JP5117075B2 - Game storage medium management system and game storage medium management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention manages a player's stored game media registered in advance by a game store in association with a member recording medium issued by the game store and a portable terminal possessed by the player, The present invention relates to a storage medium management system and a storage medium management method having a management device that provides a storage game update service through any member identification medium of a portable terminal.

  Conventionally, at pachinko parlors and other amusement stores that provide pachinko games and pachislot games, members of the amusement store are recruited from players, and a membership card is issued to the member who wishes to register as a member, and this membership card is used. We offer a service for saving money and saving medals and information notification services via email.

  Specifically, when a player passes a membership application form filled with personal information such as address, name, and telephone number to a member of the amusement store and requests membership registration, the member of the amusement store Information is registered in the management device, and a member card in which a member card ID is recorded is issued to the member. Each member who has obtained the membership card in this way, as described in Patent Document 1, etc., saves and stores the acquired pachinko balls and medals, and replays these stored balls and medals at a later date, Can be exchanged for a free gift.

  In this way, at the amusement store that provides the savings / medal service, each member's savings / medal is managed by the management device, and at the same time, the savings / medaling is done with a ball machine, medal lending machine, etc. In many cases, a storage and medal system that enables replay is introduced.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-210818

  However, in order for each player to register as a member, it is necessary to disclose his / her personal information to the game store. Therefore, a player who does not like leakage of personal information does not register as a member. Even if you wish to join, it takes a long time to complete the membership application form and register as a member. For this reason, recently, temporary members (temporary members who register immediately by designating mobile phone identification information and attribute information consisting of free keywords and date of birth) that can receive the same services as members are temporarily adopted. A mechanism is being considered.

  However, when such a temporary member system is adopted, members who have registered as a regular member are allowed to use a savings and medal service using a mobile phone in addition to a membership card issued by an amusement store. However, the functions performed by both of them (the function to identify individual members) are duplicated, and the storage and medal service can be used only with a mobile phone, so the membership card storage management is not thorough and the member There is room for unauthorized use by third parties other than the card holder.

  In other words, membership cards issued by amusement stores are not used for other purposes (telephone or e-mail), and are not as closely linked to individual players as mobile phones. In many cases, members can't notice if their membership card is lost or stolen, and even if they notice it, they can use the savings / medal service as long as they have a mobile phone. Therefore, there is a high possibility that there are many players who do not report to the game store the fact that they have been lost or stolen. For this reason, there is a risk of unauthorized use by obtaining a membership card of a player who uses only a mobile phone when using the savings and savings service and stealing the member's savings and savings medal using this membership card. is there.

  In addition, when a stored ball / medal is used, it is used to verify the identity of the personal identification number so that only the member who has deposited the stored ball / medal can use it. If you can see it easily, you can't say that security is sufficiently secured. In particular, if the member himself is replaying with a daikan machine, the fraudulent person can sit in the adjacent gaming seat and the member can steal the PIN without feeling unnatural. .

  In addition, even when trying to prevent unauthorized use of such a membership card, when the savings and savings medal service is used using a mobile phone, only the operation of holding the mobile phone is carried out, and it is continued during use like a membership card. Therefore, it is very difficult to detect unauthorized use by detecting the situation of being used in different places at the same time.

  Furthermore, in addition to unauthorized use by a third party, there is a possibility that the member himself / herself may make an unlawful claim to the amusement store. In other words, while using both a membership card and a mobile phone to save money / medal, the compensation for the money / medal used with the membership card was illegally used by a third party. It is a kyogen act of asking a game store.

  From the above, when a mobile device other than a membership card is used together as a member identification medium for using the savings / medal service, the membership card is fraudulent by a malicious member or a third party. It is a very important issue to prevent the use and to prevent both the game store and the player from suffering disadvantages.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and other than the member recording medium as the member specifying medium for using the storage media update service. When using a portable terminal together, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the member recording medium by a malicious member or a third party, and to prevent both the game store and the player from being disadvantaged. An object of the present invention is to provide a stored game medium management system and a stored game medium management method.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the game media management system according to the present invention is a member record issued by a game store for a player's game media pre-registered by the game store. A storage game having a management device that manages a medium and a portable terminal possessed by the player and provides a service for updating a stored medium through a member specifying medium of either the member recording medium or the portable terminal In the medium management system, the management device detects that one of the member-specific mediums of the member recording medium or the portable terminal is used in an in-store device disposed in the amusement store. until a predetermined prohibition cancel condition is satisfied, with the use prohibition means for prohibiting the use of貯遊technique medium through member specific medium other than members particular medium has been detected for said use, wherein Use prohibition means, until a predetermined period elapses in advance is set as the predetermined prohibition cancel condition, and inhibits the use of the貯遊technique medium.

  In the game media management system according to the present invention as set forth in the invention described above, the use prohibiting means may use only the member specifying medium of the member recording medium or the mobile terminal for predetermined use in the in-store device. When it is detected that it has been used for a certain number of times or for a predetermined usage elapsed period, the use of the game storage medium through other member specific media is prohibited.

In the game media management system according to the present invention as set forth in the invention described above, the predetermined period is a period until the day of use of the member specific medium has passed, and the use prohibiting means detects use. The use of stored game media through member specific media other than the member specific media on the day of use is prohibited.

  In addition, the game media management system according to the present invention, in the above invention, prohibits the use prohibition of canceling the use prohibition of the game media by the use prohibition means when the attendant operation by the attendant of the game store is accepted. It further comprises release means.

  In addition, in the above-described invention, the use prohibition means may be a member service including a game media update service through a member specifying medium other than the member specifying medium that has detected the use. The use is prohibited.

In addition, in the above-described invention, the use prohibiting means may be configured such that the use prohibiting means is configured such that the in-store device has a member recording medium and a portable terminal as the member specifying medium. Prohibit use of stored game media through other member-specific media owned by the player until the prescribed prohibition cancellation condition is met after detecting the use of one member's recording media owned by the player It is characterized by doing.
Also, the stored game medium management method according to the present invention corresponds to a member recording medium issued by the game store and a portable terminal possessed by the game player for the player's stored game media pre-registered by the game store. And a storage medium management method for use in a storage medium management system having a management device that provides a storage medium update service through either the member recording medium or the member identification medium of the portable terminal. A predetermined prohibition cancellation condition after the management device detects that either the member recording medium or the portable terminal is used in the in-store device disposed in the amusement store. to meet, only including the use prohibition process to prohibit the use of貯遊skills media through the member specific medium other than the member specific medium has been detected for said use, the use prohibition process, Until a predetermined time period which is previously set as prohibition release condition of the constant has elapsed, and inhibits the use of the貯遊technique medium.

According to the present invention, the management device detects that the member specifying medium of the member recording medium or the portable terminal is used in the in-store device disposed in the amusement store, and then the predetermined prohibition cancellation condition A use prohibiting means for prohibiting the use of the stored game medium through the member specifying medium other than the member specifying medium that has detected the use until the condition is satisfied , wherein the use prohibiting means is a predetermined preset that is set as a predetermined prohibition release condition Since the use of the stored game media is prohibited until the period of time elapses, it is possible to guarantee the non-use status of the member-specific media that is unlikely to be continuously used by the members. Both the game store and the player It is possible to obtain a game storage medium management system and a game storage medium management method capable of preventing the player from suffering a disadvantage. In particular, all members in a situation where it is unclear which member-specific medium will be used by a member after a certain period of time (for example, the period that can be presumed to have visited the store again after the visit, such as the day after use) The use of the stored game medium through the specific medium can be permitted, and the convenience of the player can be prevented from being impaired.

  Further, according to the present invention, when it is detected in the in-store device that only the member specific medium of the member recording medium or the portable terminal has been used for the predetermined number of times of use or the predetermined usage elapsed period, Since the use of stored game media through member-specific media other than the above is prohibited, only use of game media through member-specific media that is frequently used by members can be permitted. There is an effect that a storage medium management system capable of effectively preventing unauthorized use of the medium is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the predetermined period is a period until the use date of the member specifying medium passes, and the use prohibiting means is a member other than the member specifying medium on the use date on which use is detected. Since the use of the game medium through the specific medium is prohibited, the use of the game medium through another member specific medium on the day of use of the member specific medium can be efficiently prohibited.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since the prohibition on the use of the game media is canceled when the clerk operation by the clerk of the game store is accepted, the portable terminal is used when the portable terminal is once used, for example. Even if the battery runs out or breaks down, or the member's recording medium fails to be read, a storage medium management system that can use the storage medium update service through the other member identification medium is obtained. There is an effect.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the use of the member service including the service for updating the stored game medium through the member recording medium is prohibited, the member service in general in addition to the illegal use of the member specific medium related to the stored game medium. It is possible to obtain a game storage medium management system capable of preventing unauthorized use of the member specific medium.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game storage medium management system and a game storage medium management method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the system configuration of the storage management system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a storage management system according to the present embodiment. This storage ball management system provides a storage ball / replay service (storage ball renewal service) to members registered in a game store such as a pachinko store.

  As shown in the figure, in the amusement store, there is a member management terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as “member management T / C”) 10 for managing member information of a player registered in advance at the amusement store, An island controller 20, a card processing unit (hereinafter referred to as “CR unit”) 30, a pachinko machine 40, a counter 50, a prize management device 60, a prize dispenser 65, and a member card processor 70. Is provided.

  The member management T / C 10 is connected with a prize management device 60, a member card processing machine 70, and an island controller 20. The island controller 20 is attached to each of a plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed on each island. The CR unit 30 is connected, and the member card processing machine 70 is connected to a counter 50 for counting the number of pachinko balls.

  The pachinko machine 40 is an apparatus in which a player plays a pachinko game by launching a pachinko ball into the game area. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 40 is a so-called CR pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card.

  The CR unit 30 is interposed between a prepaid card management device (not shown) that manages the remaining frequency of each prepaid card and each pachinko machine 40. The prepaid card management device inquires about the remaining frequency of the prepaid card and lends the ball. It is a device that makes a request and issues a ball lending instruction to the pachinko machine 40 when there is a remaining number. In the present embodiment, the process related to the prepaid card has no feature, and therefore, the description regarding the prepaid card is omitted below.

  The CR unit 30 has a so-called replay function that accepts a member card or a mobile phone (member specific medium) and withdraws the stored money deposited in the member management T / C 10. Specifically, when the member inserts a membership card into the CR unit 30 or the member (or temporary member) holds the mobile phone 80 registered in the CR unit 30 and performs a replay operation, the member management T / C 10 The number of replayed balls is subtracted from the stored ball balance managed by the player, and a ball throwing instruction is given to the pachinko machine 40. Thus, the CR unit 30 also supports replay using the mobile phone 80.

  The counter 50 is a counter that counts pachinko balls acquired by the player, and outputs the counting result to the member card processor 70. In the present embodiment, the counter 50 has only a pachinko ball counting function, and is recorded and managed by a printing function for issuing a counting receipt on which a counting result is printed as a bar code, and a member management T / C 10. It is assumed that the membership card processing device 70 described later has a counting / storing ball function for adding a part or all of the counting result to the pooling balance.

  The prize management device 60 is a prize exchange terminal device called a point-of-sale information management terminal (POS (Point of Sales) terminal) disposed in a prize exchange counter provided in the amusement store. Specifically, when a staff member in the free gift exchange counter receives a count receipt from the player, the number of acquired balls discharged from the counter 50 is printed on the bar code, the number of acquired balls is received from the count receipt by a bar code reader. In addition to reading, the general prizes for the number of acquired balls are handed over to the player by hand by the staff. In addition, when the player wishes to exchange for a special prize, the clerk presses a special prize exchange button provided in the prize management device 60 and pays out a special prize for the number of balls acquired to the prize dispenser 65. Instruct.

  In addition, in this prize management device 60, a part or all of the number of acquired balls read from the count receipt can be deposited in the stored balance of the member or temporary member. For example, if the clerk receives a count receipt and a membership card from a member who wants to save money, after inserting the membership card (or mobile phone) into the card reader or reader / writer of the prize management device 60 and reading the membership ID Then, a storage ball operation is performed and a storage ball request is made to the member management T / C 10. In addition, when the attendant receives a count receipt from a member or temporary member who wants to save money, after instructing the member or temporary member to hold the mobile phone 80 and reading the member ID from the mobile phone 80 Then, a storage ball operation is performed and a storage ball request is made to the member management T / C 10. Further, the prize management device 60 also has a function of subtracting the stored balance that is stored and managed by the member management T / C 10 and exchanging it for a prize. For example, after inserting the member card (or mobile phone) into the card reader or reader / writer of the prize management device 60 and reading the member ID, the member management T / T is subtracted from the number of balls corresponding to the value of the prize to be exchanged. Ask C10.

  The member card processor 70 is a member terminal device used for temporary member registration using the mobile phone 80, registered members, and savings by temporary members, and a card reader that reads a member ID recorded on the member card. And a reader / writer 75 for reading a member ID (more precisely, IDm described later) from the mobile phone 80. In this embodiment, unique identification information (for example, “IDm”, which is an IC card manufacturing number) held in the IC chip 81 in the mobile phone 80 is associated with the member ID on a one-to-one basis. The membership card processor 70 has a receipt issuing unit that issues a count receipt in which the counting result received from the counter 50 and the related information (for example, the counting date and the person in charge) are printed as a barcode. .

  The member management T / C 10 is a management device that performs overall management of members and temporary members registered in the amusement store using a member management table 14a described later. The member management table 14a stores a member ID, IDm, a stored balance, attribute information, and an IDm use flag in association with each other. Then, if a savings addition request is received from the member card processor 70 or the prize management device 60, the savings balance in the corresponding savings account is added, and if a savings subtraction request is received from the CR unit 30 or the prize management device 60 For example, the savings balance in the corresponding savings account is subtracted.

  Here, the member management T / C 10 according to the present embodiment manages the member's stored balance in association with the member card and the mobile phone 80, and updates the stored ball through the member identification medium of either the member card or the mobile phone 80. When providing the service, the mobile phone 80 is used once in the in-store device (CR unit 30 or membership card processing machine 70) arranged in the amusement store, and then for a predetermined period (for example, use date). The feature is that the use of the savings card through the membership card is prohibited until the day).

  In other words, in the member management T / C 10 according to the present embodiment, once the mobile phone 80 is used by the CR unit 30 or the member card processing machine 70, the mobile phone 80 is used only when the mobile phone 80 is used thereafter. It is considered that the telephone 80 is used, and the use of the storage ball through the membership card is prohibited. As a result, the member card is not used in a situation where the mobile phone 80 is likely to be continuously used by the member. So that it can be secured.

  For this reason, even if a third party other than a legitimate member obtains a player's membership card that uses only the mobile phone 80 when using the savings renewal service, it is not possible to steal savings using this membership card. In addition, even if the member himself tries to make a complaint for fraudulent purposes to the amusement store, if the member is using the mobile phone 80, it is clear that the member card is not used. Compensation for used storage balls cannot be requested from amusement stores.

  Therefore, according to the member management T / C 10 according to the present embodiment, the malicious use of the member card by the malicious member himself or a third party is prevented, so that both the game shop and the player are disadvantaged. It is possible to prevent the wear.

  Furthermore, according to the member management T / C 10 according to the present embodiment, the use of the game media is prohibited until a predetermined period set in advance as a predetermined prohibition cancellation condition elapses. In the situation where it is unclear which member's specific medium will be used by the member after elapse of time, such as the next day of use, etc. The use of the medium can be allowed, and it is possible to prevent the convenience of the player from being impaired.

  In addition, here, once the mobile phone 80 is used in the CR unit 30 or the membership card processor 70, it is prohibited to use the membership card when using the savings renewal service only for a predetermined period. However, once the membership card is used, it is possible that the membership card will continue to be used by the member by prohibiting the use of the mobile phone 80 when using the savings renewal service only for a predetermined period. It is possible to secure the non-use state of the mobile phone 80 under high circumstances, and to prevent unauthorized use of the member card by a malicious member or a third party.

  In the present embodiment, the case where member registration and temporary member registration are performed using the IDm stored in the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The same applies to various cases where temporary membership registration is simply performed using simple attribute information.

  Next, the configuration of the member management T / C 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the member management T / C 10 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the member management T / C 10 includes an input unit 11, an output unit 12, an IF unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The input unit 11 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, the output unit 12 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a display, and a printer. The IF unit 13 includes an island controller 20, a CR unit 30, a counter. 50, an interface for performing data communication with the prize management device 60 and the member card processor 70.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and certain personal information (detailed attribute information, specifically, name, address, telephone number, etc.) is registered through filling in the membership application form. A member management table 14a for managing temporary members in which only IDm and simple attribute information are registered through temporary member registration and temporary member registration is stored. In this embodiment, the minimum necessary attribute information for verifying the identity of a temporary member when the mobile phone 80 is lost or when the model is changed, that is, simple personal information such as a phone number, date of birth and free word is stored. Attribute information that is called “simple attribute information” and specified as a mandatory item to be disclosed when the amusement store registers as a member, that is, detailed personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, and the above simple attributes This information is referred to as “detailed attribute information”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the member management table 14a is a table that stores member information such as IDm, balance, attribute information, and IDm use flag for each member ID, and stores the member ID for the member and the member information. The temporary member area 200 and the temporary member area 300 for storing the temporary member information and the temporary member information are provided in separate areas. Here, the reason why the registration area is stored as a separate area is to distinguish the member from the temporary member, and the reason why the IDm use flag is stored is to prohibit the use of the storage card by the member card on the use date of the mobile phone 80. It is. The IDm use flag is a flag indicating whether or not the IDm stored in the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 is used today.

  For example, according to the member management table 14a shown in FIG. 3, since the IDm use flag is set to ON for the member with the member ID “00001”, the use of the stored ball through the member card is prohibited, and the member ID “00002”. Since the IDm use flag is set to OFF, the member of can currently use both the mobile phone 80 and the member card to use the stored money, and the member with the member ID “00003” However, since the cellular phone 80 is not used (the IDm use flag is not set to ON), only the member card can be used continuously.

  The control unit 15 is a control unit that totally controls the member management T / C 10, and includes a storage ball management unit 15a and a temporary member registration processing unit 15b. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, and stored in the storage management unit 15a and the temporary member registration processing unit 15b. Each corresponding process will be executed.

  The storage ball management unit 15a is a management unit that manages the balances of the members and temporary members and the IDm use flag using the member management table 14a, and includes a use prohibition processing unit 15c.

  The use prohibition processing unit 15c is a processing unit that prohibits the use of the stored ball through the membership card when a specific condition is satisfied. Specifically, the usage prohibition processing unit 15c is a member specifying medium for using the storage card renewal service other than the membership card. For the members who can use the mobile phone 80 together, the use of the stored money through the membership card is prohibited after the mobile phone 80 is used by the CR unit 30 or the membership card processing machine 70 until the day of use. To do. In the present embodiment, an example in which the use prohibition period for prohibiting the use of the stored ball through the membership card is described as “the day of use day” is described, but any time calculated from the use time (for example, N hours, N weeks) Or N months).

  Here, a third party other than the member himself steals the stored ball by replaying or exchanging prizes using the illegally obtained member card, so that the player who is the original owner of the member card is actually harmed. It is the case that the accumulated balls are used for the remaining amount. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the use of the stored ball through the member card is prohibited only when the stored ball subtraction request based on the mobile phone (IDm) is received from the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70. Similarly, when a request is accepted, it may be prohibited.

  More specifically, if a storage ball subtraction request is received from the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70, if the storage ball subtraction request is accompanied by a member ID (that is, a request based on a member card), member management If the IDm use flag in the table 14a is confirmed and it is ON (use), the savings ball subtraction request is rejected. On the other hand, when the IDm use flag in the member management table 14a is OFF (unused), the stored ball subtraction request is accepted, and the stored ball balance in the member management table 14a is subtracted by the stored ball management unit 15a.

  If the savings ball subtraction request is accompanied by IDm, the member ID corresponding to the IDm is searched with reference to the member management table 14a, and then the IDm use flag of the member ID is updated to ON (used). Later, the stored ball balance in the member management table 14a is subtracted by the stored ball management unit 15a.

  As described above, in this embodiment, whether the member identification medium to be used is the member card or the mobile phone 80 is detected depending on whether the member identifier included in the savings subtraction request is “member ID” or “IDm”. If the mobile phone 80 is used once, it is assumed that the mobile phone 80 will be used when using the savings renewal service from that day onwards, and the use of the savings balls through the membership card is prohibited. is doing.

  After the amusement store is closed, all the IDm usage flags in the member management table 14a are automatically updated to OFF (unused), thereby canceling the prohibited state of using the subtraction of money through the membership card. Yes.

  The temporary member registration processing unit 15 b is a processing unit that performs temporary member registration in response to a temporary member registration request from the member card processor 70. Specifically, in order to prevent duplicate registration between temporary members having the same IDm and temporary registration between a temporary member having the same IDm and a member, and to smoothly carry out the renewal processing of a registered member or a temporary member. When IDm is received from the member card processor 70, the member area 200 and the temporary member area 300 in the member management table 14a are searched to confirm whether or not the same IDm is registered. If the IDm is not registered, the member ID registered in the temporary member area 300 of the member management table 14a (member ID for a temporary member) and a member ID that is a vacant number is set as a temporary member. And IDm and simple attribute information are registered in the member management table 14a in association with the assigned member ID.

  Next, the temporary member registration process and the counting and storing ball process by the member management T / C 10 and the member card processor 70 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the temporary member registration process and the counting and storing ball process by the member management T / C 10 and the member card processor 70 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, in the membership card processing machine 70, when a cellular phone 80 is operated by a player over the membership card processing machine 70 (step S101), IDm is received from the IC chip 81 built in the cellular phone 80. Obtained via the reader / writer 75 (step S102), the obtained IDm is transmitted to the member management T / C 10 to make an inquiry (step S103).

  The member management T / C 10 that has received the inquiry of IDm searches the member area 200 and the temporary member area 300 of the member management table 14a by the temporary member registration processing unit 15b, and determines whether or not the same IDm is registered. The result is confirmed, and the result is returned to the temporary member registration request processing unit 77b (step S104).

  Here, when it is answered that the IDm is not registered, the member card processing machine 70 inputs the simple attribute information (phone number, date of birth and free keyword) of the player and the personal identification number through the touch panel. Acceptance (step S105), send the IDm, simple attribute information and password to the member management T / C 10 to request temporary member registration (step S106), and refer to the predetermined print format and print contents for temporary member A registered receipt (see FIG. 5) is printed and issued (step S107).

  The temporary member registration processing unit 15b that has received this temporary member registration request is a member ID (temporary member ID) registered in the temporary member area 300 of the member management table 14a and a member ID that is an empty number. Is assigned to the player who becomes a temporary member, and IDm, simple attribute information, and a password are registered in the member management table 14a in association with the assigned member ID (step S108).

  After this temporary member registration (after the completion of step S108), the membership card processor 70 inserts pachinko balls acquired by the player in the counter 50 (step S401), and the pachinko balls are counted (step S402). When the counting result is received from the counter 50 (step S403), a savings button is displayed on a touch panel (not shown) and a savings addition operation is accepted (step S501). The IDm registered as a temporary member and the counting result A request for adding a stored ball including the number of balls is made to the member management T / C 10 (step S502). The member management T / C 10 that has received this request for adding a stored ball adds the number of balls as a counting result to the stored ball balance of the corresponding ID m in the member management table 14a (step S503), and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if the IDm inquired of the member management T / C 10 is replied that it has been registered (that is, if the player who performed the operation of holding the mobile phone 80 is a temporary member or a member), the membership card The processor 70 receives the pachinko balls acquired by the player in the counter 50 (step S401), and counts the pachinko balls (step S402). After receiving the count result from the counter 50, the processor 70 receives the count result. (Step S403), a storage ball button is displayed on a touch panel (not shown) to receive a storage ball addition operation (Step S501), and a storage ball addition request including the IDm and the number of balls of the counting result is made to the member management T / C 10 (Step S403). S502).

  Thereafter, the member management T / C 10 that has received such a request for addition of accumulated balls adds the number of balls as a counting result to the accumulated ball balance of the corresponding ID m in the member management table 14a (step S503), and ends the process.

  In this way, the IDm is read from the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 by the reader / writer 75 of the member card processor 70, and the IDm is registered in the member management table 14a by the member management T / C10. The temporary member registration can be performed simply by holding the mobile phone 80 held by the player over the reader / writer 75, and the player who has subsequently become a temporary member can directly perform the counting and storing balls. . Further, for members or temporary members whose IDm of the mobile phone 80 has been registered, the counting and storage balls can be immediately stored after the operation of the mobile phone 80.

  Next, a processing procedure until a savings ball subtraction request is made in the CR unit 30 (or member card processing machine 70) shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a processing procedure necessary for the CR unit 30 to make a replay request to the member management T / C 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the CR unit 30, the member management T / C 10 has accepted a holding operation of the cellular phone 80 with respect to the reader / writer 75 in order to uniquely identify a member to be subjected to the savings subtraction process. Later (step S301A) IDm is acquired from the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 via the reader / writer 75 (step S302A), or after accepting a member card insertion operation (step S301B) Depending on whether the member ID to be recorded is obtained via a card reader (step S302B), the member ID recorded on the member card or the IDm stored in the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 is obtained.

  Thereafter, the CR unit 30 accepts an input of a password through a pressing operation of a numeric key provided on the front surface of the CR unit 30 casing (step S303), and performs a replaying operation through a pressing operation of a replay button. Receiving (step S304), a replay request including a personal identification number, member ID or IDm, and a predetermined number of withdrawal balls (for example, 125 balls) is made to the member management T / C 10 (step S304). Step S305). The member management T / C 10 that has received this replay request (savings subtraction request) matches the PIN that has been accepted at this time with the PIN registered in the member management table 14a (the PIN verification result is OK). In addition, unless the above-described use prohibition processing unit 15c rejects the stored ball subtraction request, the stored ball balance in the member management table 14a is subtracted.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the processing procedure until the CR unit 30 makes a replay request has been described. However, when the member card processor 70 connected to the prize management device 60 makes a savings subtraction request, Membership management T / S receives the number of balls required to be exchanged for prizes at the prize exchange counter (number of exchange request balls) from the prize management device 60 and withdraws the exchange request number of balls as the number of balls. To C10.

  Next, the accumulated ball subtraction process by the member management T / C 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the stored ball update processing by the stored ball management unit 15a and the use prohibition processing unit 15c shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, when a savings ball subtraction request is received from the CR unit 30 or the membership card processor 70 (Yes at Step S201), the savings manager 15a determines that the input password included in the savings subtraction request is the member management table 14a. It is checked whether or not it matches a registered password (not shown) registered in (step S202).

  At this time, if the input password and the registered password do not match (No at Step S202), the storage management unit 15a returns a subtraction NG response to the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70 (Step S209). . The CR unit 30 or the member card processing machine 70 that has received this subtraction NG response notifies that the use of the stored ball is impossible and the reason (password mismatch).

  When both the input password and the registered password match (Yes at Step S202), the use prohibition processing unit 15c determines whether or not IDm is included in the stored ball subtraction request (Step S202).

  If IDm is included in the storage ball subtraction request (Yes at Step S203), the use prohibition processing unit 15c refers to the member management table 14a and searches for a member ID corresponding to the IDm (Step S204). The IDm use flag corresponding to the retrieved member ID is updated to ON (use) (step S205). Thereafter, the storage ball management unit 15a performs a subtraction process on the storage ball balance in the member management table 14a (step S206), and returns a subtraction completion response to the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70 (step S207). If the in-store device that has received this subtraction completion response is the CR unit 30, the CR unit 30 issues a ball lending instruction for a specified number of balls (for example, 125) and throws pachinko balls into the pachinko machine 40. If the in-store device that has received the subtraction completion response is the member card processor 70, the member card processor 70 transfers the subtraction completion response to the prize management device 60 and performs a prize exchange process on the prize management device 60. Let it be done.

  On the other hand, if the member ID is included in the storage ball subtraction request (that is, the subtraction request based on the member card) (No at Step S203), the use prohibition processing unit 15c sets the IDm use flag in the member management table 14a. It is determined whether or not ON (use) is set (step S208).

  At this time, if the IDm use flag is set to OFF (not used) (No at Step S208), the use prohibition processing unit 15c accepts the storage subtraction request, so the storage management unit 15a uses the member management table. After subtracting the stored ball balance in 14a (step S206), a subtraction completion response is returned to the CR unit 30 or the membership card processor 70 (step S207). If the in-store device that has received this subtraction completion response is the CR unit 30, the CR unit 30 issues a ball lending instruction for a specified number of balls (for example, 125) and throws pachinko balls into the pachinko machine 40. If the in-store device that has received the subtraction completion response is the member card processor 70, the member card processor 70 transfers the subtraction completion response to the prize management device 60 and performs a prize exchange process on the prize management device 60. Let it be done.

  On the other hand, when the IDm use flag in the member management table 14a is set to ON (use) (Yes at Step S208), the use prohibition processing unit 15c rejects the storage ball subtraction request, so the storage management unit 15a Then, a subtraction NG response is returned to the CR unit 30 or the membership card processor 70 (step S209). The CR unit 30 or the member card processing machine 70 that has received this subtraction NG response cannot use the stored ball and the reason (the mobile phone 80 is in use and the use of the member card is prohibited). Is notified.

  As described above, according to the member management T / C 10 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined period (for example, use date) after detecting that the mobile phone 80 is used by the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70 is used. Since the use of the savings card through the membership card is prohibited until the day), it is possible to guarantee that the membership card is not used in a situation where the mobile phone 80 is likely to continue to be used by the member. It is possible to prevent both the game store and the player from suffering disadvantages.

  In the above-described embodiment, the set number of days is given as the timing for releasing the use prohibition state. However, in the member management T / C 10, it may be released by performing a release operation by a staff member. .

  For example, the cancellation is basically performed based on the elapse of the set number of days (in the above embodiment, it is canceled when the use day elapses), but the member management T / C 10 is input even before the set number of days elapses (the day of use day). If the release operation is performed via the unit 11, the use prohibition state is released. That is, when the member-specific medium that is always used by the player cannot be used (for example, when the member card or the mobile phone 80 is forgotten to be carried, when the membership card or the mobile phone 80 is poorly read, the mobile phone 80 breaks down) (If the battery is dead, etc.), the staff member confirms the identity of the member and then cancels the use prohibition state so that the member-specific medium that is not normally used can be used. Further, when the use prohibition state is entered, the use prohibition state may not be canceled unless a canceling operation is performed by an attendant.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the use of the stored ball through the membership card is prohibited when the use of the stored ball is performed through the mobile phone 80. Setting means for “state” may be provided. Specifically, the clerk operates the member management T / C 10 based on the player's offer such as “lost membership card” or “lost mobile phone 80”, and the member's membership card or mobile phone. By setting 80 to the “use prohibited state”, it is possible to promptly prohibit the use of the stored ball through the member identification medium that has been lost / stolen.

  In the above-described embodiment, the use of the stored ball through the membership card is prohibited when the stored ball renewal service is used through the mobile phone 80. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the membership card is not limited thereto. In addition, depending on the usage status of the mobile phone 80, use of the stored ball through the mobile phone 80 may be prohibited.

  For example, when it is detected in the CR unit 30 and the member card processor 70 that only the member specific medium of the member card or the mobile phone 80 has been used for a predetermined usage elapsed period, the other member specific medium The member management T / C 10 is configured so as to prohibit the use of the stored ball through the user.

  More specifically, in the member management table 14a, only the number of days in which only IDm stored in the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 is continuously used or only the member ID recorded on the member card continues. The IDm usage elapsed days and the member ID usage elapsed days are managed respectively (see FIG. 8-1), and if the IDm usage elapsed days exceed a predetermined usage elapsed period, the membership card The use of stored balls through the mobile phone 80 is prohibited when the member ID usage elapsed days exceed a predetermined usage elapsed period. For example, when the usage elapsed period is 10 days, in the example of FIG. 8A, the member ID “00001” is allowed to use the stored ball according to the IDm usage flag because the IDm usage elapsed days is less than 10 days. The member ID “00002” is forbidden, and since the number of days of use of IDm exceeds 10 days, the use of the stored ball through the member card is prohibited, and the member of the member ID “00003” has the number of days of use of member ID 10 Since the day is exceeded, the use of the stored ball through the mobile phone 80 is prohibited. In the present invention, it is also possible to allow / prohibit use of the stored ball through the member specifying medium using only the IDm usage elapsed days and the member ID usage elapsed days without using the IDm usage flag.

  Further, when it is detected in the CR unit 30 and the member card processor 70 that only one member specific medium of the member card or the mobile phone 80 has been used for a predetermined number of times of use, The member management T / C 10 may be configured to prohibit the use of the stored balls.

  More specifically, in the member management table 14a, the number of times only the IDm stored in the IC chip 81 built in the mobile phone 80 is continuously used, or only the member ID recorded on the member card continues. Are used as IDm usage counts and member ID usage counts (see Fig. 8-2), and if the IDm usage count exceeds the predetermined usage count, the use of the savings ball through the membership card is used. If the member ID usage count exceeds the predetermined usage count, the use of the stored ball through the mobile phone 80 is prohibited. For example, when the usage count is 10 times, in the example of FIG. 8B, the member ID “00001” is permitted / prohibited to use the stored ball according to the IDm usage flag because the IDm usage count is less than 10. The member ID “00002” has a number of use of IDm exceeding 10 times, so the use of the stored ball through the membership card is prohibited, and the member ID “00003” has a member ID usage count of more than 10 Use of the stored ball through the mobile phone 80 is prohibited.

  As described above, in the CR unit 30 or the member card processing unit 70, when it is detected that only one member specific medium of the member card or the mobile phone 80 has been used for a predetermined number of times of use or a predetermined period of use. In addition, by prohibiting the use of stored balls through other member-specific media, it is possible to allow only the use of stored balls through member-specific media that are frequently used by members, and the effect of unauthorized use of member cards by non-members is effective. Can be prevented.

  In addition, as described above, when it is detected that only one member specific medium has been used for a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined period of use, prohibiting the use of stored balls through other member specific mediums In such a case, it is preferable that the use prohibition state is canceled based on a canceling operation by a staff member, not the set number of days (in the above embodiment, use date).

  In the above-described embodiment, use of the storage ball through the membership card is prohibited when the mobile phone 80 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the CR unit 30 or the membership card processing machine is used. The display unit 70 may be used to notify the member who has the mobile phone 80 that the stored ball has been used through the membership card, or may be notified after prohibiting the use of the stored ball. Further, the information may be notified to the output unit 12 of the member management T / C 10 or the display unit of the prize management device 60 so that the clerk who rushed to confirm the player who is going to use the member card.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the mobile phone 80 is used, the use of the stored ball through the membership card is prohibited. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and after the mobile phone 80 is used. When a renewal request for savings through a membership card is accepted, the membership card is taken into the card storage unit in the CR unit 30 so that the membership card that is likely to be used illegally can be collected at the amusement store. May be.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the embodiment for prohibiting the use of the storage ball renewal service has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member services in general including the storage ball renewal service through the membership card (for example, By prohibiting the use of the gaming table information browsing service, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of membership cards related to general membership services in addition to unauthorized use of membership cards related to storage balls.

  In the above-described embodiment, the IDm stored in the IC chip 81 in the mobile phone 80 is used in order to use the mobile phone 80 instead of the membership card. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, any identification information can be used as long as it is identification information (for example, a member ID or a telephone number issued by an amusement store) that can uniquely identify a player.

  For example, when a member or temporary member is registered, the member ID is stored in the IC chip 81 in the mobile phone 80, and when using the storage ball, the member card processor 70 reads the member card and the member ID of the mobile phone 80 and reads the member ID. The member ID is transmitted to the member management T / C 10. At this time, the member ID read from the member card or the member ID read from the mobile phone 80 can be distinguished. To do. In the member management T / C 10, as in the above-described embodiment, once the mobile phone 80 is used, the mobile phone 80 is used only when the mobile phone 80 is used after that. In view of this, the use of savings balls through membership cards is prohibited.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to a case where a pachislot game is further included or only a pachislot game is targeted. Can do.

  In the above-described embodiments, the reader / writer 75 is incorporated in the CR unit 30 and the member card processor 70. However, the CR unit 30 or the member card processor 70 and the reader / writer 75 are configured separately. Also good. In addition, the membership card processing machine 70 is configured separately from the counter 50 or the prize management device 60, but the counting machine 50 or the prize management device 60 and the membership card processing machine 70 may be configured integrally.

  Further, in the present invention, when managing the value (frequency) in association with the member specific medium, it is not always necessary to prohibit the use of the remaining frequency through the member card just because the mobile phone 80 is used. By allowing the remaining frequency to be used for both the mobile phone 80 and the member card, the member and the related parties may be allowed to share and use at a location apart from the frequency owned by the member.

  Further, as described above, when the use of the stored ball and the remaining number of times through the mobile phone 80 is permitted, it is not continuously inserted during use like the membership card. It is difficult for the game shop to grasp the game time calculated from the time and the number of balls hit by operating the pachinko machine 40 (the number of balls out).

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is assumed that the member who is the owner of the mobile phone 80 is playing for a certain time (for example, 5 minutes) after the mobile phone 80 is held over the CR unit 30, and the total is calculated. The spent time may be collected as game time. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the game time even for members who use only the mobile phone 80.

  In the present invention, when the mobile phone 80 is held over the CR unit 30, the game time may be calculated according to the type of the member identification medium or prepaid card received next. For example, as long as the mobile phone 80 having the same IDm is continuously held over the CR unit 30, it is counted as a game by the same member, and the mobile phone in which the other IDm is stored in the IC chip 81. It may be determined that the game has ended when the telephone 80 or the prepaid card is inserted, and the game time of the member who uses the mobile telephone 80 may be calculated.

  As described above, the game storage medium management system and the game storage medium management method according to the present invention use a portable terminal other than the member recording medium as the member identification medium for using the storage game update service. In this case, it is suitable for preventing the member recording medium from being illegally used by a malicious member himself or a third party and preventing both the game store and the player from being disadvantaged.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the storage ball management system which concerns on a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of member management T / C shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a member management table. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the temporary member registration process by the member management T / C10 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a temporary member registration receipt. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the process sequence required in order that CR unit may perform a replay request | requirement to member management T / C. It is a flowchart which shows the storage ball update process by the storage ball management part and use prohibition process part which were shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a member management table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a member management table.

Explanation of symbols

10 Member management T / C
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Input part 12 Output part 13 IF part 14 Storage part 14a Member management table 15 Control part 15a Savings ball management part 15b Temporary member registration processing part 15c Use prohibition processing part 20 Island controller 30 CR unit (card processing unit)
40 Pachinko Machine 50 Counting Machine 60 Premium Management Device 65 Premium Dispensing Machine 70 Member Card Processor 75 Reader / Writer 80 Mobile Phone 81 IC Chip

Claims (7)

Managing a player's stored game media pre-registered by a game store in association with a member recording medium issued by the game store and a portable terminal possessed by the player, and the member recording medium or A storage medium management system having a management device for providing a storage medium update service through any member identification medium of a mobile terminal,
The management device
Until the predetermined prohibition release condition is satisfied after detecting that the member identification medium of either the member recording medium or the portable terminal is used in the in-store equipment disposed in the amusement store Use prohibition means to prohibit the use of game media through member specific media other than detected member specific media ,
The use prohibiting means prohibits the use of the stored game medium until a predetermined period set in advance as a predetermined prohibition cancellation condition has elapsed.
A game storage medium management system characterized by that.   The use prohibition means, when it is detected in the in-store device that only the member specific medium of the member recording medium or the portable terminal has been used for a predetermined number of times of use or a predetermined period of use, 2. The stored game medium management system according to claim 1, wherein use of the stored game medium through other member specifying medium is prohibited. The predetermined period is a period until the day of use of the member specific medium has passed, and the use prohibiting means is configured to store game media through a member specific medium other than the member specific medium on the day of use on which use is detected . The game media management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein use is prohibited.   4. The use prohibition canceling means for canceling the prohibition of use of the game media by the use prohibiting means when receiving a clerk operation by a clerk of the game shop is further provided. The game storage medium management system described in 1.   The usage prohibition unit prohibits the use of a member service including a game media update service through a member specific medium other than the member specific medium whose use has been detected. A game storage medium management system described in 1.   The use prohibiting means detects that when a player owns a member recording medium and a portable terminal as the member specifying medium, one member recording medium owned by the player is used in the in-store device. The use of stored game media through other member-specific media owned by the player is prohibited until the predetermined prohibition release condition is satisfied. Storage media management system. Managing a player's stored game media pre-registered by a game store in association with a member recording medium issued by the game store and a portable terminal possessed by the player, and the member recording medium or A storage medium management method for use in a storage medium management system having a management device for providing a storage game update service through any member identification medium of a mobile terminal,
The management device detects that the member identification medium of the member recording medium or the mobile terminal is used in the in-store equipment disposed in the amusement store, and then satisfies a predetermined prohibition release condition. Including a use prohibition step for prohibiting the use of stored game media through a member specific medium other than the member specific medium that has detected the use ,
The use prohibiting step prohibits the use of the game medium until a predetermined period set in advance as a predetermined prohibition cancellation condition elapses.
A game storage medium management method characterized by the above.

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