JP4756147B2 - Amusement store system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that can be played based on a gaming value possessed by a player, and a gaming machine that is provided on a one-to-one basis with the gaming machine and for inputting information for identifying the player. An apparatus, a management server that can communicate with the gaming equipment, manage a gaming value possessed by the player, and a prize exchange that can communicate with the gaming equipment and within the gaming value possessed by the player The present invention relates to a game store system of a game store provided with a terminal device.

Traditionally, at game stores where slot machines and pachinko machines are installed, service personnel circulate in the game store and give away drinks, cigarettes, and other gaming media (game balls, medals) from the players. A service (for example, a so-called wagon service) is performed in which an order is received in exchange for and the ordered prize is delivered to a player who is playing the game. That is, there is a service in which game media that can be used for a game before being counted and fixed to the number of game balls for exchanging prizes are exchanged for prizes during the game. The game balls used for the exchange are then counted and processed as game balls that have been exchanged for prizes.
In this case, if it is a pachinko machine, the game balls stored in the lower tray or ball box are delivered to the service staff, and if it is a slot machine, the medals stored in the tray or medal box are delivered to the service staff.

On the other hand, when the number of game media acquired by the player is counted, the number of game media counted in association with the ID stored in the storage medium such as an IC card can be stored as the number of stored balls. There is known a prize exchange system for a game hall that can read out the number of stored balls based on the ID and exchange the number of stored balls for a game medium or a prize for use in a game.
Here, the exchange means subtracting the number of game media to be exchanged or the number of game media corresponding to the prize from the stored number of stored balls, and delivering the game medium or prize to the player accordingly. .

  Then, in the prize exchange system as described above, a player who is playing a game calls a service person to order a prize, and can exchange the number of stored balls corresponding to the ID for a prize that has been ordered. Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this case, instead of the game media that can be used for the game, the number of stored balls that has been counted and determined for exchange of the prize (can be converted into the number of game media that can be used for the game) is exchanged for the prize. The processing is the same as the normal prize exchange except that the player does not go to the prize exchange counter.

In addition, the game balls enclosed in the gaming machine are circulated and used without paying out game media, and the number of balls possessed by the player as data is subtracted according to the launch of the game balls, and the number of balls held There has been proposed an enclosed ball type gaming machine that adds the number of prize balls based on the occurrence of winnings in a game (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
In the above-mentioned enclosed ball type gaming machine, all the number of balls possessed by the player is displayed, and the player can know his own number of balls by this display, and until the number of possessed balls becomes zero A game ball can be launched.

JP-A-9-276519 JP-A-9-000725

By the way, in the case of an enclosed ball type gaming machine, the game medium is not paid out, so a service for exchanging the game medium and the prize cannot be used.
Therefore, the configuration in which the player in the game exchanges prizes using the number of stored balls as data in Patent Document 1 is replaced with the configuration of the enclosed ball type gaming machine in Patent Document 2 in which a game is played with the number of balls held as data. In combination, it is conceivable that a player who is playing an enclosed ball type game machine can exchange prizes using data on the number of balls held on the spot.
However, there are the following problems in this case.
Here, conventionally, when using a wagon service for exchanging prizes and game media during a game, it is usually not a game ball on the upper plate that can be launched as it is, and it can not be launched unless it moves to the upper plate Since the game balls stored in the lower plate or the ball box were handed to the service staff, the game balls on the upper plate would not be greatly reduced at the same time due to exchange of prizes, and the game balls could not be launched, and The game balls in the upper plate, the lower plate and the ball box enter the eyes of the player, and even if you are not careful, you can understand the amount of game balls, so you can accidentally play without knowing that there are not many game balls It is extremely unlikely that a person will use a wagon service.

  On the other hand, in the enclosed ball type gaming machine, all the number of balls possessed by the player is displayed as a single numerical value (multi-digit numerical value), There is a possibility that a prize will be ordered when the number of balls held is incorrect. In particular, when the number of game balls owned is large as in the conventional case, unlike the case where game balls are stored in the lower plate or ball box in addition to the upper plate, the number of game balls is small or large. Since it is only displayed as the number of balls, it is different from the case where game balls such as a lower plate or a ball box are exchanged, and the number of game balls that can be directly fired is reduced by the exchange of prizes.

In such a case, despite the remaining number of balls, the number of balls held is exchanged for prizes using the wagon service, and the number of balls held is reduced, so there is almost no number of balls A big hit is generated in the state, and there is almost no number of balls, so it is impossible to play a game with a big jackpot, or in order to execute a game with a big hit, it is necessary to pay more money and borrow a game ball There is sex. Furthermore, even if a big hit does not occur, there is a possibility that the number of held balls is lost before the ordered drink arrives, and it is necessary to wait for the drink to arrive without playing.
In addition, during the game, the number of balls held always fluctuates based on the launch of game balls and winning of game balls, and even if the number of balls corresponding to the prize is subtracted from the number of balls held in this state, the number of regular balls It is difficult to confirm whether or not is subtracted.

In addition, if you are exchanging prizes with a small number of balls, if the number of balls close to that required for exchanging prizes has increased or decreased during the game, the number of balls that can be exchanged for prizes will increase. I don't know if there is any, so I have to stop the game, check the number of balls I have, and exchange prizes.
In addition, when exchanging prizes, in order to enable the service person to subtract the number of possessed balls by exchanging prizes, for example, the enclosed ball type gaming machine is communicated from the outside and the number of possessed balls is subtracted. Although it is necessary, it is possible to change the number of balls held in the enclosed ball type gaming machine directly by communication from the outside, that is, it is possible to directly communicate with the enclosed ball type gaming machine from the outside. If this happens, it will be a problem in terms of preventing fraud.

  Further, in order to enhance safety, without directly communicating with the enclosed ball type gaming machine, for example, via a game medium conversion device (for example, a ball lending machine) provided adjacent to the enclosed ball type gaming machine. If the number of balls held in the enclosed ball type gaming machine is subtracted, communication becomes complicated and processing time is required. In other words, in order to exchange prizes, it is necessary to communicate with the game media conversion device and to communicate between the game media conversion device and the enclosed ball game machine. It is also necessary to communicate with a management apparatus (management server) to perform data confirmation and backup.

  An object of the present invention is to store a game value possessed by a player separately into a first game value for executing a game and a second game value other than the first game value, and store the second game value as a second game value. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a game store system that can exchange prizes by grasping the number of balls in the same sense as a conventional gaming machine, and can exchange prizes without interrupting the game. Is.

The invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine capable of playing based on a gaming value possessed by a player,
A gaming equipment machine that is provided one-to-one with the gaming machine and for inputting information for identifying a player;
A gaming device comprising:
A management server that is communicable with the gaming equipment and manages the gaming value possessed by the player;
A prize exchange terminal device capable of communicating with the gaming machine and capable of exchanging prizes within the game value possessed by the player;
In a game store system of a game store equipped with
The gaming device stores the gaming value possessed by the player separately into a first gaming value for executing the game and a second gaming value other than the first gaming value,
The gaming machine is
First game value storage means for storing the first game value up to a predetermined upper limit;
First game value calculation means for subtracting a game value amount used for a game from the first game value and adding a game value corresponding to a prize to the first game value;
Upper limit determination means for determining whether or not the calculation result of the first game value calculation means exceeds the upper limit;
Excess game value transmitting means for transmitting the gaming value of the portion of the calculation result exceeding the upper limit value to the gaming equipment as an excess gaming value when the calculation result exceeds the upper limit value by the upper limit value determining means; ,
First game value display means for displaying the first game value stored in the first game value storage means;
Game value shortage transmitting means for transmitting game value shortage information to the gaming machine when the first game value is equal to or less than a predetermined value when a jackpot state in which a player can acquire a lot of game values occurs; ,
With
The game equipment is
Second game value storage means for storing the second game value;
Excess game value receiving means for receiving the excess game value transmitted by the excess game value transmitting means;
Second game value calculation means for adding the excess game value received by the excess game value receiving means and the second game value stored in the second game value storage means;
Second game value display means for displaying the second game value stored in the second game value storage means;
Prize exchange game value transmission means for transmitting all the second game values stored in the second game value storage means to the prize exchange terminal device as prize exchange game values for exchanging prizes;
If the game value shortage information is received during the prize exchange game value transfer, forced return request transmission means for transmitting a prize exchange game value forced return request to the prize exchange terminal device;
With
The premium exchange terminal device
A prize exchange game value storage means for storing the prize exchange game value transmitted from the prize exchange game value transmission means;
A prize exchange game value return means for transmitting a prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means to the game equipment machine when a forced return request is received from the forced return request transmission means;
It is provided with.

Here, the gaming machine, for example, controls the launching device to launch the game ball supplied to the launch position toward the game area, collects the game ball that has passed through the game area, and supplies it to the launch position again. It is an enclosed ball game machine that circulates and uses game balls, or a card-type slot machine that does not pay out medals.
In addition, the gaming equipment has a function of inputting, for example, an ID stored in an IC card such as a membership card to the gaming store system as information for identifying a player. Note that the gaming equipment machine is only required to be able to transmit the information to a management server, for example, as information for identifying a player such as an IC card ID. May be arranged outside as another pair. Further, the game equipment may have a function as a ball lending machine (here, lending game value as data to the deposit). Further, the gaming equipment machine may be in a state of being built in the gaming machine. That is, the gaming machine and the gaming equipment may be an integrated gaming device.

According to the present invention, for example, information for identifying a player is input to the gaming equipment, and the game is executed based on the gaming value possessed by the player specified by the input information.
In response to the game being executed, the first game value calculation means of the gaming machine uses the first game value stored in the first game value storage means of the gaming machine out of the game values. When a game value amount to be played is subtracted and a prize is generated in the game, a game value quantity corresponding to the generated prize is added to the first game value.

In addition, when the game value amount is added to the first game value by the first game value calculation means, the upper limit value determination means of the gaming machine has an upper limit in which the first game value after the addition is set to the first game value. It is determined whether or not the value exceeds the upper limit value, and when it is determined that the upper limit value is exceeded, the excess gaming value transmission means of the gaming machine uses the portion exceeding the upper limit value of the first gaming value after addition as the excess gaming value. It transmits to the excess gaming value receiving means of the gaming machine.
In this case, the excess game value is a value obtained by subtracting the upper limit value from the first game value after the addition, and the first game value after transmitting the excess game value is the upper limit value.

On the other hand, in the gaming equipment machine, the excess gaming value received by the excess gaming value receiving means of the gaming equipment machine is stored in the second gaming value storage means of the gaming equipment machine by the second gaming value calculation means of the gaming equipment machine. It is added to the second game value.
Accordingly, the gaming value possessed by the player is managed by a gaming device comprising a gaming machine and gaming equipment, but the first gaming value managed by the gaming machine and the second gaming managed by the gaming equipment. Divided into value. The first game value is displayed on the first game value display means of the gaming machine, and the second game value is displayed on the second game value display means of the gaming equipment machine. When the gaming machine and the gaming equipment are integrated, the gaming machine is apparently provided with a first gaming value display means and a second gaming value display means.

  The prize exchange terminal device capable of exchanging prizes within the game value possessed by the player performs prize exchange based on the second game value when exchanging the game value for prizes. That is, in the prize exchange, the game value amount corresponding to the prize is subtracted from the second game value. Then, after the prize exchange process as described above is performed, the prize is delivered from the service person to the player. The prize exchange by the prize exchange terminal device is, for example, a case where a card reader is provided in the gaming equipment machine, for example, during the game, from the input of information identifying the player to the game device until the game is terminated. This is performed after the IC card is inserted and before the IC card is ejected.

  Therefore, the game value possessed by the player is stored separately for the first game value for executing the game and the second game value other than the first game value, and the prize exchange is performed based on the second game value. Since it is possible, it is possible to exchange the prizes by grasping the number of balls in the same sense as a conventional gaming machine, and also to exchange prizes without interrupting the game. The same sensation as that of a conventional gaming machine means, for example, that the first gaming value is stored in the upper plate of the conventional pachinko gaming machine and corresponds to the number of game balls that are guided to the launch position, and the second gaming value is the lower plate or Corresponding to the game ball in the ball box, even if the second game value is reduced by prize exchange, it does not immediately affect the launch of the game ball.

In addition, since the second game value that cannot be used for direct games is used for prize exchange, the first game value used for direct games is not affected by the prize exchange, and the prize exchange process affects the game. Therefore, the game can be continued while the prize exchange process is performed as described above.
In other words, in addition to the game value amount of the first game value, the second game value has a game value amount that can be exchanged for prizes. If the player's game value amount is likely to have a margin for executing a game for a certain period of time, and the player exchanges the prize without noticing that the game value amount held is small, and a jackpot occurs In addition, there is a lack of game value to execute the game at the start of the jackpot, or the game value is lost immediately after placing a drink order as a prize, and the game cannot be played until the drink arrives. Can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since the first game value is stored and displayed on the enclosed ball type gaming machine, and the second game value is stored and displayed on the game equipment machine, the first game value that can be used for direct gaming and It is possible to grasp the number of possessed balls (game value) by clearly distinguishing from the second game value that cannot be used directly in the game. In addition, the first game value is basically a numerical value up to the upper limit, and the player grasps the total amount of game value held by the player who may have a large difference in the number of digits. It becomes a numerical value easy to do.

In addition, since the second gaming value is managed on the gaming equipment side, and the gaming machine manages only the first gaming value, the first gaming value and the second gaming value may be processed even if the gaming value is divided into two. The processing load on the gaming machine can be reduced as compared with the case where both the value is managed by the gaming machine.
Further, since the gaming machine that stores the first gaming value with respect to the prize exchange does not need to be involved at all, for example, the prize exchange terminal device does not need to communicate directly with the gaming machine, and the prevention of fraud against the gaming machine can be enhanced. . In addition, when there is no particular problem when the prize exchange terminal device and the gaming equipment are updated and exchanged, there is no need to communicate between the gaming equipment and the gaming machine, and communication is performed between the prize exchange terminal and the gaming equipment. It is only necessary to perform communication with a machine, and communication can be prevented from becoming complicated.

  The second game value is not equivalent to the conventional game value (the number of stored balls) for exchanging premiums. In other words, the second game value is not for use in exchanging prizes other than the so-called wagon service (a service for exchanging game values that can be used for games with prizes during the game). Of these, it is the game value that is not stored as the first game value because the upper limit value is exceeded. Therefore, it is preferable that the game value amount of the second game value can be transferred to the first game value at any time by the player's operation when the first game value is reduced or lost. In addition, the second game value may be used for a game after the game is finished, together with the first game value, which can be used for prize exchange (for example, equivalent to the number of stored balls). It is preferable that In other words, in the present invention, the game value owned by the player is managed separately for the first game value and the second game value only during the game (especially after the first game value exceeds the upper limit value). When the prize is exchanged after the completion, the first game value and the second game value may be combined again to be the game value owned by the player.

Further, according to the present invention, when a big hit occurs in a gaming machine, if the first gaming value is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the gaming equipment machine has a predetermined first gaming value by the gaming value shortage transmitting means. Gaming value shortage information indicating that the value is less than or equal to the value is transmitted. The predetermined value here is, for example, equal to or less than the number of game balls that are reliably won at the start of the jackpot state, and is, for example, about 10 game value amounts as game balls.
When the game equipment is in the process of exchanging prizes when the game value shortage information is received, that is, when the above-mentioned prize exchange game value is being transferred, the forced return request transmission means sends a prize exchange game to the prize exchange terminal device. Send a forced return request to instruct the value to be returned to the gaming machine.
The game value shortage transmitting means may transmit the game value shortage information to the game equipment device when the jackpot is generated and the prize exchange game value is being transferred.

Then, the prize exchange game value changing means of the prize exchange terminal device that has received the forced return request transmits the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means of the prize exchange terminal to the game equipment. In this case, the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means is zero. Also, for example, when a prize is selected or a prize exchange game value is subtracted at a prize exchange terminal, this is invalidated and the prize exchange game value before the subtraction is set to the second value of the game equipment. It may be transferred to the game value. That is, if the prize is not actually delivered to the player, the prize exchange game value before the subtraction can be returned.
In the jackpot state, the game balls that have been launched win with a high probability, and the player's game value immediately increases, so until the game value amount starts to increase after the jackpot state starts, If there is a relatively small game value that allows the ball to be fired, it is possible to execute a jackpot game, so when the prize exchange game value is subtracted, the subtracted prize exchange game value is returned. It is good as a thing.

  Further, the prize exchange game value returned to the gaming machine is added to the second game value stored in the second game value storage means by the second game value calculation means.

  Then, the player can move the second game value to which the premium exchange game value is added to the first game value, so that the first game value can be set to a predetermined value or more. Since the game value that can be used is small, it is possible to prevent the game that is being hit with a big hit from being continued. The present invention is particularly effective when all of the second game value is transferred to the prize exchange terminal device as the prize exchange game value. Therefore, it is preferable that the game value can be transferred from the second game value to the first game value.

The invention according to claim 2 is the game store system according to claim 1,
The game equipment is
A prize order receiving means for receiving information relating to a prize order transmitted from the prize exchange terminal device;
A prize order transmitting means for transmitting information relating to a prize order received by the prize order receiving means to a management server;
During the prize exchange game value transfer in which the second game value stored in the second game value storage means is transferred to the prize exchange terminal device as a prize exchange game value, the second game value and the excess game value are added. An inactivating excess game value addition impossibility activating means;
With
The premium exchange terminal device
A prize selection means for selecting a prize from a plurality of types of prizes;
Prize subtraction means for subtracting a game value corresponding to the selected prize from the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means;
The subtraction result of the prize subtraction means is set as a second game value, and information relating to the prize order including the second game value and information on the prize selected by the prize selection means is transmitted to the gaming equipment machine to receive a prize order. A free gift order execution means for executing
With
The first game value storage means
The game value is stored in excess of the upper limit value when the excess game value addition is disabled by the excess game value addition disable activating means.

According to the present invention, when exchanging prizes during a game, the prize exchanging game value transmitting means of the gaming equipment machine converts all the second game values stored in the second game value storing means to the prize exchanging game value. To the premium exchange terminal device.
Then, in the prize exchange terminal device that has received the prize exchange game value, the received prize exchange game value is stored in the prize exchange game value storage means.

  In this case, that is, the second game value of the second game value storage means is transmitted to the prize exchange terminal device as a prize exchange game value, so that the second game value is transferred from the game equipment to the prize exchange terminal device. During the prize exchange game value transfer that is in a state of being played, in the gaming device comprising a gaming machine and a gaming equipment machine, the second gaming value and the excess gaming value are determined by the means for disabling excess gaming value addition of the gaming equipment machine. And the first game value storage means of the gaming machine sets the upper limit value when the excess game value addition is disabled by the excess game value addition disable function. Beyond memorize game value.

  That is, during the prize exchange game value transfer, the management of the second game value is substantially shifted from the gaming equipment machine to the prize exchange terminal. Therefore, in the gaming equipment machine, a process for increasing or decreasing the second gaming value ( No addition of excess game value or transfer to the first game value). In this case, since processing when excess gaming value occurs cannot be performed, the gaming machine side does not send the excess gaming value to the gaming equipment machine, but exceptionally exceeds the upper limit value in the first gaming value storage means. The game value can be memorized.

  Since the first game value is used directly in the game, even if the second game value is completely disconnected from the game during the prize exchange (a state in which the game equipment cannot be adjusted), The game can be continued until the game value is lost.

  Then, during the prize exchange game value transfer, in response to the player's request, for example, the game value corresponding to the prize selected through the prize selection means by the service person operating the prize exchange terminal device is the prize exchange The prize subtraction means of the terminal device subtracts the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means. The selection of the prize may be performed before the prize exchange game value (second game value) is moved, or may be performed after the movement.

  Next, the prize order execution means of the prize exchange terminal device transmits the prize exchange gaming value obtained by subtracting the gaming value corresponding to the selected prize to the gaming equipment as the second gaming value, and information on the selected prize (Information that can identify (identify) the type of the prize) is transmitted to the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine, the prize order receiving means uses the second gaming value transmitted from the prize exchange terminal device after the gaming value corresponding to the prize is subtracted, and information for identifying the selected prize as information relating to the prize order. Receive.

  In the gaming machine, the subtracted prize exchange game value is received as the second game value, and the second game value received in a state where the second game value is reduced by the game value used for the prize exchange. Will be updated. As a result, the state in which the excess gaming value cannot be added during the prize exchange gaming value transfer is canceled, and the gaming equipment is permitted to perform processing such as addition of excess gaming value to the second gaming value. It becomes.

  Therefore, even in the gaming machine, it is possible to transmit the excess gaming value to the gaming equipment machine side, and the state returns to the state where the first gaming value is prohibited from exceeding the upper limit value. For example, the first game value is subtracted by the launch of the game ball and returned to the upper limit value, or when the award ball is added to the first game value in a state where the upper limit value is exceeded, the first game value exceeds the upper limit value. By moving the excess game value to the second game value, the excess game value becomes the upper limit value or less.

  The information on the prize received by the gaming equipment is sent to the management server by the prize order transmission means of the gaming equipment, and the management server stores and manages that the prize exchange has been performed. In addition, the prize itself is handed to the player from the service staff when it is transported to the player by a transport means such as a wagon, but when it is not, when it is sent to the management server, The service person on the management server side may confirm the information on the prize received by the management server and transport the prize to the player for delivery.

  Since all the second game values are transferred to the prize exchange terminal device, the prizes can be exchanged up to the upper limit at which the present prize can be exchanged. In addition, since the second game value is completely separated from the game, and the game value corresponding to the prize exchange is subtracted, the second game value does not increase or decrease in accordance with the progress of the game during the process. Can be simplified, and the player can clearly grasp the amount of decrease in the second game value due to prize exchange.

  Even when the second game value is completely separated from the game, the extra game value is added to the first game value while the prize exchange game value is being transferred, so that the prize exchange game value and the first game value are also increased. By looking at the above, it is possible to easily grasp the game value possessed by the player.

The invention according to claim 3 is the game store system according to claim 1 or 2,
The premium exchange terminal device
The prize order execution means executes the prize order based on the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means, the information on the prize selected by the prize selection means, and the subtraction result of the prize subtraction means. It is characterized by comprising a gift exchange display means that can be displayed before the display.

According to the present invention, the prize exchange display means displays the prize information and the game value (subtracted prize exchange game value) returned to the gaming equipment machine as a part of the game equipment after the prize exchange. In addition, it is possible to easily grasp the decrease amount of the game value due to the prize exchange (the value obtained by subtracting the prize exchange game value after subtraction from the prize exchange game value).
That is, before the prize exchange is executed, the contents of the prize exchange can be confirmed by displaying the prize exchange display means. The prize exchange display means provided in the prize exchange terminal device can also be viewed by the player, for example, when the service person presents it to the player.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game shop system according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The premium exchange terminal device
A delivery operation means for operating when the prize ordered by the prize order execution means is delivered to the player;
Delivery transmission means for transmitting to the gaming equipment machine that the delivery operation means has been operated;
With
The game equipment is
A jackpot state receiving means for receiving that a jackpot state in which the player can acquire a lot of game values has occurred;
If the jackpot status receiving means receives a jackpot state between receiving information from the prize order executing means and receiving information from the delivery sending means, an order is given by the prize order executing means A prize value adding means for adding a game value corresponding to a prize to the second game value as a service;
It is provided with.

  According to the present invention, as described above, the prize exchange process during the game is performed, and when the service person delivers the prize to the player, the service person operates the delivery operation means of the prize exchange terminal device to deliver the prize. When the operation means is operated, the delivery transmission means of the prize exchange terminal device transmits information indicating that the delivery operation means has been operated to the gaming equipment. Thereby, it is possible to confirm that the delivery of the prize has been completed in the gaming machine. Information indicating the operation of the delivery operation means may be further transmitted from the gaming equipment to the management server.

  In the gaming machine, when information indicating the jackpot state is transmitted from the gaming machine, the jackpot state receiving means receives this information. Note that the gaming machine is basically provided with a function (a jackpot state transmission means) for transmitting information indicating a jackpot state to the gaming equipment.

Then, in the gaming machine, after the prize to be exchanged is selected, the prize information or prize exchange game value is received as information related to the prize exchange from the prize order execution means of the prize exchange terminal. The jackpot state receiving means indicates that the game at the gaming machine has been in a jackpot state until the information indicating that the prize delivery operation means has been operated is received from the delivery transmitting means after the delivery of the game is completed. When the information is received, the prize value adding means adds the game value corresponding to the selected and ordered prize to the second game value.
Thereby, even if the player exchanges prizes, the game value owned does not decrease, and the player receives a privilege.

  Therefore, for example, even if it takes time until the prize arrives after ordering the prize, the player can get a privilege if a big hit occurs during that time, so if the prize arrives late, It is possible to prevent the player from being dissatisfied.

  In addition, since a chance to obtain a privilege is generated by exchanging prizes during the game, it is possible to prompt the player to exchange prizes. In addition, in a game store, if a game is continued for a long period of time with a game value owned by the player, the player usually does not pay for borrowing a new game value during that period. Profits may be difficult to obtain, and by prompting players to exchange prizes, it will be easier to secure profits at the amusement store.

  In addition, if the delivery of the prize exchange is delayed and a jackpot is generated during that time, the service staff will reduce the profit of the amusement store, so that the delivery of the prize will be performed quickly.

It is not necessary for the prize value adding means to add the game value to all jackpots, and the game value may be added only in the case of so-called first win.
The initial hit is, for example, a big hit when the game is not in a so-called probability change or short time. Here, since the probability of jackpot per hour is much higher than during normal times during probability fluctuations and time reductions, especially during probability fluctuations, if a player places a premium order during the probability fluctuations, the above-mentioned There is a possibility that the probability that a jackpot will be generated during the period becomes considerably high, the probability that the player can obtain the above-mentioned score becomes too high, and the game store side becomes too disadvantageous.

According to the present invention, the game value possessed by the player is stored separately for the first game value for executing the game and the second game value other than the first game value, and is stored in the second game value. Since the prizes can be exchanged based on the above, it is possible to exchange the prizes by grasping the number of balls in the same sense as a conventional gaming machine, and also exchange prizes without interrupting the game.
Furthermore, since the first game value is stored and displayed on the enclosed ball type gaming machine, and the second game value is stored and displayed on the game equipment machine, the first game value that can be used for direct gaming and It is possible to grasp the number of possessed balls (game value) by clearly distinguishing from the second game value that cannot be used directly in the game.
Also, since the second gaming value is managed on the gaming equipment side, and the gaming machine manages only the first gaming value, compared to the case where both the first gaming value and the second gaming value are managed by the gaming machine. This reduces the processing load on the gaming machine.
Since the gaming machine that stores the first gaming value with respect to the prize exchange does not need to be involved at all, for example, the prize exchange terminal device does not need to communicate directly with the gaming machine, and the fraud prevention for the gaming machine can be enhanced.

  Further, the player can move the second game value to which the prize exchange game value is added to the first game value, so that the first game value can be set to a predetermined value or more. Since the game value that can be used is small, it is possible to prevent the game that is being hit with a big hit from being continued.

It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a game store system of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the game machine and card unit which comprise the game device of the said game store system. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the control system of the said gaming machine and card unit. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process used as the main flow of the card unit control apparatus of the said card unit, and the main body control apparatus of a game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the card | curd process and payment processing by the said card unit control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the ball lending process by the said card unit control apparatus and a main body control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the ball movement process by the said card unit control apparatus and a main body control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the game process by the said main body control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the excessive ball | bowl process by the said card unit control apparatus and a main body control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the game end process by the said card unit control apparatus and a main body control apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the wagon service process by the said card unit control apparatus and a main body control apparatus. 12 is a flowchart that is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 11. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the movement of the information in the said wagon service process. It is drawing for demonstrating the display of the card unit in a said wagon service process, and a portable information terminal. It is drawing for demonstrating the display of the card unit in a said excess ball process, and a portable information terminal. It is drawing for demonstrating the display of the card unit and portable information terminal in the said ball rental process. It is drawing for demonstrating the display of the card unit and a portable information terminal in the said holding ball movement process. It is drawing for demonstrating the display of the card unit and portable information terminal in the wagon service process used as the modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the game machine and card unit which comprise the game device used as another modification of embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game store system of the present embodiment is provided in a one-to-one relationship with a plurality of gaming machines 1, 1 that can be played based on the gaming value possessed by the player, and the gaming machines 1,. And a gaming device 21 having a plurality of card units 20 and 20 as gaming equipment machines for inputting information for identifying a player.

In addition, the game store system can communicate with the card units 20 and 20, and can manage the game value possessed by the player, and can communicate with the card units 20 and 20, and possesses the player who is playing the game. A portable information terminal 60 is provided as a prize exchange terminal device that can exchange prizes within the gaming value.
In addition, the gaming system includes a prize monitor device 81 for displaying information on a prize selected by the portable information terminal 60 as will be described later (a prize name, a prize code, etc. for identifying a prize), and the end of the game. A prize POS terminal 82 for performing a prize exchange process later, and a settlement machine 83 that settles and pays out the unused amount of money inserted into the card unit 20 as will be described later.

  In the gaming system, the card units 20 and 20 are connected to the management server 40, the prize monitor device 81, the prize POS terminal 82, the checkout machine 83, and the like so as to be communicable with each other via the hub 84 (to constitute a LAN. It is connected. The portable information terminal 60 can wirelessly communicate with the card unit 20 (or management server 40), and the card unit 20 (or management server 40) can communicate with a wireless communication unit (for example, a portable information terminal transmission / reception described later). Part 26) is provided.

Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, the game apparatus 21 which consists of the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20 is demonstrated.
In this example, the gaming machine 21 is provided separately from the gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine 1 and includes a card unit 20 that is arranged adjacent to the gaming machine 1. The card unit 20 will be described later. A part as a gaming equipment machine that performs processing related to the second gaming value (number of balls held) is built in the gaming machine 1, and the gaming machine 21 and at least a part of the gaming equipment machine are integrated. May be configured.

In this example, the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, but controls the launching device (not shown) to launch the game ball supplied to the launching position (not shown) toward the game area (not shown). The enclosed ball type gaming machine that collects the game balls that have passed through the game area, supplies them to the launch position again, and circulates and uses the game balls. Note that the gaming machine 1 may be a slot machine (pachislot gaming machine) that can be played with the gaming value as data without discharging medals.
In this gaming machine 1, for example, the game content can be the same as that of a conventional pachinko gaming machine, and the size of the outer shape and the like is also the same. However, it is not possible to use the ball supply mechanism or ball discharge mechanism of the island facility.

In addition, the gaming machine 1 inputs information (for example, amount information) indicating a gaming value generated by inserting cash into a ball lending machine or the like (for example, the card unit 20), and this amount information is used as the gaming value. And is converted into game medium number information indicating the number of game balls (number of game media) that can be used in the game, and this game medium number information (a gameable value described later as a game value held by the player) The number of game media encapsulated in correspondence with the number of games and the number of balls possessed) can be launched into the game area and the number of game media corresponding to the number of game balls launched The value of information (number of balls that can be fired) is subtracted.
Further, in this example, the game device 21 uses the game medium number information, which is the game value information held by the player, for the number of balls that can be fired (first game value) for executing the game, and other than the number of balls that can be fired. Are stored separately for the number of balls held (second game value). As will be described later, the information on the number of balls that can be fired is stored in the gaming machine 1 and managed by the gaming machine 1, and the information on the number of balls is stored and managed by the card unit 20 as a gaming equipment machine. It has become.

  Accordingly, a game ball can be launched when the number of fireable balls indicated in the information on the number of balls that can be fired is 0 or more, and 1 is subtracted from the number of balls that can be fired each time one game ball is launched. ing. In addition, when a game ball wins, the number of winning balls generated by this winning is added to the number of balls that can be fired, but there is an upper limit on the number of balls that can be fired, If the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit due to the addition, the part exceeding the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired is regarded as the excess ball number (excess game value). The number of balls that can be fired is added to the number of balls and the number of balls that can be fired is set as the upper limit.

  Also, as will be described later, the number of game media can be moved by the player's operation from the number of balls held in the number-of-balls information to the number of balls that can be fired in the number of balls that can be fired, and the number of balls that can be fired decreases. If the number of game media is moved from the number of balls to the number of balls that can be fired, the number of balls can be reduced and the number of balls that can be fired can be increased within the upper limit range. It has become.

  Then, the game balls launched based on the information on the number of balls that can be launched reach the game area, and a part of the game balls enter the prize area (not shown) and are led to the back side of the game board (not shown). The remaining game balls that were not won are collected as out balls, and these collected game balls can be launched again through the circulation flow path. It circulates in the gaming machine 1 as an enclosed ball type gaming machine.

  The so-called foul game balls are also collected in the circulation channel, and the foul game balls are collected and fired again without being involved in the game (without getting a chance to win a prize). Since it is possible, the number of foul balls is added to the number of balls that can be fired in the fireable ball information based on the generation of the foul balls. This corresponds to the fact that the foul ball is returned to the firing position and fired in a normal gaming machine that is not an enclosed ball type.

The gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment includes an enclosed ball circulation unit, which will be described later, and has the same configuration as that of a conventional gaming machine except that it does not supply game balls from the outside and does not discharge game balls to the outside. It has become.
That is, the gaming machine 1 has a machine frame (not shown) configured in a rectangular frame shape, and a rectangular front frame (not shown) that is fitted into the machine frame and is rotatable with respect to the machine frame. It is pivotally supported. That is, the front frame can be opened and closed in a door shape with respect to the machine frame. In addition, the front frame main body, which is the main body of the front frame to which various members such as a game board are attached, is provided with a substantially rectangular opening from the center to the upper end, and the front side is the gaming area. The inserted game board is inserted.

Further, the front frame body has an opening window portion 2 through which the game area on the front surface of the game board attached to the front frame body can be visually recognized, and double glass as a transparent member covering the opening window portion 2 A glass frame 4 is provided as a transparent member holding frame for holding the plate 3.
Between the front surface of the game board fitted in the front frame body and the back surface of the double glass plate 3 fitted in the glass frame 4, the part surrounded by the guide rail provided on the front surface of the game board is a game. It is a game area where a ball is launched and flows down.

  A plurality of decorative lamps 5,..., Speakers 6, 6, etc. are provided on the front side of the glass frame 4 at positions that do not hinder the viewing of the game area.

An operation display panel 7 is provided on the lower front side of the front frame body, that is, the lower side of the glass frame 4 below the opening to which the game board of the front frame body is attached. As the first game value display means for displaying the number of shootable balls (first game value) of the shootable ball number information stored in the RAM 143 as the first game value storage means described above, A launchable ball number display unit 8 is provided.
An operation handle 9 is provided on the lower portion of the operation display panel 7, for example, on the right side of the operation display panel 7 so that the player can perform a game ball launch operation. The operation handle 9 includes a touch sensor 9a (shown in FIG. 3) that detects that the player's hand is touching, and the player touches the touch sensor 9a to fire a game ball, and the player However, the launching force of the game ball can be adjusted by rotating the operation handle 9.

  A game ball launching device (not shown) for launching a game ball is provided on the front side of the lower portion of the front frame body (not shown), and the game ball is launched from the launch position of the game ball launch device toward the game area. It has come to be. The launching device includes a launching motor 2g (shown in FIG. 3) that serves as a drive source for launching a game ball. In addition, on the back side of the lower part of the front frame main body, it is collected from an out port (not shown) without winning in any winning area (winning hole, winning device) of game balls launched toward the game area. Out balls, safe balls that have won the winning area, and foul balls that have returned to the launcher side, although they have been fired and won to win the winning area and are not collected at the outlet. An enclosed sphere circulation unit (not shown) is provided for collecting and guiding again to the launch position.

  The enclosed ball circulation unit has a collection port for collecting game balls (including out balls and safe balls, excluding foul balls) that have been launched into the game area, and a game ball from the collection port to the launch position of the game ball of the launcher A circulation path for circulating and using the game ball, a recovery ball path for allowing the game ball to flow down from the recovery port to a standby flow path described later as a part of the upstream side of the circulation path, and the recovery ball flow A ball detection sensor 1a (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball flowing down the road, a standby channel that is a part of the downstream side of the circulation channel and waits for the game ball before being sent to the launch position; A ball amount detection sensor 1b (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the amount of the game ball waiting in the standby flow path, and a game ball provided at the end of the standby flow path on the downstream side of the game ball at the launch position of the launching device A ball feeder that sequentially sends one game ball to the player according to the timing of the launch of Comprising a substantially) and.

  In addition, the enclosing ball circulation unit has a foul ball collection port (not shown) for collecting the foul ball that has returned to the launching device side despite being launched toward the game area by the launching device, and a collection Return ball detection sensor 1c (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the fallen foul ball, and a foul ball flow channel for causing the foul ball (game ball) collected from the foul ball collection port to flow down to the standby flow channel (circulation flow channel) With.

  Further, the encapsulated ball circulation unit stores the game balls for replenishment in addition to the game balls normally used for circulation in the encapsulated ball circulation unit, and the amount of the game balls circulating during the game is reduced as described above. When detected based on a signal from the amount detection sensor 1b, a ball replenishing device for replenishing the stored game balls to the standby flow path is provided, and the ball replenishing device has a storage portion for storing game balls. A ball amount adjusting solenoid 1d (shown in FIG. 3) is provided for switching between a state of storing the game ball and a state of supplying the game ball.

Further, a ball feeding solenoid 1e (FIG. 3) that drives the ball feeding device to send game balls to the firing position one by one is sent to the firing position of the launching device. And a launch ball detection sensor 1f (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball sent to the launch position and launched.
Then, when the game ball (launch ball) to be fired is detected by the fire ball detection sensor 1f, the number of balls that can be fired is decremented by 1. In addition, when the return ball detection sensor detects a game ball that has become a foul ball, 1 is added to the number of balls that can be fired. Instead of the number, 1 is added to the number of balls held, and the number of balls that can be fired is kept at the upper limit without exceeding the upper limit.

In the gaming machine 1 as described above, a game is played in the game area on the front side of the game board.
That is, in the gaming machine 1, a game ball (game medium) is launched into a game area surrounded by the guide rails of the game board and a game is played. Figure) A general start gate (not shown) for giving a start condition for the variable display game, and the number of unprocessed times that the game ball has passed through the general start gate and the general display display game has not been processed. Normal figure start memory display (not shown) to display, Universal figure change indicator (not shown) to display a general figure change display game, Special variable (special figure) normal change winning device for giving start conditions for a change display game , A special figure start memory display (not shown) that displays the number of unprocessed times that a game ball has won and the special figure fluctuation display game is unprocessed in this normal fluctuation prize winning device, display of the special figure fluctuation display game A variable display device 10 (shown in FIG. 3) for performing Another variable winning device (not shown), general winning opening (not shown), hitting direction changing member (not shown) called a windmill, a number of obstacle nails (not shown), winning even if the game area flows down to its lower end An out port for collecting out balls as game balls that have not been played is provided.

The normal variation winning device includes a pair of left and right opening and closing members and a general-purpose solenoid 2a (illustrated in FIG. 3: general-purpose SOL) for operating the opening and closing members. It holds a closed state at a possible interval (a disadvantageous state for the player), but the result of the usual figure change display game of the usual figure change display is a special stop display mode (for example, as a normal symbol) When the identification information is displayed in a variable manner and then stopped, the identification information “7” is displayed as the identification information). It can be changed to a state where it can easily flow (a state advantageous to the player).
This ordinary variable prize winning device also serves as a special prize starting prize opening. That is, the start condition is established based on the detection of the game ball by the start port sensor 2b (shown in FIG. 3) provided in the inside of the normal variation winning device (winning area), and the special figure variation display game is started. It is like that.

In addition, a gate sensor 2c (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general diagram start gate is provided in the general diagram start gate.
Then, when the game ball that has been driven into the game area passes through the usual figure start gate and is detected by the gate sensor 2c, a usual figure fluctuation display game is played on the usual figure fluctuation display.
Here, the common figure change display is configured by, for example, LEDs, and a normal display (for example, identification information such as numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) is displayed on the normal display change display. After the time variation display, the stop display is performed.
If, as a result of this variable display game, the stop display on the general map display becomes a special stop display mode (result mode) as described above, it becomes a win for the normal map display game, and a normal variable win The opening / closing member of the apparatus is opened as described above for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds). This makes it easier for a game ball to win the normal variation winning device and facilitates the start of the special figure variation display game.

The special figure variable display device 10 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and a display screen on which display contents can be changed. The display content on the display screen is controlled by an effect control device 11 (shown in FIG. 3) having a function as display control means.
Then, based on the fact that the game ball that has been driven into the game area enters the normal variation winning device that also serves as the start port of the special figure and is detected by the start port sensor 2b, the start condition is satisfied, and a plurality of types are displayed on the display screen. It is possible to execute a special figure fluctuation display game for fluctuating and displaying identification information (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) as a special figure.
And, as a result of this special figure variation display game, when the display mode of the display screen corresponds to a special stop display (as a result mode, for example, any one of the numbers of the seventh digit such as “7, 7, 7”, etc.) Is a special game state (so-called big hit state).

Here, the special variable winning device is equipped with a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening and closing door that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side falls to the near side, and during the special gaming state, A cycle game that facilitates the inflow of game balls into the special winning opening by converting the closed state from the closed state to the open state is performed for a predetermined number of times (predetermined number of rounds). The open / close door is driven by a special prize opening solenoid 2d (illustrated in FIG. 3; a special prize opening SOL).
In addition, a count sensor 2e (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has entered the big prize opening is disposed inside the big prize opening (winning area).
Note that a winning opening sensor 2f (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning opening is disposed inside each general winning opening (winning area).

The above-mentioned cycle game is a big prize until one of the following conditions is achieved: a predetermined time elapses after the grand prize opening is opened or a predetermined number of game balls are won in the big prize opening. It is a game form in which opening the mouth is one round and this is repeated a predetermined number of rounds.
Further, a lamp / LED 2h for rendering the game with light is provided around the game board constituting the game area, the periphery of the liquid crystal display of the variable display device 10, and the like.

  Here, when a game ball that is driven into the game area flows into any of the winning ports (winning tools) such as a general winning port, a normal variable winning device, or a special winning port of a special variable winning device, a winning occurs. The winning game balls are detected by the sensors of the winning ports, and based on the detection, a predetermined number of winning balls set corresponding to the winning ports is added to the above-mentioned number of balls that can be fired. When the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit by adding the number of prize balls, as described above, the excess number of balls that exceeds the upper limit is added to the number of balls held, and the number of balls that can be fired is The upper limit is set without exceeding the upper limit.

Therefore, by performing the above-described cycle game during the special game state, the player has an opportunity to acquire a large number of game balls (specific game value).
In other words, the encapsulated ball type gaming machine 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, which is a jackpot state in which a player can acquire a lot of gaming value when a special result variation display game results in a predetermined special result mode ( (Special gaming state) can be generated.

Next, the control system of the gaming machine 1 as described above will be described with reference to the control block diagram of FIG.
As a control system of the gaming machine 1, a game control device 12 that controls the progress of the game, an effect control device 11 that controls various effects under the control of the game control device 12, and the control of the launch of the game ball. And a main body control device 14 that controls the above-described enclosed sphere circulation unit and the launch control device 13 and manages the above-described number of launchable balls. In addition, a power supply device 15 for supplying power to the game control device 12, the effect control device 11, the launch control device 13, and the main body control device 14 is provided, and the power supply device 15 includes power from the outside during a power failure or the like. A backup power supply 16 is provided to enable power supply even when the supply of power is interrupted so as to prevent the loss of data such as the first game value stored in the volatile memory of each control device at the time of a power failure or the like It has become.

Of these, the game control device 12 is well known in pachinko gaming machines having a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like, and as control of the game, other than control of detection of occurrence of winning in the game, operation of each variable winning device, etc. In addition, it also generates various random values related to the special figure and the usual variable display game.
For example, the various random values include a jackpot determination random number value for the special figure variation display game, a hit determination random number value for the normal figure variation display game, and the like, and the game control device 12 uses the random number value to display the special figure. In addition, the game results such as hitting and losing in the usual variable display game are determined.

The game control device 12 is connected to each winning mouth sensor 2f gate sensor 2c, start port sensor 2b, and count sensor 2e via an input / output interface, and a detection signal of a game ball from these sensors is input. It has become. A winning ball is generated based on input from various winning ports such as the winning port sensor 2f, the starting port sensor 2b, the count sensor 2e, and the sensors provided in the winning device.
The game control device 12 generates and outputs information relating to a prize ball indicating a numerical value (number of prize balls) preset for each sensor based on the detection signal of the game ball of the sensor provided in each winning area. .
In the gaming machine 1, in a pachinko gaming machine other than the encapsulated ball type, information relating to the winning ball is output to the main body control device 14 instead of the discharge control device that controls the payout of the gaming ball as the winning ball. In the main body control device 14, based on information relating to the winning ball, the card unit 20 is charged with a process for adding the number of winning balls to the upper limit to the number of balls that can be fired, as will be described later, Processing to transmit is performed.
Further, in the game control device 12, the progress (start) of the special and normal variable display games is controlled as described above based on the signals input from the gate sensor 2c and the start port sensor 2b.

In addition, the game control device 12 is connected to and controlled by a general-purpose solenoid 2a and a special prize opening solenoid 2d via I / O. Based on this, the opening / closing of the special variation winning device and the normal variation winning device is controlled as described above. The ordinary solenoid 2a is used to open / close the normal variable winning device, and the large winning opening solenoid 2d is used to open / close the special variable winning device.
The game control device 12 is connected to the main body control device 14 and the effect control device 11 via I / O, and transmits various data, which will be described later, to the main body control device 14 and the effect control device 11 as game machine information. .

  For example, when there is a prize ball based on a winning game ball as data relating to the above-mentioned prize ball, the game control device 12 uses a prize ball number command indicating the number of prize balls as one of the gaming machine information, and the main body control device 14 Output to.

  In addition, the game control device 12 increases the probability of winning a big hit after a special game state as a big win, based on the control of starting and stopping the special figure variable display game based on the start winning of the special figure, and determining whether or not the big hit. Special gaming state with a certain probability variation state (big hit start with probability change), special gaming state without probability variation state (big hit start with non-probability change), other variable display game stop pattern and variation display Data relating to the effect of the variable display game including time and the like is transmitted to the effect control device 11.

  In addition, the game control device 12 corresponds to the special prize and the usual start prize (the detection signal input from the start port sensor 2b and the gate sensor 2c) within the range of the upper limit value (for example, 4). The number of times the start condition for starting the usual variable display game is established is counted as the special figure and the start memory number (holding number) of the usual figure. Then, the game control device 12 increases the start memory number of the special figure or the normal figure by one within the upper limit range whenever there is a special figure or the usual figure start prize, and plays the special figure or the usual figure variable display game. Every time it is started, control is performed to reduce the number of special-purpose or ordinary drawings by one, and data related to the number of starting memories is transmitted to the effect control device 11.

  The effect control device 11 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and various ICs for video output control, which are well-known in pachinko gaming machines, and the progress of the special variable display game in the game control device 12. Based on the control, display control of a special display variable display game in the variable display device 10, effect control by light emission of the lamp / LED 2 h on the decorative board having the lamp / LED 2 h provided on the game board or the like is performed. In addition, the effect control device 11 includes various ICs for audio output control, and for example, controls the effect by sound output from the speaker 6.

The main body control device 14 includes a main control unit 141 made of, for example, a microcomputer chip, and the main control unit 141 includes a CPU 142, a RAM 143, a ROM 144, and the like.
Among these, the CPU 142 includes a control unit and a calculation unit, and performs various types of calculation and control. Take control.
The RAM 143 includes a work area of the CPU 142 including storage areas such as various flags, various timers, and various counters. The RAM 143 stores information on the number of balls that can be fired indicating the number of balls that can be fired. Accordingly, the RAM 143 of the main body control device 14 serves as a first game value storage unit that stores information on the number of balls that can be fired as the first game value among the game values held by the player up to a predetermined upper limit value.

  The ROM 144 stores programs, data, and the like related to the control of the enclosed ball circulation unit and the launch control device 13, the control of communication, and the processing of the number of launchable balls.

Then, the main body control device 14 has a launch ball detection sensor 1f, a return ball detection sensor 1c, a ball detection sensor 1a, a ball amount detection sensor 1b, and a ball amount adjustment solenoid 1d of the enclosed ball circulation unit via the I / O. It is connected.
When the main body control device 14 detects that the number of game balls waiting in the enclosed ball circulation unit is insufficient based on the signal from the ball amount detection sensor 1b, the main body control device 14 operates the ball amount adjustment solenoid 1d. Then, in the encapsulated ball circulation unit, the game balls stored without being circulated are changed from the stored state to the supply state, and the process of replenishing the game balls to the circulation path of the encapsulated ball circulation unit is performed.

  Furthermore, the main body control device 14 is connected to the launch control device 13 via the I / O, and if the number of balls that can be fired is greater than 0, the launch control device 13 permits the launch of the game ball by the launch device, When the number of balls that can be fired becomes zero, the launch of game balls is prohibited.

  Further, when the game ball detection signal from the firing ball detection sensor 1f is input as described above, the main body control device 14 subtracts 1 from the number of balls that can be fired, and the return ball detection sensor 1c detects the game ball detection signal. Is added, the number of balls that can be fired is incremented by one, but if the number of balls that can be fired is the upper limit, the number of excess balls as the number of game media that exceeds the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired (here Then, the information 1) is transmitted to the card unit 20. When the award ball number command indicating the award ball number is input from the game control device 12, the main body control device 14 adds the award ball number indicated in the award ball number command to the number of balls that can be fired, and the addition result can be fired. When the upper limit value of the number of balls is exceeded, the number of game media in the portion exceeding the upper limit value, that is, the number of game media obtained by dividing the upper limit value from the addition result is transmitted to the card unit 20 as the excess number of balls, and the launchable ball The number is the upper limit.

  Further, the main body control device 14 can transmit the various types of information described above as external information to the management server 40 via the card unit 20. For example, the main body control device 14 executes a special variable display game that is input from the game control device 12 ( For example, a signal indicating start), a signal indicating execution (start) of a special gaming state with a probability variation state in which the winning probability of winning a big jackpot is increased after the special gaming state as a jackpot, a special gaming state without a probability variation state A signal indicating execution (start), an incoming signal based on the signal input from the aforementioned incoming ball detection sensor 1a, an outgoing ball signal based on the signal input from the launch ball detection sensor 1f, and a signal input from the return ball detection sensor 1c A return sphere signal based on is transmitted. As a result, the number of executions of the variable display game of each gaming machine 1 on the management server 40 side, the number of hits with uncertain change (occurrence of special game state), the number of hits with probability change (occurrence of special game state), the number of entered balls The number of difference balls obtained by subtracting the number of outgoing balls from the number of outgoing balls, the number of returned balls, and the number of incoming balls can be managed. As will be described later, the number of balls that can be fired is also sent from the main body control device 14 to the management server 40 via the card unit 20. Each information described above is managed by the management server 40 for each gaming machine and each member player, and each information can be backed up by the management server 40.

The launch control device 13 includes a microcomputer chip having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a driver circuit for the launch motor 2g of the launch device, and this driver circuit is connected to the launch motor 2g. The launch control device 13 is connected to a ball feed solenoid 1e that is provided in the enclosed ball circulation unit and sends the enclosed game ball to the launch position. In addition, a touch sensor 9 a of the operation handle 9 is connected to the launch control device 13.
The launch control device 13 detects the player's hand in the touch sensor 9a in a state where the launch permission control signal is received from the main body control device 14 based on a program stored in a ROM (not shown). In the case (when a signal is input from the touch sensor 9a), the firing motor 2g is controlled to sequentially fire the game balls at predetermined time intervals. In addition, the launch control device 13 controls the supply of the game ball from the enclosed ball circulation unit to the launch position of the launch device by operating the ball feed solenoid 1e in accordance with the launch timing of the game ball by the launch device.

  The card unit 20 is a so-called sand device (between machine) arranged adjacent to one of the left and right sides of the gaming machine 1, and an IC card storing an ID, that is, an IC as a storage medium The ID as data stored from the card can be read, and as an IC card, the ID as information for identifying the player from the member card of the member player and the guest cart of the player other than the member Can be read. In the case of a membership card, it is possible to identify a player at any time by storing pre-registered player information and ID in association with the management server 40, but in the case of a guest card, The ID of the guest card is specified as that of a player who is not a member. For example, when a guest card is inserted into the card unit 20 and the player as a guest is playing, the ID of the player and the guest card is Correspondingly, the player can be specified. It should be noted that the present invention may be applied only to member players, and the present invention may not be applied to non-member players. In this example, the card unit 20 also has a function as a ball lending machine as will be described later.

  The card unit 20 includes a pilot lamp 27 indicating an operating state, an IC card reader / writer 21 (shown in FIG. 3) capable of reading and writing data of the above-described IC card, and a ball lending machine. A bill discriminator 22 (shown in FIG. 3) into which a bill is inserted, an operation display panel 23 (shown in FIG. 2) having a display for performing various displays described later and buttons for various operations, and a card unit 20 are provided. A card unit control device 24 that controls each of the devices, a power supply device 25 that supplies power to the card unit control device 24, and the like, and a portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 that enables wireless communication with the portable information terminal 60 Prepare.

The IC card reader / writer 21 is a well-known one, and reads data of an IC card inserted from the card insertion slot 21 a and outputs the data to the card unit control device 24, and the card unit under the control of the card unit control device 24. Data input from the control device 24 can be written to the IC card. Information input / output to / from the IC card is transmitted from the card unit control device 24 to the management server 40. That is, when an IC card is inserted into the card unit 20, the ID is read and the ID is transmitted to the management server 40. Thereafter, the card unit 20 transmits the ID card to the management server 40 until the IC card is ejected. Information (including information transmitted through the card unit 20 transmitted from the gaming machine 1) is stored in the management server 40 in association with the ID. Accordingly, the card unit 20 is a gaming equipment machine including an IC card reader / writer 21 for inputting an ID as information for identifying a player to the gaming store system.
It should be noted that a part of various information related to the game may be written on the IC card as one of information backups.

The bill discriminator 22 is a well-known device provided in a ball lending machine, identifies the amount of bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 22a, outputs it to the card unit controller 24, and holds the inserted bills. . Thereby, the card unit 20 functions as a ball lending machine.
The operation display panel 23 has a rectangular plate appearance, is provided below the gaming area of the gaming machine 1 adjacent to the card unit 20, and is provided so as to extend from the card unit 20 to the gaming machine 1 side. Yes. Note that the operation display panel 23 may be pivotable with respect to the front surface of the card unit 20, for example, or may be movable so as to be removed from the front side of the gaming machine 1.

The operation display panel 23 includes, for example, a deposit display unit 29 (shown in FIG. 3) that is a display such as a liquid crystal display, an amount (frequency) display unit 30, and a number-of-balls display unit 31.
The deposit display unit 29 is for displaying the amount of money identified by the bill validator 22 by inserting a bill into the bill insertion slot 22a, that is, the amount paid by the player.

  The amount (frequency) display unit 30 displays the remaining amount when the amount displayed on the deposit display unit 29 is converted from a game value indicating the amount to a game value indicating the number of game media by a ball lending operation. Then, for example, when a 10,000 yen bill is inserted and the deposit amount is 10,000, 1000 as the amount information is converted to 250 as the number of game media information, for example, 10,000 is displayed in the amount display unit 30 Is subtracted by 1000 to obtain 9000. In this example, when the money amount information is converted into the game medium number information by the ball lending operation as described above, the game medium number information is the number of balls that can be fired as the first game value or the second game value. It is selectively added to any number of balls.

  The number of possessed balls display unit 31 displays the number of possessed balls as the second game value excluding the number of balls that can be fired from the number of game media information (not including the amount information) that is the game value owned by the player. Is. Therefore, the number-of-balls display unit 31 serves as second game value display means for displaying the second game value stored in the RAM 243 of the card unit controller 24 as the second game value storage means described later.

  The display of the operation display panel 23 may be a single liquid crystal display. The deposit display unit 29 (illustrated in FIG. 3), the amount (frequency) display unit 30, and the number of possessed balls display unit 31 are one. A part of display areas of the display screens of the two liquid crystal displays may be shown. In this case, when the banknote is inserted into the card unit 20, the deposit display unit 29 may be temporarily displayed on the liquid crystal display for a short time. Further, when the display of the operation display panel 23 is a single liquid crystal display, it is possible to display during a wagon service, which will be described later, waiting for a prize, or the like. In addition, when the display of the operation display panel 23 is not a single liquid crystal display, it is preferable to provide the operation display panel 23 with an information display unit for notifying a player during a wagon service or the like.

  Further, the operation display panel 23 includes a ball movement operation unit 32 (ball movement button), a ball lending operation unit 33 (ball lending button), a break operation unit 34 (break button), which are operation buttons (switches), a game An end operation unit 35 (game end button) is provided. The ball holding operation unit 32 manages a predetermined number of balls in the number of balls held in the ball number information as the second game value managed by the card unit 20 with the gaming machine 1. This is for moving to the number of balls that can be fired in the information on the number of balls that can be fired as one game value. Then, a predetermined number is added to the number of balls that can be fired in the gaming machine. However, since there is an upper limit for the number of balls that can be fired, if the upper limit is exceeded when a predetermined number is added to the number of balls that can be fired, The value obtained by subtracting the number is subtracted from the number of balls held, and the number of balls that can be fired is set as the upper limit.

The ball lending operation unit 33 converts the money amount information based on the above-described payment into the number of possessed balls information or the number of balls that can be fired as information on the number of game media, and by operating the ball lending operation unit 33, A predetermined amount is subtracted from the information, and a predetermined number of game media corresponding to the predetermined amount is added to the number of balls held.
The break operation unit 34 is used when the player leaves the seat for a break or the like. When the break operation unit 34 is operated, for example, the IC card is discharged from the card insertion slot 21a of the card unit 20, and After that, for a predetermined period, it is set so that when an IC card other than the discharged IC card (an IC card with a different ID) is inserted, the IC card is set to be discharged. The game machine can be occupied by a player who has the IC card inserted when the break operation unit 34 is operated.

  Thereby, by leaving the gaming machine 1 with the IC card inserted into the card insertion slot 21a of the card unit 20, the IC card is not taken out, and the IC card is discharged to leave the gaming machine 1. Thus, the gaming machine 1 is not taken by other players, and the player can leave the gaming machine for a break or the like with peace of mind.

  The game end operation unit 35 is a switch for starting a process in which the player ends the game and ejects the player's IC card from the card unit 20. In the game value of the player managed by the management server 40 corresponding to the ID by the operation of the game end operation unit 35, for example, the number of balls that can be fired as the first game value and the value as the second game value The number of balls may be summed, or the sum of the number of game media may be converted into the number of prize exchange game balls as the number of game media for prize exchange. Moreover, it is good also as what is managed, dividing into the number of balls which can be launched, and the number of possession balls.

  The portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 is a wireless communication device that performs data communication with the portable information terminal 60. In this example, the portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 determines the number of balls held in the ball number information managed by the card unit 20. , And allows the exchange of prizes based on the number of possessed balls received at the portable information terminal 60, and the number of prize exchange balls subtracted for the exchange of prizes transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 after the prize exchange ( This is for receiving premium information specifying the prize exchanged with the number of possessed balls).

  The control device 24 of the card unit 20 includes a main control unit 241 having a CPU 242, a RAM 243, a ROM 244, and the like, and the payment display unit 29 of the operation display panel 23 and the monetary amount display via the I / O to the main control unit 241. Unit 30, ball number display unit 31, ball movement operation unit 32, ball lending operation unit 33, break operation unit 34, game end operation unit 35, and further, IC card reader / writer 21 and bill discriminator 22 It is connected. The card unit control device 24 receives an ID when an IC card is inserted from the IC card reader / writer 21 and inputs money amount information when a bill is inserted from the bill validator 22. In the card unit control device 24, processing for inputting an ID as information for identifying a player from the IC card reader / writer 21 and the amount indicated in the deposit amount information input from the bill discriminator 22 are added to the amount information. Processing, processing for displaying the deposit amount information on the deposit display unit 29, processing for converting the amount information to the number of possessed balls based on the operation signal from the holding ball movement operation unit 32, processing for displaying the amount information on the amount display unit 30 , A process of adding the excess ball number of the excess ball number information transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the ball number of the held ball number information, a process of transmitting the ball number information to the gaming machine 1, and the ball number information as portable information Processing to be transmitted to the terminal 60, prize exchange ball number information (the number of remaining balls after prize exchange) transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 is received, and the prize exchange ball number indicated in this data is added to the number of possession balls Processing, holding ball number It performs processing for displaying on the display unit 31.

  The RAM 243 stores the above-described deposit amount information, the amount information, and the number-of-balls information as the second game value, and is updated and stored by the above-described processes and is output for display or the like. It has become. Since the RAM 243 stores the number-of-balls information as the second game value, the RAM 243 serves as second game value storage means for storing the second game value. Each of the above-mentioned data stored in the RAM 243 is output to the management server 40 and stored in the management server 40 corresponding to the above-described ID.

  The power supply device 25 supplies power to each device of the card unit 20 and includes a backup power supply 251. When power from the outside is interrupted by the backup power supply 251 such as during a power failure, the card unit control device 24 is provided. Is supplied with power to prevent the data stored in the RAM 243 from being lost.

  The prize POS terminal 82 includes, for example, an IC card reader / writer and a barcode reader. As will be described later, the prize exchange medium number information stored in the management server 40 corresponding to the ID stored in the IC card as a storage medium. Can be extracted, and premium data (including the number of game media necessary for exchanging premiums) can be extracted corresponding to the barcode attached to the premium. The prize POS terminal 82 subtracts the number of game media corresponding to the exchanged prize from the number of prize exchange media when the number of prize exchange media is exchanged for prizes, Management (inventory management, etc.).

  The settlement machine 83 reads the ID from the IC card, reads the amount information stored in the management server 40 corresponding to the ID, and when there is unused amount amount information without being converted into the number of game media, The amount information is settled by paying out the money corresponding to the amount information. When the amount information corresponding to the ID is settled by the settlement machine 83, the amount information corresponding to the ID is set to 0 in the management server 40.

  The portable information terminal 60 stores the number of balls held in the number-of-balls information transmitted from the portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 of the card unit 20 as the number of prize exchange balls stored as the prize exchange ball number information. A control unit (not shown) having a CPU, RAM, ROM and the like for performing arithmetic processing, and a communication unit (not shown) for performing wireless communication of data with the card unit 20; As shown in FIG. 14 and the like, it has a liquid crystal display 61 for displaying information on prizes and the like, and an operation unit 62 for selecting prizes. When the operation unit 62 is pressed, the exchange of prizes is started, and a service button 63 for instructing the card unit 20 to transmit a signal indicating the start of exchange of prizes, a prize name, etc. A menu button 64 for displaying information on the prize on the liquid crystal display 61, a selection button 65 for selecting a prize (information) displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 and indicated by the cursor, and canceling the selected prize. A cancel button 66 for returning to the unselected state, a cursor moving button 67 for moving the cursor on the liquid crystal display 61, an exchange button 68 for deciding to exchange the selected prize for the number of prize balls, and a prize A prize delivery button for inputting that the prize exchange has been completed by pressing the prize exchanged for the number of balls to the player. And a 69.

  The portable information terminal 60 is a device that allows exchange of prizes based on the second game value (number of balls held). For example, each prize is given as a prize information of a plurality of prizes in a memory such as a flash ROM. In addition, a prize name for specifying the type of prize, a prize code, the number of prize exchange balls (number of game media) necessary for exchanging prizes, and the like are stored, and processing for displaying these information on the liquid crystal display 61 is performed. The prize information may be received from the management server 40 or the like via the card unit 20 and stored. Also, processing for selecting a prize to be exchanged is performed on the liquid crystal display 61 based on the operation of the operation unit 62. In addition, when the number of balls held in the number-of-balls information received from the card unit 20 is stored as the prize exchange ball number information, and when the prize is selected and it is decided to exchange with the prize exchange ball number, The number of game media corresponding to the prize is subtracted from the prize exchange ball number, and the subtracted prize exchange ball number is selected and transmitted to the card unit 20 together with information on the prize to be exchanged.

  Further, in the liquid crystal display 61 as a display unit, processing for displaying information on the selected prize and the subtracted prize exchange ball number on the display unit before transmitting the subtracted prize exchange ball number to the card unit 20. It has a function as a prize exchange display means for performing The prize delivery button functions as a delivery operation means that is operated when the ordered prize is delivered to the player.

  Then, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 (not shown) receives the number of held balls (number of game media) transmitted from the card unit 20 for exchanging premiums and stores it as the number of premium exchanged balls (premium exchange game value). It has a RAM as a prize exchange game value storage means. In addition, as shown in the processing described later, the control unit, a prize selection means for selecting a prize, a prize subtraction means for subtracting a game value corresponding to the selected prize from the prize exchange game value, and a subtraction result A prize order execution means for sending a prize order to the card unit 20 by sending information relating to a prize order including the number of remaining balls to be obtained and information on the prize selected by the prize selection means, and a delivery button is operated It functions as delivery transmission means for transmitting this to the gaming equipment.

  The gaming store system as described above is a gaming machine 1 that can be played on the basis of the gaming value possessed by the player, and a gaming facility that is provided on a one-to-one basis with the gaming machine 1 to input information for identifying the player. A gaming device 21 having a card unit 20 as a machine, a management server 40 capable of communicating with the card unit 20, managing a gaming value possessed by the player, and communicating with the card unit 20; Is a game store system of a game store provided with a portable information terminal 60 as a prize exchange terminal device that can exchange prizes within the game value possessed by the company.

Next, the processing of the game value possessed by the player, including the prize exchange processing during the game in the above game store system, will be described.
Here, the prize exchange process (wagon service process) during the game will be described. The game value possessed by the player (not including the game value managed as the number of game media and the amount of money) is included in the game machine. The overall process of managing separately into the number of balls that can be fired that is the first game value managed by 1 and the number of balls that is the second game value that is managed by the card unit 20 will be described. The processing described here is mainly performed by the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1, the card unit control device 24 of the card unit 20, and a control unit (not shown) of the portable information terminal 60.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart (FIG. 4A) that is a main flow of processing in the card unit control device 24 of the card unit 20, and a flowchart that is a main flow of processing in the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 (FIG. 4B). )) Are described in parallel, and processing relating to game values performed in association with each other between the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 will be described.

The card unit control device 24 performs an initial setting process for setting various settings to a predetermined initial state when the power is turned on (step C1). Also in the gaming machine 1, an initial setting process (step Y1) is performed when the power is turned on.
Next, in the card unit control device 24, when the player starts a game, a card process that is a process when an IC card as a member card or a guest card is inserted into the card unit 20 is performed (step C2). . In the gaming machine 1 of the present invention, an IC card as a storage medium storing an ID is inserted into a corresponding card unit 20 provided adjacent to the gaming machine 1 (the gaming value corresponding to the ID exists). In addition, at least a part of the game value is the number of balls that can be fired). Therefore, the state in which the IC card is inserted into the IC card reader / writer 21 of the card unit 20 is basically occupied by the player who owns the IC card, and the gaming machine 1 is in a state of being played ( More precisely, the game is in progress when the game ball is being fired approximately every predetermined time).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5A, in the card processing, whether the IC card is set, that is, the IC card has already been inserted into the card unit 20, and the card processing for the inserted IC card is completed. It is determined whether or not (step C21).
When the IC card is set, the card processing has been completed with respect to the IC card of the player who plays with the current gaming machine 1, the card processing is ended, and the process returns to the main flow.

On the other hand, if the card is not set, it is determined whether or not the IC card is inserted (step C22). If the IC card is not inserted, the process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
When the IC card is inserted, the ID stored in the IC card is read by the IC card reader / writer 21 (step C23) and transmitted to the management server 40. In the management server 40, the received ID is searched from a database (for example, stored in the storage device of the management server 40) in which the ID of the issued IC card is registered, and whether or not the ID exists in the database. Alternatively, it is possible to use a well-known ID (key code) confirmation method such as whether the ID corresponds to a preset ID generation method (method used when generating the ID of the IC card), or the authenticity of the ID. Determine. In the data communication between the card unit 20 and the management server 40, it is assumed that each card unit 20 (the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the card unit 20 on a one-to-one basis) includes information that can be individually specified. In the management server 40, the received ID and the information specifying the card unit 20 to which this ID is transmitted are associated with each other.

Then, the management server 40 transmits the authenticity determination result of the ID to the card unit 20, and the card unit 20 confirms the authenticity of the IC card corresponding to the received authenticity determination result (step C24). . That is, the IC card inserted when the received determination result is true is set to true, and the IC card inserted when the received determination result is false is set to be false.
Then, it is determined whether or not the confirmed determination result is true (step C25). If not true, the IC card is discharged from the card insertion slot 21a (step C26).

  On the other hand, if the IC card is determined to be true, the money amount information and the number-of-balls information stored in correspondence with the ID of the IC card from the management server 40 (in this case, for example, the number of balls is released at the end of the game) (Added possible number of balls) is read out and stored in the RAM 243, and the value of the stored amount information is displayed on the amount display unit 30, and the stored number of balls is stored. The number is displayed on the ball number display unit 31 (step C27). In addition, when there is no amount information or ball information corresponding to the ID (in the case of 0), 0 is displayed corresponding to these. From the above, the card unit 20 is provided on a one-to-one basis with a gaming machine, and becomes a gaming equipment machine for inputting information (ID) for identifying a player.

When the card process is completed in the card unit 20, the deposit process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5B is performed (step C3).
In the deposit process, first, it is determined whether or not the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 21a of the card unit 20 and the above-described card process is completed, that is, the IC card is set (step C31). If no IC card is set, the process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
That is, unless an IC card is set in the card unit 20, insertion of banknotes into the banknote insertion slot 22a is not accepted, and games without an IC card are not accepted.

If an IC card is set, it is determined whether or not a bill has been inserted (inserted) into the bill insertion slot 22a (step C32).
And when the banknote is not thrown in, a process is complete | finished and it returns to a main flow.
When a bill is inserted, the amount of the bill inserted by the bill discriminator 22 is identified, and the identified amount is transmitted to the management server 40 as deposit amount information. In this process, the deposit amount information is actually set in the memory (RAM 243, etc.) as transmission data (step C33) (step C33). Is done. The information such as the above ID is also actually transmitted in the transmission process.

Moreover, in the banknote identification machine 22, when a banknote cannot be identified, the inserted banknote is discharged | emitted and a process is complete | finished.
In addition, when the deposit amount information is received in the management server 40, the deposit amount information is stored in association with the ID, and the amount indicated in the deposit amount information is set to the amount of the amount information corresponding to the ID. The amount information is updated and stored.

  The amount information may be managed on the card unit 20 side while the IC card is inserted in the card unit 20. That is, the money amount information corresponding to the ID is read from the management server 40 to the card unit 20 at the time of card processing, and calculation processing of addition and subtraction of the money amount information is performed by the insertion of banknotes and the later-described lending process by the card unit 20, When the IC card is ejected in a game end process to be described later, the amount information that is the result of the arithmetic processing is transmitted to the management server 40, and the amount information received at the management server 40 is updated and stored as the amount information corresponding to the ID. It is also good. In this example, basically all the information relating to the game value is stored in the management server 40, and the deposit amount information, the amount information, and the number-of-balls information in the game value information are stored in the card unit 20 (control device 24). Management and storage, and information on the number of balls that can be fired in the game value information is managed and stored in the gaming machine 1 (main body control device 14).

  Next, in the card unit 20, the amount indicated by the identified deposit amount information is displayed on the deposit display unit 29, and in the management server 40 or the card unit 20, the amount of the deposit amount information is added to the amount of the amount information corresponding to the ID. The result of adding is used as new amount information, and this amount information is displayed on the amount display unit 30 (step C34). Then, the deposit process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.

Next, the ball lending process (step C4, step Y2) shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed by the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1.
First, in the card unit 20, the ball lending operation unit 33 is operated, and it is determined whether or not an operation signal is input to the card unit control device 24 (step C41). If the ball lending operation unit 33 is not operated, the process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
Here, the ball lending operation unit 33 is a ball lending button that is a push button type switch that automatically returns, and the operation of the ball lending operation unit 33 is a depression of the ball lending button. While the ball lending button is pressed, an ON signal is continuously output from the ball lending button to the card unit controller 24.

Then, when the ball lending button is pressed, whether or not a long press has been made so that the ON signal from the ball lending button is continuously input for a predetermined time or more, that is, the ON signal is output within the predetermined time. It is determined whether or not the interruption has occurred (step C42).
In this example, the number of game media as the game value possessed by the player is the number of balls that can be fired as the first game value managed by the gaming machine 1 and the second game value managed by the card unit 20. In the ball lending process, when the amount information is converted into the number of game media, the number of balls rented as the converted number of game media is set to the number of balls that can be fired or the number of balls held. Or a player can select.

  When the ball lending button is held down for a long time, the number of balls lent is added to the number of balls held. Added to the number. In addition, there is an upper limit for the number of balls that can be fired, and if the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit when adding the number of balls for lending to the number of balls that can be fired, the player must add to the number of balls that can be fired. Even if selected, the number of game media exceeding the upper limit is added to the number of balls held as the excess number of balls, except when there is a wagon service flag described later.

  If it is not a long press, 500 is subtracted from the amount of money information, and the number of rented balls 125 is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 (step C43). Here, it is assumed that the number of game media (number of game balls) is 4 yen. Note that the conversion rate of the game balls is not limited to 4 yen, and can be arbitrarily set within a predetermined range. In addition, since the communication between the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 is performed by wiring connected in a one-to-one relationship, the transmission data is not transmitted after the transmission data is once set, but is transmitted. Is sent from the card unit control device 24 to the gaming machine 1. In this example, the deposit is made by banknote and the minimum unit is 1000 yen. However, the conversion from the amount information to the number of balls in the ball lending process is in units of 500 yen. Accordingly, in the ball lending process, a fraction smaller than 500 does not occur in the amount information. If the amount shown in the amount information stored when the ball lending button is pressed is 0, the ball lending process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.

Next, the subtracted amount information is updated and stored and displayed on the amount display unit (step C44). Further, the subtracted amount information is set for transmission to the management server 40 (step C45), and is transmitted by the management server transmission process.
On the other hand, when the ball lending button is pressed and pressed for a long time, it is determined whether or not there is a wagon service flag (step C46). The wagon service flag indicates that a wagon service process, which will be described later, transmits the number of possessed balls as the number of prize exchange balls to the portable information terminal 60 to perform a process relating to prize exchange. In the modification described later, the presence / absence of the wagon service flag is not determined, and the block of step C46 is indicated by a broken line. Also in the flowcharts described below, blocks that are not used in the modification are illustrated by broken lines.

If there is a wagon service flag, the number-of-balls information managed by the card unit 20 as described later is managed for gift exchange by the portable information terminal 60. While the flag is present, the card unit 20 does not perform addition or subtraction processing for the number of balls held. Therefore, while the wagon service flag is present, even if the player chooses to add the number of balls lent to the number of balls held, the number of balls lent can be sent to the gaming machine 1 without being added to the number of balls held and can be fired. It will be added to the number of balls.
That is, when the wagon service flag is present, the process proceeds to step C43 as in the case where the long press is not performed.

  On the other hand, when there is no wagon service flag, the above-mentioned 125 rented balls are added to the number of spheres in the sphere number information (step C47). Note that the amount information described above is also subtracted. Then, the added ball number is updated and stored as ball number information, and the updated ball number is displayed on the ball number display unit 31 (step C48). Next, the process proceeds to step C44 to display the amount information subtracted as described above, performs the process for transmitting the amount information subtracted in step C45 to the management server 40, and ends the ball lending process. Return to the main flow.

On the other hand, in the ball lending process of the main body control device of the gaming machine 1, in step C43 of the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not the number of rented balls is received and received (step Y21). If the number of rented balls has not been received, the process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
When the number of rented balls is received, 125 is added as a predetermined number of lent balls to the number of shootable balls in the stored number of shootable balls information (step Y22).

Here, it is determined whether or not the addition result obtained by adding the number of rented balls to the number of balls that can be fired exceeds 250 as a preset upper limit value of the number of balls that can be fired (step Y23).
If the number of balls that can be fired after the addition does not exceed the upper limit value, the number of balls that can be fired is determined, and information on the number of balls that can be fired indicating the number of balls that can be fired after the addition is updated and stored. The possible number of balls is displayed on the launchable ball number display unit 8 of the gaming machine 1 (step Y24), the ball lending process is terminated, and the process returns to the main flow.

  On the other hand, if the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit, the number of balls that can be fired is determined by the excess ball processing described later, and an excess ball flag for starting the excess ball processing is set (step Y25), the ball lending process in the gaming machine 1 is ended, and the process returns to the main flow with the number of balls that can be fired is not yet determined.

Next, in the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1, a holding ball movement process is performed in which a predetermined number of balls held by the card unit 20 is moved to the number of balls that can be fired by the gaming machine 1 (step C5, step Y3). .
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, in the card unit 20, it is first determined whether or not there is a wagon service flag as a ball movement process (step C51). In this example, when processing during the prize exchange is performed, the management of the number-of-balls information is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 as described above, and the card unit 20 stores the number of balls in the ball-number information. Since addition and subtraction are not possible, if there is a wagon service flag, the current number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls display 31 in step C5C, which will be described later, and the number of balls transmitted to the management server 40 in step C5D Is set to end the ball moving process and return to the main flow.

If there is no wagon service flag, it is determined whether or not the ball movement operation unit 32 has been operated. The holding ball movement operation unit 32 is also a holding ball movement button having the same configuration as the ball lending button, and determines whether or not an ON signal is input from the holding ball movement button (step C52). If the holding ball movement button is not pressed, the holding ball movement process is terminated after performing the above-described steps C5C and C5D, and the process returns to the main flow.
Also, in this example, the movement between the number of balls held and the number of balls that can be fired is not one direction from the number of balls held to the number of balls that can be fired, but is bidirectional. It is possible to select whether to move the number of game media to the number of possible balls or to move the number of game media from the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls held.
In addition, the ball holding button can be determined to be long-pressed by the same control as the ball lending button.
And, when the holding ball movement button is pressed, it is possible to select whether to move the number of game media between the number of balls that can be fired and the number of balls to be held by long pressing or not, It is determined whether or not the ball movement button has been pressed for a long time (step C53).

  If the operation of the holding ball movement button is not a long press but a short press, the number of game media is moved from the number of held balls to the number of balls that can be fired. It is determined whether or not a predetermined number, for example, 250 or more, which is a fixed number set when the ball is moved (step C54). If the number of balls held is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, the predetermined number of the number of held balls is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 (step C55), and the predetermined number of balls is determined from the number of held balls indicated by the stored number of held balls information. The number of balls held is subtracted, and the subtraction result is updated and stored as new ball number information (step C56).

If the number of balls indicated by the stored number-of-balls information is smaller than the predetermined number, the current number of balls that is smaller than the predetermined number is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 instead of the predetermined number (step C57). The new ball number information with the number of balls held as 0 is updated and stored assuming that the number of balls moved to the gaming machine 1 (step C58).
On the other hand, in the holding ball movement process (step Y3) of the gaming machine 1 (main body control device 14) to which the current number of balls having a predetermined number or less than the predetermined number is transmitted, it is determined whether or not the number of balls has been received. (Step Y31). When the number of possessed balls is not received, the process proceeds to step Y36 and subsequent steps for moving the number of game media from the number of balls that can be fired, which will be described later, to the number of retained balls.

When the number of balls held is received, the received number of balls is added to the number of balls that can be fired indicated by the number of balls that can be fired stored in the gaming machine 1 (RAM 143) (step Y32).
Therefore, the card unit control device 24 obtains a predetermined number of game values (number of game media) out of the second game value (number of balls) stored in the second game value storage means (RAM 243) by a predetermined operation. It has a function as game value transfer means for transmitting to the gaming machine 1 as the first game value (number of balls that can be fired). On the other hand, the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 functions as a game value receiving means for receiving the game value (number of game media) transmitted from the card unit 20, and as the first game value calculating means, The game value (number of game media) received by the game value receiving means is added to one game value (number of balls that can be fired).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the number of balls that can be fired with the number of balls held is larger than the upper limit value (step Y33). If the number of balls that can be fired is less than or equal to the upper limit value, the number of balls that can be fired is confirmed and the number of balls that can be fired is updated and stored. Then, the updated number of balls that can be fired is displayed on the number of balls that can be fired display unit 8 (step Y34), and the process proceeds to step Y36, which is a process of moving the number of game media from the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls.

  If the number of balls that can be fired is larger than the upper limit value, the number of balls that can be fired is not determined, the excess ball flag is set (step Y35), and the number of balls that can be fired is determined by the excess ball processing described later. Further, after the excess ball flag is set, the process proceeds to step Y36 which is a process of moving the number of game media from the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls held.

On the other hand, in the processing of the card unit 20, if it is determined in step C53 that the held ball movement button is pressed and held, the number of game media is moved from the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls held. The card unit 20 (card unit controller 24) transmits a launchable ball number movement request to the gaming machine 1 (main body controller 14) (step C59).
In the process of the gaming machine 1, it is determined whether or not a request for moving the number of balls that can be fired is received from the card unit 20 as a process for moving the number of game media from the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls that can be fired (step Y36). ).

And when the request | requirement ball number movement request | requirement is not received, a ball movement process is complete | finished and it returns to a main flow.
When the request for moving the number of balls that can be fired is received, the number of balls that can be fired of the current number of balls that can be fired is transmitted to the card unit 20 (step Y37). Also, assuming that the current number of balls that can be fired has been moved to the card unit 20, the number of balls that can be fired is set to 0, and the number of balls that can be fired that has become 0 is displayed on the number of fireable balls display unit 8. (Step Y38). Here, the current number of balls that can be fired is all moved to the number of balls possessed, but when the number of balls that can be fired is a predetermined number (for example, 100) or more, a predetermined number of card units It is good also as what moves to 20. When the number of balls that can be fired is 0, a signal indicating that the number of balls that can be fired is 0 is output.

The card unit 20 determines whether or not the number of balls that can be fired has been received after transmitting a request for movement of the number of balls that can be fired (step C5A). It will be in a state waiting for reception of the number of balls. When the number of balls that can be fired is received, the number of balls that can be fired is added to the number of balls currently stored in the number information of balls, and the addition result is updated as new ball number information. Store (step C5B).
Then, the number of possessed balls determined by the above processing of the possessed ball movement process is displayed on the possessed ball number display unit 31 (step C5C).
The new ball number information is set to be transmitted to the management server 40 (step C5D), and is transmitted to the management server 40 by the management server transmission process. The management server 40 updates and stores new ball number information as ball number information.
In the card unit 20, the ball movement process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.

Next, in the gaming machine 1, a game process (step Y4) shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is performed.
In the game process, it is determined whether or not firing is possible (step Y41). Here, the state that can be fired means that an IC card is set in the card unit 20, the number of balls that can be fired is 1 or more, and the player's hand touches the touch sensor 9a of the operation handle 9. The necessary conditions for launching game balls such as If the firing is not possible, the process proceeds to step Y4B described later, and information such as the current number of fireable balls is transmitted to the card unit 20.

Next, it is determined whether or not a firing ball is generated (step Y42). Here, when a game ball detection signal is input from the shot ball detection sensor 1f, it is determined that a shot ball has been generated (game ball shot).
Then, only when a fired ball is generated, the number of fireable balls in the stored fireable ball number information is decremented by 1 (step Y43).

Next, it is determined whether or not a foul ball is generated (step Y44). Here, when a game ball detection signal is input from the return ball detection sensor 1c, it is determined that a foul ball has been generated.
Only when a foul ball is generated, the number of balls that can be fired is incremented by 1 (step Y45).
Next, it is determined whether or not a prize ball has been generated (step Y46). Here, in the gaming machine 1, when a prize ball command indicating the number of prize balls is awarded from the game control device 12 to the main body control device 14, it is determined that a prize ball has been generated. Only when a prize ball is generated, the number of prize balls indicated in the prize ball command is added to the number of balls that can be fired (step Y47). In the above processing, the number of balls that can be fired is not determined even if the number of balls that can be fired is added or subtracted.

Next, it is determined whether or not the number of balls that can be fired exceeds 250, which is the upper limit value (step Y48). Only when the number of balls that can be fired is 250 or less, the number of balls that can be fired is determined and fireable. The number of balls that can be updated and stored as ball number information is displayed on the ball number display unit 8 that can be fired (step Y49).
If the number of balls that can be fired exceeds 250, an excess ball flag is set (step Y4A), and the number of balls that can be fired is determined by an excess ball process described later.
Next, the number of balls that can be fired, error information when an error occurs, and other information are transmitted to the card unit 20 (step Y4B), and the information is transmitted to the management server 40 via the card unit 20. Then, the game process ends and the process returns to the main flow.
The main body control device 14 that performs this game processing subtracts the game value amount (number of shot balls) used in the game from the first game value (number of balls that can be fired), and corresponds to winning the first game value It functions as a first game value calculation means for adding the game value (number of prize balls). The main body control device 14 functions as an upper limit determination unit that determines whether or not the calculation result of the first game value calculation unit exceeds the upper limit.

Next, in the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1, the excess ball processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 is performed (step C6, step Y5).
In the excess ball processing of the gaming machine 1, it is determined whether or not there is the above-mentioned excess ball flag that is set when the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit by adding the number of game media to the number of balls that can be fired. (Step Y51). If there is no excess ball flag, the excess ball processing is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
If there is an excess ball flag, the excess ball flag is cleared (step Y52), and after the numerical value is added as described above, the upper limit value is greater than 250. 250, which is the upper limit value, is subtracted (step Y53), and the excess number of balls as the portion exceeding the upper limit value of the number of balls that can be launched is calculated.
Then, the calculated excess ball count is transmitted to the card unit as excess ball count information (step Y54).

On the other hand, in the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not the excess ball number information has been received (step C61), and if the excess ball number information is not received, the excess ball process is terminated.
When the excess ball number information is received, it is next determined whether or not the above-mentioned wagon service flag is present (step C62). 1 (step C63), and the excess ball processing is terminated. Therefore, in order to perform the prize exchange process during the wagon service, that is, in the game, using the portable information terminal 60, if the possessed ball number information is moved to the portable information terminal 60, the excess ball number information is received. Even so, the excess ball processing is terminated without adding the excess ball number to the number of held balls. Therefore, while the number-of-balls information is being moved to the portable information terminal 60 for exchanging prizes, the card unit 20 does not perform arithmetic processing on the number-of-balls information, and the card unit controller 24 of the card unit 20 The number of balls held as the second game value stored in the RAM 243 as the second game value storage means moves to the portable information terminal 60 as the prize exchange terminal device as a prize exchange game value (the number of prize exchange balls). While the prize exchange game value is being transferred (during the wagon service), it functions as a means for disabling excess game value addition that disables addition of the number of balls held and the number of excess balls as the excess game value.

  In the gaming machine 1, after transmitting the excess ball number information, it is determined whether or not wagon service in-service information has been received (step Y 55). Assuming that the process of adding the excess number of balls to the number of possessed balls is performed, the number of balls that can be fired is set as the upper limit value (for example, 250) that does not include the excess number of balls, and the number of fireable balls of this upper limit value can be fired It is updated and stored as number information (step Y56), and the updated number of fireable balls is displayed on the number of fireable balls display section 8 (step Y57).

  In addition, when the information during the wagon service is received, the excess number of balls is not added to the number of balls held in the card unit 20 as will be described later, so the number of balls that can be fired is added to the upper limit value (250). That is, that is, the number of game media is added to the number of balls that can be fired, and the number of balls that can be fired is updated and stored as an addition result when the upper limit is exceeded (step Y58). Is displayed on the displayable number of balls display section 8 in a display color different from the display color (step Y59).

In such a process, when the card unit 20 is exchanging prizes, the calculation process relating to the number of balls held is not performed, and the excess number of balls exceeding the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired cannot be added to the number of balls held In addition, the number of balls that can be fired exceptionally exceeds the upper limit, and it is possible to prevent the game from being hindered by exchanging prizes during the game.
That is, the RAM 243 of the card unit control device 24 serving as the first game value storage means causes the excess ball as the excess game value to the number of possessed balls by the card unit control device 24 serving as the excess game value addition impossible activating means. When the addition of the number is disabled, the number of balls that can be fired as the game value is stored exceeding the upper limit value.

  In addition, when the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit exceptionally, the display color of the display of the number of balls that can be fired will be different from the case where the number of balls that can be fired is less than or equal to the upper limit value. It can be notified that the possible number of balls exceeds the upper limit. As a method of notifying the player that the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit, not only changing the display color, but also flashing the display of the number of balls that can be fired, It may be changed such as to display a message indicating that the upper limit value is exceeded, or may be notified by sound or voice.

  In the card unit 20, if the wagon service flag is not set, the excess ball number of the received excess ball information is added to the number of balls held in the card number information stored in the card unit 20, and the addition is performed. The result is updated and stored as number-of-balls information (step C64), and the updated number-of-balls information is displayed on the number-of-balls display 31 (step C65). Further, the updated number of possessed balls and the number of balls that can be fired are set to the management server 40 (step C66), and transmitted by the management server transmission process. Note that the number of balls that can be fired at this time is determined to be the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired, excluding the excess number of balls, unless the wagon service is in progress. There is no need to transmit, and the number of balls that can be fired may be transmitted as the upper limit value.

  By the above excess ball processing, the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 causes the upper limit value determining means (main body control device 14) to set the upper limit value to the calculation result (the result of adding the number of game media to the number of balls that can be fired). When it exceeds, the function as the excess game value transmitting means for transmitting the game value of the portion exceeding the upper limit value of the calculation result to the gaming equipment machine (card unit 20) as the excess game value (excess number of balls). Have. The card unit controller 24 of the card unit 20 includes an excess game value receiving means for receiving the excess game value transmitted by the excess game value transmitting means, the excess game value received by the excess game value receiving means, and the first game value. It functions as a second game value calculation means for adding the second game value stored in the two game value storage means.

Next, the game end process (step C7, step Y6) in the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 will be described.
In the game end process, when the game end operation unit 35 (game end button) of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20 is operated (pressed), the number of balls that can be fired is added to the number of balls that can be fired. In this process, the number is set to 0, and the IC card is ejected from the card unit 20 so that the game in the gaming machine 1 is prohibited.

  In the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not there is a wagon service flag (step C71). Here, when the prize exchange process during the game is performed, the calculation process of the number of balls in the card unit 20 is prohibited, so the game end process cannot be performed. The game end process ends and the process returns to the main flow. Therefore, in the prize exchange process during the game, the game end operation unit 35 is invalid, and even if the player operates the game end operation unit 35, the game end process is not started, and the game ends. I can't.

If the wagon service flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the game end operation unit 35 has been operated, that is, whether or not the operation signal from the game end operation unit 35 has been received by the card unit control device 24. (Step C72) If not received, the game end process is terminated and the process returns to the main flow.
When an operation signal is received from the game end operation unit 35, a game end request is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 (step C73).

In the gaming machine 1, in the game end process, it is determined whether or not a game end request is received from the card unit 20 (step Y61). If no game end request is received, the game end process is ended, Return to flow.
When the game end request is received, it is determined whether or not the game operation is ended (step Y62). Here, the player who has pressed the game end button is basically in a state where he / she quits the game by releasing his / her hand from the operation handle 9, and the launch control device 13 from the touch sensor 9 a provided on the operation handle 9. Is turned off (a signal state indicating that the touch is not performed), and the launch motor 2g of the launch device is stopped under the control of the launch control device 13. For example, the main body control device 14 determines the end of the game operation based on, for example, the absence of a signal from the launch control device 13 or an output of a game ball detection signal from the launch ball detection sensor 1f for a predetermined time. In addition, as a determination of the end of the game operation, when the number of floating balls that have not been collected after being launched (game balls from being launched into the game area until being collected) is monitored, and the number of floating balls becomes 0 Alternatively, it may be determined that the gaming operation has ended. Note that the number of floating balls is monitored by the number of fired balls (number of game balls fired) counted by the detection signal from the fired ball detection sensor 1f and the ball entry detection sensor 1a from the start of the game by inserting the IC card. The difference from the number of collected balls (the number of collected game balls) counted by the detection signal from the return ball detection sensor 1c is calculated to obtain the number of floating balls, and the number of floating balls is monitored to become zero.

  In addition, when the player is pressing the game end button and performing the operation of launching the game ball without releasing his hand from the operation handle 9, the game operation is not ended and the game operation is ended. It will be in a waiting state. Here, as an actual process, here, the game end process is once ended and the process returns to the main flow to make the game process (step Y4) possible again, and the game end process is started again in the main flow. In this case, it is preferably determined again whether or not the game operation has ended, and if the game operation has ended, the next processing is performed.

  When the game operation is completed, the game operation completion is transmitted (step Y63), the current number of balls that can be fired is transmitted to the card unit 20 (step Y64), and stored as the number of balls that can be fired. The number of launchable balls is updated and stored as 0, and the updated number of launchable balls, that is, 0 is displayed on the launchable ball number display unit 8 (step Y65). Thereby, when the game operation is finished, the number of balls that can be fired becomes zero, and even if the player holds the operation handle 9 again, even if a signal indicating touch is input from the touch sensor 9a to the firing control device 13. The launch control device 13 is controlled by the main body control device 14 to prohibit launching because the number of balls that can be fired is 0, and the game operation (game ball launch) is not resumed. . Then, the game end process in the gaming machine 1 is ended, and the process returns to the main flow.

  Next, in the card unit 20 that has transmitted the game end request, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned game operation end information has been received from the gaming machine 1 (step C74). It will be in the state which waits for reception of game operation completion information. Here, as in the case of the gaming machine 1 side that determines the end of the game operation, when the game operation end information cannot be received, the game end process is temporarily ended, and the game operation end information in the next game operation end process is terminated. When it is received, the next processing is followed, and if it cannot be received, the game operation processing may be terminated.

When the game operation end information is received, it is next determined whether or not the fireable ball number information has been received (step C75), and the reception of the fireable ball number information is awaited. When the number of balls that can be fired is received, the number of balls that can be fired in the information on the number of balls that can be fired is added to the current number of balls that are stored as the number of balls that can be fired. Is updated and stored (step C76), and the updated number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls display 31 (step C77).
Also, the updated number-of-balls information is set to be transmitted to the management server 40, and is transmitted by the management server transmission process (step C78). At this time, information indicating that the number of balls that can be fired is 0 is also transmitted. This information means, for example, that if the number of balls that can be fired is 0 at the end of the game, the game ends. It may be information indicating.

  The amount information is also transmitted to the management server 40 and managed. The management server 40 manages the updated ball number information and amount information, and when the ID data is read from the IC card by the prize POS terminal 82, the prize is within the range of the number of balls corresponding to the ball number information. The number of game media exchanged for prizes is subtracted from the number of balls in the number-of-balls information, and the subtraction result is updated and stored. In exchange of prizes, it is possible to exchange prizes after converting the number-of-balls information into prize exchange medium number information (number of game media for prize exchange after game).

  Regarding the amount information, when the ID data is read from the IC card in the settlement machine 83, the amount information corresponding to the ID is transmitted from the management server 40 to the settlement machine 83, and the unused amount is spent in the settlement machine 83. The information is paid out as money, and the management server 40 updates and stores the amount information as 0 at the end of the settlement.

Next, data is written to the IC card by the IC card reader / writer 21 of the card unit 20 (step C79). The writing here is, for example, information indicating the end of the game, and may include, for example, a gaming machine number (unit number) indicating a gaming machine that has been played, a gaming end time, and the like. Moreover, it is good also as what writes the number-of-balls information and money amount information in an IC card. When game value information such as the number of balls held or money amount information is written on the IC card, the game value information written on the IC card and the ID on the management server 40 are used when using the game value information. When the game value information stored in association with the game value information is different, the game value information stored in the management server 40 is used. As described above, when the game value information is different, the use of the game value information may be temporarily prohibited.
Then, the IC card on which data has been written is ejected (step C7A), the game end process is terminated, and the process returns to the main flow.

  Here, the wagon service process that enables the player to exchange prizes with the IC card inserted into the card unit 20 will be described. The gaming machine 1 is not directly involved in the wagon service processing, and has a wagon service flag as described above, and when an excess ball exceeding the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired occurs in a state where the wagon service processing is performed, It only performs an exceptional process that makes the number of balls that can be fired equal to or greater than the upper limit. And while performing wireless communication between the card unit 20 and the portable information terminal 60, the card unit 20 (card unit control device 24) and the portable information terminal 60 (control unit) perform wagon service processing (step C8). Done.

  Accordingly, wireless communication between the gaming machine 1 and the portable information terminal 60 is not required, and the gaming machine 1 is not provided with a wireless communication device, and the gaming machine 1 is operated by a wireless signal from the outside. Even if it is possible to exchange prizes during the game using the game value information held by the player using the portable information terminal 60 corresponding to the wireless communication, the security of the gaming machine 1 Can be prevented from decreasing.

First, in order to exchange a prize during a game, for example, the player requests a service person who is traveling around the game, or the game machine 1 is an island facility where the game machine 1 is installed. A call button provided above is pressed to call a service person, and the service person is requested to exchange prizes.
The service person carries the portable information terminal 60 and presses the service button 63 of the portable information terminal 60. At this time, it is necessary to specify the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in which a player who exchanges prizes plays. Here, in the management server, the password set at the time of member registration is stored in relation to the ID corresponding to the member player, a ten key is provided on the portable information terminal 60, and the password is input to the player. It is good as what you get.

  In this case, the personal identification number information corresponding to the terminal ID preset for each portable information terminal 60 and the input personal identification number is transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 to the nearby card unit 20. A terminal ID and a password are transmitted to. The management server 40 searches for and extracts an ID corresponding to the personal identification number, and then searches for the card unit 20 in which the IC card storing the extracted ID is set. Thus, the card unit 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 on which the player who has input the personal identification number plays is specified, and communication between the card unit 20 and the portable information terminal 60 specified by the terminal ID is enabled. Process.

  Note that, for example, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player who requests a prize exchange out of the gaming machine numbers set for each gaming machine 1 before pressing the service button 63 plays without using the personal identification number. The card unit 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in which the player who requested the prize exchange plays is specified, and communication is performed between the card unit 20 and the portable information terminal 60 having entered the gaming machine number. It may be made possible. In addition, when the card unit 20 which communicates with the portable information terminal 60 is not specified, for example, it communicates with the card unit 20 with which the communication state is established first, and then, as described above, by the code number or the gaming machine number It is good also as what communicates with the specified card unit 20. FIG.

  In the case where the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20 perform one-to-one communication in the presence of a plurality of communication devices, for example, a communication standard such as Bluetooth (trademark) that can communicate with the plurality of communication devices. Alternatively, a known communication standard similar to that may be used, and a communication partner may be determined based on the communication standard. Further, the portable information terminal 60 may communicate with the card unit 20 via a wireless communication device connected to the management server 40 instead of directly performing wireless communication with the card unit 20. In this case, the management server 40 identifies the card unit 20 that communicates with the portable information terminal 60 based on a password, a gaming machine number, or the like input from the portable information terminal 60.

  Then, as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12, in the portable information terminal 60, it is determined whether or not a premium selection flag described later is set in the previous process (step K11). Here, since the prize selection flag has not been set yet, whether or not the service button 63 has been pressed next, that is, whether or not a signal is input to the control unit from the switch serving as the service button 63 in the portable information terminal 60. Is determined (step K12), and if the service button 63 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step K1G described later, but the wagon service process in the portable information terminal 60 is finally ended. When the service button 63 is pressed and the card unit 20 to be a communication partner is specified, a ball number movement request is transmitted to the specific card unit 20 (step K13).

  In the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not the wagon service flag has already been set by the process described later (step C81). Here, it is determined whether or not the ball number movement request has been received, assuming that the wagon service flag has not yet been set (step C82). Here, if the request for moving the number of balls has not been received, the process proceeds to step C8J, but the wagon service process in the card unit 20 is terminated because the request for moving the number of balls has not been received.

  If a request to move the number of balls is received, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of balls stored in the card unit 20 is equal to or greater than a preset minimum prize exchange number (step C83). ). In addition, in the wagon service, which is a service for exchanging prizes during the game, all prizes in the game shop may be exchanged, but only those that are highly likely to be exchanged by the player during the game can be exchanged. For example, drinks such as juice and grapes, and tobacco may be exchangeable. In any case, the number of game media required for exchanging prizes is, for example, juice, and the number of game media in which juice can be exchanged, for example, 30 may be the minimum prize exchange ball number.

If the number of balls held is less than the minimum number of prize exchange balls, the ball shortage information is transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 (step C84), and the process proceeds to step C8J, but basically the ball shortage information is transmitted. Finishes the wagon service process.
If it is determined that there is a minimum number of prize exchange balls, the wagon service flag is set (step C85), and the number of balls held and the gaming machine number (unit number) are transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 (step C86). In addition, information for displaying that the wagon service is being performed is set on the display unit of the operation display panel 23 (step C87). The card unit control device 24 displays on the display unit of the operation display panel 23 that the wagon service is being performed based on the set information. Accordingly, the card unit control device 24 uses the second game value storage means (RAM 243) as a prize exchange game value (the number of prize exchange balls) as the second game value (number of possessed balls). It functions as a prize exchange game value transmission means for transmission to the apparatus.

In the portable information terminal 60, after transmitting the number-of-balls movement request, it is determined whether or not the ball shortage information has been received (step K14). Inform. At this time, the lack of spheres is displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal 60 to notify the lack of spheres. Then, after notifying the shortage of balls, the process proceeds to Step K1G described later, but finally the wagon service process in the portable information terminal 60 ends.
On the other hand, if no ball shortage information has been received, it is determined whether or not the number of balls held and the gaming machine number (unit number) have been received (step K16). . In other words, if neither the ball shortage information nor the number of balls held and the gaming machine number are received, the system waits until either the ball shortage information or the number of balls held or the gaming machine number is received.

The received gaming machine number is displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal 60, and the game of the island facility where the gaming machine 1 in which the player who exchanges prizes plays a game is installed. By comparing the gaming machine number displayed in the vicinity (for example, above) of the machine 1 with the gaming machine number displayed on the portable information terminal 60, it can be confirmed whether or not they match. That is, it can be determined whether or not the portable information terminal 60 and the card unit 20 are performing wireless communication in the correct combination.
When the number of balls held is received, a prize selection flag is set (step K17). Next, a prize selection process is performed (step K18). Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, in the portable information terminal 60 that has received the number of balls, the service staff presses the menu button 64 of the portable information terminal 60 to specify the prize such as a prize name. The list is displayed on the liquid crystal display 61. In response to a request from the player, the service person operates the cursor movement button 67 to move the cursor to a display of information specifying a prize to be exchanged from information specifying a prize displayed as a list, and select a button. By pressing 65, processing for selecting a prize to be exchanged is performed. Note that the player may be shown the liquid crystal display 61 on which a list of information specifying the prize of the portable information terminal 60 is displayed, and the player may select a prize.
By this processing, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 functions as a prize selection means for selecting a prize from a plurality of types of prizes.

  In the card unit 20, after the wagon service in-service display is set (after setting the wagon service flag), the card unit 20 sends the wagon service in-service information (excess ball processing information) from the card unit 20 to the gaming machine 1. The game machine 1 that has received the information during the wagon service is determined whether the number of balls that can be fired is equal to or greater than the preset minimum number of game media during the wagon service, and the lowest game during the wagon service. If it is not more than the number of media, game value shortage information is transmitted. Note that the minimum number of game media here is, for example, that even if the player has stopped launching a game ball due to selection of prizes when exchanging prizes, the variable display game is played and the variable display game is a big hit. Therefore, even if a big win occurs, the number of game media that can win a game ball after the big win has occurred. For example, 10 is set.

Note that the gaming value shortage information is preferably transmitted only when a big hit state occurs in the gaming machine 1.
Accordingly, the card unit control device 24 determines that the card unit 20 when the first game value (number of balls that can be fired) is equal to or less than a predetermined value when a jackpot state in which a player can acquire a lot of game values occurs. It functions as a game value shortage transmitting means for transmitting game value shortage information to the game value.

Then, the card unit 20 determines whether or not game value deficiency information is returned in response to transmission during the wagon service for the gaming machine 1 (step C88).
And when the game value shortage information is received, in order to cancel the wagon service processing, the number of possessed balls is transmitted and the number of possessed balls is moved to the portable information terminal 60 so as to be resolved. Then, a forced return request is transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 (step C89).
That is, when the card unit control device 24 receives the game value shortage information during the prize exchange game value transfer, the card unit control device 24 sends a forced exchange request value sending means for sending a prize exchange game value forced return request to the prize exchange terminal device. Function as.

  On the other hand, the portable information terminal 60 determines whether or not a forced return request has been received (step K19), and when the forced return request is received, transmits the number of previously received balls to the card unit 20. (Step K1A), the prize selection flag is cleared (Step K1B) in order to end the wagon service process (the prize selection process is not performed until the prize selection flag is set next). Therefore, when the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 receives the forced return request from the card unit control device 24 as the forced return request transmission means, the premium exchange game value stored as the premium exchange game value storage means is stored. It has a function as a prize exchange game value return means for transmitting (the number of prize exchange game balls) to the card unit 20.

When a forced return request is received, for example, the display of the list for selecting a prize is erased or the exchange of a prize is indicated by the processing of the control unit in the portable information terminal 60. Will not be able to continue to exchange prizes.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to Step K1C and Step K1G. When a forced return request is received, the wagon service process is finally ended.

In the card unit 20 that has transmitted the forced return request, the number of held balls is received from the portable information terminal 60 in response to the forced return request unless an error occurs in communication or the like. (Step C8A), and if the number of balls held is not received, the reception of the number of balls held is awaited.
When the number of balls is received, the wagon service process is terminated (the premium information and the number of balls described below are not received until the service flag is set next). The flag is cleared (step C8B). The number of balls received from the portable information terminal 60 has the same value as the number of balls transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 previously, and the number of balls held in the card number information stored in the card unit 20. Does not change, and the display of the number of balls held in the number-of-balls display section 31 does not change. Therefore, if the card unit 20 and the portable information terminal 60 are in a state where the wagon service process (the prize exchange process during the game) is canceled, it is necessary to transmit the number of balls held from the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20. However, the error may be checked based on the number of balls transmitted from the portable information terminal 60.
In the wagon service process of the card unit 20, after the wagon service flag is cleared, the process proceeds to step C8C, step C8J, and step C8M, but finally the wagon service process is terminated.

If the portable information terminal 60 does not receive a forced return request after the prize selection process, it is determined whether or not the prize exchange button 68 is pressed, that is, the prize exchange button 68 responds to the depression. It is determined whether or not the signal is received by the control unit (step C8C).
At this stage, if a forced conversion request has not been received, a list of information for specifying the above-mentioned prize is displayed on the liquid crystal display 61, and at least one piece of information for specifying the prize is selected by the selection button 65. When the prize exchange button 68 is pressed in the selected state, a process of subtracting the number of exchange game media included in the prize information from the number of balls received from the card unit 20 is performed. Yes. That is, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 calculates the game value (number of game media) corresponding to the selected prize from the prize exchange game value (the number of prize exchange balls) stored as the prize exchange game value storage means. It functions as a prize subtraction means for subtraction.

  If the prize exchange button 68 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step K1G and the wagon service process is finally terminated. In this case, the prize selection flag is not cleared and remains. Accordingly, in step K11 of the next wagon service process, it is determined that there is a prize selection flag, and a prize selection process is performed. Therefore, after the prize selection flag is set, every time the wagon service process is repeated, it is determined whether the forced return request is received and whether the prize exchange button 68 is pressed. The system waits for reception and pressing of the gift exchange button 68. When a forced return request is received or the prize exchange button 68 is pressed, the prize selection flag is cleared, and the state of waiting for these is ended. Also, in the portable information terminal, in the above-described prize selection process, when the list of prize information is selected with the cursor, the number of balls before the prize exchange, the prize name indicating the prize, and the exchange of the selected prize are necessary. A value obtained by subtracting the number of game media necessary for prize exchange from the number of balls before prize exchange is displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 before the prize exchange button 68 is pressed. It has become.

  Accordingly, the liquid crystal display 61 includes the prize exchange game value (the number of balls held as the number of prize exchange balls) stored in the prize exchange game value storage means (the control unit of the portable information terminal 60) and the prize selection means (mobile). The information on the prize selected by the control unit of the information terminal 60 and the subtraction result of the prize subtraction means (control unit of the portable information terminal 60) can be displayed before the prize order execution means executes the prize order. It functions as a gift exchange display means.

  When the prize exchange button 68 is pressed, the number of held balls is subtracted by the amount of prize exchange as described above, and the number of held balls and prize information relating to the prize to be exchanged (for example, a prize specifying a prize). Name, code, etc. and the number of game media necessary for exchange) are sent to the card unit 20 as information relating to the prize order (step K1D), and the prize is actually delivered by the gaming machine number received after the number-of-balls movement request is transmitted. The display data is set so as to be displayed on the display as a prize waiting game machine number waiting to be displayed (step K1E), and the prize selection flag is cleared (step K1F). That is, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 uses the subtraction result as the prize subtraction means as the second game value (the number of possessed balls), and includes the number of possessed balls and information on the prize selected as the prize selection means. It functions as a prize order execution means for transmitting information relating to a prize order to the card unit 20 and executing a prize order.

In the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not the prize information of the prize exchanged from the portable information terminal 60 and the number-of-balls information obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the exchanged prize are received (step). C8C). Here, if the prize information and the number-of-balls information are not input, the process proceeds to step C8J and step C8M, but finally the wagon service process is terminated. Then, in step C81 of the next wagon service process, the wagon service flag is set, and after passing through step C88, in step C8C, it is again in a state of waiting for receiving premium information and holding ball information, and the wagon service process is repeated. Each time, the reception of the prize information and the number of balls is judged and the reception of the prize information and the number of balls is waited.
By this processing, the card unit control device 24 functions as a prize order receiving means for receiving information relating to a prize order transmitted from the portable information terminal 60.

When the prize information and the number of possessed balls are received, the prize exchange processing is completed when the possession number information is returned, so the display during the wagon service indicating the prize exchange during the game is cleared (step C8D). .
Then, the number of held balls from which the number of game media corresponding to the prize to be exchanged for a prize exchange is subtracted is updated and stored, and the updated number of held balls is displayed. This is displayed on the part 31 (step C8E).

  In addition, the number-of-balls information and the prize information are transmitted to the management server 40 (step C8F), and the number of balls updated by the management server 40 is managed, and the player specified by the identification information is indicated in the prize information. It is made to manage that the prize exchange having the prize name, the prize code, the number of game media necessary for the exchange, etc. was performed. By this processing, the card unit control device 24 functions as a premium order transmission unit that transmits information related to the premium order received as the premium order reception unit to the management server 40.

  Also, the prize information is also transmitted to the prize monitor device 81 and the prize POS terminal 82 via the management server 40. The prize monitor device 81 is provided, for example, in a counter for preparing a drink such as a prize exchange counter or a bottle. When prize information is received, the prize information is displayed on the monitor, for example, for wagon service. When a prize that is not always available is selected in the wagon, a service person who sees the prize monitor device 81 prepares a prize for replacement. Note that the gaming machine number may also be transmitted to the prize monitor device 81, and the prize prepared by the service person may be conveyed to the player of the gaming machine 1 designated by the gaming machine number.

  In addition, the prize POS terminal that received the prize information performs a prize exchange process for the prize indicated in the prize information, as a gift given in the received prize information to the player, and the prize is delivered and the stock decreases. In addition, the management of prizes is performed such that the number of balls held is used for prize exchange.

Next, the wagon service flag is cleared because the prize exchange process ends as described above (step C8G). Here, when the service person who performs the wagon service delivers the prize exchanged for the number of balls to the player, the service person presses the prize delivery button 69 of the portable information terminal 60, and the prize delivery information indicating that is displayed. It is transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20.
As a result, the process of exchanging the prize in the card unit 20 and the portable information terminal 60 and the actual prize exchanging are completed. While waiting for the prize delivery information, the display unit of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20 The premium waiting display is set so as to perform the premium waiting display (step C8H). In addition, a premium waiting flag indicating that it is waiting for reception of the premium delivery information is set (step C8I).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a prize waiting flag is set (step C8J). Here, if it is determined in step C81 that there is no wagon service flag and it is determined in step C82 that a request for moving the number of balls has not been received, that is, if no prize exchange is performed, and in step C8C, a prize is given. When it is determined that the information and the number-of-balls information are not received and the reception of the prize information and the number-of-balls information is awaited, the process proceeds to Step C8J. In this case, the prize waiting flag is set in Step C8I. In step 8j, it is determined that there is no premium waiting flag, and the process proceeds to step C8M. Finally, the wagon service process is terminated.

If the prize waiting flag is set, it is determined whether or not a jackpot state has occurred (step C8K). If a jackpot state has not occurred, the process proceeds to step C8M. The wagon service processing ends.
Here, in the state where there is a prize waiting flag, that is, after the prize exchange process is performed, if the prize is not actually delivered to the player, the prize is shown in the number of possessions indicated by the stored possession number information. The number of game media necessary for exchanging the prize indicated in the information is added (step C8L), and the number of balls to be added is updated and stored as ball information, and the updated and stored number of balls is displayed. Further, the updated information on the number of held balls is transmitted to the management server 40.

  Accordingly, the card unit control device 24 includes a jackpot state receiving means for receiving that a jackpot state in which the player can acquire a lot of game values has occurred, and the prize order executing means (the control unit of the portable information terminal 60). When the jackpot state receiving means receives the jackpot state during the period from the reception of the information related to the prize order from the time until receiving information from the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 as the delivery transmitting means described later, It functions as a prize value adding means for adding the game value corresponding to the prize ordered by the prize order execution means to the second game value (the number of balls held) as a service.

Here, the reason why the number of game media necessary for exchanging premiums is added to the number of possessed balls is to give a privilege (service) for generating a big hit while waiting to receive the exchanged premiums. . As a result, there is a possibility that the player can obtain a privilege by exchanging the prize, so the player is prompted to exchange the prize.
In the case of a wagon service, if the wagon has inventory, it can be delivered in a short time, including beverages in pots such as coffee and tea. In some cases, it may take a long time to exchange prizes if you return to pick up a product or re-add coffee or tea. In addition, it may take time to add coffee or tea after receiving an order.

  In this case, the player will wait for a long time to deliver the prize, and the player may be dissatisfied. However, the longer the waiting time, the bigger the hit, the fewer the number of balls held Since the possibility that a free gift can be obtained increases, the dissatisfaction can be suppressed. Wagon service personnel will also try to deliver prizes as soon as possible.

  In the portable information terminal 60, after the prize selection flag is cleared, it is determined whether or not the prize delivery button 69 of the portable information terminal 60 is pressed (step K1G), and the wagon service process is terminated if not pressed. If it is determined in step K11 that there is no premium selection flag and it is determined in step K12 that the service button 63 has not been pressed, that is, if the service button 63 is not pressed and no premium is exchanged. When the ball shortage information is received from the card unit 20 at step K14 and the ball shortage is notified at step K15, that is, when the prize exchange is stopped and no prize exchange is performed, the prize exchange button 68 is displayed at step K1C. When it is determined not to be pressed, that is, when waiting for the prize exchange button 68 for confirming prize exchange after the prize selection in the prize exchange, the process proceeds to step K1G. In these cases, Since the prize is not exchanged or is still waiting for the prize exchange button 68 to be pressed, the prize delivery button 69 Without being pressed, it ends the wagon service process. Actually, in these cases, the process of invalidating the prize delivery button 69 is performed. Even if the prize delivery button 69 is erroneously pressed at this timing, the subsequent process is not performed and the wagon service is performed. The process ends.

When the prize delivery button is pressed, the display of the awaiting prize machine number is cleared (step K1H), the prize delivery information is transmitted (step K1I), and the wagon service process is terminated.
That is, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 functions as a delivery transmitting unit that transmits to the gaming equipment machine that the delivery operation unit has been operated.

  Then, in the card unit 20, it is determined whether or not premium delivery information has been received (step C8M). If not received, the wagon service process is terminated. It should be noted that the step C8M is reached even when the prize exchange is not performed as described above and when the prize information and the number of balls are waiting to be received. In this case, the wagon service processing is performed without receiving the prize delivery information. Exit. If the process is terminated in a state where there is a prize waiting flag, the reception of the prize delivery information is waited every time the wagon service process is performed. If the prize delivery information is received, the prize waiting display is cleared (step C8N), the prize waiting flag is cleared (step C8O), the wagon service process is terminated, and the process returns to the main flow.

In the main flow, in the card unit 20, the management server transmission process of step C9 is performed, and when the data to be transmitted to the management server 40 is set (temporarily stored in the memory) in each process of the main flow, this is managed. Processing to transmit to the server 40 is performed.
With the above, the main flow processing of the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 is completed, and the cart unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 are executed in order to repeat the main flow processing, for example, every several tens of msec when a predetermined interrupt occurs. In step C10 and step Y7, an interruption is waited for, and when an interruption occurs, the main flow is processed again.

The processing block for demonstrating the wagon service process for exchanging prizes during a game out of the processes regarding the number of balls that can be fired and the number of balls held in the gaming machine 1, the card unit 20, and the portable information terminal 60 as described above. It is shown in FIG.
As described above, in the portable information terminal 60, the service button 63 is pressed (circle 1) based on the request from the player (in this case, in response to the service person operating the portable information terminal 60). It is also possible to press the service button 63 after inputting the set password (wagon). In this way, it was possible to identify which service personnel operated, thereby calculating the labor load related to the wagon service for each service worker, and providing the wagon service based on the work status of each service worker, etc. You can guess from the number of times. Thereby, the number of necessary service personnel can be calculated, and materials for assessing the service personnel can be created.
Further, by inputting the personal identification number, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the portable information terminal 60 by anyone other than the service staff.

In addition, when the service button 63 is pressed on the portable information terminal 60, a request to move the number of balls is sent to the card unit 20. At this time, a terminal identification number preset for each portable information terminal 60 is assigned to the You may transmit to the card unit 20 with a movement request | requirement. By transmitting a terminal identification number capable of identifying the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20, the portable identification number is further transmitted from the card unit 20 to the management server, and the portable information terminal corresponding to the portable identification number is used. It is possible to manage data relating to operations such as gift exchange for each service employee or contractor outsourced for service operations.
Thus, when the service button 63 is pressed in the portable information terminal 60, the input personal identification number and the portable information terminal identification number are sent together with the number-of-balls request information (circle 2).

Note that a large number of card units 20 that are communication partners of the portable information terminal 60 are arranged relatively close to each other in the game store, and the card communicates with the portable information terminal 60 in which the service button 63 is pressed. It is necessary to identify the unit 20, and as described above, the portable information terminal 60 is handed over to the player, and the password set for the player registered as a member is input to identify and identify the player. The card unit 20 in which the IC card from which the ID is read is inserted may be specified from the player ID.
The card unit 20 may be specified by inputting the gaming machine number when the service button 63 is pressed, or an operation unit such as a button for requesting a prize exchange is provided on the card unit 20 side. It is good also as what specifies the card unit 20 by which the part was operated.

When there is a ball movement movement request from the portable information terminal 60, the card unit 20 has the ball number information indicating the current number of balls as described above, and the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the card unit 20 on a one-to-one basis. And the gaming machine number displayed in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 are transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 (circle 3).
In the portable information terminal 60 that has received the number of balls held and the gaming machine number, the prize is selected using the prize information displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 (circle 4).
After the selection of the prize is completed, by pressing the prize exchange button 68 (circle 5), the holding ball obtained by subtracting the prize information of the selected prize and the number of game media necessary for exchanging the selected prize. The number-of-balls information (number of remaining balls) indicating the number is transmitted to the card unit 20 (circle 6).
Then, the card unit 20 that has received the number-of-balls information and the prize information updates the number of balls to be stored to the number of balls in the received number-of-balls information, and receives the received number-of-balls information and prize information. Is transmitted to the management server 40 (circle 7).

  In the management server 40, the number-of-balls information managed for each player is updated to the received number-of-balls information based on the identification information. Further, the prize information is sent to the prize monitor device 81 and the prize POS terminal 82 (circle 8), and the prize is displayed on the prize monitor device 81, so that the prize can be exchanged for a service person at the place where the prize monitor device 81 is installed. To inform. Also, the prize POS terminal 82 updates data such as inventory of prizes based on the sent prize information.

Then, the service person hands over the actual prize to the player who plays with the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the card unit 20 (circle 9).
At that time, the service person presses the prize delivery button 69 of the portable information terminal 60, and the prize delivery button 69 is turned ON (circle 10). Thereby, premium delivery information is transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20, and a series of wagon service processing is completed.

Next, the wagon service process will be described with reference to FIG. 14 illustrating the display and operation unit of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20 and the liquid crystal display 61 and operation unit 62 of the portable information terminal 60.
As described above, when the (wagon) service button 63 is pressed on the portable information terminal 60, the number information of balls indicating the number of balls stored in the card unit 20 and the gaming machine number on which the player who exchanges prizes plays are cards. It is transmitted from the unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60, and the gaming machine number and the current number of balls possessed by this gaming machine number are displayed on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal 60.
On the other hand, in the display of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20, “Wagon service is in progress” is displayed, and the value of the number of balls displayed on the number-of-ball display unit 31 does not change, but the number of balls held The display and its background color change. This is a state in which the management of the number of balls has shifted from the card unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60 while the number of balls is being processed by the portable information terminal 60, and the number of balls held on the card unit 20 side is It informs the player that it cannot be changed.

On the other hand, the number of balls that can be fired in the number-of-launchable balls display section 8 of the gaming machine 1 does not decrease by the prize exchange process, but decreases one by one by the launch of the game balls. Increase by minutes.
In this state, in the portable information terminal 60, a prize is selected. Here, in the portable information terminal 60, for example, when the menu button 64 is pressed, a list of display screen modes is displayed. This list includes at least a list of premium information and a selected premium screen shown in FIG. There is. Then, in the list of display screen modes, by pressing the cursor movement button 67, for example, a list of premium information is selected from the list of display screen modes with the cursor, and when the selection button 65 is pressed, the list of premium information is selected. Displayed. Here, when the player selects a desired prize from the list of each prize information with the cursor and presses the selection button 65, a selected prize screen is displayed. Here, the prize name and the number of game media necessary for exchange are displayed as the prize information selected as described above. Further, the number of balls held before the prize exchange and the number of remaining balls after the prize exchange obtained by subtracting the number of game media for prize exchange are displayed.
Here, when the menu button is pressed again to display a list of free gift information, the free gift information is again selected with the cursor and the selection button 65 is pressed again, the selected free gift screen is displayed, and the previously selected free gift is displayed. In addition, information on the currently selected prize is additionally displayed, and the sum of the number of game media necessary for exchanging these prizes is displayed, and the number of remaining balls after the prize exchange after subtracting this sum is displayed. It has come to be. On the selected prize screen, when the same prize is selected twice or more, the number of information displayed corresponding to the prize name is increased and the number of game media for exchange corresponding to the number is displayed.

In addition, when the cancel button 66 is pressed in a state where the cursor is placed on the display of any selected prize information on the selected prize screen, the selected prize is canceled, and the display of the canceled prize information disappears. The number of remaining balls in a state where the number of game media of the canceled prize information is added to the number of remaining balls is displayed.
In addition, on the selected prize screen, the gaming machine number transmitted from the card unit 20 is displayed, and whether or not the player who requested the prize exchange has communicated correctly with the card unit 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 to play. Can be determined.
In addition, by showing the above-mentioned selected prize screen to the player, before the player actually subtracts the number of game media according to the prize exchange, the player confirms that the prize he / she wants to exchange is It is possible to confirm the number of game media necessary for the game and the number of balls after the prize exchange.

  When the prize exchange button 68 is pressed, the information on the number of possessed balls after the exchange of the prize displayed as the remaining number of possessed balls is transmitted to the card unit 20, and the card unit 20 receives the received possession after the exchange of the prize. The number-of-balls information is updated and stored and displayed on the number-of-balls display 31. At this time, the display color of the number of held balls returns to the normal display color, and the player is notified that the number of held balls can be used. Further, on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal 60, an order screen is displayed in which a prize obtained by subtracting the number of corresponding game media from the number of prize exchange balls is displayed as an ordered prize, and the prize delivery button 69 is pressed. The order screen can be displayed.

In the above-described wagon service processing, the number of balls that can be fired when the management of the number-of-balls information is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 and the card unit 20 is prohibited from updating the number of balls. If the number of award balls (may be the number of foul balls) is added to the number and the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit, the excess balls cannot be transmitted to the card unit 20 and added to the number of balls held Exceptionally, the number of balls that can be fired is allowed to exceed the upper limit, and the number of balls that can be fired is set to be higher than the upper limit.
That is, in the normal state, as shown in FIG. 15A, when the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired is 250, for example, the number of balls that can be fired is slightly lower than the upper limit, for example, 245 In the state where the number of held balls is 1756, for example, when 10 winning balls are generated, the gaming machine 1 adds 10 to 245 and subtracts the upper limit value 250, thereby obtaining 5 as the excess number of balls. This is obtained and output from the gaming machine 1 to the card unit 20 as excess ball number information.
In the card unit 20, as shown in FIG. 15 (B), by adding 5 extra balls to the current number of balls 1756 and storing the updated number of balls, the number of balls held becomes 1761. It is displayed on the ball number display unit 31.
On the other hand, the number of balls that can be fired by the gaming machine 1 is the upper limit value 250, which is a value obtained by subtracting the number of extra balls from the number of winning balls and the number of prize balls. It is updated and stored as number information and displayed on the number of balls that can be fired display section 8. Accordingly, during normal times, the number of balls that can be fired is always controlled so as to be within the upper limit value by the above-described excess ball number processing.

  On the other hand, during the wagon service processing, it is in a state where the excess number of balls cannot be added to the number of possessed balls, and as shown in FIG. 15C, the display of the wagon service is performed on the display of the operation display panel 23, When the number of balls held is a display color indicating that the number of balls held in the wagon service cannot be changed and the number of balls that can be fired is 245 near the upper limit value and 10 prize balls are generated, FIG. As shown in D), after adding the number of extra balls to the number of balls held and adding the number of prize balls to the number of balls that can be fired to 255 exceeding the upper limit, subtract the number of extra balls Without change, the number of balls that can be fired exceeding the upper limit is updated and stored, and the number of balls that can be fired exceeding the upper limit is displayed as the number of balls that can be fired. In this case, as described above, the displayable color of the number of balls that can be fired is changed from the normal time to notify the player that the number of balls that can be fired exceptionally exceeded the upper limit during the wagon service. .

As shown in FIG. 15 (E), an excess ball number display unit 8b is provided adjacent to the launchable ball number display unit 8a, and the upper limit value is reached when the number of fireable balls exceeds the upper limit value during the wagon service. The number of balls that can be fired is displayed on the number of balls that can be fired display part 8a, and the number of excess balls that exceeds the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired may be displayed on the number of balls that can be fired. That is, the number of balls that can be fired exceeding the upper limit is divided into the number of balls that can be fired as the upper limit and the number of excess balls that exceeds the upper limit in the same manner as the above-mentioned excess ball number processing. These may be displayed separately.
In this case, when the number of game media is decremented by 1 every time a game ball is fired, if there is an excess ball number, the excess ball number is subtracted until the excess ball number becomes 0 first. The number of balls that can be fired is subtracted after becomes 0. In this way, apparently, the number of balls that can be fired does not exceed the upper limit value even during wagon service processing, and the number of balls that can be fired that normally does not exceed the upper limit value exceeds the upper limit value during the wagon service. Can be resolved.

Next, in the above-mentioned ball lending process, processing is performed by a normal pressing method in which a hand is released immediately after a ball lending button on the operation display panel 23 (in a time shorter than a predetermined time) and a long press continuously pressed for a predetermined time or longer The state in which the change is made will be described with reference to the display on the operation display panel 23 and the display on the launchable ball number display section 8.
As shown in FIG. 16A, for example, in the state where 8500 yen, which is the amount stored as the amount information, is displayed on the amount (deposit amount) display unit 30 of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20, When the ball lending button (ball lending operation unit 33) is pressed in a normal manner, a predetermined amount 500, which is set in advance, is subtracted from 8500 stored as amount information, and 8000 as a subtraction result is used as amount information. While being updated and stored, as shown in FIG. In addition, 125, which is obtained by converting 500 or 500 as the predetermined amount into the number of game media (when the number of game media 1 is converted to 4 yen), is transmitted from the card unit 20 to the gaming machine 1.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, in the state where the current number of balls that can be fired is 15, the ball rental number indicating the number of game media 125 from the card unit 20 by the ball rental process. Information is received and added to the current number of balls that can be fired to become 140, and this addition result is updated and stored as the number of balls that can be fired and displayed on the number of fireable balls display section 8.

  On the other hand, when the ball lending button is pressed for a long time in the state shown in FIG. 16C, which is the same state as shown in FIG. 16A, as shown in FIG. As in the case, 500 is subtracted as a predetermined amount from 8500 indicated in the amount information stored in the card unit 20, but information corresponding to 500 (125 as the number of game media) is transmitted to the gaming machine. After the amount of money 500 is converted into the number of game media 125, the converted number of game media is added to the number of balls held in the current ball number information, which is currently 0 in the card unit 20, The number of possessed balls is set to 125. The number of possessed balls indicating this numerical value is updated and stored, and the updated number of possessed balls is displayed on the possessed ball number display unit 31.

  With the above processing, the player can determine whether the player presses the ball lending button (ball lending operation unit 33) with a normal short pressing method or presses the ball lending button with a longer long pressing time than the inserted deposit amount. The number of balls that can be fired and stored in the gaming machine 1 so that it can be used for gaming as it is when the amount information displayed by subtracting the amount converted into the number of game media is converted into the number of game media, and having an upper limit value Or stored in the card unit 20 and used for games, for example, it is necessary to press the ball movement button (ball movement operation unit 32), but it is converted to the number of balls without an upper limit. Can be selected.

Basically, the amount indicated by the amount information will be returned to the number of balls that can be fired, and the game will be played, but since there is an upper limit on the number of balls that can be fired, the amount above that amount will be returned to the number of games Then, the amount of money above the upper limit is automatically converted to the number of balls held.
Here, in the present embodiment, the prize cannot be exchanged when the number of possessed balls is smaller than the minimum prize exchange number, but by converting the amount information into the number of possession balls, the number of possessed balls is made larger than the minimum prize exchange number. Can be exchanged. As a result, when the number of balls has not increased, it is possible to use the wagon service to buy drinks and cigarettes without leaving the gaming machine 1 and buying drinks or cigarettes with money. The player can save time and effort.
Also, for example, when a game is played with one gaming machine, if a predetermined amount (for example, 500 for 2000 yen game media) is played in advance and a bonus is not generated even if the amount of the game is played, When performing a game method such as moving the machine, let the ball lending process be performed until the number of balls held reaches 500, after that, without pushing the ball lending button, just push the holding ball move button and play, When the number of balls possessed becomes zero and the number of balls that can be fired also becomes zero, the game on the gaming machine 1 is terminated, and the player can move to another gaming machine 1.

  In addition, when the number of balls that can be fired is a predetermined number (for example, 10) or less, the predetermined number of game media is automatically changed from the number of balls to the number of balls that can be fired without pressing the ball movement button. In such a case, if the number of game media is larger than the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired, the number of balls that can be fired is greater than the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired. The number of game media can be launched without operating the ball lending button or the ball movement button, and the player who feels that it is troublesome to press the ball lending button or ball movement button relatively frequently is bothered. The game can be executed without any problem.

Next, in the above-described ball movement process, a normal method of releasing the hand immediately after pressing the ball movement button (ball movement operation unit 32) of the operation display panel 23 (with a time shorter than the predetermined time), and a predetermined time The state in which the processing is changed by the long press that is continuously pressed will be described with reference to the display on the operation display panel 23 and the display on the launchable ball number display unit 8.
As shown in FIG. 17A, for example, 2543 game media numbers stored as the number-of-balls information are displayed on the number-of-balls display 31 of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20. When the holding ball movement button is pressed in the normal way, 250, which is a predetermined number set in advance, is subtracted from 2543 stored as the holding ball number information, and the game medium number information indicating the subtracted 250 is obtained. It is transmitted from the card unit 20 to the gaming machine 1. As a result, the number of balls possessed is once 2293.

Then, in the gaming machine 1 that has received 250 as the number of game medium information, it is stored as the current number of balls that can be fired, and 250 is added to 15 that are displayed on the number of fireable balls number display unit 265. Is calculated, and the excess ball number processing is performed, and 250, which is the upper limit value of the number of balls that can be fired, is subtracted from 265 as the above-described addition result to obtain the excess ball number 15. Then, the obtained excess ball number is transmitted to the card unit 20 as excess ball number information. In this example, since the predetermined number of balls to be moved is matched with the upper limit value of the number of balls that can be fired, if the number of balls is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of game media to be moved, the excess number of balls is It may be the same value as the number of balls that can be fired before movement, and the number of balls that can be fired before movement may be transmitted to the card unit 20 as the excess number of balls.
Then, the number of fireable balls is updated and stored as 250 which is the upper limit value, and the updated number 250 of fireable balls is displayed on the number of fireable balls display section as shown in FIG.

In addition, in the card unit 20 that has received the excess ball number information, the received excess ball number information 15 is added to the above-described subtraction result 2293, and the addition result 2308 is updated as new ball count information. While storing, the numerical value indicated by the updated ball number information is displayed on the ball number display unit 31 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the ball holding button is long pressed, when the ball holding button is long pressed in the state shown in FIG. 17C, which is the same as the state shown in FIG. Is sent to the gaming machine 1, and the number of gaming media information indicating 15 which is the number of gaming media indicated by the firingable ball number information stored in the gaming machine 1 is transmitted to the card unit 20. .
Further, the number of balls that can be fired is set to 0, and information on the number of balls that can be fired is updated and stored, and as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  On the other hand, the card unit 20 that has received the game medium number information indicating the same number of game media as the current number of balls that can be fired adds the game medium number 15 indicated by the game medium number information to the numerical value 2543 indicated by the number of balls possessed. Then, the addition result 2558 is updated and stored, and the updated number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls display section as shown in FIG.

  Through the above processing, the player can hold the ball by either pressing the holding ball movement button (the holding ball movement operation unit 32) with a normal short pressing method or pressing the holding ball movement button with a long pressing time longer than that. It is possible to select whether to move the number of game media below the predetermined number from the number to the number of balls that can be fired or to move all the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls that can be fired.

Basically, a game is played by moving the number of balls held to the number of balls that can be fired.
However, when the number of possessed balls is less than the minimum number of premium exchange balls as described above, the number of balls that can be fired is increased by moving the number of balls that can be fired to the number of possession balls, It becomes possible to exchange prizes.
Also, for example, when you are about to end the game, if you want to know the total number of current balls and the number of balls that can be fired, add the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls you have. Now, you can know the current number of balls you have.
Also, when a break is made by pressing the break button (break operation unit 34), the number of balls that can be fired is once added to the number of balls, and the current total number of balls is displayed, and then the break button is pressed. It is also possible to operate.

  Note that a display unit that displays the total number of balls may be provided, but in this case, it is necessary to perform the process of calculating the total number of balls each time the total number of balls changes, Is managed on the card unit 20 side, and the number of balls that can be fired is managed on the gaming machine 1 side, the processing in the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 is simplified, and the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 Decreasing the number of communications increases the number of processes and the number of communications and is offset by the addition of a process for calculating the total number of balls.

  The gaming store system as described above is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine 1 that can be played based on the gaming value possessed by the player, and a game for inputting information for identifying the player. A gaming device 21 having a card unit 20 as an equipment machine, a management server 40 capable of communicating with the card unit 20 and managing a gaming value possessed by a player, and a communication with the card unit 20 Mobile information terminal 60 as a prize exchange terminal device capable of exchanging prizes within the game value possessed by the user.

The gaming device 21 has a gaming value possessed by the player as a first gaming value (number of balls that can be fired) for executing the game, and a second gaming value (number of balls held) other than the first gaming value. The gaming machine 1 includes a RAM 143 of the main body control device 14 that functions as first game value storage means for storing the number of balls that can be fired as the first game value up to a predetermined upper limit value.
Then, the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 subtracts the number of balls to be fired (number of game media fired) as the game value used for the game from the number of balls that can be fired, and the number of balls that can be fired. First game value calculation means for adding the number of winning balls (the number of game media paid as a prize) corresponding to winning, and whether the calculation result of the first game value calculation means exceeds the upper limit value When the calculation result exceeds the upper limit value by the upper limit value determination means and the upper limit value determination means, the gaming equipment of the portion of the calculation result that exceeds the upper limit value as the excess game value It has a function as an excess game value transmitting means for transmitting to the machine.
Further, the gaming machine 1 has a shootable ball number display section 8 as first game value display means for displaying the first game value stored in the first game value storage means.

Further, the card unit 20 as the gaming equipment machine of the gaming device 21 includes a RAM 243 of the card unit control device 24 that functions as a second gaming value storage means for storing the number of balls held as the second gaming value. The card unit control device 24 of the card unit 20 as a gaming equipment machine includes an excess game value receiving means for receiving an excess number of balls as an excess game value transmitted by the excess game value transmitting means, and the excess game value receiving means. Has a function as second game value calculation means for adding the number of excess balls received and the number of possessed balls stored in the second game value storage means. The card unit 20 further includes second game value display means for displaying the number of balls held as the second game value stored in the second game value storage means.
The portable information terminal 60 as the prize exchange terminal device can exchange prizes based on the number of balls held as the second game value.

From the above, for example, by inserting an IC card into the card unit 20 as described above, an ID as information for identifying a player is input, and the gaming machine 1 is identified by the input information. The game is executed based on the game value possessed by the person.
Then, in response to the game being executed, the main body control device 14 as the first game value calculation means of the gaming machine 1 stores the RAM 143 as the first game value storage means of the gaming machine 1 out of the game values. When the number of shot balls used for the game is subtracted from the number of balls that can be shot, and when a prize is generated in the game, the number of prize balls corresponding to the generated prize is added to the number of balls that can be shot.

Further, when the game value amount (the number of game balls) is added to the number of balls that can be fired by the main body control device 14 as the first game value calculation means, the main body control device 14 as the upper limit value determination means of the gaming machine 1 It is determined whether or not the number of balls that can be fired after the addition exceeds the upper limit value set for the number of balls that can be fired, and when it is determined that the number exceeds the upper limit value, The main body control device 14 transmits the portion exceeding the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired after addition to the card unit control device 24 as the excess game value receiving means of the card unit 20 as the excess ball number.
In this case, the excess number of balls is a value obtained by subtracting the upper limit value from the number of launchable balls after adding the number of game balls, and the number of launchable balls after transmitting the excess number of balls is the upper limit value.

On the other hand, in the card unit 20 as a gaming equipment machine, the number of excess balls received by the card unit control device 24 as the excess game value receiving means of the card unit 20 is the function as the second game value calculation means of the card unit control device 24. As a result, the number of balls held in the RAM 243 of the card unit control device 24 is added.
Accordingly, the game value (the number of game balls) possessed by the player is managed by the gaming device 21 including the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20, but the number of balls that can be fired managed by the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20 and the number of possessed balls managed. The number of balls that can be fired is displayed on the number of balls that can be fired display section 8 of the gaming machine 1, and the number of balls that can be fired is displayed on the number of balls that can be displayed 31 of the card unit. As will be described later, when the gaming machine 1 and a gaming equipment machine that is separate from the card unit 20 are integrally provided as a gaming device 21, it is apparently launched into the gaming machine 1. The possible ball number display unit 8 and the possessed ball number display unit 31 are provided.

  The portable information terminal 60 as a prize exchange terminal device that can exchange prizes within the game value (number of game balls) possessed by the player exchanges prizes based on the number of balls when the game value is exchanged for prizes. I do. That is, in the prize exchange, the number of game media (number of game balls) corresponding to the prize is subtracted from the number of possessed balls. Then, after the prize exchange process as described above is performed, the prize is delivered from the service person to the player. Note that the prize exchange by the portable information terminal 60 is performed, for example, in the IC card reader / writer 21 of the card unit 20 from when the information specifying the player is input by the gaming device 21 until the game is ended, for example, during the game. This is performed after the IC card is inserted and before the IC card is ejected.

  Accordingly, the number of game media possessed by the player is stored separately for the number of balls that can be fired to execute the game and the number of balls other than the number of balls that are fired, and the prize can be exchanged based on the number of balls Therefore, it is possible to exchange prizes by grasping the number of balls in the same sense as a conventional gaming machine, and exchange prizes without interrupting the game. The same sensation as that of a conventional gaming machine corresponds to, for example, the number of balls that can be fired is stored in the upper plate of a conventional pachinko gaming machine and guided to the firing position, and the number of balls held is a lower plate or a ball. Corresponding to the game balls in the box, even if the number of possessed balls decreases by exchanging prizes, it does not immediately affect the launch of the game balls.

In addition, since the number of possessed balls that cannot be used for direct gaming is used for prize exchange, the number of balls that can be used for direct gaming is not affected by prize exchange, and the prize exchange process has an effect on the game. Since the game is not given, the game can be continued during the prize exchange process as described above.
In other words, in addition to the game value amount as the number of balls that can be fired, there is a game value amount as the number of balls that can be exchanged for prizes, which means that the number of game media possessed by a player decreases due to prize exchange. However, there is a high possibility that the number of game media held by the player has a margin to be able to execute the game for a certain period of time, and the prize was exchanged without realizing that the number of game media held was small, resulting in a big hit In some cases, the number of game media for executing the game at the start of the jackpot is insufficient, or after placing an order for drinks as a prize, the number of game media runs out and waits in a state where it is impossible to play until the drink arrives This can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since the number of balls that can be fired is stored and displayed in the gaming machine 1 as an enclosed ball type gaming machine and the number of balls held is stored and displayed in the card unit 20, the number of balls that can be used for direct gaming The game value can be grasped by clearly distinguishing the possible number of balls from the number of balls that cannot be used directly in the game. In addition, the number of balls that can be fired is basically a numerical value up to the upper limit, and the player grasps the total number of game media held by the player who may have a large difference in the number of digits. It becomes a numerical value easy to do.

In addition, the number of balls held is managed on the card unit 20 side, and the gaming machine 1 manages only the number of balls that can be fired. As compared with the case where both are managed by the gaming machine 1, the processing load on the gaming machine 1 can be reduced.
In addition, since the gaming machine 1 that stores the number of balls that can be fired with respect to the prize exchange does not need to be involved at all, for example, the portable information terminal 60 does not need to communicate directly with the gaming machine 1 and prevents fraud against the gaming machine 1. Can be strengthened.

In the game store system of this embodiment, a portable information terminal transmission / reception unit that functions as a prize exchange game value transmission means that transmits all the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls. 26.
Also, the card unit control device 24 transmits to the management server 40 a prize order receiving means for receiving information relating to a prize order transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 and information relating to a prize order received by the prize order receiving means. During the prize exchange game value transfer (during a wagon service) in which the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls, the number of balls held and the number of excess balls The function as an excess game value addition disabling means for disabling the addition with the above.

  Further, the control device of the portable information terminal 60 includes a prize exchange game value storage means for storing the number of prize exchange balls transmitted from the portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26, and a prize selection for selecting a prize from a plurality of types of prizes. Means, a prize subtraction means for subtracting a game value corresponding to the selected prize from the number of prize exchange balls stored in the prize exchange game value storage means, and a subtraction result of the prize subtraction means as a second game value And a function as a prize order executing means for transmitting information relating to the prize order including the second game value and information on the prize selected by the prize selecting means to execute the prize order. .

  Then, the RAM 143 controlled by the CPU 142 in the main body control device 14 is configured such that the upper limit value is added when the addition of the excess number of balls is disabled by the main body control device 14 as the above-mentioned excess game value addition disable operation means. The game value is memorized beyond.

Therefore, when exchanging prizes during a game, the portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 of the card unit 20 transmits all the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls.
Then, in the portable information terminal 60 that has received the prize exchange ball number, the received prize exchange ball number is stored in the prize exchange game value storage means.

  At this time, in other words, the number of balls held in the RAM 243 is transmitted to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of gift exchange balls, so that the number of held balls is moving from the card unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60. During a prize exchange game value transfer (during wagon service), the card unit control device 24 as a means for disabling excess game value addition of the card unit 20 in the gaming device 21 comprising the gaming machine 1 and the card unit 20 holds it. When the addition of the number of balls and the excess number of balls is disabled, and the RAM 143, which is controlled by the CPU 142 of the gaming machine 1 and stores the number of balls that can be fired, is disabled when the addition of the number of excess balls is disabled The number of balls that can be fired exceeding the upper limit is stored.

  In other words, during the wagon service, the management of the number of balls actually shifts from the card unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60. Therefore, the card unit 20 does not perform processing to increase or decrease the number of balls. In this case, since the processing when the excessive number of balls occurs cannot be performed, the gaming machine 1 side does not send the excessive number of balls to the card unit 20 and exceptionally the number of balls that can be fired exceeding the upper limit value in the RAM 143. Can be memorized.

Since the number of balls that can be fired is directly used in the game, the number of balls that can be fired even if the number of balls held is completely disconnected from the game during the prize exchange (the state that cannot be adjusted by the card unit 20). The game can continue until the number runs out.
In response to the player's request during the wagon service, for example, the game value corresponding to the prize selected through the prize selection means by the service person operating the portable information terminal 60 is It is subtracted from the number of prize exchange game balls stored in the prize exchange game value storage means by the prize subtraction means. The prize selection may be performed before the movement of the prize exchange game value (the number of possessed balls) or may be performed after the movement.

Next, the prize order execution means of the portable information terminal 60 transmits the prize exchange ball number obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the selected prize as the number of possession balls to the game equipment and information on the selected prize (Information that can identify (identify) the type of the prize) is transmitted to the card unit 20.
On the other hand, in the card unit 20, the number of possessed balls transmitted from the portable information terminal 60 after the game value corresponding to the prize is subtracted and the information for identifying the selected prize as information relating to the prize order as a prize order receiving means. The portable information terminal transmission / reception part 26 receives.

  The card unit 20 receives the subtracted prize exchange ball number as the number of possessed balls, and updates the number of possessed balls to the received number of possessed balls in a state where the number of possessed balls is reduced by the number of game media used for the prize exchange. Will be. As a result, the state where the excess game value cannot be added during the wagon service is released, and the card unit 20 is allowed to perform processing such as addition of the excess number of balls to the number of possessed balls. Accordingly, the gaming machine 1 can also transmit the excess number of game balls to the card unit 20 side, and returns to a state where the number of balls that can be fired is prohibited from exceeding the upper limit value. For example, the number of balls that can be fired is subtracted by the launch of a game ball and returns to within the upper limit value, or when the award ball is added to the number of balls that can be fired when the upper limit value is exceeded, the upper limit value is exceeded By moving the excess ball count to the number of possessed balls, it becomes below the upper limit.

  Also, the information on the prize received by the card unit 20 is sent to the management server 40 by the card unit control device 24 as a prize order transmission means of the card unit 20, and the management server 40 confirms that the prize exchange has been performed. Remember and manage. The prize itself is handed to the player from the service person when it is transported to the player by a transport means such as a wagon, but when it is not sent to the management server 40 otherwise. Alternatively, the service person on the management server 40 side may confirm the information on the prize received by the management server 40 and transport the prize to the player for delivery.

Since all the balls are moved to the portable information terminal 60, it is possible to exchange prizes up to the upper limit at which a prize can be exchanged. In addition, since the number of possessed balls is completely separated from the game and the number of game balls for the prize exchange is subtracted, the number of possessed balls does not increase or decrease in accordance with the progress of the game during processing, and processing is performed. In addition to simplification, the player can clearly grasp the amount of decrease in the number of balls due to prize exchange.
In addition, even when the number of balls is completely separated from the game, during the wagon service, the excess number of balls will be added to the number of balls that can be fired. The game value possessed by the player can be easily grasped.

  In this embodiment, the portable information terminal 60 obtains the number of prize exchange balls stored in the prize exchange game value storage means, information on the prize selected by the prize selection means, and the subtraction result of the prize subtraction means. The prize order execution means includes a liquid crystal display 61 as a prize exchange display means that can be displayed before the prize order is executed.

Accordingly, the display on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal allows the player to see the game value (the number of prize exchange balls subtracted) returned to the card unit 20 as a part or a part thereof after the prize exchange together with the prize information. In addition, it is possible to easily grasp the amount of decrease in game value due to prize exchange (a value obtained by subtracting the number of prize exchange balls after subtraction from the number of prize exchange balls).
In other words, the contents of the prize exchange can be confirmed by the display on the liquid crystal display 61 before the prize exchange is executed. Note that the liquid crystal display 61 provided in the portable information terminal 60 can also be viewed by the player by, for example, presenting the player to the player.

Further, in this embodiment, the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 is configured such that when a jackpot state in which a player can acquire a lot of game values occurs, the number of balls that can be fired is not more than a predetermined value. It has a function as a game value shortage transmitting means for transmitting game value shortage information to the card unit 20.
The card unit control device 24 functions as a forced return request transmission means for transmitting a forced return request for the number of prize exchange balls to the portable information terminal 60 when the gaming value shortage information is received during the wagon service.
When the control device of the portable information terminal 60 receives the forced return request from the forced return request transmission unit, the control unit of the portable information terminal 60 transmits the premium exchange ball number stored in the premium exchange game value storage unit to the card unit 20. It functions as a reward exchange game value return means.

Therefore, when a big hit occurs in the gaming machine 1 and the number of balls that can be fired is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the number of balls that can be fired in the card unit 20 by the main body control device 14 as a gaming value shortage transmission means Gaming value shortage information indicating that is below a predetermined value is transmitted. The predetermined value here is, for example, equal to or less than the number of game balls that are reliably won at the start of the jackpot state, and is, for example, about 10 game value amounts as game balls.
Then, in the card unit 20, when the game value shortage information is received and the wagon service is being performed, the card unit control device 24 serving as a forced return request transmitting means sends the prize exchange ball number to the portable information terminal 60. A forced return request instructing the unit 20 to return is transmitted.
Note that the gaming value shortage transmitting means may transmit the gaming value shortage information to the gaming equipment machine when the jackpot is generated and the prize exchange gaming value is being transferred.

Then, the prize exchange game value changing means of the portable information terminal 60 that has received the forced return request transmits the number of prize exchange balls stored in the prize exchange game value storage means of the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20. In this case, the number of prize exchange balls stored in the prize exchange game value storage means is zero. Further, for example, when a selection of a prize or a subtraction of a prize exchange ball number is performed on the portable information terminal 60, this is invalidated, and the number of prize exchange balls before the subtraction is held in the card unit 20. It may be moved to the number of balls.
Further, the number of prize exchange balls returned to the card unit 20 is added to the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 by the card unit controller 24 as the second game value calculation means.

  Then, the player can move the number of balls with the number of prize exchange balls to the number of balls that can be fired, so that the number of balls that can be fired can be set to a predetermined value or more. Since the number of possible game media is small, it is possible to prevent the game where the jackpot game cannot be continued. The present invention is particularly effective in the case of this embodiment in which all of the second game value is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls as in the invention described in claim 2.

  In the embodiment, the portable information terminal 60 includes a delivery operation means (premium delivery button 69) that is operated when the prize ordered by the prize order execution means is delivered to the player, and the delivery operation means The card unit control device 24 is provided with delivery / transmission means for transmitting the operation to the card unit 20, and the card unit control device 24 receives that the jackpot state in which the player can acquire a lot of game values has occurred. And when the jackpot state receiving means receives the jackpot state between receiving the information from the prize order executing means and receiving the information from the delivery transmitting means, the prize order executing means It has a function as a prize value adding means for adding the number of game media corresponding to the ordered prize to the number of balls held as a service.

Accordingly, when the service person operates the prize delivery button 69 of the portable information terminal 60 when the service person delivers the prize to the player when the service person delivers the prize to the player as described above, the portable information terminal 60 The information indicating that the gift delivery button 69 has been operated is transmitted to the card unit 20. Thereby, in the card unit 20, it can be confirmed that the delivery of the prize has been completed. Information indicating the operation of the gift delivery button 69 may be further transmitted from the card unit 20 to the management server 40.
In the card unit 20, when information indicating the jackpot state is transmitted from the gaming machine 1, the card unit control device 24 as a jackpot state receiving unit receives this information. Note that the gaming machine basically has a function of transmitting information indicating a jackpot state (a jackpot state transmitting means).

In the card unit 20, after the prize to be exchanged is selected, the prize information or the number of prize exchange balls is received as information relating to the prize exchange from the prize order execution means of the prize exchange terminal. Until the information indicating that the prize delivery operation means has been operated is received from the delivery transmission means, the jackpot state reception means indicates that the game in the gaming machine 1 has been in the jackpot state. When the information shown is received, the card unit controller 24 as a prize value adding means adds the number of game media corresponding to the selected and ordered prize to the number of balls held.
Thereby, even if the player exchanges prizes, the game value owned does not decrease, and the player receives a privilege.

Therefore, for example, even if it takes time until the prize arrives after ordering the prize, the player can get a privilege if a big hit occurs during that time, so if the prize arrives late, It is possible to prevent the player from being dissatisfied.
In addition, since a chance to obtain a privilege is generated by exchanging prizes during the game, it is possible to prompt the player to exchange prizes. In addition, in a game store, if a game is continued for a long period of time with a game value owned by the player, the player usually does not pay for borrowing a new game value during that period. Profits may be difficult to obtain, and by prompting players to exchange prizes, it will be easier to secure profits at the amusement store.
In addition, if the delivery of the prize exchange is delayed and a jackpot is generated during that time, the service staff will reduce the profit of the amusement store, so that the delivery of the prize will be performed quickly.

It is not necessary for the prize value adding means to add the game value to all jackpots, and the game value may be added only in the case of the so-called first win.
The initial hit is, for example, a big hit when the game is not in a so-called probability change or short time. Here, since the probability of jackpot per hour is much higher than during normal times during probability fluctuations and time reductions, especially during probability fluctuations, if a player places a premium order during the probability fluctuations, the above-mentioned There is a possibility that the probability that a jackpot will be generated during the period becomes considerably high, the probability that the player can obtain the above-mentioned score becomes too high, and the game store side becomes too disadvantageous.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described. In the above-described example, during the wagon service, the number of balls held managed by the card unit 20 is all transmitted to the mobile information terminal 60 side, and the number of balls held shifts to a state managed by the mobile information terminal 60. In the card unit 20, the movement of the number of balls to the gaming machine 1 by pressing the number-of-balls movement button, the movement from the amount information to the number of held balls information (including conversion from the amount information to the number of game media), All movements to the number of possessed balls that exceeded the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired were stopped.
On the other hand, in the modified example, only a predetermined number of the number of possessed balls is moved from the card unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60, and the remaining number of possessed balls is managed by the card unit 20, and the above-mentioned possessed balls The processing related to the number can be executed during the wagon service in the same way as in the normal time.

  In this modification, the processing performed by the card unit 20 (card unit control device 24) and the gaming machine 1 (main body control device 14) is all processing other than the wagon service processing among the processing related to the wagon service flag. In the card unit 20, the wagon service flag in the flowcharts of the ball lending process, the ball movement process, the excess ball process, and the game end process shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 9, and 10 is displayed. Processing for determining the presence / absence of the wagon service flag after the determination of the presence / absence of the wagon service flag is omitted. Further, in the wagon service process shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 of the card unit 20, when the number of balls is transmitted in the process of step C86 for transmitting the number of balls, a predetermined predetermined number of the number of balls is set. It is assumed that a number (for example, 125 or 250) is transmitted.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine 1, in the overball process shown in FIG. 9, the wagon service in-service information is received by omitting the wagon service in-service transmission process omitted in the card unit 20 from the above. In addition, processing related to reception during the wagon service is omitted, and processing performed when it is determined that the reception during the wagon service has been received is omitted.

  More specifically, in the ball lending process of the card unit in FIG. 6, as a process when the ball lending button is pressed long, the presence / absence of the wagon service flag in step C43 is determined. In order not to recognize this even when the lending button is pressed for a long time, the processing for performing the same process as when the ball lending button is pressed normally is omitted.

  That is, in the modified example, if the ball lending button (ball lending operation unit 33) is pressed for a long time even in the wagon service, the number of game media corresponding to the predetermined amount in the amount information is added to the number of balls held and displayed. I do. Thus, even when the wagon service is used, the processing relating to the number of balls held is not prohibited, and when there is a balance in the amount information, the amount information can be converted into the number of game media and added to the number of balls held.

  In the ball movement process of the card unit of FIG. 7, the presence / absence of the wagon service flag in step C51 is determined, and if the wagon service flag is present, it is determined whether or not the ball movement button has been pressed. Processing to shift to processing for displaying the number of balls is omitted. That is, during the wagon service, the operation of the holding ball movement button is invalidated, and the process of prohibiting the movement of the number of game media between the number of holding balls and the number of balls that can be fired is not performed. If the card unit 20 disables the operation of the holding ball movement button during the wagon service, the gaming machine 1 may receive information transmitted from the card unit 20 based on the pressing of the holding ball movement button. However, in this modified example, the pressing of the holding ball movement button is valid during the wagon service, and the holding ball movement is also performed during the wagon service as usual. A move process is performed.

  In other words, in the modified example, if the ball movement button (ball movement operation unit 32) is normally pressed even during the wagon service, the predetermined number of game media is subtracted from the number of balls held, and the number of subtracted game media Is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 and added to the number of balls that can be fired. In addition, when the ball movement button is pressed for a long time during the wagon service, the current number of balls that can be fired is transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the card unit 20, and the number of balls that can be fired is set to 0. A value obtained by adding the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls held is the new number of balls held.

  In the excess ball processing of the card unit in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not there is a wagon service flag in step C62, and if there is a wagon service flag, the excess ball is generated and the excess ball number information indicating the excess ball number from the gaming machine 1 The process of ending the excess ball processing without adding the excess ball count to the number of possessed balls even if is received is omitted. In other words, during the wagon service, the addition of excess balls to the number of balls held is prohibited, and when the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the maximum number of balls that can be fired, Without subtracting the excess number of balls from the number of balls that can be fired, the process in which the number of balls that can be fired exceeds the upper limit is not performed.

Therefore, if an excess ball number exceeding the upper limit is generated in the number of balls that can be managed by the gaming machine 1 during the wagon service as usual, the excess ball number is set with the maximum number of fireable balls as the upper limit value. Processing to add to the number is performed.
In the excess ball processing of the gaming machine 1, in step Y55, when the wagon service is received, the process of adding the excess ball number to the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired performed in step Y58 and the upper limit value in step Y59. These processes are omitted without performing the process of displaying the excess number of balls that can be fired in a color different from the normal time.

Further, in step C71 of the game end process of FIG. 10, the presence / absence of a wagon service flag is determined. When the wagon service flag is present, without determining whether or not the game end button (game end operation unit 35) is pressed, The process of invalidating the pressing of the game end button is omitted, and the pressing of the game end button is enabled. In this case, if there is a remaining number of remaining balls (number of remaining balls) that is unused in the exchange of prizes in the portable information terminal 60, the remaining number of balls will be left behind in the portable information terminal 60. In the wagon service processing, until the card unit 20 receives the prize information and the remaining number of balls, that is, until it is determined in step C8C that the card unit 20 has received the prize information and the number of balls held, It is necessary to prevent the process of determining the number of balls held by adding the number of balls that can be fired to the number of balls.
In the game end process, the game end button may be invalidated during the wagon service without omitting the determination that the wagon service flag is present in the modified example.

In the modified example, as shown in FIG. 18, when the (wagon) service button 63 is pressed on the portable information terminal 60, a predetermined number (for example, 500) of the number of balls stored in the card unit 20 is shown. The game medium number information and the gaming machine number on which the player who exchanges prizes plays are transmitted from the card unit 20 to the portable information terminal 60, and the gaming machine number and the gaming machine number are indicated on the liquid crystal display 61 of the portable information terminal 60. A predetermined number of balls moved from the gaming machine 1 is displayed.
On the other hand, in the display of the operation display panel 23 of the card unit 20, the number of balls held is obtained by subtracting a predetermined number of balls 500 moved to the portable information terminal 60. That is, in the card unit 20, the number of balls moved to the portable information terminal 60 is subtracted from the number of balls held as the number of balls held, and the number of balls held is updated and stored.
In addition, on the operation display panel 23, a moving ball number display unit 36 is newly displayed, and a predetermined number 500 as the number of game media to be moved is displayed.

On the other hand, the number of balls that can be fired in the number-of-launchable balls display section 8 of the gaming machine 1 does not decrease by the prize exchange process, but decreases one by one by the launch of the game balls. Increase by minutes.
In this state, in the portable information terminal 60, a prize is selected. Here, in the portable information terminal 60, the same display as in the above embodiment is performed except that the number of balls held is a predetermined number.

  When the prize exchange button 68 is pressed, the remaining number of balls of the portable information terminal 60 after the prize exchange displayed as the number of remaining balls is transmitted to the card unit 20 and received by the card unit 20. The remaining number-of-balls information after the prize exchange is added to the number-of-balls indicated by the number-of-balls information stored in the card unit 20, and the unused part of the predetermined number of balls transmitted to the portable information terminal. The number of game media is returned to the card unit 20.

  According to the above modification, the number of balls can be added and subtracted during the wagon service, and the number of balls that can be fired may exceed the upper limit during the wagon service. There is no need to perform an exceptional process such as moving the number of game media from the number to the number of balls that can be fired, and the player is not confused.

In the modification as described above, the main body control device 14 of the gaming machine 1 has a function as a game value receiving means for receiving the game value transmitted from the card unit 20, and the first game value calculating means. The main body control device 14 adds the game value received by the game value receiving means to the number of balls that can be fired. That is, the number of game media that are at least part of the number of balls held by the card unit 20 can be transmitted to the gaming machine 1 and added to the number of balls that can be fired.
Further, the card unit control device 24, by a predetermined operation, transmits a predetermined number of game media out of the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to the gaming machine 1 as the number of balls that can be fired, A prize exchange game value transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined number of game media out of the number of balls stored in the information terminal 60 to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls is transmitted from the portable information terminal 60. A prize order receiving means for receiving information relating to a prize order, and a prize order transmitting means for sending information relating to a prize order received by the prize order receiving means to the management server 40.
In addition, the card unit control device 24 as the second game value calculation means includes the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 and the number of prize exchange balls included in the information related to the prize order received by the prize order receiving means. And the number of game media transmitted by the game value transfer means and the number of prize exchange balls transmitted by the prize exchange game value transmission means are subtracted from the number of possessed balls.
The portable information terminal 60 includes a prize exchange game value storage means (a control device of the portable information terminal 60 (not shown)) that stores the number of prize exchange balls transmitted from the prize exchange game value transmission means, and a plurality of types of prizes. A prize selection means (select button 65) for selecting a prize from among the prizes, and a prize subtraction means for subtracting a game value corresponding to the selected prize from the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means (said Control unit), information on the prize order including the information on the prize selected by the prize selection means, and the prize exchange game value subtracted by the prize subtraction means, is sent to the card unit 20 to execute the prize order. A prize order execution means (premium exchange button 68), and a predetermined number of game values out of the number of possessed balls stored in the RAM 243 are obtained. Even during the prize exchange game value transfer (during wagon service) that is moving to the portable information terminal 60, the addition of the excess number of balls related to the number of possessed balls and the predetermined number transmitted by the game value transfer means Allows subtraction of game value.

Therefore, when the number of balls that can be fired is reduced or lost during the game, for example, as the game value transfer means of the card unit 20 by the player's operation or the control of the gaming machine 1 based on the player's operation. The card unit control device 24 transmits a predetermined number of gaming media out of the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to the gaming machine 1, and the gaming machine 1 determines the number of gaming media transmitted from the card unit 20. The main body control device 14 as the game value receiving means receives, and the main body control device 14 as the first game value calculation means adds the received number of game media to the number of balls that can be fired stored in the RAM 143 and updates the storage. Let
In the card unit 20, the card unit control device 24 as the second game value calculation means transmits the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to the gaming machine 1 by the card unit control device 24 as the game value transfer means. The predetermined number of game media is subtracted.
Here, the predetermined number is a certain numerical value equal to or less than the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired. For example, when the number of balls held is smaller than a certain numerical value that is a predetermined number, the predetermined number is, for example, the current state It is a numerical value that is the total number of balls held.
Thereby, the number of balls possessed managed by the card unit 20 can be moved to the number of balls that can be fired managed by the gaming machine 1 and used for games.

Further, when exchanging premiums during a game, in the card unit 20, the card unit control device 24 as a premium exchanging game value transmitting means carries a predetermined number of game media out of the number of possessed balls as a prize exchange ball number. It transmits to the information terminal 60. Further, in the card unit 20, the card unit control device 24 as the second game value calculation means is used to give a prize by the card unit control device 24 as the prize exchange game value transmission means from the number of balls stored in the RAM 243. A predetermined number of game media transmitted to portable information terminal 60 as the number of exchange balls is subtracted.
In this case, the management of the number of balls is continued in the card unit 20 without shifting the management of the number of balls to the portable information terminal 60 as in the embodiment. Here, the predetermined number is usually the number of game media that can be sufficiently exchanged for drinks, cigarettes, etc. as premiums served by the wagon service. For example, the predetermined number is a predetermined number but is stored in the RAM 243. When the number of held balls is less than a certain number, all of the current number of held balls may be set to a predetermined number, and when the number of held balls is less than a certain number, prize exchange may be stopped. .

  Therefore, even after the predetermined number of game media out of the number of balls is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls, the card unit control device 24 uses the number of balls stored in the RAM 243 to determine the gaming machine 1. The subtraction process for moving the predetermined number of game media to the number of balls that can be fired stored in the RAM 143, and the number of balls that exceed the upper limit of the number of balls that can be fired transmitted from the gaming machine 1 Addition processing for moving to is performed.

  Then, in the portable information terminal 60, the prize exchange ball number transmitted from the card unit control device 24 via the portable information terminal transmission / reception unit 26 is stored in the RAM of the control device of the portable information terminal 60. Further, the control device of the portable information terminal 60 subtracts the game value corresponding to the prize selected by the service staff via the selection means according to the player's request from the number of prize exchange balls stored in the RAM of the control apparatus. To do. The operation of selecting a prize may be performed before or after a predetermined number of game media are received by the portable information terminal 60 as the number of prize exchange balls.

Then, the control device of the portable information terminal 60 transmits the subtracted premium exchange balls and the premium information to the card unit 20 as information related to the premium order.
The card unit control device 24 receives the number of premium exchange balls and the premium information transmitted by the control device of the portable information terminal 60 as information related to the premium order.
Then, the card unit control device 24 adds the prize exchange balls received by subtraction as described above to the number of balls held in the RAM 243.
The information on the prize received by the card unit 20 is sent to the management server 40 by the card unit control device 24, and the management server 40 stores and manages that the prize exchange has been performed.

  From the above, the number of game media possessed by the player is the number of balls that can be fired stored in the gaming machine 1 and the number of balls held in the card unit 20 (predetermined number) when exchanging prizes during the game. The number of game media is excluded) and the number of prize exchange balls stored in the portable information terminal 60 (a predetermined number of game media moved from the number of balls held). The number of game media out of the number of balls held is transferred to the portable information terminal 60 while the number management is performed in the card unit 20, so the card unit 20 and the gaming machine 1 You can move the game value.

  Therefore, when exchanging prizes during gaming, there is no need to perform an exceptional process that makes it possible to exceed the upper limit, and the number of balls that can be launched is reduced during prize exchange, If it is lost, the number of balls can be moved to the number of balls that can be fired and the game can be continued without waiting for the number of prize exchange balls to return from the portable information terminal 60 to the card unit 20. .

FIG. 19 shows another modification of the embodiment.
The gaming device 21 shown in FIG. 19 removes the operation display panel 23 from the card unit 20, and the amount display unit 30, the number-of-balls display unit 31, and the ball movement operation unit 32 (held A ball movement button), a ball lending operation unit 33 (ball lending button), a break operation unit 34 (break button), and a game end operation unit 35 (game end button) are provided on the operation display panel 7 of the gaming machine 1. . Accordingly, the operation display panel 7 on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 displays the number of balls that can be fired, the number of balls held, and the amount of money information. However, the number of balls that can be fired, the number of possessed balls, and the amount information can be made easy to see at the same time. In addition, by arranging the ball movement operation unit 32 between the number-of-balls-displaying unit 30 and the number-of-launchable-balls display unit 31, it is intuitive to move the number of game media from the number of balls held to the number of balls that can be fired. Easy layout.

  In addition, the money amount display unit 30, the number-of-balls display unit 31, the ball-to-ball movement operation unit 32, the ball lending operation unit 33, the break operation unit 34, and the game end operation unit 35 provided on the operation display panel 7 of the gaming machine 1 These are connected to the card unit control device 24 of the card unit 20 via a relay board provided inside the gaming machine 1, and these control processes are performed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.

  In another modified example, the operation display panel 23 is not provided on the front panel of the card unit 20, but a display unit 38 for displaying the amount of money of the inserted banknotes or a numeric keypad for inputting a password is used. A password input button 39 is provided. The personal identification number input button 39 allows the personal identification number to be input when using, for example, money amount information or premium exchange ball number information stored in association with the ID of the IC card (member card) for the member. Is for. As a result, even if the member card is dropped, the money amount information stored in the management server 40 corresponding to the ID stored in the member card or the prize exchange ball number information as the game medium number information picks up the member card. Can be prevented.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 14 Main body control apparatus (1st game value calculating means, upper limit determination means, excess game value transmission means, game value reception means, game value shortage transmission means)
143 RAM (first game value storage means)
20 card units (game equipment)
21 gaming device 24 card unit control device (excess ball game value receiving means, second game value calculating means, prize exchange gaming value transmitting means, prize order receiving means, prize order transmitting means, excess gaming value addition disablement means, game Value transfer means, forced return request transmission means, jackpot status reception means, premium value addition means)
243 RAM (second game value storage means)
31 number-of-balls display section (second game value display means)
40 management server 60 portable information terminal (freebie exchange terminal device, freebie exchange game value storage means, freebie selection means, freebie subtraction means, freebie order execution means, freebie exchange game value return means, delivery transmission means)
61 Liquid crystal display (Premium exchange display means)
69 Free gift delivery button (delivery operation means)
8 Launchable ball number display (first game value display means)

Claims (4)

A gaming machine capable of playing based on the gaming value possessed by the player;
A gaming equipment machine that is provided one-to-one with the gaming machine and for inputting information for identifying a player;
A gaming device comprising:
A management server that is communicable with the gaming equipment and manages the gaming value possessed by the player;
A prize exchange terminal device capable of communicating with the gaming machine and capable of exchanging prizes within the game value possessed by the player;
In a game store system of a game store equipped with
The gaming device stores the gaming value possessed by the player separately into a first gaming value for executing the game and a second gaming value other than the first gaming value,
The gaming machine is
First game value storage means for storing the first game value up to a predetermined upper limit;
First game value calculation means for subtracting a game value amount used for a game from the first game value and adding a game value corresponding to a prize to the first game value;
Upper limit determination means for determining whether or not the calculation result of the first game value calculation means exceeds the upper limit;
Excess game value transmitting means for transmitting the gaming value of the portion of the calculation result exceeding the upper limit value to the gaming equipment as an excess gaming value when the calculation result exceeds the upper limit value by the upper limit value determining means; ,
First game value display means for displaying the first game value stored in the first game value storage means;
Game value shortage transmitting means for transmitting game value shortage information to the gaming machine when the first game value is equal to or less than a predetermined value when a jackpot state in which a player can acquire a lot of game values occurs; ,
With
The game equipment is
Second game value storage means for storing the second game value;
Excess game value receiving means for receiving the excess game value transmitted by the excess game value transmitting means;
Second game value calculation means for adding the excess game value received by the excess game value receiving means and the second game value stored in the second game value storage means;
Second game value display means for displaying the second game value stored in the second game value storage means;
Prize exchange game value transmission means for transmitting all the second game values stored in the second game value storage means to the prize exchange terminal device as prize exchange game values for exchanging prizes;
If the game value shortage information is received during the prize exchange game value transfer, forced return request transmission means for transmitting a prize exchange game value forced return request to the prize exchange terminal device;
With
The premium exchange terminal device
A prize exchange game value storage means for storing the prize exchange game value transmitted from the prize exchange game value transmission means;
A prize exchange game value return means for transmitting a prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means to the game equipment machine when a forced return request is received from the forced return request transmission means;
A game store system characterized by comprising: The game equipment is
A prize order receiving means for receiving information about the prize orders sent from the previous SL prize exchange terminal device,
A prize order transmitting means for transmitting information relating to a prize order received by the prize order receiving means to a management server;
During the prize exchange game value transfer in which the second game value stored in the second game value storage means is transferred to the prize exchange terminal device as a prize exchange game value, the second game value and the excess game value are added. An inactivating excess game value addition impossibility activating means;
With
The premium exchange terminal device
And the gift selection means for selecting the prize from among the multiple several prizes,
Prize subtraction means for subtracting a game value corresponding to the selected prize from the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means;
The subtraction result of the prize subtraction means is used as a second game value, and information relating to the prize order including the second game value and information on the prize selected by the prize selection means is transmitted to the gaming equipment machine. A prize order execution means for executing an order;
With
The first game value storage means
2. The game value is stored in excess of the upper limit value when addition of the excess game value is disabled by the excess game value addition disable activating means. No game store system. The premium exchange terminal device
The prize order execution means executes a prize order based on the prize exchange game value stored in the prize exchange game value storage means, the information on the prize selected by the prize selection means, and the subtraction result of the prize subtraction means. 3. The amusement store system according to claim 1, further comprising a prize exchange display means that can be displayed before the game. The premium exchange terminal device
A delivery operation means for operating when the prize ordered by the prize order execution means is delivered to the player;
Delivery transmission means for transmitting to the gaming equipment machine that the delivery operation means has been operated;
With
The game equipment is
A jackpot state receiving means for receiving that a jackpot state in which the player can acquire a lot of game values has occurred;
If the jackpot status receiving means receives a jackpot state between receiving information from the prize order executing means and receiving information from the delivery sending means, an order is given by the prize order executing means A prize value adding means for adding a game value corresponding to a prize to the second game value as a service;
The amusement store system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

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