JP6267572B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine device installed in association with a gaming machine and capable of issuing a recording medium capable of specifying the remaining valuable value and receiving the recording medium, and a management device for managing the remaining valuable value The present invention relates to a system for a game hall comprising

  At the amusement hall, the player inserts money to play and counts if he has a possession. In this case, since it becomes more convenient if money can be input not only for one lending unit (for example, 500 yen) but also for a plurality of lending units (for example, 10,000 yen), a system for a recent game hall In this case, the balance excluding the used amount is associated with a recording medium as an issue target, and money for a plurality of lending units can be accepted without any restriction on the total amount of money to be paid. Similarly, by installing a gaming machine device equipped with a counting function called a so-called counter counter in association with a gaming machine, the number of balls is counted, and the counted balls are associated with recording media to be issued. This also increases convenience.

  Such balances and holding balls are issued for the recording medium, but if you do not allow the so-called pedestrian movement that uses the holding balls in a gaming machine different from the gaming machine that acquired the holding ball, When a recording medium associated with a gaming machine different from the gaming machine to be accepted is received, the recording medium itself is rejected, and the balance associated with the recording medium cannot be used in the gaming machine. There is a risk of becoming. For example, in Patent Document 1, the use of a balance is prohibited while the use of a balance is permitted to eliminate such a problem that the balance cannot be used.

JP 2010-253123 A

  However, in Patent Document 1 described above, a recording medium is issued every time a possession ball is acquired by a different gaming machine, and therefore, the use of a possession ball is prohibited in order to improve the convenience of the player and the player. Even if the use of the balance is permitted, if a recording medium is issued every time the number of gaming machines that have earned a ball is increased, the convenience of the player is not increased, and the number of recording media used increases. It is not good in terms of cost. Here, it is considered that a plurality of recording areas may be provided on the recording medium, and a different recording area may be used for each movement of the table. This also leads to an increase in cost, such as the necessity to prepare a recording medium having a large recording area. There is much fear.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object thereof is to provide a player while suppressing the use of a valuable value in a gaming machine different from the gaming machine that has acquired the valuable value (long ball). It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system that can improve convenience by avoiding a situation in which the number of recording media and the like that must be possessed increases unnecessarily.

The invention described in claim 1 is a value accepting unit that accepts a monetary value owned by a player and an acquired value that is a game value acquired by a game, and the monetary value received by the value accepting unit, or the acquisition In addition to a valuable value which is a value, a value giving means for giving a game value usable for a game, and among the valuable values received by the value receiving means, the value giving means A recording medium issuing means for issuing a recording medium capable of specifying the remaining valuable value excluding the exchanged value with the game value; and receiving the recording medium, and specifying the remaining valuable value specified by the recording medium A game machine device provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and the recording medium issued by the issuing process is associated with the identifiable recording medium information A management device comprising a management means for managing the residual value in such a manner that at least the acquired value of the residual value can be classified by device identification information capable of identifying the gaming machine device to be issued. A system for a game hall constructed, wherein the recording medium issuing means can identify the total residual value that is the residual value that is not classified by the device identification information without inquiring the management means, The individual residual value, which is the residual value that is classified by the device identification information, performs the issuing process by issuing a recording medium that can be specified by making an inquiry to the management unit, and the recording medium receiving unit When a recording medium is received, the recording medium information of the recording medium and the own device identification information that is the device identification information of the gaming machine device corresponding to the recording medium The individual residual negotiable value corresponding to identified by querying to the management unit, and identifies the remaining valuable resource the exchange object of the addition process.

In the invention described in claim 2, when the recording medium issuing means performs the issuing process, the monetary value and the acquired value remain as the remaining valuable value, and the acquired value is further determined by the own device. And the acquisition value corresponding to a gaming machine device other than its own device, and the monetary recording medium that is a recording medium for which the monetary value is to be issued, and issuing the acquisition value A separate issue process, which is the issue process for each of the acquired recording media as the target recording media, is performed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the management means manages the money recording medium and the acquired recording medium in association with each other when the separation and issue processing is performed, and the value receiving means When the recording medium accepting unit accepts a valuable value corresponding to the other recording medium in a state where any one of the money recording medium and the acquired recording medium is accepted, the other recording medium The management apparatus is inquired whether the remaining valuable value of the medium remains, and the inquiry result is notified.

  The invention described in claim 4 includes a settlement apparatus that performs a settlement process for at least the acquired value among the residual value associated with the recording medium, and the management means performs the settlement process. In addition, while updating the total residual value, the individual residual value is not updated, and when the recording medium receiving unit receives the recording medium, the total residual value is included in the device identification information. If the corresponding residual value is larger than the corresponding residual value, the residual value corresponding to the own device identification information is specified as an exchange target of the grant process, while the residual value corresponding to the own device identification information is the total If the value is larger than the residual value, the total residual value is specified as an exchange target of the grant process.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine device includes storage means for storing residual value information that can specify the residual value even after the issuing process, and the recording medium issuing means includes the issuing When performing processing, the self-device identification information is issued so as to be specified by a recording medium, and the recording medium accepting unit is configured to record the recording medium when communication between the gaming machine device and the management device is interrupted. According to the result of comparing the own device identification information specified by the above and the total residual value, the device identification information of the gaming machine device corresponding to itself, and the residual value specified by the residual value information, It is characterized by specifying whether the total residual value or the residual value specified by the residual value information is to be exchanged for the grant process.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, since the recording medium that can be specified by inquiring the individual residual value (residual value in units of unit number) from the management means is issued as an issue target, It is not necessary to record the valuable value on the recording medium, and it is possible to support the operation of prohibiting the transfer of the residual valuable value after the table is moved while suppressing the cost of the recording medium. In addition, since the total remaining value (total remaining value of unit value) can be specified without inquiring the management means, it is issued as the issue target, so it is managed with the gaming machine device. Even when communication with the device is disconnected (offline), it is possible to reduce the possibility of damaging the security by comparing the total remaining value stored in the management device with value assignment processing using the total remaining value it can.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a monetary recording medium that is a recording medium that can specify a monetary value (balance) and an acquisition recording medium that is a recording medium that can specify an acquired value (holding ball) are issued. Since it is issued separately as a target, for example, it is possible to promote the settlement of monetary value or manage the acquired value without considering the monetary value, while reducing the burden on the system, etc. The possibility of issuing a recording medium can be reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when one of the money recording medium and the acquisition recording medium is received and a valuable value corresponding to the other recording medium is received, the other recording medium is received. Since the inquiry result as to whether or not the residual value of the recording medium remains is notified, for example, when the residual value remains, the addition to the recording medium is promoted or a new value is added. It is possible to support operations such as prohibiting the receipt of valuable value.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the acquired value may be settled by a player exchanging prizes during the game, but when the acquired value is settled, the total residual value is calculated. If the total residual value is greater than the residual value corresponding to the own device identification information, the remaining residual value corresponding to the own device identification information is not updated. If the residual value corresponding to the device identification information is greater than the total residual value, the total residual value is included in the replacement target. It is also possible to appropriately cope with a case where the player has settled the acquired value by exchanging prizes during the game, etc.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, when the communication between the gaming machine device and the management device is disconnected (offline), the own device identification information and the total remaining valuable value specified by the recording medium, Based on the result of comparing the device identification information and the residual value specified by the residual value information, the total residual value or the residual value specified by the residual value information is assigned. Since it is specified whether or not to be exchanged, it is possible to specify the corresponding residual value based on the device identification information when receiving the recording medium offline without storing the individual residual value on the recording medium. It is possible to support the operation that prohibits taking over of balls after the table is moved.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Figure showing type setting The figure which shows the storage area of the gaming machine device Diagram showing recording area of card Diagram showing storage area of management device Figure showing table movement setting Flow chart showing gaming machine device processing Flow chart showing management device processing Flowchart showing issue processing with separate issue

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and corresponding to each gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine device 2 (equivalent to value receiving means, value adding means, recording medium issuing means, recording medium receiving means, storage means). ) And an information display device 3 are installed. These gaming machine 1, gaming machine device 2 and information display device 3 are connected to a relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to a management device 6 (corresponding to management means) via a LAN 5.

  A POS (corresponding to a settlement apparatus) 7 and a balance settlement machine (not shown) are also installed in the game hall. The POS 7 and the balance settlement machine are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. The POS 7 is provided in a prize exchange counter in the game hall, and is operated by an employee of the game hall. The POS 7 is attached with a card reader (not shown). When a general card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card) 8 is received by the card reader, the POS 7 recorded on the received card 8 (depending on the game) Based on the acquired game value, one of the acquired value and valuable value), it is possible to judge whether or not the following prizes related to the prize exchange are possible, and to store the information related to the prize exchange. Perform exchange processing (perform settlement processing for acquired value). In this case, when the POS 7 handles the magnitude of the acquired value recorded on the card 8, the management device 6 compares it with the magnitude of the acquired value stored in advance corresponding to the card 8 and is true. The handling of the acquired value is made effective on the condition that the determination is made, and the prize exchange within the range of the effective acquired value is allowed. Further, when the balance settlement machine accepts the card 8, the balance settlement machine performs a return process of the balance recorded on the accepted card 8 (performs a monetary value settlement process).

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 9, a monitor 10, a printer (not shown), etc. operated by the game hall manager. The management device 6 receives the game signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the gaming machine device 2, etc.), thereby managing the operating status of the gaming machine 1, the gaming machine device 2, etc., and the player The size of each acquired value (money ball, in the case of a member, stored money) is stored and managed. Note that “mochidama” refers to balls that are stored on the day, and are not balls and medals deposited before the previous day, but balls and medals acquired on that day. There is a distinction between savings and same-day savings due to different management. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 6. In addition, in the amusement hall, as a plurality of gaming machine islands having different rates such as a unit price and a replacement unit price, for example, a pachinko with a unit price of 4 yen (4 pachis), a pachinko with a unit price of 1 yen (1 pachi), a rental Pachislot machines with a unit price of 20 yen (20 slots) and pachislot machines with a unit price of 5 yen (5 slots) are installed.

  The gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine and has an operation handle 12, an upper saucer 13, and a lower saucer 14 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 11, and a liquid crystal display unit 15 and a common prize winning on the board surface 11. It has a port 16, a first start port 17, a second start port 18, a big prize port 19, and the like.

The gaming machine 1 operates as shown below.
(1) The first starting port 17 is a winning port where the winning rate does not change (so-called “hemo winning port”), and the second starting port 18 is a winning port (so-called electric Chu) where the winning rate changes. A jackpot lottery is performed according to each prize (start winning prize), the lottery result is notified by symbol variation performed on the liquid crystal display unit 15, and a jackpot is awarded according to the variation result.

  (2) When starting winning a prize during symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, four each), and the symbol variation held after the symbol variation ends is started. In addition, when a start winning is made in a state where the number of symbols fluctuation (holding number) being held is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuation is not suspended.

  (3) The winning probability (hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/360, and the probability change rate that is the ratio of the big hit (probable change big hit) that becomes the probability change state (probability change) thereafter (both normal state and probability change state) 66.6%. When a big hit occurs, the grand prize opening 19 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The upper limit winning number of 1R is 10 balls, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

  (4) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/31, and the short time state (short time) when the winning rate to the second starting port 18 becomes high. Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (ordinary big hit) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a big hit nor a probable change after the big hit occurs, and then a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) ) It will be in a time-saving state until the symbol change of () is performed.

  (5) The second starting port 18 is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (ordinary symbol) that fluctuates in accordance with the winning at the regular winning port 16 is hit. In this case, the fluctuation time of one time in the normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the short time state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the short time state. That is, in the short time state, the normal time fluctuation time becomes shorter than in the normal state, while the open time becomes longer, so that the winning rate of the second start port 18 becomes higher.

The gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 transmit the game signals shown below as the game progresses, such as ball placement by the player and start winnings at the start ports 17 and 18. .
Out signal = a signal (operation signal) that can identify a consumption value (out) transmitted from an out BOX that collects consumed balls. Since one pulse is transmitted for 10 balls of consumption (use, driving, recovery), “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the prize-giving value (safe) transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is transmitted for 10 payout (grant) balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The replenishment signal transmitted from the replenishing device may be a safe signal.

Start signal = a signal that can specify start processing (symbol change, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 15 (combination) that changes (acts) by a start winning transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since it is transmitted when the symbol variation is confirmed, the start process is specified in response to the reception of the start signal, and “start signal × 1” is specified as the start (the number of start processes). In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows a start winning prize.
The jackpot signal is a signal that can specify the jackpot period transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is transmitted during the big hit, the reception of the big hit signal is specified as the big hit.
Special state signal = a signal that can identify a special state (Gunnaka) transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is transmitted during the special state (during short time) in which the winning rate of the second start port 18 is improved, the reception of the special state signal is specified as the special state. It is also possible to use a status signal (probability change signal) that is level-transmitted during probability change in which the big hit probability is improved. Further, a period in which neither the big hit signal nor the special state signal is received is specified as the normal state.

  The gaming machine device 2 is a lending machine with a so-called counting function, and a state display unit 20 indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 and money (one of the money value and valuable value owned by the player) are input. A touch-panel type liquid crystal display unit 22 that accepts operation input from the coin insertion slot 21, a player, and displays game data such as the number of symbol variations (start count) and jackpot probability as the game progresses, A payout button 23 for paying out, a payout nozzle 24 through which the payout ball passes, a card insertion slot 25 into which the card 8 is inserted, a detachable counting tray 26 located below the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 and the like. Have.

The gaming machine device 2 has the following functions.
(1) When money is accepted (when money acceptance processing is performed) because money has been inserted into the money insertion slot 21, both the gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine device 2 add the deposit amount to the balance and display it. To do. When a lending button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation) with a balance remaining, lending balls (for example, 500 yen) for a lending unit (for example, lending value) This is a granting process for paying out 125 balls if the unit price is 4 yen, and 500 balls if the unit price is 1 yen, from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 (in exchange for a monetary value, a game value that can be used for the game). Lending processing is performed), and the consideration is subtracted from the balance and a sales signal is transmitted. In addition, the money can accept the corresponding portion of the payment processing for multiple times (for example, up to 10,000 yen). In addition, the payout of balls may be performed by the gaming machine device 2.

  (2) When the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 is operated (opened) and the ball that has fallen from the lower tray 14 is received by the counting tray 26, the received ball is counted as a holding ball (counting ball). And displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 22. When the payout button 23 of the gaming machine device 2 is pressed (withdrawal operation) in the presence of a holding ball, a part of the holding ball is paid out from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 (can be used for gaming in exchange for the acquired value) A payout process, which is a grant process for giving a game value), and subtracting the payout amount from the number of possessions. In this case as well, the payout of balls may be performed by the gaming machine device 2.

  (3) When a return button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is pressed in a state where there is a balance or a holding ball (when an issuing operation is accepted), the remaining balls and the total holding balls (the remaining valuable value excluding the exchange amount) ) Is specified (issue processing is performed). When the return button is operated in a state where the card 8 is inserted into the card insertion slot 25, the balance 8 and the total coin information are recorded and issued to the card 8 inserted into the card insertion slot 25, and the card When the return button is operated in a state where 8 is not inserted into the card insertion slot 25, the card 8 stocked in the card stock section (not shown) is fed out to the card insertion slot 25, and the balance and the total number of balls are displayed. Record and issue. When the card 8 is issued, information that can identify the own device (gaming machine device ID, device identification information), information that can identify the issued card 8 (card ID, recording medium information), the balance recorded on the card 8, and the total Issuance information including information on the holding ball is transmitted to the management device 6. It should be noted that it is possible to perform split issuance in which a part of the balance or total possession is to be issued.

  (4) By performing data communication (serial communication) with the relay device 4, each process such as the above-described money reception process, grant process, counting process, refund process, issue process, card reception process, balance and lending Specify the number of balls, deposit amount, number of borrowed balls, sales amount, the number of balls to be paid, and the amount of refunded balls. These may be specified by a pulse signal (for example, one pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, one pulse for every 100 yen sales, etc.). In addition, data communication when paying out a part of a loaned ball or a holding ball may be performed directly with the gaming machine 1 without using the relay device 4.

  Now, in the game hall, as described in [Problems to be solved by the invention] above, when the use of the balance ball is prohibited while different game machines 1 are prohibited, the use of the balance is different. In the configuration in which the card 8 is issued every time the possession ball is acquired in the machine 1, the game machine 1 different from the gaming machine 1 that has acquired the possession ball has a problem that the convenience of the player is not increased. There is a need to suppress the increase in the number of cards 8 possessed by the player while suppressing the use of the player. In the present invention, the gaming machine device 2 and the management device 6 have the following functions to meet such needs.

The management device 6 sets the type setting shown in FIG. 2 in relation to the present invention. The meaning of each item shown in FIG. 2 is as follows.
Type = game machine group name classified by rate such as rental unit price or exchange unit price.
The range of the machine number = the corresponding machine number (ID of the gaming machine 1 or the gaming machine device 2).
The management device 6 sets the type setting shown in FIG. 2 so as to associate the type corresponding to the rate such as the unit price of loan or the exchange unit price with the machine range and to send information on the type setting to the gaming machine device 2. By transmitting, the gaming machine device 2 is set to which type it belongs.

  Further, the gaming machine device 2 has a storage area shown in FIG. 3, the card 8 has a recording area shown in FIG. 4, and the management device 6 has a storage area shown in FIG. The meaning of each item shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is as follows.

  Balance = Available balance excluding the consideration of the loaned ball out of the money amount (payment amount) accepted by the gaming machine device 2. If the card 8 that can specify the balance is received, the balance is updated, so the amount is not necessarily the amount of sales minus the sales amount. This is the residual value excluding the valuable value that is the consideration of the gaming value granted by the lending process.

  Total possession balls and prize exchange = the possession balls are the number of balls (acquired balls) that the player has acquired through the game, and is added by counting the acquired balls in the gaming machine device 2 and subtracted by the payout process. . The possessed balls are classified and managed by type, and the gaming machine device 2 adds or subtracts the possessed balls corresponding to its own type by counting processing or refund processing, and accepts the card 8 for the owned balls that it does not support Update with The prize exchange is the number of possessions that have been paid for the prize exchange at POS 7 (targeted for the settlement process) among the possessions. The total possessed ball is the sum of the possessed balls of each machine number of the same type, and is a value obtained by subtracting the number of retained balls that became the prize exchange consideration (targeted for the settlement process). 3 and 5, for 4 pachis, a value (4273) obtained by subtracting the number of balls (4500) for prize exchange from the total of the 1st holding balls (3821) and the 25th holding balls (4952). ) Is the total possession. 1 pachi, 20 slots, and 5 slots are similarly calculated and obtained. The total holding ball is a total residual value that is a residual value that is not classified by the device identification information.

  The n-th (n is a natural number, n = 1 to 4 in FIGS. 3 and 5 are exemplified), and the obtained number is stored in units of number. While being stored in the storage area of the gaming machine device 2 and the management device 6, the recording area of the card 8 is not recorded because the recording area cannot be used much (reduction of the recording area). The possession ball for each turn number is an individual residual value which is a residual value classified by the device identification information.

Card ID = ID unique to the card 8 In the examples of FIGS. 4 and 5, an ID given at the time of initial issuance, in which the upper 4 digits are set as a serial number and the lower 3 digits are set as a serial number (ascending order from 1), is adopted. If it can be identified, an ID or the like stored in advance in the card 8 may be adopted.
Last machine number = the machine number that was last issued. In the management device 6, the last machine number is stored in an identifiable manner (hatching is given in FIG. 5).

  As described above, the holding balls for each unit number are not recorded in the recording area of the card 8. Therefore, when the gaming machine device 2 accepts the card 8 because the card 8 is inserted into the card insertion slot 25, the gaming machine device 2 identifies the ball in units of the number of cards based only on the information recorded in the accepted card 8. I can't. When the gaming machine device 2 accepts the card 8, the information that can identify the device itself (game machine device ID), the information that can identify the accepted card 8 (card ID), and the balance recorded in the accepted card 8 And the inquiry information including the information of the total holding ball etc. is transmitted to the management device 6 and the holding ball in the unit number is identified by the reply signal (by inquiring the card information to the management device 6). It is possible to present the unit and the type-specific holding ball to the player by using the gaming machine device 2, the information display device 3, or the like. When the gaming machine device 2 transmits the inquiry information to the management device 6, it is recorded on the card 8 by transmitting the balance and total coins recorded on the card 8 as described above. A collation process is performed, for example, whether the balance and the total holding ball are matched with the balance and total holding ball stored in the management device 6 corresponding to the card 8.

  The management device 6 employs a ball having a smaller number of balls having a total number and a total number of balls as a usable ball for each model number. That is, for example, when the card 8 with the card ID “0001001” is received in the first stand of 4 pachis, the number of holding balls (3821) is less than the total holding balls (4273). Adopts the ball holding ball as it is. On the other hand, when the card 8 with the card ID “0001001” is received at the 25th level of 4 pachis, the total holding balls (4273) is less than the holding ball (4952) of the table number. Adopt total holding balls.

  FIG. 6 shows setting information for setting how much the balance and handing over of the ball are allowed when the player moves the table, and the range of use can be set by dividing the balance and the ball At the same time, when communication between the management device 6 and the gaming machine device 2 is not possible (offline), it is set how much the holding ball is to be supported by moving the table. The meaning of each item of the table movement setting in FIG. 6 is as follows.

Balance usage = Setting information that indicates the range in which the balance can be used, and can be used only for the type to which all of the unit numbers can be used, and to the type to which the deposited unit number belongs. It is set from either “payment type” to be performed or “deposit card number” that can be used only for the deposited bank number.
Use of Mochitama = Setting information that indicates the range in which the Mochitama can be used, and can be used with any number of machines, limited to the type to which the machine number that acquired the possession belongs. It is set from either “acquisition type” that can be used and “acquisition unit number” that can be used only for the unit number that has acquired the possession ball.

Separation issuance = When issuing and issuing a balance, it is possible to identify the balance and the coins corresponding to different numbers, and issue the card 8 corresponding to the balance and the card 8 corresponding to the possession separately. Whether or not. If it is set to “Yes”, it is issued, while if it is set to “No”, it is not issued.
Offline = setting information that indicates what operation is to be performed when offline, the “type” that permits use in units based on the total possession, the last machine number stored in the recording area of the card 8 and the relevant When the game machine device 2 accepting the card 8 matches the machine number, the “final machine number” that can be used only for the ball corresponding to the own device stored in the game machine device 2, the card 8 It is set from one of “cannot be handed over” that does not allow any takeover of the ball when it is issued.

  Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. In relation to the present invention, the gaming machine device 2 performs the gaming machine device processing shown in FIG. 7, and the management device 6 performs the management device processing shown in FIG. Here, each setting in the table movement setting shown in FIG. 6 is an example of the setting, the balance is not limited to use (the setting of “all numbers”), and the holding balls are limited to the number of the holding numbers. Use is permitted ("Acquired machine number" setting), issuance is not issued separately ("None" setting), and when offline, the last machine number (game that received the last issued bank number and card 8) The case where the use of the holding ball is permitted only when the machine number of the machine device 2 coincides (setting of “final machine number”) is illustrated. In addition, when the separation issue in the table movement setting shown in FIG. 6 is set to “present”, the gaming machine device 2 performs the issue processing when the separation issue is present as shown in FIG.

(1) Gaming Machine Device Processing When the gaming machine device processing starts, the gaming machine device 2 determines whether or not money has been accepted (A1), determines whether or not there is a balance (A2), It is determined whether or not it is accepted (A3), whether or not there is a ball is determined (A4), whether or not there is a balance or a ball is determined (A5), and whether or not the card 8 is received is determined. (A6) (standby). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that the money has been accepted by inserting the money into the money insertion slot 21 (A1: YES), the gaming machine device 2 updates the storage area for the balance of the deposit (A7). Further, when the gaming machine device 2 determines that the counting ball has been received by receiving the ball dropped from the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 with the counting tray 26 (A3: YES), the gaming machine device 2 targets the counting balls. The storage area is updated (A7).

  When the gaming machine device 2 determines that there is a balance by updating the storage area in this way (A2: YES), it determines whether or not a lending operation has been accepted (A8), and determines that there is a ball. (A4: YES), it is determined whether or not a refund operation has been accepted (A9). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that the lending operation has been accepted by pressing the lending button of the gaming machine 1 (A8: YES), the gaming machine device 2 performs the lending process (A10), and subtracts the consideration due to the lending process from the balance. Then, the storage area is updated (A7). Further, when the gaming machine device 2 determines that the payout operation has been accepted as a result of the payout button 23 being pressed (A9: YES), it performs a payout process (A11), and the payout amount by the payout process is calculated from the number of balls. The storage area is updated by subtraction (A7).

  When it is determined that there is a balance or a possession ball (A5: YES), the gaming machine device 2 determines whether or not an issuing operation has been accepted (A12). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that the issuing operation has been accepted by pressing the return button of the gaming machine 1 (A12: YES), the gaming machine device 2 performs the issuing process (A13), and issues information that can identify the own device. Issuance information including information that can identify the card 8, the balance recorded on the card 8 and information on the total number of balls is transmitted to the management device 6 (A14), and the storage area is updated by performing the issuance process ( A7).

  If the gaming machine device 2 determines that the card 8 has been received by inserting the card 8 into the card insertion slot 25 (A6: YES), is data communication possible with the management device 6 (online)? It is determined whether or not (A15). When it is determined that the gaming machine device 2 is online (A15: YES), the information that can identify the device itself, the information that can identify the accepted card 8, the balance recorded on the accepted card 8 and the total coins Inquiry information including the above information is transmitted to the management device 6 (A16), and reception of a reply signal from the management device 6 is awaited (A17).

  When the gaming machine device 2 receives a reply signal indicating that it is unusable from the management device 6 and determines that it is unusable (A17: NO), it performs error processing such as notifying that it is unusable (A17: NO). A18). On the other hand, when the gaming machine device 2 receives the reply signal indicating that it can be used from the management device 6 and determines that it is usable (A17: YES), the storage area is based on the card information included in the reply signal. Is updated (A19), and it is determined whether there is a card balance (recorded on the accepted card 8) (A20). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that there is a card balance (A20: YES), it takes over the balance (A21). Then, the gaming machine device 2 determines whether or not there is a ball with the corresponding table number (A22), and when it is determined that there is a ball with the corresponding table number (A22: YES), it takes over the usable ball. (A23). In other words, if you have set “acquisition stand number” that allows the use of holding balls in units of unit numbers, the unit number that acquired the holding ball will be the corresponding unit number, and if there is a holding unit of the corresponding unit number , Take over the ball of that turn number.

  If the gaming machine device 2 determines that it is not online (A15: NO), it determines whether or not the accepted card 8 has a card balance (A24). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that there is a card balance (A24: YES), it takes over the balance (A21), and the last machine number recorded on the card 8 matches its own machine number (A26: YES). On the condition that the total possession ball recorded on the card 8 matches the total possession ball stored by itself (A27: YES), the available possession ball is taken over (A28). That is, the gaming machine device 2 continues to hold the storage area in preparation for offline even after the issuing process, and if it is offline when the next card is received, after performing the above-mentioned collation, The information is rewritten (substantially no change). On the other hand, if it is online when the next card is received, the storage area is updated based on the card information included in the reply signal received from the management device 6. In step A27, the total holding balls recorded on the card 8 and the total holding balls stored in the card 8 are checked. It is good also as a condition that the holding ball is more than the holding ball of its own turn number.

  In the above, the processing in the case where each setting in the table movement setting shown in FIG. 6 is the exemplified setting has been described. However, the same applies to settings other than the setting exemplified in each setting. If it is a setting to be performed (for example, “deposit type” or “deposit card number”), a process of giving a restriction according to the setting is performed. Further, when the balance use setting is “acquisition type” and the use of holding ball is “payment type”, the total holding ball may be set as a target for collation.

(2) Management Device Processing When the management device 6 starts the management device processing, it determines whether or not issue information has been received from the gaming machine device 2 (B1), and whether or not inquiry information has been received from the gaming machine device 2. It is determined whether or not (B2). When the management device 6 determines that the issuance information has been received from the gaming machine device 2 (B1: YES), the management device 6 updates the storage area shown in FIG. 5 (B3).

  When the management device 6 determines that the inquiry information has been received from the gaming machine device 2 (B2: YES), the balance and the total holding ball recorded on the card 8 are specified by the inquiry information, and the specified balance and The total holding ball is checked against the balance and total holding ball stored in its own storage area to determine whether or not it can be used (B4). If it is determined that it is unusable (B4: NO), a reply signal indicating that it is unusable is returned to the gaming machine device 2 (B5). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the two match each other and can be used because the collation result is positive (B4: YES), the management device 6 determines whether there is a holding ball of the corresponding machine number (B6). When it is determined that there is a ball with the corresponding game number (B6: YES), a reply signal including card information that can identify the ball with the corresponding game number is returned to the gaming machine device 2 (B7). If it is determined that there is no holding ball (B6: NO), a reply signal indicating that there is no holding ball of the corresponding machine number is returned to the gaming machine device 2 (B7).

(3) Issuing process when there is separate issuance The gaming machine device 2 starts the issuance process when there is separate issuance because the separation issuance in the table movement setting shown in FIG. And it is determined whether there are both other holding balls (A31). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that there is no balance and no other ball (A31: NO), it issues a card 8 in which the balance and the ball are associated (A32). When the gaming machine device 2 determines that both the balance and the possession ball of the other unit are present (A31: YES), it determines whether or not its own (own unit) possession is present (A33). If it is determined that there is no ball (A33: NO), a card 8 associated with a balance or a ball is issued (A32).

  When the gaming machine device 2 determines that it has its own possession (A33: YES), it issues a card that associates the balance without associating the possession (A34), and issues the possession without associating the balance. The associated card is issued (A35). In other words, the gaming machine device 2 has a balance card 8 (a monetary recording medium that is a recording medium whose monetary value is issued) and a holding card 8 (an acquisition record that is a recording medium whose issued value is the issue target). Medium)).

  In this case, the management device 6 associates the balance card 8 with the possession card 8 and accepts one card 8 in the state in which the other card 8 is accepted (balance or possession ball). ), If there is no remaining valuable value (including settlement) on one of the cards 8 that is being received (being accepted) (including settlement), Make an inquiry, present (notify) that the player is urged to accept the other card 8, and after the presentation, if an issue operation is performed to issue one card 8, the other accepted When the other card 8 is received after the issue process is performed (without recording on one card 8) with the valuable value corresponding to the other card 8 remaining, the valuable corresponding to the received other card 8 is received. Record the value on the other card 8 Sums). In addition, if an issue operation (reissue operation) is performed without accepting the other card 8 (targeting the remaining valuable value), the remaining valuable value is targeted (other than the stock value, etc.) Issuance processing). Further, if the issuing operation is not performed to issue one card 8, the balance and the possession ball are associated with one of the accepted cards 8 to prepare for the subsequent issuing process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since it is now possible to identify the holding balls in the unit number by making an inquiry to the management device 6, it is not necessary to record the holding unit in the unit number on the card 8, while suppressing the cost of the card 8, It is possible to support operations that prohibit the transfer of holding balls after moving the table. In addition, since the total ball that is the total of the same type of coins in the unit number can be specified without making an inquiry to the management device 6, communication between the gaming machine device 2 and the management device 6 is possible. Even when disconnected (offline), it is possible to reduce the possibility of losing security by performing value addition processing using the total possession balls and collating with the total possession balls stored in the management device 6.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
For the prize exchange, a configuration is shown in which the holding balls corresponding to the player numbers are not subtracted. However, the player may exchange the gifts after designating the player numbers to subtract the holding balls in units of player numbers. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which, for example, a payout process in a gaming machine is prohibited when a prize exchange is performed without considering the prize exchange amount.

  In the management device, an example of a configuration in which the individual balls are managed separately is shown. However, depending on the playground, there is a need to handle as a table move even if the table is moved once again. Since there is a structure that manages the number of balls that correspond to the final number and the total number of balls, even if the table moves once to another table and then returns to the number that acquired the number, The ball may not be taken over. In this case, it is desirable that the configuration described in the embodiment or the configuration described above can be selectively executed. On the other hand, if the system is configured by adopting the above-described configuration instead of the configuration described in the embodiment, it is possible to reduce a burden such as reducing processing necessary for the system.

  Although the gaming machine device stores only the recording medium that has performed the latest issuance processing, the information that can be used to store the information that can identify the ball continuously after the issuance processing is stored as the history, and the issuance processing is performed. In addition, by storing a plurality of recording media as targets, a recording medium that has been issued retroactively from the latest may be used. In this case, when any recording medium issued in the past is accepted, it may be determined whether or not it can be taken over by performing the same processing as in the embodiment. Needless to say, after the issuing process, the payout process using the stored holding balls becomes impossible until the recording medium is received.

If the set values illustrated are set in advance, the game hall manager may arbitrarily set them, or may be set by the manufacturer of the management device, or managed externally (for example, the chain store headquarters). Setting information may be downloaded from the server and set.
Although a card is exemplified as the recording medium, other recording media such as coins may be used as long as information capable of specifying a valuable value can be recorded.
All illustrated game information may be directly specified by an input signal, or may be indirectly specified by using an arithmetic expression. Also, the numerical value, the number of digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted.

  As a target gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine other than the illustrated pachinko gaming machine such as a so-called enclosed type that manages gaming media only by data can be adopted. Note that the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary in consideration of a so-called enclosing type. Further, in the case of an encapsulated type or the like, making a valuable value into a state that can be consumed by a game is a value providing process for providing a game value that can be used for the game.

  Examples of processing such as identification of the coins corresponding to the game numbers and comparison of the coins corresponding to the game numbers with the total game balls are not limited to game machine devices, but any devices such as relay devices and management devices May be performed. Moreover, although the method of performing separately from inquiry information transmission was illustrated as an offline determination method, you may determine that it is offline by not returning a reply signal after transmitting inquiry information. Moreover, although the structure which collates valuable value with a management apparatus was illustrated, in a gaming machine apparatus, information which shows valuable value from a management apparatus is not transmitted to a management apparatus, but a game is received. A known configuration other than the exemplified configuration may be employed in any way, such as checking the valuable value with a machine. Note that the gaming machine device in the claims is a concept including a relay device and the like. Moreover, you may combine how the illustrated structure including a modification is combined.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a gaming machine device (value receiving means, value giving means, recording medium issuing means, recording medium receiving means, storage means), 6 is a management device (management means), and 8 is a general card ( Recording medium).

Claims (5)

A value acceptance means for accepting a monetary value owned by a player and an acquired value which is a game value acquired by the game;
Value giving means for performing a granting process for giving a game value usable for a game in exchange for the money value accepted by the value accepting means or the valuable value which is the acquired value;
Issuing a recording medium for issuing a recording medium capable of specifying a remaining valuable value excluding the exchanged value of the game value assigned by the value granting means among the valuable value accepted by the value accepting means Means,
A gaming machine device provided with a recording medium receiving means for receiving the recording medium and specifying a residual value specified by the recording medium, and corresponding to the gaming machine;
The recording medium issued by the issuing process is associated with the identifiable recording medium information, and at least the acquired value of the remaining valuable value is retained by the device identification information that can identify the gaming machine device to be issued. A management system that includes a management device that manages the value in a separable manner;
The recording medium issuing means can specify the total residual value that is the residual value that is not classified by the device identification information without querying the management unit, while the residual value that is classified by the device identification information. For certain individual residual value, the issuing process is performed by issuing a recording medium that can be specified by inquiring the management means,
When the recording medium accepting unit accepts the recording medium, the individual remaining valuables corresponding to the recording medium information of the recording medium and the own apparatus identification information which is the apparatus identification information of the gaming machine apparatus corresponding to the recording medium. A system for a game hall characterized in that the value is specified by inquiring the management means, and the remaining valuable value to be exchanged for the grant process is specified. When the recording medium issuing means performs the issuing process, the monetary value and the acquired value remain as the residual value, and the acquired value corresponds to an acquired value corresponding to the own device, and the own device. A monetary recording medium, which is a recording medium for which the monetary value is issued, and an acquisition record, which is a recording medium for which the acquired value is to be issued. The game system according to claim 1, wherein a separate issuance process, which is the issuance process for each medium, is performed. The management means manages the money recording medium and the acquired recording medium in association with each other when the separation and issue process is performed,
The value receiving means receives a valuable value corresponding to the other recording medium in a state where any one of the money recording medium and the acquired recording medium is received by the recording medium receiving means. In this case, the game system according to claim 2, wherein the management device is inquired whether the remaining valuable value of the other recording medium remains and the result of the inquiry is notified. Among the residual value associated with the recording medium, comprising a settlement device that performs a settlement process for at least the acquired value,
The management means updates the total residual value when the settlement process is performed, while not updating the individual residual value,
When the recording medium accepting unit accepts the recording medium and the total remaining valuable value is larger than the remaining valuable value corresponding to the own apparatus identification information, the remaining valuable corresponding to the own apparatus identification information While specifying the value as the exchange target of the grant process, if the residual value corresponding to the device identification information is greater than the total residual value, the total residual value is specified as the exchange target of the grant process The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The gaming machine device includes storage means for storing residual value information that can identify the residual value even after the issuing process,
The recording medium issuing means, when performing the issuing process, issues the self-device identification information so as to be specified by a recording medium,
The recording medium accepting unit corresponds to the own device identification information and the total remaining valuable value specified by the recording medium when communication between the gaming machine device and the management device is interrupted. As a result of comparing the device identification information of the gaming machine device and the residual value specified by the residual value information, the total residual value or the residual value specified by the residual value information is The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein it is specified whether or not to be exchanged for a grant process.

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