JPH1097570A - Card information processing system and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transfer data without disturbing customers by executing off line transfer by means of a terminal information terminal machine. SOLUTION: An information processor 1 has a display 2, a keyboard 3 and a data processing part 4 constituted of CPU, ROM and RAM. An optical communication unit 6 is connected to the data processing part 4 through a communication cable 5. The optical communication unit part 6 is connected to a handy terminal 25 so that it can be attached and detached. A card reader 8 is connected to the data processing part 4 inputting/outputting data to/from a prepaid card using a magnetic card recording medium by a communication cable 7. The card reader 14 is connected to a game control part 12. The card reader 14 records/reproduces data in the prepaid card. An optical communication unit 15 receiving the handy terminal 25 is connected to a control part 24 and it transfers data of the handy terminal 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card information processing system and method for transferring information off-line using a card-shaped storage medium such as a magnetic recording card, and more particularly to a game using a prepaid card in a game arcade. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card information processing system and a card method suitable as a system having a game machine to be played and an information processing device to manage data of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, when playing with a game machine installed in a game arcade, a special coin conventionally sold at the game arcade is inserted into the game machine and played.
Or, for example, while a hundred yen coin was inserted into a game machine and played, a dedicated coin, a prepaid card so that the operation state of the game machine can be grasped from the aspect of complicated work of collecting coins, or Amusement arcades equipped with used gaming machines are increasing.

[0003] The mode of playing a game using a prepaid card is as follows. A customer who plays first puts cash into a prepaid card issuing machine at a game arcade, obtains a prepaid card in which data corresponding to the amount of money (paid amount) is magnetically recorded, and attaches the prepaid card to a game machine. Inserted or inserted card reader. Thereafter, the card reader reads data indicating the amount of money paid or the balance of the prepaid card, and when the balance is confirmed, the game amount stored in the control unit of the card reader is subtracted from the balance data of the prepaid card. Then, the data is rewritten, and if necessary, the data of the balance is printed on the prepaid card and the prepaid card is ejected.

Then, when the customer presses the play start button, the game is started. In the amusement arcade, various kinds of the above-mentioned game machines having different game amounts depending on the type of the game are arranged. As management of game machines in such a game arcade, there is management for grasping which game machine has a high operating rate. Further, there is a game amount management and the like for changing the game amount of the game machine according to the situation at each time, such as a discount sale and a service sale. As a conventional game machine management method, a plurality of game machines are connected online to an information processing device, and information processing related to game machine data communication is performed between the information processing device and the game machine. Data transferred from the gaming machine to the information processing device includes data on the operating rate of the gaming machine. The data transferred from the information processing device to the gaming machine includes data indicating a changed game amount of the gaming machine.

[0005]

However, when all the game machines are connected to the information processing apparatus online, the store must be widened and the game machines must be installed there, and replacement is frequently performed according to the trend. Connecting the necessary gaming machines online has not been suitable in terms of cost and system maintenance.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a card information processing system and method which connect an information processing terminal using a card, such as a game machine, and an information processing apparatus offline, and are suitable for transferring information. And

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system between an information processing terminal for receiving a card-shaped recording medium and recording / reproducing information on the card-shaped recording medium, and an information processing apparatus. In a card information processing system that performs information transfer, a portable information processing device having a communication function and an information storage function, and the information processing terminal receives the portable information processing device and communicates with the portable information processing device A communication unit for performing communication with the portable information processing device is also provided on the information processing device side, and the information processing terminal device uses the communication function and the information storage function of the portable information processing device. And off-line information transfer with the information processing apparatus.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the portable information processing device has a keyboard, a command is input from the keyboard, and the command is received by the portable information processing device of the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus. The communication destination is controlled by transmitting the information to one of the communication destinations and starting the information transfer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable information processing device of the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus, wherein there are a plurality of types of information to be transferred offline by the portable information processing device, and the type of information to be transferred from the keyboard is determined. Is directed to one of the accepted communication destinations to control the communication destination.

The card information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the information received by the portable information processing device from the communication destination is different from the information transmitted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the information processing terminal is a game machine, wherein a prepaid amount is recorded on the card-shaped recording medium, and the portable information processing device uses the game machine. The payment processing is performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the information to be transferred offline from the portable information processing device according to the first aspect to the information processing terminal device according to the first aspect is a game amount of the gaming machine, The information transferred off-line from the device to the information processing device is information indicating the operating status of the game.

The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that communication performed between the portable information processing device and the information processing device or the information processing terminal is optical communication.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided card information for receiving information between a card-shaped recording medium and transferring information between an information processing terminal and an information processing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from the card-shaped recording medium. In the processing method, a portable information processing device having a communication function and an information storage function, and a communication unit that receives the portable information processing device and performs communication with the portable information processing device on the information processing terminal side, A communication unit for performing communication with the portable information processing device is also provided on the information processing device side, and the communication unit and the information processing device are connected to each other using the communication function and the information storage function of the portable information processing device. It is characterized in that offline information transfer is performed between them.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the portable information processing device has a keyboard, a command is input from the keyboard, and the command is received by the portable information processing device of the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus. The information is transmitted to any one of the communication destinations, and the communication destination is controlled by starting the information transfer.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable information processing device of the information processing terminal and the information processing apparatus, wherein there are a plurality of types of information to be transferred off-line by the portable information processing device, and Is directed to one of the accepted communication destinations to control the communication destination.

The invention according to claim 11 is characterized in that information received by the portable information processing device from the communication destination is different from information transmitted.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the information processing terminal is a game machine, wherein a prepaid amount is recorded on the card-shaped recording medium, and the portable information processing machine uses the game machine. The payment processing is performed.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the information to be transferred off-line from the portable information processing device according to the eighth aspect to the information processing terminal device according to the eighth aspect is a game amount of the gaming machine. The information transferred off-line from the device to the information processing device is information indicating the operating status of the game.

The invention according to claim 14 is characterized in that communication performed between the portable information processing device and the information processing device or the information processing terminal is optical communication.

According to these inventions, data collection for grasping the operating status of a game machine (information processing terminal) for playing a game using a pre-built card of a card-shaped recording medium in a game arcade, In performing the amount change operation, the data collection operation and the game amount change operation can be performed at any time by using a portable information processing device such as a handy terminal, and frequent replacement and rearrangement of the game machine can be performed. It is possible to perform continuous data management in the type of store to be performed.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a system configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 transfers information to and from a game machine 9 via a handy terminal. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the information processing apparatus 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 6 denotes an optical communication unit for receiving the handy terminal 25. The optical communication unit 6 and the information processing apparatus main body are connected by a communication cable 5 such as an RS232C cable. Further, data read from the prepaid card accepted by the card reader 8 is sent to the information processing apparatus main body via the communication cable 7. From the keyboard 3, data relating to various data processing such as operation instructions is input. These input information and data processing results
Displayed on display 2.

FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the game machine 9 as an information processing terminal. In FIG. 3, the game machine 9 includes a display 10 for displaying the contents of the game, a card reader 14 for receiving a prepaid card, an operation unit 11 for the game, and an optical communication unit 15 for receiving a handy terminal 25.

FIG. 4 shows the appearance of a handy terminal 25 as a portable information processing device. In FIG. 4, the handy terminal 25 has a display section 26 for displaying information and an input section 27 for inputting information. FIG. 5 shows a detailed system configuration of the card information processing system. In FIG. 5, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a display 2, a keyboard 3, and a CP.
A data processing unit 4 including a U, a ROM, a RAM, and the like is provided. An optical communication unit 6 is connected to the data processing unit 4 via a communication cable 5. The optical communication unit 6 is detachably connected to the handy terminal 25 and inputs information from the handy terminal 25. The data processing unit 4 further includes a card reader 8 for inputting and outputting data to and from a prepaid card (hereinafter, referred to as a card) using a magnetic card recording medium via a communication cable (such as RS232C) 7.
Is connected.

The information processing terminal 9, which is a game machine 9, includes a display unit 10 for displaying a game and a game start, or an operation unit 10 for controlling the game, and a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like for operating and operating the game. A card reader 1 having a control unit 12
4 is connected to the game control unit 12. The card reader 14 records and reproduces data of a prepaid card (hereinafter, referred to as a card) 13 shown in FIGS. The optical communication unit 15 that receives the handy terminal 25 is also connected to the control unit 24, and transfers data of the handy terminal 25.

A card 13 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is a magnetic card (card information recording medium) for recording magnetic information and visible information, and one side 17 is provided with visible information such as a card amount as shown in FIG. Print. As shown in FIG. 6, a recording track 18 for recording magnetic information is provided on the back surface. FIG. 8 shows the structure of the card reader unit 14. 8, the card reader unit 14 has the following components.
A card transport path for transporting the card 13; a card transport section l9 comprising rollers 32; a recording / reproducing head 20 for reproducing data on the card 13 or recording data on the card 13; A printer head 21 for printing the balance of the card 13 as visible information on the card 13 and sensors 30 and 33 for detecting the card 13
Is provided in the card reader main body 22. Returning to FIG. 5, the card reader 14 includes the card reader main body 22 described above, a program for controlling the card reader main body 22, data in a print format to be printed on the card 13, and the like, data recorded and reproduced by the card reader main body 22, an information processing terminal. Machine 9
A control system is configured by a memory 23 for storing data related to the information processing terminal 9 such as a game amount of money, a machine number of the information processing terminal 9, and a control unit 24 for controlling the card reader main body 22. The handy terminal 25 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 26 and the keyboard unit 2
7, a control unit 28 including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and an optical communication unit 29 that transfers data between the information processing terminal 9 and the information processing apparatus 1.

Next, the data processing of the information processing system of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

1) When starting a game, the basic movement of the card reader 14 for transport, recording and reproduction will be described first with reference to FIGS. When the customer inserts the card l3 into the card reader l4 of the game machine 9, the sensor 30 of the card reader body 22 detects the card 13, and the control unit 24 drives the motor 31 based on the detection signal, and The roller 32 rotates through the illustrated power transmission mechanism, and conveys the card 13 in the direction A in FIG. The conveyed card 13 records and reproduces the data recorded on the card 13 by the recording and reproducing head 20. When the card 13 reaches the sensor 33 and the sensor 33 detects the card 13,
The control unit 24 rotates the motor 31 in the reverse direction based on the detection signal. As a result, the roller 32 also rotates in the reverse direction, so that the card 13 is transported in the direction B in FIG. The conveyed card 13 records and reproduces data with a recording and reproducing head 20 as necessary, and then prints and discharges visible information on the card 13 with a printing head 21 as necessary.

Next, a sequence for starting a game will be described with reference to FIG. When the customer inserts the card 13 into the card reader section 14 of the game machine 9, the amount recorded on the card 13 is read by the recording / reproducing head 20 by the above operation (steps S10 → S20). By comparing the game amount stored in the memory 23 with the read balance amount, it is checked whether the balance is insufficient (step S30). If the amount is insufficient, the card is ejected as an unauthorized card (step S30 → S90).

If the remaining balance is 2,000 yen and the amount of the game to be played is 300 yen, OK is obtained as a result of the determination in step S30, and the control unit 24 determines that
The data of the remaining balance of 1700 yen is written to the card 13 by the recording / reproduction head 20 after reducing the amount by 00 yen (step S30 →
S40). Thereafter, it is checked whether the written data is correctly written by re-reading the data (step S50). If the data is not correctly written, the writing and reading operations are further performed a predetermined number of times (loop processing of steps S60 → S65 → S40). If the data is still not correctly written, the card 13 is ejected (step S65 → S90).

If it is confirmed that the data has been correctly written, the reduced amount is applied to the print head 2 described above.
1 is printed on the card 13 (step S70). Thereafter, the control unit 24 outputs a game start signal to the game control unit 12 of the game machine 9, and the game machine 9 enters a game start standby state based on this signal.
At the same time, the control unit 24 ejects the card 13 (Step S90). Thereafter, the customer operates the game operation unit 11 of the game machine 9 to play the game.

2) The case of extracting data from the game machine 9 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Since the machine number of the game machine 9 and the data on the number of times of operation of the game machine 9 and a program for extracting the data are stored in the memory 23 of the card reader unit 14, the program is operated in the control unit 24. The administrator of the playground inputs a command for the game through the keyboard 27 of the handy terminal 25. In response to this, the above program is operated in the control unit 24 of the card reader 14 and the handy terminal 2 is operated.
Communication with the fifth side is started. More specifically, the control unit 28 sends a reception permission signal, that is, a reception permission signal indicating that the handy terminal 25 is in a state in which data can be received to the handy terminal 25 through the optical communication unit 29 to the game machine 9. It is transmitted to the optical communication unit 15 (step S100 → S110). Upon receiving the reception permission signal, the control unit 24 of the game machine 9 collectively collects the machine number of the game machine 9, the data on the number of times of operation of the game machine 9, and the check data obtained by processing these data in the optical communication unit l. 5 to the optical communication unit 29. The control unit 28 of the handy terminal 25 receives these data and writes them in the internal memory (step S120). When the data reception is completed, a reception OK signal indicating that the data has been received is transmitted to the game machine 9 by optical communication as described above (step S130). At the same time, the control unit 28 of the handy terminal 25 having received the data processes the data of the machine number of the game machine 9 and the number of times of operation of the game machine 9 to determine whether the received data is correct, and compares the data with the check data sent. If the data is not correct, the data is sent again (step S140 →
Loop processing of S110). This is repeated a predetermined number of times. If the error is still not correct, an error message is displayed on the display 26 and transmitted to the administrator. If the data is correct, a reception completion message is displayed on the display 26 and transmitted to the manager.

The optical communication units 15 and 29 and an optical communication unit 6 to be described later are almost the same in structure, and emit light for modulating data with a subcarrier and further modulating the main carrier into light. An optical modulator composed of an element and an optical demodulator for removing a subcarrier from the received data received by the light receiving element and extracting only the main deck can be used.

3) Transferring data taken out from the game machine 9 to the information processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Data is collected from a plurality of game machines 9 by the method described in the case of extracting data from the game machine 9 in 2) above. When data stored in the memory in the control unit 28 of the handy terminal 25 is transferred to the information processing device 1, a command for operating a program for transferring data to the information processing device 1 is transmitted to the handy terminal 25 by the keyboard 27. When the input is performed via the communication device, the program operates, and the control unit 28 transmits a transmission start signal notifying that the data is transmitted to the information processing device 1 to the optical communication unit 6 of the information processing device 1 via the optical communication unit 25. (Step S200 → S210).

Subsequently, the data of the machine numbers of the plurality of game machines 9 and the data of the number of times of operation of the game machines 9 and the date data when these data were collected, the time data if necessary, and the check processing these data are performed. The data is transmitted to the optical communication unit 6 of the information processing apparatus 1 via the optical communication unit 29 (step S220). After completing the data transmission, the handy terminal 25 transmits a transmission end signal indicating that the data transmission has been completed to the information processing apparatus 1 (step S2).
30). Then, the data processing unit 4 of the information processing apparatus 1 which has received the data processes the machine number of the game machine 9 and the data of the number of times of operation of the game machine 9 to determine whether or not the received data is correct. If the data is not correct as compared with, the data is sent again (loop processing from step S240 to S210). This is repeated a predetermined number of times. If the error is still not correct, an error message is displayed on the display 26 of the handy terminal 25 or the display unit 2 of the information processing device 1 and transmitted to the administrator. If the data is correct, a reception completion message is displayed on the display unit 26 or the display unit 2 of the information processing apparatus 1 and transmitted to the administrator (step S250).

4) Changing and Updating Game Data Setting Data of the Game Machine 9 A description will be given based on the flowchart of FIG. When changing or updating the game amount setting data of the gaming machine 9,
When the manager of the amusement arcade inputs a command for operating a program for changing a game amount of the game machine 9 corresponding to the handy terminal 25 and a change amount via the keyboard 27, the control unit 28 The transmission start signal for notifying the control unit 24 of the card reader 14 that data is transmitted is transmitted to the optical communication unit 2.
9 to the optical communication unit 15 of the game machine 9 to which the data is to be transferred (step S300 → S3).
10). Subsequently, the change amount and the check data obtained by processing the data are transmitted to the game machine 9 (step S320). Then, the control unit 24 of the game machine 9 that has received the data compares the received data with the received check data to determine whether the data is correct. If the data is not correct, the data is transmitted again (steps S340 → S310). Loop processing). This is repeated a predetermined number of times. If the error is still not correct, an error message is displayed on the display 26 of the handy terminal 25 and transmitted to the administrator. If the data is correct, a reception completion message is displayed on the display 26 and transmitted to the manager. Further, the control unit 24 records the changed amount in the memory 23 again.

The example described above is an example of reading and writing information between the game machine 9 and the handy terminal 25. However, the information processing apparatus 1 and the handy terminal 25
The information transfer between the two is also performed by the same processing as described above. Thereby, the game fee to be changed is transferred from the handy terminal 25 to the game machine 9 offline, and the collected data indicating the operating status of the game machine 9 can be transferred from the game machine 9 to the information processing device 1 offline. The following example can be implemented in addition to the present embodiment.

1) In this embodiment, the data communication between the information processing apparatus 1, the game machine 9, and the handy terminal 25 is performed by optical communication, but a method using a radio wave is also possible.

2) In this embodiment, offline data transfer is performed using the communication function and the data storage function of the handy terminal. However, the handy terminal can be used as a keyboard of the information processing device and the game machine 9.

3) Commands for instructing the information processing device 1 and the game machine 9 from the handy terminal 25 are prepared for each type of information reading / writing and each type of data to be transferred, and the commands are selectively used. The data transfer direction and the type of data can be specified. When different data is read / written by one communication program, an identification name may be assigned to a command instructing reading / writing and data to be read / written.

[0042]

As described above, claims 1 to 1 have been described.
According to the invention of the fourth aspect, the offline transfer is executed not by the card-shaped portable storage medium but by the portable information terminal. As a result, even when the information processing terminal such as the game machine 9 is used by the customer, the data can be transferred without disturbing the customer. Further, since the offline transfer is performed, there is no need to connect a communication cable, and there are no restrictions on the installation of the game machine 9 such as the size of the store and the floor plan.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the game machine 9 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a handy terminal of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing one side of a prepaid card.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing one side of a prepaid card.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a card reader mounted on the game machine 9 of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence when a game is started in the system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 shows a game machine 9 in the system according to the present embodiment.
9 is a flowchart for explaining a sequence in a case where data is taken out from a.

FIG. 11 shows a game machine 9 in the system according to the present embodiment.
4 is a flowchart for explaining a sequence in a case where data extracted from a device is transferred to an information processing device.

FIG. 12 is a game machine 9 in the system of the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart explaining the sequence at the time of changing and updating the setting data of the game amount.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 2 Display part (of information processing apparatus) 3 Keyboard part (of information processing apparatus) 4 Data processing part 5, 7, 16, 29 Communication cable 6, 15 Optical communication unit 8, 14 Card reader 9 Game machine ( Information processing terminal) 10 Game machine display unit 11 Game operation unit 12 Game control unit 13 Card 17 Card print surface 18 Recording track 19 Card transport unit 20 Recording / playback head 21 Printer head (print head) 22 Card reader main unit 23 Memory 24 Control unit 25 Handy terminal 26 Handy terminal display unit 27 Handy terminal keyboard unit 28 Handy terminal control unit 30 Card insertion detection sensor 32 Roller 33 Card reverse sensor

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A card information processing system for receiving a card-shaped recording medium and transferring information between an information processing terminal and an information processing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from the card-shaped recording medium. A portable information processing device having a function and an information storage function; and a communication unit for receiving the portable information processing device and performing communication with the portable information processing device on the information processing terminal side; A communication unit that communicates with the portable information processing device is provided, and offline information is communicated between the information processing terminal and the information processing device using the communication function and the information storage function of the portable information processing device. A card information processing system for performing transfer. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the portable information processing device has a keyboard, inputs a command from the keyboard, and transmits the command to the information processing terminal and any one of the communication devices received by the portable information processing device of the information processing apparatus. The card information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication destination is controlled by transmitting the information first and starting the information transfer. 3. The portable information processing device has a plurality of types of information to be transferred off-line, and the type of information to be transferred from the keyboard is determined by the information processing terminal and the information processing device. 3. The card information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the communication destination is controlled by instructing the communication destination. 4. The card information processing system according to claim 3, wherein information received by the portable information processing device from the communication destination is different from information transmitted. 5. The information processing terminal device is a game machine, wherein a prepaid amount is recorded on the card-shaped recording medium, and the portable information processing device performs a payment process relating to the use of the game machine. The card information processing system according to claim 1, wherein: 6. The information to be transferred off-line from the portable information processing device according to claim 1 to the information processing terminal device according to claim 1 is a game amount of the gaming machine, and the information is transferred from the portable information processing device to the information processing terminal. 6. The card information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the information to be transferred to the device offline is information indicating a running state of the game. 7. The card information processing system according to claim 1, wherein communication performed between the portable information processing device and the information processing device or the information processing terminal is optical communication. 8. A card information processing method for receiving a card-shaped recording medium and transferring information between an information processing terminal and an information processing apparatus for recording / reproducing information on / from the card-shaped recording medium. A portable information processing device having a function and an information storage function; and a communication unit for receiving the portable information processing device and performing communication with the portable information processing device on the information processing terminal side; A communication unit that communicates with the portable information processing device is provided, and offline information is communicated between the information processing terminal and the information processing device using the communication function and the information storage function of the portable information processing device. A card information processing method comprising performing transfer. 9. The portable information processing device has a keyboard, inputs a command from the keyboard, and receives any of the commands received by the information processing terminal and the portable information processing device of the information processing apparatus. 9. The card information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the communication destination is controlled by transmitting the information first and starting the information transfer. 10. The portable information processing device has a plurality of types of information to be transferred off-line, and the type of information to be transferred from the keyboard is determined by the portable information processing device of the information processing terminal and the information processing device. The card information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the communication destination is controlled by instructing the communication destination. 11. The card information processing system according to claim 10, wherein information received by the portable information processing device from the communication destination is different from information transmitted. 12. The information processing terminal device is a game machine, wherein a prepaid amount is recorded on the card-shaped recording medium, and the portable information processing device performs a payment process relating to use of the game machine. 9. The card information processing method according to claim 8, wherein: 13. The information to be transferred off-line from the portable information processing device according to claim 8 to the information processing terminal device according to claim 8 is a game amount of the gaming machine, and the information is transferred from the portable information processing device to the information processing terminal. 13. The card information processing method according to claim 12, wherein the information to be transferred off-line to the device is information indicating a running state of the game. 14. The card information processing method according to claim 8, wherein communication performed between the portable information processing device and the information processing device or the information processing terminal is optical communication.