JPH0630681B2 - Card-type ball rental system in amusement arcade - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card-type ball lending device in a new amusement arcade, in which a card used for ball lending is deposited with a deposit.

[Prior Art] In recent years, various systemizations using a magnetic card and an IC card have been introduced in various industrial fields, and a ball lending system using a card is being put to practical use also in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor. By the way, as a ball lending system in the current game arcade, for example, JP-A-60-18819
Those described in JP-A No. 0 and JP-A-61-143085 are known.

The one described in JP-A-60-188190 is
Any amount of money for card issuing machines (eg 500 yen, 1000 yen, etc.)
When is inserted, a lending ticket in which predetermined information such as a store code number and the number of times of lending (for example, once per 100 yen) corresponding to the inserted amount are magnetically recorded is issued. Then, when the lending ticket is inserted into the ball lending machine, a certain number of pachinko balls are ejected, and the record of the number of times of lending is erased. You will receive a refund.

On the other hand, the one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-143085 has almost the same meaning as described above, but the difference is that the value added information, namely The set amount is registered in the computer without recording the amount of money or the number of times of use of the ball lending, and the registered amount or use of the ball lending is used by the computer every time a ball lending is received using the ball lending ticket. The number of times is subtracted.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, since the unit price of the card used in the above-mentioned current card-type ball lending system is about 8 to 17 yen, and it is consumed as a disposable after settlement, The card price for one day or one month becomes high, which imposes a heavy burden on the game arcade and hinders the spread of the card system. It seems that such problems can be easily solved by collecting used cards and reusing them.
In the current system, cards are free of charge, so most players have to pick up and throw them away and it is difficult to collect them. It is also possible to reduce the burden on the amusement hall side by reducing the unit price of the card, but this makes the card so bad that there is a high risk of tampering, which is preferable as a countermeasure against fraud. is not.

Further, as described in the above-mentioned JP-A-61-147085, the card itself does not have value-added information, and the value-added data is controlled by a computer so that the card can be treated as a disposable card. It is possible to recycle it without doing so. However, in this case, it is necessary to improve the quality of the card and the cost of the card is high, so the burden on the amusement hall side is large to provide it to the player free of charge, and if it is sold for a fee, the player will bear the burden. In particular, it could be unacceptable and, in turn, could result in the separation of customers. Furthermore, if one player owns a plurality of cards regardless of whether they are paid or free, the memory capacity of the computer becomes large and the size of the computer must be increased, which increases the equipment cost.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and lends the card to the player after depositing the deposit, and when the card is returned, the deposit is refunded so that the card can be reliably collected. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a card-type ball lending device that can reduce the waste of a disposable card and can recycle the card to reduce the burden on the game arcade.

[Means for Solving Problems] The card-type ball lending device of the present invention is characterized by a card lending machine for issuing a card in which predetermined information other than added value is recorded when a predetermined deposit is inserted, and the card lending device. Inserting a valid card issued by the machine and inserting an arbitrary amount of money, the amount registration machine that registers the amount in the card or host computer, and inserting a card with the above amount of money ejects a certain number of pachinko balls It has a card type ball lending machine that does this, and a deposit return device that refunds a predetermined deposit when the card is inserted after the game is over.

[Operation] When a player inserts a predetermined deposit into a card lending machine, a card in which predetermined information other than added value is recorded is lent.
Then, when the card is inserted into an amount register and an arbitrary amount is inserted, the amount is registered in the card or the host computer. If you insert a card with a registered amount into a card type ball lending machine, pachinko balls will be paid out within that amount, and if you insert the card into the deposit return machine after the game is over, a predetermined deposit will be paid out to the player, The card is collected.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below. The drawings are block diagrams showing the construction of an embodiment of the present invention. The card type ball lending device of the present invention includes a card lending machine 1, an amount registering machine 2, a card type ball lending machine 3, and a security deposit returning machine 4. In the card lending machine 1, when a predetermined deposit (for example, 500 yen) is inserted, predetermined information such as a store code number, an issue date, a lending code number, a customer code number, etc. are magnetically recorded, and if necessary. A card is printed that is visibly printed. Then, the predetermined information and deposit of the deposit are registered in the host computer 5.

When the card lent from the card lending machine 1 is inserted into the amount registering machine 2, predetermined information magnetically recorded on the card is read by the card reader and the information is confirmed by the host computer 5. If there is no error, an instruction to accept the amount is given, and when an arbitrary amount (ball lending usage amount) is input, the amount is registered in the host computer 5.

When the card type ball lending machine 3 inserts a card, the lending code number is read by the card reader and sent to the host computer 5. In response, the host computer 5 returns the registration amount corresponding to the lending code number and the amount is displayed. Then, the player can borrow the pachinko ball within the displayed amount, and each time the data is sent to the host computer 5, the registered amount is subtracted.

When the card is inserted into the bond return machine 4, the lending code number is read by the card reader and sent to the host computer 5. In response, the host computer 5 sends a signal to return the deposit, and the predetermined deposit is paid out and returned to the customer. At the same time, the deposit amount is erased and the card is collected. If there is a balance of registration on the card, it is necessary to settle the balance amount before returning the deposit, but this settlement means can be achieved by incorporating it into the deposit return machine 4 or by providing a separate settlement machine. .

As described above, the host computer 5 includes the card lending machine 1, the amount registering machine 2, the card-type ball lending machine 3, and the deposit refunding machine 4.
It is connected to all of the above, and manages data such as registration of each code number of the card, registration of the amount of guarantee money, registration of the amount of ball lending used, registration of the balance used, and return of the guarantee money.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the added value such as the ball lending usage amount is not stored in the card itself has been described. However, a magnetic card writing means is provided in the amount registering machine 2 and the card type ball lending machine 3, so that the card itself is stored. Of course, it can be applied to a system that stores added value.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a deposit is deposited from a player, the card is lent, and the deposit is refunded and returned when the card is returned. In this way, by depositing the security deposit, it is possible to surely achieve the collection of the card, and by returning the security deposit, it is not necessary to burden the player at all.

And since the card itself is not treated as exhausted, the cost of the card itself does not matter, and even if the card can not be collected, there is no deposit on the amusement hall side because there is a deposit, so the conventional card type ball Compared with the rental system, the cost can be significantly reduced. In addition, even if the quality of the card is improved by completely recycling the card, there is no cost problem, and it can be greatly useful for fraud prevention, and one player does not occupy multiple cards. Therefore, it has a great effect that data can be sufficiently managed by a small-sized host computer.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings are block diagrams showing the construction of an embodiment of the present invention. 1 …… Card lending machine, 2 …… Amount registration machine, 3 …… Card type ball lending machine, 4 …… Deposit money return machine, 5 …… Host computer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card lending machine for issuing a card in which predetermined information other than added value is recorded when a predetermined security deposit is inserted, and a valid card issued by the card lending machine is inserted to insert an arbitrary amount of money. Then, the amount registration machine that registers the amount of money in the card or host computer, the card type ball lending machine that discharges a certain number of pachinko balls when the card with the above amount of money is inserted, and the card is inserted after the game is over A card-type ball lending device in a game hall, comprising a deposit return device for refunding a predetermined deposit.