JPH0634859B2 - Game media lending mechanism at amusement stores - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial field of application> The present invention issues a card in which card identification information is stored on condition that a player inserts money, and inserts this card into a game medium lending device. Then, the present invention relates to a game medium lending mechanism in a game store that lends a game medium within the amount of money corresponding to the card identification information of the card.

<Prior Art> In a conventional game store, for example, a pachinko game store, a ball lending machine that lends out balls, which is a game medium, is installed between pachinko machines and pachinko machines, or at an appropriate position in the store. Lend a ball on condition that money is thrown in.

Further, by using a magnetic card purchased by a player in advance, a game medium lending system that does not require the use of money from the game medium lending to settlement is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-59.
It is proposed by Japanese Patent Publication No. 34282. In such a game media lending system, a value (value of money) corresponding to the monetary value required for the player to purchase a card is stored in a magnetic card or the like, and the value of the value of the card is used to store the game medium. A cashless game media lending mechanism is provided by lending, subtracting the valuable amount of money provided for lending from the valuable amount of the card, and writing the gaming value acquired by the player in the game to the card. It is something that will be realized.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, if a system configuration is adopted in which a valuable money or the like is directly written on a card, it is possible to carry out fraudulent acts such as increasing the valuable money or the like by falsifying the stored contents of the card. Since it can be easily performed, a game store may suffer a great disadvantage.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium lending mechanism in a game store which can lend a game medium without using currency and which is excellent in security.

<Means for Solving Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and it is a coin slot, a coin discriminator for identifying coins inserted in the coin slot, and a coin discriminated by the coin discriminator. A deposit amount indicator that displays the amount of money, a card storage unit that stores cards, a card issuing device that discharges the card taken out from the card storage unit to the card outlet, and information writing that writes information while discharging to the card outlet Device, a card issuing machine having at least a control device for performing the above-mentioned control, a central processing unit having a function of generating card identification information for identifying a card, and storing card identification information generated by the central processing device In addition, a central management device having at least a storage device for storing the valuable money of the card corresponding to the card identification information, a card insertion slot for inserting the card, and the car A card reading device for reading the information of the card inserted in the insertion slot, an amount indicator for displaying the amount of valuable money corresponding to the card identification information read by the card reading device based on a signal from the central management device, desired by the player At least a game medium lending operation unit for instructing the amount of the game medium to be played, a game medium lending device for ejecting the game medium corresponding to the amount instructed by the player to the game medium outlet, and a control device for performing the above-mentioned control. The provided game medium lending device is installed in a game store, and the card issuing machine and the game medium ejecting device are electrically connected to a central management device.

<Operation> Card identification information from the central management device is written on the card issued by the card issuing device, and when the player inserts this card into the game medium lending device, the card identification of the card stored in the central management device. A valuable amount (balance) corresponding to the information is displayed on the amount display. When the player instructs a desired amount of money using the game medium lending operation unit, the amount of game medium corresponding to the instructed amount of money is lent out, and
The valuable amount of the card identification information stored in the central management device is subtracted and stored in correspondence with the number of the above-mentioned rental game media. The player can use the game medium lent by the game medium renting device to play on the game machine, and when regaining the game medium, insert the card into the game medium renting device without inserting money. You can get the desired amount of game media again.

Then, when the card has a valuable amount of money remaining, when this card is inserted into the settlement machine, currency corresponding to the balance is paid.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game store.

As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of pachinko machines 1 are installed side by side at a pachinko game shop, and a game medium lending device 2 for lending balls used as a game medium between the pachinko machines 1 and 1 is provided. Are arranged at appropriate intervals, and the card issuing machine 3 and the settlement machine 4 are arranged at appropriate positions in the store,
The game medium lending device 2, the card issuing machine 3, and the settlement machine 4 are electrically connected to a central management device 5 installed in a management room via transmission lines 6.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the card issuing machine 3 opens a bill insertion slot 9 as a currency insertion slot in the front face portion 7 of a box 8 having a front face portion 7 that can be opened and closed. A purchase amount selection operation unit 10 composed of a plurality of push buttons above 9
Is provided above the purchase amount selection operation unit 10 with an insertion amount display 11 composed of a plurality of 7-segment indicators,
Next to the input amount display 11 is an in-progress display 12 indicating that it is in operation and an issuance stop indicator 13 for displaying issuance stop, and the card issuing port 1 is provided below these indicators 12, 13.
4, and a change return port 15 below the card issuing port 14. And inside the box body 8,
When the front portion 7 is closed, a bill identifying device 16 as a currency identifying device is provided at a position communicating with the bill inserting port 9, a card issuing device 17 is provided at a position communicating with the card issuing port 14, and a change return port 15 is provided. A change payment device 18 is arranged at each position, and a transmission address setter 19 for setting the transmission address of the card issuing machine 3 is provided at the bottom, and the sales amount, the number of issued cards, the remaining amount of the card, the remaining amount of change, and the banknote overflow. And the like, and a control device 21 for controlling the above-mentioned devices as needed.
1, the above-mentioned amount of money display 11, issuing display 13, issuance cancellation display 12, currency identification device 16, card issuing device 1
7, the change payment device 18, the transmission address setting device 19, and the alarm display device 22 attached to the upper surface of the box body 8 are electrically connected.

The bill validator 16 takes in the bill inserted by the player through the bill insertion slot 9 and determines the authenticity of the bill,
The type of bill is determined, a signal is sent to the control device 21, and if it is determined that the bill is inappropriate, it is returned to the player. On the other hand, when the bill validator 16 determines that the bill is an appropriate bill and the type of the bill is determined, the insertion amount indicator 11 displays the amount of the bill in response to a signal from the control device 21.
For example, if you insert a 10,000-yen bill into the bill insertion slot 9,
"Yen", "5,000 yen" for 5,000 yen bills, "1,000 yen" for 1,000 yen bills. In this state, when the player operates the purchase amount selection operation unit 10 to select a desired amount of money to use for the game, the control device 21 causes the central management device 5 to operate.
When the data request signal from the device coincides with the transmission address set by the transmission address setting unit 19, the amount data corresponding to the amount selected by the purchase amount selection operation unit 10 is sent to the central management unit 5. Upon receiving the amount data from the card issuing machine 3, the central management device 5 generates card identification information, and stores the card identification information and the amount data, that is, the valuable amount of money of the card to which the card identification information is added. The card identification information is added to the address of the card issuing machine 3 and is sent to the card issuing machine 3. Upon receiving this signal, the card issuing machine 3 operates the card issuing device 17 to activate the central management device 5
Issue a card with the information from.

As shown in FIG. 4, the card 23 issued by the card issuing machine 3 has a thin plate shape made of synthetic resin or the like, and an information writing section 24 made of a magnetic surface or the like is provided on the front surface at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction. The card issuance date and the amount of money at the time of issuance are provided above the information writing unit 24, and the arrow indicating the insertion direction of the card and the reduction when the game medium is borrowed are provided below the information writing unit 24. The scales 25 are displayed respectively. It should be noted that if one corner of the tip of the card 23 is cut obliquely in advance, the insertion direction of the card 23 can be easily understood, and a mistake in the insertion direction can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card issuing device 17 that writes and issues the necessary information on the card 23 has one end of a conveying means 26, such as a belt conveyor, which is vertically opposed to the card storing unit 27. At the exit, the other end of the conveying means 26 is exposed to the card issuing port 14, and an information writing device 28 such as a magnetic head, a printing device 29, and a card detector are provided in the middle of the conveying means 26. In addition, the card storage unit 27
A card shortage detector 30 and a shutter device 31 are provided at the exit of the card. Therefore, when the card issuing device 17 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 21, the shutter device 31 is opened to take out one card from the card storing section 27, and the card 23 taken out by operating the motor 26 '. Is conveyed toward the card issuing port 14. First
The card detector 32 detects that the card is normally conveyed, and the second card detector 33 detects the tip of the card 23, that is, the information writing unit 24 of the card 23 arrives at the information writing device 28. When this is detected, the information writing device 28 writes the store code, the date data, and the card identification information in the information writing unit 24 by a magnetic action in response to a signal from the control device 21. When the third card detector 34 detects the card 23, the motor 26 'is temporarily stopped, and the printing device 29 prints the card issuing date on the card in response to the print signal from the control device 21. When finished, the motor 26 'operates to convey the card 23, and when the fourth card detector 35 detects the card 23, the motor 26' stops again, and the printing device 29 returns the amount of money at the time of issuance to the card 23.
Print on. In this manner, various information is written, and the card 23 on which the amount of money at the time of issuance and the like is printed is ejected to the card issuing port 14. When the fourth card detector 35 detects the end of ejection of the card 23, the motor 26 'is stopped and the change payment device 18 is operated by the change signal from the control device 21 to select the amount of money to be inserted. The calculation control unit 21a of the control device 21 calculates the amount of money after subtracting, and the coin corresponding to this amount is paid out to the change return port 15.

When the card shortage detector 30 detects a shortage of cards in the card storage unit 27, the control device 21 receiving the signal from the card shortage detector 30 displays on the monitor device 20 that the cards are short, and Alarm indicator 2
2 is turned on to notify the clerk, and at the same time the issuance indicator 12 is turned off, the issuance stop indicator 13 is turned on to visually display the card issuance stop to the player. Also, when the change is insufficient or the bill storage unit for storing the bills inserted by the player is full, the issuance of the card is stopped in the same manner as above.

As shown in FIG. 7, the central management device 5 displays a keyboard-type operation panel 36 on a table, a display device 37 including a cathode ray tube and the like for displaying various data necessary for a pachinko gaming shop, and printing out the above data. Printers 38a, 38b, a lamp-type alarm 39 for visually displaying a warning, a warning buzzer 40, a card reading device 41, etc., and an operation panel 36, a display device 37, printers 38a, 38b, etc. Are electrically connected to each other, and the controller 42 is connected to each of the in-store card issuing machine 3, each game medium lending device 2, each settlement machine 4, and a pachinko machine 1 ... As shown in FIG. 8, the control device 42 of the central management device 5 generates the card identification information by using non-overlapping random numbers or serial numbers, and the card from the game medium lending device 2 or the settlement machine 4 or the like. A central processing unit 43 that searches the stored content corresponding to the received identification information, a memory that stores the card identification information given to the card issued by the card issuing machine 3, the information corresponding to the card identification information, and the like. It is composed of a device 44, a transmission control device 45 for controlling transmission / reception between the card issuing machine 3, the game medium lending device 2 and the settlement machine 4, a calendar control device 46 for generating a date to be stored in the card, and the like. ing.

With the central management device 5 having such a configuration, when the opening switch of the operation panel 36 is turned on with the power turned on,
The central processing unit 43 stores the preset store code and the date and time data read from the calendar control unit 46 to the terminal units such as the card issuing machine 3, the game medium lending unit 2 and the settlement machine 4, and the address of each terminal unit. Is added and sequentially sent out, and the exchange rate of the game medium and the amount of money (for example, the amount of money to rent out 25 balls for 100 yen and the exchange rate of the balls) is sent to each game medium lending device 2. When the setting at the time of opening the store is completed in this way, polling is performed on each terminal until the closing switch is pressed, and the transmission data from each terminal is monitored. In this state, as described above, the card issuing machine 3
When the signal is received from the central processing unit 43, card identification information is generated, the card identification information is transmitted to the card issuing machine 3, and the card identification information and the amount information from the card issuing machine 3 are stored in the storage device. The card identification information 44 is stored in association with the card identification information. Then, when the card identification information is received from any of the game medium lending device 2 or the settlement machine 4, the central processing unit 43 searches the card identification information in the storage device 44, and the card identification which matches the card identification information. The stored contents of the information, that is, the amount of valuable money possessed by the card to which the card identification information is added, is read and sent to the game medium lending device 2 or the settlement machine 4. After that, for example, the lending of the sphere is completed by the game medium lending device 2, and the amount of the lent ball is subtracted from the amount information of the card identification information and the card identification information, that is, the amount information previously sent from the game medium lending device 2. When the new amount information (balance) is received, the central processing unit 43 searches the card identification information in the storage unit 44, and when they match, the amount information from the game medium lending device 2 is associated with the card identification information. Remember.
When the amount information from the game medium lending device 2 is zero, the corresponding card identification information and the amount information in the storage device 44 are cleared. The same operation is performed when the card identification information is received from the settlement machine 4, and the amount information corresponding to the card identification information is read out from the storage device 44 and the settlement machine 4 is operated.
When the amount information of zero is received together with the card identification information from the settlement machine 4, the card identification information and the amount information are cleared. When the card identification information is received from the settlement machine 4, when the money amount information is sent to the settlement machine 4 together with the card identification information, the corresponding storage device 44 is provided.
The stored contents of may be cleared.

The game medium lending device 2 shown in FIG. 9 is arranged between the pachinko machine 1 and the pachinko machine 1, and is provided with a card insertion slot 50 of a card reading device 49 on the front part 48 of the box 47 and a ball. A ball lending display 51 for displaying the loan status, an alarm display 52 for notifying an abnormality, and a card balance indicating the balance of money 5
3, purchase switch 5 provided as a game media lending operation unit
4. A ball lending port 55 is provided, and a ball discharging device 57 as a game medium discharging device is provided at the lower end of a ball supplying gutter 56 branched from the ball supplying gutter above the row of pachinko machines, and the ball discharging device 57 is provided.
The outlet of the ball flow down gutter 58 is connected to the ball lending port 55, and the card reading device 49, the alarm display 52, and the amount display 5 are connected.
3, the purchase switch 54, and the ball discharging device 57 are electrically connected to the control device 59, and the control device 59 is connected to the central management device 5 via the transmission line 6.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the card reading device 49, one end of a conveying means 61 such as a belt conveyor driven by a motor 60 is exposed to the card insertion opening 50, and a magnetic head as a reading unit is provided in the middle of the conveying means 61. 62, a punch device 63, a mark device 64, a card detector, etc. are provided, and the motor 60, the magnetic head 62, and the punch device 6 are provided.
3. The mark device 64 and the card detector are connected to the control device 59. Therefore, when the player inserts the card 23 into the card insertion slot 50, the fifth card detector 65 detects the front end of the card 23 and sends a signal to the control device 59, and the control device 59 operates the motor 60 to activate the card. When the sixth card detector 66 detects the leading edge of the card 23, the motor 60 is stopped. Card 23 in this way
The magnetic head 62 sends the store card, the date of issue, the card identification information, etc. written in the information writing section 24 of the card to the reading control device 59 while the card is being loaded. Control device 59
Is an issue date other than the current date when the store code and issue date of the card read by the magnetic head 62 are inappropriate, such as another store code, or when the card is set to be valid only on the same day. When it is a day, the alarm display 52 is turned on to call the player's attention, and the card 23
If the insertion direction of the card is reversed or an improper card is inserted, the alarm display 52 warns the player. On the other hand, if the store code and the issue date are appropriate,
When the data request signal from the central management unit 5 matches the address of the local station set by the transmission address setting unit 67, the control unit 59 adds the card identification information to the address of the local station and adds the card management information to the central management unit 5. Send to. The central management device 5
When the card identification information is received, the card identification information in the storage device 44 is searched, the amount information of the matched card identification information is read out and sent to the game medium lending device 2. The game medium lending device 2 that has received the money amount information visually displays the money amount information, that is, the valuable money amount (balance) of the card 23 inserted in the card insertion slot 50 on the money amount display 53 composed of 7 segments or the like.

In this state, when the player operates the purchase switch 54 to give an instruction to the control device 59 so that the ball ejecting device 57 ejects a desired amount of balls, the ball ejecting device 57 is activated by a signal from the control device 59. Then, the amount of balls designated by the ball rental slot 55 is discharged. In the illustrated embodiment, the purchase switch 54
If you operate once, 25 balls will be ejected for 100 yen based on the exchange rate set by the central management unit 5, and if you operate twice, it will be 200 yen (50 pieces) in 100 yen units. The ball is ejected. In addition,
A plurality of switches with different purchase amounts such as 100 yen, 200 yen, etc. are provided to configure the purchase switch 54, and if the player operates the switch with the desired amount only once, the number of game media corresponding to the amount is increased. It may be discharged.

As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the ball discharging device 57 detects a single ball passing through and a ball stopper portion 69 that moves in and out of the gutter by the solenoid 68 and restricts the flow of the ball. The solenoid 6 is provided with a ball passage detector 70 and the like.
8 and the ball passage detector 70 are electrically connected to the controller 59. The solenoid 6 is activated by a signal from the controller 59.
When 8 is excited, the ball stopper 69 withdraws from the ball flow path in the gutter, the ball in the gutter flows down, and the ball passage detector 70
Detects a sphere passing by and sends a signal to the control device 59. The controller 59 counts the signals from the ball passage detector 70,
When counting the passage of a predetermined number of balls, the solenoid 68
Demagnetize and stop the flow of the ball. Therefore, a predetermined number of balls, for example 25 balls for 100 yen, are discharged to the ball lending port 55. In this way, the number of balls desired by the player is 5
When it is discharged to 5, the calculation unit 71 of the control device 59 subtracts the amount of money corresponding to the balls discharged to the ball loan slot 55 from the amount of money previously displayed on the amount of money display 53, and the balance is visible on the amount of money display 53. indicate. The balance may be calculated and calculated when the player operates the purchase switch 54. Then, if the player wants to purchase more, the purchase switch 54 is repeatedly operated, and the ball discharging device 57 is activated according to the number of operations to discharge a desired number of balls to the ball rental slot 55, and the number of operations is increased. The balance is deducted accordingly. However, when the balance becomes zero while the purchase switch 54 is repeatedly operated, the control device 59 does not excite the solenoid 68.
Even if the purchase switch 54 is operated after that, the balls are not discharged by that amount. Further, when the player operates the purchase switch 54 to borrow a desired number of balls within the range of the value of money of the card 23, the mark device 64 of the card reading device 49 corresponds to the number of operations of the purchase switch 54. Works,
A reduction display is printed on the surface of the card 23. For example, the fourth
As shown in the figure, in the case of a card 23 with a valuable amount of 1,000 yen, if the purchase switch 54 is operated once, 100 yen balls are ejected. One is printed, and when the purchase switch 54 is operated for the second time, a mark is printed under "2" on the reduction scale 25. When the purchase switch 54 is operated 10 times,
The last mark is printed under "10" on the reduction scale 25, indicating that the valuable amount of the card 23 is zero. It should be noted that when the valuable amount of money of the card 23 becomes zero, the punching device 63 causes the information writing unit 24 of the card 23.
A hole may be formed in the hole to prevent unauthorized reading of information or unauthorized reuse.

After the purchase of the ball is completed as described above, the player can play the card 23.
When the card is withdrawn, the sixth card detector 66 and the fifth card detector 65 detect the end of the withdrawal of the card 23 and send a signal to the control device 59. When the card 23 is pulled out, the control device 59 controls the valuable amount of the card 23, that is, the balance, together with the card identification information of the card 23, and the central management device 5
Send to. When the central management device 5 receives the signal from the game medium lending device 2, the central processing device 43 retrieves the card identification information in the storage device 44 and rewrites the amount information to the balance sent from the game medium lending device 2. To remember.

On the other hand, when the player rents a desired number of balls from the game medium lending device 2, the player can select a desired pachinko machine 1 and play the game in the same manner as in the past. Then, when a hit ball is won during the game, the prize ball is actually discharged, so that the enjoyment of the pachinko game which cannot be enjoyed by the conventional card-type pachinko machine can be fully enjoyed. Further, when there are no more balls in hand, the card 23 can be borrowed again by inserting the card 23 into the card insertion slot 50 of the game medium lending device 2 and performing the same operation as described above. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of inserting coins each time the ball is rented, and it is not necessary to prepare many coins in advance. Therefore, the player does not have to worry about the storage of a large number of coins, and there is no need to provide a coin storage on the pachinko machine itself. Further, when the card is first obtained, if the amount according to the game budget amount of the day is selected, the trouble of obtaining the card again is saved, and the game does not exceed the budget. Then, if the valuable amount of money of the card 23 is not used up even after the game is finished, the settlement can be made by the settlement machine 4.

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the checkout machine 4 has a card insertion slot 74 in the front part 73 of an openable / closable box 72, and an amount indicator 75 for displaying the balance of the card,
A payment cancellation display 76 that displays payment cancellation, a payment-in-progress display 77 that displays that payment can be made, a banknote return port 78, a coin return port 79, etc. are provided, and a card reading device 80, a banknote dispenser 81, a coin dispenser are provided inside. 82, a control device 83, a payment amount, the number of payment cards, a card overflow, the remaining amount of banknotes, the remaining amount of coins, etc. are provided with a monitor display device 84, a transmission address setting device 85, etc., and the control device 83 is connected via the transmission path 6. It is electrically connected to the central management device 5. As shown in FIG. 16, in the card reading device 80, one end of a conveying means 87 such as a belt conveyor which is driven by a motor 86 faces the card insertion port 74 and the other end of the conveying means 87 faces a card tank 88. A magnetic head 89 is provided as an information reading unit in the middle of the conveying means 87, and a punch device 90, a card detector, etc. are arranged, and the motor 86, the magnetic head 89, the card detector, and the punch device 90 are provided to the control device 83. It is composed of electrical connections. The player inserts the card 7
When the card 23 is inserted into the card 4, the seventh card detector 91 detects the tip of the card 23 and sends a signal to the controller 83. Upon receiving the signal from the seventh card detector 91, the control device 83 operates the motor 86 to take in the card 23. Then, when the eighth card detector 92 detects the leading end of the card 23 and confirms that the card 23 is normally conveyed, the magnetic head 89 detects the information in the information writing section 24 of the card 23, that is, the store code. , The date of issue, the card identification information is read and sent to the control device 83, and when the ninth card detector 93 detects the leading end of the card 23, the motor 86 stops. If the read store code and issue date are not appropriate, the control device 83 lights the alarm display 94 to call the player's attention, and reverses the motor 86 to return the card 23 to the player. Alternatively, the motor 86 is rotated in the normal direction to be confiscated in the card tank 88. On the other hand, when the store code and the issue date are appropriate, the control device 83 determines that the data request signal from the central management device 5 is the transmission address setting device 85.
If it matches the address of the own station set in step 2, the card identification information of the card 23 is added to the address of the own station and the result is sent to the central management unit 5. When the central management device 5 receives the signal from the settlement machine 4, the central processing device 43 searches the card identification information in the storage device 44, and if they match, the stored contents of the card identification information, that is, the card The valuable money (balance) is read out and sent to the settlement machine 4. When the valuable amount of the card 23 is received from the central management unit 5, the control unit 83 displays the amount on the amount display 75, and operates the bill dispenser 81 and the coin dispenser 82 to display on the amount display 75. The banknote storage tank 9 for banknotes and coins corresponding to the amount of money
5. From the coin storage tank 96, the bill return port 78 and the coin return port 79 are dispensed. Then, as the bills and coins are returned, the operation control unit 97 of the control device 83 causes the money amount display 75
Subtract the return amount from the displayed amount. When the money corresponding to the game amount (balance) of the card is returned in this way, the control device 83 sends the card identification information and the valuable amount (in this case, the balance becomes zero) to the central management device 5. send. The central management device 5 clears the stored contents in the storage device 44 corresponding to the card identification information sent from the settlement machine 4. Then, when all the adjustment steps are completed, the punching device 90 punches a hole in the information writing section 24 of the card 23 in response to a signal from the control device 83, and prevents the unauthorized use thereafter. When the punching is completed, the motor 86 rotates forward again, the card 23 is confiscated in the card tank 88, and when the tenth card detector 98 detects the rear end of the card, the control device 83 stops the motor 86.

In the central management device 5, the stored contents corresponding to the card identification information in the storage device 44 regarding the card to be settled may be cleared when the balance is sent to the settlement device 4.

Although the above embodiment has described the game medium lending device 2 for lending a ball used in a pachinko parlor, the game medium in the present invention is not limited to a ball, and a game coin or the like may be lent. Further, in the above embodiment,
Although the calculation is made by the control device of the game medium lending device 2 and the settlement machine 4, the calculation may be made by the central management device 5.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, once the card is acquired, it is not necessary to insert money each time the game medium is borrowed. Therefore, it is not necessary to always prepare coins, and it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of inserting coins each time a game medium is borrowed. Therefore, the player does not have to worry about the storage of a large amount of coins, and the pachinko machine itself does not need to be provided with a coin storage.

Moreover, since the card only stores the card identification information and the like and the valuable money is managed by the central management unit, it is virtually impossible to increase the valuable money by falsifying the memory information of the card. Since it is possible to favorably prevent the gaming shop from being disadvantaged by an unauthorized card, the gaming medium lending mechanism with excellent security is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the connection of a card issuing machine, a game medium lending device, and a central management device in a pachinko game store, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card issuing machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the inside of the card issuing machine, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the card, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device, and FIG. 6 is a control device of the card issuing device. Block diagram, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the central management device, FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the connection between the central management device and each device,
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the inside of the game media lending device, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a side view showing the inside of the card reading device provided in the game medium lending device, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the ball discharging device, and FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway front view showing the structure of the ball discharging device. FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the control device of the game medium lending device, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the checkout machine, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the inside of the checkout machine, and FIG. 16 is the inside of a card reader provided in the checkout machine. FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a control device of the settlement machine. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is a game medium lending device, 3 is a card issuing machine, 4 is a settlement machine, 5 is a central management device, 6 is a transmission line, 9 is a bill insertion slot, and 10 is a purchase amount selection operation unit. , 11
Is a payment amount indicator, 14 is a card issuing port, 15 is a change return port, 16 is a bill validator, 17 is a card issuing device, 2
1 is a control device of a card issuing machine, 23 is a card, 24 is an information writing unit, 28 is an information writing device, 36 is an operation panel, 3
7 is a display device, 42 is a control device of a central management device, 43 is a central processing device, 44 is a storage device, 45 is a transmission control device, 46 is a calendar control device, 49 is a card reading device, 53 is an amount display device, 54 Is a purchase switch, 55 is a ball lending device, 57 is a ball discharging device, 59 is a control device of a game medium lending device, 74 is a card insertion port of a settlement machine, 75 is an amount display, 78 is a bill return port, and 79 is a coin. Reference numeral 80 is a return port, 80 is a card reading device, 83 is a control device of a settlement machine, and 89 is a magnetic head.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A coin slot, a coin discriminator for identifying coins inserted in the coin slot, a coin amount indicator for displaying the amount of coin discriminated by the coin discriminator, a card storing section for storing a card, A card including at least a card issuing device for ejecting a card taken out from the card storage portion to a card ejection port, an information writing device for writing information during ejection to the card ejection port, and a control device for performing control necessary for the above operation An issuer, a central processing unit having a function of generating card identification information for identifying a card, a memory for storing the card identification information generated by the central processing unit, and for storing a valuable amount of money of the card corresponding to the card identification information A central management device having at least a device, a card insertion slot for inserting a card, and a card reading device for reading information of a card inserted in the card insertion slot. An amount display for displaying a valuable amount of money corresponding to the card identification information read by the card reading device based on a signal from a central management device, a game medium lending operation unit for instructing a game medium amount desired by a player, A game medium ejecting device for ejecting a game medium corresponding to the amount instructed by the player to the game medium ejecting port, and a game medium lending device including at least a control device for performing the above-mentioned operation are installed in a game store. , Electrically connecting the card issuing machine and the game medium lending device to a central management device, and writing the card identification information from the central management device to the card issued by the card issuing device,
When the player inserts this card into the game media lending device, the amount of money corresponding to the card identification information of the card stored in the storage device of the central management unit is displayed on the amount display device according to the instruction of the player, and the game is displayed. A game characterized by lending a game medium instructed by the medium lending operation unit, and subtracting and storing the valuable amount of the card identification information stored in the central management unit in correspondence with the lending game medium. Lending mechanism for game media in stores. 2. A coin slot, a coin discriminator for identifying coins inserted in the coin slot, a coin amount indicator for displaying the amount of coin discriminated by the coin discriminator, a card storing section for storing a card, An information writing device for writing information to the card taken out from the card storage unit, a card ejecting port for taking out the card, a card issuing machine equipped with at least a control device for performing the control necessary for the above operation, and card identification information for identifying the card A central processing unit having a function of generating a card, a central management unit having at least a storage unit for storing the card identification information generated by the central processing unit and storing the valuable money of the card corresponding to the card identification information; Card insertion slot for inserting a card, a card reading device for reading information of a card inserted in the card insertion port, and a card read by the card reading device. An amount indicator that displays a valuable amount of money corresponding to the identification information based on a signal from the central management unit, a game medium lending operation unit that indicates the amount of the game medium desired by the player, and an amount indicated by the player A game medium ejecting device for ejecting a game medium to a game medium ejecting port, a game medium lending device having at least a control device for performing the control necessary for the above operation, a card insertion port for inserting a card, and a card insertion port for inserting the card. A reading device for reading the information on the card, an amount indicator for displaying the valuable amount of money corresponding to the card identification information read by the reading device based on a signal from the central management unit, and a currency corresponding to the amount indicated on the amount indicator. A payment machine equipped with at least a money dispenser for paying out the money is installed in a game store, and the above card issuing machine, game medium lending device and payment machine are used as a central management device. Each card is electrically connected and card identification information from the central management unit is written on the card issued by the card issuing machine, and when the player inserts this card into the game media lending unit, the memory of the central management unit is instructed by the player. The valuable amount of money corresponding to the card identification information of the card stored in the device is displayed on the amount display, and the game medium specified by the game medium lending operation unit is lent out, and the card stored in the central management unit The valuable amount of identification information is subtracted and stored corresponding to the above-mentioned rental game medium, and the valuable amount corresponding to the card identification information of the card inserted into the card insertion slot of the settlement machine is displayed based on the signal from the central management unit. And a coin corresponding to the displayed amount is paid out by a coin dispenser. A game medium lending mechanism in a game shop.