JP5226404B2 - Game storage medium management apparatus, game storage medium management method, and game storage medium management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a member-substituting member identification in which a store-side member identification medium granted as a member identification medium to a member registered in an amusement store or a portable terminal owned by a player who becomes a member is substituted for the member identification medium. The present invention relates to a storage medium management device, a storage medium management method, and a storage medium management system for managing a balance of storage media stored by a member in association with a medium.

  Conventionally, at a game store that provides pachinko games or pachislot games, members of the game store are recruited from players, and a membership card is issued to a member who wishes to register as a member. We offer medal services 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 apparatus, and a member card on which unique identification information (member ID) for identifying the member 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.

  Recently, from the viewpoint of facilitating easy membership registration, IC chip-specific identification information (IC chip identification information) incorporated in mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PHS owned by many players is used as a management device. A mechanism for registering and using such a mobile terminal instead of a membership card is considered.

  Applying the mechanism to use this mobile phone instead of a membership card to the current savings and savings system, there will be card members who use membership cards and mobile members who use mobile devices as membership cards. Become.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-210818

  However, when a player registers as a member using a mobile terminal, the member-owned mobile terminal functions as a member specifying medium, so it is not necessary to prepare a store side member specifying medium such as a membership card. When issuing a store-side member-specific medium such as a membership card, the amusement store must bear the cost, and there is a problem that the capital investment cost related to the amusement store's stored media service is increased. is there.

  For this reason, when using a mobile terminal as a member identification medium in addition to a store-side member identification medium such as a membership card, how to promote member registration using the portable terminal is an important issue. Yes.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and a game medium management device capable of reducing the capital investment cost associated with the game medium service of a game store. An object of the present invention is to provide a stored game medium management method and a stored game medium management system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the gaming media management apparatus according to the present invention includes a store-side member identification medium or a member granted as a member identification medium to a member registered in the game store. A storage medium management device for managing the balance of stored game media that a member has deposited in association with a member-specific member-specific medium in which a mobile terminal owned by a player is substituted for the member-specific medium, which is given by the store A setting execution means for performing a setting for giving a different withdrawal profit to the replay processing of the stored game medium between the member specifying medium and the property substitute member specifying medium; and for each member specifying medium by the setting execution means And a withdrawal processing means for executing a withdrawal process of the stored game medium according to the setting.

  Further, in the game media management apparatus according to the present invention, in the above invention, the setting execution means is based on a replay fee imposed on the store-side member-specific medium specifying a replay fee charged on the property substitute member-specific medium. The withdrawal processing means applies the replay fee that has been preferentially set by the setting execution means to the replay process using the property substitution member specifying medium. .

  Also, in the above-mentioned invention, the game storage medium management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the setting execution means charges a replay fee imposed on the property substitute member specific medium registered in the game storage medium management device. A preferential setting is made over the replay fee imposed on the property substitute member specific medium provisionally registered in the medium management device.

  Also, in the game media management device according to the present invention, in the above invention, the setting execution means is configured so that only the store-side member-specific medium is permanently registered in the game media management device. Rather than the replay fee when using the granting member specifying medium, the store giving member specifying is performed when the store giving member specifying medium and the property substitute member specifying medium are registered in the game media management device. It is characterized in that a setting for preferentially handling a replay fee when using a medium or a member substitute medium for property substitution is performed.

  In addition, in the above-described invention, the game execution management device according to the present invention is configured such that the setting execution unit registers the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium in the game storage medium management apparatus. In such a case, a setting is made such that the replay fee when using the property-substituting member identification medium is preferentially set over the replay fee when using the store-side member-specific medium.

  In addition, in the above-described invention, the game execution management device according to the present invention is configured such that the setting execution unit registers the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium in the game storage medium management apparatus. Than the replay fee when using the property-substituting member identification medium, the property-substituting member identification only when the property-substituting member identification medium is fully registered in the game media management device. The replay fee when using a medium is set to be preferentially set.

  In addition, in the above-described invention, the setting execution means is a preferential setting of the replay upper limit number that represents the upper limit of the number of stored game media that allows replay processing in a predetermined period. The replay upper limit allowed for the property substitute member specific medium is preferentially set over the replay upper limit allowed for the store-side member specific medium, and the withdrawal processing means When replay processing using a member specifying medium is performed, the replay upper limit number for which preferential setting has been performed by the setting execution unit is applied.

  In addition, the stored game medium management method according to the present invention is a member-specific medium for a store-side member-specified medium assigned as a member-specific medium to a member registered in a game store or a mobile terminal owned by a player who becomes a member. A game storage medium management method applied to a storage medium management device for managing a balance of storage medium stored by a member in association with a property substitute member identification medium substituted for the store-side member identification medium, A setting execution step for setting different withdrawal profits for replay processing of the game storage medium among the property substitution member specific media, and the setting performed for each member specific medium by the setting execution step And a withdrawal process step for executing a withdrawal process of the stored game medium.

  In addition, the stored game medium management system according to the present invention is a member-specific medium for a store-side member-specified medium assigned as a member-specific medium to a member registered in a game store or a mobile terminal owned by a player who becomes a member. A storage medium management device for managing a balance of stored game media deposited by a member in association with a property-substituting member specific medium used as a substitute, and a storage medium payout processing terminal for performing the payout processing of the stored game media A game media management system, wherein the game media management device grants a different withdrawal profit to the replay processing of the game media between the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium Using setting execution means for setting, and the member specifying medium of the store-side granted member specifying medium or the property substitute member specifying medium from the game media payout processing terminal And a withdrawal processing means for executing withdrawal processing of the stored game medium according to the setting made for each member specific medium by the setting execution means when the dropping request is received, the gaming media payout processing terminal , An input means for receiving an instruction to withdraw the game medium, a store-side member-specific medium reading means for reading the store-side member-specific medium, and a property-substituting member-specific medium reading for reading the property-substituting member-specific medium Means, a game medium payout processing means for performing a game medium payout process, and a withdrawal request including information read from the store-side member identification medium or the property substitute member identification medium is transmitted to the storage medium management device, On the condition that the withdrawal completion notice from the stored game medium management device is accepted, the game medium payout processing means performs the game medium payout process. Characterized in that a control means.

  According to the present invention, the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium are set to give different withdrawal profits to the replay processing of the stored game medium, and this is performed for each member identification medium. Since the game media withdrawal process is executed according to the setting, membership registration using a mobile terminal can be promoted, and the number of store-side member specific media issued such as membership cards can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce the capital investment cost related to the stored game media service of the game store.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the replay fee imposed on the property-substituting member specific medium is set to be more preferential than the replay fee imposed on the store-side member specific medium, and the replay fee set with the preferential setting is owned. Since it is configured to be applied to the replay process using the substitute member specifying medium, a replay fee with a large profit for the member is preferentially treated, so that the member registration using the mobile terminal can be effectively promoted. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the number of issued store-side member specific media such as member cards, and to reduce the capital investment cost related to the store service of the amusement store.

  Further, according to the present invention, the replay fee imposed on the property substitute member specific medium temporarily registered in the storage medium management device is charged the replay fee charged on the property substitute member specific medium registered in the storage medium management device. Differentiating between temporary members who have only registered simple attribute information in provisional registration and mobile members who have registered detailed attribute information in main registration because it is configured to give preferential treatment over fees As a result, the temporary member can be more strongly encouraged to register as a primary member.

  Further, according to the present invention, when only the store-side member specific medium is permanently registered in the game medium management device, the game medium management is more effective than the replay fee when the store-side member specific medium is used. When the store-side granted member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium are fully registered in the device, a setting is made to give preferential treatment to the replay fee when using the store side granted member identification medium or property substitute member identification medium. For example, if it is a card member that uses only the store-side member-specific medium such as a member card, the main registration has already been performed. Because it is possible to shift to, the incentive to become a multi-member quickly is provided by providing the advantage of whether or not additional registration of such handheld device identification information is required Preparative an effect that is possible.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium are permanently registered in the game storage medium management device, the replay fee for using the store-side member identification medium Since it is configured so that the replay fee is preferentially used when using the property-substituting member identification medium, the store-side member identification medium such as a membership card and the property substitution member identification medium such as a mobile terminal The multi-member who can use both can be given priority to use the mobile terminal, and the use of the mobile terminal in the store can be promoted.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the store-side member identification medium and the property substitution member identification medium are fully registered in the game media management device, the replay fee when using the property substitution member identification medium is registered. However, when only the property substitute member specific medium is registered in the game storage medium management device, the replay fee is set to be preferentially used when the property substitute member specific medium is used. As a result of preferential treatment of mobile members over multi-members who can use both store-specific member-specific media such as cards and member-substitute member-specific media such as mobile terminals, the multi-members are encouraged to freeze their membership cards As a result, there is an effect that the transition to the storage medium management system having only the interface of the portable terminal can be promoted more smoothly.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is a preferential setting of the replay upper limit number that represents the upper limit of the number of stored game media that allows replay processing in a predetermined period, and the replay upper limit number that is permitted for the store-side member-specific medium In addition, the replay upper limit number allowed for the property substitution member specific medium is preferentially applied, and the replay upper limit number with the preferential setting is applied when replay processing is performed using the property substitution member specific medium In order to continue the replay game at a lower price, such as when the buying unit price and selling unit price of game media are different, the incentive for member registration to the mobile member can be increased, and the mobile terminal is used. Membership registration can be effectively promoted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of issued store-side member specific media such as a membership card, and to reduce the capital investment cost related to the game media service of the game store.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the game storage medium management device performs a setting to give different withdrawal profits to the replay process of the game storage medium between the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium, When a withdrawal request using a member-specific medium, either a store-side member-specific medium or a property-substituting member-specific medium, is received from the storage game payout processing terminal, the savings are made according to the settings made for each member-specific medium. The game media withdrawal process is executed, and the game media payout processing terminal accepts a withdrawal instruction for the game media, reads the store-side member-specific member identification medium or the property substitute member-specific medium, and stores the store-side member-specific member identification medium. Alternatively, on the condition that the withdrawal request including the information read from the property substitute member specific medium is transmitted to the game media management device and the withdrawal completion notification from the game media management device is accepted. Since the game media payout process is performed, membership registration using a portable terminal can be promoted, and the number of issued store-side member specific media such as membership cards can be reduced. It is possible to reduce the capital investment cost related to the stored game media service.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game storage medium management device, a game storage medium management method, and a game storage medium management system 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, an outline of a member management system including a member management device (a storage management device) according to the present embodiment will be described. This member management system provides a storage service to members registered in a member management device, which will be described later, and uses a member card and a portable terminal as a medium for identifying individual members.

  The types of members are broadly divided into three main members: a card member that can use only a member card in the store, a mobile member that can use only a mobile terminal in the store, and a multi member that can use both the member card and mobile terminal in the store. Exists.

  In order to join these card members, mobile members, and multi members, etc., the personal information such as name, address and telephone number (hereinafter referred to as detailed attribute information) is registered in the member management device. It is a requirement. Note that the registration to the main member here is synonymous with “main registration” in the claims.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, for the purpose of increasing the number of members, temporary members whose registration process is simplified more than the above-mentioned main members are permitted. This temporary member can be joined simply by registering identification information unique to the IC chip mounted on the portable terminal (for example, IDm), simple attribute information such as a personal identification number and date of birth in the member management apparatus. I can do it. The registration to the temporary member here is synonymous with “temporary registration” in the scope of claims.

  As described above, the membership management system according to the present embodiment has an outline of employing a membership card and a mobile terminal as a member specifying medium, and employing four types of members: a temporary member, a card member, a mobile member, and a multi-member. And

  Next, the system configuration of the member management system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the member management system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, this member management system 1 includes a member management device 10 for managing member information such as a balance and attribute information held by a member, an island controller 20, a card processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CR unit). 30), a pachinko machine 40, a member registration terminal 50, a counter 60, and a member card processor 70 are provided.

  A member registration terminal 50, a member card processor 70, and an island controller 20 are connected to the member management apparatus 10. The island controller 20 is connected to each of a plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed on each island. The CR unit 30 provided is connected, and the member card processing machine 70 is connected to a counter 60 for counting the number of pachinko balls.

  The island controller 20 is a relay device that bundles a group of CR units 30 and pachinko machines 40 provided in a space (amusement island) surrounded by a passage.

  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.

  In addition, the CR unit 30 has a so-called replay function that accepts a member card or the portable terminal 100 and withdraws the stored money deposited in the member management apparatus 10. Specifically, when a replay operation is performed by inserting a member card or holding the mobile terminal 100 over a reader / writer reading unit (not shown), the replay ball is stored from the stored balance stored and managed by the member management device 10. While subtracting the number (hereinafter referred to as the number of replay balls), a ball throwing instruction is given to the pachinko machine 40. Thus, the CR unit 30 supports not only the membership card but also replay using the mobile terminal 100.

  The configuration of the CR unit 30 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the CR unit 30 includes an input unit 31, a display unit 32, an I / F unit 33a, a stand I / F unit 33b, a card reading unit 34, and a portable (IDm) reading unit. 35, a ball dispensing mechanism 36, a banknote processing unit 37, a storage unit 38, and a control unit 39.

  The input unit 31 includes various operation button groups such as a numeric keypad (not shown), a ball lending button for making a ball lending request, a card return button for making a card return request, and a replay button for making a replay request (reservation withdrawal request). It is a generic name. The display unit 32 is a collective term for a status display unit that displays whether the CR unit 30 is operational and whether or not a clerk can be called, and an information display unit that performs various displays related to lending and replay of the prepaid remaining number and the number of stored balls. It is.

  The I / F unit 33a is an interface that controls various types of communication between other devices such as the member management device 10 and the island controller 20 illustrated in FIG. The stand I / F unit 33b is an interface that controls various communications (for example, a ball lending request and a ball throwing instruction) with the pachinko machine 40 provided in the CR unit 30.

  The card reading unit 34 is a processing unit that reads card recording information from various cards inserted from a card insertion slot (not shown). The card reading unit 34 reads information recorded on the card from a card such as a prepaid card or a membership card.

  The portable (IDm) reading unit 35 is a device that performs data communication with an IC chip built in the portable terminal 100. Specifically, when weak radio waves are transmitted to the antenna coil incorporated in the IC chip in the mobile terminal 100, the IC chip generates power by the antenna coil, thereby enabling data communication. Information (for example, “IDm” which is the manufacturing number of the IC chip) is acquired.

  The ball throwing mechanism 36 is a mechanism for throwing pachinko balls, and based on an instruction from a replay processing unit 39b included in the control unit 39 to be described later, pachinko balls for the number of balls to be dropped are passed through a nozzle. Throw out the pachinko machine 40 on the top plate.

  The banknote processing unit 37 is a processing unit that identifies the denomination of the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot, and outputs the identified denomination of the inserted banknote to the control unit 39. In addition, when an insertion banknote is a forged banknote, the said banknote is returned.

  The storage unit 38 is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 39.

  The control unit 39 is a control unit that controls the entire CR unit 30, and includes a ball lending processing unit 39a and a replay processing unit 39b. 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 are transferred to the ball lending processing unit 39a and the replay processing unit 39b. Each corresponding process will be executed.

  The ball lending processing unit 39a is a processing unit that issues a prepaid remaining frequency subtraction request to a card management device (not shown) and issues a ball throwing instruction to the pachinko machine 40 on the condition that the subtraction is completed. Specifically, a predetermined number (for example, a ball throwing instruction by the CR unit 30 between the platform I / F unit 33b and the communication I / F unit (not shown) in the pachinko machine 40 (for example, There is a rule that the pachinko machine 40 throws out pachinko balls (25 pieces = 100 yen), and if the frequency equivalent to the lending unit amount is subtracted from the remaining frequency of the prepaid card being inserted, it corresponds to the frequency The pachinko machine 40 is instructed to throw the ball the number of times it is to be played, and the pachinko machine 40 is made to throw out pachinko balls for the lending unit amount (in this example, 125 balls for 5 degrees).

  The replay processing unit 38b is a processing unit that issues a storage ball withdrawal request to the member management apparatus 10 and issues a ball ejection instruction to the ball dispensing mechanism 36 on the condition that the completion notification of the withdrawal has been received. . Specifically, when a storage ball withdrawal operation is accepted by the input unit 31, an input of a personal identification number is further accepted, and a member ID is read from the member card by the card reading unit 34, or a portable terminal is read by the portable reading unit 35. When IDm is read from 100, the member management apparatus 10 is requested to withdraw the storage ball including the member ID or IDm and the password. Then, when a withdrawal completion notification is received from the member management device 10, replay balls corresponding to the number of withdrawal balls in the member management device 10 are thrown out to the ball throwing mechanism 36.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the member registration terminal 50 is a terminal device that accepts member registration for joining the main member. For example, when membership registration is requested through filling in the membership application form, an attendant at the amusement shop inputs the detailed attribute information described in the membership application form through reading operation using the image scanner or keyboard operation, and inputs the data. The detailed attribute information is registered in the member management apparatus 10. At this time, in the case of membership registration to a card member, a member card in which unique identification information (member ID) for identifying the member is recorded is issued to the new card member, and the member ID is assigned to the member management apparatus. In the case of member registration to a mobile member, the IDm of the mobile terminal 100 is read through a reader / writer (not shown) and registered in the member management apparatus 10.

  In addition to the registration from the non-member to the main member, the terminal 50 for member registration is also used to register the upgrade from the temporary member to the main member (mobile member or multi-member), the additional registration from the card member to the multi-member, As will be described later, multi-members register with mobile members to freeze the use of membership cards. Although temporary registration from a non-member to a temporary member can also be performed, such temporary registration is often performed together with a counting and saving ball by a member card processor 70 described later.

  The counter 60 is a counter that counts pachinko balls acquired by the player, and outputs the count result to the member card processor 70. In this embodiment, the counter 60 has only a pachinko ball counting function, and the member management apparatus 10 stores and manages the counting result and a printing function for issuing a counting receipt on which a bar code is printed. It is assumed that the membership card processor 70 described later has a counting / storing ball function for adding a part or all of the counting result to the pooling balance.

  The member card processing machine 70 is a member terminal device used when performing temporary member registration using the portable terminal 100 or storing balls by registered members, and a card reader and portable terminal for reading the member ID recorded on the member card. A reader / writer that reads a member ID (more precisely, IDm described later) from 100 is provided. In this embodiment, when the mobile terminal 100 is used as a member specifying medium, the unique identification information held in the IC chip in the mobile terminal 100, for example, “IDm”, which is the IC chip manufacturing number, is a member. It will be used as identification information.

  When provisional registration is performed by the membership card processor 70, IDm is read from the portable terminal 100 via a reader / writer, and if the IDm is not registered in the member management apparatus 10, the personal identification number, date of birth, etc. The input of the simple attribute information is further accepted, and the member management apparatus 10 is requested to register IDm, the personal identification number, and the simple attribute information. When a temporary registration completion response is notified from the member management device 10, a temporary member registration receipt on which information such as the registration date and time and the provisional member agreement is printed is issued. The reason for issuing the temporary member registration receipt is to allow the temporary member to prove that he / she is an accurate person when the portable terminal 100 is lost or the model is changed.

  When counting and storing balls with this member card processing machine 70, the counting and storing ball operation is accepted from a player or an attendant, and the IDm of the portable terminal 100 read through the reader / writer is registered in the member management apparatus 10 If the IDm is registered (at least if it is a temporary member), the member management apparatus 10 is added so that a part or all of the count value is added to the savings balance of the savings account corresponding to the IDm. Ask. Although only the case of counting and storing balls has been described here, it is also possible to issue a count receipt in which the count value output from the counter 60 is associated.

  The member management apparatus 10 is a management apparatus that performs overall management of primary members and temporary members using a member management table 14a described later. The member management table 14a stores member IDs, IDm, and stored balances in association with each other. Then, when a savings addition request is received from the member card processing machine 70, the savings balance in the savings account corresponding to the member ID or IDm is added, while a savings withdrawal request is received from the CR unit 30 In this case, the balance of the stored balls in the stored account corresponding to the member ID or IDm is subtracted. In the present embodiment, a fee is charged for replay, and the replay fee is deducted when the number of replay balls is deducted from the balance of stored balls.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a setting for giving different withdrawal profits to the replay process of the stored ball between the membership card and the portable terminal 100 is performed, and the withdrawal process of the stored ball is performed according to the setting performed for each member specific medium. The feature is in the point to execute.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the replay fee imposed on the mobile terminal 100 is set to be more preferential than the replay fee charged on the membership card, and the replay fee thus set for the preferential setting is used for the mobile terminal 100. By applying to the replay process, as shown in FIG. 3, the profit is greater when replaying using the mobile terminal 100 than when replaying using the membership card. The environment was built.

  As a result, the incentive for registering as a temporary member, mobile member or multi-member can be improved for non-members, and the incentive for additional registration for multi-members can be improved for card members. For this reason, regardless of whether the player is a member or a non-member, the incentive for member registration to the mobile member can be increased.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, membership registration using a portable terminal can be promoted, and the number of issued store-side member specific media such as membership cards can be reduced. Investment costs can be reduced.

  Further, in this embodiment, in-store use of the mobile terminal 100 can be improved for multi-members who can use both the membership card and the mobile terminal 100 as well as the membership registration for the mobile member.

  For this reason, if a card freeze registration that freezes the use of membership cards in multi-members, for example, an operation that locks the use of membership cards can be adopted, and multi-members can be transferred to mobile members, the entire player will eventually be Can be guided to a mobile member, and system transition to a member management system that allows only a mobile terminal to be used as a member specifying medium can be supported.

  If such system transition is realized, it is not necessary to introduce the CR unit 30 provided with both the membership card and the mobile terminal 100 interface, the membership card processing machine 70 and other various in-store devices not shown. It is also possible to significantly reduce the capital investment cost for the store storage service.

  In addition, in this embodiment, since the replay fee imposed on the mobile terminal is preferential, the absolute number of replay games using the mobile terminal can be increased, the operating rate of the game machine and the collection rate of the stored balls in the game Can also be improved.

  Next, the configuration of the member management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the member management apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the member management apparatus 10 includes an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a communication I / F unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The input unit 11 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display unit 12 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display. The communication I / F unit 13 is an interface for performing data communication with the island controller 20, the CR unit 30, the member registration terminal 50, 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. For example, a member management table 14a for managing member information such as a balance and attribute information held by a member, and a replay fee for each member category. A replay fee management table 14b to be managed is also stored.

  The member management table 14a is a table that stores a member classification, a storage balance, a personal identification number, and attribute information for each member ID or IDm. As shown in FIG. 5, IDm is stored as temporary member identification information, member ID as card member identification information, member ID and IDm as multimember identification information, and IDm as mobile member identification information. Yes. In the present embodiment, the member information of all the member classes is managed by one table, but the table may be divided for each member class.

  The replay fee management table 14b is a table that stores a replay fee when using a card and a replay fee when using a mobile terminal for each member category. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a replay fee for deducting 100 replay balls is shown. When a temporary member deducts 100 replay balls using a mobile terminal, the replay fee is charged. 15 if the card member uses the membership card to withdraw 100 replay balls, 20 replay fees will be collected, and the multi-member will use the membership card to replay 100 If the number of balls is withdrawn, 15 replay fees will be collected. If a multi member withdraws 100 replay balls using a mobile device, 10 replay fees will be collected. Shows that 5 replay fees are collected when 100 replay balls are withdrawn using a portable terminal.

  The control unit 15 is a control unit that controls the member management apparatus 10 as a whole, and includes a member registration processing unit 15a, a savings adder 15b, a preferential setting execution unit 15c, and a savings withdrawal unit 15d. 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 for execution, and a member registration processing unit 15a, a savings adder 15b, a preferential treatment. Processes corresponding to the setting execution unit 15c and the storage ball withdrawal unit 15d are executed.

  The member registration processing unit 15a is a processing unit that performs member registration for each member classification. For example, when a registration request to a temporary member is received from the member card processing machine 70, after confirming that the IDm is unregistered in the member management table 14a, the IDm, password, and simple ID included in the registration request are confirmed. When the attribute information is registered in the member management table 14a and a registration request to the card member is received from the member registration terminal 50, the member ID, password, and detailed attribute information included in the registration request are stored in the member management table 14a. In addition, when a registration request for a portable member is received from the member registration terminal 50, the IDm, the password, and the detailed attribute information included in the registration request are registered in the member management table 14a. The upgrade registration from the temporary member to the primary member (mobile member or multi member) and the additional registration from the card member to the multi member are performed in the same manner.

  The storage ball addition unit 15b is a processing unit that performs addition update on the member's storage balance using the member management table 14a. Specifically, when a savings ball addition request (counting savings ball request) is received from the member card processor 70, a count value or the like is added to the savings balance in the savings account corresponding to the member ID or IDm included in the savings ball addition request. Add the requested number of balls.

  The preferential setting execution unit 15c is a processing unit that performs a setting that preferentially treats the replay fee imposed on the mobile terminal 100 over the replay fee imposed on the member card. Specifically, when a replay fee setting request is received via the input unit 11, the operator inputs a replay fee for each usage form in each member category (see FIG. 9). Then, it is determined whether or not the replay fee for each usage form of each member category that has received the input matches a preferential policy set in advance. If the preferential policy is met, the replay fee is set and registered in the replay fee management table 14b. If the preferential policy is not met, the non-matching portion and the reason thereof are displayed. 12 and accepts the input again (see FIG. 10).

  More specifically, a policy (1) in which a replay fee is given preferentially when a temporary member uses the mobile terminal 100 over a case where a card member uses a member card, a mobile phone rather than a replay fee imposed on the temporary member. Policy (2) to preferentially charge replay fees imposed on members, replay fees when cardholders use membership cards or mobile devices 100 over prepaid fees when cardholders use membership cards Policy (3), Policy (4) in which a replay fee is given preferentially when a multi-member uses the mobile terminal 100 rather than a multi-member using a membership card, and a multi-member uses the mobile terminal 100 Policy (5), etc., in which replay fees are preferentially handled when mobile members use mobile devices 100 In advance, it determines whether or not the re-play fee is consistent with the policy (1) to (5) all in each member division received via the input unit 11.

  Policy (1) is adopted because even if the member is a primary member, the temporary member is given preferential treatment over the card member who uses only the membership card, so the card member is more strongly registered with the IDm of the portable terminal 100. This is to arouse.

  Policy (2) has been adopted by distinguishing between temporary members who have only registered simple attribute information and mobile members who have registered detailed attribute information. This is to further encourage registration to the main member. If the absolute number of primary members can be increased in this way, it will be possible to increase the efficiency of attracting customers by sending various information to the primary members, etc. Management can be planned.

  The policy (3) is adopted because the card member who has already registered the detailed attribute information can move to the multi-member only by registering the IDm of the portable terminal 100. This is to provide an incentive to quickly become a multi-member by providing a profit / loss based on whether or not additional IDm is additionally registered.

  Policy (4) is adopted because the multi-member who can use both the membership card and the mobile terminal 100 is given priority to use the mobile terminal 100 to promote the use of the mobile terminal 100 in the store. It is to do.

  The policy (5) was adopted by favoring mobile members over multi-members who registered more information, thereby promoting freezing of membership cards to multi-members, and eventually This is because the transition to a member management system having only an interface is promoted more smoothly.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the replay fee discount when using a temporary member's mobile phone and when using a multi-member card is increased by five compared to the replay fee when using a card. Compared to the replay fee for multi-member mobile use and multi-member card use, the discount amount of re-play fee for multi-member mobile use is increased by five more, and the re-play fee for multi-member mobile use is also increased. Compared to the above, by increasing the discount amount of replay fees when mobile members use mobile phones by five more, replay fees that match the above policies (1) to (5) are set for each member category and usage mode. It is possible to enjoy the advantages of the policies (1) to (5) together.

  The storage ball withdrawal unit 15d is a processing unit that performs a withdrawal update (subtraction update) on the member's storage balance using the member management table 14a. Specifically, when the password registered in the member management table 14a is input through the operation unit of the CR unit 30, the member classification is identified from the member ID or IDm included in the savings withdrawal request, and the identified The replay fee corresponding to the member classification is read from the replay fee management table 14b, and the replay fee management table 14b reads the replay fee from the reserving ball balance when the reserving ball balance corresponding to the member ID or IDm is equal to or greater than the total number of replay balls and replay fee. The number of balls to be played and the replay fee are withdrawn, and a withdrawal completion notification is returned to the requesting CR unit 30.

  Next, a processing flow of the member management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, after explaining the preferential setting processing of the replay fee (1) performed by the preferential setting execution unit 15c of the member management device, the savings payout processing performed by the CR unit 30 and the storage ball performed by the member management device The withdrawal process will be described together as (2) replay process.

(1) Replay fee preferential setting process As described above, the replay fee preferential setting process according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a pre-play fee preferential setting process according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, when a replay fee setting request is received (Yes in step S101), the preferential setting execution unit 15c causes the display unit 12 to display the replay fee setting screen shown in FIG. The replay fee for each usage form in each member category is received via the pointing device or numeric keypad of the input unit 11 (step S102).

  Here, the preferential setting execution unit 15c determines whether or not the replay fee for each use form in each member category received via the input unit 11 matches a predetermined preferential policy (step S103). .

  At this time, when the replay fee for each usage form in each member category does not match all the preferential policies (No in step S103), the preferential setting execution unit 15c displays the portion not matching the preferential policies and the reason for the display unit 12 (Step S104), until the preferential policy is matched (Yes at step S103), the input of the replay fee for each usage form in each member category is accepted again (step S102).

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the relationship between the replay fee when using a multi-member's membership card and the replay fee when using a multi-member's mobile terminal does not match the above policy (4). In addition to displaying a message, the input value of the part that does not match is highlighted.

  On the other hand, when the replay fee for each usage form in each member category matches all the preferential policies (Yes at step S103), the preferential setting execution unit 15c sets and registers the replay fee in the replay fee management table 14b. (Step S105), the process ends.

(2) Replay Process Next, the replay process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the stored-ball payout process according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the stored-ball withdrawal process according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the replay processing unit 39b of the CR unit 30 accepts the storage ball withdrawal operation via the input unit 31 (Yes in step S201), the replay processing unit 39b inputs the personal identification number via the numeric keypad of the input unit 31. Further accept (Yes at step S202).

  Subsequently, when the member ID is read from the member card by the card reading unit 34 by the insertion operation of the member card (Yes at Step S203), the replay processing unit 39b reads from the password or the member card that has received the input. The read member ID is stored in the storage unit 38 (step S204), and a savings withdrawal request including a unit number, a member ID, a password, and a withdrawal request message of the pachinko machine 40 to be provided is transmitted to the member management apparatus 10. (Step S205).

  When IDm is read from the portable terminal 100 by the portable reading unit 35 as a result of the proximity operation of the portable terminal 100 (Yes in step S207), the replay processing unit 39b displays the PIN code or the portable terminal 100 that has received the input. Is stored in the storage unit 38 (step S204), and a savings withdrawal request including the machine number, IDm, password, and withdrawal request message of the pachinko machine 40 provided is transmitted to the member management apparatus 10 ( Step S205).

  Here, the storage withdrawal process in the member management apparatus 10 that has accepted this withdrawal request will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, when a request for withdrawal of a storage ball accompanying replay is received from the CR unit 30 (Yes at Step S301), the storage unit withdrawal unit 15d of the member management apparatus 10 uses the member management table 14a to determine the corresponding member ID. Alternatively, with reference to the password stored in association with the corresponding IDm, it is determined whether or not the password received by the CR unit 30 matches the password registered in the member management table 14a (step S302). ).

  At this time, if the code numbers do not match (No at step S302), the savings withdrawal unit 15d indicates that the password cannot be withdrawn due to the mismatch between the code numbers. 30 is returned (step S303), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if both PIN numbers match (Yes at Step S302), the savings withdrawal unit 15d identifies the member classification from the member ID or IDm included in the savings withdrawal request (Step S304), and the identified member A replay fee corresponding to the classification is read from the replay fee management table 14b (step S305), and whether or not the balance of the corresponding ball corresponding to the member ID or IDm is equal to or greater than the total value of the number of replay balls and the replay fee. Determination is made (step S306). In addition, the identification of “membership class” mentioned here includes determination of whether a multimember uses a mobile terminal or a membership card, in addition to the membership class of a temporary member, card member, mobile member, and multimember. I will do it.

  At this time, if the balance of the stored ball is less than the total number of replay balls and the replay fee (No at Step S306), the stored ball withdrawal unit 15d requests that it cannot be withdrawn due to insufficient balance. A response is returned to the original CR unit 30 (step S303), and the process is terminated.

  Further, when the stored ball balance is equal to or greater than the total value of the number of replay balls and the replay fee (Yes in step S306), the stored ball withdrawal unit 15d deducts the number of replay balls and the replay fee from the stored ball balance ( In step S307), the withdrawal completion notification is returned to the requesting CR unit 30 (step S308), and the process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 11, when a reply from the member management apparatus 10 is accepted (Yes at Step S401), the replay processing unit 39b of the CR unit 30 deducts the reply from the completion (Yes at Step S402). ) The replay balls for the number of balls withdrawn in the member management apparatus 10 are thrown to the ball throwing mechanism 36 (step S403). It should be noted that until a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) elapses from the transmission of the withdrawal request to the member management device 10 (No at Step S404), the member management device 10 responds to and waits for a response from the member management device 10 (No in step S404). Step S401).

  After that, when the withdrawal process is completed (Yes at Step S405), the replay processing unit 39b returns the member card (Step S407) if the membership card is accepted as the member specifying medium (Yes at Step S406). The process is terminated. If the mobile terminal 100 is accepted as the member specifying medium (No at Step S406), the process is terminated as it is. The withdrawal process ends when a card return operation is accepted or when the time is up.

  On the other hand, when there is no reply from the member management apparatus 10 within a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) after the withdrawal request is made, that is, when the time is up (Yes in step S404), the replay processing unit 39b If the member card is accepted as the member specifying medium (Yes at step S406), the member card is returned (step S407), and the process is terminated. If the mobile terminal 100 is accepted as the member specifying medium (No at Step S406), the process is terminated as it is.

  In addition, even if a reply is accepted from the member management apparatus 10, if the reply is an NG notification (Yes at Step S401 and No at Step S402), no replay consideration can be obtained, so the replay processing unit 39b If the member card is accepted as the member specifying medium (Yes at step S406), the member card is returned (step S407), and the process is terminated. If the mobile terminal 100 is accepted as the member specifying medium (No at Step S406), the process is terminated as it is.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the replay fee imposed on the mobile terminal 100 is set to be more preferential than the replay fee imposed on the membership card, and the replay fee set with the preferential setting is used for the mobile terminal 100. Since it is configured to be applied to the replay process, a replay fee that has a large profit for the member is given preferential treatment, and therefore, member registration using a mobile terminal can be effectively promoted. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the number of issued store-side member specific media such as member cards, and to reduce the capital investment cost related to the store service of the amusement store.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the main registration is performed by the member registration processing unit 15a, or the member is added by the savings adding unit 15b or the savings withdrawal unit 15d in order to inform the player who has visited the amusement store of the fact. When processing using a card is performed, “membership registration for mobile members is advantageous” or “in-store use of mobile terminal 100 is advantageous with CR unit 30, member registration terminal 50 or member card processor 70. Message ”or the replay fee for each usage type stored in the replay fee management table 14b is displayed, thereby increasing the incentive for member registration to the mobile member and in-store use of the mobile terminal. You can also.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the embodiments described above. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

(1) Preferential setting of replay upper limit number For example, in the above-described first embodiment, the example of performing preferential setting of the replay fee has been described. However, it is also possible to perform preferential setting for other indicators regarding replay. It doesn't matter.

  For example, the pre-replay setting of the replay upper limit number that represents the upper limit of the number of stored balls that allows replay processing in a predetermined period, and the replay allowed to the mobile terminal 100 than the replay upper limit number allowed for the membership card. When the setting for preferential treatment of the upper limit number is made in the replay upper limit number management table 14c, and the withdrawal process of the replay process using the portable terminal 100 is performed, the preferential setting is made in the replay upper limit number management table 14c. Apply replay limit.

  Specifically, every time when the savings withdrawal with the replay is performed by the savings withdrawal unit 15d, the cumulative number of withdrawals of replay in a predetermined period (for example, one day) is cumulatively updated in the member management table 14a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper limit number of replays for each usage form in each member category is set so as to match the policies (1) to (5). Then, when performing the withdrawal of the storage ball accompanying the replay, the total value obtained by adding the number of replay balls this time to the cumulative number of replays stored in the member management table 14a is equal to or less than the upper limit number of replays. In such a case, the withdrawal of the stored ball is allowed, and when the upper limit number of replays is exceeded, the withdrawal of the stored ball is prohibited.

  As a result, incentives for membership registration for mobile members can be increased in order to continue the replay game at a lower price, such as when the buying and selling unit prices for pachinko balls are different. Can be promoted. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the number of issued store-side member specific media such as membership cards, and it is possible to reduce the capital investment cost related to the store service of the amusement store as in the first embodiment.

(2) Automating preferential settings In Example 1 above, while preferential settings for replay fees were manually set, corrections to parts that violate preferential policies were promoted, but all preferential policies were reflected. A replay fee may be automatically set for each usage form in each member category.

(3) Others For example, in Example 1 described above, an example in which each of the CR units 30 has a replay function has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is disposed at, for example, an island edge. The present invention can be similarly applied to a replay machine to be used.

  In the first embodiment, the replay ball is thrown from the ball throwing mechanism 36 of the CR unit 30. However, the replay ball is thrown from the pachinko machine 40 (the inner ball throwing mechanism) provided therewith. You may make it pay out. In that case, the CR unit (game media payout processing terminal) 30 performs a process of giving a predetermined number of pachinko balls (replay balls) to the pachinko machine 40 through the stand I / F unit 33b.

  In the first embodiment, the IDm stored in the IC chip in the mobile terminal 100 is used to use the mobile terminal 100 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 a game store) that can uniquely identify the player.

  For example, when registering a temporary member, a mobile member or a multi-member, the member ID is stored in the IC chip in the mobile terminal 100, and when using the storage ball, the member card processor 70 reads the member card and the member ID of the mobile terminal 100. The member ID read is transmitted to the member management apparatus 10. At this time, it is possible to distinguish whether the member ID is the member ID read from the member card or the member ID read from the portable terminal 100. Send to.

  In the first embodiment, the 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. be able to. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a game facility such as a game center.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the alarm is displayed when the setting contents input when the pre-play fee preferential setting does not match the preferential policy has been described. However, in this case, all the preferential policies are not necessarily displayed. There is no need to force a match, and even if it is determined that the input settings do not match the preferential policy and an alarm is displayed, the input contents can be set by performing a predetermined approval operation. May be.

  As described above, the stored game medium management device, the stored game medium management method, and the stored game medium management system according to the present invention are suitable for reducing the capital investment cost related to the stored game medium service of a game store.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a member management system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a CR unit according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the characteristic of the member management apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a member management device according to Embodiment 1. 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 replay commission management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the replay fee matched with the preferential policy. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the preference setting process of the replay fee which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display part. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the savings payout process which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the storage ball withdrawal process which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a replay upper limit number management table.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Member management system 10 Member management apparatus 11 Input part 12 Display part 13 Communication I / F part 14 Storage part 14a Member management table 14b Replay commission management table 15 Control part 15a Member registration process part 15b Savings ball addition part 15c Preferential setting execution part 15d Storage ball withdrawal unit 20 Island controller 30 CR unit 31 Input unit 32 Display unit 33a I / F unit 33b Stand I / F unit 34 Card reading unit 35 Portable (IDm) reading unit 36 Ball dispensing mechanism 37 Banknote processing unit 38 Storage Unit 39 Control unit 39a Ball lending processing unit 39b Replay processing unit 40 Pachinko machine 50 Member registration terminal 60 Counter 70 Member card processing machine 100 Mobile terminal

Claims (9)

In association with a member-specified member-specific medium that substitutes a member-specified medium for a mobile terminal owned by a store-side member-specified medium or a member player who is given as a member-specific medium to a member registered as a member-specific medium A game media management device for managing a balance of game media deposited by a member;
A setting execution means for performing a setting for giving a different withdrawal profit to the replay process of the game medium between the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium;
A game storage medium management device comprising: withdrawal processing means for executing withdrawal processing of the stored game medium in accordance with the setting made for each member specific medium by the setting execution means. The setting execution means includes
The replay fee imposed on the property substitute member specific medium is set to be more preferential than the replay fee imposed on the store-side member specific medium,
The withdrawal processing means includes
2. The game storage medium management device according to claim 1, wherein the replay fee that has been preferentially set by the setting execution unit is applied to a replay process using the property substitute member specifying medium. The setting execution means includes
Setting that preferentially charges the replay fee charged to the property substitute member specific medium registered in the game storage medium management device over the replay fee imposed on the property substitute member specific medium temporarily registered in the game storage medium management device The game media management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: The setting execution means includes
When only the store-side member identification medium is permanently registered in the game medium management device, the store-side medium is stored in the game medium management device rather than a replay fee when the store-side member identification medium is used. When the granting member specifying medium and the property-substituting member specifying medium are fully registered, a setting for preferential treatment of a replay fee when the store-side member-specifying member specifying medium or the property-substituting member specifying medium is used is performed. The game media management apparatus according to claim 2. The setting execution means includes
When the store-side member identification medium and the property-substituting member identification medium are permanently registered in the game storage management device, the property is more than the replay fee when the store-side member identification medium is used. 3. The game storage medium management device according to claim 2, wherein a setting for preferentially handling a replay fee when using a substitute member specifying medium is performed. The setting execution means includes
The stored game is more than the replay fee when the owned substitute member specifying medium is used when the store side granted member specifying medium and the owned substitute member specifying medium are permanently registered in the stored game medium management device. 3. The replay fee is set to be preferentially used when the property substitution member identification medium is used only when the possession substitution member identification medium is fully registered in the medium management device. Storage media management device. The setting execution means includes
Preferential setting of the replay upper limit number that represents the upper limit of the number of stored game media that allow replay processing in a predetermined period, and the owner substitute member identification is greater than the replay upper limit number that is allowed for the store-side granted member identification medium Set a preference for the maximum number of replays allowed for the media,
The withdrawal processing means includes
2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the replay upper limit number for which preferential setting is performed by the setting execution unit is applied when replay processing is performed using the property substitute member specifying medium. Media management device. In association with a member-specified member-specific medium that substitutes a member-specified medium for a mobile terminal owned by a store-side member-specified medium or a member player who is given as a member-specific medium to a member registered as a member-specific medium A storage medium management method applied to a storage medium management apparatus for managing a balance of storage medium deposited by a member,
A setting execution step for performing a setting for giving different withdrawal profit to the replay process of the game storage medium between the store-side grant member specifying medium and the property substitute member specifying medium;
And a withdrawal process step of executing a withdrawal process of the stored game medium according to the setting made for each member specific medium in the setting execution step. In association with a member-specified member-specific medium that substitutes a member-specified medium for a mobile terminal owned by a store-side member-specified medium or a member player who is given as a member-specific medium to a member registered as a member-specific medium A storage medium management system comprising: a storage medium management device that manages a balance of storage medium stored by a member; and a storage medium payout processing terminal that performs payout processing of the storage medium,
The stored game medium management device comprises:
A setting execution means for performing a setting for giving a different withdrawal profit to the replay process of the game medium between the store-side member identification medium and the property substitute member identification medium;
When the withdrawal request using the member specifying medium of either the store-side member specifying medium or the property substitute member specifying medium is received from the game storage medium payout processing terminal, the member specifying medium is set by the setting execution means. A withdrawal processing means for performing withdrawal processing of the stored game medium according to the setting made for each;
The stored game media payout processing terminal is
Input means for receiving an instruction to withdraw the game media;
A store-side member identification medium reading means for reading the store-side member identification medium;
A property substitution member identification medium reading means for reading the property substitution member identification medium;
A game medium payout processing means for performing a game medium payout process, and a withdrawal request including information read from the store-side member identification medium or the property substitute member identification medium is transmitted to the game medium management device, and the game A game storage medium management system comprising: control means for causing the game medium payout processing means to perform a game medium payout process on condition that a withdrawal completion notification is received from the medium management device.

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