JPH09220343A - Special prize exchange system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten security by preventing a loss due to forgery of special prize and wrongdoing in a special prize exchange system of a game spot such as a pachinko hall or the like. SOLUTION: An ID card or an optical memory card are delivered in a pachinko hall through a maker 1 and a distributor 2. ID cards or optical memory cards where exchange data depending on the number of pachinko balls brought by a game player is written are issued as a special prize by an issue means 3a provided on a counter of the pachinko hall 3, and an exchange means 3b such as an automatic cash dispenser or the like similarly provided in the pachinko hall 3 pays out cash or merchandise coupons when the card where the data is written is input.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a special prize exchange system in a game arcade, and more particularly to a special prize exchange system for issuing an IC card or an optical card as a special prize for cash exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko hall, a counting machine for counting the number of balls obtained by a player is provided, and when the obtained balls are put in a ball cradle of this counting machine, the number of balls is displayed. Then, when the confirmation button is pressed, it is usual to issue a slip or card in which the data of the number of balls is recorded.

When the voucher in which the above-mentioned ball number data is recorded is brought to the counter or the card in which the data is recorded is inserted into a predetermined slot of the counter, the ball number data is displayed on the panel. Then, the prizes corresponding to the number of balls are handed over. At this time, there are general prizes and special prizes which are general products, and the special prizes are exchanged for cash at a predetermined prize exchange place.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional prize exchanging system in the amusement hall, the special prize is exchanged at the prize exchanging place. There was a problem that there were many unclear points, such as the possibility of counterfeiting, fraud and theft, and the fact that the total amount of money was not disclosed.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above problems, and it is possible to prevent damage due to forgery, fraud and theft of special prizes, improve security, and unclear points in operation. The purpose is to provide a special prize exchange system that can be eliminated, automated and rationalized.

[0006]

The special prize exchange system according to the present invention is configured as follows.

(1) Issuing means for issuing an IC card or a writable optical card in which data according to a game result of the game machine is written in a game hall where the game machine is installed,
It was equipped with an exchange means for paying cash by inserting the IC card or optical card.

(2) In the system of (1) above, information such as an ID number and an amount of money of an IC card or an optical card issued from an issuing machine which is an issuing means installed in a game arcade is wired or wired to an automatic payment machine. When this IC card or optical card is transmitted to the reader of the automatic payment machine by wireless transmission, it is determined whether or not the transmitted information matches the ID number of the card, the ticket issuing machine number, or the amount of money. However, the card has a function of determining whether the card is valid.

(3) In the system of the above (1), the exchange information in the exchange means is recorded by a telephone line or in a recording medium such as a memory card or a floppy disk and collected by a dealer.

(4) In the system of (1) above, the exchange information in the exchange means is collected directly or indirectly to a predetermined third party through a telephone line.

(5) In the system of any one of (1) to (4) above, when the special prize is cashed, the exchange means is an automatic cash dispenser.

[0012]

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a special prize exchange system according to the present invention, in which a cash exchange system structure in a pachinko hall in which a large number of pachinko machines are installed as gaming machines is shown. .

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a manufacturer of IC cards, and the manufactured IC cards are delivered to a distributor 2, where predetermined data is written and distributed to each pachinko hall (gaming hall) 3. It In pachinko hall 3,
The game result of the pachinko machine, that is, the issuing means 3a for issuing the IC card in which the value data of the special prize according to the number of won balls is issued, and the exchanging means 3b for automatically paying cash when the IC card is inserted are provided. And I
The C card can be redeemed by a CD machine (automatic cash dispenser) that constitutes the exchange means 3b.

Further, the exchange information in the exchange means 3b is recorded on a recording medium 4 such as a memory card or a floppy disk by a recording device, and the IC card dealer 5
Or a predetermined third party institution 6, or directly or indirectly via a telephone line to the dealer 5 or the third party institution 6. The dealer 5 and the third-party organization 6 have management computers 5a and 6a, and the recovered IC card is stored again in the card issuing machine (issuing means 3a) in the hall.

Although the IC card is issued as a special prize in the pachinko hall 3 in the above-mentioned configuration, an optical card having the same security as this IC card is issued and the IC card is issued. You may comprise so that it may be redeemed by a machine.

Specific operation of the system having the above configuration will be described below in detail. In the following example, the case of an IC card will be described, but the same applies when the above-mentioned optical card is used.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the external appearance of the pachinko ball counter 11 installed in the pachinko hall 3. When the player throws out balls (pachinko balls) stored in the case 13 to the ball receiving table 12 at the upper part, the number of balls is counted inside, and the display unit 14
The number of balls counted is displayed on the screen. At the same time, the same number of balls is displayed on the display unit 16 of the adjacent coin-ticket issuing machine 15. Then, when the player confirms the displayed contents and presses the confirmation button 17, a slip in which the number of balls is driven is issued, or data of the number of balls is written from the slot 18 as shown in the drawing. The saved ball card 19 is issued.

When the issued coin-saving card 19 is inserted into the slot 22 of the reader 21 installed in the counter of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the number of balls written therein is displayed on the display unit 23, The number of balls is also displayed on the display section 26 of the post terminal 24 of the reader 21. Then, the prize is divided into a general prize A and a special prize according to the number of balls. In this, the general prize A and the special prize, which are generally selected by the staff in the counter according to the intention of the player, are placed on the counter stand.

At this time, the general prize A is handed to the player as it is, but the special prize is
When an automatic ticket issuing machine is used, an IC card issuing machine 27 corresponding to the issuing means 3a in FIG. 1 issues an IC card 28 from a predetermined issuing slot 29. 30 is an IC card 28
Is a stocker.

Here, since the total amount of money to be redeemed is written in the IC card 28, it is necessary to have the same level of security as cash, and in some cases even higher values are required, so the card itself. There must be no room for fraud, such as forgery, alteration, or change of numerical values.

Further, the issued IC card for cash 28
Normally, only one (one) is required, but the upper limit of the amount of money written in this IC card 28 is set, and if the amount of money is more than that, issue multiple IC cards 28 of the same type. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the forgery and the fraud that should occur by any chance.

Then, when the IC card 28 issued by the issuing machine 27 is inserted into the slot 32 of the CD machine (automatic cash dispenser) 31 of FIG. 4, which corresponds to the exchange means 3b of FIG. 1, inside the CD machine. The authenticity of each IC card 28 is determined, the data is read, and the total amount is displayed on the display unit 33. When the player sees the displayed contents and determines that there is no mistake and presses the confirmation button 34, cash corresponding to the above total amount is paid out from the bill window 35 to 37 or the coin window 38.

At this time, if the IC card cannot be accepted due to forgery or fraud, the red lamp blinks, a buzzer sounds, and the IC card is returned to the return slot. Along with the cash payment, a statement 39 describing the contents is output. When a defective or fraudulent card is found, it can be decided in operation whether the card should be returned or stopped in the CD machine.

Here, in the counter shown in FIG.
Although the issuing port 29 of the card 28 faces the player who is the customer, it may be directed toward the employee at the counter. In this case, since the IC card 28 is output to the employee side, the employee removes the special prize (IC card) from the machine like a conventional shelf, puts it on the counter stand together with the general prize A, and hands it over. be able to.
At this time, the IC card, which is a special gift received by the customer, can be redeemed by the CD machine 31 as described above.

FIG. 5 shows a network configuration for managing the CD machine 31 by a computer. CD machine 3
The information of the IC card used in No. 1 such as ID number and issue amount of each CD machine 31a, 31b, ... Exchange information is transmitted through the telephone line, and a prize dealer (collection company 5)
It is recorded in the management computer 5a. At this time, since the IC card issuance management is also performed by the handling company, it is extremely useful for the handling company to collect security information and monetary amount information relating to the IC card once a day or half a day, for example.

It is also useful to collect only the amount information among the information related to the IC card in the host computer (management computer 6a) of the third party organization 6.
FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the network management. In the figure, 5a1, 5a2, ... Represent a management computer of each of the collection companies 5 who are handling companies. Since there are dozens of collection companies 5 in one unit area (prefecture, etc.), By collecting the information of these collecting companies to the third party organization 6 through the network, the third party organization can grasp the total amount of cash exchange of the IC card.

Here, when the third party organization 6 and the handling company (collecting company) 5 work together to manage from the issuance of the IC card, the CD machines 31 in the entire management area are arranged in parallel. It could be managed, but this is not very realistic.

In the description of FIG. 5, the case where data is collected through the telephone line has been described, but since a person will be dispatched for the work of refilling the IC card, the log is recorded on the CD machine at that time. Information on the memory card,
Record it on a recording medium such as a floppy disk or tape and take it home, and then insert the recording medium into the R / W (read / write) slot of the management computer of the dealer to collect data, or a memory card at the work place. For R /
It is also possible to construct a W LAN and collect data in the management computer. In this case, a network with a telephone line as shown in FIG. 5 can be omitted, resulting in a low cost system.

FIG. 7 shows how the data in the recording medium 4 is collected. FIG. 7A shows the case where the data is recorded in the order of the recording mediums collected by using the slot of the computer itself. FIG. 7B shows a case where the place where the computer is placed and the site are separated from each other, or a case where a reader is allowed to read a large number of recording media and a LAN is formed so that data can be recorded. .

8 and 9 are views showing the structure of the counter of the pachinko hall 3 and the appearance of the CD machine according to another embodiment, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 2 to 3 represent the same constituent elements. In the figure, 41 is a display section of the IC card issuing machine 27, 42a and 42b are confirmation buttons of the issuing machine 27, 33a and 33b are display sections of the CD machine 31, 34a,
34b is a button for confirming the button, and 43 is a slot for returning the card.

In this embodiment, the pachinko ball counter 11 and the display 25 of the POS terminal 24 are juxtaposed, where the general prize A and the special prize are separated, and only the IC card 28 corresponding to the special prize is issued. It is a system issued from machine 27. In this system, since the magnetic card for storing balls (ball storing card 19) is omitted, the security is further improved.

The IC card issuing machine 27 is composed of a main body, a card stocker 30, a card issuing slot 29, a display section 41, and confirmation buttons 42a and 42b. And the IC card 2 issued from here
The player who received 8 is the CD shown in FIG. 9 in the same hall.
Cash can be exchanged at the machine 31.

At this time, if the card issuing port of the IC card issuing machine 27 of FIG. 8 is not facing the customer side but is facing the employee side in the counter, the IC issued by the employee as described above. The card 28 is received, and this card 28 is handed to the customer together with the general prize A as a special prize.

As described above, in this embodiment, the special prize using the IC card can be safely redeemed for money even in the hall, and the amount information can be accurately collected in the host computer. In terms of aspect, it will be a marked improvement. Therefore, when the buying place for the special gift is located away from the hall, cash may be robbed from the buying place, but there is no such danger and it is useful.

Although the IC card is issued as a special prize in the above example, an optical card having the same security may be used. Also,
Instead of cash as a card to be exchanged, a gift certificate of the same value as this may be issued. Furthermore, the game machine is not limited to pachinko machines, and the same effect can be obtained in halls with other game machines installed. The effect is obtained.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the operating procedure of the entire system described above. First, the manufacturer 1 in FIG. 1 writes the manufacturing number, the code of the seller 2 and the like on the card and delivers it to the seller 2 (step S1).

At the distributor 2, the validity code, the date of issue, etc. are written on the delivered card, and each pachinko hall 3
(Step S2).

In the pachinko hall 3, the number of balls or the amount code corresponding to the number of balls, the date of issue, the hall ID, the issuer (machine) ID, the number of updates, etc. are written on the card and issued as a cash card (step). S3).

In the pachinko hall 3, the validity of the brought card is checked, and if the card is valid, cash is paid, and then the card is invalidated (step S4).

The dealer (collector) 5 collects the invalidated card and delivers it to the seller 2 for reuse (step S5).

Further, the seller 2 transmits the data (issue amount, date and time, number of times, etc.) regarding the issuance of the cash card issued in step S3 to the management computer by using a telephone line or a recording medium. In addition to recording (step S6a), the payment data (amount, date and time, number of times, etc.) of the cash card is transmitted to and recorded in the computer by using a telephone line or a recording medium (step S6b).

When the information issued in step S3 is transmitted to the CD machine in the same hole by wire or wirelessly and the CD machine determines whether the information is valid or invalid, the data of the issue machine is transmitted to the management computer. It is possible to omit the trouble of doing, and to omit step S6a. Cards that are not easy to erase, such as general read-only optical cards,
It is also possible to transmit the money amount information by wire or wirelessly and collate and determine by the ID number or the like.

The third-party institution 6 transmits the information about the amount of money of the above card information to the third-party institution directly or through the computer of the trader and records it (step S).
7).

The check in step S6a may not be performed, but the check in step S6b should be performed as much as possible.

As described above, by using the IC card or the optical card, the ID number of the card, the ID number of the hall (game hall), and the data such as when the card was issued are checked, and the card itself is checked. In addition to the security of, it is possible to check fraud and authenticity that occur during operation.

The card issued in the hall is finally read as a data batch by being read by a CD machine or the like, and is transmitted to the host computer of the prize dealer or a third party organization through the telephone line, or By being recorded on a log card or a floppy disk and carried, it is possible to comprehensively manage the amount of sales.

Therefore, since the data of the card placed on the CD machine is traced and checked by the host computer, it is possible to prevent fraud and forgery of the card, and the transaction amount is also managed by the computer. Can be exposed. For this reason, unlike a system using a special prize by an object or a magnetic card, there is no room for fraud, no error occurs, and time is saved.

Further, on the CD machine side, the card is identified and a considerable amount of money is exchanged according to the content, but this IC card or optical card can be easily encrypted, and only erased by writing. It is also possible to have a record of impossibility. Therefore, it is possible to prevent it from being easily rewritten like a magnetic card, and it is possible to prevent forgery and alteration.

Further, in the case of an IC card, by using an inexpensive wired logic, if a certain condition is not satisfied, the card cannot be read or written, or if the condition is not met, the card will be accessed many times. Can be locked and disabled, or can no longer be tampered with to read or write the contents of the card. In the case of an IC card using a CPU, since it has an arithmetic function, confidentiality and safety are further increased.

The optical card does not have the same security function as the IC card because it does not have the arithmetic function of the IC card, but it cannot be rewritten easily and has a large storage capacity, which is complicated. You can increase security by encrypting and diversifying usage.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent damage due to forgery and fraud of special prizes, improve security, and eliminate unclear points in operation, automation,
The effect is that it can be rationalized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pachinko ball counter.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a pachinko hall counter of one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic cash dispenser according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a network that manages an automated teller machine with a computer.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of network management by a host computer of a third party organization.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing how data on a recording medium (memory card) is collected.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a pachinko hall counter of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of an automated teller machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a system operation procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Manufacturer 2 Distributor 3 Pachinko hall (gaming hall) 3a Issuing means 3b Exchange means 4 Recording medium (memory card, floppy disk, magnetic tape, etc.) 5 Dealer (collector) 5a Management computer 6 Third-party organization 6a Management Computer 27 IC card issuing machine (issuing means) 28 IC card 31 CD machine (exchange means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An issuing means for issuing an IC card or a writable optical card in which data according to a game result of the game machine is issued, and the IC card or the optical card is inserted into a game arcade where a game machine is installed. A special prize exchange system, characterized in that it is provided with an exchange means for paying cash by being performed. 2. The information such as the ID number and the amount of money of the IC card or the optical card issued from the issuing machine which is the issuing means installed in the game arcade is transmitted to the automatic payment machine by wire or wirelessly, and the automatic payment machine's When this IC card or optical card is inserted in the reader, the transmitted information and the ID of the card
2. The special prize exchange system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of determining whether or not the numbers, the ticket issuing machine numbers, the amounts of money, etc. are the same and determining whether or not the card is valid. 3. The special prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein exchange information in the exchange means is collected by a telephone line or in a recording medium such as a memory card or a floppy disk and collected by a dealer. . 4. The special prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the exchange information in the exchange means is directly or indirectly collected to a predetermined third party through a telephone line. 5. The special gift exchange system according to claim 1, wherein in cashing the special gift, the exchange means is an automatic cash dispenser.