machine using a medal or the like, a slot machine game machine using a game ball for playing a slot game using a pachinko ball instead of a medal, and the like are also applicable.

It is a system diagram which shows the structure of the game system of the Example of this invention. It is a front view which shows the card unit and the pachinko machine which were used for the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the system controller used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the consumption unit amount setting screen in the system controller used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the card master table used for the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the data table according to card unit used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the switching display condition of the frequency display and fractional amount display in the remaining amount display part of the card unit used for the Example of this invention, (b) is the edgeball as a modification of fractional amount display It is a figure which shows a number display. It is a figure which shows the processing condition in the game system of Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which similarly shows the processing condition in the game system of Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing condition in the game system of the modification 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing condition in the game system of Example 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing condition in the game system of the modification 2 of this invention.

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3 Card unit 100 System controller 113 CPU
327 Card reader / writer 328 Control unit 334 Communication unit 332 Bill identification unit 334 Coin identification unit 350, 360

Claims (9)

Provided for game machines,
The game medium is lent using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the total amount of the loan usage amount used for the loan and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount is the remaining amount. A loan processing means for performing a loan processing for subtracting from
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
A gaming device comprising:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
The lending processing means transmits one lending instruction signal to the corresponding gaming machine via the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, performing a first lending process for subtracting the consumption units amount from the balance,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
Determining means for determining whether the remaining amount after subtraction in the first lending process is less than the consumption unit amount specified from the consumption unit amount specifying information set by the consumption unit amount setting means; ,
When the determination result by the determination means is a result indicating that the consumption unit amount is less than the consumption unit amount, a fractional amount that is determined to be less than the consumption unit amount and the consumption unit price amount setting unit are set. Specific means for specifying the number of game media to be lent to the fraction based on the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specifying information;
Further comprising
The lending processing means pays out the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the payout means, and is specified from the number of game media specified by the specifying means and the consumption unit price from the remaining amount. A game system characterized by performing a second lending process for subtracting the amount to be subtracted or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount. Provided for game machines,
A recording medium reading means for receiving a recording medium on which recording information capable of specifying the remaining amount owned by the player is recorded, and reading the recording information recorded on the received recording medium;
Lending a game medium using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information read by the recording medium reading means, a loan usage amount used for the loan, and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount, Lending processing means for performing lending processing for subtracting the total amount of
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
Including at least a gaming device having:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
When the recording medium is received by the recording medium reading means, the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information read from the received recording medium, and the consumption unit set by the consumption unit amount setting means Based on the consumption unit amount specified from the amount specifying information, the fraction amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining amount owned by the player is specified, and the specified fraction amount and the consumption unit price amount setting means Identifying means for identifying the number of gaming media to be lent to the fraction based on the consumption unit price specified from the consumption unit price specifying information set in
With
The lending processing means transmits one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine through the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, and from the remaining amount , The first lending process for subtracting the consumption unit amount and the number of game media specified by the specifying means are paid out from the payout means, and the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the remaining amount And a second lending process for subtracting the amount specified from the consumption unit price or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount. Provided for game machines,
The game medium is lent using the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the total amount of the loan usage amount used for the loan and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan usage amount is the remaining amount. A loan processing means for performing a loan processing for subtracting from
Money identifying means for accepting money and identifying the authenticity and money type of the accepted money;
When the money identifying means accepts money, the identification amount identified by the money identifying means is added and updated to the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the record information of the recording medium, and the addition update A value addition processing means for performing a value addition process that makes it possible to specify the remaining balance from the recorded information;
Communication means for communicating with the gaming machine;
A payout means for paying out the game media one by one ;
Including at least a gaming device having:
Amount when the remaining amount is used in the lending process , and a unit amount that is an amount obtained by multiplying a predetermined unit lending number that is a plurality of game media by a lending unit price, and consumption corresponding to the unit amount Consumption unit amount setting means for setting consumption unit amount specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit amount that is a total amount with a tax amount,
A consumption unit price setting means for setting consumption unit price specifying information capable of specifying a consumption unit price which is a total amount of a gaming media loan unit price and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the loan unit price;
When the value addition processing by the value addition processing means is performed, the remaining amount owned by the player after addition update in the value addition processing, and the consumption unit amount specified by the consumption unit amount setting means Based on the consumption unit amount specified from the information, the fraction amount that is less than the consumption unit amount of the remaining amount owned by the player is specified, and the specified fraction amount and the consumption unit price amount setting means A specifying means for specifying the number of game media to be lent to the fraction based on the unit price of consumption specified from the set unit price of consumption specifying information;
With
The lending processing means transmits one lending command signal to the corresponding gaming machine through the communication means, thereby paying out the unit lending number of gaming media from the corresponding gaming machine, and from the remaining amount , The first lending process for subtracting the consumption unit amount and the number of game media specified by the specifying means are paid out from the payout means, and the number of game media specified by the specifying means from the remaining amount And a second lending process for subtracting the amount specified from the consumption unit price or subtracting the fractional amount from the remaining amount;
A game system characterized by A lending operation means for receiving a lending operation from a player is provided, and the lending command signal of 1 is transmitted to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means,
Subsequent to the first lending process, the determination by the determining means, the specification of the number of game media by the specifying means, and the second lending process by the lending processing means are not accepted by the lending operation means. The game system according to claim 1 , wherein the game system is also performed. A lending operation means for receiving a lending operation from a player is provided, and the lending command signal of 1 is transmitted to the corresponding gaming machine in response to acceptance of the lending operation by the lending operation means,
The lending processing means , following the specifying process by the specifying means, performs a second lending process for the fractional amount specified by the specifying means without receiving a lending operation by the lending operation means. The game system according to claim 2 or 3 , characterized in that When the remaining amount specified from the recording information of the recording medium is equal to or greater than the consumption unit amount, an integer part of a quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount by the consumption unit amount is displayed, and when the remaining amount is less than the consumption unit amount, gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises display means for switching the display of the number of game media identified or fractional value in the specifying unit. First output means for outputting information capable of specifying that the first lending process has been performed when the first lending process is performed;
A second output means for outputting information capable of specifying an amount provided for the second loan process when the second loan process is performed;
Based on the information output from the first output unit and the information output from the second output unit, a totaling unit that totals the amount provided for the lending process in the lending processing unit;
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising:   As the number of game media to be lent to the fraction amount specified by the specifying means, the number of game media obtained by rounding up the fractional number divided by the consumption unit price is rounded up or down. Provided with a decimal setting means for setting whether to set the number of game media,
  The game system according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit specifies the number of game media to be lent to the fractional amount based on the setting by the decimal number setting unit.   The gaming device adds and updates the received monetary amount to the remaining amount owned by the player specified from the recording information of the recording medium, and adds the value that enables the remaining amount after the addition update to be specified from the recorded information Having value addition processing means for processing,
  The specifying means specifies, as the number of game media to be lent to the fractional amount, an integer value portion excluding the fractional part of the quotient obtained by dividing the fractional amount by the unit price of consumption, as the number of game media;
  The lending processing means updates the recording information of the recording medium so that an amount less than the unit price of consumption corresponding to the decimal part of the quotient can be specified. Game system.

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