JP4766868B2 - Game media rental management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming medium lending management system that lends gaming media by accepting money (valuable medium), and in particular, a cumulative amount of money inserted by banknotes inserted into a lending processing machine, a cumulative sales amount calculated by a management server, It is related with the game media rental management system which can grasp | ascertain and manage the sales situation of a game store reliably by a central management center (card company center) by collating.

  Currently, when playing a game in a game shop where a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine is installed, a magnetic card (recording medium) such as a prepaid card is once purchased from a card issuing machine and associated with this prepaid card. A game medium lending system (a prepaid card system) that borrows a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal based on a valuable value based on the identified ID is generally employed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  According to such a game medium lending system, for example, a prepaid card worth 1000 yen is purchased by a card issuing machine, and this prepaid card is placed in a card processing machine (lending processing machine) adjacent to a pachinko machine. By inserting it, you can borrow a game medium (pachinko ball, etc.) worth 1000 yen and play a game, and 1000 yen corresponding to the identification ID recorded (given) in advance on this prepaid card is information on the amount of money to be charged to the card processor It becomes. Then, a system for managing the sales amount is constructed by collecting the card sales information by the card issuing machine and the card usage information by the card processing machine by the management device.

  According to such a game media lending system (prepaid card system) using a conventional prepaid card, the sales amount information and balance information for each card are accurately grasped by associating the prepaid card identification ID with the sales amount. Thus, the total sales amount for each amusement shop can be accurately calculated and managed.

  More specifically, the management apparatus collects and manages the input money amount information transmitted from each card processor as sales amount information, and transmits this sales amount information to the central management computer of the central management center (card company). Like to do. In this way, the sales amount information for each amusement store (card processing machine installed in the amusement store) is managed centrally by a central management center (card company) other than the amusement store, so that the sales of each amusement store can be increased. A clear system of IN is being established. The central management center (card company) collects card usage fees (system usage fees) from amusement stores based on sales information (sales results) collected from each gaming store.

  In recent years, lending processors for banknotes that lend out game media without using card media such as prepaid cards have become widespread. With such a bill-compatible CR machine, it is possible to rent game media worth of valuables by bills inserted by a player. In the case of the lending processor corresponding to the banknote, the valuable value of the inserted banknote is stored in association with the card ID of the memory card (card medium) mounted in the lending processor, and the main body ID of the lending processor. (Identification code) and the card ID are associated with each other and sent as a sales amount to the management device, and the cumulative amount of the sales amount is managed by the management device (management server).

JP 2003-103015 A

  However, the conventional game medium rental management system described above has the following problems. That is, as described above, conventionally, the sales amount of the lending processor is transmitted to the management server, and the management server manages the sales results of the amusement store by accumulating (totaling) the sales amount transmitted from the lending processor. is doing.

  In addition, the central management center collects the accumulated value (total value) of the sales amount information (sales results) from the amusement store by the management server, and based on the sales results, the card usage fee (system usage fee) It collects from the amusement store.

However, for example, in the case of an amusement store, if a management device other than a management device installed by a third party is connected for the purpose of illegally thinning out the sales amount, the central management center will accurately There is a problem that it is not possible to grasp the sales amount from the amusement store.

  Further, as described above, the central management center collects the system usage fee according to the sales amount information transmitted from the management server. Therefore, there is a problem that the system usage fee cannot be collected due to fraud. .

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and has been sold by a central processing center (card company), which is a third party organization, with a lending processor provided at a game store. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium lending management system capable of accurately grasping the amount of money and improving the sales amount of each game store.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a lending processor that lends game media to a gaming machine based on the valuable value of money that has been thrown by a player, and information on the amount of money that has been thrown in by the money As a sales amount information and a central management center for managing the sales amount information accumulated by the management device , wherein the lending processor is operated by the player. According to the money insertion means capable of receiving the inserted money, the value identification means for identifying the value of money inserted from the money insertion means, and the value identified by the value identification means, the game Lending processing means for lending gaming media to the machine, input amount storage means for storing the value of money as an input amount, and the input amount A cumulative input amount calculation means for calculating the input amount stored by the storage means as a cumulative input amount associated with an individual identification code assigned to the lending processor; and the input amount stored by the input amount storage means. Transmitting means for transmitting to the management device as money amount information, and transmitting the cumulative investment amount calculated by the cumulative investment amount calculating means to the management device, wherein the management device is transmitted from the lending processor. Sales amount storage means for storing sales amount information, cumulative sales amount calculation means for calculating the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means as an accumulated sales amount associated with an identification code of a lending processor, and the cumulative Determine the difference between the cumulative input amount calculated by the input amount calculation means and the cumulative sales amount calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation means. The accumulated sales amount determining means, by the cumulative amount of sales determination means, by the central control center and accumulated input amount calculated by said cumulative charged amount calculating means, on the cumulative sales amount calculated by said cumulative sales amount calculating means And a warning means for notifying the central management center of a warning when it is determined that there is a difference greater than a predetermined value .

Further, the present invention is the above invention , wherein the lending processor comprises an input amount storage database for storing an input amount stored by the input amount storage means, and the input amount is stored in a card built in the loan processor. It is stored in the input amount storage database in association with the card ID of the medium.

Further, the present invention is the above invention , wherein the lending processor comprises a cumulative investment amount storage database that stores the accumulated investment amount stored by the accumulated investment amount storage means, and the accumulated investment amount is stored in the lending processor. It is stored in the accumulated investment amount storage database in association with the assigned individual identification code.

Further, the present invention is the above invention , wherein the management device comprises a sales amount storage database for storing the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means, and the sales amount is stored in a card medium incorporated in a lending processor. It is stored in the sales amount storage database in association with the card ID.

Further, the present invention is the above invention , wherein the management device comprises a cumulative sales amount database that stores the cumulative sales amount stored by the cumulative sales amount storage means, and the cumulative sales amount is assigned to a lending processor. The accumulated sales amount storage database is stored in association with the individual identification codes.

Also, in the present invention, the transmission timing of the input amount information from the lending processor to the management device in the above-mentioned invention, the gaming medium lending process to the gaming machine by the lending processor, when the lending processor is turned on, It is at the time of a transmission request from the management device.

Further, the present invention is the above invention , wherein the transmission timing of the accumulated investment amount information from the lending processor to the management device is the gaming medium lending process to the gaming machine by the lending processor, and the lending processor is powered on. , At the time of transmission request from the management device.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the determination processing by the accumulated sales amount determination means is performed after the closing time of the amusement store has elapsed.

According to the present invention , based on the valuable value of money input by a player, a lending processing machine that rents game media to a gaming machine, a management device that acquires input amount information by money as sales amount information , A game medium lending management system comprising a central management center for managing sales amount information accumulated by a management device , wherein the lending processing machine includes money insertion means capable of accepting money inserted by the player. , A value identifying means for identifying the valuable value of the bill inserted from the money inserting means, and a lending for lending gaming media to the gaming machine according to the value identified by the value identifying means The processing means, the input money storage means for storing the valuable value of the bill as the input money, and the input money stored by the input money storage means are lent. A cumulative input amount calculation means for calculating the accumulated input amount associated with the individual identification code assigned to the processor, and the input amount stored by the input amount storage means are transmitted to the management apparatus as sales amount information. And a transmission means for transmitting the cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation means to the management device, wherein the management device stores a sales amount storage means for storing the sales amount information transmitted from the lending processor. And a cumulative sales amount calculation means for calculating the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means as a cumulative sales amount associated with the identification code of the lending processor, and a cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation means When the cumulative sales amount determining means for determining the difference between the cumulative sales amount calculated by said cumulative sales amount calculating means, the accumulated sales When there is a difference greater than or equal to a predetermined value set by the central management center between the cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation unit and the cumulative sales amount calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit by the amount determination unit When it is determined, the central management center is provided with an alarm means for informing the central management center, so that the central management center (card company) can grasp the sales status by the lending processing machine installed in the amusement store. Management).

  Further, based on the alarm notification from the management device, the cumulative value (total value) of the amount actually inserted by the player and the sales amount information transmitted from the lending machine to the management device ( It is possible to quickly grasp that a difference has occurred with respect to (total value), and this has the effect of being able to reliably detect amusement store fraud (decimation of transaction information).

Also, according to the settings of the central management center , it is possible to reliably detect fraudulent (decimation of transaction information) in the amusement store, and the central management center reliably grasps (manages) the sales status of the lending machines installed in the amusement store. There is an effect that can be.

Further, according to the present invention , the lending processor comprises an input money storage database for storing the input money stored by the input money storage means, and the input money is stored in a card medium incorporated in the loan processor. Since it is stored in the inserted money storage database in association with the card ID, there is an effect that it is possible to accurately store the inserted money information of the banknotes inserted from the player by this inserted money storage database.

According to the present invention , the lending processor comprises a cumulative investment amount storage database that stores the accumulated investment amount stored by the accumulated investment amount storage means, and the accumulated investment amount is assigned to the loan processor. In addition, since it is stored in the accumulated investment amount storage database in association with the individual identification codes, there is an effect that the accumulated sales amount for each lending processor can be accurately stored by this accumulated sales amount storage database.

Further, according to the present invention , the management device includes a sales amount storage database for storing the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means, and the sales amount is stored in a card medium card built in a lending processor. Since it is stored in the sales amount storage database in association with the ID, the sales amount management database can store the sales amount transmitted from each lending processor accurately and can be managed efficiently.

Further, according to the present invention , the management device includes a cumulative sales amount database that stores the cumulative sales amount stored by the cumulative sales amount storage means, and the cumulative sales amount is an individual assigned to the lending processor. The accumulated sales amount is stored in the accumulated sales amount storage database in association with the identification code, so that the accumulated sales amount can be accurately managed by the accumulated sales amount storage database.

Further, according to the present invention , the transmission timing of the input amount information from the lending processor to the management device is determined at the time of lending processing of game media to the gaming machine by the lending processor, when the lending processor is turned on, Since it is at the time of a transmission request from the device, the latest input amount can always be transmitted to the management device, so that the input amount for each lending processor can be managed efficiently and accurately. Play.

Further, according to the present invention , the transmission timing of the accumulated investment amount information from the lending processing machine to the management device is determined when the lending processing machine lends gaming media to the gaming machine, when the lending processing machine is turned on, Since it is at the time of a transmission request from the management device, the latest accumulated sales amount can always be transmitted to the management device, so the accumulated sales amount for each lending processor can be managed efficiently and accurately. There is an effect.

Further, according to the present invention , since the determination process by the cumulative sales amount determination means is performed after the closing time of the amusement store has elapsed, the finally calculated cumulative sales amount can be determined by the management device, thereby , It has the effect of being able to reliably detect amusement store fraud (decimation of transaction information).

  Exemplary embodiments of a game medium rental management system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment described below, the game medium lending management system according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko game. In the following, the outline and features of the gaming medium lending management system according to the present embodiment will be described, followed by the details of the configuration and functions of the gaming medium lending management system, and then the gaming medium lending management. A processing procedure related to the entire processing by the system will be described.

(Outline and features of game media rental management system)
First, the outline and features of the game medium lending management system according to the present embodiment will be described. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of a game medium lending management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the game medium lending system according to the present embodiment. 3 shows a configuration of the management server 500 (T / C), and FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the central management center 600.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this gaming medium rental management system, a plurality of gaming machines (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machines”) are provided for each group called “island” in the gaming store. . In each pachinko machine 100, a game medium lending processor (hereinafter referred to as "ball lending processor") is installed so as to be sandwiched between the pachinko machines 100 so as to be paired with each other. The deposit information (insert amount) by the banknote (1000 yen bill) inserted into the ball lending processor 200 by the player is transmitted to the management server 500 via the island controller 300 and the repeater 400 as sales amount information. In addition, the management server 500 manages the accumulated sales amount (sales record) of each ball lending processor 200 individually. Although the management server 500 is arranged in the amusement store, it is actually installed by a third party that manages the central management center 600 (card company).

  The ball lending processor 200 has a main function of lending processing of pachinko balls whose upper limit is the value (valuable value) of the inserted banknotes by inserting banknotes. Here, the ball lending processing machine 200 in the present embodiment has a function of giving an instruction to the pachinko machine 100 to lend a predetermined number of game balls (pachinko balls) when a player inserts a bill (1000 yen bill). The inserted money amount information at the time of bill insertion is stored / stored in the inserted money storage database 280 (FIG. 1), and this inserted money information is sequentially used as sales money information (in real time) to the main body ID and card ID of the ball lending processor 200. A function of associating and notifying the management server 500 is provided. Further, as will be described later, a function of notifying the management server 500 of the accumulated investment amount information in response to a transmission instruction from the management server 500 is provided.

  The island controller 300 controls communication between the ball lending processor 200 and the management server 500. One repeater 400 (HUB) is installed in each “island” and has a function as a concentrator that bundles network cables in each “island”. In this system, each repeater 400 is configured by serial connection (daisy chain).

  The management server 500 is connected to a central management computer 610 of a central management center (card company) 600 managed by a third-party organization, and each ball lending processor finally counted (accumulated) by the management server 500. 200 sales amount information is transmitted to the central management center 600, and a central management computer 610 of the central management center 600 constructs a game medium lending management system in which sales information of each game store is managed in an integrated manner. . That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the central management center 600 manages a plurality of game stores (management servers 500).

  In the gaming medium lending management system configured as described above, the present invention is characterized in that the management server 500 uses, as sales amount information, the amount of bills actually inserted by the player for the ball lending processor 200. Is transmitted to the management server 500 as sales amount information from the ball lending processor 200 and the accumulated value calculated as a cumulative value (total value). By collating with the sales amount B, the sales situation of the amusement store is surely grasped (managed) by the management server 500 and the central management center (card company) 600 which is a third party organization.

  The feature of the present invention will be described in detail. The ball lending processor 200 has an individual main body ID (Axxx 10 to 10) and a memory card built in the ball lending processor 200 in advance. 230 (FIG. 6) is assigned with a card ID (Cxxxxxxx10), and the deposit amount information (input amount information) by each ball lending processor 200 is temporarily stored in the ball lending processor 200. Stored / stored in the provided money storage database 280 (FIG. 7-1) in association with the main body ID and the card ID, and thereafter, each ball lending processing machine 200 receives money information as the player inserts banknotes. Is updated, and information on the amount of money inserted by the player (1000 yen bill) is transmitted to the management server 500 as sales amount information. In addition, the cumulative value of the investment amount (cumulative investment amount A) in the ball lending processing machine 200 input by the player is also transmitted by an instruction from the higher-level device (management server 500).

  On the other hand, the management server 500 receives the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 and associates the sales amount with the sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8) in association with the main body ID and card ID of each ball lending processor 200. -1) and sequentially updating, and the updated accumulated sales amount B is stored in the accumulated sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 9-1).

  In addition, the management server 500 includes a cumulative value (cumulative input amount A) of the amount of money actually input by the player into the ball lending processor 200, and a sales amount transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 to the management server 500. The cumulative sales amount determination unit 580 (FIG. 3) that determines whether there is a difference from the cumulative value (cumulative sales amount B) of the product is included. When it is found that there is a difference, an alarm indicating that there is a difference in sales amount is notified to the central management center 600. In other words, this prevents illegal acts such as illegally thinning out the sales amount by the ball lending processor 200 in the amusement store. The collation (determination) of the cumulative sales information by the cumulative sales amount determination unit 580 is performed based on the cumulative sales amount determination table 590 (FIG. 10). It is assumed that the “difference greater than or equal to a predetermined value” that is a criterion for determining whether or not to issue the alarm is set in advance by the central management center.

  In the present embodiment, the notification timing of the accumulated input amount A transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 to the management server 500 is the time of the ball lending processing to the pachinko machine 100 by the ball lending processor 200. In addition to the ball lending process, when the ball lending processor 200 is turned on (when the amusement store is opened or when the ball lending processor 200 is replaced), a transmission request instruction is sent from the management server 500, which is a host device. If there is a condition. In other words, since the latest accumulated investment amount A can be transmitted to the management server 500, the accumulated investment amount A for each lending processor can be managed efficiently and accurately. Further, according to the transmission request from the management server 500, the accumulated input amount A for each ball lending processor 200 is managed efficiently and accurately.

  In addition, the judgment (check) timing of the accumulated sales information for checking the accumulated input amount A and the accumulated sales amount B executed by the management server 500 is the same as the notification timing of the accumulated input amount information. The ball lending process for the pachinko machine 100 is performed. In addition to the ball lending process, when the ball lending processor 200 is turned on (when the amusement store is opened or when the ball lending processor 200 is replaced), the cumulative sales from the central management center 600, which is a higher-level device. It can be a condition when there is an amount check instruction. That is, this makes it possible to efficiently and accurately determine the accumulated sales amount for each lending processing machine at the optimal timing.

(Details of configuration and function of management server 500)
Next, details of the configuration and functions of the management server 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The management server 500 is a device that generally controls each device that constitutes the game medium lending management system, and is the amount of money (the amount of money to be deposited) with the banknotes (1000 yen bills) inserted into each ball lending processing machine 200. Is acquired as an individual sales amount.

In other words, the management server 500 receives information on the amount of money deposited by banknotes inserted for each ball lending processor 200 based on the main body ID (identification code) given in advance to each ball lending processor 200 ( (Input amount information) is acquired / total (accumulated) as sales amount information and is managed. The management server 500 also has a function of transmitting the accumulated sales amount (sales record) by the ball lending processor 200 for each amusement store to the central management center 600.

  More specifically, the management server 500 includes a sales amount management database 560 for storing the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 and a cumulative sales amount management database 575, and each ball lending processor 200. The sales amount information transmitted from is transmitted to the management server 500 in real time and stored in the sales amount management database 560 provided in the management server 500. Based on the sales amount information stored in the sales amount management database 560, the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 calculates the cumulative sales amount. Hereinafter, the cumulative amount calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 is stored in the cumulative sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 9-1) corresponding to the main body ID of each ball lending processing machine 200. Details of the sales amount management database 560 and the cumulative sales amount management database 575 will be described later.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the management server 500 includes a control unit 510 that performs overall control of the management server 500, an input unit 520 that receives various instruction inputs, an output unit 530, a menu screen, and sales information. A display unit 540 (monitor) for displaying a list, a display control unit 545, a communication I / F 550 for communicating with the ball lending processor 200, a sales amount management database 560, and a cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570, an accumulated sales amount management database 575, an accumulated sales amount determination unit 580, and an accumulated sales amount determination table 590.

  The control unit 510 has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing required data, and serves as a processing unit that executes various processes. It has a function.

  The input unit 520 is an operation input means (input device) such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a trackball for inputting various types of information controlled (instructed) by the management server 500. Used as a means to perform operations by operations from managers (managers).

  The output unit 530 is a printing unit such as a printer. In this example, the sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8-1) and the cumulative sales amount management database displayed on the display unit 540 (monitor) by the operation of an administrator or the like. 575 (FIG. 9-1) and a function of printing (printing) the contents of the accumulated sales amount determination table 590 (FIG. 10).

  The display unit 540 is an output unit that outputs a display screen. The sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8-1) and the cumulative sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 8-1) store the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200. 9-1) has a function of displaying the contents in the accumulated sales amount determination table 590 (FIG. 10), and is configured by a monitor such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display. The display control unit 545 has a display control function for controlling display by the display unit 540.

  The communication I / F 550 has a function of receiving sales information from each ball lending processor 200 by communication via the communication I / F 221 (FIG. 6) of the ball lending processor 200 and the repeater 400.

  The sales amount management database 560 associates the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 with the card ID for each main body ID of the ball lending processor 200, and stores / stores it according to the transaction status (transaction ID). Has the ability to manage.

  The cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 has a function of calculating the cumulative sales amount stored in the sales amount management database 560 as a cumulative sales amount for each main body ID of the ball lending processor 200.

  The accumulated sales amount management database 575 is transmitted from the ball lending processing machine 200 and is stored in the sales amount management database 560 for each ball lending processing machine 200 (by body ID). Is calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570, and the calculated cumulative sales amount is stored / stored in association with the main body ID of the ball lending processor 200.

  The cumulative sales amount determination unit 580 includes the cumulative input amount A stored / stored in the input amount storage database 280 (FIG. 7-1) provided in the ball lending processor 200 and the cumulative sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 8). -1) has a function of collating / comparing with the accumulated sales amount B stored / stored to determine whether there is a difference between the amounts. The cumulative sales amount determination unit 580 checks and determines the cumulative input amount A and the cumulative sales amount B based on the cumulative sales amount determination table 590 (FIG. 10).

  Details of the sales amount management database 560 and the cumulative sales amount management database 575 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, and 9-2.

  FIG. 8A shows the configuration content of the sales amount management database 560. That is, as shown in FIG. 8A, the sales amount management database 560 includes a main body ID (Axxx 10 ...) for individually identifying the ball lending processor 200 installed in the amusement store, and a ball. In association with the card ID of the memory card 230 (FIG. 5) built in the lending processor 200, a transaction ID field 562 set at the time of transaction (when a player inserts a banknote), The sales amount field 563 stores the sales amount information transmitted at the time of input (each transaction ID), and the cumulative sales amount field 564 is configured.

  FIG. 8-2 shows an example of the sales amount management database 560 created with the transmission of sales information from the ball lending processor 200. That is, as shown in FIG. 8-2, the bills transmitted to the sales amount database 560 together with the setting of transaction IDs (S001 to S00 ×) along with the transmission of the sales amount information from the ball lending processor 200 are sent. Sales amount information (1000 to xxx) is stored. The sales amount management database 560 is cumulatively updated sequentially as the sales amount information is transmitted, and the updated cumulative sales amount is stored / stored in the cumulative sales amount column 564. In this example, it is shown that the accumulated investment amount by transaction ID (S001 to S00 ×) is 657000 yen.

  FIG. 9A shows the configuration contents of the accumulated sales amount management database 575. In other words, as shown in FIG. 9A, the accumulated sales amount management database 575 has a main body ID (Axxxxxxx, Axxxxxxx that individually identifies the ball lending processor 200 installed in the amusement store. 11) and a cumulative sales amount column 576 in which a cumulative value of the sales amount is stored / stored in association with the transaction date.

  FIG. 9-2 shows an example of the accumulated sales amount management database 575 created based on the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200. That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, along with the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200, the ball lending processor 200 for each main body ID (Axxx10, Axxx11). The cumulative value of the sales amount calculated in (˜) is stored / stored in the cumulative sales amount column 576. The accumulated sales amount stored in the accumulated amount column 576 is calculated by the accumulated sales amount calculation unit 570 (FIG. 3).

  The accumulated sales amount determination table 590 is stored / stored in the accumulated sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8-1) and the accumulated sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 8-1). It is a table for checking whether or not there is a difference in the amount of money by comparing / comparing with the accumulated sales amount B.

  Next, the details of the accumulated sales amount determination table 590 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the accumulated sales amount determination table 590. That is, the accumulated sales amount determination table 590 stores the accumulated input amount field 591 in which the accumulated input amount A is stored and the accumulated sales amount B corresponding to the main body ID (identification code) of each ball lending processor 200. A cumulative sales amount column 592 and a difference determination result column 593 based on a comparison between the two (cumulative input amount A and cumulative sales amount B) are provided.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the cumulative sales amount A of the cumulative sales amount determination table 590 is calculated based on the input amount stored in the input amount storage database 280 provided in the ball lending processor 200. The sales amount that is the cumulative input amount calculated by the unit 281 (FIG. 6) is stored.

  On the other hand, the cumulative sales amount B stores the cumulative sales amount B calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 (FIG. 3) based on the sales amount stored in the sales amount management database 560 provided in the management server 500. Is done. If there is a difference between the cumulative input amount A and the cumulative sales amount B, the determination by the cumulative sales amount determination unit 580 (FIG. 2) is NG, and the management server 500 sends a determination to the central management center 600. An alarm to that effect will be notified. Specifically, information indicating that there is a difference in accumulated sales information is transmitted from the management server 500 to the central management center 600.

  10, in the case of the ball lending processing machine 200 with the main body ID (Axxx 10), the accumulated input amount A is 657000 yen, and the accumulated sales amount B calculated by the accumulated sales amount calculation unit 570 is shown. Is 657000 yen. In this case, since the accumulated amounts of the two coincide, the determination result is OK.

  On the other hand, in the case of the ball lending processing machine 200 with the main body ID (Axxx11), the cumulative input amount A is 557000 yen, and the cumulative sales amount B calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 is 540000 yen. In this case, since the accumulated amounts of both do not match, the determination result is NG. As described above, when the accumulated amounts of both do not match, an alarm is notified from the management server 500 to the central management center 600.

(Configuration of central management center)
Next, the configuration and functions of the central management center 600 (card company) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the central management center 600 includes a central management computer 610 that collectively collects type sales amount information for each amusement store transmitted from the management server 500, and the central management computer 610 includes: A control unit 611 that performs overall control of the central management computer 610, a display unit 612 that displays sales results of each game store, an operation unit 613 that performs operations, a storage unit 614, and a communication I / F 550 of the management server 500 And a communication I / F 615 for performing communication. The central management center 600 communicates with the management server 500 disposed in each game store, thereby making each game based on the sales amount information of the ball lending processor 200 acquired by the management server 500. It has a function of total sales for each store, management of each ball lending processor 200, and the like.

(Configuration of the ball lending processor 200)
Next, the ball lending processor 200 and the pachinko machine 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the appearance of the ball lending processor 200 and the pachinko machine 100 applied in the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the ball lending processor 200.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the ball lending processor 200 is configured to be vertically long in appearance, and includes a main body 210 and a BV unit 250 (banknote storage unit). The BV unit portion 250 is formed so as to slightly protrude forward from the main body portion 210. The BV unit portion 250 can be automatically removed from the main body portion 210 by an “unlocking instruction operation” by a remote controller. It is configured.

  Further, the front panel of the main body unit 210 includes a display lamp 211, a display unit 212, a remote control light receiving unit 213, and a memory card confirmation window 218 in order from the top. Inside this memory card confirmation window 218, a memory card 230 (FIG. 6) is mounted. A unique card ID (Cxxx10, Cxxx11 to 11) is recorded in the memory card 230 in advance. Moreover, the BV unit part 250 is provided with the banknote insertion / return port 255 for inserting a banknote.

  Here, an individual main body ID (identification code) is assigned to the ball lending processor 200 in advance. The main body ID (identification code) indicates a unique identification code (Axxx10, Axxx11 to 11) given to the ball lending processor 200 at the time of factory shipment (FIG. 11). 7-1).

  The display lamp 211 is lit based on a control signal from the control unit 220 described later, and has a function of notifying the player of the acceptable state of bills by this lighting. The display unit 212 has a function of notifying the state (error occurrence, unlockable state) of the ball lending processor 200 by displaying (green / red lamp display).

  The remote control light receiving unit 213 has a function of receiving an error reset signal and an unlocking instruction signal for resetting an error state of the ball lending processor 20 based on a transmission signal transmitted by the remote control. The power supply unit 214 is a power supply unit for supplying a voltage from the AC power supply (100 V) to the ball lending processor 200.

  The memory card confirmation window 218 has a function as a confirmation window for confirming that the memory card (card medium) 230 is installed in the ball lending processor 200. As described above, the memory card 230 has a unique card ID (Cxxx) associated with the body ID (Axxxxxx, Axxxxxx) of the ball lending processor 200. × 10, CXXX × 11 to 11) are recorded.

  The communication I / F 221 has a function of transmitting, as sales amount information, input amount information mainly input to the ball lending processor 200 to the communication I / F 550 (FIG. 3) of the management server 500.

  The control unit 220 is a processing unit that has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data, and executes various processes using these. In particular, as closely related to the present invention, the ball lending control unit 225 having a ball throwing function with respect to the pachinko machine 100 is provided in terms of functional concept.

  The card ID storage unit 231 has a function to store / store a card ID that identifies the memory card 230. Here, when the memory card 230 is mounted inside the ball lending processor 200, a unique card ID is created in the memory card 230 corresponding to the main body ID (identification code) of the ball lending processor 200. The card ID is recorded in the card ID storage unit 231 and the memory card 230. When the ball lending processor 200 and the memory card 230 are exchanged, the same card ID is recorded in the newly incorporated memory card 230.

  The BV unit 250 includes a bill insertion / return port 255, a bill storage unit 251, a bill recognition unit 252, a BV unit control unit 260, and a BV lock mechanism unit 270. The banknote insertion / return port 255 is an opening for receiving a banknote (for example, 1000 yen bill) and returning a defective banknote. The banknotes received from the banknote insertion / return port 255 are taken into the banknote storage unit 251 of the BV unit unit 250.

  The banknote storage unit 251 has a function of storing banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion / return port 255 by the player in an aligned state. The banknote identification unit 252 has a banknote processing function for storing money amount information (determination) and money amount information for banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion / return port 255 by a player. The banknote that is accepted and identified and is determined to be normal has a function of notifying the main control unit 220 of the identification result and the money amount information. On the other hand, the banknote identified as a defective banknote is provided with the function of returning through the banknote insertion / return port 255 as it is.

  The BV unit control unit 260 controls the BV unit unit 250 to be unlocked when the management server 500 is notified that the unlocking is permitted and then is notified by the remote controller that the unlocking is instructed. It is a processing unit.

  The BV lock mechanism unit 270 has a function of unlocking when an unlocking instruction (unlocking instruction notification) is transmitted by an operation by a remote controller possessed by the “clerk”. When the “clerk” turns on the individual unlock button of the remote control toward the remote control light receiving unit 213 of the ball lending processor 200, the BV unit 250 protrudes in front of the ball lending processor 200 and the banknote storage unit 251. Is a mechanism that opens. Thereby, the banknote accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 251 can be collect | recovered.

  The inserted money storage database 280 stores the valuable value (amount) of bills actually inserted by the player and the total value (cumulative value) of the inserted money in association with the main body ID and the card ID of the ball lending processor 200 / Has the function to store.

  The cumulative investment amount calculation unit 281 has a function of calculating the total value (cumulative value) of the investment amounts by the players stored / stored in the investment amount storage database 280.

  Details of the input money storage database 280 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 7A shows the configuration content of the input money storage database 280. That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, the input money storage database 280 includes a main body ID (Axxx10) that individually identifies the ball lending processor 200 installed in the amusement store, and a ball lending processor. In association with the card ID of the memory card 230 (FIG. 6) built in 200, a transaction ID field 282 set at the time of transaction (when a player inserts banknotes), and the player actually enters the ball lending processor 200. It is composed of an inserted money amount field 283 for storing the amount of inserted bills and an accumulated inserted money amount field 284. Note that the cumulative input amount stored / stored in the cumulative input amount column 284 is calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation unit 281 (FIG. 6). The input amount storage database 280 stores the stored data every time a player inserts a bill into the ball lending processor 200. The input amount information in the input amount storage database 280 is real-time as the sales amount information. To the management server 500.

  FIG. 7-2 shows an example of the inserted amount storage database 280 created with the insertion of banknotes by the player. That is, as shown in FIG. 7-2, in the inserted amount storage database 280, along with the setting of the transaction ID (S001 to S00 ×), the money amount information (1000 ~ Xxxxxx) will be stored. The inserted money storage database 280 is sequentially accumulated and updated as the banknotes are inserted by the player, and the updated accumulated money is stored / stored in the accumulated money field 284. In this example, it is shown that the accumulated investment amount by transaction ID (S001 to S00 ×) is 657000 yen. The input amount stored in the input amount storage database 280 is transmitted to the management server 500 in real time as sales amount information.

(Details of the configuration and functions of the pachinko machine 100)
Next, the details of the pachinko machine 100 shown in FIG. 5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko machine 100 includes a game area 110 and an upper plate 120 provided below, and a ball throwing mechanism portion 130 is provided therein. This ball throwing mechanism unit 130 is given a ball throwing request by the ball lending control unit 225 of the control unit 220 of the ball lending processing machine 200 and a prize ball throwing request by the pachinko machine 100. In each case, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are thrown onto the upper plate 120 of the pachinko machine 100. As shown in the figure, the upper part of the front surface of the pachinko machine 100 is a game area where a player plays a pachinko game, and the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a ball throwing mechanism 130, and the upper part of the lower part of the front surface. The dish 120 is provided with a frequency display unit 121, a rental button 122, and a return button 123.

  The frequency display unit 121 has a function as a display unit that displays the value of banknotes inserted into the ball lending processor 200 by the player and the value balance to be subtracted with the game as numerical values (frequency).

  The lending button 122 is a button that is pressed when the player receives the ball lending. When the lending button 122 is pressed (ON), the ball lending processing machine 200 throws a pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 100. And the remaining frequency managed by the management server 500 is subtracted.

  The ball throwing mechanism unit 130 is used both for lending pachinko balls and for paying out prizes when winning a prize in the pachinko machine 100. Accordingly, the ball throwing mechanism unit 130 is controlled by the ball lending processor 200 directly or indirectly via the controller of the pachinko machine 100. In addition, the display content of the frequency display unit 121 and the like described above is similarly updated according to an instruction from the ball lending processor 200, and the operation status of the lending button 122 and the like described above is transferred from the pachinko machine 100 to the ball lending processor 200. Be notified.

(Basic control procedure in game media rental management system)
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a basic control procedure of the game medium lending management system according to the present embodiment. That is, the game medium lending system of the present invention is broadly divided into (1) an input amount identifying step (step SA110), (2) an input amount storing step (step SA120), and (3) a ball lending process step (step SA130). (4) Cumulative input amount update step (Step SA140), (5) Sales amount transmission step (Step SA150), (6) Sales amount storage step (Step SA160), (7) Cumulative sales amount storage step (Step SA170) and (8) Cumulative sales amount determination step (Step SA180). First, each of the control steps (1) to (8) will be briefly described.

(1) Input amount identifying step (step SA110)
The inserted money amount identifying step determines whether or not the banknote inserted by the player from the banknote insertion / return port 255 (FIG. 5) is normal (true / false) and the valuable value (amount) of the inserted banknote. Is a processing step for identifying In addition, the authenticity of the inserted banknote is performed by the banknote identification part 252 (FIG. 6) of the BV unit part 250.

(2) Input amount storage process (step SA120)
The input money storage process is a process that stores the input (sales) money input from the player in association with the main body ID and card ID of the ball lending processor 200. The valuable value information of the banknotes stored in the input money storage step is stored in the input money storage database 280 (FIG. 7-1) provided in the ball lending processor 200 in association with the card ID for each transaction ID. Is done.

(3) Ball lending process (step SA130)
The ball lending process is a process for performing a ball lending process from the ball lending processor 200 to the pachinko machine 100. Specifically, when cash (banknotes) is thrown into the ball lending processing machine 200 by a player, the ball lending processing machine 200 notifies the pachinko machine 100 of a ball lending instruction for lending balls. It is a process.

(4) Cumulative input amount update process (step SA140)
The accumulated insertion amount update process is a process step of updating the accumulated insertion amount for each main body ID and card ID of the ball lending processing machine 200 stored in the insertion amount storage step as the bill is inserted by the player.

(5) Sales amount transmission process (step SA150)
The sales amount transmitting step is a processing step of transmitting to the management server 500 in association with the main body ID and card ID of the ball lending processing machine 200 as information on the amount of money input from the player to the ball lending processing machine 200 as sales amount information. It is. Specifically, when cash (banknote) is thrown into the ball lending processing machine 20 by the player, the sales information by the inserted banknote is associated with the main body identification ID of the ball lending processing machine 200 to the management server 500. It is a processing step to notify to.

(6) Sales amount storage step (step SA160)
The sales amount storage step is a processing step for storing the sales amount transmitted from the ball lending processor 200.

(7) Cumulative sales amount storage step (step SA170)
The cumulative sales amount storage step is a processing step of storing the cumulative value (total value) of the input amount actually input into the ball lending processor 200 as the cumulative input amount A. Note that the calculation of the cumulative input amount in the cumulative sales amount storage step is performed by the cumulative input amount calculation unit 281 (FIG. 6).

(8) Cumulative sales amount determination step (step SA180)
In the accumulated sales amount determination step, in the ball lending processor 200, the accumulated input amount A which is the accumulated value (total value) of the input amount actually input, and the accumulated sales amount calculation unit 570 of the management server 500 (FIG. 3). This is a processing step for determining whether there is a predetermined difference or more with the cumulative sales amount B calculated by. Note that the cumulative sales amount judgment step makes a difference between the cumulative input amount A, which is the cumulative (total) amount of input amounts actually input to the ball lending processor 200, and the cumulative sales amount B, which is accumulated by the management server 500. If it is determined that there is a difference, the central management center 600 is notified of a warning that the accumulated amount is different.

(Game media rental management procedure)
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 12, the gaming medium lending management procedure in the present embodiment will be described in detail. The flowchart shown in FIG. 12 shows a lending management procedure for gaming media (pachinko balls) performed between the ball lending processor 200 and the management server 500 installed in the gaming store.

  Here, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 12 below, the main body ID (identification code) that identifies the ball lending processor 200 is “Axxx10”, and the card ID corresponding to the main body ID (identification code) is “ The amount of money (valuable value) by banknotes inserted by the player will be described as an example of banknotes of 1000 yen bills.

  Further, it is assumed that the sales amount and the cumulative sales amount are transmitted to the management server 500 and the cumulative sales amount is checked (determined) by the management server 500 at the time of the ball lending process by the ball lending processor 200.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the ball lending processing machine 200 is in a waiting state (standby state) for insertion of banknotes (money) by the player (step S110). When a bill (1000 yen bill) is inserted into the bill insertion / return port 255 (FIG. 6) of the machine 200 (step S115), then a bill authenticity determination is performed to determine the authenticity of the bill inserted by the player. The process proceeds to step S120. The authenticity determination of a banknote by this step S120 is performed by the banknote identification part 252 of the BV unit part 250 (FIG. 6).

  Specifically, it is determined whether the banknote inserted by the player is a normal banknote or an abnormal banknote (step S130), and the banknote inserted by the determination in step S130 is a normal banknote (true ) (Yes in step S130), the process then proceeds to identification determination of the amount (value) of the inserted bill (step S140). Specifically, the valuable value (inserted amount) of the bill inserted from the bill insertion / return port 255 by the player is identified. In this example, the valuable value of the banknote determined in step S140 will be described below as 1000 yen.

  If it is determined in step S130 that the inserted banknote is a bad banknote (No in step S130), the banknote determined to be defective is returned through the banknote insertion / return port 255 (step S145). Thereafter, the process ends (end).

  Next, the ball lending processor 200 stores / stores the amount of money inserted by inserting the banknotes into the money storage database 280 (FIG. 7-1) as the money deposited (step S150). Specifically, the transaction ID (S001) and payment are associated with the main body ID (Axxxxxx10) of the ball lending processor 200 and the card ID (Cxxxxxx1) of the memory card 230. 1000 yen, which is the amount information (input amount), is stored (FIG. 7-2).

  Hereinafter, in the inserted amount storage database 280, the accumulated inserted amount is updated (accumulated inserted amount A) and stored as the banknote is inserted by the player (step S160).

  Hereinafter, the ball lending processing machine 200 shifts to a lending process (ball lending process) to a game medium for the pachinko machine 100 (step S170).

  Specifically, the ball throwing mechanism unit 130 (FIG. 5) performs a lending process for 1000 yen balls, whereby 1000 yen pachinko balls are thrown into the upper plate 120 of the pachinko machine 100. Is performed, and a game by a player becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, the ball lending processor 200 uses the input amount information by the player as the sales amount information to the management server 500 and transmits it to the communication I / F 550 (FIG. 3) of the management server 500 through the communication I / F 221 (FIG. 5). On the other hand, the sales amount information associated with the main body ID and card ID of the ball lending processor 200 is transmitted (step S180).

  In this example, the banknote entered in step S115 in association with the main body ID (“Axxx × 10”) indicating the ball lending processor 200 and the card ID (“Cxxxxxx1”). 1000 yen indicating valuable value information (amount) is transmitted to the management server 500.

  On the other hand, when the management server 500 receives the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 (Yes at Step S190), the received sales amount information is then stored in the sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8-1). Store (step S200). Hereinafter, the management server 500 updates the cumulative sales amount (cumulative sales amount B) by the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 in response to the reception of the sales amount information transmitted from the ball lending processor 200, and this cumulative sales amount B Is stored / stored in the accumulated sales amount management database 575 (FIG. 9-1) (step S210). Specifically, based on the sales amount stored in the sales amount management database 560 (FIG. 8-2), the cumulative sales amount calculation unit 570 (FIG. 3) calculates the cumulative amount of sales amount (cumulative sales amount B). calculate.

Next, in the management server 500, if it is determined that the store is closed (step S220), and if it is determined that the store is closed (YES in step S220), then the ball lending processor The process proceeds to a transmission request process for the accumulated sales amount for 200. Specifically, the ball lending processor 200 is notified of a request for transmission of the accumulated input amount (step S225).

  Here, in this example, the accumulated input amount information is transmitted from the ball lending processor 200 when the amusement store is closed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, the management is performed from the ball lending processor 200. The notification timing of the accumulated investment amount information to be transmitted to the server 500 is the ball lending process for the pachinko machine 100 by the ball lending processor 200 when the transmission instruction of the accumulated sales amount information is notified from the management server 500. In addition to the ball lending process, when the ball lending processor 200 is turned on (when the amusement store is opened or when the ball lending processor 200 is replaced), a transmission request instruction is sent from the management server 500, which is a host device. If there is a condition.

  On the other hand, when receiving the “transmission request notification of accumulated investment amount information” from the management server 500 (Yes in step S221), the ball lending processor 200 receives the investment amount stored in the investment amount storage database 280 (FIG. 7-2). Is calculated by the cumulative investment amount calculation unit 281 (FIG. 6), and the total value of the investment amount (cumulative investment amount A) calculated by the cumulative investment amount calculation unit 281 is stored in the management server 500. It transmits to (step S222).

  Thereafter, in the management server 500, when the cumulative investment amount A is received from the ball lending processor 200 (step S230) and the cumulative investment amount A is received (Yes at step S230), this cumulative investment amount is determined. A is acquired (step S240), and the cumulative input amount A is compared with the cumulative sales amount B calculated in step S210 (step S250).

  That is, in the next step S260, it is determined whether or not there is a predetermined difference or more in the accumulated amount between the accumulated input amount A and the accumulated sales amount B (step S260). If it is determined that there is no difference between the two (cumulative input amount A and cumulative sales amount B) that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount (No in step S260), the cumulative sales amount B is directly used as the actual sales amount of the amusement store. The data is transmitted to the central management center 600 (step S280), and the sales status of the amusement store is centrally managed by the central management center 600 (end).

  More specifically, in the accumulated sales amount determination table 590 shown in FIG. 10, in the case of the ball lending processor 200 with the main body ID (Axxx 10), the accumulated input amount A is 657000 yen, while the management Since the accumulated sales amount B calculated by the server 200 is also the same amount of 657000 yen, there is no difference between them. In this case, the accumulated sales amount B of 657000 yen is directly sent to the central management center 600 as the actual sales amount. Will be sent.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S260 that there is a difference greater than or equal to the cumulative sales amount between the two (cumulative input amount A and cumulative sales amount B) (Yes in step S260), the management server 500 sends a central The management center 600 is notified as an alarm that “there is a difference in the accumulated sales amount” (step S270).

  More specifically, in the cumulative sales amount determination table 590 shown in FIG. 10, in the case of the ball lending processor 200 with the main body ID (Axxx11), the cumulative input amount A is 557000 yen, while the management server Since the accumulated sales amount B calculated in 500 is 540000 yen, there is a difference between the two. In this case, it is assumed that there is some fraud such as thinning out of transaction information, and the management server 500 changes to the central management center 600. On the other hand, “there is a difference in the accumulated sales amount” is notified as an alarm.

  As described above, according to the game medium lending management system according to the present embodiment, the accumulated input amount A by the banknotes actually inserted (deposited) by the player and the ball lending processor 200 with respect to the lending processor. Is sent to the management server 500 as sales amount information, and the calculated cumulative sales amount is collated. If there is a difference between the two or more in the cumulative sales amount, the central management center (card company) is regarded as abnormal. On the other hand, since the alarm is notified, the sales status of the amusement shop can be surely grasped (managed) by the central management center. Further, based on the alarm notification from the management device, the cumulative value (total value) of the amount actually inserted by the player and the sales amount information transmitted from the lending processor to the management server ( It is possible to quickly grasp that a difference has occurred with respect to (total value), and thereby, it is possible to reliably detect amusement store fraud (thinning of transaction information).

(Other examples)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims other than the embodiments described above. Is also good.

  That is, in this embodiment, the case where the game medium lending system according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko game is shown. However, the game medium lending system according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko game, for example, by a pachislot machine. The present invention can also be suitably applied to a game medium rental system.

  Further, as another constituent requirement in the ball lending processing machine 200, it is assumed that a “cumulative input amount storage unit” capable of storing the amount of ball lending since factory shipment is provided, and the amount information by this accumulated input amount storage, It is good also as a system structure transmitted to the management server 500 at the time of a store closing process of an amusement store. In principle, it is assumed that the stored contents of the “cumulative input money storage unit” cannot be stored.

  In addition, as another function of the management server 500, the cumulative investment amount information received during the previous store closing process is subtracted from the cumulative investment amount information received from the ball lending processor 200, and within the current period (usually 1). (Day) sales amount may be calculated. In this case, the calculated sales amount is compared with the total amount of sales information received in real time within the period, and it is determined whether or not there is a difference greater than or equal to a predetermined amount.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  As described above, the gaming medium lending management system according to the present invention accurately manages the sales amount information of the amusement store with respect to the central management center (card company) that manages the sales amount information by the lending processor centrally. Suitable for game media lending management system.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the game medium rental management system which concerns on a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows schematic structure of the game media rental management system which concerns on a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the management server shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the central management center shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an external front view of the ball lending processor and the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 2. It is a whole functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of a ball | bend rental processing machine. It is a figure which shows the content of a structure of a money-in-charge storage database. It is a figure which shows the structure content at the time of the money-in amount storage by the money-in amount database. It is a figure which shows the structure content of a sales amount management database. It is a figure which shows the structure content at the time of the sales amount memory | storage by the same sales amount database. It is a figure which shows the structure content of a cumulative sales amount management database. It is a figure which shows the structure content at the time of the accumulation sales amount memory | storage by the same accumulation sales amount database. It is a figure which shows the structure content of a cumulative sales amount determination table. It is a flowchart which shows the basic control procedure of the game media rental management system which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process sequence of the game media rental management system which concerns on a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 110 Game area 120 Top plate 121 Frequency display part 122 Lending button 123 Return button 130 Ball throwing mechanism part 200 Ball lending processing machine 210 Main part 211 Display lamp 212 Display part 213 Remote control light receiving part 214 Power supply part 218 Memory card check Window 220 Main control unit 221, 550, 615 Communication I / F
225 Ball loan control unit 230 Memory card 231 Card ID storage unit 250 BV unit unit 251 Banknote storage unit 252 Banknote recognition unit 255 Banknote insertion / return slot 260 BV unit control unit 270 BV lock mechanism unit 280 Input amount storage database 281 Cumulative input amount Calculation unit 282, 562 Transaction ID column 283 Input amount column 284 Cumulative input amount column 300 Island controller 400 Relay device 500 Management server 510 Control unit 520 Input unit 530 Output unit 540 Display unit 545 Display control unit 560 Sales amount management database 563 Sales amount Columns 564 and 576 Cumulative sales amount column 570 Cumulative sales amount calculation unit 575 Cumulative sales amount management database 580 Cumulative sales amount determination unit 590 Cumulative sales amount determination table 600 Central management center 610 Central management computer

Claims (8)

Based on the valuable value of money input by the player, a lending processor that rents game media to the gaming machine, a management device that acquires the money input information as sales amount information, and the management device accumulates A game media lending management system comprising a central management center for managing sales amount information ,
The lending processor is
Money insertion means capable of accepting money inserted by the player;
Value identifying means for identifying the value of money inserted from the money insertion means;
Lending processing means for lending gaming media to the gaming machine according to the valuable value identified by the valuable value identifying means;
Input amount storage means for storing the valuable value of money as an input amount;
A cumulative input amount calculating means for calculating the input amount stored by the input amount storage means as a cumulative input amount associated with an individual identification code assigned to the lending processor;
A transmission unit configured to transmit the input amount stored by the input amount storage unit as sales amount information to the management device, and to transmit the cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation unit to the management device. ,
The management device
Sales amount storage means for storing sales amount information transmitted from the lending processor;
A cumulative sales amount calculating means for calculating the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means as a cumulative sales amount associated with the identification code of the lending processor;
A cumulative sales amount determination means for determining a difference between the cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation means and the cumulative sales amount calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation means;
The cumulative sales amount determination means has a cumulative input amount calculated by the cumulative input amount calculation means and a cumulative sales amount calculated by the cumulative sales amount calculation means greater than or equal to a predetermined value set by the central management center. A gaming medium lending management system comprising alarm means for notifying the central management center of an alarm when it is determined that there is a difference . The lending processor includes an input money storage database for storing the input money stored by the input money storage means, and the input money is associated with a card ID of a card medium built in the lending processor. The game medium rental management system according to claim 1 , wherein the game medium rental management system is stored in a storage database. The lending processor includes a cumulative investment amount storage database that stores the accumulated investment amount stored by the accumulated investment amount storage means, and the accumulated investment amount is associated with an individual identification code assigned to the lending processor. 3. The game medium lending management system according to claim 1 , wherein the game medium lending management system is stored in a cumulative investment amount storage database. The management device includes a sales amount storage database that stores the sales amount stored by the sales amount storage means, and the sales amount is stored in association with a card ID of a card medium built in the lending processor. 4. The game medium rental management system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 , wherein the game medium rental management system is stored in a database. The management device includes a cumulative sales amount database that stores the cumulative sales amount stored by the cumulative sales amount storage means, and the cumulative sales amount is associated with an individual identification code assigned to the lending processor. The game medium rental management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the game medium rental management system is stored in an amount storage database. The transmission timing of the input amount information from the lending processor to the management device is any of the gaming medium lending processing to the gaming machine by the lending processor, the power of the lending processor, and the transmission request from the management device. The game medium rental management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein The transmission timing of the accumulated investment amount information from the lending processor to the management device is the timing of the game medium lending process to the gaming machine by the lending processor, the power of the lending processor, and the transmission request from the management device. The game medium rental management system according to claim 1 , wherein the game medium rental management system is any one of the above. The game medium lending management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the determination processing by the accumulated sales amount determination means is performed after the closing time of a game store has elapsed.

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