JP5021340B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system suitable for a game hall where a game is played using a recording medium on which a game medium used in a game is recorded.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in game halls such as pachinko halls, a storage system has been introduced that provides a replay service (hereinafter referred to as “replay”) for depositing game media (hereinafter referred to as “storage balls”) and paying out the stored balls in a playable manner.
Such a storage system is a service for players (members) registered as members in the amusement hall, and could not be used without a member recording medium possessed by the member. However, in recent years, a storage system has been proposed in which a non-member recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a non-member card) can be issued to a player who does not become a member and replay can be used (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-25237 A

  In such a storage system, if there is no storage ball remaining on the non-member card, the amusement store can collect the non-member card from the player who uses replay, but even if it is a small amount, If the card remains, the non-member card must be returned (or reissued). In this way, the player who has received the return of the non-member card uses the replay again if there is enough storage to replay, but if there is not enough storage to use the replay, Patent Document 1 The non-member card is used for clearing the remaining storage balls (returning the end balls or exchanging them for end-face prizes) using the end ball clearing device (such as the replay accepting machine (or POS terminal) referred to in Patent Document 1) Will be returned to the playground.

  However, in the conventional storage system, there is a possibility that the player does not bother to go to the end ball clearing apparatus in order to clear the remaining few of the storage balls, and brings back the non-member card as it is. In this case, not only a problem that the game hall cannot return the remaining valuable value to the player but also a problem that the game hall cannot collect the non-member card.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management system for a game hall that can reliably collect a recording medium on which a gaming medium is recorded without causing the player to feel bothersome. The purpose is to provide.

The game hall management system of the present invention is capable of accepting an acquired game medium specifying means for specifying an acquired game medium that is a game medium acquired by a player, a prize exchanging operation, and a re-game operation. The acquired game medium specified by the game medium specifying means is classified into a saving game medium and a surplus game medium and specified, and the saved game medium specified by the acquired game medium classification means can be specified The surplus game medium provided corresponding to at least one of the issuing means for issuing a recording medium on which information is recorded, the acquired game medium sorting means, and the issuing means, and identified by the acquired game medium sorting means Return means for returning the player to the player, receiving means for receiving the recording medium issued by the issuing means, collecting means for collecting the recording medium received by the receiving means, When a player performs a payout operation in a state where the attaching means accepts the recording medium, the payout game medium is paid in predetermined units within the range of the stored game medium specified by the information recorded on the recording medium. Payout means for paying out the game, and the acquired game medium sorting means is a payout / consumer game corresponding to the value of one unit of payout game medium when the payout means pays out the payout game medium. A game medium corresponding to the remainder divided by the medium is specified as the excess game medium, while a game medium other than the excess game medium is specified as the stored game medium, and the return means accepts the replay operation. after the acquisition game medium dividing means certain less game media by, or in response to the issuance of the recording medium by the issuing means, and returning the remainder game medium to the player, the The line means, when receiving the prize exchange operation, issues a prize exchange recording medium, which is a recording medium in which information that can identify the acquired game medium specified by the acquired game medium specifying means is recorded. When the replay operation is accepted, the return means returns the surplus game medium to the player, so that the surplus game medium is generated even if the surplus game medium is generated by the acquired game medium. Issuing a re-playing recording medium that is a recording medium that can identify the stored gaming medium without recording information that can be used as the paying-out and consumption gaming medium, and the accepting means is provided corresponding to the paying-out means The replay game recording medium can be received, while the premium exchange recording medium cannot be received (Claim 1).

  In the above-described configuration, the payout / consumer game medium includes the payout game medium paid out by the payout means when a player performs a payout operation, and a fee game medium serving as a fee for the payout game medium. (Claim 2).

  In addition, the acquired game medium includes a consumption game medium setting means for setting the payout consumption game medium corresponding to the price of the one unit payout game medium in association with the type of the gaming machine installed in the game hall. The sorting means, when issuing the recording medium, when there is a gaming machine type specifying operation for specifying a gaming machine type, the consumption means corresponding to the gaming machine type specified by the gaming machine model specifying operation. The saving game medium is specified using the payout consumption game medium corresponding to the value of the one unit payout game medium set by the game medium setting means, and the issuing means is specified by the game machine type specifying operation. A recording medium in which information capable of specifying the type of gaming machine is recorded is issued, and the payout means is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and is recorded on the recording medium when the recording medium is received. information If the gaming machine type and itself is more particularly the type of the corresponding game machine are different it may be configured not accept payout operation of the player based on the recording medium (claim 3).

The replay game recording medium and the prize exchange recording medium can be received as the recording medium, and the saving game specified by the information recorded on the recording medium in a state where the recording medium is received. An exchange process for exchanging a medium and a prize desired by a player is performed, and an exchange means for specifying a surplus game medium and a surplus game medium specified by the exchange means are provided corresponding to the exchange means. The storage means remaining after the exchange process is executed when the prize exchange process is executed in response to the reception of the prize exchange recording medium. The game media corresponding to the remainder divided by the payout consumption game media is specified as the surplus game media, and the game media other than the surplus game media are specified as the saved game media Issues a recording medium in which the possible specific savings game media information is recorded as the replay recording medium, the returning unit replacement means, depending on the issuance of the replay recording medium by the exchange means The surplus game media may be returned (claim 4).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when issuing the recording medium on which the game medium acquired by the player is recorded from the issuing means, the player uses the stored game medium recorded on the recording medium to pay out the recording medium. The surplus game media divided by the payout consumption game media corresponding to the payout when receiving the game media from is returned as a part of the game media acquired by the player from the return means, and the rest is recorded as a storage game media on the recording media Therefore, if there is less storage game media than paid-out consumption game media, the storage game media will always be 0, and a recording medium that records only the end ball will be returned to the player. There is no need. Therefore, the recording medium can be surely collected by the payout means without having the player clear the edge ball again, and the player does not need to go to the edge ball clearing at the end of the game. Furthermore, a secondary effect can be expected, for example, it is not necessary to separately provide an end ball clearing device, or the exchange of unnecessary end ball prizes is reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the fee based on the premium exchange rate (ratio of the game media lending unit price and the exchange unit price) is taken into consideration, the game media are returned in excess, so a fee is required. The game can be performed at a game hall that prohibits replay after the next day, table movement, or continuous game play.

According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to construct a replay system that can be implemented even when the fee for replay differs for each type of gaming machine.
According to the invention of claim 4, when the prize is exchanged by using the stored game medium recorded on the recording medium, the effect of the invention of claim 1 can be obtained even after the prize exchange.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire system. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine (corresponding to a payout means) 1 is installed on the island, and a replay device (corresponding to a receiving means, a collecting means, a payout means) 2 is installed corresponding to the gaming machine 1. Has been. A relay device 3 is installed in correspondence with the gaming machine 1 and the replay device 2. A counting device (corresponding to an acquired game medium specifying means, an acquired game medium sorting means, an issuing means, and a return means) 4 is installed at the island edge or at a predetermined position. A prize exchange counter (not shown) is provided with a POS (Point Of Sales System) terminal (corresponding to the exchange means) 5 and a POS return device (corresponding to the exchange device return device) 6. The relay device 3, the counting device 4, and the POS terminal 5 are connected to a management device (corresponding to consumption game medium setting means) 8 through the LAN 7, and various information can be transmitted and received between them. The relay device 3 is also connected to the gaming machine 1, an outbox (not shown) provided corresponding to the gaming machine 1, and the replay device 2, and relay processing (information) between the management device 8 Transmission / reception).

  As a signal from the gaming machine 1 side, an out signal (one pulse for every 10 balls) that can specify the game medium to be used is output from the outbox in accordance with the game in the gaming machine 1, and the payout gaming medium from the gaming machine 1 Is a safe signal (1 pulse for every 10 balls), a game status signal such as a symbol variation signal, a jackpot signal, etc., and a sales signal (1 for every ¥ 100) that can identify a rented game medium. Pulse) is output.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the replay device 2. In FIG. 2, the replay device 2 includes a money insertion slot 9, an IC coin insertion slot 10, an information display unit 11, an IC coin discharge slot 12, and a member card insertion slot 13. The replay device 2 transmits a payout signal to the gaming machine 1 in response to the insertion of money into the money insertion slot 9 and outputs sales information related to the paid-out pachinko balls to the relay device 3. When a member card is inserted into the member card insertion slot 13, the member's ID data is read from the member card and transmitted to the management device 8, and the game information dedicated to the member received from the management device 8 is displayed accordingly. Displayed in part 11. When an IC coin (corresponding to a recording medium) 14 is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 10, the stored ball information stored in the IC coin 14 is read and transmitted to the gaming machine 1 as described later.

On the other hand, the gaming machine 1 is configured to be able to replay to pay out the balls according to the payout signal from the replay device 2 and to pay out the balls according to the stored ball information.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the upper plate 15 of the gaming machine 1. In FIG. 3, the upper plate 15 has a ball payout outlet 16 connected to a ball payout device provided in the main body of the gaming machine 1. The storage balls or the safe balls are paid out to the upper plate 15. The upper plate 15 is provided with a remaining frequency display section 17, a payout button 18, and a return button 19. The remaining frequency display unit 17 indicates the frequency that can be paid out within the range of the stored balls, and the frequency is set to 125 balls. When the payout button 18 is pushed down, 125 balls are paid out from the ball payout exit 16 and the frequency displayed on the remaining frequency display portion 17 is decremented by 1. When the return button 19 is pressed, the remaining frequency displayed on the remaining frequency display unit 17 is transmitted to the replay device 2 and the displayed remaining frequency is reset to zero.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the counting device 4. In FIG. 4, the counting device 4 includes a game medium receiving port 20, an exchange button 21, a replay button 22, a receipt issuing unit 23, an IC coin discharge unit 24, a surplus ball return port 25, and an information display unit 26. . When a pachinko ball acquired by the player is inserted into the game medium receiving port 20, the counting device 4 performs a counting process for counting the number of balls, and by pressing the exchange button 21, the receipt issuing unit 23 selects a recording medium as a recording medium. Issue a receipt. Further, as will be described later, when the re-play button 22 is pressed, the IC coin 14 as a recording medium storing stored ball information obtained by a predetermined calculation is discharged from the IC coin discharging unit 24 and the extra balls are removed. The excess ball is discharged from the return port 25.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the POS terminal 5. In FIG. 5, the POS terminal 5 accepts a recording medium (receipt or IC coin 14) issued by the counting device 4, and valuable value information (counting information, storage information) specified by the recording medium accepted by the employee. ) And prizes are exchanged, exchanged prize information is input, and exchange processing for associating valuable value information with exchanged prizes is executed.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the POS return device 6. In FIG. 6, the POS return device 6 includes an IC coin insertion slot 27, an IC coin discharge slot 28, and a surplus ball return slot 29. The POS return device 6 is connected to the POS terminal 5, and when receiving the IC coin 14, the stored ball information stored in the IC coin 14 is transmitted to the POS terminal 5, and the remaining stored ball from the POS terminal 5. The IC coin 14 or the surplus ball is returned to the player based on the information or the surplus ball information. A recording medium such as a receipt is received by a receiving means such as a scanner.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the player wants to count the acquired pachinko balls, the player inserts the acquired pachinko balls into the counting device 4.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the counting device 4. In FIG. 8, when the pachinko ball is inserted, the counting device 4 determines that there is a counting ball (A1: YES) and executes the counting process (A2) while the replay button 22 is depressed. It is determined whether it has been pressed (A3) or the replacement button 21 has been pressed (A9).

  When the player depresses the exchange button 21 of the counting device 4 in order to exchange the acquired pachinko ball for a prize, the counting device 4 determines that the exchange button 21 is depressed (A9: YES), and records the counting information. The receipt is issued (A10). Accordingly, the player submits the receipt issued from the counting device 4 to the prize exchange counter.

The employee in charge of giving away the prize reads the barcode of the receipt submitted by the player using the scanner of the POS terminal 5 or the like.
FIG. 10 shows processing of the POS terminal 5. In FIG. 10, the POS terminal 5 determines whether or not the stored ball information has been received (C1) or a receipt has been received (C8). When a receipt is received (C8: YES), an exchange process is executed (C2). In other words, the prize information input by the employee is associated with the number of balls, and when a ball is generated, the ball is paid out via the POS return device. When such an exchange process is completed, it is determined whether there is a remaining storage ball (C3). In this case, since the prize is exchanged by receipt, there is no remaining storage ball (C3: NO), and the process returns to Step C1 without doing anything.
As described above, the player can exchange the receipt issued from the counting device 4 for a desired prize.

Here, when the pachinko ball acquired by the member player is to be stored, the receipt issued from the counting device 4 and the member card are submitted to the gift exchange counter, so that the employee can store the ball to the POS terminal 5 by the storage operation. Can be stored.
On the other hand, when a player who is not a member wants to store the acquired pachinko ball, the re-game button 22 is pushed down when counting by the counting device 4. As shown in FIG. 8, when the replay button 22 is pressed down (A3: YES), the counting device 4 calculates a surplus ball (A4). When there is no extra ball (A5: NO), the stored ball information is stored in the IC coin 14 (A11), and when there is a surplus ball (A5: YES), the stored ball information related to the counting ball excluding the extra ball is IC. After storing the coin 14 (A7), the IC coin 14 is discharged. Of course, the member player may use the IC coins 14 to store balls, but in this case, points that should be given from the game hall according to the stored balls are not given.

  As a method of calculating the surplus ball, if the replay fee for 125 payout balls of 1 unit of replay is 25 balls, the consumption storage ball for the replay payout ball of 125 balls is the commission ball for the payout ball of 125 balls. It will be 150 balls (corresponding to payout / consumer game media) with 125 balls added. The quotient obtained by dividing the counting balls by the consumption saving balls becomes the replay frequency, and a value obtained by multiplying the replay frequency by the consumption saving ball (corresponding to a saving game medium) is stored. Is remembered. Further, the remainder when the counting balls are divided by the consumption storage balls is calculated as a surplus ball (corresponding to a surplus game medium). If the stored ball information is stored, the replay frequency may not be stored in the IC coin 14.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the remainder ball calculation. FIG. 7 shows a case where the replay fee for the replay payout balls of 125 balls is 25 balls. For example, if the number of counting balls is 26320 balls, 26320 ÷ 150 = 175 + 70, so the replay frequency is 175, the number of balls stored in the IC coin 14 is 26250 (= 150 × 175), and the remaining balls are 70. Similarly, when the number of counting balls is 16,203, the replay frequency is 108, the number of balls stored in the IC coin 14 is 16,200, and the remaining balls are three. When the counting ball is 41563 balls, the replay frequency is 277, the accumulated balls to the IC coin 14 are 41550, and the surplus balls are 13. When the number of counting balls is 15975, the replay frequency is 106, the number of balls stored in the IC coin 14 is 15900, and the remaining balls are 75.

An operation in which the fee ball is 0 is also conceivable. As an operation example, even if the lending unit price and the exchange unit price of the game medium are the same, or even if the lending unit price and the exchange unit price are different, the IC coin 14 is valid only for the current day, and replay is performed only for the current day. On the other hand, there may be an operation that does not collect fees. In this case, the procedure fee may be calculated as 0, and the fee may be excluded from the calculation of the surplus.
When the player who has obtained the IC coin 14 as described above visits the store on the day or next time, when replaying using the IC coin 14, the replay device 2 provided corresponding to the gaming machine 1 is used. IC coin 14 is inserted into the.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the process of the replay device 2. In FIG. 11, the replay device 2 determines whether the replay flag is set (D1) or whether the IC coin 14 is received (D11). When the IC coin 14 is received (D11: YES), the stored ball information stored in the IC coin 14 is read (D12), the remaining number is specified from the stored ball information (D13), and the remaining number is stored ( D14). Next, the remaining number information is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 (D15), the replay flag is set (D16), and the IC coin 14 is collected (D17).

  FIG. 12 shows processing of the gaming machine 1. In FIG. 12, the gaming machine 1 determines whether the payout flag is set (E1) or whether the remaining frequency information is received (E10). When the remaining frequency information is received from the replay device 2 (E10: YES), the payout flag is set (E11), and the remaining frequency display is started (E12). As a result, the remaining frequency display unit 17 provided on the upper plate 15 of the gaming machine 1 displays the remaining frequency received from the replay device 2, so that the player can pay out using the stored ball. Can be confirmed.

  In the state where the payout flag is set (E1: YES), the gaming machine 1 has pressed down the payout button 18 (E2), pressed down the return button 19 (E6), or has received a replay end signal (E13) is determined.

  When the player presses down the payout button 18, the gaming machine 1 determines that the payout button 18 is pressed down (E2: YES), pays out 125 balls (E3), and sends a payout signal to the replay device 2. After the transmission (E4), the display of the remaining frequency is updated (E5). Therefore, the player can play with the pachinko ball paid out from the gaming machine 1 and can check the remaining number of payables by updating the remaining number.

  When the replay flag is set as shown in FIG. 11 (D1: YES), the replay device 2 determines whether a payout signal has been received (D2) or a return signal has been received (D7). If the payout signal is received from the gaming machine 1 (D2: YES), the remaining frequency is updated (D3), and it is determined whether the remaining frequency is 0 (D4). : NO), return to Step D1 without doing anything.

  As described above, when the remaining number is 1 or more, the pachinko ball is paid out each time the player pushes down the payout button 18 of the gaming machine 1. If the remaining number becomes 0 as a result of updating the remaining number (D4: YES), a replay end signal is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 (D5), and then the replay flag is reset (D6).

  When the game machine 1 receives the replay end signal as shown in FIG. 12 (E13: YES), the gaming machine 1 ends the display of the remaining frequency (E8) and then resets the payout flag (E9). Accordingly, “0” is displayed on the remaining number display portion 17 provided on the upper plate 15 of the gaming machine 1, so that the player confirms that the payout of the stored ball using the IC coin 14 has been completed. Can do. In such a case, when the player wants to continue the game, the game can be continued by putting money (for example, 1000 yen) into the money slot and setting the remaining number to 1 or more.

  On the other hand, when the player ends the game with 1 or more displayed in the remaining frequency display portion 17 of the gaming machine 1, the player pushes down the return button 19 provided on the upper plate 15 of the gaming machine 1. . When the return button 19 is pressed (E6: YES), the gaming machine 1 transmits a return signal to the replay device 2 (E7).

  When the replay device 2 receives a return signal from the gaming machine 1 as shown in FIG. 11 (D7: YES), the replay device 2 specifies the number of balls stored from the remaining number (D8). That is, a value obtained by multiplying the current remaining number by 150 balls, which is a consumed storage ball, is set as the number of stored balls. Next, the stored coin information related to the number of stored balls is stored in the IC coin 14 (D9), and then the IC coin 14 is discharged (D10). Therefore, the player can replay with the gaming machine 1 by using the IC coin 14 discharged from the replay device 2.

When the player wants to exchange prizes using the IC coin 14, he submits the IC coin 14 to the prize exchange counter. The employee inserts the IC coin 14 submitted by the player into the IC coin insertion slot 27 of the POS return device 6.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing of the POS return device 6. In FIG. 9, when the POS return device 6 accepts the IC coin 14 (B1: YES), it reads the stored ball information stored in the IC coin 14 (B2) and sends the stored ball information to the POS terminal 5. After the transmission (B3), it is determined whether the remaining storage ball has been received (B4) or the surplus ball information has been received (B7).

  When the POS terminal 5 receives the stored ball information from the POS return device 6 as shown in FIG. 10 (C1: YES), the POS terminal 5 executes an exchange process (C2). At this time, as a result of executing the exchange process based on the stored ball information, when a remaining stored ball is generated (C3: YES), a surplus ball is calculated (C4). The calculation of the extra ball is the same processing as the calculation of the extra ball of the counting device 4 described above, and is a remainder obtained by dividing the remaining storage ball by 150 balls. When there is no extra ball (C5: NO), the remaining stored ball information related to the remaining stored ball is transmitted to the POS return device 6 (C9). When there is a surplus ball (C5: YES), after transmitting the remaining storage ball information related to the remaining storage ball excluding the surplus ball to the POS return device 6 (C6), the surplus ball information related to the surplus ball is returned for POS It transmits to the apparatus 6 (C7).

  When the POS return device 6 receives the remaining storage ball information from the POS terminal 5 as shown in FIG. 9 (B4: YES), the storage device stores the storage ball information in the IC coin 14 (B5), and then the IC coin 14 is stored. Discharge (B6). When the extra ball information is received from the POS terminal 5 (B7: YES), the extra ball is paid out (B8).

  As described above, when the player submits the IC coin 14 to the free gift exchange counter, if the player wishes to play again with the remaining stored balls that have not been exchanged for free gifts, the number of stored balls is an integral multiple of 150 balls. The IC coin 14 storing the information is discharged from the POS return device 6. Therefore, as a result of the player replaying using the IC coin 14, when the stored balls are used to such an extent that they cannot be replayed, the number of stored balls is always 0, so that no extra balls are generated and stored in the IC coin 14. You can use up all the stored balls.

  According to such an embodiment, in the counting device 4, the replay device 2, and the POS return device 6, the consumption necessary for replaying with the gaming machine 1 when storing the accumulated ball information in the IC coin 14. The stored ball information that is an integral multiple of the stored ball is stored and the extra balls are returned to the player, so when using the IC coin 14 to replay the game machine 1, the stored ball is used to the extent that it cannot be replayed. In this case, the stored balls stored in the IC coin 14 can be used up without generating extra balls. Therefore, as a result of the player playing the game using the IC coin 14, the number of stored balls becomes 0 when the stored balls stored in the IC coin 14 are used up, so that the end balls are stored in the IC coin 14. The IC coin 14 can be collected in the replay device 2 or the POS return device 6. Also, there is no need for the player to go to end ball clearing at the end of the game, and there is no need to install a separate end ball clearing device, or there are fewer unnecessary end ball prize exchanges. The effect can also be expected.

  In addition, since the surplus balls are returned after considering the fee based on the premium exchange rate (ratio of game media lending unit price and replacement unit price), replay, movement of the table and continuation after the next day when the fee is required It is also possible to deal with cases where gaming is prohibited.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
The corresponding gaming machine may be any gaming machine such as a slot machine, and the gaming medium may be not only a pachinko ball but also a medal as long as it is a medium used for gaming.
If the IC card 14 is issued and the fee for replaying can be specified, the consumption savings (fees) according to the predetermined conditions (date and time, game information, or member information such as the total number of points and points) ) May be changed.

  The re-play recording medium is the IC coin 14, but the recording medium may be any medium as long as it can be collected such as a card or a memory card. Further, in the embodiment, the valuable value information (stored ball information) is directly stored in the IC coin 14, but the management device 8 stores the valuable value information, while the IC coin 14 is reminded of the ID in advance. In addition, it is good also as a structure which specifies the valuable value memorize | stored in the management apparatus 8 by matching ID and valuable value information (in the case of what is called number management, in this case, ID becomes storage ball information).

  Although the POS terminal 5 on which the employee operates is illustrated, the POS terminal 5 may be a POS terminal compatible with vending machines such as cigarettes and juices. Moreover, although the surplus ball returning device is configured to be integrated with the counting device 4 and separated from the POS terminal 5, the counting device 4 or the POS terminal 5 and the returning device are associated with each other. As long as it is integrated, it may be configured as a single unit or a separate unit.

  Although the payout by replay is not performed by the replay device 2 and the game machine 1 is paid out, the replay device 2 may accept the IC coin 14 only by the replay device 2 and may be configured independently of the gaming machine that performs payout. good. Further, although the replay device 2 is provided so as to correspond to the gaming machine 1, the replay device 2 may be provided on the gaming island edge or the like without corresponding to the gaming machine 1.

  After determining the replay fee for each type of gaming machine, the IC coin 14 may be issued at the time of counting or exchanging in the same manner as in the embodiment, and replaying may be allowed only on the corresponding gaming machine 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the fee for replay is classified according to the type of gaming machine (gameability in the figure), and the type of gaming machine (replayed by the player at the time of counting or exchanging) ( A game machine type specifying operation (for example, a gaming machine type that a player desires or has acquired a game medium by a game), for example, a specific operation (such as a remote control human power) on a portable terminal (such as a remote controller) carried by an employee The fee associated with the gaming machine type after identifying the machine type and transmitting the information to the light receiving unit of the counting device or directly performing the gaming machine type identification operation with the exchange device A surplus ball calculation process is performed based on the consumption storage balls corresponding to, and an IC coin 14 is issued in association with the gaming machine type. Then, it is assumed that the IC coin 14 is not accepted for the IC coin 14 associated with the gaming machine type that is not the gaming machine type to which the gaming machine 1 associated with the replay device 2 belongs, or the IC coin 14 is accepted. However, if the pay button operation is not accepted and the pay operation based on the IC coin 14 is not accepted, even if a fee is set for each type of the gaming machine 1, it is applicable. . As the type of gaming machine, in addition to gameability, every model name, every installed gaming island, every corresponding gaming medium, or the like may be assumed, and may be classified in any way.

  The replay fee and the replay unit are examples and may be any numerical value. In addition, one unit of replay is not associated with one payout operation, and a plurality of units are paid out by one payout operation. On the other hand, when IC coin 14 is issued, one unit of replay is played as in the embodiment. A surplus ball calculation based on the consumption storage balls may be performed to issue the IC coin 14. For example, if the replay frequency is 25 balls, the replay ball (125 balls) for 5 times is paid out by one operation, and the replay frequency is less than 5 times (for example, 3 times), the payout operation is performed. All remaining counts are paid out, and the extra ball calculation is performed with a replay one-time consumption storage ball (the consumption ball for the payout of 25 balls is 5 balls, the surplus ball calculation is 30 balls). Issuing coins 14 (for example, in the case of 180 counting balls, 6 coins are stored in the IC coin 14 and there are no extra balls, etc., the surplus balls in increments of 150 balls corresponding to one payout operation. Is calculated, and the surplus balls are calculated in units of 30 balls per minute).

  Although the remaining number display is displayed on the gaming machine 1, the remaining number is displayed on the gaming machine 1 when paying out based on money, and displayed on the replay device 2 when replaying. The remaining number of times may be displayed on either the gaming machine 1 or the replay device 2, or both.

When replaying using the stored balls stored in the IC coin 14, if the fee is not collected, the remaining number itself may be stored in the IC coin 14.
In the POS terminal 5, the configuration in which the IC coin 14 is issued only in accordance with the remaining storage ball is illustrated. However, when there is a remaining ball after completion of the exchange process when the receipt is received, the same processing as the remaining storage ball is performed. May be.

  In the embodiment, the counting device 4 is configured to issue the IC coin 14 which is a recording medium for replaying. However, a recording medium issuing means is provided separately from the counting device of the conventional configuration. The issued receipt is accepted by the issuing means, the number of balls recorded on the receipt is divided into replay and surplus balls by the issuing means, the replay recording medium is issued and the surplus balls are returned. The replaying recording medium may be issued by identifying and returning the surplus balls with the counting device and receiving a separately issued receipt with the issuing means.

Schematic which shows the whole structure in one Example of this invention. Perspective view of replay device Top view showing the top plate of the gaming machine Perspective view of counting device Perspective view of POS terminal Perspective view of POS return device Diagram showing the relationship between counting balls, replay frequency, savings to IC coins, and extra balls Flow chart showing processing of counting device Flow chart showing processing of POS return device Flow chart showing processing of POS terminal Flow chart showing processing of replay device Flow chart showing processing of gaming machine The figure which shows the relationship between the fee at the time of replay in the modification of this invention, and a corresponding model

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine (payout means), 2 is a replay device (accepting means, collection means, payout means), 4 is a counting device (acquired game medium specifying means, acquired game medium sorting means, issuing means, return means) ) 5 is a POS terminal (exchange means), 6 is a POS terminal return device (exchange means return means), 8 is a management device (consumed game medium setting means), and 14 is an IC coin (recording medium).

Claims (4)

An acquired game medium specifying means for specifying an acquired game medium that is a game medium acquired by the player;
An acquired game medium classifying unit that classifies the acquired game medium specified by the acquired game medium specifying unit into a stored game medium and a surplus game medium;
Issuing means for issuing a recording medium in which information for identifying the stored gaming medium identified by the acquired gaming medium classification means can be received, and a free gift exchange operation and a re-gaming operation can be identified;
A return means provided corresponding to at least one of the acquired game medium sorting means and the issuing means, and returning the excess game media specified by the acquired game medium sorting means to the player;
Receiving means for receiving the recording medium issued by the issuing means;
A collecting unit for collecting the recording medium received by the receiving unit;
When there is a payout operation by the player with the receiving means receiving the recording medium, within a range of the number of the stored gaming media specified by the information recorded on the recording medium, every predetermined unit A payout means for paying out payout game media;
The acquired game medium classification means is a remainder obtained by dividing the number of acquired game media by the number of paid-out and consumed game media corresponding to the value of one unit of paid-out game media when the payout means pays out the paid-out game media. The corresponding game medium is specified as the surplus game medium, while the game medium other than the surplus game medium is specified as the saved game medium,
After the replay operation has been accepted , the return means identifies the surplus game medium by the acquired game medium sorting means, or issues the recording medium by the issuance means. Returned to
When the issuing means accepts the prize exchange operation, the issuing means issues a prize exchange recording medium, which is a recording medium on which information that can identify the acquired game medium specified by the acquired game medium specifying means is recorded. On the other hand, when the replay operation is accepted, the return means returns the surplus game medium to the player, so that the surplus game medium is generated even if the surplus game medium is generated by the acquired game medium. Issue a re-playing recording medium, which is a recording medium that can identify the saving gaming medium without recording information that can be used as the payout consuming gaming medium,
The game area management system , wherein the accepting means is provided corresponding to the payout means, and is capable of accepting the re-game recording medium but not accepting the premium exchange recording medium .   The payout consumption game medium is composed of the payout game medium to be paid out by the payout means when a player performs a payout operation, and a fee game medium as a fee for the payout game medium. The game hall management system according to claim 1. Consuming game medium setting means for setting the payout consumption game medium corresponding to the price of the one unit payout game medium in association with the type of gaming machine installed in the game hall,
The acquired gaming medium classification means corresponds to the type of gaming machine specified by the gaming machine model specifying operation when there is a gaming machine type specifying operation for specifying the type of gaming machine when issuing the recording medium. Then, the saving game medium is specified by using the payout consumption game medium corresponding to the price of the one unit payout game medium set by the consumption game medium setting means,
The issuing means issues a recording medium on which information capable of specifying the type of gaming machine specified by the gaming machine type specifying operation is recorded,
The payout means is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and when receiving the recording medium, the type of gaming machine specified by the information recorded on the recording medium and the type of gaming machine to which it corresponds 3. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein when the two are different, the player's payout operation based on the recording medium is not accepted. The replay game recording medium and the prize exchange recording medium can be received as the recording medium, and the saving gaming medium specified by the information recorded on the recording medium in a state of receiving the recording medium; An exchange process for exchanging the prize desired by the player, and an exchange means for identifying the remaining game medium;
A return means for exchange means provided corresponding to the exchange means, for returning the excess game medium specified by the exchange means to the player,
The exchange means corresponds to a remainder obtained by dividing the saving game medium remaining after execution of the exchange process by the payout / consumer game medium when the prize exchange process is executed in response to reception of the prize exchange recording medium. A game medium is specified as the surplus game medium, a game medium other than the surplus game medium is specified as the stored game medium, and a recording medium on which information capable of specifying the stored game medium is recorded is the replay recording medium issued as,
4. The game room use according to claim 1, wherein the exchange means return means returns the surplus game media in response to the replay game recording medium being issued by the exchange means. Management system.

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