JPH11156037A - Utilization management system for play object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately recognize the play condition of each player while suppressing the issuance number of mediation means such as cards or the like for utilizing a Pachinko(Japanese pinball game) machine or the like within a fixed range and reducing a running cost. SOLUTION: IC cards recording an issuance number and issuance date and time are issued from an issuance means 1. Even when the one issued in a previous issuance lot to be originally recovered is mixed in them, the card to be normally circulated within a present issuance lot is identified from all the others. The number of times can be additionally recorded by a number-of-times updating means 2. In ending a play, it is recovered after the residual number of times is confirmed in a recovery means 3 and is reused for the next issuance lot. In such a manner, the troublesomeness of possession management and the increase of a cumulative issuance number in the case of the card without a time limit are eliminated and a low recovery rate and management inaccuracy in the case of simply taking a bring-back inhibition measure are improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention mainly relates to the play of individual players on pachinko game machines, slot machines, various game machines and the like to be installed in play facilities such as pachinko halls, game centers and casinos. The present invention relates to a use management system for a play object that can appropriately manage qualifications, play status, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a current pachinko hall, a card system common throughout the country, in which a prepaid card formed of a disposable type magnetic card and a CR machine (card-type game machine) are combined, has become widespread. However, fraudulent acts using altered or counterfeit cards have been continuously traced, and weaknesses of the entire system have been revealed.

Under such circumstances, as proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-237254, an IC card which is difficult to falsify or forge is used as an intermediary means for playing, and a ball coming and going within a limited store range. The so-called house card system that manages information is drawing attention. That is, in this publication, an IC card with a card number or the like is issued to each player, the number of balls played is recorded on this card, and in exchange for the possessed number, a gaming machine is used. And allows exchange of prizes and the like, and the store can manage the remaining number of players, the number of coins, etc. on the management computer based on the card number.

[0004]

However, the card system described in the above-mentioned publication has an operation in which one player keeps one IC card held for any day, and the present game result can be carried over after tomorrow. ing. That is, the operation mode is the same as that of a so-called member card for fixed customers or a cash card of a bank or the like.

[0005] For this reason, it can be said that the system is convenient for limited fixed customers. However, once-only visitors, floating customers who go only occasionally, and ladder customers who go between different chain stores, after returning home or re-entering. Only the management of possession of the card when visiting the store becomes complicated. In particular, for ladder customers with many stores as territories, if each store and each chain store independently adopts a similar system, it will be necessary to have as many cards as the number of stores and chain stores, and the wallet will be There is a problem that it becomes difficult to use the cards properly as it becomes full.

[0006] On the other hand, the store side, to customers who have visited the store at least once,
It is necessary to issue a high-security and high-priced IC card, and the cumulative number of issued IC cards becomes enormous, resulting in a problem that the running cost of the system is extremely high. As a result, the cost of the store can be attributed to the burden on the player, and the payout is reduced.

[0007] Here, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-15655, a business policy is set up in which the IC card is valid only on the day, and a transmitter for preventing take-out is attached to the IC card under this policy. In some cases, when a player tries to return after passing through the entrance of a game hall while holding a card, an alarm is issued to the store. However, simply prohibiting taking the card out of the store is likely to cause the card to be discarded in a trash can, etc., resulting in a low collection rate and the card discarded the day before being mixed with a regular lot issued on the day. There is also a problem that it is difficult for the store to accurately grasp the player's playing situation. In other words, if both the 0001 card discarded the previous day and the regular 0001 card issued on the day are used together, the game behavior of different players having the same card becomes indistinguishable, The significance as a house card of collecting and providing various types of information in correspondence with each person is impaired.

[0008] The main object of the present invention is to provide an intermediary means for utilizing a play object, even if intermediation means issued in a previous issued lot and originally intended to be collected are mixed, and are to be properly distributed in the current issued lot. By allowing the means to be distinguished from all others, and by encouraging collection after the end of play so that they can be reused for the next issued lot, the complexity and accumulation of possession management in the case of a card with no expiration date The objective is to eliminate the increase in the number of issues and improve the low recovery rate and management inaccuracies when simply taking a take-away prohibition measure.
Thus, there is no disadvantage for the player, and
For the manager of a play target such as a store, a useful system is provided in which the number of intermediary means issued can be kept within a certain range to reduce running costs and still accurately grasp the play situation of each player. Things.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to achieve the above-mentioned main object, as shown in FIG. 1, a portable intermediary means C having a readable and rewritable information recording unit
In exchange for the frequency recorded in the mediation means C,
In the play object use management system which permits the use of the play object that has received the intermediary means C, the issuing means 1 which records and issues the intermediary means C in its information recording unit with different identification information identifying the issued lot, A frequency updating means 2 for increasing and updating the residual number of the mediating means C in accordance with the input goods, and a collecting means 3 for collecting the mediating means C that has withdrawn from accepting the play object after confirming the residual number. did.

[0010] Here, the mediation means C is different from the current prepaid card and has an IC card or a high security equivalent thereto. The identification information is preferably a combination of the issue number and the issue date and time, but may be any other information such as a card number that has not been collected in the previous issue lot, a card number of a missing number system excluding the issue number, or an issue number. May be.
In other words, when the first lot is issued from No. 1 to No. 100, but No. 20 and No. 30 are not collected,
In the second issue lot, No. 1 to No. 30 except No. 20 and No. 30
For example, the uncollected portion may be sequentially numbered out, such as issuing up to 110th. The input goods are cash and the like, and it is convenient to set a well-received amount such as a 500 yen unit or a 1000 yen unit. The play target P is typically a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, various game machines, or the like, but may be various attractions in an amusement facility or a theme park.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
Comprises an issuance permitting unit 11 for permitting issuance on condition that a deposit D and another deposit D are received, and the collection unit 3 includes a refund unit 31 for repaying the deposit D when the intermediary unit C is collected. I made it. The deposit D is suitably, for example, about 200 to 500 yen, but may be determined in consideration of the cost cost of the intermediary means C and the resistance of the player.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the issuance unit 1 is provided with a membership card M to improve the service at the time of issuance of the intermediation unit C to a member whose name, address, and the like are known. And a second issuance permitting unit 12 for permitting issuance without a deposit D on condition that the reception is accepted. The membership card M is issued by notifying a play facility such as a store holding the play target P of a name, an address, and the like, and in many cases, a JIS-II type magnetic card similar to a bank card is used.

[0013] The invention according to claim 4 is further combined with the operation with an expiration date based on the issued lot to remind the user that the next use is not necessarily guaranteed even if the user returns with the intermediary means C, thereby further improving the collection. As shown in FIG. 1, a take-out detecting means 4 is provided to detect and notify the take-out of the intermediary means C from the facility where the play target P is installed. One of the preferred examples is to combine the transmission tag provided for each intermediary means C with the carry-out detection gate GT shown in FIG. 2 for receiving the transmission tag. Since the carry-out detecting means 4 also has a role of notifying the player of the expiration date, it is preferable that the notification be made known to the player side.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the issuing means 1 outputs the member information together with the message on condition that the membership card M is accepted, as shown in FIG. The production unit 13 was provided. For example, as shown in FIG.
Greetings like "xx-like" on the display,
It flows from speakers. Only the member identification information (member ID) is recorded on the membership card M, and the name and the like are stored on the management computer of the play facility.
Of course, a name that can be searched from the member ID may be output. However, not all members prefer the production of output of names, etc., so when joining a member, nicknames etc. can be selected instead of names as output with messages, or simply the current coins and medals It is also possible to display objective data such as.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the play target P receiving the intermediary means C uses the play target P so that the profit obtained as a result of the play on the play target P can be appropriately operated. Was converted to the frequency of play permission at the time of replay at the play target P related to the acquisition, and the obtained frequency was multiplied by the predetermined rate at the time of play at the play target other than the play target P related to the acquisition. An acquisition frequency processing means 5 for changing the value to the frequency of play permission is provided. The predetermined rate is, for example, in a pachinko hall in a standard business form, a lending ball is 4 yen per piece and a spare ball, ie, a prize ball is 2.5 yen per piece, so that 2.5 ÷ 4 = 0.625
Value. If the prize ball is 3 yen per business, 3 営 業 4
= 0.75, the equivalent business of 4 yen is 4 ÷ 4 = 1.

In order to improve the operability of the acquisition frequency processing, the command switch of the acquisition frequency processing means 5 is arranged in an operation unit provided for each play target P. Taking a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine as an example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a command switch of the acquired frequency processing means 5 is a shutter switch 606 for counting balls and medals in a ball box 605 and a receiving tray 708, and a replay sandbox. A ball and medal payout button 444, a whole number exchange button 446, a fraction return button 447, and the like provided in the 400 are provided.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, reception of the intermediary means C at the play target P is performed so that resources such as a prepaid card vending machine compatible with the current CR machine can be effectively utilized. Under the condition, the combination permission means 6 for permitting play by inserting goods other than the frequency recorded in the mediation means C is provided. The goods other than the frequency recorded in the intermediary means C are prepaid cards PC, cash, play media itself such as game balls and game medals, and the like.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in order to enhance the convenience of the member, as shown in FIG. 1, on condition that the mediation means C is accepted at the play target P, the saving frequency stored in the account for each member is input. And a member combination permission means 7 for permitting play. As shown in FIG. 2, the file F in which the account records for each member are collected includes a main server MS installed in an office in the play facility and a communication line ISDN (Int).
Egrated Services Digital
Network), the headquarters server HS connected via the communication means A-BOX, and the third-party savings management company J-
It is provided on a hard disk or the like managed by NET or the like.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, when using the stored frequency of a member's coins or the like in the ninth aspect, the trouble of taking out the membership card M every time is eliminated, and the stored frequency can be used only by the intermediary means C. As shown in FIG. 1, the issuing unit 1 includes an information transfer unit 14 that transfers information for using the stored frequency of the member himself to the intermediary unit C on condition that the membership card M is accepted. did. The member information is at least the member identification information for identifying each member, that is, the member ID.
Is included.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in order to enhance the convenience when the frequency is first recorded in the intermediary means C, as shown in FIG. A frequency recording unit 15 for recording the frequency was provided. The input goods are cash, etc., and as described above, 50
It is convenient to set a clear acceptance amount such as 0 yen unit or 1000 yen unit.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the issuing means 1 and the collecting means are used to construct a mechanism and a control unit for recycling the intermediary means C in a space-saving and low-cost manner. The means 3 is also provided for the issue and recovery machine 100. In this case, the issuing port of the intermediary means C to be provided in the issuing means 1 and the collecting port of the intermediary means C to be provided in the collecting means 3 may be used together or may be provided separately.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a mediation means C based on a command for temporarily suspending the play on the play target P for performing the processing when the player interrupts the play properly. Information that prohibits use in another play target P is recorded, the reception of the play target P is released, and the play target P from which the reception of the intermediary means C is released is set to an interrupt state in which the play target P is not played by the other intermediary means C. The processing means 8 is provided. The interruption command is given by the release button 44 shown in FIGS.
9 is issued. For example, the number of the play target P such as a serial number and the fact that the user is being interrupted or the like are recorded in the intermediary means C that causes the reception to be released in response to the interruption instruction. The suspended play target P may be displayed on the status lamp 410, the liquid crystal monitor 608, or the like, for example, to indicate that the user is away, or to refuse the reception of another intermediary means C. The following measures can be adopted.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in order to rationally arrange a case in which the interruption according to the thirteenth aspect is long, as shown in FIG. 1, when the interruption time exceeds a certain time, the interruption state of the play object is changed. The frequency recorded in the mediation means C which has been canceled and withdrawn is provided with an interruption discontinuing means 9 which can be returned by settlement by a settlement means provided separately from the play object. An appropriate value for the interruption time is in the range of 30 minutes to 1 hour, for example, about 40 minutes. The settlement means is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the POS system (Point Of Sales System) installed at the prize exchange counter
m).

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the player first receives the issuance of the intermediary means C by the issuance means 1 when playing. In the information recording section of the issued mediating means C, different identification information for identifying the issued lot is recorded.
It is possible to identify the issued intermediary means C by itself and others, and all the intermediary means C that should be distributed normally in the current issued lot are identified as others. Even if the issued lot is not the current one but the old one, and the one that should be recovered is picked up from the trash box and used, the regular one is identified even from the old issued lot. , There is no hindrance to the operation of regular ones. Older issued lots can be immediately banned from use, but may be used as they are, and in any case, both the player and the manager of the object of play will have a legitimate mediation in the current issued lot. There is no hindrance to the distribution and management of C.

The frequency of the intermediary means C is updated by the frequency updating means 2 in accordance with the input goods. Then, by accepting the mediation means C in which the frequency is recorded to the play target P, it is possible to play in exchange for the decrease in frequency within the range of the recorded frequency. Then, the play situation is accurately grasped on the manager side of the play target P. When the remaining frequency runs out or decreases, the player can increase and update the frequency by the frequency updating means 2 in accordance with the additional goods to be inserted. Mediation means C in the play target P
Even if the residual count becomes 0 in the acceptance state of
Players can continue to play as many times and goods as time allows by updating the count.

When the player stops playing and returns, the player disconnects the intermediary means C from the play target P. In many cases, a prize exchange or the like is performed as needed, but the process is finally shifted to the collection process by the collection unit 3. The collecting means 3 collects the mediation means C after confirming the remaining number. Since the collecting means 3 has a function of confirming the remaining number, it can prompt the player to perform a collecting operation. Then, if there is no remaining number, the intermediary means C is collected and reused in the next issued lot.

As described above, the regular mediation means C in the current issued lot can be properly operated without being confused with an old issued lot, and the mediation means C in the current issued lot each time after the play ends. Means C can be recovered. For this reason, the player can return empty-handed, there is no complicated management of possession, and the manager of the play target P
The number of intermediary means C issued can be suppressed within a certain range, the running cost of the system can be reduced, and the playing situation of the player can be accurately grasped.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the issuance of the intermediary means C is subject to the acceptance of the deposit D by the issuance permission unit 11. This deposit D is equivalent to a deposit when the intermediary means C is rented.
Is refunded by the refunding unit 31 at the time of collection. For this reason, when the player stops playing and returns home, the act of collecting the intermediary means C can be further promoted, and the collection rate can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, in the case of a member having a membership card M, the second issuance permitting section 12 mediates without a deposit D on condition that the membership card M is accepted. The means C is issued, and the service to the member can be improved. It is conceivable that the member does not return the mediation means C to collection, but such an act by a known member such as a name is rare in the first place, and even if it is not collected, the administrator of the play target P The member knows which identification information intermediary means C has been issued and which identification information intermediary means C could not be collected, and can identify the member that has not been collected. Medical treatment is also possible.

According to the invention described in claim 4, as shown in FIG. 1, when the player inadvertently returns without carrying the mediating means C without collecting it, the removal detecting means 4 detects this. Is notified. For this reason, the player can realize by himself / herself or the advice of the clerk that it is better to check the remaining number, rather than bring back the one whose expiration date has expired and whose use is no longer guaranteed. For this reason, the collection of the intermediary means C can be further promoted.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the intermediary means C is issued, a message different from that of the non-member is output to the member by the staging unit 13. For this reason, the mood of the member can be relaxed, information unique to the member can be provided, and service to the member can be improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined frequency of obtaining a prize ball or the like is obtained in accordance with a win or the like in the play object P. At the time of replaying with the same play object P, the acquired frequency is equivalently converted to the frequency of play permission, as is the credit, which is a possession ball equivalent to 4 yen each obtained by inserting goods. This is equivalent to using a payout ball as it is for a game ball on the stand. On the other hand, at the time of replay with a different play object P, the earned frequency is a frequency obtained once by exchanging a prize for a special prize and then reacquiring it with cash obtained, that is, a prize ball equivalent to 2.5 yen per piece. Similarly, the frequency is a value multiplied by a predetermined rate. This is in line with the current operation, which basically prohibits bringing in balls from other platforms. In this way, the acquired frequency processing means 5 can appropriately operate the frequency acquired by playing the play target P, following the current operation.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the command switch (60
6, 444, 446, and 447) are provided for each play target P, so that the player can instruct a predetermined process while staying at the play target P, and the operability can be improved.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, on the condition that the intermediary means C is accepted by the play object P, another commodity such as a prepaid card PC of the current CR machine is used by the combination permitting means 6. Can be played by throwing in. Also in this case, the mediation means C is always accepted by the play target P, so that the play situation of the player can be managed accurately.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, on condition that the intermediary means C is accepted by the play object P, the member's combination permitting means 7 inputs a stored frequency such as a ball or a medal. Can be played by For this reason, the current service can still be provided without impairing the merits of the member, and the service to the member can be secured.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, when the intermediary means C is issued, the information transfer unit 14 transcribes information for utilizing the member's own stored frequency to the intermediary means C. For this reason, after receiving the issued mediation means C, the number of stored coins or medals can be used by only one mediation means C, and the trouble of taking out the membership card M one by one can be saved.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, when the intermediary means C is issued, the frequency recording unit 15 records the frequency corresponding to the initially inserted goods. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of first recording the initial frequency by the frequency updating unit 2 before playing after receiving the issuance of the mediation unit C.

In the twelfth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4A, the issuing / collecting unit 100 also serves as the issuing unit 1 and the collecting unit 3, so that the mediating unit C collected by the collecting unit 3 is used as follows. A series of flows of issuing from the issuing means 1 in the issuing lot can be integrated into one place, and space can be saved and the mechanism and control can be simplified.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, when the play is temporarily interrupted halfway, the mediation means C is separated from the play target P based on the interruption command. The information prohibiting use in another play target P is recorded in the separated mediating means C. For this reason, it is possible to prevent a so-called hanging of one player occupying a plurality of play objects P. In addition, the original player is expected to return to the interrupted play target P, and the play is interrupted by the other intermediary means C. For this reason, it can be prevented that the interrupted play target P is intercepted by another player, and troubles can be avoided beforehand.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, an interruption that is too long leads to a decrease in the operating rate of the play target P, resulting in a loss in business and annoying other players. However, the interrupted state of the play object P is canceled by the interrupt discontinuation means 9, and another player can play. The player who caused the long-term suspension cannot return to the original play target P as it is, but the frequency of the mediation means C possessed by him can be refunded by the settlement by the settlement means. Therefore, the loss of the player who caused the long-term interruption does not matter.

[0041]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, an issuing means 1 issues an intermediary means C (hereinafter referred to as a house card C) composed of an IC card and used as a so-called house card on condition that a deposit of 200 yen is accepted. Its internal RA
The information recording unit provided in M (random access memory) stores identification information that combines an issue number consisting of a serial number in the order of issue and an issue date and time consisting of the date and time of issue, and the credit frequency according to cash inserted at the time of issue. Be recorded.
The expiration date of the house card C is limited to the day of issuance, and the issue lot is changed on a daily basis. Further, the credit frequency may be the number of balls converted to 4 yen, or the amount of inserted cash may be used as it is. In the case of a member, the deposit D is unnecessary on condition that the membership card M is accepted, and the member ID read from the membership card M is transcribed to the information recording unit.

The play object P in FIG. 1 can be played in exchange for the credit frequency of the received house card C. When the credits decrease or disappear, the frequency updating means 2 can increase the frequency any number of times on condition that additional money is input. However, the maximum frequency of one credit is up to 10,000 yen. The prize balls by winning may be automatically recorded on the house card C as the number of game balls on the stand each time, or may be counted on the play target P side by a player's switch operation during play or the like. Data may be collectively recorded. If you stop playing or change places,
When the house card C is removed, the remaining credit is recorded as a ball that can be passed to all stands as it is, but a game ball acquired on that stand by winning is one ball, like a ball exchanged for a prize. It is reduced to a value of 5 yen.

When the house card C is brought into the prize exchange counter shown in FIG. 1, the prize ball is changed to a coin prize for a member, a general prize such as food and daily necessities, or a special prize for sale according to a player's request. Can be replaced. The remaining credits are converted to the number of balls equivalent to 4 yen when changing to coins for members, and settled. If changing to general prizes or special prizes, they are converted into 2.5 yen as with prize balls. After a prize exchange, or
When leaving from the hall without passing a prize and without prize exchange, the house card C is finally inserted into the collection means 3. If there is a remaining number, that is, credits or prize balls remaining, the collection process is postponed and the house card C is returned to the player. Players will either replay or exchange prizes. If the credit and the prize ball are 0 and all the frequencies are 0, the inserted house card C is collected as it is,
It will be issued for the next day.

FIG. 2 is a more specific overall system configuration diagram in which the basic configuration of FIG. 1 is applied to a standard pachinko hall. At the entrance of the hall, two card issuance / collection machines 100 are provided, which also serve as the issuance means 1 and the collection means 3 for the house card C. One is assigned a serial number from issue number 0 and the other is assigned a serial number from 5000. On the game floor, an island PI1 of a pachinko gaming machine P1 constituting the play object P and an island PI2 of a slot machine P2 called a pachislot constituting the play object P are installed. For the sake of convenience, only five units are shown, but in reality, the number of islands and islands is larger. A card writer 200 that constitutes the frequency updating means 2 is provided so as to correspond to a substantially one island row. In addition, a CR ticket vending machine 300 that issues a prepaid card such as a current bucky card is provided.

At the entrance of FIG. 2, there is provided a card removal detection gate GT constituting the removal detection means 4 together with the transmission tag embedded in the house card C. When the removal of the card is detected, a warning is issued to the hall side and the player by a chime, a buzzer, a lamp, or the like. It warns that expiration is not guaranteed even if it arrives the next day and that the deposit has not been returned.

Each of the objects P to be played in FIG. 2 is a single island unit U1, which has an independent ball or medal supply / discharge mechanism.
U2 is provided, and the islands PI1 and PI2 are formed by arranging the individual island units U1 and U2 side by side. Of course, each play target P may be equipped on a set island combined with the current mainstream distributed ball supply / discharge mechanism.

The card issuance / collection machine 100, the writing machine 200, and each play object P in FIG. 2 are connected to a main server MS constituting a management computer via an island counting unit TU. Information disclosure machine D for game data on the game floor
R, counter terminal CT, POS of prize exchange counter
Terminal, member card issuing machine MJ, audio unit BU, hall computer HC installed in office, local computer terminal LT, house card / member management terminal MT, premium management terminal PT, automatic tracking camera system CS connected with RS232C conversion unit RS, etc. Together with LAN (Local
l Area Network). ET
HERNET is a line with a bus structure that constitutes a LAN, AR
CNET is the lower line.

FIG. 3 shows the collection, provision, management, etc. of each part such as the main server MS, the card issuing / collecting machine 100, the writer 200, the CR ticket vending machine 300, and the single island unit U1 (U2) equipped with the play target P. A list of items such as data to be output and forms to be output as appropriate is shown.

FIG. 4 (A) shows a card issuing and collecting machine 100 having a coin insertion slot 101, a bill insertion slot 10 on the front side.
2. Member card insertion slot 103 for accepting membership card M, input amount display device 104, issue of house card C only ・ 100
Select button 105 to select each frequency of 0 yen, 2000 yen, 3000 yen, and 5000 yen, house card issuance and collection port 106, collection button 107 pressed at the time of collection, cancel button 108 pressed at the time of operation error, clerk call button 109, change or Coin return slot 110 for returning deposit, bill return slot 1
11, an effect display 112 such as a liquid crystal display, and a staff call lamp 113 are provided. Above each of the select buttons 105, there is an amount display unit for non-member visitors requiring a deposit of 200 yen, and below each button there is an amount display unit for members.

In FIG. 4A, when the house card C is issued, the effect is displayed to the visitor by the effect display 112 or the built-in speaker, for example.
Please return the house card to the collection slot when you return. After confirming the remaining number, we will return the security deposit we received at the time of issuance. ”, And to the members, please return a message such as“ Welcome xx. Please return the house card to the collection slot when you return. Please carry the member card as it is. ” I have.

In FIG. 4 (A), when the house card C is collected, if there is no remaining number, for example, the visitor says, "There is no remaining number. Please do not forget to take the security deposit. We look forward to seeing you. "And members will receive a message such as" There is no time left. We look forward to seeing you again. " If there is a remaining number, a message such as "There is a remaining number. Please replay or exchange prizes" is output to both the visitor and the member, and the house card C is returned. The visitor and member at the time of collection can be distinguished by the presence or absence of the member ID transcribed when the house card C is issued, and there is no need to refer to the membership card M again.

FIG. 4B shows a card writer 200.
The difference from the issue collection machine 100 is that the membership card M or member ID
By inserting the transcribed house card C and inputting the personal identification number from the numeric keypad 114, the stored coins are transferred to the possessed balls so that the stored coins can be recorded on the house card C. The select button 105 'is 1000 yen, 2000 yen, 3000 yen. Yen 5
It has only an amount button of 000 yen, the amount display section does not involve a deposit, so there is no distinction between visitors and members, and the issuance and collection port of the house card C has been renamed as the house card insertion port 106 '. The point is that there is no collection button 107 because there is no collection process, and the effect display 112 is omitted.

FIG. 5 shows a single island unit U1 of the pachinko gaming machine P1, which is provided with a replay sand 400 having a house card insertion slot 401. Furthermore, CR ticket vending machine 3
A CR sand 500 having an insertion slot 501 for a prepaid card PC issued at 00 is also provided. The pachinko gaming machine P1 has a game board 60 having a guide rail for shooting balls, obstacle nails, a windmill, a general winning opening, a variable display device for a jackpot lottery and a starter, an attacker that opens at the time of a jackpot, and an outlet.
1. Ball supply nozzle 40 extending from replay sand 400
The upper plate 60 which faces the ball 2 and guides the ball to the built-in ball launching device
2. A lower plate 603 for storing overflow balls of the upper plate, and a firing handle 604 for operating the ball firing device. Below the lower plate 603, a large fixed ball box 6 for storing the balls
05 is provided, the ball in the ball box is dropped to the counter 607 by operating the shutter switch 606, and the acquired frequency is displayed on the upper liquid crystal monitor 608.
The balls after the counting are lifted upward through the built-in transport device 609. 610 are lamps for displaying platform information and the like.

The replay sand 400 shown in FIG. 5 includes a status lamp 410, a mode lamp 420, a display 430 composed of a five-digit 7-segment LED, a push-button switch 440, and a non-contact type built in the back of the house card insertion slot 401. It has an IC card reader / writer 450 and is connected to a single island control unit UC.

The status lamp 410 shown in FIG. 5 includes three LEDs 411 to 413. The green LED 411 turns on the house card inserted state, the yellow LED 412 turns off the seat, and the red LED 413 turns on an abnormality. Notify. The mode lamp 420 also includes three LEDs 421 to 423. Each time the mode button 441 of the push button switch unit 440 is pressed, the lighting of each lamp is switched in the order of credit, prize ball, and ball storage, and the display unit 430 displays a house card. The number of balls in each mode is displayed based on information read from C and the like.

The push button switch section 440 of FIG. 5 includes a ten-key 442 for inputting a personal identification number for collating with a member ID when using a member's coins, and a cancel button 443 for clearing an input error. Also, a payout button 444 for paying out balls in the priority order according to the game balls counted by the counter 607, credits recorded on the house card C, prize balls, and member's savings, and the number of balls to be paid out by one button operation. Is provided with a frequency setting button 445 for setting a unit. The payout unit changes every time the frequency setting button 445 is pressed, such as 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, and 500 yen. Default is 50
It is 0 yen. This payout unit is displayed on the display 430 for about 5 seconds.

The push button switch section 440 of FIG. 5 further includes a whole number exchange button 446, a fraction return button 447, and a house card C discharge button 448 which are pressed when stopping the game.
Is provided. When the all-exchange button 446 is pressed, the counter 60
All the balls counted in 7 are replaced with premium balls. When the fraction return button 447 is pressed, the counted fraction of the ball is paid out, and the rest is replaced with a prize ball. When the discharge button 448 is pressed, the house card C on which the prize ball has been written is settled and discharged from the insertion slot 401.

The push button switch section 440 shown in FIG.
Further, a leave button 449 is provided when the user stands in the middle of the game, and when this button is pressed, a house card C indicating that the user has left the seat is recorded together with the turn number, and the card C is ejected. The house card C recorded as being away cannot be used on another stand. at the same time,
The yellow LED 412 of the status lamp 410 is turned on, and the fact that the user is away from the desk is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 608. Further, if necessary, the replay sand that is away from the desk may have a function of rejecting the house card even if the house card is received. When the original player returns within a predetermined time, for example, within 40 minutes, the issue number, the serial number, and the like recorded on the house card C are collated, and then the player can play again. When leaving the seat for more than 40 minutes, the single island unit U1 is returned to the normal state before leaving the seat by remote control from the POS terminal or the like, and the ball count data and the like are cleared. When the player goes out of the hall, the house card C is left at the counter.

FIG. 6 shows a single island unit U2 of the slot machine P2. The slot machine P2 includes three mechanical reels 701 to 703, a medal slot 704, one to three bet switches 705, a start lever 706, three stop buttons 707, a medal tray 708, and the like. The replay sand 400 has a medal supply nozzle 403
Faces the lower receiving tray 708, and the mode lamp 420 changes its name to credit / prize medal / saving medal.
Except that 30 has four digits, it is basically the same as that of the pachinko game machine. In addition, CR sand is not attached.

FIG. 7 shows a POS terminal.
A monitor 801 for a clerk, a stand-type display 802 for a customer, a keyboard 803, a thermal printer 80
4 is provided. As an external connection device, a card receiving machine 810 in which a house card reader / writer having a customer house card insertion slot 811 and a clerk card reader having a clerk card insertion slot 812 are integrated into one, a general prize and a special prize. A hand scanner 820 for reading the affixed bar code and a ten-key device 830 for inputting a PIN for members are provided.

The button functions of the keyboard 803 in FIG. 7 are as shown in Table 1 below.

[Table 1]

8 to 11 show the game action of the player from entering the store to leaving it in order. Items common to visitors and members and items exclusive to members are organized. At [entrance]
A visitor is issued a house card C on condition that a deposit D is accepted, and a member is issued a house card C on condition that a membership card M is inserted. A desired credit frequency can be recorded at the same time when the house card is issued, or the frequency can be recorded by the card writer 200 by the subsequent [issue of frequency]. At the time of [ball lending], a ball or a medal is paid out on condition that the house card C is inserted into the replay sand 400, and [play] becomes possible. Members can also use [Sales].

As shown in FIG. 9, when the user releases the seat release button, the process shifts to [interruption] processing, and the house card C is returned.
[Resume] can be performed by inserting the original house card C into the replay side 400 within a predetermined time. [Count of payouts] is performed by opening the shutter switch 606 and setting the counter 6
07 can be performed by guiding a ball or a medal. When the payout button 444 is pressed, [replay of possessed ball] becomes possible. When there are no more balls, the visitor moves to one of the following processes: [issue number], [lend ball], [leave]
The member further adds [use of coins] to the option and shifts the processing to any of them. At the time of [play end], after counting all the balls and medals by the counter 607, the whole number is exchanged or the fraction return button 446, 447 is pressed to change the payout to a prize ball, and the discharge button 448 is returned to return the house card C. Let it.

As shown in FIG. 10, at the time of [prize exchange], the house card C is handed over to the store clerk, the remaining amount of credit is confirmed by the POS terminal, and after a predetermined premium exchange process, the premium and the house card C are exchanged. Receive. Members can exchange general prizes and special prizes, as well as save money.
If the visitor also knows the merit of savings and wishes to become a member, after a predetermined procedure, the membership card M is issued by the member card issuing machine MJ provided at the prize exchange counter. At the time of [exit], the house card C is inserted into the issuance and collection machine 100, and the presence or absence of the remaining number is checked again. If there is no remaining number, the deposit D is paid back to the visitor in exchange for collection. Finally, the card is checked out at the card removal detection gate GT of the house card C, and the house card C leaves.

FIG. 11 shows a [remaining number exchange process] in the case where there is a remaining credit in the confirmation of the presence or absence of the remaining number of credits at the time of [prize exchange] or [exit]. When exchanging prizes at the POS, pressing the “credit exchange” button on the keyboard 803 allows the exchange of prizes, and for members, it is also possible to exchange for “equivalent coins” equivalent to 4 yen. If there is a credit remaining, the player can play the game again with an arbitrary play object P, and can enjoy the game starting from [ball lending] again on condition that the house card C is accepted to the replay sand 400. .

In the above description, the premium exchange rates are all converted to 2.5 yen. However, the exchange rates for general premiums, special premiums, and coins may be different from each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a use management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram in which the same system is applied to a pachinko hall.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of data and forms collected, provided, and managed by each unit.

4A is a perspective view of a card issuing and collecting machine, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of a card writing machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as a play object.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a slot machine to be played.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a POS terminal having a frequency adjustment function.

FIG. 8 is a first flowchart showing a play procedure.

FIG. 9 is a second flowchart.

FIG. 10 is a third flowchart.

FIG. 11 is a fourth flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Issuing means, C: Mediating means, 100; Issuance and recovery machine 11, 12; Issuance permission section, 13; Production section, 14; Information transcription section, 15; Frequency recording section 2: Frequency updating means 3: Collection means, 31 Refund unit 4: take-out detection means 5, acquisition frequency processing means 6: combination permission means 7, member combination permission means 8; interruption processing means 9, 9; interruption termination means

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A portable intermediary means (C) having a readable and rewritable information recording unit, the intermediary means (C)
In the play object use management system that permits the use of the play object that has received the mediation means (C) in exchange for the frequency recorded in the information means, the mediation means (C) is different from the information recording unit for identifying the issued lot. Issuing means (1) for recording and issuing identification information, frequency updating means (2) for increasing and updating the remaining number of mediating means (C) in accordance with the input goods, mediating means for withdrawing reception in the play object ( A use management system for play objects, comprising a collecting means (3) for collecting C) after confirming the remaining number. 2. The issuance means (1) includes an issuance permission unit (11) for permitting issuance on condition that goods and another deposit for increasing the frequency are accepted, and the collection means (3) is a mediation means. Refund unit for refund of deposit upon collection of (C) (31)
The usage management system for a play object according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The play object use management system according to claim 2, wherein the issuance means includes a second issuance permission unit for permitting issuance without a deposit on condition that a membership card is accepted. 4. Use management of a play object according to claim 1, further comprising take-out detection means (4) for detecting and notifying take-out of the mediation means (C) from a facility where the play object is installed. system. 5. A production section (13) for outputting membership information together with a message on condition that a membership card is received.
The usage management system for a play object according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. A frequency obtained by playing in the play object receiving the intermediary means (C) is equivalently converted into a play permission frequency at the time of replaying in the play object related to the acquisition, and the frequency other than the play object related to the acquisition is converted. The utilization management system for a play object according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an acquisition frequency processing unit (5) for setting a value obtained by multiplying the acquisition frequency by a predetermined rate at the time of play in the play object to a play permission frequency. 7. The play object use management system according to claim 6, wherein the command switch of the acquisition frequency processing means is arranged on an operation unit provided for each play object. 8. A combination permission means (6) for permitting play by inserting goods other than the frequency recorded in the mediation means (C) on condition that the mediation means (C) is accepted in the play object. 8. The usage management system for a play object according to any one of 1 to 7. 9. A member combined use permitting means (7) for permitting play by inputting a stored frequency stored in an account for each member on condition that reception of the mediation means (C) in a play object is provided. 8. The use management system for a play object according to any one of 8. 10. The issuing means (1) includes an information transfer unit (14) for transferring information for using the stored frequency of the member himself to the intermediary means (C) on condition that the membership card is accepted. 9. The usage management system according to claim 9. 11. The play object according to claim 1, wherein the issuing means (1) includes a frequency recording unit (15) for recording a frequency corresponding to the input goods when the mediating means (C) is issued. Use management system. 12. An issuance and recovery machine (100), wherein the issuance means (1) and the collection means (3) are provided for the issuance and collection machine (100).
The use management system according to any one of the claims. 13. On the basis of an instruction to temporarily suspend play in a play object, information prohibiting use in another play object is recorded in the mediation means (C), and the reception thereof is released, and the mediation means (C) is released. 13. The play object use management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising an interruption processing means (8) for suspending the play object which has been withdrawn from the reception of (C) by another intermediary means (C) so as not to be played. . 14. An intermediary means (C) in which, when the interruption time exceeds a certain time or more, the interrupted state of the play target is canceled and the play object is separated.
14. The play object use management system according to claim 13, further comprising: an interruption aborting means (9) which can return the frequency recorded in the settlement by a settlement means provided separately from the play object.