JPH09220336A - Device for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for a game considering the facility of a game spot while improving the convenience of a game player and service. SOLUTION: The valuable value given to a game player as the result of a game by a game machine 2 is recording in a prize card and discharged, the prize card is used to exchange for a prize by a prize card processing machine 5, the valiable value recorded in the prize card is converted by a processor 12 for replaying a game so that a replay game card where a value of playing a game by the game machine 2 is recorded is discharged, and a game can be played by the game machine using the replay game card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, or a slot machine installed in a gaming hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine, there has been known one generally known in the art, for example, depending on the gaming state of the gaming machine while the player is playing the game on the gaming machine. The points are added and stored, and the points that are added and stored and owned by the player are given to the player, and the added valuable value is used to allow the player to exchange for a desired prize. There was something.

[0003]

On the other hand, in the conventional gaming machine of this kind, when the player uses the valuable value added as a result of the game to play the game again with the gaming machine. , The given valuable value is exchanged for a given special prize, the special prize is further exchanged for cash, and the cash is used to obtain, for example, a game recording medium, and the obtained game recording medium is used. For example, it was inserted into a game machine and played. As described above, in the conventional gaming device, in order to use the valuable value given to the player as a result of the game for the game again, the complicated exchange work of once having to exchange the cash is required, and for the player. It had the disadvantage of being inconvenient.

Further, when the player uses the given valuable value to exchange a prize, the amount exchanged for the prize becomes an expense for the game hall in a game hall. Then, when managing the spending information in the game arcade, there was a need to perform it in a way that facilitates information management.

In addition, when the player exchanges the prize,
There was a need to store the valuable value given as a result of the game for several days, and use the total valuable value to exchange it for a high-value prize.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine which also considers the convenience of the gaming hall while improving the convenience and service of the player. is there.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine including a gaming machine installed in a gaming hall, and a recording medium in which information of which valuable value can be specified is recorded. A value adding means capable of adding a value added to a player as a result of a game played by the player to the value specified by the record information of the recording medium; Valuable value gift exchange and use means for using the valuable value specified by the record information for gift exchange, and the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium can be used for the game by the gaming machine. And a value conversion means for converting as described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the value converting means is installed outside the game center as information about value conversion as spending information of the game center. It is characterized in that it can be output to the amusement hall expenditure management center.

[0009]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, as a result of the player playing a game with the gaming machine for the valuable value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium, the value adding means works. It becomes possible to add the valuable value given to. Due to the function of valuable value gift exchange use method,
The valuable value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium can be used for gift exchange. Further, by the function of the value conversion means, it is possible to convert the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium into a state in which it can be used for a game by the gaming machine.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 1, the value conversion means transfers information about value conversion outside the game center as spending information of the game center. It will be possible to output to the installed gaming center expenditure management center.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing an outline of the entire game apparatus according to the present invention.

In the figure, 15 is a common card issuing company, and C
A central management computer 16 for collecting sales by hall, which has a built-in PU, RAM, ROM, etc., is installed. A common card 104 (see FIG. 3) is issued from the common card issuing company 15 and shipped to each of the amusement centers 1, 14, ...
Information may be written in the common card 104 when it is sold by the common card vending machine 4, or information may be written in advance. The amusement centers 1, 14 ... And the central management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 are connected to the terminal boxes 9 installed in the respective amusement centers 1, 14 ... It is configured.

Since the game hall 14 has the same structure as that of the game hall 1, detailed description and illustration thereof are omitted here.

Reference numeral 140 in the figure is a premium card issuing company as an example of a valuable medium recording medium issuing center (member recording medium issuing center), in which a central management computer 141 having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM and the like is installed. . The central management computer 141 and the terminal boxes 10 installed in the respective game arcades 1, 14 ... Are connected by a communication line, and information is transmitted. 22, 24 and 28 in the figure are premium card issuing companies 14
0 is a member store as an example of a member recording medium handling store that is a member of 0, and each has a member store management computer 23, 26, 30 having a built-in CPU, RAM, and ROM. Management computers 23, 2 for those member stores
6, 30 and the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company are connected by a communication line, so that information can be transmitted. The member store 28 is provided with a common card vending machine 4 for selling the common card 104 issued by the common card issuing company 15 to customers. The common card vending machine 4 and the premium card issuing company 1 are installed.
Forty centralized management computers 141 are connected by a communication line via the terminal box 10, and are configured to be capable of transmitting information. Further, the common card vending machine 4 and the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 are connected by a communication line via the terminal box 9 so that information can be transmitted.

Reference numeral 17 in the drawing denotes a bank, which has a CPU, a RAM,
Central device 1 consisting of a computer, etc., with built-in ROM etc.
8 are installed. This central unit 18 includes a database 19, in which each game hall 1,
14, common card issuing company 15, premium card issuing company 1
40, the accounts of the member stores 22, 24, 28, etc., and the deposit amounts and the like deposited in those accounts are stored.
The symbols A, B, C, D, shown in the database 19
E, F, and G are a common card issuing company 15, a game hall 1, a game hall 14, a member store 22, a member store 24, and a member store 2, respectively.
8. Show each account of the premium card issuing company 140, and the arrow shown in the figure means that money is transferred from one account to another in the arrow direction.

The common card 104 shipped from the common card issuing company 15 to the game arcade 1 is sold to the user (player) by the common card vending machine 4. The user pays or pays cards 108a, 1 as an example of a recording medium for members described later.
By inserting 08b (see FIG. 3) into the common card vending machine 4, a common card on which a predetermined amount of money is recorded is given. The user inserts the common card 104 into the card processing machine 3 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2 to be played from among the pachinko gaming machines 2 which are an example of a plurality of gaming machines installed in the gaming hall. Then, the remaining amount recorded on the common card 104 is used to shoot a ball at the pachinko gaming machine 2 to enable a game.

The pachinko gaming machine 2 is constructed so that points are added and stored according to the gaming state during the game. It should be noted that the points that are added and stored according to the gaming state, for example, the hall management computer 6 or the like, the gaming machine 2
The addition and storage may be performed in a place other than the above. And
When the game is over, the remaining amount recorded in the common card 104 is reduced by the amount used for the game, and the common card 104 in which the remaining amount is recorded is paid out to the player, and the result of the game by the gaming machine. The added and stored score of an example of the valuable value given to the player is the prize card 1
It is recorded in 08a and 108b and is discharged from the prize card processing device 8 to the user. The user inserts the discharged gift card into the gift card processing machine 5. The gift card processing machine 5 has a function of issuing a receipt for a general gift within the range of the remaining amount as the valuable value recorded in the inserted gift card. In addition, this free gift card 10
8a and 108b are membership cards issued to predetermined members. If the user brings the issued receipt for general prizes to the counter of the game hall 1, it can be exchanged for general prizes such as cigarettes and chocolate within the exchange amount recorded in the receipt for general prizes. . It should be noted that the premium card 10 can be used without issuing a receipt for a general premium.
8a and 108b may be directly exchanged for general prizes.

In the game hall 1, a re-game processing device 12 is further installed, and by inserting a prize card into the re-game processing device 12, it is recorded in the inserted prize card. The re-play card 106 can be issued to the player within the range of the valuable value (remaining amount). The player can replay by the gaming machine 2 by inserting the issued regambling card 106 into the card processing machine 3. In addition, valuable value data (remaining amount data) of the re-gaming card 106 issued by the re-gaming processing device 12 is transferred to the premium card issuing company 1 via the terminal box 10.
40 is transmitted to the central management computer 141. In addition, ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) 7 is provided in the game hall 1.
a is installed and this ATM 7a is a transmitter 13a.
It is connected to the database 19 of the bank 17 via the and the central management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140. Then, the user inserts his / her own gift card 108a, 108b into the ATM 7a, so that the inserted gift card 108a, 108b.
Cash is paid out within the range of the valuable value (remaining amount) recorded in b. The cash amount paid out is the transmission device 13
It is transmitted to the database 19 of the bank 17 and the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via a. As described above, since the valuable value can be cashed in the game hall, the convenience of the player is improved and the crime such as robbery is prevented as compared with the case where the cash exchange is provided outside the store.

It should be noted that the user still has the prize card 108.
If you do not have a, 108b, you need to issue a new one, but in that case, you have to enter the necessary information such as the user's address, name, telephone number, etc. at the game counter. Free gift card 108 in which predetermined information is recorded in
A and 108b are newly issued to the user. Necessary items such as the address, name, telephone number, etc., which are described by the user are transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10 or the centralized management computer of the premium card issuing company 140. 141 is input.

On the other hand, at the counter of the amusement hall, each member store 22, 24, 2 which is a member of the premium card issuing company 140.
A catalog is prepared in which various free items such as products and services sold by 8 are listed, and the user can look at the catalog and select a free item such as a desired product or service. You can Then, when the user wants to exchange the prize he or she desires by using the prize cards 108a and 108b, the user can purchase the prize card 108.
Insert a and 108b into the prize card processor 5, and enter the prize code and the number of the prize codes that specify the prize desired by the user selected in the catalog. Then, the free gift code is transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the free gift card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10, and the centralized management computer 141 searches for a member store near the user's address and transmits it to the member store (for example, 22). Send the received prize code, the number of prizes and the user's address, name, telephone number, etc.

Then, the merchandise or service or the like corresponding to the transmitted prize number is directly sent from the member store 22 to the user. In addition, the user can use the premium cards 108a, 108
The prize card 1 in which the amount corresponding to the prize of the prize code is inserted when the desired prize is input by inserting b
The balance (value value) of 08a and 108b is subtracted and updated,
The premium cards 108a and 108b after the subtraction and update are returned to the user. If the prize corresponding to the prize code that the user desires and inputs is out of stock at the member store 22, the member store 24 next closest to the user's address sends the desired prize directly to the user. You may do it.

The common card vending machine 4, the card processing machine 3, the gaming machine 2, the prize card processing device 8, and the prize card processing machine 5 installed in the game hall 1 are connected to the hall management computer 6, respectively. It is configured so that information can be transmitted. This hall management computer 6
Built-in CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., the common card sales amount, the number of profit spheres and disadvantage spheres of the gaming machine 2, the added value data of the prize card discharged from the prize card processing device 8 (additional amount data ), Centralized management of various information generated at the amusement park, such as information on the amount of exchange for a free gift card. The gaming machine 2 uses the prize cards 108a, 108a.
By inserting b into the premium card processing device 8, a game may be played using the points recorded on the premium card.

Information about the sales amount (sales amount) of the common card vending machine 4 installed in the game arcade 1 is transmitted to the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 through the terminal box 9 through the communication line. The common card vending machine 4 can also sell the common card using the remaining amount recorded in the premium cards 108a and 108b, and information on the sales amount (sales amount) due to the use of the premium card is displayed in the terminal box 10. Via the communication line to the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140. Further, information regarding the amount of prize exchange using the prize cards 108a and 108b by the prize card processor 5 is transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the prize card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10. The terminal box 10 and the centralized management computer 141 do not necessarily need to be connected online, but a common card sales amount and a free gift exchange amount are totaled to create a slip or the like in which the total amount is written, and the slip or the like is used online. The common card sales amount and the prize exchange amount may be input to the centralized management computer 141.

Next, a user who actually wants to visually check and purchase the prize instead of exchanging the prize according to the catalog prepared at the counter of the amusement hall 1 brings the gift cards 108a and 108b to the membership. Go to the store 24, insert the free gift cards 108a and 108b into the free gift card processing machine 25 installed in the member store 24, and use the free gifts that are sold at the member store 24 to sell the goods and services. Free card processing machine 2
Enter in 5. Then, the amount of money corresponding to the input premium is subtracted from the remaining amount of the premium cards 108a and 108b, and the premium cards 108a and 108b after the subtraction are returned to the user. In this way, the user can actually see and check the free gift by eye. This free gift card processor 25 is connected to the centralized management computer 141 of the free gift card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 27, and is configured to be capable of transmitting information. The centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 and the member store management computers 23, 26, 30 installed in each member store 22, 24, 28.
Does not necessarily have to be connected online. The prize code and the number of prizes sent from the amusement arcade 1 and the address, name, phone number, etc. of the user corresponding to the prize code are totaled and entered in the slip etc. Alternatively, it may be sent offline to each member store 22, 24, 28. A store that sells products, services, etc. sold by the member stores 22, 24, 28, in which the player uses the added value (remaining amount) specified by the member's recording medium for membership. A member recording medium dealer that can exchange gifts with the sales target is configured.

Free gift card 1 owned by the user
If you want to cash the remaining amount recorded in 08a, 108b, as described above, there is also a method of cashing with the ATM 7a installed in the game arcade 1, but as another method, the free gift card 108a, Bring 108b to the bank 17 and insert the prize cards 108a and 108b into the ATM 7b installed in the bank 17. Then, when the user inputs a desired amount of money within the range of the remaining amount recorded on the prize cards 108a and 108b, cash corresponding to the input amount is paid out to the user and the inserted prize. The balances recorded on the cards 108a and 108b are returned to the user side after being updated by the payout amount. The ATM 7b is connected to the database 19 of the bank 17 and the central management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 13b, and is configured to transmit information.

Further, the central management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 and the database 19 of the bank 17 are provided.
And are connected by a communication line, and the following information is transmitted from the central control computer 141 to the database 19. That is, the amount of the updated amount information of the premium card that has been updated by the premium card processing device 8 provided in the amusement halls 1, 14 and the common card vending machine 4 provided in the amusement halls 1, 14 are used for the prize. The common card sales amount information in which the common card is sold by the card, the reduction of the free gift card when the free gift card is exchanged by using the free gift card processing machine 5 provided in the amusement centers 1 and 14 The amount information, the sales amount information (prize exchange amount information) of the prizes using the prize cards 108a and 108b at the member stores 22, 24 and 28 are transmitted. On the other hand, from the central management computer 16 of the common card sales company 15,
Information on the difference between the total amount of common cards sold at the amusement halls 1 and 14 and the total amount of money used at the amusement halls 1 and 14 is transmitted to the database 19. Further, information on the total amount of common cards sold at the member store 28 (card price) is transmitted from the central management computer 141 to the database 19.

In the database 19, money is moved between the accounts in the direction indicated by the arrow on the basis of the various transmitted information. That is, common card sales company 1
Between the account A of 5 and the accounts C and B of each of the amusement centers 1 and 14 and the total amount of sale of the common card 104 (card price) and the total amount of use of the common card 104 used by the card processor 3. Move money by the difference. In addition, member store 2
The amount obtained by subtracting the commission from the total sales amount of the common card 104 in 8 (card price) is the account F of the member store 28.
To the account A of the common card sales company 15. As a result, the member store 28 can obtain the profit by the subtracted commission.

Using the common card vending machine 4 provided in the amusement halls 1 and 14, the amount obtained by subtracting the commission from the total amount of sales of the re-play cards 106 sold by the prize cards 108a and 108b is the prize card issuing company. Move from the account G of 140 to the accounts B and C of the respective game halls 1 and 14. The total amount of the fees added to the increased update amount of the premium card updated by the premium card processing device 8 of each amusement hall 1, 14 is from the accounts B, C of each amusement hall 1, 14 to the premium card issuing company 140. Move to Account G of. Actually, between the accounts G, C, and B, only the amount obtained by offsetting the card increase renewal amount (additional fee) and the common card sales amount (subtracting the fee) by using the free gift card will be transferred. Like Further, the amount obtained by subtracting the commission from the sales amount (prize exchange amount) of the prizes using the prize cards 108a and 108b at each member store 22, 24 and 28 is calculated from the account G of the prize card issuing company 140 to each member store 22, 24, 28
Move to accounts D, E, and F.

As will be described later, the user can use the ATM7
When the balance of the prize card 108a is transferred to the user's own account using a and 7b, the transfer amount is transferred from the account G to the user's account as shown by the arrow in the figure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main part of the game arcade. Common card vending machine 4 installed in the amusement hall 1
Is provided with a bill insertion slot 63, and when a user (player) inserts a bill from the bill insertion slot 63, the inserted bill is identified by the bill validator 64, and an improper counterfeit bill or the like is generated. If it is a bill, it is returned to the user, but if it is a proper bill, it is taken into the bill storage unit 65. Then, the amount corresponding to the inserted bill is displayed on the amount / balance display 60, and the card selection button 69 is selected within the range of the displayed amount. The common card 104 includes, for example, 1000 yen, 2000 yen, 3000 yen,
There are cards of five types of money of 5000 yen and 10000 yen, and by selecting and pressing the card selection button 69, the desired common card 104 can be specified from among the five types of common cards 104.

By pressing this card selection button 69, the common card 104 of the amount designated by the pressing operation is taken out from the common card storage portion 70a, and the taken-out common card 104 is shared for the designated amount of money. Whether or not it is the card 104 is identified by the common card processor 72, and when it is identified as the common card of the selected amount, the common card 104 is dispensed from the common card outlet 71. After that, when there is change, the bill dispensing device 74 operates to dispense the bills stored in the bill stocking unit 75 from the bill dispensing port 73 to the user.
In the figure, reference numeral 76b is a control unit, which is composed of a microcomputer or the like for controlling the common card vending machine 4.

The common card vending machine 4 can sell the re-play card 106 not only by inserting money such as bills but also by using the gift cards 108a and 108b. In other words, the player plays a game with the gaming machine 2, and the score owned by the player as a result of the game is recorded on the prize cards 108a and 108b owned by the player and discharged, and the prize card 108a is recorded. , 108b, when the player wants to play a game again, the player must pay the prize card 10
The re-gaming card 106 is purchased using 8a and 108b, and the re-gaming by the gaming machine 2 becomes possible using the re-gaming card 106. In this case, the premium card 108
Insert a and 108b into the prize card insertion opening 66. Then, the premium card 1 inserted by the premium card processor 67
It is determined whether or not 08a and 108b are proper cards, and if they are improper cards, the amount / remaining amount indicator 60 notifies the attendant of the amusement hall that the fraudulent card has been inserted, and the inserted card is Abnormality processing such as collection in the aircraft is performed. If the inserted card is a proper card, the card information recorded on the inserted card is read by the prize card processor 67, and then the user inputs the personal identification number from the personal identification number input key 70. If the entered personal identification number is an incorrect number, an error is displayed on the amount / balance display 60. At that time, the insertion card may be collected.

When the entered personal identification number is correct, the total balance recorded on the inserted prize cards 108a and 108b is displayed on the price / balance display 60. The user selects and operates the card selection button 69 within the range of the amount displayed by the amount / balance display 60. If the selecting operation is an improper selecting operation such as selecting a common card having a higher amount than the remaining amount of the inserted card, the re-game used amount display 6
An error is displayed by 1 and waits for the player's re-operation. on the other hand,
When the selection operation is an appropriate operation, the total of the card face value of the common card selected by the re-game used amount display 61 and the commission associated with the sale of the common card 104 is displayed.

When the user sees the display and presses the confirmation button 68, the common card is discharged from the common card discharge port 71 to the user side. Then, the free gift cards 108a, 10a after purchasing the common card 104 of the desired amount
Calculation of the remaining amount of money of 8b, that is, the prize card 10 at the time of insertion
Common card 1 sold from the total balance of 8a and 108b
The processing of subtracting the card face value of 04 and the fee is the control unit 7.
6b, and a process of updating the remaining amount recorded in the inserted free gift cards 108a and 108b to the calculated new remaining amount is performed. Then, the updated new amount is displayed on the card face value display 62, and the premium cards 108a and 108b updated with the new balance are discharged from the premium card insertion slot 66 to the user side. In this common card vending machine 4,
A fee setting unit 76a is provided, and an attendant of the game hall can set a fee (percentage) at the time of selling the common card 104 by using the above-mentioned premium card 108a by operating the fee setting unit 76a. it can. When using the premium card 108b, the fee setting unit 76a is unnecessary as will be described later.

Incidentally, reference numeral 54 in the drawing denotes a vending machine number display portion, on which the number of the common card vending machine 4 is displayed. Further, 55 is an on-sale display, and 56 is a discontinued display. While the common card vending machine 4 is selling the common card 104, the sale stop indicator 56 is turned off and the sale indicator 55 is turned on. On the contrary, when the common card vending machine 4 is not on sale, the on-sale indicator 55 is turned off,
The sales discontinuation indicator 56 is lit up. In the figure, reference numeral 57 denotes an inserted bill full indicator, which is inserted when the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 63 fills the bill storage portion 65 and the bill cannot be inserted any more. It is lit or blinkingly displayed, and is configured so that an attendant at the game hall can display that the inserted bills are full. Reference numeral 58 denotes a payout bill deficiency indicator, which is a bill payout device 7
When the change bills stored for paying out to the user by 4 are insufficient, the payout bill deficiency indicator 58 is lit or blinks, and the fact can be notified to the attendant of the game hall. . 59 is a common card deficiency indicator, which is a common card 1 stored for sale to the player.
When 04 is lacking, the common card depletion indicator 59 is lit or blinking, and the fact can be notified to the staff at the game arcade.

When the replay card 106 is purchased using the prize cards 108a and 108b, the replay card 10
The total remaining amount of the free gift cards 108a and 108b used for the purchase of No. 6 is the free gift cards 108a and 108b.
Centralized management computer 14 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10 together with the card information of
1, and is totalized by the central management computer 141.

When the player uses the common card 104 or the re-play card 106 sold by the common card vending machine 4 to play a pachinko game, the game hall 1
The common card 104 is inserted into the common card slot 39 of the common card processing machine 3 installed on the gaming machine installation island.
This common card processing machine 3 is provided adjacent to each gaming machine (card-type pachinko gaming machine) 2 installed on the installation island, and corresponds to each adjacent card-type gaming machine 2. It is a thing. Therefore, for example, if you want to play a game with the card-type gaming machine 2 on the left side of the figure,
It is necessary to insert the common card 104 or the re-gaming card 106 into the common card slot 39 of the common card processing machine 3 adjacent to the left side of the card type game machine in the center of the drawing. Common card 104 in the common card slot 39,
If the user inserts the re-gaming card 106 and operates the money selection button 41 of the money to be used in the game machine 2 to specify, the number of game balls (game medium) corresponding to the specified money is played. It is configured such that the ball can be hit by 2 to be shot and ejected to the game area. Then, the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the amount selected by the amount selection button 41 from the remaining amount of the common card 104 and the re-gaming card 106 in which the common card is inserted from the insertion slot 39 is displayed by the remaining amount display 40. On the other hand, if a predetermined game state such as winning of a pachinko ball hit in the game area accompanying a ball game occurs, a predetermined game value is given to the player based on the occurrence of the predetermined game state. The score corresponding to the given game value is additionally displayed on the credit display unit 150. On the other hand, the score corresponding to the pachinko ball used in the ball game machine is subtracted from the score displayed on the credit display device 150, and the score after the subtraction is displayed on the credit display device 150.

When the player presses the settlement button 151a to end the game or when the gaming machine 2 is stopped, the remaining amount of the inserted common card 104 or re-gaming card 106 is left. The amount of use is reduced and updated and discharged, and the amount of reduction information, that is, the amount of use of the common card (see FIG. 8) is transmitted to the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 via the terminal box 9 and aggregated.

Then, the member player inserts the prize cards 108a and 108b in advance as the prize card insertion / discharge port 3
If it is inserted into 7a, the credit indicator 15 is provided when the player presses the settlement button 151a or the like to end the game or when the gaming machine 2 is stopped.
The score displayed by 0 is the card reader / writer 37
By b, the points are recorded in the score recording areas of the prize cards 108a and 108b as the points, and the amount information corresponding to the points is recorded in the total balance recording area and paid out to the player. The prize card processing device 8 is incorporated in a curtain plate or the like. Further, in the figure, numeral 35 is a unit number display portion, numeral 36 is a trouble button operated by the user when a trouble occurs, and numeral 33 is a trouble indicator which is lit and displayed when the trouble button 36 is operated. Further, 34 is a speaker. The score displayed by the credit display device 150 is used for playing the game from the score given to the player by winning the ball and the remaining amount recorded on the common card by operating the amount selection button 41. It is the sum of points and the amount of money deducted. In addition, only the score given to the player due to winning or the like is displayed on the credit indicator 150.
When the settlement button 151a is pressed, the sum of the score displayed on the credit indicator 150 and the score corresponding to the amount of money deducted from the common card is given as the prize cards 108a and 108b. It may be recorded in and paid out to the player.

The game may be played by the gaming machine 2 using the points recorded on the prize cards 108a and 108b. In that case, first, the premium card 108
Insert a and 108b into the prize card insertion / ejection port 37a. Then, the record information recorded on the inserted premium card is read by the card reader / writer 37b, and whether the inserted premium card is a proper card based on the security information and the like included in the read information. Whether or not to make a decision is made. When the card is proper including the amusement store code and the expiration date, the balance information of the read information is displayed on the balance display 38a, and the point information is displayed as the point display 38b and the credit display 150. To display. In this state, the player can play a game with the gaming machine 2 by using the points, and every time a pachinko ball is fired, the score corresponding to the shot ball is reduced from the points. A predetermined score is added and updated to the score based on the winning of the updated and released pachinko balls, and the updated result is displayed on the credit display unit 150.

When the player wants to end the game, he / she presses the settlement button 151a. Then, the player's score is confirmed as the score displayed on the credit display device 150, and if the confirmed score is increased compared with the score at the time of reading the prize card, the increment is added. Add to the balance, and if it is decreasing, subtract the reduced amount from the balance,
The calculation result is displayed on the balance display 38a, and the fixed points are displayed on the point display 38b. Further, the card reader / writer 37b rewrites the remaining amount recorded on the inserted free gift cards 108a and 108b to the new remaining amount displayed on the remaining amount display 38a, and the points of the free gift cards 108a and 108b are scored. Display 38
Rewrite to the new points displayed in b, and then the prize cards 108a and 108b are inserted into the prize card insertion / ejection port 37.
Discharge from a.

The balance addition / subtraction process of the inserted card, the rewriting process of the score, and the like may be automatically performed without operating the settlement button 151a on the basis of the hitting ball and the score becoming zero. Good. The prize card issuing company 1 through the terminal box 10 together with the game store code and the card number recorded in the new balance calculation result.
40 to the central management computer 141. In the central management computer 141, based on the transmitted card number, the balance data of the corresponding card number is calculated from the balance data stored corresponding to each card number, and the calculated balance data is transmitted. The balance data that has been sent is compared, and if the sent balance data is increasing, the increase is added to the indexed balance data and updated, and the sent game store code is added. Based on this, the increased amount is added to the prize card renewal amount for each hall. In addition, when the transmitted balance data is smaller than the indexed balance data, the decrease is updated to the indexed balance data, and the decrease is calculated for each hall. A process of subtracting from the prize card update amount is performed. Then, as described above, by adding or subtracting to the prize card update amount that is classified by each hole and totaled, the total of the prize card update amounts in one day's business hours is calculated. Further, as will be described later, the total amount of money used by the re-gaming card 106 during one day's business hours of a certain hole is also calculated.

Based on the total information of the updated amount of the free gift card, the total information of the used amount of replay game, and the total information of the used amount of common card for each hole, which is totalized by the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 described above. , It is possible to grasp the income and expenditure of each amusement hall, it becomes possible to make the accounting of the amusement hall glass, and it is possible to prevent tax evasion.

Next, when the player wants to exchange the prizes by the prize card processor 5 using the prize cards 108a and 108b discharged from the prize card insertion / discharge port 37a, first the prize cards 108a and 108b are replaced. Insert into the gift card insertion / discharge port 79. Then, the card reader / writer 80 reads the record information recorded on the inserted prize cards 108a and 108b, and then the player uses the ten-keys 142 to input the personal identification number. The control unit 92 (CPU, built in the prize card processing machine 5
(Including RAM, ROM, etc.), whether or not the prize card inserted based on the card information read by the card reader / writer 80 and the personal identification number input from the ten-key pad 142 is correct or the personal identification number is It is judged whether the number is proper or not, and if it is not proper, error processing such as ejecting the inserted prize card from the prize card insertion / ejection port 79 is performed. On the other hand, if it is proper, the check may be performed based on the management of the number of the inserted prize card. In that case, the card information of the inserted free gift card is transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the free gift card issuing company 140, and the card number included in the transmitted data is registered in the centralized management computer 141 as a clue. The card data that is present is calculated, the card data is compared with the transmitted card data, it is determined whether they match, and the answer is returned. If they do not match, the error processing is performed. If they match, the balance data of the card information read by the card reader / writer 80 is displayed on the balance display 77.

Next, when the player wants to exchange a prize with a general prize prepared in the game hall, he / she presses the general prize designation button 81, and then inputs the exchange amount to be exchanged with the numeric keypad 142. Then, the input exchange amount is displayed by the input value display 78. The personal identification number input from the ten-key pad 142 described above is not displayed on the input value display 78. Next, when the player confirms the exchange amount displayed on the input value display 78 and presses the confirmation button 85, the exchange amount is subtracted from the remaining amount of the prize cards 108a and 108b inserted, The subtraction result is displayed on the balance display 77.
If the exchange amount exceeds the remaining amount of the inserted prize card, an error message is displayed and the input operation by the ten key 142 must be redone.
Next, when the player presses the transaction end button 90, a receipt for general prize exchange on which the exchange amount and the like are recorded is printed by the receipt issuing device 89, and the receipt issuing port 88.
Issued by the player, the player hands the issued receipt to a person in charge of the prize exchange place, and has the prize exchanged for a general prize equivalent to the exchange amount recorded in the receipt. On the other hand, when the player wants to exchange a prize among the goods and services of the member stores 22, 24, 28 based on the catalog prepared in the game hall, the catalog prize designation button 82
Is pressed. Next, the prize type designation button 83 is pressed and the prize code of the prize for which the prize exchange is desired is input from the ten key 142 based on the catalog. The entered prize code is displayed on the input value display 78. Next, after confirming the displayed prize code, the player presses the prize number designation button 84, inputs the number with the ten keys 142, and then presses the confirmation button 85, whereby the inserted prize card. The input prize type and the prize exchange amount calculated from the exchange number are subtracted from the balances of 108a and 108b, and the subtraction result is displayed on the balance display 77. If the prize exchange amount exceeds the remaining amount of the inserted prize cards 108a and 108b, an error message is displayed and the input operation for the exchange of prizes must be redone. Next, when the player presses the transaction end button 90, a receipt 110 (see FIG. 4) in which the usage statement is recorded is printed by the receipt issuing device 89 and issued from the receipt issuing port 88.

Reference numeral 86 in the drawing denotes a correction button, which is pressed by the user when he / she wants to correct the exchange amount, the prize code, or the number of prizes displayed by the input value display 78. The input information can be corrected by pressing the correction button 86 and then performing another input operation.

In both the case of exchanging a prize with a general prize prepared in the amusement hall and the case of exchanging a prize according to a catalog, after the transaction end button 90 is pressed and a receipt is issued, The result obtained by subtracting the total of the exchange amount from the balance at the time of reading the prize cards 108a and 108b is written to the prize cards 108a and 108b by the card reader / writer 80 as a new balance, and the prize cards 108a and 108b are inserted and removed from the prize card. It is discharged from the outlet 79. At this time, if the new balance is less than the points recorded on the prize cards 108a and 108b, the points are subtracted and updated to a value corresponding to the new balance and written on the prize cards 108a and 108b. Discharge later. Next, the transaction type such as the type of transaction, whether it is the exchange of free gifts with general free gifts provided at the amusement hall or the exchange of free gifts by the catalog, and the type of free gifts, the number of free gifts, and the new balance when the free gifts are exchanged by the catalog. The code and the card number are transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 110. The central management computer 141 receives the transmission information, and based on the received card number, calculates the balance corresponding to the received card number from the balances stored corresponding to each card number, and divides the balance. Subtract and update the issued balance to the new balance received. Also, when there is an exchange with a general prize prepared in the game halls 1 and 14, the exchange amount is subtracted from the prize card update amount for each hall based on the received game shop code. Then, as will be described later, the total of the free gift card update amount up to the settlement date is calculated, and at the time of payment, an amount corresponding to the total free gift card update amount is provided from the amusement hall 1, 14 to the free gift card issuing company 140. is there. In addition, instead of subtracting the amount exchanged with general prizes prepared at the amusement hall from the prize card update amount each time the prizes are exchanged as described above, the amount exchanged with general prizes is cumulatively added for each hole, You may make it cancel at once at the time of settlement.

The centralized management computer 141 sends the order information of the prize to the management computer of a predetermined member store according to the received prize type, and adds and updates the order amount to the sales amount for each store. The sales amount by store is the data shown in FIG. 12, which will be described later, and is the sales amount associated with the gift exchange for each member store. Instead of transmitting the order information of the prize online, it may be performed offline by the slip processing. Then, the member store that received the order for the free gift directly sends the free gift to the player (user). The management computer of the member store updates the sales information by the gift card, the sales information for each card, and the gift entry / exit information based on the received ordering information. The premium card processing machine 5 is provided with a processing machine number display section 54, an on-sale display 55, and a sale stop display 56, like the common card vending machine 4. Although the user is made to operate the premium card processing machine 5, it may be operated by an attendant at the game hall. Further, a video display may be provided in the premium card processing machine so that video data, explanations, etc. of general prizes can be stored and displayed.

In the game hall 1, a re-game processing device 1 is further provided.
2 is installed and is used when the player wants to play a game again by using the total balance data of the prize cards 108a and 108b owned by the player. The player who wants to play again inserts the free gift card 108a, 108b possessed by the player from the free gift card insertion / discharge port 88. Then, the recorded data is read by the card reader / writer 89,
Security check is performed. As the security check, a first level check for reading the security code of the inserted premium card and determining whether or not the card is a proper card based on the security code is first performed.

Next, when the result of the check shows that the card is proper, the premium card 108 inserted in the card 108.
The record data (card data) of a and 108b is transmitted to the centralized management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10. In the central management computer 141, the issued free gift cards 108a, 1
All the card data of 08b is registered, the card number included in the transmitted card data is used as a clue to index the corresponding card data, and the indexed card data and the transmitted card data And are compared to determine whether they match. If it is determined that they match, a signal indicating that it is appropriate is returned to the re-game processing device 12, and if it is determined that they do not match, a signal indicating that it is incorrect is sent to the re-game processing device 12. Send back.

In the replay processing device 12, if the returned signal is a signal indicating that it is proper, the replay processing is enabled, but if it is not proper, the score display section 9
Using 7 etc., an error message is displayed and a prize card inserted is taken in.

Free gift cards 108a and 108b inserted
If it is determined that the credit card is appropriate, the total balance data recorded in the inserted premium cards 108a and 108b is displayed on the score display portion 97. Then, the player selects and operates the card face value selection button 69 within the range of the balance. When this selecting operation is to select a card that exceeds the number of points displayed on the score display unit 97, an error is displayed by the score display unit 97 or the like, and the selection operation needs to be performed again. After the player has made an appropriate selection operation, he / she inputs the personal identification number from the ten-key pad 70. After writing predetermined data such as the issuing store code and the balance, the card is discharged from the card discharge port 71. Then, after that, after the card reader / writer 89 rewrites by reducing the total balance of the premium cards 108a and 108b in which only the balance data of the discharged re-play card is inserted, the premium cards 108a and 108b are inserted into the card.
The sheet 1 is discharged from the discharge port 88 to the player side and
40 is printed. And the premium card 108a,
When the replay process of issuing the replay card 106 using 108b is performed, the remaining amount data of the free gift cards 108a and 108b used to issue the replay card 106 is a game of the free gift cards 108a and 108b. It is transmitted to the central management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10 together with card data such as a store code and a card number. The centralized management computer 141 uses the card number included in the transmitted card data as a clue to index the corresponding card data, and rewrites the indexed card data with the new card data that has been transmitted. At the same time, the remaining amount used for issuing the re-gaming card, that is, the re-gaming used amount is classified and aggregated for each gaming facility that is the sender. The re-game processing device 12 is also provided with a fee setting unit similar to that of the common card vending machine 4, and the fee can be input and set.

The replay processing device 12 is further provided with a bill insertion slot 79. The bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 79 is read by the bill reading device 80 to determine whether it is proper or not. When it is proper, a process of reading and discriminating the amount of the inserted bill is performed. And the amount of money of the inserted bill is displayed by the score display unit 97,
If you select the number of rental balls selection button 98 within that range,
The selected number of balls are paid out to the player from the ball lending unit 99. The premium cards 108a and 108b
May be inserted to use the total remaining amount data of the premium cards 108a and 108b to pay out balls from the ball lending unit 99. This is for re-playing of a gaming machine in which a game ball is inserted from outside to play a game, which is not in the present embodiment.

The prize card processing device 8, the re-play processing device 12, and the prize card processing device 5 are formed into a black box so that the game hall side cannot access the inside. As a specific example of this black box,
It is conceivable that if the device cover is opened, the control program is erased, the internal equipment is destroyed, and that a seal paper or the like is applied to the device cover to leave a trace of the opening.

Also, the premium card processing device 8, the re-play processing device 12, the premium card processing machine 5, and the common card vending machine 4
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, they are connected by wirings different from the wirings for output through the terminal box 10, respectively, and the total balance and the points etc. recorded in the prize cards 108a and 108b. The addition / subtraction amount data in the amusement hall for the valuable value of is collected by the prize card processing machine 5. That is, the prize card processing device 8 carries out so-called ball accumulation, and the prize cards 108a, 1
If the process of adding and updating the valuable value of 08b is performed,
The added and updated amount data is transmitted to the premium card processor 5 and cumulatively added and stored by the premium card processor 5.
On the other hand, when the replay game processing device 12 or the common card vending machine 4 subtractively updates the valuable value of the prize cards 108a and 108b, the subtraction update amount data is transmitted to the prize card processor 5 to process the prize card. The subtraction amount data is cumulatively stored in the machine 5. Further, in the prize card processing machine 5, the prize card 10 when the prize exchange is performed using the prize cards 108a and 108b.
When the processing of subtracting and updating the valuable value of 8a, 108b is performed, the subtraction amount data is further accumulated and stored with respect to the cumulatively stored subtraction amount data. Then, the premium card processing machine 5 periodically centrally manages the cumulatively stored addition amount total data and the cumulatively stored subtraction amount total data of the premium card issuing company 140 via the terminal box 10. It is transmitted to the computer 141. In the prize card processing machine 5, the central management computer 141 receives the difference total data obtained by subtracting the addition amount data and the subtraction amount data via the terminal box 10.
May be transmitted.

As described above, since the re-play processing device 12, the prize card processing device 8, the prize card processing device 5, and the common card vending machine 4 which handle the spending information in the amusement hall are each made into a black box, It is possible to prevent as much as possible a fraudulent act of tampering with those devices in a game arcade to falsify spending information in the game arcade and send the falsified spending information to the central control computer 141 via the terminal box 10. it can. Moreover, since various devices handling the spending information communicate with each other and the addition / subtraction information with respect to the valuable value of the prize card in these various devices is aggregated and centrally managed by the prize card processing machine 5, for example, a re-play process. When the game hall is tampered with by the device 12 or the prize card processing device 8 by some method and the spending data in the game hall transmitted via the terminal box 10 is tampered with, the tampered spending data is used as the terminal. The total addition amount data and the total subtraction amount data or the difference total data (correct data that has not been tampered with) transmitted to the central management computer 141 via the box 10 and aggregated by the premium card processing machine 5 are stored in the terminal box 10. To be sent to the central management computer 141 via Ri, it is possible to find out that the illegal alteration of readily expenditure data was performed by of a mismatch by comparing them both data centralized management computer 141.

As described above, the value adding means (prize card processing device 8), the value converting means (re-play processing device 12), and the valuable value gift exchange and use means (prize card processing device 5), which will be described later, It has an illegal modification prohibition means that can prohibit unauthorized modification on the game arcade side. Further, the valuable value gift exchange and use means cumulatively totals the addition update information when the value value specified by the record information of the recording medium (prize card) is added and updated by the value adding means. When the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium is subtractively updated by the value converting means or the valuable value gift exchange using means, the addition update information totaling means is provided, and the subtraction update information is cumulatively added. A subtraction update information totaling means for totaling is provided, and the addition update amount information totaled by the additional update amount information totaling means and the subtraction update amount information totaled by the subtraction update amount information totaling means are provided outside the game arcade. It is configured to be able to output to the installed gaming center expenditure management center. Further, the valuable gift exchange use means has difference information totaling means for accumulating difference information which is a difference between the addition update amount information and the subtraction update amount information, and the difference information is added to the outside of the game arcade. It may be configured so as to be able to output to the gaming center spending management center installed in.

The hall management computer 6 includes a printer 103, a CRT display 102, and a keyboard 10.
1 is connected, and by performing a predetermined operation input from the keyboard 101, necessary total data can be displayed on the CRT display 102 or can be printed out by the printer 103.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining record information recorded on various cards.

Magnetic stripe 105 of common card 104
The card number, which is the number of the common card 104, the issuance category for recording the issuance category, the balance information, the security code for improving the card security, and the like are recorded. In this issuance classification area, information for distinguishing a normal common card paid out by inserting money and a common card purchased at the time of a replay using a prize card is recorded. In this way, when the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15 totals the common card sales amount, it becomes possible to calculate the sales by the common card for replay.

FIG. 3B shows the re-gaming card 106, the card number of the re-gaming card 106, and the issuing store for specifying in which gaming hall the re-gaming card 106 was issued. The code, the balance, and the security code are recorded on the magnetic stripe 107. This issuer code is data recorded to allow its use only at the game hall that issued this replay card 106, and the replay card 1 is based on this issuer code.
The game place that issued 06 is indexed, and it is determined whether or not the use of the game place is permitted. In addition, this replay card 1
It may be made available not only at the game hall that issued 06, but also at its affiliated stores, or may be made available within a predetermined area to which the issued game hall belongs. Further, the replay card 106 may be provided with an expiration date. In that case, the expiration date data is recorded on the magnetic stripe 107.

FIG. 3C shows the premium card 108a, and the magnetic stripe 109a has a card expiration date for specifying the expiration date of use of the premium card 108a and a card number which is the number of the premium card 108a. , Total remaining amount (remaining prize amount), and security code for improving the security of the prize card 108a are recorded.

FIG. 3D shows, as described above, the fee charged when inserting the prize card into the common card vending machine 4 and purchasing the common card for replaying. . By doing so, the above-mentioned fee setting unit 76a becomes unnecessary. The magnetic stripe 109b of the premium card 108b has an area for recording a game shop code, and the code of the game shop in which the replayable remaining amount has been stored, that is, the code of the game shop for which a fee has been set is recorded. By doing so, the fee for replaying at another store can be made reasonable. In addition, since it is possible to use the fee as the profit of the amusement store in which the balls are stored, even if the amusement store decides the fee and there is no particular restriction on the amusement store that can replay, the The fee income can be made reasonable. Note that the fee for using the premium card for the replay may be divided between the game hall used for the replay and the premium card issuing company 140 so as to make each profit.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing the print contents of the receipt issued from the premium card processing machine 5, and the information as shown is printed and issued. FIG.
(B) is a receipt 1 issued from the ATM 7a, 7b
FIG. 11 is a front view showing the print contents of No. 11, and the information as shown is printed and issued.

FIG. 4C is a front view showing the print contents of the receipt 143 issued from the re-game processing device 12, and the information as shown is printed and issued.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a centralized management computer installed in a premium card issuing company and various devices connected to the centralized management computer.

An auxiliary computer 112 is connected to the central control computer 141, and the auxiliary computer 112 has a CRT display 114 and a keyboard 1.
16 and the printer 115 are connected. The keyboard 116 is activated by inserting a key carried by a predetermined operator into the power switch 113 of the auxiliary computer 112. On the keyboard 116, a hall total key 117 for totaling data by amusement hall (hall), a store sales key 118 for totaling sales by member stores, and data for free gift cards A card-based total key 119, an accident key 120 for totaling accident card data, and a print key 121 for printing predetermined data by the printer 115 are provided. By operating the various keys 117 to 121, the respective data described above are totaled and the totalized result is displayed on the CRT display 114 (FIG. 7).
(FIG. 12). Further, the keyboard 116 is provided with a numeric keypad 122 for inputting numbers and the like, a character information input key 123 for inputting character information, and other function keys.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the premium card processing machine 25 installed in the member store 24.

The prize card processor 25 is an auxiliary computer 12 connected to the member store management computer 26.
4 inclusive. The auxiliary computer 124 includes a CRT display 126, a keyboard 131 and a printer 128.
Card reader / writer 127 and bar code reader 129
And the personal identification number input key 130 are connected. By inserting a key carried by a predetermined operator into the power switch 125 of the auxiliary computer 124, the above-mentioned various devices connected to the auxiliary computer 124 are activated.

The user gives his / her own free gift card 108a, 10a
When it is desired to exchange the free gift using 8b, the free gift cards 108a and 108b are first inserted into the free gift card insertion / ejection port 126 of the card reader / writer 127. Then, the card information recorded on the inserted premium cards 108a and 108b is read by the card reader / writer 127. Next, the user inputs the personal identification number using the personal identification number input key 130. The member store management computer 26 determines whether or not the input personal identification number and the card information read by the card reader / writer 127 are proper. The free gift cards 108a and 108b are discharged from the free gift card insertion / discharge port 126. On the other hand, if it is determined to be appropriate, the card reader / writer 127
The balance data of the card information read by is displayed on the CRT display 126. Next, the bar code printed on the prize brought by the user to exchange the prize is read by the bar code reader 12 by the operation of the store clerk.
9 and the amount of the prize read by the barcode reader 129 is reduced from the balance displayed on the CRT display 126, and the reduction result is displayed on the CRT display 126. The CRT display 12 showing the result of the reading operation by the barcode reader 129 and the subtraction result obtained by subtracting the amount of the read premium.
The display process according to 6 is repeated for the number of prizes that the user desires to exchange.

Next, the bar code reader 1 for all the prizes
When the input operation by 29 is completed, the keyboard 13
A store clerk presses a predetermined key 1 to end the transaction. Then, the total exchange amount required for exchanging the gifts is subtracted from the remaining amount at the time of reading the gift cards 108a and 108b, and the new remaining amount thus subtracted is used as the card reader / writer 1.
Free gift cards 108a, 10 inserted by 27
The premium card written in 8b is the premium card 108.
a, 108b is discharged from the insertion / discharge port 126. At this time, if the new balance is less than the points recorded in the prize cards 108a and 108b, the points inserted by subtracting and updating the points corresponding to the new balance are inserted. After writing to 108a and 108b, the prize cards 108a and 108b are discharged. A receipt in which transaction details are recorded may be issued if necessary.

Next, the member store management computer 26
Type of prizes exchanged, number of prizes exchanged,
The transaction contents such as the new balance are sent together with the member store code and the card number from the auxiliary computer 124 via the terminal box 27 to the centralized management computer 141 of the gift card issuing company 140, and the prize type, the number of prizes and the exchange amount are added. Output to the store management computer 26. In the member store management computer 26, the prize card 1
The sales information by 08a and 108b, the sales information for each card, and the information on the receipt / delivery of prizes are updated. On the other hand, the central management computer 141 of the premium card issuing company 140 receives the transmitted information, and based on the card number included in the received information, the balance data stored corresponding to the card number. The balance data corresponding to the received card number is indexed from, and the indexed balance is subtracted and updated to the new balance received, and the exchange amount is added and updated to the sales amount by store based on the received member store code. . The member store management computer 26 may be made to transmit the transaction content to the centralized management computer 141.

In the present embodiment, the premium cards 108a, 10 having the points increased by the game of the card-type game machine 2 are added.
Although the premium card processing device 8 performs the addition process to the balance to 8b, the premium card processing device 5 may instead perform the addition process. In that case, the content of the process such as the update of the points, which is performed by the premium card processing device 8, is not necessarily the premium card issuing company 14.
It is not necessary to send to the central management computer 141 of 0. In addition, the point value is not recorded on the prize cards 108a and 108b, and the added valuable value, which is the sum of the valuable value obtained by the game and the valuable value deducted from the valuable value of the common card 104, is left in the total remaining amount recording area. It may be recorded so that it cannot be used in another game machine. In that case, if you want to play on another gaming machine, you can use the remaining amount of the prize cards 108a and 108b to purchase a common card, or convert the remaining amount of the premium card and purchase the common card using the money. And use the purchased common card to play on another gaming machine, or
The remaining amount of the free gift card may be used to purchase a re-play card so that the player can play another game machine. In addition, the prize card is provided with a plurality of recording areas for the points, the expiration date of the points, and the amusement store code. , Giveaway card 10
When a game is played using the points of 8a and 108b, the game may be played using the points corresponding to the game store code of the game hall where the game is performed.

In the figure, 132 is a sales key for totalizing and outputting the sales of the store, 133 is a sales key for each card for totaling and outputting the sales for each free gift card, and 134 is a free goods entry / exit status. A prize entry / exit key for totaling and outputting, 135 is an accident key for outputting accident card data, and 136 is a print key for printing out predetermined information by the printer 128. Also keyboard 131
Is provided with a numerical key 137 for inputting numerical data, a character data key 139 for inputting character data, and other function keys 138.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the totalized information for each hole performed by the centralized management computer of the premium card issuing company.

B and C on the first line show the names of the game halls (halls), and clearly indicate the second line and the type of data collected. In other words, "prize card update amount"
Means the updated amount of the premium card that has been updated by the premium card processing device 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), and is included in the transmission information transmitted to the premium card issuing company 140 when the increase is updated. The amusement store code or the machine number of the terminal box 13a of the transmission source identifies the amusement hall to which the premium card issuing company 140 is charged. Note that the game hall of the billing destination may be specified based on the processing machine number of the premium card processing device 8. Further, the game hall code may be transmitted from the terminal box 10 to the centralized management computer 141 together with the increase update data. The “money exchange amount” means the amount of money exchanged by the AMT 7a installed in the game arcade.

The "general prize exchange amount" means the exchange amount exchanged for a general prize using the remaining amount recorded on the prize card at the game hall. The “replay usage amount” means the amount of money used for the purchase of the common card when the replay is performed using the remaining amount recorded in the prize cards 108a and 108b. The leftmost column in the figure shows the date, and further shows the difference between the sum of the prize card update amount, the redemption amount, the general prize exchange amount, the replay use amount, and each billing amount. If the total amount of replay usage is B4 or C4, B4 = B4 ′ × 1.35, C4 = C
It becomes 4 '× 1.35. Here, B4 'and C4' are the amount actually used for the replay, that is, the purchase amount of the common card and the replay card using the prize card, and 35% is added as a commission to the amount. The amount is the total amount. Further, the premium card issuing company 140 calculates and displays the charge amount for charging each game hall. In the case of the premium card renewal amount, the total amount B1 becomes the invoice amount as it is.

In the case of the redemption amount, the invoiced amount is B2 × 1.01 in which a fixed fee is added to the total amount B2.
In the case of the replay usage amount, B4 ′ × 1 obtained by adding a certain fee to the amount actually used for the replay, that is, the purchase amount B4 ′ of the common card and the replay card using the premium card .3 is the billed amount. In the case of C hole, the calculation of the bill is the same as that of B hole as shown in the figure.
Further, the difference of the card billing amount shown in the bottom row of FIG. 7 is actually billed to each game hall from the premium card issuing company 140. In addition, the total of the point data (score data) of the prize card input to the prize processing device 13, that is, the game hall 1
Sends the total data of the free points paid out to the centralized management computer 141 of the free gift card issuing company 140, and the centralized management computer 141 totalizes and displays the total free points for each amusement park based on the transmitted data. You may do it. In that case, the profit for each amusement hall can be calculated based on the aggregated data of the common card used amount for each amusement hall shown in FIG. It is glassed to prevent tax evasion.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the sales data for each hole of the common card, which is aggregated by the centralized management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15.

In the figure, "card sales amount" means the sales amount of the common card 104 sold by the common card vending machine 4 of each amusement hall 1, 14 and from October 1st to October 31st. The sales amount for one month is shown. “Card usage amount” means the usage amount of the common card 104 in the card processing machine 3, and is 1 from October 1st to October 31st.
Monthly spending is shown. The “difference” means the amount obtained by subtracting the card usage amount from the card sales amount, and the amount of money for one month from October 1st to October 31st is shown. “Card burden” means the amount of money that a certain game hall bears for the manufacturing cost of the common card 104, for example, B
At the hall, the card charge for one month will be M5 yen. This card burden calculation method calculates the number of common cards sold by all the amusement halls and common card stores by the central management computer 16, and adds the manufacturing price per common card to the total number of sold cards. First, calculate the total card manufacturing cost over the course of one month. Then, a value obtained by dividing the card usage amount for one month at a certain game area by the sum of the card usage amounts at all the game areas is calculated, and the calculated value is the card burden ratio at that game area. Then, a value obtained by multiplying the card burden ratio by the total of the card manufacturing price described above becomes the card burden amount for one month at the game arcade.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing card-by-card aggregate data aggregated by the centralized management computer of the premium card issuing company.

In the figure, the card number of the free gift card is shown in the top row, and the free balance of the free gift card of the previous month is shown in the lower row. Then, the amount of increase and the amount of use of the premium card for each month from October 1st to October 31st are shown. For example, on October 1st, it can be seen that the prize card with the card number 12001 has been updated with an increase of 5,300 yen and used for 15,000 yen. Then, the total of the increase renewal amount and the amount of use for one month from October 1st to October 31st is calculated and shown, and the total amount of use is calculated from the sum of the remaining amount of the previous month and the sum of the amount of increase renewal. The subtracted amount of money is the remaining amount of the free gift card as of October 31, 30,400 yen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing data in which data relating to sales and use of common cards in the game arcade 1 and exchange of prizes are tabulated.

In the figure, "common card sales amount" means the sales amount of the common card 104 sold by the common card vending machine 4 in each of the amusement halls 1 and 14, and from October 1st to 10th.
The sales amount and the total amount for one month until the 31st of each month are shown. The “common card usage amount” means the game usage amount added as a gaming score by the card processing machine 3 using the common card 104, from October 1st to October 31st.
The total usage for the month to day is shown. The “replay usage amount” is the usage amount when the replay is performed using the remaining amount of the premium card, that is, the amount actually used for the replay, that is, the common card and the replay amount using the premium card. Fee (35%) for the game card purchase amount b3 '
Will be the sum of Further, the "commission" is a fee that the game hall obtains for the re-play usage amount, and as shown in the figure, the amount actually used for the game, that is, the common card and the There is a 30% commission on the purchase amount b3 'of the gaming card. And
In the bottom row of Fig. 10, the game hall is a premium card issuing company 1
The amount charged to 40 is shown.

In the figure, the "total amount of prize exchange points" is the total amount of the prize exchanged at the amusement hall. It is the total with the amount of balls accumulated. In addition, "prize card renewal amount"
The term is an updated amount obtained by updating the remaining amount recorded on the premium card, and specifically, it is the sum of the prize exchange amount using the catalog and the amount saved. It should be noted that the amount of exchanged prizes in the catalog does not include the amount exchanged for prizes in the catalog using the number of balls stored.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the aggregation of accident card data. In the figure, the leftmost column shows the card number of the accident card. In the case of a lost card, there is a report from the person who lost the card, and the card number of the card declared after that is registered. For example, in the case of the card with the card number 12003 in FIG. 9, the 6,500 yen increase renewal on October 1 was not used or increased at all at the end. Since the owner of this card number 12003 reported that the card was lost on October 2, 1990, the card was registered as an accident card by the declaration, and the * mark was added before the amount indicating the remaining amount in FIG. Is displayed. On the other hand, the card with the card number 12004 shown in FIG. 11 is a card whose balance has been tampered with, and as can be seen from the data in the column of the card number 12004 shown in FIG.
As of October 1st, 36,000 yen was used on October 1st, even though the remaining balance of the prize was "0", and the balance was falsified as of October 1st. I understand. Therefore, it will be registered as an accident card as of October 1st. The accident card whose balance has been tampered with is displayed with a star in front of the balance number, as shown in FIG. The accident code information shown in FIG. 11 is used for each of the amusement centers 1, 4 and the member stores 22, 24, 28.
If an accident card is used in those places, an alarm will be sounded immediately so that the accident can be dealt with.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing sales data by member store. The top row in the figure shows the store name of each member store, and the numbers below it use the prize cards 108a and 108b for each member store from October 1st to October 31st. The sales amount of is shown. Then, the total sales for one month is calculated and shown, and the fees paid by each member store to the premium card issuing company 140 are shown under the total sales. As shown in the figure, the commission is 3% of the total sales. Then, the commission is subtracted from the total sales, and the remaining amount is the transfer amount paid from the premium card issuing company 140 to each member store.

Next, the features and modifications of the above-described embodiment will be listed below. (1) When using the prize cards 108a and 108b for replaying, a predetermined limit may be set. For example, it can be used for re-play only at the amusement hall where the balls have been accumulated, so as to fix the customer, it can be used only for the re-game at the amusement hall where the balls have been accumulated and its affiliated stores, and further, the predetermined number to which the amusement hall where the balls have accumulated belongs. It can be used for re-play only within the area. Also, when playing a replay,
If necessary, an upper limit may be set for the amount of money that can be used in one day at a certain game hall.

(2) The common card vending machine 4 may be connected to the database 19 of the bank 17 online so that the common card 104 can be purchased from the common card vending machine 4 by using a cash card. That is, by inserting the cash card into the common card vending machine 4, the account of the user of the cash card in the bank 17 is called based on the record information recorded in the cash card, and the deposit in the account is transferred. Alternatively, a portion may be withdrawn and the withdrawn amount may be used to purchase the common card 104 from the common card vending machine 4.

The prize cards 108a and 108b may be IC cards, for example, so that the prize cards 108 and 108b have the function of a common card. That is,
The common card vending machine 4 is provided with a balance update function, the prize cards 108a and 108b are inserted into the common card vending machine 4, and the bills are inserted into the common card vending machine 4, whereby the prize cards 108a and 108b are inserted. The balance may be updated.

(3) The ATMs 7a and 7b constitute cash converting means (cashing means) for converting the valuable value specified in the record information of the recording medium including the prize cards 108a and 108b into cash. . The cash converting means may directly pay out the cash to the user, but instead, may transfer the amount of money corresponding to the converted cash to the user's account in the bank. The common card 104 constitutes a common recording medium in which information that can identify a common valuable value as a consideration for the purchase price of the player is recorded. The common card vending machine 4 constitutes a common recording medium selling means for selling the common recording medium. The re-gaming card 106 constitutes a re-gaming recording medium on which information for re-gaming value converted by the value converting means (re-gaming processing device 12) described later is recorded. The gaming machine 2 is configured so that a game can be played using a common valuable value specified by the record information of the common recording medium. Further, the gaming machine 2 is configured so that a game can be played using the re-play value specified by the record information of the re-play recording medium. Further, the gaming machine 2 is configured so that a game can be played using a valuable value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium (prize cards 108a, 108b).

The centralized management computer 16 constitutes a sales information totaling means for totaling the sales information of the game arcade. The centralized management computer 141 is configured with spending information totaling means for totaling spending information in a game arcade. The terminal box 9 constitutes a sales information output means for outputting information on sales at the game hall to the sales information totalizing means. This sales information output means is
It is manufactured and sold by a sales information collection center (common card issuing company 15) that has installed the sales information collection means, and is black-boxed so that no one other than the sales information collection center can access the inside. There is.

The terminal box 10 constitutes an expenditure information output means for outputting the expenditure information of the game hall to the expenditure information totaling means. The spending information output means is manufactured and sold by the spending information collecting center (the premium card issuing company 140) in which the spending information collecting means is installed, and a person other than the spending information collecting center cannot access the inside. It is a black box. By the central device 18, the game hall 1 and the member stores 2
2, 24, and 28 are electronically settled between the sales information collecting center, the spending information collecting center, and the users who use this system, which need to exchange money. Electronic payment means are configured.
The transmitters 13a and 13b constitute cash information output means for outputting the cash information converted by the cash converting means to the electronic settlement means.

Each of the amusement halls 1, 2, ... Shown in FIG.
Central management computer 141 of the card issuing company 140
Is the central management computer 16 of the common card issuing company 15.
Data communication with the
You may do it. In addition, each game center and central management computer
When performing data communication with the data 16 or 141
Uses a digital signature that uses public key cryptography, etc.
Then, the identity may be confirmed. For example,
Transmission data to be signed by the amusement hall 1, which is the transmitter of the data
Secret decryption key D owned by self_ADecrypted by
D_A(M), and the decoded data D_A
(M) is the other party, that is, the common card issuing company 15 or
Public key E of the premium card issuing company 140_BEncrypted with dark
Issue C = E _B｛D_A(M)} is obtained. And this ciphertext
C is transmitted to the central control computer 16 or 141.
You. Common card issuer 15 or premium card issuer
At 140, the received data C is the private key D owned by itself._B
Decrypt with D_A(M) is obtained. This D_A(M) is Di
It becomes a digital signature. And D_A(M) is the public key E_Aso
The original transmission data M can be obtained by encryption.
Wear. Common card issuer 15 or premium card issuer
In the company 140, the transmission data M and the D
_AStore (M) as a digital signature in an electronic file, etc.
And save it.

If the identity is confirmed using such a digital signature, the identity is confirmed whether the sales information or the expenditure information transmitted from a certain amusement hall 1 is really the sales information or the expenditure information of the amusement hall 1. For example, a false assertion that the data transmitted by the amusement hall is not the data transmitted by the player later, or another amusement hall 1
It is possible to prevent a fraudulent act of spoofing the amusement center 1 having 4 and transmitting spending information and sales information.

As described above, data communication between the game hall and the game hall expense management center or the game hall sales management center installed outside the game hall may be performed using the Internet. Further, the data transmitted from the game hall to the game hall expense management center or the game hall sales management center may be digitally signed to confirm the identity.

[0098]

Concrete Example of Means for Solving the Problem The prize cards 108a and 108b constitute a recording medium in which information whose valuable value can be specified is recorded. The prize card processing device 8 can add a value added to a player as a result of the player playing a game with the game machine, to the value specified by the record information of the recording medium. Means are configured. The prize card processor 5 constitutes a valuable value gift exchange / use unit for using the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium for gift exchange. The replay processing device 12 constitutes value conversion means for converting the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium into a state in which it can be used for a game by the game machine.

The prize card issuing company 140 constitutes a game center spending management center. Then, the value converting means is configured to be able to output information regarding value conversion as spending information of a game center to the game center spending management center installed outside the game center. The terminal box 10 constitutes value conversion information output means for outputting information regarding the value conversion by the value conversion means to the game hall expense management center.

The recording medium (prize cards 108a, 10
8b) is recording medium identification information (card number) for identifying the recording medium, and the valuable value information (total balance).
And a game hall specifying information (game store code) for specifying the game hall where the recording medium is issued, and security information for ensuring the security of the recording medium. Further, the value conversion means has a value reduction function for converting the value in a state of reducing the value of a predetermined fee when converting the value. Then, a reduced value specifying means for specifying the value to be reduced may be provided in the value converting means. Further, the recording medium (prize card 108b) may be recorded with reduced value specifying information (commission) capable of specifying the reduced value.

[0101]

[Effect of a concrete example of means for solving the problem]
Regarding, regarding the valuable value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium, the valuable value given to the player as a result of the player playing the game with the gaming machine can be added, and the added valuable value is added to the value. If converted by the conversion means, the value after the conversion can be used again for the game, and the re-game can be performed without performing the complicated work of exchanging the valuable value acquired by the player and once converting it into cash. Can be done. Moreover, if necessary, the valuable value of the result of playing the game is added to the valuable value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium for a long period of time, and the prize is exchanged when the value becomes large. It is also possible for the player to have a recording medium that is relatively easy to carry even when exchanging high-value prizes, and the convenience of the player is further improved. Further, in the case of a game hall, using the recording medium, spending information relating to the converted value when the valuable value given to the player as a result of playing the game is converted by the value converting means to be used for the re-play. It becomes possible to manage by making it easier to manage.

With respect to claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since information about conversion of value in the case of replaying can be output to the gaming center expenditure management center as spending information of the gaming hall, that gaming hall is maintained. The spending management center can manage the spending of the game hall, and can effectively use it as information for managing tax evasion at the game hall.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic system block diagram showing an entire system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a main part explanatory view showing a main part of a game arcade.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing various cards.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing various receipts.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a management computer and its peripheral devices.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a centralized management computer and its peripheral devices.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing aggregated data by hall.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing sales data by hall.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing aggregated data by card.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing data regarding sales and use of common cards and data regarding exchange of prizes at a game arcade.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing accident card tabulation data.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing sales data by store.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a game hall, 140 is a gift card issuing company as an example of a game center expense management center, 108a and 108b are gift cards as an example of recording media, 8 is a gift card processing device as an example of value adding means, and 5 is a valuable value gift. A gift card processing machine as an example of exchange use means, and a replay processing apparatus 12 as an example of value conversion means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game device including a game machine installed in a game arcade, comprising: a recording medium on which information whose valuable value can be specified is recorded; and a valuable value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium. On the other hand, a value adding means capable of adding the valuable value given to the player as a result of the player playing the game with the gaming machine, and the valuable value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is used for the prize exchange. And a value converting means for converting the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium into a state in which it can be used for a game by the gaming machine. A game device. 2. The value converting means is configured to be capable of outputting information regarding value conversion as spending information of a game center to a game center spending management center installed outside the game center. Item 1. A game device according to item 1.