JP6076152B2 - Storage medium processing apparatus, game system, and storage medium processing method - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a storage medium processing apparatus that performs processing for associating the number of game media used by gaming machines installed in a game store with a storage medium, a game system including the storage medium processing apparatus, and a storage medium processing method. The present invention relates to a storage medium processing apparatus, a game system including the storage medium processing apparatus, and a storage medium processing method that improve convenience when a part of game media such as holding balls and storage balls is handed over to a third party.

  Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko parlors are often provided with gaming machine machines that lend out gaming media. Players can borrow game media by putting cash into this inter-card card processing machine, and perform replay by performing withdrawal operation of stored media with this inter-card card processing machine. It can be carried out.

  Recently, a counter unit for counting the number of game media is provided for the inter-card card processing machine, and the number of game media counted by the counter unit of the inter-card card processing machine is associated with a card ID as a ball. There are also inter-card card processing machines with counter units that are managed by a card processing machine and a card management device, and each player pays out a predetermined number of such holding balls by a player performing a batting-ball paying operation with the inter-card card processing machine. It is spreading (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By using such inter-counter card processing machines with counters, each player can use a card associated with a ball, a game medium, and a prepaid value without carrying a physical game medium such as a pachinko ball. The game can be continued and the gaming machine can be moved.

  There is also known a technique of dividing a part of data associated with a card by associating it with another card. With this technology, it is possible to share a game medium by transferring a part of a game medium such as a ball or a stored ball to another player.

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  However, the above-described conventional technique has a problem that the situation in which the number of game media is associated with a plurality of game types having different rates or the like is not assumed, and convenience is insufficient.

  This point will be described in detail. Recently, a gaming system is known in which a plurality of game types having different rates and the like can be used in the same store. In such a case, the card has a game medium for each game type. Numbers are associated.

  For example, if you have a parlor that rents pachinko balls at a 1 yen rate of 1 yen per ball and a parcel that lends pachinko balls at a 4 yen rate of 4 yen per ball, the card has a 1 yen rate. Mochitama and 4-yen coins are associated with each other. In the case of performing a replay of the holding ball in the inter-card card processing machine, only the rate of the section in which the inter-card card processing machine is installed is targeted.

  However, when the division process is performed, there is a demand for dividing not only the rate of the section in which the inter-card card processing machine is installed, but also the balls having other rates. This is because the purpose of the division is to transfer the possession balls, and the transferred possession balls are not always used in a section having the same rate. There is also a desire to divide into game types different from the game type that is the source of the division.

  However, in the division of the number of game media according to the above prior art, since it is not assumed that there are a plurality of game types, it is possible to divide the number of game media different from the replay target, Could not meet the demands of the players, such as dividing them as different game types.

  For these reasons, when there are a plurality of game types, how to improve the convenience of dividing the number of game media has become a major issue. This problem occurs not only when the rates are different, but also for game types with different types of game media such as pachinko balls and slot medals.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and when there are a plurality of game types, a part of game media such as holding balls and storage balls can be transferred to a third party. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage medium processing device, a game system including the storage medium processing device, and a storage medium processing method that can improve convenience when handing over.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a storage medium processing apparatus that performs processing for associating the number of game media used by a gaming machine installed in a game store with a storage medium. Division information receiving means for receiving an input of a division number or a remaining number for dividing at least a part of the number of game media acquired by a player to be associated with one storage medium and at least a game source of a division source to be divided; And division processing means for performing division processing on the second storage medium based on the information received by the division information reception means.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the division information accepting unit further accepts designation of a game type to be divided, and the division processing unit is a correspondence between the game medium and the valuable value in the game type of the division source. When the rate and the corresponding rate of the game medium and the valuable value in the game type of the division destination are different, the number of the game media is converted based on the difference of the corresponding rate and associated with the second storage medium. It is characterized by.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the division source game type and the division destination game type received by the division information receiving means are different in types of game media.

  Also, in the present invention according to the present invention, the division information accepting unit accepts designation of the game type of the division source from a plurality of game types other than the game types that are prohibited from being divided. And

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned invention, it further comprises payout means for subtracting the number of game media and paying out a number of game media corresponding to the subtracted number of game media.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, an injection management means for managing the injection of game media to the game area of the gaming machine based on the number of game media is further provided.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the division processing unit divides the number of game media from a plurality of game types, and converts the number of divided game media according to the corresponding rate in each game type. The converted number of game media is added together and associated with the second storage medium.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the division information receiving means selects a game type set in the own device as a game type to be divided.

  The present invention is also a gaming system including a storage medium processing device that performs processing for associating the number of gaming media used by gaming machines installed in a gaming store with a storage medium, and is associated with the first storage medium. A division information receiving unit for receiving an input of a division number or a remaining number for dividing at least a part of the number of game media obtained by the player to be divided and a game source of a division source to be divided; And a division processing unit configured to perform division processing on the second storage medium based on the received information.

  The present invention is also a storage medium processing method for associating the number of game media used by a gaming machine installed in a game store with a storage medium, the game acquired by a player to be associated with the first storage medium Based on the number of divisions for dividing at least a part of the number of mediums or the number of remaining divisions and the division information reception step for receiving at least the game type of the division source to be divided, and the information received in the division information reception step. And a division processing step of performing division processing on the two storage media.

  According to the present invention, the number of divisions for dividing at least a part of the number of game media acquired by the player to be associated with the first storage medium or the number of remaining divisions and at least the game source of the division source to be divided are input. Is divided and processed based on the received information, so when there are multiple game types, the convenience of handing over part of game media such as holding balls and storage balls to a third party Can be improved.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the inter-card card processing machine and the ball splitting method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the inter-card card processor and the card management device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the card information shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the card is inserted by the inter-card card processing machine and the card management device shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of the ball splitting process by the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the inter-card card processing machine and the ball splitting method according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of the coin splitting process by the inter-card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for describing a specific example of the entry processing.

  Exemplary embodiments of a storage medium processing device, a game system, and a storage medium processing method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the storage medium is a card and the holding balls associated with the card are targeted for division will be mainly described.

  In this specification, “mochitama” refers to data indicating the number of game media acquired by the player in the game or the number of the game media, and can be used again for the game only during that day (time before closing). Say what you can do. The stored ball is data indicating the game media acquired by the player in the game and the number of the game media, and can be used again for the game after the next day (time after closing). Mochidama can be used by both general and member players, and is used when the game table is moved. The stored ball is normally only available to member players, and is used when the acquired game medium is used for games from the next day. Usually, a predetermined fee is imposed on the use of the stored ball (the fee is collected by subtracting the number of game media), but it may not be collected depending on the time zone or member type.

  First, the concept of the inter-card card processing machine and the ball splitting method according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the inter-card card processing machine and the ball splitting method according to the first embodiment. The inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that can divide the ball by the player's own operation.

  When the player divides his / her own ball, the game type of the division source, the game type of the division destination, and the number of balls to be divided are input. FIG. 1 (a1) shows a state in which an operation for selecting a game type as a division source is performed. In the state shown in FIG. 1 (a1), the 4-yen pachinko holding ball, the 1-yen pachinko holding ball, and the 20-yen slot holding ball are displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-card processing machine 10. Yes.

  The 4-yen pachinko represents a 4-yen pachinko ball that was lent out at 4 yen per ball. In FIG. 1 (a1), the 4-ball pachinko has a ball of “1000 balls”. A one-yen pachinko represents a one-yen rate pachinko ball that was lent out for one yen. In FIG. 1 (a 1), the one-yen pachinko ball is “500 balls”. The 20-yen slot indicates a holding ball of a 20-yen slot medal lent out at 20 yen per piece. In FIG. 1 (a1), the number of holding balls in the 20-yen slot is “700”.

  In FIG. 1 (a1), a 1-yen slingshot ball is designated as a division source by the player. After receiving the designation of the division source, the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the designation of the division destination as shown in FIG. FIG. 1 (a2) shows a state in which 1-yen pachinko is designated as a division destination among 4-yen pachinko, 1-yen pachinko, and 20-yen slot.

  After receiving the designation of the division destination, the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the designation of the number of divisions as shown in FIG. FIG. 1 (a3) shows a state in which “300 balls” is designated as the number of divisions.

  When the specification of the number of divisions is received, the inter-card processing machine 10 displays the number of balls before and after the division for the division source and the number of balls after the division for the division destination. Specifically, it is displayed that the number “500” of 1-yen pachinko that is the division source becomes “200” after the division, and that the number of 1-yen pachinko that is the division destination is “300”. It will be displayed.

  Here, in FIG. 1 (a3), since the original rate and the divided rate are the same, the number of holding balls is the same as the divided number, but the original rate and the divided rate are the same. If they are different, the number of divisions is converted based on the difference between the rates to obtain and display the number of balls associated with the division destination. For example, if the division source is 1 yen pachinko, the number of divisions is “300 balls”, and the division destination is a 4-yen rate, the pachinko balls associated with the division destination are “75 balls”.

  After the player designates the division source, the division destination, and the number of divisions, the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs a card ejection operation. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1B, the division source card C1 and the division destination card C2 are discharged.

  The split source card C1 is associated with a 4-yen pachinko holding ball “1000 balls”, a 1-yen pachinko holding ball “200 balls”, and a 20-yen slot holding ball “700 balls”. In addition, a one-yen pachinko ball “300 balls” is associated with the card C2 to be divided.

  For this reason, the player continues the game by inserting the card C1 of the division source into the card unit 15 of the inter-card processing machine 10, and passes the card C2 of the division destination to a third party. Part of it can be transferred to a third party. A third party who receives the card C2 of the division destination inserts the card C2 of the division destination into the card unit 15 of the inter-card processing machine 10 provided in the other gaming machine, thereby holding the 1-yen pachinko. It is possible to play a game with the ball “300 balls” held.

  Further, the inter-card card processing machine 10 can return the two divided cards to the original state during a predetermined period (for example, “30 seconds”) after the end of the dividing process. Is possible. This is because it is possible to flexibly cope with a case where the division operation is wrong or a situation changes during the division process.

  Next, the system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this game medium processing system, a plurality of gaming machines 20, an inter-card card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to each gaming machine 20, a card management device 40, and a member management device 50, a plurality of island edge counters 60, a settlement machine 70, and a prize management device 80 are connected via a communication line 90. The plurality of gaming machines 20 and the inter-card card processing machine 10 are connected to the communication line 90 via the island controller 30.

  The gaming machine 20 is a device such as a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball is driven into a game area and a player plays a pachinko game. The inter-card processing machine 10 performs a ball lending process to the gaming machine 20, a pachinko ball counting process acquired by the gaming machine 20, a process of re-throwing the counted pachinko balls as a holding ball, a replay process of a stored ball, and the like. Device.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores a plurality of cards in advance. When the player finishes the game and depresses the card return button 21a, the prepaid value and the number of balls are associated with the card. Returned. Specifically, the prepaid value and the number of possessions are written on the card, and the content of the card information 40e managed by the card management device 40 is updated. If the card is accepted, the prepaid value and the number of possessed balls of the card are acquired from the card management device 40, and the pachinko ball lending process and the throwing process of the retained balls are performed based on the acquired prepaid value and the number of retained balls. I do. The reason why the prepaid value and the number of balls are written on the card itself is mainly because offline operation is considered, and the card information 40e managed by the card management device 40 is treated as normal in normal operation.

  In addition, when the ball splitting operation for inputting the number of splits of the ball is performed in a situation where the ball is present, the inter-card card processing machine 10 associates a value obtained by subtracting the number of splits from the number of balls. After discharging the division source card, the division destination card associated with the division number is discharged. For this reason, the player can continue the game by inserting the previously ejected division source card into the inter-card processing machine 10 again, and can pass the division destination card to a third party to share the ball. it can.

  Here, if the number of held balls is not an appropriate value and the number of held balls associated with the division source card and the division destination card is less than a predetermined value (for example, “125 balls”), Split processing is not executed. This is because a split destination card with extremely few associated balls is likely to be discarded in vain. However, if the splitting source card is a membership card, the splitting process of the holding balls is executed even if the number of balls that are associated with the splitting source card and the splitting destination card is less than a predetermined value. In the case of a member, there are few cases where a useless division card is issued, and there is a possibility that a small amount of balls will be split in order to avoid exceeding the storage limit when the balls are automatically transferred at night Because there is.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device that bundles a group of gaming machines 20 and inter-card card processing machines 10 provided on the gaming island. The card management device 40 is a management device that manages the prepaid value of the card, the number of balls, and the like as card information 40e. The number of possessed balls is managed for each game type with different rates and types of game media.

  The member management device 50 is a management device that manages member data of members registered as members in the amusement store. Specifically, the member data such as the member's name and address, and the storage data are managed in association with the member card ID issued to the member. In addition, although the description about the division | segmentation process of a storage ball is abbreviate | omitted in a present Example, it can carry out similarly to the holding ball division | segmentation process.

  The island edge counter 60 is provided at a game island edge or the like, counts the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player, and associates the count value with a card or prints it on a receipt and issues it. When the card associated with the prepaid value is inserted, the checkout machine 70 pays out cash corresponding to the prepaid value. The prize management device 80 is a terminal device for exchanging prizes provided at a prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and performs a prize exchange process for storing and holding balls.

  Next, the external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. In the drawing, a gaming machine 20 to which the inter-card card processing machine 10 is provided is shown by a broken line. Moreover, although the inter-card processing machine 10 that accepts only banknotes is shown in the figure, a unit for accepting coins may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a status display unit 11 that displays the status of the apparatus of the inter-card card processing machine 10 by lighting or blinking a predetermined color lamp, and various types of pachinko balls. And a bill insertion part 12 for receiving bills. Further, the inter-card processing machine 10 includes a display operation unit 13 including a display unit such as a display and an operation unit including a numeric keypad and various buttons, a nozzle 14 for supplying game media to the upper plate 21 of the gaming machine 20, and a card. A card unit 15 for receiving a card in which ID, prepaid value, stored ball data, and possession data are stored, and a portable reading unit 16 for reading IDm which is an identifier of the portable terminal are provided.

  In addition, the inter-card processing machine 10 includes a counting unit 17 that counts the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player as the number of balls, and a ball storage unit 18 that stores the acquired balls. Pachinko balls that have fallen from the lower plate 22 of the gaming machine 20 are guided to the counting unit 17 through the holding ball storage unit 18. The retained ball storage unit 18 is provided with a retained ball number display unit 18a for displaying the number of retained balls. This number-of-balls display unit 18a is configured by a 7-segment (7SEG) LCD or the like, and is display-controlled by a control unit 10f of the inter-card card processing machine 10 described later.

  Note that the gaming machine 20 is provided with an upper plate 21 for storing pachinko balls and a lower plate 22 for storing pachinko balls in which the amount stored in the upper plate 21 is increased. The upper plate 21 is provided with a card return button 21a for returning a card. Although the detailed description thereof will be described later, when a predetermined number of pachinko balls are input from the display operation unit 13 and the card return button 21a is pressed, a ball splitting process is performed.

  Next, the internal configuration of the inter-card card processor 10 and the card management device 40 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card card processor 10 and the card management device 40 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes an R / W unit 10a, a communication I / F unit 10b, a storage unit 10c, and a control unit 10f. The control unit 10f is connected with a display operation unit 13, a counting unit 17, and a number-of-balls display unit 18a.

  The R / W unit 10a is a processing unit that reads and writes data from and to an accepted card. Specifically, when a card is inserted, the card ID, prepaid value, and number of possessions of the card are read and output to the control unit 10f. When returning the card, a process of writing the prepaid value and the number of balls in the card is performed. The reason for writing the prepaid value and the number of balls in the card is to enable offline operation even in a situation where communication with the card management device 40 is interrupted.

  The communication I / F unit 10b is an interface unit for performing data communication with the card management device 40. The communication I / F unit 10b has a security chip unit. The security chip has its own identification ID and a predetermined encryption / decryption program, and communicates with the security chip of the card management device 40. The security chip determines whether or not the data to be input / output from the communication I / F unit 10b corresponds to a predetermined data type requiring security, and if not, inputs / outputs the data as it is. On the other hand, in the case of a data type that requires security, mutual authentication processing is performed with the security chip of the card management device 40 using its own identification ID and the other party's identification ID when inputting and outputting data. If mutual authentication is OK, the data encrypted by the encryption program is output in the case of output, and in the case of input, the data received from the other party is awaited and the received data is decrypted. An encryption / decryption method is determined in advance with the security chip of the card management apparatus 40, and data encrypted by the other party can be mutually decrypted. Here, the data that does not require security includes data that is not substantially damaged even if input illegally, such as an input signal for a card return operation. The data that requires security includes data directly related to the profits of the player / game store, such as the number of possessed balls, fraud detection signals in gaming machines, ball rental notification, ball usage notification, and rate information. Further, the control unit 10f may determine whether the data type requires security. If the mutual authentication results in NG, the device that has detected the mutual authentication NG outputs an error to the host device and the display unit of the host device, and then goes down in error.

  The storage unit 10c is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory. The storage unit 10c has a minimum number of balls 10d indicating the number of balls held by the player, and a minimum number that indicates a minimum number as a condition for performing the ball division. The number of balls 10e is memorized.

  The control unit 10f is a control unit that performs overall control of the inter-card card processing machine 10, and includes a holding ball management unit 10g, a division target receiving unit 10h, a holding ball division processing unit 10j, and a payout processing unit 10k. The possession management unit 10g is a management unit that manages the number of possessions of the player using the number of possessions 10d stored in the storage unit 10c. Specifically, when a new ball is counted, the count value is added to the number of balls of the game type, and when the ball is paid out, the game type of the game type for which the payout number is set is calculated. Subtract from the number of holding balls.

  The number-of-balls adding process and the subtracting process are performed on the number of balls corresponding to the rate and type used by the gaming machine with the inter-card processing machine 10 provided. Further, when returning the card, the card management device 40 is notified of the number of possessed balls, and an instruction to update the card information 40e managed by the card management device 40 is given.

  The division target receiving unit 10h is a processing unit that receives designation of a game type as a division source and a game type as a division destination. Specifically, the division target accepting unit 10h controls display on the display operation unit 13 of game types that can be selected as a division source, and accepts a selection operation from a player.

  A game type that can be selected as a division source is a game type having a number of possessions larger than “0”. In addition, when there is a game type for which division is prohibited by the card management device 40, the game type for which division is prohibited is excluded from the selection target as the division source.

  Further, the division target accepting unit 10h controls display on the display operation unit 13 of game types that can be selected as a division destination, and accepts a selection operation from a player. The game types that can be selected as the division destination are game types other than the game types that are prohibited from being divided by the card management device 40.

  The possession ball division processing unit 10j is a processing unit that performs the division processing of the possession balls. Specifically, if the number of divisions is received via the display operation unit 13, after the division source card associated with a value obtained by subtracting the division number from the number of possession balls of the division source is discharged, the holding number corresponding to the division number is discharged. A process of discharging the division destination card associated with the number of balls is performed.

  The holding ball division processing unit 10j includes a conversion processing unit 10j1. The conversion processing unit 10j1 is a processing unit that calculates the number of balls to be associated with the division destination by converting the number of divisions based on the difference between the rates when the division source rate and the divided rate are different. . The possession ball division processing unit 10j associates the number of possession balls calculated by the conversion processing unit 10j1 with the division destination card.

  In addition, the possession ball division processing unit 10j, when the number of possessed balls calculated by the conversion processing unit 10j1 or the number of divisions obtained by subtracting the number of divisions is less than the minimum possession number (for example, “125 balls”), Do not perform the ball splitting process. However, when the splitting source card is a membership card, the ball splitting process is performed even if the splitting number is less than the minimum number of balls.

  Specifically, if the possession ball division processing unit 10j receives an input of the number of divisions from the display operation unit 13 and detects the pressing operation of the card return button 21a of the gaming machine 20, the possession ball division operation is performed. It is determined that Then, it is determined whether the value obtained by subtracting the number of divisions from the number of balls of the game type designated as the division source or the number of balls calculated by the conversion processing unit 10j1 is less than the minimum number of balls. As a result, when either the value obtained by subtracting the number of divisions from the number of possessions of the game type designated as the division source or the number of possessions calculated by the conversion processing unit 10j1 is less than the minimum number of possessions “NG” indicating an abnormal input value is displayed on the display operation unit 13 and the ball splitting process is not performed. On the other hand, if the value obtained by subtracting the number of divisions from the number of balls of the game type designated as the division source or the number of balls calculated by the conversion processing unit 10j1 is equal to or greater than the minimum number of balls, Split processing is performed. A detailed description of the holding ball dividing process will be described later.

  The payout processing unit 10k throws a predetermined number (for example, 125 balls) out of the number of balls to the upper plate 21 of the gaming machine 20 through the nozzle 14 when the holding ball payout button is pressed. When the lending button is pressed, the processing unit instructs the gaming machine 20 to pay out a predetermined number of gaming media on condition that the card has a prepaid value. When replaying the stored balls, a predetermined number (for example, 125 balls) out of the number of stored balls is thrown through the nozzle 14 onto the upper plate 21 of the gaming machine 20.

  Next, the card management device 40 includes an input unit 40a, a display unit 40b, a communication I / F unit 40c, a storage unit 40d, and a control unit 40f. The input unit 40a is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display unit 40b is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display device. The communication I / F unit 40c is an interface unit for data communication with the inter-card card processor 10, and the storage unit 40d is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 40d stores card information 40e in which a card ID, a prepaid value, and the number of balls are associated. FIG. 5 shows the card ID “001” with a prepaid value “0 yen”, a 4-yen pachinko possession number “1000”, a 1-yen pachinko possession number “200”, and a 20-yen slot possession number. A state in which “700 sheets” is associated is shown. FIG. 5 shows that the card ID “002” has a prepaid value “0 yen”, a 4-yen pachinko ball number “0”, a 1-yen pachinko ball number “300” and a 20-yen slot. The state where the number of balls “0” is associated is shown.

  The control unit 40f is a control unit that controls the entire card management device 40, and includes a card information management unit 40g. The card information management unit 40g manages the number of balls and prepaid value of each card using the card information 40e stored in the storage unit 40d.

  Next, a processing procedure at the time of card insertion by the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the card management device 40 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of card insertion by the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the card management device 40 shown in FIG. Here, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a ball is associated with the card.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the inter-card card processing machine 10 receives the card (step S101; Yes), the card ID is read by the R / W unit 10a (step S102), and the holding ball including the card ID is received. A number of inquiry signals are transmitted to the card management device 40 (step S103).

  If the card management device 40 receives the number-of-balls inquiry signal (step S104; Yes), the card information 40e is searched by the card ID, and the number of balls of each game type associated with the card ID is determined. After extracting (step S105) and transmitting the number of possessed balls of each game type to the inter-card processing machine 10 (step S106), the number of possessed balls of each game type associated with the card ID of the card information 40e is obtained. Clear to "0 ball" (step S107). If the inter-card processing machine 10 receives the number of possessions of each game type (step S108; Yes), the received number of possessions of each game type is stored in the storage unit 10c (step S109). The number of balls is displayed on the number of balls display unit 18a (step S110). By performing the above-described series of processing, the number of balls 10d associated with the card is stored in the inter-card card processing machine 10. In addition, it does not clear all the number of balls of each game type associated with the card ID to “0 ball”, but the game type (ball, 1 yen rate, etc.) of the inter-card processing machine in which the card is inserted. You may make it clear the number of possessions regarding an applicable game type (a ball, 1 yen rate) to "0 ball".

  Thus, in normal times, if the number of held balls stored in the card management device 40 is used as positive instead of the number of held balls recorded on the card, and the card is inserted into the inter-card processing machine 10 In this case, the number of balls is transferred to the inter-card card processing machine 10. When the card is returned, the number of balls in the inter-card processing machine 10 is transferred to the card management device 40, and the card information 40e is updated.

  Next, a processing procedure at the time of the ball splitting process by the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of the ball splitting process by the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. Here, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the number of possessed balls is stored in the storage unit 10c of the inter-card processing machine 10 by the processing shown in FIG. 6 or a game by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the inter-card card processing machine 10 is in a state of waiting for an operation for designating the division source game type (step S201), and designates the division type game type (for example, a 4-yen rate). If the operation is accepted (step S201; Yes), the operation waits for an operation for designating the game type to be divided (step S202).

  If an operation for designating the division-destination game type is received (step S202; Yes), the inter-card card processing machine 10 enters a state of waiting for the division number (step S203). If the number of possessed balls is received (step S203; Yes), the inter-card card processing machine 10 retains the possession balls of the divided original card after the division based on the current number of possessed balls 10d (A) and the divided number (B). The number (C) is calculated by the calculation formula of “C = A−B” (step S204). Then, it is determined whether or not the number of balls (C) in the divided original card after the division is less than the minimum number of balls (step S205).

  Also, the inter-card processing machine 10 converts the number of divisions (B) based on the difference in rate between the game type of the division source and the game type of the division destination, and calculates the number of balls (D) associated with the division destination card. (Step S206), it is determined whether or not the number of balls (D) of the divided card after the division is less than the minimum number of balls (Step S207).

  When at least one of the number of balls (C) and the number of balls (D) is less than the minimum number of balls (step S205; No or step S207; No), the inter-card processing machine 10 Then, “NG” indicating an input value error is displayed on the LCD of the display operation unit 13 (step S208), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when both the number of possessed balls (C) and the number of retained balls (D) are equal to or larger than the minimum number of retained balls (step S207; Yes), the split source card associated with the number of retained balls (C) is determined. It discharges (step S209). Specifically, the number of possessed balls (C) is transmitted to the card management device 40 to instruct rewriting of the card information 40e, and the number of possessed balls (C) is recorded on the card after the rewriting of the card information 40e is completed. The card will be ejected later.

  Thereafter, the same processing as the division source card discharge processing is performed to discharge the division destination card associated with the division number (D) (step S210). If the number of cards stored in the card unit 15 is less than the predetermined value (step S211; No), the card number shortage “NO CARD” is displayed on the LCD of the display operation unit 13 (step S212). ), Notify the player of the card shortage. As a result, the player calls a store clerk to replenish the card. When such a card shortage occurs, it is possible to notify the store clerk of the card shortage by causing the status display unit 11 of the inter-card processing machine 10 to blink in red, for example.

  Since the cards are discharged in the order of the division source card and the division destination card by the above-described series of processing, the player continues the game by inserting the division source card into the inter-card card processing machine 10. Then, the split card can be handed over to a third party to effectively transfer the ball. In addition, when the division | segmentation origin card | curd is a membership card, it is not necessary to determine whether the number of balls (C) after division | segmentation is less than the minimum number of balls. Alternatively, even if at least one of the number of possessed balls (C) or the number of retained balls (D) after the division is less than the minimum number of retained balls, it may be configured to perform the dividing process. This is because, in the case of a member, since the name and address are registered in advance, there is a low possibility of performing useless ball split processing due to mischief or the like.

  As described above, the inter-card card processing machine 10 according to the first embodiment accepts designation of a game type as a division source and a game type as a division destination when dividing the number of possession balls, and serves as a division source. Subtract the specified number of divisions from the number of balls of the specified game type and associate it with the source card, and assign the number of balls corresponding to the number of divisions to the target card as the type of game specified as the target Associate. For this reason, when there are a plurality of game types, not only the game type used by the gaming machine 20 but also any game type can be the target of division.

  Further, even if the game type is different in the division source and the division destination, the division process is possible, so that the convenience of division can be greatly improved. Further, by performing conversion by the conversion processing unit 10j1, even if the rates of the game types of the division source and the division destination are different, the possession ball can be divided. Furthermore, even if the types of game media are different, such as pachinko balls and slot medals, it is possible to divide the holding balls. It is also possible to prohibit division of a part of game types. In addition, if it is possible to select the type of game media, such as pachinko balls and slot medals, so that the number of balls (medals) can be divided between balls and medals, Both the media type (ball / medal) and rate will be entered.

  In the first embodiment, the inter-card card processing machine that receives the operation of the holding ball payout button and pays out the pachinko balls has been described. This inter-card processing machine accepts the insertion of pachinko balls by a player, and when the pachinko balls are injected into the game area and wins a prize, the pachinko balls for the prize balls generated by winning are paid out. It is attached to a game machine.

  However, in recent years, the introduction of enclosed game machines that restrict the insertion of pachinko balls from players and the payout of prize balls has been studied. In the inter-card game machine attached to the enclosed game machine, the injection of the pachinko balls by the enclosed game machine is managed based on the data on the number of balls, and the number of prize balls is added to the number of balls. .

  In the second embodiment, a case will be described in which the present invention is applied to an inter-card processing machine provided in an enclosed gaming machine. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine according to the second embodiment.

  The inter-card processing machine 110 shown in FIG. 8 does not have the counting unit 17, the communication I / F unit 10b communicates with the enclosed game machine 120, and the control unit 10f replaces the payout processing unit 10k. The difference from the inter-card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 4, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The injection management unit 111 includes the enclosed game machine when the number of balls of the game type used by the enclosed game machine 120 is greater than “0” among the number of balls of each game type indicated by the number of possessed balls 10d. An injection permission is transmitted to 120. The injection permission is transmitted through the communication I / F unit 10b.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball is ejected by the enclosed game machine 120, the injection management unit 111 performs a process of subtracting the number of balls of the game type used by the enclosed game machine 120. This subtraction may be performed every time one pachinko ball is ejected or may be performed every time a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) is ejected.

  When the ejected pachinko ball wins, the inter-card processing machine 110 receives the number of winning balls obtained by winning through the communication I / F unit 10b, and the number of winning balls is enclosed in the enclosed gaming machine 120. Adds to the number of possessions of the game type used by.

  The enclosed game machine 120 includes a communication I / F unit 121, a control unit 122, and a game control unit 123. The communication I / F unit 121 is an interface unit for performing data communication with the inter-card card processor 110. Similar to the communication I / F unit 10b, the communication I / F unit 121 includes a security chip unit, and performs cryptographic communication with the security chip of the communication I / F unit 10b.

  The control unit 122 is a control unit that totally controls the enclosed game machine 120, and includes a communication control unit 122a and an injection processing unit 122b. The communication control unit 122 a is a control unit that controls communication with the inter-card card processor 110 and communication with the game control unit 123.

  The communication control unit 122a notifies the injection processing unit 122b when the injection permission is received from the inter-card card processor 110. Moreover, the communication control part 122a transmits the number of injection balls to the inter-card processing unit 110 when a pachinko ball is injected into the game area. Moreover, the communication control part 122a transmits the number of prize balls to the inter-card processing machine 110 when the ejected pachinko ball wins.

  The injection processing unit 122b performs a process of injecting a pachinko ball to the game area when the operation of the handle by the player is detected with the injection permission received from the inter-card card processing machine 110.

  The game control unit 123 is a control unit that is connected to the control unit 122 and controls a game using the enclosed pachinko. The game control unit 123 notifies the control unit 122 every time a pachinko ball is injected into the game area. In addition, when the ejected pachinko ball wins, the game control unit 123 notifies the control unit 122 of the number of prize balls.

  In this way, even in the inter-card game machine 110 installed in the enclosed game machine 120, when dividing the number of balls, as in the first embodiment, the game type of the division source and the game type of the division destination A game in which the specified number of balls is subtracted from the number of possessions of the game type designated as the division source and associated with the division source card, and the number of possessions corresponding to the number of divisions is designated as the division destination It can be associated with the split card as a seed ball. In addition, as in the case of the first embodiment, even if the game type of the division source and the division destination are different or the rate of the game type is different, the possession ball can be divided.

  In the first and second embodiments, the case where a single game type is used as a division source to divide the holding ball has been described. However, a plurality of game types may be used as the division source. In the third embodiment, a description will be given of the division of a ball having a plurality of game types as a division source.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the inter-card card processing machine and the ball splitting method according to the third embodiment. The inter-card card processor 210 shown in FIG. 9 is a device that can divide the ball by the player's own operation.

  When the player divides his / her own ball, the game type of the division source, the game type of the division destination, and the number of balls to be divided are input. FIG. 9 (a1) shows a state where an operation for selecting the game type of the division source is performed. In the state shown in FIG. 9 (a1), the 4-yen pachinko holding ball, the 1-yen pachinko holding ball, and the 20-yen slot holding ball are displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-card processing machine 10. Yes.

  The 4-yen pachinko represents a 4-yen pachinko ball that was lent out at 4 yen per ball. In FIG. 9 (a1), the 4-ball pachinko ball is “1000 balls”. A one-yen pachinko represents a one-yen rate pachinko ball that was lent out for one yen. In FIG. 9 (a1), the 1-yen pachinko ball is “500 balls”. The 20-yen slot indicates a holding ball of a 20-yen slot medal lent out at 20 yen per piece. In FIG. 9 (a1), the number of holding balls in the 20-yen slot is “700”.

  In FIG. 9 (a1), a 1-yen slingshot ball is designated as a division source by the player. After receiving the designation of the division source, the inter-card card processor 10 accepts the designation of the division destination as shown in FIG. 9 (a2). FIG. 9 (a2) shows a state in which 1-yen pachinko is designated as a division destination among 4-yen pachinko, 1-yen pachinko, and 20-yen slot.

  After receiving the designation of the division destination, the inter-card card processor 10 accepts the designation of the number of divisions as shown in FIG. 9 (a3). FIG. 1 (a3) shows a state in which “700 balls” is designated as the number of divisions.

  When the specification of the number of divisions is received, the inter-card processing machine 10 displays the number of balls before and after the division for the division source and the number of balls after the division for the division destination. Here, when the number of possession balls of the division source is less than the designated division number, the inter-card card processing machine 210 also uses other game types as the division source.

  In FIG. 9, 700 yen for 1 yen pachinko is the number of divisions, but the number of balls of 1 yen pachinko that is the division source is 500 balls, which is less than the number of divisions. Therefore, the inter-card card processing device 210 uses all 500 balls that are 1-yen pachinko, and uses the 4-yen pachinko for the deficient 1-yen pachinko 200 balls. Yes.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9 (a3), the number of held balls “500” of the 1-yen pachinko that is the division source becomes “0” after the division, and the number of held balls “1000” of the 4-yen pachinko is “950” is displayed after the division. The difference “50” in the number of balls in a 4-yen pachinko is equivalent to the number of balls in a 1-yen pachinko “200”. The number of pachinko balls “700” can be related.

  After the player specifies the division source, the division destination, and the number of divisions, the inter-card card processor 210 performs a card ejection operation. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9B, the division source card C1 and the division destination card C2 are discharged.

  The split source card C1 is associated with a 4-yen pachinko ball “950 balls”, a 1-yen pachinko ball “0”, and a 20-yen slot “700 balls”. In addition, a one-yen pachinko ball “700 balls” is associated with the card C2 to be divided.

  For this reason, the player continues the game by inserting the card C1 of the division source into the card unit 15 of the inter-card processing machine 210, and passes the card C2 of the division destination to a third party. Part of it can be transferred to a third party. A third party who receives the card C2 of the division destination inserts the card C2 of the division destination into the card unit 15 of the inter-card processing machine 10 provided in the other gaming machine, thereby holding the 1-yen pachinko. It becomes possible to play a game with the ball “700 balls” held.

  Further, the inter-card card processor 10 divides the two divided cards and adds them back to the original state during a predetermined period (eg, “30 seconds”) after the end of the division process. Processing is possible. This is because it is possible to flexibly cope with a case where the division operation is wrong or a situation changes during the division process. If multiple game types were used as the division source in the division process, the number of divisions from each division source can be restored when the division cancellation process is performed Is preferably stored separately.

  Next, the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing device 210 shown in FIG. 9 will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing device 210 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the inter-card card processing device 210 further includes a boarding processing unit 10j2 in the possession ball splitting processing unit 10j. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the inter-card processing apparatus 10 shown in the first embodiment, and therefore the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The boarding processing unit 10j2 uses the other game types as the division source and secures the designated division number when the number of possession balls of the designated division source is less than the designated division number. Is a processing unit. Specifically, if the number of possessed balls of the designated division source is less than the designated division number, the entry processing unit 10j2 selects another game type having the number of possessed balls larger than 0 as the division source. .

  When the rate of the game type selected by the boarding processing unit 10j2 is different from the game type of the division destination, the boarding processing unit 10j2 performs conversion based on the rate difference from the division destination, and the number of balls after conversion So that the total number of matches the number of holding balls at the split destination.

  The game type selected by the entry processing unit 10j2 may accept designation by the player or may be determined according to a predetermined priority order. Further, the number of game types selected by the entry processing unit 10j2 is arbitrary. For example, three game types of 4 yen pachinko, 2 yen pachinko, and 1 yen pachinko can be selected as division sources, and can be added after conversion according to the rate.

  Next, a processing procedure at the time of the ball splitting process by the inter-card card processing machine 210 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of the ball splitting process by the inter-card card processor 210 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the inter-card card processor 210 is in a state of waiting for an operation for designating a division source game type (step S301), and designates a division source game type (for example, a 4-yen rate). If the operation is accepted (step S301; Yes), the operation waits to accept an operation for designating the game type to be divided (step S302).

  If an operation for designating the division-destination game type is accepted (step S302; Yes), the inter-card card processor 210 enters a state of waiting for the division number (step S303). If the number of divisions is received (step S303; Yes), the inter-card card processing machine 10 has the number of balls of the division source card after division from the number of current possession balls 10d (A) and the division number (B) of the division source. (C) is calculated by the calculation formula of “C = A−B” (step S304). Then, it is determined whether or not the number of possessed balls (C) of the divided original card after the division is equal to or greater than the minimum number of retained balls (step S305).

  If the number of possessed balls (C) of the divided original card after the division is less than the minimum number of retained balls (step S305; No), a boarding process by the boarding processing unit 10j2 is performed (step S313). If the number of possessed balls (C) of the division source card after the entry process or after the division is equal to or greater than the minimum number of possession balls (step S305; Yes), the inter-card processing unit 210 determines that the game type of the division source is The number of divisions (B) is converted based on the rate difference of the game type of the division destination, the number of balls (D) to be associated with the division destination card is calculated (step S306), and the number of balls of the division destination card after the division is calculated. It is determined whether or not (D) is less than the minimum number of balls (step S307).

  When the number of balls (D) is less than the minimum number of balls (step S307; No), the inter-card processing unit 210 displays “NG” indicating an input value error on the LCD of the display operation unit 13. (Step S308), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the number of balls (D) is equal to or more than the minimum number of balls (step S307; Yes), the division source card associated with the number of balls (C) is discharged (step S309). Specifically, the number of possessed balls (C) is transmitted to the card management device 40 to instruct rewriting of the card information 40e, and the number of possessed balls (C) is recorded on the card after the rewriting of the card information 40e is completed. The card will be ejected later.

  Thereafter, the same processing as the division source card discharge processing is performed, and the division destination card associated with the division number (D) is discharged (step S310). If the number of cards stored in the card unit 15 is less than the predetermined value (step S311; No), the card number shortage “NO CARD” is displayed on the LCD of the display operation unit 13 (step S312). ), Notify the player of the card shortage. As a result, the player calls a store clerk to replenish the card. When such a card shortage occurs, it is possible to notify the store clerk of the card shortage by causing the status display unit 11 of the inter-card processing machine 210 to blink in red, for example. The notification timing may be at the start of the division process. This is because it becomes clear that a split card is necessary at that time.

  Next, a specific example of the boarding process will be described. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for describing a specific example of the entry processing. In FIG. 12, the number Aa of the 4-yen pachinko is “1000”, the number Ab of the 2-yen pachinko is “0”, and the 1-yen pachinko has the number A The case where the number Ac is “500” is shown.

  When the 1-yen rate that is the division source and then the 1-yen rate that is the division destination are selected and 1-yen pachinko “700” is designated as the number of divisions B, the number of balls Ac “500” of 1-yen pachinko is The number of divisions is less than B. Therefore, the boarding processing unit 10j2 further uses the number of balls Aa “1000” of the 4-yen pachinko as a division source. As a result, the number of possessed balls C of the split card is “950” for the 4-yen pachinko, and “0” for the 2-yen pachinko, and the number Cc of the 1-yen pachinko is “0”. “0”. In addition, the number D of holding balls of the division-destination card is “0” for the 4-yen pachinko and “0” for the 2-yen pachinko, and the 1-yen pachinko holding Dc is “0”. 700 ".

  When the boarding processing unit 10j2 performs the boarding process, the number of possessed balls Ca, Cb, Cc of each game type of the division source and the number of possessed balls Da, Db, Dc of each game type of the division destination are the smallest The game type and the number of balls to be divided from each game type are determined so as to be more than the number.

  Note that when the splitting card is a membership card, the number of held balls Ca, Cb, Cc and the number of held balls Da, Db, Dc after the split may be less than the minimum number of balls. Similar to Example 1.

  Further, even a general card may be configured to allow it to be less than the minimum number of balls. In that case, it is preferable that the remaining number is “0”. Since the use of general cards is limited on the day, rather than distributing the balls by leaving the number of balls, such as 125 balls, collect the balls by dividing them so that there are no balls of any game type This is because it may be better to do this.

  As described above, the inter-card card processing apparatus 210 according to the third embodiment can use a plurality of game types as a division source and divide the number of balls. For this reason, even if it is a case where the desired division | segmentation number cannot be obtained with one game kind, the division | segmentation of a ball can be performed flexibly.

  In the third embodiment, the case where the number of divisions equal to or more than the number of possession balls of the division source can be specified has been described, but the division number is configured so that it can be designated only within the number of possession balls of the division source. Also good. In that case, if further division is desired, the same operation is additionally performed.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments, when a card is inserted into the inter-card card processor, the card management device manages the number of balls managed by the card management device by transferring it to the inter-card card processor. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of held balls is managed by both the inter-card processing machine and the card management device, or only by the card management device. It can also be applied when managing the number of holding balls.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments, for convenience of explanation, “the case where a player desires to select a desired rate from a plurality of rates” has been described. The present invention can also be applied to a case where a desired game type desired by the player is selected from among them. This “game type” is a type that is defined as one that should be handled separately from each other in terms of operation, such as when the exchange rate or premium grant rate is different even if the rate is the same. . That is, a plurality of game types can exist even at the same rate.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments, detailed description of the card form is omitted, but the card includes a magnetic card, an IC card, and the like. Further, although the “card” has been described as an example here for convenience of explanation, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a chip, a stick, a portable terminal, or the like is used in addition to the card. In particular, when an IC chip-equipped mobile terminal is used as a medium, the IC chip and the R / W are not connected to each other by placing the mobile terminal on a reader / writer (R / W) provided in the inter-card processing unit 10. The prepaid value and the number of possessions associated with the mobile terminal can be acquired by contact communication.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1, 2, and 3, although the example was demonstrated demonstrating the inter-card card processing machine attached to the game machine using a pachinko ball, the inter-card card attached to the gaming machine using a slot medal The present invention is applicable to any device that processes a storage medium associated with a ball, such as a processing machine, a payment machine, or a prize management device.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1, 2, and 3, although the case where the holding ball was divided | segmented was demonstrated as an example, when dividing various data regarding a game, such as division | segmentation of a storage ball and division | segmentation of a prepaid value, it is possible to transfer. Widely applicable to.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments, the configuration in which the number to be divided is input has been described. However, the configuration may be performed in which the number to be divided is input. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 1 (a2), after the designation of the division destination (1-yen pachinko) is accepted, the number of divisions is not designated in FIG. By specifying a ball (200 balls), the same division as in FIG. 1 can be realized.

  Further, it is desirable to set the “minimum number of balls” of the division destination or the division source depending on the rate. For example, “125 balls” may be the minimum number of balls if the rate is 4 yen, and “500 balls” may be the minimum number of balls if the rate is 1 yen. Alternatively, the minimum number of balls may be obtained by converting the number of balls at each rate by inputting the amount of money.

  Further, if division into the same rate as the rate selected at the division source is set, the step of designating the game type (rate) as the division destination may be omitted. Also, if the division source selection operation is omitted and the number of divisions is suddenly entered, the division of the game type (rate) to be divided is the same game type as the currently operated inter-card card processor. It may be a method. Alternatively, the same game type as the inter-card card processing apparatus that is currently operated may be used as a division-destination game type, and only the division-source game type may be selected.

  In addition, various correspondences may be made such that the division processing is possible or not according to the communication state between the inter-card card processor and the management device. For example, if the communication with the management device is in a poor communication state, “You can't divide the ball at all”, “Cannot divide different types of game media like pachinko balls and slot medals”, “Although division with the same rate is allowed, It is possible to perform control with a pattern such as “cannot be divided between different rates”.

  Further, in the first, second, and third embodiments, the case where the division source card is ejected after the division destination card is ejected has been described. However, the ejection order of the division destination card and the division source card is arbitrary, May be discharged first.

  Each illustrated configuration is schematic in function, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be configured.

  For example, in the first, second, and third embodiments, the card management device and the member management device are shown as separate devices. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be applied when integrated.

  As described above, the storage medium processing device, the game system, and the storage medium processing method according to the present invention share a game medium by transferring a part of the game medium such as the number of possessions and the number of stored balls to other players. It is suitable for improving convenience.

10, 110, 210 Inter-card processing unit 10a R / W unit 10b, 40c, 121 Communication I / F unit 10c, 40d Storage unit 10d Number of balls 10e Minimum number of balls 10f, 40f, 122 Control unit 10g Section 10h Division target receiving section 10j Mochitama division processing section 10j1 Conversion processing section 10j2 Loading processing section 10k Dispensing processing section 11 Status display section 12 Bill insertion section 13 Display operation section 14 Nozzle 15 Card unit section 16 Portable reading section 17 Counting section DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Jam storage part 18a Jam number display part 20 Game machine 21 Upper plate 21a Card return button 22 Lower plate 30 Island controller 40 Card management apparatus 40a Input part 40b Display part 40e Card information 40g Card information management part 50 Member management apparatus 60 Island edge counter 70 Settlement machine 80 Premium management device 90 Communication line 111 Out management unit 122a communication control unit 122b injection processing unit 123 game controller

Claims (10)

A storage medium processing device that performs processing for associating the number of game media used by a gaming machine installed in a game store with a storage medium,
Division information receiving means for receiving an input of a division number or a remaining number for dividing at least a part of the number of game media acquired by the player to be associated with the first storage medium and at least a game source of a division source to be divided When,
A storage medium processing apparatus comprising: a split processing unit that performs split processing on the second storage medium based on information received by the split information receiving unit.   The division information accepting unit further accepts designation of a game type to be divided, and the division processing unit is a correspondence rate between a game medium and a valuable value in the game type of the division source, and a game in the game type of the division destination 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein when the corresponding rates of the medium and the valuable value are different, the number of game media is converted based on the difference of the corresponding rates and associated with the second storage medium. Media processing device.   3. The storage medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the game type of the division source and the game type of the division destination received by the division information receiving unit are different in type of game medium.   The said division | segmentation information reception means receives designation | designated of the said game type of the division | segmentation origin from game types other than the game type for which division | segmentation was prohibited among several game types. Storage medium processing apparatus.   5. The storage medium processing according to claim 1, further comprising payout means for subtracting the number of game media and paying out a number of game media corresponding to the subtracted number of game media. apparatus.   The storage medium processing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an ejection management unit that manages ejection of game media to a game area of the gaming machine based on the number of game media. apparatus.   The division processing means divides the number of game media from each of a plurality of game types, converts the number of divided game media according to the corresponding rate in each game type, and adds up the converted number of game media. The storage medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the storage medium processing apparatus is associated with the second storage medium.   8. The storage medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the division information receiving unit selects a game type set in the own device as a game type to be divided. A gaming system including a storage medium processing device for performing processing for associating a number of gaming media used by gaming machines installed in a gaming store with a storage medium,
Division information receiving means for receiving an input of a division number or a remaining number for dividing at least a part of the number of game media acquired by the player to be associated with the first storage medium and at least a game source of a division source to be divided When,
A gaming system comprising: a division processing unit that performs a division process on the second storage medium based on the information received by the division information receiving unit. A storage medium processing method for associating a number of game media used by a gaming machine installed in a game store with a storage medium,
A division information receiving step of receiving an input of the number of divisions or the number of divisions for dividing at least a part of the number of game media acquired by the player to be associated with the first storage medium and at least the game type of the division source to be divided When,
A division processing step of performing division processing on the second storage medium based on the information received in the division information reception step.

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