JP5349082B2 - GAME MEDIUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND GAME DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game media management system, a management device, and a game device, for suppressing an avoidance of an action for depositing game media as stored game media. <P>SOLUTION: The game media management system includes a counting device for counting the number of game media discharged by a game machine and a management device for managing as stored game media game media deposited by a member in association with member identification information given to a member registered to a game parlor and returning game media after the number of points equivalent to prescribed handling charge is subtracted from the number of stored game media when the stored game media are returned to the member as game media. The counting device of the game media management system includes a display means for displaying tentative information indicating value as game media when the stored game media are returned to the member in the case that the game media corresponding to the counting result are managed as the stored game media before the game media corresponding to the counting result of the game media are managed by the management device as the stored game media. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game media management system, a management device, and a counting device, and in particular, a gaming device including a counting means for counting game media, and member identification information given to a member registered in a gaming store. The game medium managed by the member in association with the game medium is managed as a stored game medium, and when the stored game medium is returned to the member as a game medium, a game in which a predetermined fee is subtracted from the number of the stored game media The present invention relates to a management device for returning a medium to the member, and a gaming medium management system having a gaming device and a management device.

  Conventionally, at game stores such as pachinko parlors, game media such as pachinko balls and medals acquired by customers are not exchanged for prizes at the end of the game, but the game store temporarily stores them as game media from players. A technique related to a game medium management system is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this type of game medium management system, game media deposited by a member in association with member identification information given to a player (hereinafter referred to as “member”) registered by a predetermined management device in the game store. Are managed as game media.

  A member who uses this game media system counts the acquired game media using a predetermined game device and deposits the counted game media as a stored game media at a game store, or the game media count results are printed. It is possible to select whether to exchange a piece of paper or the like for a prize corresponding to the counted game medium.

  When the game media acquired by a member is stored as a game media at a game store, the game store can omit the work of exchanging game media and premiums, and the merit that the number of premiums in stock will not decrease. There is. On the other hand, the member has an advantage that when the next game is played, the game can be played (replayed) by receiving the return of the stored game medium without cash for borrowing the game medium.

  In recent years, in this game medium management system, when returning the stored game medium as a game medium to a member, it is common to return the game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of stored game media to the member. Yes.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-210818

  However, in the conventional game medium management system, the member deposits the game medium as a stored game medium at the game store, and the stored game medium is returned to the member until the management apparatus processes the game medium as the stored game medium. Since the value (for example, the number of game media that can be reused as game media) cannot be known, there is a risk that the act of depositing the game media as a stored game media will be avoided.

  In addition, when using stored game media for replay, the player deposits without paying attention to collecting a fee, and when the next play is replayed, the game media is subtracted and the game media is subtracted. There was also a possibility of trouble with the store.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent the act of depositing the game medium as a stored game medium from being avoided, and when the player uses the stored game medium for replay, the number of game media is subtracted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium management system, a management device, and a game device that can prevent the player from feeling suspicious or having trouble with a game store.

  In the present invention, a gaming device including counting means for counting gaming media paid out from a gaming machine, and gaming media deposited by the member in association with member identification information given to the member registered in the gaming store And a management device for returning to the member a game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of the stored game media when returning the stored game medium to the member as a game medium. A gaming medium management system, wherein the gaming device manages counting result transmission means for transmitting a counting result of a gaming medium to the management device, and a gaming medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a gaming medium by the management device. If the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored game medium before being played, the temporary value indicating the value of the game medium when returning the stored game medium to the member is temporarily displayed. Provisional information receiving means for receiving information from the management apparatus, and display means for displaying the provisional information received by the provisional information receiving means, wherein the management apparatus includes the counting result received from the counting apparatus. And providing a game medium management system having provisional information generation means for generating the provisional information and provisional information transmission means for transmitting the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means to the gaming device. It was.

  Also, in the present invention, in the gaming medium management system, the gaming device includes a member storage medium receiving unit that receives a member storage medium in which the member identification information is stored, and the counting result transmission unit includes: The count result and member identification information stored in the member storage medium being received by the member storage medium receiving means are transmitted to the management device, and the provisional information generating means is received from the gaming device. If there is a stored game medium managed in association with the member identification information, the member stores a total stored game medium obtained by adding the number of managed game media and the count result received from the gaming device. Information indicating a value as a game medium when returning to the game is generated as the provisional information.

  Further, in the present invention, the game device including a counting means for counting the game media paid out from the game machine and the member identification information given to the member registered in the game store are deposited by the member. A management device for managing game media as stored game media and returning to the member a game media obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of stored game media when returning the stored game media as a game media to a member; A game medium management system comprising: a game device that stores a game medium corresponding to a count result before the game medium corresponding to the count result of the game medium is managed as a stored game medium by the management device; Provisional information generating means for generating provisional information indicating a value as a game medium when the storage medium is returned to the member when managed as a storage medium; It was to provide a game medium management system and a display means for displaying the provisional information generated by the means.

  According to the present invention, in the gaming medium management system, the gaming device receives the member storage medium receiving means storing the member identification information and the member storage medium receiving means. Member identification information transmitting means for transmitting the member identification information stored in the member storage medium therein to the management device, and storage managed in association with the member identification information transmitted by the member identification information transmitting means. A game medium number receiving means for receiving the managed number of stored game media from the management device when there is a game medium; and the provisional information generating means stores the game medium number receiving means. Information indicating the value as a game medium when the total number of game media obtained by adding the number of game media and the counting result is returned to the member when the number of game media is received When there is a stored game medium that is generated as the provisional information and is managed in association with the member identification information received from the counting device, the counting device displays the number of managed gaming media that is being managed. It is characterized by having means for transmitting the number of game media to be transmitted to.

  According to the present invention, in the game medium management system, the game device has an operation unit that is operated when the member approves the content of the provisional information displayed on the display unit, and the management device When the operation means is operated, the counting result is received from the gaming device, and a game medium corresponding to the counting result is associated with the member identification information received from the gaming device, It is managed as a medium.

  In the present invention, in the game medium management system, the management device includes a fee setting unit for setting the fee, and the display unit is configured to display the fee when the fee is changed by the fee setting unit. The provisional information reflecting the change is started to be displayed.

  In the present invention, the game device includes a counting means for counting game media paid out from the game machine, and is communicably connected to the member identification information given to the member registered in the game store. The game medium deposited by the member is managed as a game medium, and when the game medium is returned to the member as a game medium, the game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of the game media is given to the member. A management device to be returned, the count result receiving means for receiving the count result of the game medium from the gaming device, and the game medium corresponding to the count result received by the count result receiving means before managing the game medium as a stored game medium In addition, when the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored game medium, provisional information indicating the value as the game medium when the stored game medium is returned to the member is generated. A provisional information generating unit that, it was decided to provide a management device and a provisional information transmitting means for transmitting the interim information generated by the provisional information generating means to said gaming device.

  In the present invention, the game medium deposited by the member in association with the member identification information given to the member registered in the game store is managed as a stored game medium, and the stored game medium is used as a game medium as a member. Counting means for counting the game media paid out from the game machine, which is communicably connected to the management device for returning the game media obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of game media to be returned to the member In the case where the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as the stored game medium before the game medium corresponding to the counted result of the game medium is managed as the stored game medium by the management device In addition, provisional information generation means for generating provisional information indicating the value as a game medium when returning the stored game medium to the member, and the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means It was to provide a gaming device having a display means for displaying the broadcast.

  According to the present invention, when the game medium corresponding to the count result is managed as the stored game medium before the game medium corresponding to the count result of the game medium is managed as the stored game medium by the management device, Temporary information indicating the value of the game medium when returning the stored game medium to the member can be displayed and confirmed by the member, so that the act of depositing the game medium as a stored game medium is prevented from being avoided be able to.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is suspicious that when a stored game medium is used for replay, the player deposits without paying attention to collecting a fee, and the game medium is subtracted when the next replay is performed. It can reduce the possibility of feeling a sense or causing trouble with an amusement store.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a game medium management system, a management device, and a game device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the inter-device apparatus (including a pachinko machine installed at a pachinko parlor or other pachinko machine) and equipped with a counting function for counting pachinko balls paid out from the corresponding pachinko machine ( The gaming device in the present invention) and the pachinko balls deposited by the members in association with the member identification information given to the members registered in the game store are managed as stored game media (hereinafter referred to as “stored balls”). As an example, the present invention is applied to a storage management system having a management device that returns a pachinko ball obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the storage ball to the member when returning the storage ball to the member. I will explain. The game medium management system according to the present invention can be applied to a system that manages any game medium such as a medal used in a so-called pachislot machine as a stored game medium in addition to a pachinko ball.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a storage management system S according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage ball management system S includes a table device 10 provided for each pachinko machine 100 and a management device 20 connected to each table device 10 via an island controller 30. Yes.

  The inter-device 10, the management device 20, and the island controller 30 are connected to each other via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and are configured to be able to transmit and receive various types of information to each other.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device provided for each gaming island where the inter-device 10 and the pachinko machine 100 are installed, and relays communication data between the management device 20 and the inter-device 10.

  In this storage management system S, member identification information (hereinafter referred to as “member ID”) for uniquely identifying each member with respect to a player (hereinafter referred to as “member”) registered in advance in the game store. Is stored as a member storage medium (hereinafter referred to as “member card”). Each member then inserts the member card assigned to him into the card reception unit 12 provided in the inter-device 10 to start the game.

  Moreover, in the inter-device 10 of this embodiment, when the ball paid out from the pachinko machine 100 is put into a lower tray, it is sent to the lower part of the inter-device 10 (CR unit) through a chute and counted. The count value is stored in a predetermined storage unit as a holding ball. When a predetermined ball return operation is performed, the ball is subtracted and the ball is paid out from the nozzle.

  In addition, in this storage management system S, when it is selected that the pachinko balls acquired by the members are stored in the amusement store as storage balls (hereinafter referred to as “store balls”), the number of stored balls and the member ID of the member who has stored the balls are displayed. Manage in association.

  In the storage ball management system S, when returning the storage balls to the member, 15 of the 40 storage balls are deducted as a fee and returned. For example, if a member has deposited 400 pachinko balls as savings, 250 pachinko balls from which fees have been deducted are returned to the member when the savings are returned. That is, in this storage ball management system S, when 400 pachinko balls are stored, the value of the stored ball as a pachinko ball corresponds to 250 pachinko balls. In addition, the fee for 15 pachinko balls for 40 stored balls is an example.

  Further, in this storage ball management system S, when the storage balls are returned to the members, 40 storage balls are regarded as one frequency, and the storage balls are returned in units of one frequency.

  The inter-device 10 is paid out from a pachinko machine 100 corresponding to the inter-device 10 and a ball lending function that lends a number of pachinko balls equivalent to the cash inserted into a predetermined cash slot to players such as members. It has a counting function for counting the number of pachinko balls, a storage function for storing pachinko balls counted according to member operations, and the like.

  Reference numeral 12 in FIG. 1 is a card receiving unit for inserting and ejecting membership cards and general cards, and reference numeral 13 displays various information such as pachinko ball counting results and at a predetermined position in the display area. It is a display operation unit equipped with a touch panel function that allows a member card or a general card to be returned or a pachinko ball to be collected by touching it.

  In addition, if the member has acquired a pachinko ball when the member performs a predetermined operation for returning the member card, the inter-device 10 indicates to the member whether or not to store the pachinko ball. A screen to be selected is displayed on the display operation unit 13.

  Then, the platform device 10 transmits a storage ball request to the management device 20 when performing an operation for storing the pachinko balls acquired by the member (hereinafter referred to as “storage operation”). On the other hand, when the pachinko ball acquired by the member performs an operation for using the pachinko ball acquired by the member as a holding ball in another pachinko machine 100 (hereinafter referred to as “holding ball operation”), the inter-device 10 is transferred to the management device 20. Send a holding request.

  The management device 20 is a device that stores and manages the member ID, the number of balls, and the number of balls in association with each member. When the management device 20 receives a storage ball request from the inter-device 10, the management device 20 stores the member ID corresponding to the storage ball request and the number of pachinko balls in association with each other. Moreover, when the management device 20 receives a ball request from the inter-device 10, the member ID corresponding to the ball request and the number of pachinko balls are stored in association with each other. In addition, this management apparatus 20 will convert the number of pachinko balls which deducted the above-mentioned commission amount from the number of stored balls, when the return request | requirement of a stored ball is received from the inter-device 10.

  In particular, in this storage management system S, when the member performs a return operation of the member card, the management device 20 manages the pachinko balls corresponding to the pachinko ball counting results in the display operation unit 13 of the inter-bed device 10 as storage balls. If the pachinko ball corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored ball before being displayed, provisional information indicating the value of the pachinko ball when the stored ball is returned to the member is displayed.

  That is, in this storage management system S, provisional information indicating the value as a pachinko ball that is obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee generated when the storage ball is returned from the pachinko ball corresponding to the counting result is displayed.

  Here, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, the display mode of the temporary information by the display operation part 13 of the inter-device 10 is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display mode of provisional information when there is no storage ball, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display mode of provisional information when there is already a storage ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), when a member who has not saved money has acquired (counted) 800 pachinko balls (mob), the card is returned to take out the member card from the inter-device 10 When the operation is performed, provisional information is displayed on the display operation unit 13 as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C.

  Here, the provisional information displayed on the display / operation unit 13 is that if the 800 pachinko balls are stored in the amusement store before being stored in the amusement store, the stored balls are stored next time. This is information indicating how many pachinko balls and how many times the value is worth when returned for use in a game.

  Here, since the member has 800 balls, if the 800 balls are stored, the number of stored balls (hereinafter referred to as “provisional storage”) is 800. In addition, in this storage management system S, since 40 storage balls are handled as a frequency, the frequency that can be used when receiving the return of the storage ball (hereinafter referred to as “provisional replay possibility frequency”) is 800/40 = 20 (frequency).

  In addition, in this storage management system S, when receiving the return of the storage ball, 15 commissions are generated for 40 storage balls. Therefore, when 800 storage balls are reused as holding balls, 15 × 20 = 300 (pieces) Will be deducted as a fee, and the number of pachinko balls that can be used when receiving the return of the stored ball (hereinafter referred to as “provisional replayable ball number”) will be 800-300 = 500 (pieces). .

  For this reason, the display operation unit 13 displays information as provisional information: provisional number of balls: 800, provisional replay possibility number: 20, and provisional replayable number of balls: 500.

  As described above, in the storage management system S of the present embodiment, when the member performs a return operation of the member card, the display of the intermediary device 10 is performed before actually storing the possession balls acquired by the member at that time. Since the provisional information is displayed on the operation unit 13, the member can know in advance how much the game value will be a pachinko ball when the stored ball is temporarily stored when the stored ball is reused.

  For this reason, according to this storage management system S, members can conceive the benefits and risks of storing their own balls, and then store their own acquired balls. It becomes difficult to do.

  Further, according to the storage management system S, when using the stored game media for replay, the player deposits without paying attention to collecting a fee, and the game media is subtracted when the next play is performed. In particular, the possibility of feeling suspicious or causing trouble with an amusement store can be reduced.

  Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, when the member performs an operation of selecting a storage ball while displaying the temporary information, a storage ball request is transmitted from the inter-bed device 10 to the management device 20. When the management device 20 receives the storage ball request, the management device 20 stores and manages the member's possession ball as a storage ball in association with the member ID. After that, as shown in FIG. 2D, information indicating that the holding balls have been stored is displayed on the display / operation unit 13 of the table apparatus 10, and then a member card is sent from the table apparatus 10 to the member. Returned.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the member performs an operation of selecting a ball while displaying the temporary information, a ball holding request is transmitted from the inter-bed device 10 to the management device 20. When the management device 20 receives the holding request, the management device 20 stores and manages the holding ball of the member as a holding ball in association with the member ID. After that, as shown in FIG. 2E, information indicating that it is managed as a holding ball by the management device 20 is displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the table device 10. The membership card is returned to

  Next, a display mode of provisional information when there is a storage ball will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), when a member holding 380 pachinko balls as storage balls has 20 balls, when the member performs a member card return operation, Ten display operation units 13 display temporary information as shown in FIG.

  In this case, since the member has 380 balls, the current value is 380, the current replay possibility number is 9, and the current replayable number is 225. If the information and the currently acquired possession ball are temporarily stored, the total number of provisional storage balls: 400, the provisional replay possibility number as the game value at the time of return of the pachinko ball totaling the current possession ball and the current storage ball: 10. Provisional information is displayed that indicates the provisional replayable number of balls: 250.

  As described above, in the storage ball management system S of the present embodiment, since the stored ball can be returned only as a single unit as a possession ball, at present, only 225 pachinko balls are stored even though 380 are stored. I cannot receive a refund.

  In other words, in this storage management system S, when the number of storage balls is 360, the replay possibility degree is 9, so the member can receive the return of 225 pachinko balls, but the case where there are 380 storage balls. However, since the frequency is 9, only 225 pachinko balls can be returned.

  Here, the member has only 20 possession balls, but by referring to the provisional information shown in FIG. 3B, if the 20 possession balls are stored, when the storage balls are reused later, It can be confirmed that the replay possibility number is 10 and the replayable number of balls is 250. That is, the member can know that it is possible to receive the return of 250 pachinko balls next time by storing 20 pachinko balls.

Thus, in the storage management system S of the present embodiment, when the member has already stored,
The number of pachinko balls, which is the sum of the number of pachinko balls stored at that time and the number of pachinko balls currently stored, is assumed as the total number of stored balls, and the game value when the assumed stored balls are returned is displayed as provisional information. Therefore, the member can confirm the merit of storing the ball before actually storing the ball, and can use this provisional information as a material for determining whether or not to store the ball. Therefore, according to the storage ball management system S, it is possible to prompt the member to perform a storage ball act.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the member performs an operation of selecting a storage ball while displaying the temporary information, a storage ball request is transmitted from the inter-bed device 10 to the management device 20, and the management device 20 transmits the member's storage request. The membership card is returned after the number of balls is added to the number of stored balls and managed as stored balls. Note that when the member performs an operation of selecting a possession ball, the management device 20 manages the possession ball as it is.

  Next, specific configurations of the inter-bed apparatus 10 and the management apparatus 20 constituting the storage management system S that can display provisional information as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating configurations of the inter-device 10 and the management device 20 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, only components relating to the storage management and provisional information display are selectively shown, and the other components are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-device 10 includes a counting unit 11, a card receiving unit 12, a display operation unit 13, a counting result transmitting unit 14, and a provisional information receiving unit 15.

  The counting unit 11 is connected to each pachinko machine 100 provided in the side, and the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 and acquired by the member, specifically, the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 From this, it is a processing unit that counts the number obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls used in the pachinko machine 100 and outputs the counting result to the counting result transmission unit 14.

  The card receiving unit 12 is configured by a card reader device that reads a member ID stored in the member card from a member card inserted by the member. The card receiving unit 12 reads the member ID from the member card and outputs it to the counting result transmitting unit 14.

  The display operation unit 13 is configured by a liquid crystal display device having a touch panel function. The display operation unit 13 functions as an operation unit by displaying various operation button images that are operated when the member performs a card return operation, a replay operation, and the like, and also includes the provisional information and the current number of possessed balls. It functions as a display means for displaying various images related to storage ball management. In addition, the display operation unit 13 transmits various operation signals corresponding to operations by members to a later-described storage management unit 22 provided in the management device 20.

  When the member operates the display operation unit 13 to return the member card, the counting result transmission unit 14 displays the counting result by the counting unit 11 and the member ID read by the card receiving unit 12 in the management device 20. It is a processing part which transmits toward. The count result and the member ID transmitted at this time are relayed to the island controller 30 and received by the count result receiving unit 25 of the management device 20. The provisional information receiving unit 15 is a processing unit that receives provisional information transmitted from the management apparatus 20 and outputs the provisional information to the display operation unit 13.

  FIG. 4 shows a functional configuration of the inter-device 10, but the inter-device 10 is physically divided into a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access). The CPU reads various programs from the ROM and executes them using the RAM as a work area, whereby the counting unit 11, the card receiving unit 12, the display operation unit 13, Operations of the counting result transmission unit 14 and the provisional information reception unit 15 are controlled in an integrated manner. The processing executed by the CPU will be described in detail later.

  Next, the configuration of the management apparatus 20 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the management device 20 includes a storage unit 21, a storage ball management unit 22, a provisional information generation unit 23, a provisional information transmission unit 24, and a count result reception unit 25.

  The storage unit 21 is configured by a large-capacity nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive, and has a ball database (hereinafter referred to as a “ball DB 21a”) that stores the number of balls of each member in association with the member ID of the member. And a stored ball DB (hereinafter referred to as “stored ball DB 21b”) in which the number of stored balls of each member is stored in association with the member ID of the member.

  The storage management unit 22 rewrites the information in the holding ball DB 21a and the storage ball DB 21b based on various operation signals input from the display operation unit 13 of the inter-device 10, thereby determining the number of balls stored and the number of balls in each member. It is a processing unit to be managed.

  In addition, when a member ID is input from the provisional information generation unit 23, the storage management unit 22 refers to the storage unit 21 and stores information regarding the number of storage items stored in association with the member ID. Notify the generation unit 23.

  The counting result receiving unit 25 is a processing unit that receives the counting result and the member ID from the inter-device 10 and outputs them to the provisional information generating unit 23.

  When there is no stored ball stored in association with the member ID received from the inter-device 10, the temporary information generating unit 23 stores the corresponding ball corresponding to the counting result received from the inter-device 10. It is assumed that the holding ball corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored ball before being managed as a stored ball by 22, and a processing unit that generates provisional information indicating a game value when a fee for return is subtracted from the stored ball It is.

  In addition, when there is a stored ball associated with the member ID received from the inter-device 10, the provisional information generation unit 23 displays the number of stored balls and the count result received from the inter-device 10. When the added number is assumed to be the total number of stored balls, and the pachinko balls corresponding to the total number of stored balls are managed as stored balls before the stored balls are managed as stored balls by the stored ball management unit 22, when the returned from the stored balls The provisional information indicating the game value when the fee is deducted is generated. Then, the provisional information generation unit 23 outputs the generated provisional information to the provisional information transmission unit 24.

  The provisional information transmission unit 24 transmits the provisional information input from the provisional information generation unit 23 to the inter-device 10 that is the transmission source of the counting result and the member ID. This provisional information is relayed to the island controller 30 and received by the provisional information receiving unit 15 of the inter-device 10.

  4 shows the functional configuration of the management apparatus 20, the management apparatus 20 physically includes an information processing apparatus having a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. By reading various programs and executing them using the RAM as a work area, the operations of the storage management unit 22, the provisional information generation unit 23, the provisional information transmission unit 24, the count result reception unit 25, and the like are centrally controlled.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU included in the inter-device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the CPU included in the inter-device apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. Here, only the processing part related to the management of the stored balls will be described, and description of other processes such as a process of lending balls to the player will be omitted.

  A CPU (hereinafter simply referred to as “CPU”) of the inter-station apparatus 10 repeatedly executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 while the power is on. As shown in FIG. 5, the CPU first determines whether or not a member card has been returned (step S101). If it is determined that a member card has been returned (step S101: Yes), the process To step S102. On the other hand, when determining that the member card return operation has not been performed (step S101: No), the CPU ends the process.

  In step S102, the CPU transmits the pachinko ball counting result and the member ID to the management apparatus 20, and then determines whether or not provisional information has been received from the management apparatus 20 (step S103). If the CPU determines that provisional information has been received (step S103: Yes), the process proceeds to step S104. On the other hand, when determining that the temporary information is not received (step S103: No), the CPU repeats the process of step S103 until the temporary information is received.

  In step S104, the CPU displays the provisional information received from the management device 20 on the display operation unit 13 (see, for example, FIGS. 2B, 2C, and 3B), and thereafter the provisional information is displayed by the member. It is determined whether or not there has been a storage ball approval operation for (Step S105).

  In step S105, the CPU determines that there is a storage ball approval operation when the member performs a storage ball operation on the display operation unit 13 (step S105: Yes), and transmits a storage ball request to the management device 20 (step S105). After that, the process proceeds to step S108.

  On the other hand, when the member performs a holding operation on the display operation unit 13, the CPU determines that there is no storage ball approval operation (step S <b> 105: No), and transmits a holding request to the management apparatus 20 (step S <b> 105). After that, the process proceeds to step S108.

  Then, when the processing of step S106 or step S107 ends, the CPU returns the membership card (step S108) and ends the processing.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU of the management device 20 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the CPU included in the management device 20 according to the first embodiment. The CPU (hereinafter simply referred to as “CPU”) of the management apparatus 20 repeatedly executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 while the power is on. As shown in FIG. 6, the CPU first determines whether or not the counting result and the member ID are received from the inter-device 10 (step S201).

  If the CPU determines that the count result and the member ID have been received (step S201: Yes), the process proceeds to step S202. On the other hand, when determining that the count result and the member ID have not been received (step S201: No), the CPU ends the process.

  In step S202, the CPU determines whether or not there is a stored ball associated with the member ID received in step S201 and stored in the stored ball DB 21b, and determines that there is a stored ball (step S202: Yes). The process moves to step S203. On the other hand, if the CPU determines that there is no stored ball (step S202: No), the process proceeds to step S204.

  In step S203, the CPU generates provisional information. At this time, the CPU adds the number obtained by adding the storage balls (number) stored in the storage ball DB 21 b in association with the member ID received from the inter-device 10 and the counting result (number) received from the inter-device 10. Assuming the number of stored balls, the game value when the stored balls are returned to the member is calculated to generate provisional information, and then the process proceeds to step S205.

  In step S204, the CPU generates provisional information. At this time, the CPU assumes the counting result (number) received from the inter-device 10 as the number of stored balls, calculates the game value when the stored balls are returned to the member, generates temporary information, and then processes To step S205.

  In step S205, the CPU causes the provisional information generated in step S203 or step S204 to be transmitted to the inter-bed apparatus 10, and then determines whether or not the member has performed a storage ball approval operation on the provisional information (step S205). S206).

  At this time, the CPU determines that there has been a storage ball approval operation when receiving a storage ball request from the inter-device 10 (step S206: Yes), and stores the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the counting result in the storage ball DB 21b. Processing is performed (step S207), and then the processing ends.

  On the other hand, the CPU determines that there is no storage ball approval operation when receiving a ball request from the inter-device 10 (step S206: No), and stores the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the counting result in the ball DB 21a. A holding ball process is performed (step S208), and then the process ends.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the storage management system S according to the first embodiment described above, the provisional information is generated on the management device 20 side, and the provisional information is displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-device 10 as an example. However, in the second embodiment, provisional information is generated on the inter-device side and displayed on the display operation unit.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating configurations of the inter-device and the management device according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the inter-device 50 includes a counting unit 51, a card receiving unit 52, a display operation unit 53, a provisional information generating unit 54, a member identification information transmitting unit 55, and a game medium number receiving unit 56. Yes.

  The counting unit 51 is connected to each pachinko machine 100 provided in the side, and the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 and acquired by the member, specifically, the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine 100 From this, it is a processing unit that counts the number obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls used in the pachinko machine 100 and outputs the count result to the provisional information generation unit 54.

  The card receiving unit 52 is configured by a card reader device that reads a member ID stored in the member card from a member card inserted by the member. The card receiving unit 52 reads the member ID from the member card and outputs it to the member identification information transmitting unit 55.

  The display operation unit 53 is configured by a liquid crystal display device having a touch panel function. The display operation unit 53 functions as an operation unit by displaying various operation button images that are operated when the member performs a card return operation, a replay operation, and the like, as well as the provisional information and the current number of possessed balls. It functions as a display means for displaying various images related to storage ball management. In addition, the display operation unit 53 transmits various operation signals according to the operation by the member to a later-described storage management unit 42 provided in the management device 40 via the provisional information generation unit 54.

  The member identification information transmission unit 55 transmits the member ID input from the card reception unit 52 to the management device 40. This member ID is relayed to the island controller 30 and received by a later-described storage management unit 42 included in the management device 40.

  The provisional information generation unit 54 generates provisional information based on the counting result by the counting unit 51 and outputs the provisional information to the display operation unit 53 when the member operates the display operation unit 53 to return the member card. Is a processing unit.

  The provisional information generation unit 54 corresponds to the counting result input from the counting unit 51 when the storage ball associated with the member ID read by the card receiving unit 52 is not stored in the management device 40. It shows the game value when the holding ball corresponding to the counting result is managed as a saving ball before the holding ball is managed as a saving ball by the savings management unit 42, and the fee at the time of return is deducted from the saving ball. It is a processing unit that generates provisional information.

  In addition, the provisional information generation unit 54 acquires the number of storage balls from the management device 40 when the storage balls associated with the member ID read by the card reception unit 52 are stored in the management device 40. Assuming that the total number of stored balls is the sum of the acquired number of stored balls and the counting result input from the counting unit 51, before the stored ball is managed as a stored ball by the stored ball management unit 42, it corresponds to the total number of stored balls If a pachinko ball to be managed is managed as a stored ball, provisional information indicating the game value as a pachinko ball when the returned ball is deducted from the stored ball and returned to the member is generated.

  The stored game medium number receiving unit 56 receives the number of stored balls transmitted from the management device 40 when the stored ball associated with the member ID read by the card receiving unit 52 is stored in the management device 40, It is a processing unit that outputs the number of stored balls to the provisional information generation unit 54.

  FIG. 7 shows a functional configuration of the inter-device 50, but this inter-device 50 is physically provided with an information processing device having a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. By reading various programs from the ROM and executing them using the RAM as a work area, the counting unit 51, the card receiving unit 52, the display operation unit 53, the provisional information generating unit 54, the member identification information transmitting unit 55, the game Centrally controls the operation of the medium number receiving unit 56 and the like. The processing executed by the CPU will be described in detail later.

  Next, the configuration of the management device 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the management device 40 includes a storage unit 41, a stored ball management unit 42, and a stored game medium number transmission unit 43.

  The storage unit 41 is configured by a large-capacity nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive, and has a ball database (hereinafter referred to as “mob ball DB 41a”) that stores the number of balls of each member in association with the member ID of the member. And a stored ball DB (hereinafter referred to as “stored ball DB 41b”) in which the number of stored balls of each member is stored in association with the member ID of the member.

  The storage management unit 42 rewrites the information in the holding ball DB 41a and the storage DB 41b based on various operation signals input from the inter-device 50 according to the operation of the display operation unit 53 by the member, thereby storing each member's storage ball. It is a processing unit that manages the number and the number of balls.

  In addition, when a member ID is input from the member identification information transmission unit 55 of the inter-device 50, the storage management unit 42 refers to the storage unit 41 and stores the storage ball associated with the member ID. Information on the number (the number of stored balls) is notified to the stored game medium number transmitting unit 43.

  The stored game medium number transmission unit 43 is a processing unit that transmits the number of stored balls notified from the stored ball management unit 42 to the inter-device 50. The number of stored balls is relayed to the island controller 30 and received by the game medium number receiving unit 56 of the inter-device 50.

  7 shows the functional configuration of the management device 40, the management device 40 physically includes an information processing device having a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. By reading various programs and executing them using the RAM as a work area, the operations of the above-mentioned stored ball management unit 42, the number of game medium transmitting units 43 and the like are controlled in an integrated manner.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU included in the inter-device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the CPU included in the inter-device 50 according to the second embodiment. Here, only the processing part related to the management of the stored balls will be described, and description of other processes such as a process of lending balls to the player will be omitted.

  A CPU (hereinafter simply referred to as “CPU”) of the inter-station device 50 repeatedly executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 while the power is on. As shown in FIG. 8, first, the CPU determines whether or not a member card has been returned (step S301). If it is determined that the member card has been returned (step S301: Yes), the process is performed. To step S302. On the other hand, when determining that the member card return operation has not been performed (step S301: No), the CPU ends the process.

  In step S302, the CPU transmits the member ID read by the card receiving unit 52 to the management apparatus 40, and then there is a stored ball stored in the stored ball DB 41b in association with the member ID received in step S302. Is determined (step S303).

  Here, the CPU determines whether or not there is a stored ball based on the number of stored balls received by the stored game medium number receiving unit 56, and when it is determined that there is a stored ball (step S303: Yes), the processing is performed in step S304. Move to. On the other hand, if the CPU determines that there is no stored ball (step S303: No), the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S304, the CPU generates provisional information. At this time, the CPU assumes a number obtained by adding the number of stored balls (number) received by the storage medium number receiving unit 56 and the counting result (number) counted by the counting unit 51 as the number of stored balls. The game value when returned to the member is calculated to generate provisional information, and then the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S305, the CPU generates provisional information. At this time, the CPU assumes that the counting result (number) counted by the counting unit 51 is the number of balls, calculates the game value when the balls are returned to the member, generates temporary information, and then processes To step S306.

  In step S306, the CPU displays the provisional information generated in step S304 or step S305 on the display operation unit 53 (see, for example, FIGS. 2B, 2C, and 3B), and thereafter, by the member. It is determined whether or not there has been a storage ball approval operation for the provisional information (step S307).

  In step S307, the CPU determines that there is a storage ball approval operation when the member performs a storage ball operation on the display operation unit 53 (step S307: Yes), and transmits a storage ball request to the management device 40 (step S307). After that, the process proceeds to step S310.

  On the other hand, when the member performs a holding operation on the display operation unit 53, the CPU determines that there is no storage approval operation (step S307: No), and transmits a holding request to the management device 40 (step S307). After that, the process proceeds to step S310.

  Then, when the processing in step S308 or step S309 is completed, the CPU returns the membership card (step S310) and ends the processing.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU of the management device 40 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by a CPU included in the management device 40 according to the second embodiment. The CPU of the management apparatus 40 (hereinafter simply referred to as “CPU”) repeatedly executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9 while the power is on. As shown in FIG. 9, the CPU first determines whether or not a member ID has been received from the inter-device 51 (step S401).

  If the CPU determines that the member ID has been received (step S401: Yes), the process proceeds to step S402. On the other hand, when determining that the member ID has not been received (step S401: No), the CPU ends the process.

  In step S402, the CPU refers to the stored ball DB 41b, causes the stored ball information indicating the number of stored balls stored in the stored ball DB 41b in association with the member ID received in step S401 to be transmitted to the inter-device 50, and then The process moves to step S403. In addition, when there is no storage ball stored in the storage ball DB 41b in association with the member ID received in step S401, the CPU transmits 0 to the inter-device 15 as storage ball information.

  In step S403, the CPU determines whether or not the member has performed a storage ball approval operation on the provisional information. At this time, the CPU determines that there has been a storage ball approval operation when receiving a storage ball request from the inter-device 50 (step S403: Yes), and obtains a count result counted by the counting unit 51 from the inter-device 50. Then, a ball storage process for storing the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the counting result in the storage ball DB 41b is performed (step S404), and then the process ends.

  On the other hand, the CPU determines that there has been no storage ball approval operation when receiving a holding ball request from the inter-device 50 (step S403: No), and obtains the count result counted by the counting unit 51 from the inter-device 50. Then, a ball holding process for storing the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the counting result in the ball holding DB 41a is performed (step S405), and then the process ends.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram illustrating configurations of the inter-device and the management device according to the third embodiment. Here, in FIG. 10, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the inter-table device 10 and the management device 20 shown in FIG. 4, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the inter-device 10 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the inter-device 10 according to the first embodiment. The management device 20 according to the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the management device 20 according to the first embodiment, but in addition to the components included in the management device 20 according to the first embodiment, a fee setting unit 26 is different from the management device 20 of the first embodiment in that a fee table 21c is stored in the storage unit 21.

  The fee setting unit 26 is a processing unit that arbitrarily changes and sets a fee that is generated when a stored ball is returned to a member based on an operation of a predetermined operator such as a manager of an amusement store. Then, the fee setting unit 26 changes the fee by rewriting information in the fee table 21 c stored in the storage unit 21.

  Further, in this management device 20, the provisional information generation unit 23 periodically refers to the fee table 21C, and when the fee has been changed, the member ID and the counting result at that time are obtained from each inter-device device 10. By acquiring the provisional information and transmitting the provisional information to the inter-device 10, the provisional information is displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-device 10.

  That is, in the first and second embodiments described above, when a member performs a member card return operation, provisional information is displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-device 10, but in the third embodiment, When the provisional information generation unit 23 detects the change of the fee, the provisional information reflecting the fee set at that time is generated and transmitted to the inter-bed apparatus 10.

  Thereby, in the storage management system according to the third embodiment, for example, when the fee is changed to a setting lower than a normal fee, the provisional information reflecting the fee is notified to the member. Encourage action.

  In addition, a fee change time table that defines the fee change contents and the change timing is stored in the storage unit 21, and the fee setting unit 26 periodically refers to the fee change time table, and the fee is set at the specified timing. The management device 20 may be configured to change the above. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of times the operator operates the fee setting unit 26.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine 100 (game device in the present invention) provided with each pachinko machine 100 and provided with a counting function for counting pachinko balls paid out from the corresponding pachinko machine 100, and each member's The case where the present invention is applied to the storage management system S having the management device 20 that manages the storage has been described as an example, but the storage management system to which the present invention can be applied is limited to the system described above. It is not something.

  For example, the present invention includes a table device that does not include a counting unit that counts pachinko balls, and a counting device that is installed on a bottom plate below the lower plate of the pachinko table 100 and is communicably connected to the table device. It can also be applied to a storage ball management system having a management device for managing the storage balls.

  When the present invention is applied to such a storage ball management system, the counting device installed on the saddle plate and the inter-device device cooperate to function as a gaming device in the present invention.

  In addition, the present invention is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 100 and has a first inter-device (CR unit) having a ball lending function and each machine for counting pachinko balls paid out from the corresponding pachinko machine 100. The present invention can also be applied to a storage management system having a double-sand type counter counting system in which a second inter-device (counting unit) having a counting function is provided and a management device for managing stored balls. it can.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a storage management system provided with a double sand type counter counting system. As shown in FIG. 11, the storage management system includes a CR unit 80, a counting unit 70, and a management device 20 connected to the CR unit 80 and the counting unit 70 via the island controller 30.

  Similar to the management device 20 described in the above-described embodiment, the management device 20 is a device that manages the stored money deposited by the member in association with the member identification information given to the member registered in the game store. .

  The CR unit 80 includes a banknote receiving unit 81 that receives banknotes from a player, a card receiving unit 82 that receives a membership card or a general card (prepaid card) from a player, a display unit 83, an operation unit 84, and a CR status display. And a lamp 85.

  The CR unit 80 is communicably connected to the pachinko machine 100. The CR unit 80 receives a membership card from the member, and when the replay button 84a in the operation unit 84 is operated by the member, the stored money or the holding ball is paid out to the player. Further, the CR unit 80 receives cash or a prepaid card from the player, and when the ball lending button of the operation unit 84 is operated by the player, the pachinko ball is paid out to the player.

  At this time, the CR unit 80 outputs to the pachinko machine 100 a signal indicating that the replay button 84a has been operated or that the ball lending button has been operated. When this signal is input, the pachinko machine 100 pays out the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the button operation to the player. Note that the card is returned from the card accepting unit 82 when the game is terminated with a prepaid balance.

  The counting unit 70 receives a general card (holding ball) from a player or discharges a general card stored in advance, a counting state display lamp 72, a card return button 73, A counting ball display unit 74 that displays the number of pachinko balls counted, a ball return button 75 that is operated when the player returns the pachinko balls counted by the counting unit 70, and a nozzle 76 from which the pachinko balls are thrown out. And a ball dispenser.

  The counting unit 70 receives and counts pachinko balls acquired by the player from the pachinko machine 100 from the lower plate of the pachinko machine 100, and stores the counted value in an internal memory. When the ball return button 75 is pressed by the player, the counting unit 70 throws out the pachinko ball from the nozzle 76 onto the upper plate of the pachinko machine 100. At this time, the number of thrown pachinko balls is subtracted from the count value in the memory.

  Further, when the card return button 73 is pressed in a state where the membership card is not inserted in the card receiving unit 82 of the CR unit 80, the counting unit 70 will change the number of held balls to the general card inside the card receiving unit 71. Returned in association.

  In addition, when a card return operation is performed in a state where the member card is inserted into the card receiving unit 82 of the CR unit 80 and the count value is stored in the memory, the count value and the stored ball (of the member card) are stored. Temporary information is generated and displayed based on this, and the player waits for approval of the storage ball by the player. If a storage approval operation is performed, the count value is stored and the membership card is returned. If the storage ball approval operation is not performed, the count value is linked to the membership card as a holding ball, and then the membership card is returned.

  When the present invention is applied to a storage management system equipped with such a double-sand type counter counting system, the counting unit 70 and the CR unit 80 cooperate to function as a gaming device in the present invention. Become.

  Further, the present invention can also be applied to a storage ball management system including a counting device dedicated to counting that does not have a ball lending function provided at an island edge or the like, and the management device 20 described above.

  When the present invention is applied to such a system, a counting device installed at an island end or the like functions as a gaming device in the present invention. In this case, if the user of the counting device cannot agree to the stored ball, a receipt on which the counting result is printed is issued.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the storage management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of provisional information when there is no storage ball. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of provisional information when there exists already a storage ball. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the inter-station apparatus and management apparatus which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which CPU with which the stand apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the process which CPU with which the management apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment is provided performs. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the inter-station apparatus and management apparatus which concern on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which CPU with which the stand apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the process which CPU with which the management apparatus concerning 2nd Embodiment is provided performs. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the inter-station apparatus and management apparatus which concern on 3rd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the storage-ball management system provided with each double-counter system counting system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 10 Inter-device 11 Counting part 12 Card reception part 13 Display operation part 14 Count result transmission part 15 Temporary information reception part 20 Management apparatus 21 Storage part 22 Storage ball management part 23 Temporary information generation part 24 Temporary information transmission part 25 Counting Result receiving unit 26 Fee setting unit 30 Island controller 40 Management device 41 Storage unit 42 Saving ball management unit 43 Saving medium number transmission unit 50 Inter-device 51 Counting unit 52 Card reception unit 53 Display operation unit 54 Temporary information generation unit 55 Member identification Information transmitting unit 56 Number of game media receiving unit 70 Counting unit 80 CR unit

Claims (8)

A game device including counting means for counting game media paid out from a game machine, and a game media stored by the member in association with member identification information given to the member registered in the game store And a management device for returning to the member a game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of the stored game media when the stored game medium is returned to the member as a game medium. Because
The gaming device is:
Counting result transmission means for transmitting the counting result of the game medium to the management device;
When the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored game medium before the game medium corresponding to the counted result is managed as the stored game medium by the management device, the stored game medium is transferred to the member. Provisional information receiving means for receiving provisional information indicating the value as a game medium when returning from the management device;
Display means for displaying the provisional information received by the provisional information receiving means;
The management device
Temporary information generating means for generating the temporary information based on the counting result received from the counting device;
A game medium management system comprising: provisional information transmission means for transmitting the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means to the gaming device. The gaming device is:
A member storage medium receiving means for receiving a member storage medium in which the member identification information is stored;
The counting result transmission means includes
Transmitting the counting result and the member identification information stored in the member storage medium being received by the member storage medium receiving means to the management device;
The provisional information generation means includes
If there is a stored game medium that is managed in association with the member identification information received from the gaming device, a total obtained by adding the number of managed game media and the count result received from the gaming device 2. The game medium management system according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a value as a game medium when returning the stored game medium to the member is generated as the provisional information. A game device including counting means for counting game media paid out from a game machine, and a game media stored by the member in association with member identification information given to the member registered in the game store And a management device for returning to the member a game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of the stored game media when the stored game medium is returned to the member as a game medium. Because
The gaming device is:
If the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored game medium before the game medium corresponding to the counted result of the game medium is managed as the stored game medium by the management device, the stored game medium is Provisional information generating means for generating provisional information indicating the value as a game medium when returning to a member;
A game medium management system comprising: display means for displaying the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means. The gaming device is:
A member storage medium receiving means for receiving a member storage medium in which the member identification information is stored;
Member identification information transmitting means for transmitting member identification information stored in the member storage medium being received by the member storage medium receiving means to the management device;
Number of game media that receives the number of managed game media from the management device when there is a game media managed in association with the member identification information transmitted by the member identification information transmitting means Receiving means,
The provisional information generation means includes
When the number of game media is received by the number of game media receiving means, the value as a game media when returning the total game media obtained by adding the number of game media and the counting result to the member is given. Information to generate as the provisional information,
When there is a stored game medium managed in association with the member identification information received from the counting device, the management device transmits the managed number of stored game media to the counting device. The game medium management system according to claim 3, further comprising a transmission unit. The gaming device is:
An operation unit that operates when the member approves the content of the provisional information displayed on the display unit;
The management device
When the operation means is operated, the counting result is received from the gaming device, and a gaming medium corresponding to the counting result is associated with the member identification information received from the gaming device as a gaming medium. 5. The game medium management system according to claim 2, wherein the game medium management system is managed. The management device
A fee setting means for setting the fee;
The display means includes
6. The game medium according to claim 1, wherein when the fee is changed by the fee setting means, display of the provisional information in which the change of the fee is reflected is started. Management system. A game that is communicably connected to a gaming device including a counting means for counting game media paid out from a game machine, and is deposited by the member in association with member identification information given to the member registered in the gaming store A management device that manages a medium as a game medium and returns a game medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of game media to the member when the game medium is returned to a member as a game medium. And
Counting result receiving means for receiving the counting result of the game medium from the gaming device;
Before managing the game medium corresponding to the counting result as the stored game medium before managing the game medium corresponding to the counting result received by the counting result receiving means as the stored game medium, the stored game medium is set as the member. Provisional information generating means for generating provisional information indicating the value as a game medium when returning to
A management apparatus comprising: provisional information transmission means for transmitting the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means to the gaming apparatus. When managing the game medium deposited by the member in association with the member identification information given to the member registered in the game store as a game medium, and returning the game medium as a game medium to the member, A gaming device that is connected to a management device that returns a gaming medium obtained by subtracting a predetermined fee from the number of gaming media to the member, and includes a counting unit that counts gaming media paid out from a gaming machine. And
If the game medium corresponding to the counting result is managed as a stored game medium before the game medium corresponding to the counted result of the game medium is managed as the stored game medium by the management device, the stored game medium is Provisional information generating means for generating provisional information indicating the value as a game medium when returning to a member;
A gaming apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the provisional information generated by the provisional information generation means.

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