JP2714974B2 - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including a plurality of gaming machines capable of playing using a predetermined game medium, and capable of specifying a value. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that enables a game using a gaming medium by the gaming machine using the value specified by the recording information of a recording medium on which important information is recorded.

[Prior Art] In a game arcade in which a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like is provided, a player first rents a bill made of bills and coins. It has been common practice to insert a predetermined game medium into a game medium lending device such as a machine or a coin lending machine, borrow a predetermined game medium, and play a game using the game medium. However, in such a conventional gaming machine, a player has to carry money including coins and the like in order to borrow a game medium, which is complicated.
Further, even in a game arcade, there is a drawback that complicated operations such as collection and settlement of money including coins and the like are forced, and it is impossible to improve efficiency in terms of accounting.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, using a recording medium such as a magnetic card, a game medium by a gaming machine can be transferred within a value range such as a monetary equivalent value specified by recording information of the recording medium. It is conceivable to enable the game to be used and to solve the drawbacks associated with the use of the money.

On the other hand, instead of using recording media only for renting out game media, it is possible to effectively use changes accompanying the use of valuable values such as monetary equivalent value specified by the recording information on the recording media to collect useful information. Doing so further increases the advantages of using a recording medium.

For example, if a recording medium is divided into a plurality of types from a high value to a low value of a valuable value specified from the recording information, it is necessary to know which type of recording medium is frequently consumed. The consumption information of the valuable value specified by the recording information recorded on the type of recording medium must be totaled. In addition, in order to understand the effect of changing the payout rate of the gaming machine on the consumption of the above-mentioned value, the consumption information of the above-mentioned value is aggregated and the change is determined. There is a need.

In this way, if the consumption information of the valuable value specified from the recording information of the recording medium is totaled, it can be used for business management of the game arcade in various ways.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a gaming machine that enables a game using a gaming medium by a gaming machine using a value specified by recording information of a recording medium on which information capable of specifying a value is recorded. It is an object of the present invention to be able to sum up consumption information in a game hall of a value specified by recording information of a recording medium that changes with use in a device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a plurality of gaming machines capable of playing using a predetermined game medium, and is specified by recording information of a recording medium on which information capable of specifying a value is recorded. A gaming device that enables a game using a gaming medium by the gaming machine using the valuable value, wherein the magnitude of the valuable value specified by the recording information of the recording medium is the gaming medium. Changes with the use for the game using, the gaming device measures the change in the size associated with the use of the valuable value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, the consumption information of the valuable value It is characterized by including consumption information totaling means for totalizing.

[Operation] According to the present invention, it is possible to play a game using a game medium by a gaming machine by using the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium on which the information capable of specifying the value is recorded. Become. Then, the magnitude of the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium changes with the use for the game using the game medium. Further, by the function of the consumption information totalizing means, a change in the size associated with the use of the valuable value specified by the recording information of the recording medium is measured, and the consumption information of the valuable value is totaled.

In other words, the consumption information of the value game specified by the recording information of the recording medium that changes with use is aggregated.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic block diagram of a game central management equipment device as a game device according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 73 denotes a card sales company that sells a magnetic card as an example of a recording medium, and a centralized management computer 74 including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a centralized management computer 74.
An information presenting means (not shown) for printing and displaying various information calculated by 74 is provided. On the other hand, a centralized management center 71 in the district is provided for each of the predetermined districts (for example, the districts A, B, and C). The centralized management center in the district has a centralized hall management center including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. Computer 72 and centralized hall management computer
An information presentation means (not shown) for printing and displaying various information calculated by 72 is provided. The centralized hall management computer 72 mainly has a function of comprehensively managing the game arcade 1 in the district (for example, the district A) to which it belongs. On the other hand, the game hall 1 has a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM.
And the like, and a hall management computer 70 for managing information in the amusement arcade, and information presenting means (not shown) for printing and displaying various information calculated by the hall management computer 70 are provided. At the same time, a card ball lending machine 5, a card vending machine 7, and the like, which are examples of a game medium lending device, are provided. In the figure, reference numeral 75 denotes a retail store for selling cards, on which a card vending machine 7 is installed.

The centralized management computer 74, the centralized hall management computer 72, and the hall management computer 70
Are connected by communication lines as shown by solid-line arrows, and are in a state where information can be transmitted.

In such a configuration, first, the card sales company 73 sells a card to each of the retail stores 75 and each of the game arcades 1 (see the arrow indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure). In exchange for this, the price is paid from each of the retail stores 75 and the amusement arcades 1 to the card sales company 73 (see the arrow indicated by the broken line in the figure). Then, a user such as a player pays for the card using the card vending machine 7 of the retail store 75 or the card vending machine 7 installed in the game arcade, purchases the card, and rents the card. To the machine 5. If the inserted card is an appropriate card, a desired number of game media such as pachinko balls are lent. The player can play a game with the gaming machine using the rented game medium. Then, the usable amount of the card is subtracted and updated by the amount corresponding to the pachinko ball lent by the card ball lending machine 5,
The price associated with the card usage is paid from the card sales company 73 to each of the game arcades 1. The centralized central management computer 74, the centralized hall management computer 72, and the hall management computer 70 constitute a plurality of information processing means distributed at predetermined locations. Further, a communication line connecting each information processing means and a wiring (solid arrow shown in the figure) connecting the card lending machine 5 and the hall management computer 70 connect the recording medium reading means described later to the predetermined plurality of pieces of information. Processing means, and a transmission path for transmitting information between the plurality of predetermined information processing means and a later-described verification information storage means are configured.

 FIG. 2 is an overall schematic plan view of the game hall 1.

A plurality of gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine or an arranged ball-type pachinko gaming machine 3 and a plurality of gaming machines such as a coin gaming machine 4 such as a slot machine are arranged on each of the gaming machine installation islands 2 provided in the amusement arcade. Has been established. Furthermore, a card ball lending machine 5 and a card coin lending machine 6 as an example of a game medium lending device are also provided. A card vending machine 7 is provided at one end of the predetermined gaming machine installation island 2. Those card vending machines 7,
Card ball lending machine 5, card coin lending machine 6 and gaming machines
It is connected to the hall management computer 9 by wiring, and is configured to be able to transmit and receive information to and from each other. On the other hand, as described above, the hall management computer 9 is connected to the centralized hall management computer 72 and the general centralized management computer 74 via a communication line. Note that a card payment machine that can settle the amount of money used for the card may be installed in the game hall 1. In the figure, 8
Denotes a prize ball counter or a coin counter, counts the number of prize balls obtained by the ball game machine 3 and the number of coins obtained by the coin game machine 4, and sends the counted value to the hall management computer. It is intended to be transmitted and used as business information.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing recording information recorded on a magnetic card 20 as an example of a recording medium, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the magnetic card 20.

The magnetic card 20 is formed of a synthetic resin material such as plastic in a plate shape, and a magnetic stripe 21
Are formed. Also, one of the corners of the magnetic card 20 is cut off.
Is configured to be able to detect the direction of insertion into the machine. Further, the magnetic card 20 is provided with a number for indicating a usable amount that decreases as the card is used, and a punch hole or the like is formed on the number corresponding to the current usable amount. To be recognized by the card user.

The information shown in FIG. 3 is recorded on the magnetic stripe 21. In other words, card number, store (vending machine)
Information such as code, card amount, usable amount, and use code. The card amount is the amount of the magnetic card at the time when the magnetic card 20 is sold, in other words, the usable amount when the magnetic card 20 is not used at all. The usage code is used to determine whether or not the card has been used before.
The use code is "0" at the unused stage, and is rewritten to "1" if it is used even once. Then, each time it is used, the usable amount is subtracted by the used amount and rewritten to a new amount. The store (vending machine) code is equivalent to the number of the card vending machine where the card was sold. The code number of the store is recorded. This store (vending machine) code is stored in the integrated central management computer only when the card is used for the first time. The store (vending machine) code constitutes information for specifying the sold location of the recording medium. Further, as the sales point specifying information, both a vending machine code and a store (including a game arcade) code may be recorded, and a symbol representing a sales district may be recorded. Then, one line of card information shown in FIG. 3 is recorded on one magnetic card. As shown in FIG. 3, the card numbers from 5022 to 5025 of the card numbers are missing. This is because the usable amount of the card has become "0" and has been discarded as a used card. As described later, the magnetic card 20 may be deleted from the storage of the centralized management computer 74 when the usable amount of the magnetic card 20 becomes, for example, 1000 yen or less. Further, as the information to be stored in the magnetic card 20, if necessary, card expiration date information can be considered.

The magnetic stripe 21 of the magnetic card 20 shown in FIG.
For example, when recording information, the magnetic head
The information is recorded by being moved in zigzag on the magnetic stripe 21 so that the recorded information recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 cannot be easily falsified. Furthermore, the security of the card is checked by checking whether or not the position of the punch hole drilled for displaying the usable amount matches the usable amount recorded on the magnetic stripe 21. Configure so that it can be improved. Further, recording means other than magnetic recording (for example, printing by a thermal printer)
The card is subjected to printing other than magnetic recording by using the card, the card usable amount of the recording part other than magnetic recording is also updated with the use of the card, and both the magnetic stripe 21 and the recording part other than magnetic recording are used when using the card. It is conceivable to check whether or not the available money amounts match to improve the security of the card. In addition, this magnetic card
Reference numeral 20 denotes a plate having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may have a rod shape or the like. Various types of cards are conceivable, such as a card using an IC card or an optical disk memory, a barcode printed or a punched hole formed.

FIG. 5 is an overall front view showing an example of a card vending machine used in the present invention. FIG. 6 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card vending machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card vending machine. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card vending machine 8 is provided with a coin slot 39 and a bill slot 40 on the front thereof.
It is configured so that a customer can insert coins and bills. Then, the inserted money amount is displayed on the inserted amount indicator 38. In the figure, reference numeral 48 denotes a sales card amount selection button, which is a button for selecting the amount of the card to be purchased. 47 is a card number selection button for selecting the number of cards to be purchased. When the card purchaser selects and presses the sales card selection button 48, the selected amount is displayed on the amount display 43, and by pressing the number-of-cards selection button 47, the amount is selected by the number display 44. The number of sheets is displayed. By pressing the sell button 49, the selected amount of cards is paid out from the card payout opening 45 by the selected number of cards. Note that a predetermined type of card may be unconditionally paid out with the inserted money. On the other hand, if a card is selected incorrectly, the operation of the selection button can be canceled and a new selection can be made by pressing the cancel button 50. If there is change after the card is paid out, the change is paid out from the change payout port 41 for paying out coins and the change payout port 46 for paying out bills. In the drawing, reference numeral 42a denotes a suspension indicator for displaying that card sales are currently suspended. Reference numeral 42b denotes an on-sale display, which indicates that a card is currently being sold.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 52 denotes a coin sorting machine for sorting coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 39 by the amount of money.
Reference numeral 51 denotes a bill sorting machine for sorting the inserted bills by the amount of money. Numerals 54 and 55 are change holding and returning mechanisms for temporarily holding the inserted coins and bills and returning and changing the change when the change is required.
Reference numeral 56 denotes a control unit for controlling the card vending machine.

Next, a control circuit of the card vending machine will be described with reference to FIG.

The control circuits are roughly classified into a cash mechanism 76, a display mechanism 7
7, Selection instruction mechanism 79, card issuing mechanism 80, and control mechanism 7
Consists of eight.

First, the money mechanism 76 will be described. The money mechanism 76 includes a coin slot 39, and coins inserted from the coin slot 39 are sorted by the coin sorter 52, and further, a money counter 57.
Is counted. On the other hand, the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 40 are sorted by a bill sorter 51, and a bill counter
Counted at 57. Then, the count signal counted by the money counter 57 is sent to the control unit 56 of the control mechanism 78. On the other hand, the money that has passed through the coin sorter 52 and the bill sorter 51 is partially held by the change holding and returning mechanisms 54 and 55, and is returned from the change return ports 41 and 46 when change is required. The money counted by the money counter 57 is finally stored in the safe 58.

Next, the selection instruction mechanism 79 will be described. When the sale card amount selection button 48 is pressed, an operation signal is given to the control unit 56 via the signal acquisition circuit 61. When the sales card number selection button 47 is pressed, an operation signal is provided to the control unit 56 via the signal acquisition circuit 61. When the selling button 49 is pressed, an operation signal is given to the control unit 56 via the signal acquisition circuit 61. When the cancel button 50 is operated, the operation signal is provided to the control unit 56 via the signal acquisition circuit 61.

Next, the display mechanism 77 will be described. A control signal from the control unit 56 is given to each display via a display driver 60. As a result, the input amount indicator 38, the sale indicator 42b,
The stop display 42a, the sales card amount display 43, and the sales card number display 44 are lit on.

Next, the card issuing mechanism 80 will be described. Card issuance mechanism 80
Is supplied with a control signal from the control unit 56, the card is conveyed from the card paper stock unit 62 to the data writing unit 63, and the store (vending machine) code data is written into the magnetic stripe 21 and the data is written. The necessary data is conveyed to the printing unit 64 and the necessary data is printed on the card surface. Then, the card passes through the ticket issuing unit 53 and is paid out from the card payout port 45.

Note that, without providing the data printing unit 64, necessary data may be written in the card in advance.

Next, the control mechanism 78 will be described. The control mechanism 78 includes a control unit
56, an input amount storage unit, and a change storage unit 59. Control unit 56
Includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The control program shown in FIG. 7 is incorporated in the ROM. In the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes a power supply circuit for supplying a necessary current to the various devices and control circuit portions.

Next, the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the card vending machine is available for sale. If it is determined that the card vending machine is not available for sale, the process proceeds to step S2, and a stop display is displayed on the stop display 42a. When the card vending machine is ready for sale (that is, a condition in which the conditions such as a certain amount of cards and change are met), a determination of YES is made in step S1 and the process proceeds to step S3 to display the on-sale display 42b Is displayed, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether or not coins or bills have been inserted, and the process stands by until there is an insertion. If the person who wants to purchase the card inserts a coin or a bill through the coin slot 39 or the bill slot 40, YES is determined in step S4 and step S4 is performed.
Proceed to 5 to determine whether the coin or bill is genuine, and if it is determined that the coin or bill is not genuine, step S6
And returns the inserted money and returns to step S4 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the inserted coin or bill is genuine, the process proceeds to step S7, the amount of the inserted coin is counted and stored, and the process proceeds to step S8, where the inserted amount is displayed by the inserted amount display 38. Is displayed and the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, it is determined whether or not the selection button for the sales card amount has been operated, and the process waits until the selection button is operated. If the customer selects and operates the sales card amount selection button 48, a determination of YES is made in step S9 and the process proceeds to step S10.
The selected amount is displayed on the amount indicator 43, and the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, it is determined whether or not the cancel button has been operated. If the cancel button has been operated, the process proceeds to step S10, where the displays on the indicators 43 and 44 are turned off, and the process proceeds to step S9.

On the other hand, if the cancel button 50 is not pressed,
A NO determination is made in step S11 and step S13
It is determined whether or not the number selection button has been operated, and the process waits until the number selection button is operated. When the customer selects and operates the card number selection button 47, the step
A determination of YES is made in S13 and the process proceeds to step S14, where the selected number is displayed on the number display 44, and
Go to S15. In step S15, it is determined whether or not the cancel button has been operated. If not, the process proceeds to step S16, and it is determined whether or not the sell button has been operated.
Is formed. When the customer presses the cancel button 50 in the course of this loop, YES is determined in step S15 and step S1 is performed.
Proceeding to 7, the display of the indicators 43 and 44 is turned off, and the process returns to step S9 again. On the other hand, during the patrol of the loop, the customer presses the sale button 49 to perform step S16.
Makes a determination of YES, proceeds to step S18, records the vending machine number on all the selected cards, and proceeds to step S18.
Proceed to S19. In step S19, the card information of the selected card is transmitted to the hall management computer,
Proceed to S20. In step S20, it is determined whether or not there is a change.If it is determined that there is a change based on the storage of the change storage unit 59, the process proceeds to step S21.After the change is paid out, the process returns to step S1. Return. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no change, the process directly returns to step S1 without paying out the change. Note that a return button for the inserted money may be provided instead of or together with the cancel button 50, and the inserted money may be returned by pressing the return button. The sales card number display 44 displays the number “1” when any of the sales card amount selection buttons 48 is pressed, and thereafter, when any of the sales card number selection buttons 47 is pressed. Alternatively, the display of the number may be changed. Further, instead of providing the card number selection button 47, the number of sales cards may be detected and displayed in response to the number of times the sales card amount selection button 48 is pressed.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the gaming machine 3 and the card ball rental machine 5 arranged on the gaming machine installation island.

A pachinko gaming machine 3 which is an example of a gaming machine has a game area 12 formed by a game board, and a player puts a pachinko ball which is an example of a game medium into a prize ball storage plate 13 and a hitting operation handle. By manipulating 14, the pachinko ball becomes 1
It is configured to be driven into the game area 12 one by one. Then, when the pachinko balls that have been driven win a predetermined winning opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out into the prize ball storage plate 13.

5 is a card ball lending machine which is an example of a game medium lending machine. Hereinafter, a card ball lending machine will be described as a representative of the game medium lending machine, and other types of card coin lending machines such as card coin lending machines will be described. The description of the game media lending machine is omitted. It should be noted that the card ball lending machine may have a function of not only lending balls with cards but also lending balls by directly inserting money. The card lending machine 5 is provided with a card insertion slot 16 which is an example of a recording medium insertion slot. The available amount of money of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 16 is displayed on the amount indicator 17. Then, the player selects and operates the lending signal command button 18 to borrow a pachinko ball within the range of the amount displayed by the amount display 17. Then, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount selected by the player is the ball lending outlet 19.
Released from The number of balls to be paid may be a predetermined number paid out each time the card is inserted. In the drawing, reference numeral 15 denotes a lending indicator for displaying to the player that pachinko balls are being lent.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal structure of the card ball lending machine.

When the magnetic card 20 on which the magnetic stripe 21 is formed is inserted from the card insertion slot 16, the magnetic card insertion detection switch 22 detects the inserted magnetic card. And
While the card is transported by the card transport mechanism 24,
Card information recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 is read by a card data read / write element 23 which is an example of a storage medium reading means. Further, the card data reading / writing device 23 is provided in the game medium lending device, and also serves as an information reading means for reading information for specifying the selling point. Based on the card information read by the card data read / write element 23, the usable amount of the card is displayed by the amount display 17, and the player selects the ball lending signal command button 18 based on the display. Manipulate. Then, the ball rental processing solenoid 32 is controlled to be excited, and the partition member 29 is rotated around the rotation fulcrum 27 via the transmission link 31 and the locking portion 28, so that the pachinko ball above the partition member 29 does not flow down. Then, the release valve 3 is opened to discharge the pachinko balls stored in the ball-lending storage tube 30 into the ball-lending storage unit 34. Then, when the player pushes up the ball lending outlet 19 upward, the pachinko balls stored in the ball lending storage section 34 are discharged from the ball lending outlet 19 to the player side. In this way, by controlling the partition member 29 with the ball lending processing solenoid 32, the amount of pachinko balls released to the ball lending storage unit 34 can be controlled. In the figure
26 is a pachinko ball deficiency detector,
The upper surface of the pachinko ball inside the pachinko ball deficiency detector 26
Pachinko ball deficiency detector 26
Is activated to derive a detection signal. Based on the detection signal from this pachinko ball deficiency detector 26,
Stop selling cards.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the card ball rental machine 5.

The control circuit includes a control unit 35, which includes a CPU,
RAM, ROM, etc. are included. And in this control unit 35,
Detection signal from card insertion detection switch 22, read information signal from card data read / write element 23, ball shortage detector 26
, And a selection operation signal from the lending signal command button 18 are input. In addition, a writing control signal is output from the control unit 35 to the card data reading and writing device 23, and a control signal is given to the ball lending processing solenoid 32 via a solenoid driver 36. driver
Display control signals are supplied to the money amount display 17 and the ball lending display 15 via 37. The control unit 35 and the hall management computer are connected by wiring.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 13A and 13B are flowcharts showing another embodiment for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

In step S25, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the insertion switch, and the process waits until there is an input. Then, when the player inserts a card from the card insertion slot 16, a detection signal from the magnetic card insertion detection switch 22 is input to the control unit 35, a YES determination is made in step S25, the process proceeds to step S26, and The mechanism 24 is moved to take in the card, and the flow advances to step S27 to read the card information by the card data read / write element 23. Next step
Proceeding to S28, the read information read in step S27, that is, the card information and the ball lending machine number in which the card has been inserted are transmitted to the hall management computer, and step S2
Go to 9 and wait for a reply from the hall management computer. From the hall management computer, a reply indicating that an abnormal situation has occurred is made in step S94 described later, and a reply indicating that the card is a proper information card is made in steps S100 and S116. If there is a reply from the hall management computer, a determination of YES is made in step S29 and the process proceeds to step S30, where it is determined whether or not the reply is a proper information card. If it is not a reply indicating that it is a proper information card, it is a reply that an abnormal situation has occurred, and the process proceeds to step S31, after performing the processing at the time of occurrence of the abnormal situation, the card is collected or returned to the cabin by step S32 and returned again It returns to step S25. Note that, in the processing at the time of occurrence of an abnormal situation in the step S31, it is conceivable to sound an alarm or to light or blink an abnormal situation occurrence lamp.

On the other hand, if a reply indicating that the card is a proper information card is sent from the hall management computer based on steps S100 and S116 to be described later, a determination of YES is made in step S30 and the process proceeds to step S33, and the amount data is displayed. Table 17
Is displayed to allow the player to recognize, and it is determined in step S34 whether or not the selection button has been operated, and the process waits until the selection button is operated. Then, if the player selects and operates the ball lending signal command button 18, step S3
4 makes a determination of YES and proceeds to step S35, where a determination of “selection amount ≦ remaining amount” is made, and the amount selected by the player's ball lending signal command button is greater than the remaining amount, that is, the usable amount of the inserted card. If it is larger, a negative determination is made in step S35 and the process proceeds to step S36. After error processing is performed, the process returns to step S34 again. This is because the player's selection amount exceeds the usable amount of the inserted card, so that the inserted card cannot rent a pachinko ball corresponding to the selection amount. It is. On the other hand, if the selected amount is equal to or less than the remaining amount, YES is determined in step S35.
The process proceeds to step S37, the solenoid driver is controlled according to the selected amount, the number of pachinko balls is paid out according to the selected amount, and the process proceeds to step S38, the usable amount of the card after paying out the pachinko balls. That is, the balance is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S39.

In step S39, it is determined whether or not the remaining amount, that is, the usable amount of the inserted card is still remaining. If there is, the process proceeds to step S40, and the usable amount data of the card is transferred to the new usable amount. It rewrites to the amount, proceeds to step S41, transmits the card information of the new usable amount to the hall management computer, and returns to step S25 again. The reusable amount may be rewritten by the hall management computer. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S39 that there is no remaining balance, the process proceeds to step S42, and after the card is collected in the aircraft, the process proceeds to step S43. Is transmitted to the hall management computer, and the process returns to step S25. Note that step S
According to 42, the card may be released to the player side instead of collecting the card into the aircraft.

Further, the cards may be collected at one place.

Next, another example of the control circuit shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. 13 and FIG. 13B.

At the same time as executing the processing of steps S50 to S72 shown in FIG. 13A, the interrupt program shown in FIG. 13B is executed once every predetermined time (4 msec). therefore,
In order to execute the program shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the control unit 35 of the card lending machine provides the control unit 35 with a pulse divider circuit for dividing the clock signal and periodically providing the MPU with an interrupt pulse. It is necessary to provide an interrupt pulse generation circuit).

First, an interrupt program will be described. In step S80, it is determined whether or not a reply has been received from the hall management computer. If not, the interrupt program ends as it is. On the other hand, if there is a reply from the hall management computer, the process proceeds to step S81, where it is determined whether or not the reply is that an abnormal situation has occurred. If the reply is not a reply that an abnormal situation has occurred (from steps S100 and S116). Is a reply indicating that the card is an appropriate information card,
Proceeding to step S82, the control unit 3 indicates that the card is a proper information card.
Then, the interrupt program ends. On the other hand, when the reply from the hall management computer is a reply indicating that an abnormal situation has occurred (in the case of the reply in step S94), the process proceeds to step S83, and the occurrence of the abnormal situation and the card number of the abnormal information card are changed. The interrupt program is stored in the storage section of the control section and the interrupt program ends.

Next, the program shown in FIG. 13A will be described. Step S
According to 50, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the insertion switch, and the process stands by until there is an input. Then, when the player inserts the card from the card insertion slot 16, the detection output from the magnetic card insertion detection switch 22 is given to the control unit 35, YES is determined in step S50, and the process proceeds to step S51, The card is read by moving the transport mechanism, and the flow advances to step S52 to read the card information by the card data read / write element 23. Next, in step S53, the card information and the ball lending machine number are transmitted to the hall management computer to determine whether the card information is appropriate. However, the process immediately proceeds to step S54 without waiting for the return of the determination result of the card's suitability, the card amount is displayed on the amount display 17, and the process proceeds to step S55.
It is determined whether or not the selection button is operated, and the process waits until an operation is performed. And the player gives a ball lending signal command button
If a selection operation of 18 is performed, a determination of YES is made in step S55, and the flow advances to step S56, in which a determination of “selection amount ≦ remaining amount” is made. If the selected amount, that is, the amount selected by the player operating the ball lending signal instruction button 18 is larger than the remaining amount, that is, the usable amount of the inserted card, the process proceeds to step S57, and after the error processing is performed, the process proceeds to step S57. S55
Return to. On the other hand, if the selected amount is smaller than or equal to the remaining amount, the process proceeds to step S58, and it is determined whether or not there is a memory of occurrence of an abnormal situation. Then, the process proceeds to step S59, and after the process at the time of occurrence of an abnormal situation, proceeds to step S84. The storage of the occurrence of the abnormal situation and the storage of the card number of the abnormal information card are cleared, and the process returns to step S50. As the processing at the time of occurrence of an abnormal situation in step S59, various kinds of processing, such as turning on or blinking an abnormal situation display lamp that sounds an alarm, may be considered.

On the other hand, if, at the time of the determination in step S58, the response of the propriety of the inserted card from the hall management computer has not yet been made, a NO determination is made in step S58. Steps
Proceeding to S60, the solenoid driver is controlled according to the selected amount, and the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the selected amount is paid out. That is, the pachinko ball is paid out without waiting for the determination result of the propriety from the hall management computer. In this case, instead of paying out pachinko balls in a number corresponding to the selected amount, control may be performed so as to pay out pachinko balls in a minimum unit. It should be noted that the payout of the pachinko balls may be performed after waiting for the determination result of the suitability. Next, the process proceeds to step S61, in which the balance is displayed, and proceeds to step S62 to determine whether there is a balance. If there is a balance, the process proceeds to step S63, where the card data read / write element 23
The usable amount data of the card is rewritten with new data, and the process proceeds to step S66. In step S66, it is determined whether or not there is a memory of occurrence of an abnormal situation. If not, the process proceeds to step S67, and it is determined whether or not there is a memory indicating that the card is a normal information card. Is formed with a loop returning to step S66. If there is a reply from the hall computer in the course of this loop, and if the reply content indicates that an abnormal situation has occurred, a determination of YES is made in step S66 and the process proceeds to step S59. On the other hand, if the reply is that the card is a proper information card, a YES determination is made in step S67, and the flow advances to step S65 to release the inserted card. The information is transmitted to the hall management computer, the process proceeds to step S75, and the process returns to step S50 after clearing the storage of the proper information card. Step S63 and step S63
A step for determining whether or not there is a memory of the occurrence of an abnormal situation is inserted between S66 and the card is immediately released when it is determined that there is no memory of the occurrence of the abnormal situation. It may be controlled. In that case, after the card is released, when the memory of the occurrence of the abnormal situation occurs in step S83, based on the storage of the card number of the abnormal information card, the control of the accident card registration application in step S112 described below is performed. Is preferably performed automatically.

In addition, during the circulation of the loop including the steps S66 and S67, since the determination in the step S50 is not performed, even if the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 16, the card is taken in the step S51. Absent. Therefore, even in the middle of the loop including the steps S66 and S67, control may be performed so as to take in the next inserted card, and the previous card after the taking in is the abnormality information card. If it is determined that the abnormality information card is determined, the abnormality information card may be specified based on the storage of the card number of the abnormality information card.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a program incorporated in the hall management computer 70 in, for example, the district A shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, in step S85, it is determined whether or not there is a reception from the card vending machine.
Proceeding to 6, it is determined whether or not there is a reception from the ball rental machine. If there is no reception, proceeding to step S87, it is determined whether or not there is an accident card registration application, and there is no registration application. In step S88, it is determined whether there is a reception from the centralized hall management computer.If there is no reception, the process proceeds to step S89 to determine whether or not the hall has been closed for the day. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed yet, a loop is formed to return to step S85 again. In the course of this loop,
If the card information has been transmitted from the card vending machine in S19, a YES determination is made in step S85, the process proceeds to step S90, the vending machine number and the card amount of the sales card are stored, and the process returns to step S85. Further, the steps S28, S
If there is a transmission from the ball lending machine in steps 41 and S43 or steps S53, S68 and S72, a determination of YES is made in step S86 and the process proceeds to step S91. There are three types of information received from the ball lending machine: card information and ball lending machine number, card information with a new usable amount, and card information with the remaining balance set to "0". If it is the information and the ball lending machine number, a determination of YES is made in step S91 and the process proceeds to step S92.

In step S92, the storage of the accident card is compared with the received card information to determine whether or not the received card information is an accident card. The occurrence is transmitted to the ball lending machine, the process proceeds to step S95, an abnormal time process is performed, and the process returns to step S85. By the step S94, based on the fact that the reply information from the reply means described later is incorrect, the ball lending machine by the ball lending machine using the recording medium determined to be inappropriate. A non-permission signal output unit that outputs a signal indicating no permission is configured. In addition, the abnormal time process in step S95 is performed, for example, on the display of the hall management computer, when the abnormal situation has occurred, the ball lending machine number or the ball lending machine installation position where the abnormal situation has occurred, and the abnormality information card. It is conceivable to display the card number.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S92 that the card is not an accident card, the flow advances to step S93 to check the authenticity of the card information. As described above, the authenticity of the card information is checked for consistency between the usable amount of the card recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 and the position of the punch hole, or the recorded information of the magnetic stripe 21 is
Whether or not the data is recorded in a zigzag according to the standard, or if the recording means other than the magnetic recording means is provided, whether or not the recorded contents match the recorded contents in the magnetic stripe 21 And so on. That is, the check in step S93 is a check for determining only from information recorded on the card. Then, the process proceeds to step S84, as a result of the authenticity check, it is determined whether or not the card is an abnormal information card. If it is determined that the card is an abnormal information card, the process proceeds to step S94, but the card is not an abnormal information card. If so, the process proceeds to step S96, and it is determined whether or not the card amount is 1000 yen or less.
If it is determined that the card amount is less than 1000 yen, the process directly returns to step S85. That is, the card amount is 100
When a card of 0 yen or less is inserted into the card lending machine, only the suitability determination based on the card information in step S93 is performed. This step S96
Is not limited to “1000 yen”, but may be 2000 yen, 3000 yen, etc., and may be any relatively low card amount. Step S96
Instead of determining whether the card amount is high, it may be determined whether the usable amount of the card is high. That is, as a result of the card being used,
If the usable amount of the card is already 1000 yen or less, a YES determination is made in step S96 and the step
Returning to S85, if the usable amount of money of the card is still 1000 yen or more, a determination of NO may be made in step S96, and control may be performed such that the process proceeds to step S97. In this case, if the usable amount of the card becomes 1000 yen or less, the computer 70 for hall management, the computer 72 for centralized hall management and the computer
You may delete the card information corresponding to the card in which the price is less than 1,000 yen in 74. In that case, once the usable amount has been reduced to 1000 yen or less and the usable amount is set higher than 1000 yen, if the forged card is used, the hall management computer 70 will be used. Since the information is not already stored, the hall management computer 70 can immediately determine that the card is an abnormal information card.

Next, if a NO determination is made in step S96, the process proceeds to step S97, where it is determined whether or not the card has already been used in this hall today, and if it is determined that the card has already been used, step S97 is performed. Proceeding to S98, the card information is compared with the information stored in the hall management computer to check whether the card information is appropriate. In other words, if the card inserted into the card lending machine is a card already used in this hall today, step S117
Since the card information has already been recorded in the hall management computer, the stored information of the hall management computer can be compared with the sent card information to immediately determine the suitability. Note that this step
The “stored information” in S98 has, for example, the content shown in FIG. That is, the card number and the card amount and usable amount corresponding to the card number. In addition,
The usable store code number may be recorded. For example,
While the code 100 can be used in any playground, the code 20 can be used only in a limited playground. For example, when a card sold by a card vending machine installed in the district B or C is used in a game arcade in the district A, card information of the district B or C is also stored ( In FIG. 15, the information of both lines whose card numbers are 12044 and 83259). Further, the storage of the card information shown in FIG. 15 is stored not only for one day, but also for the next day, and in step S97, it is determined whether the card has been used yesterday or today in this hall. Such control may be performed. Next, the process proceeds to step S99, and the process proceeds to step S98.
As a result of the check, if it is determined that the card is an abnormal information card, the process proceeds to step S94. After that, the process returns to step S85.

If the determination in step S97 is NO, the process proceeds to step S101, in which it is determined whether or not the card has been used in any of the holes in the past.If the card has not been used once, Is determined to be NO, the process proceeds to step S102, the necessary card information is transmitted to the integrated central management computer, and the process returns to step S85. on the other hand,
If the card has been used at least once in the past, a YES determination is made in step S101 and the process proceeds to step S103, where the district to which the card belongs is determined based on the vending machine number in the card information, and step S104 is performed. The required card information is transmitted to the centralized hall management computer of the district, and the process returns to step S85. In other words, if the card has been used at least once in the past, since the card information is recorded on the centralized hall management computer in the district to which the card belongs, the card information must be transmitted to the centralized hall management computer. Makes it possible to judge the suitability of the card. However, if the card has not been used even once, its card information is stored only in the centralized management computer. It is necessary to send it to the management computer to judge the suitability. The steps S28, S53, S103 and
By S104, an information transmitting unit configured to transmit the read information of the designated recording medium to the information processing unit specified by the specifying unit described below is configured.

Next, if the determination in step S91 is NO, the process proceeds to step S105, in which it is determined whether or not the card information having the new amount has been received. If it is determined that the reception has been made, the process proceeds to step S109, the district to which the card belongs is determined based on the vending machine number, and the process proceeds to step S110, where the necessary card information and the usable amount are rewritten. The card is sent to the centralized hall management computer in the district to which the card belongs. The card information derived from the hall management computer is unconditionally sent to the centralized hall management computer at the location of the hall, and transferred therefrom directly or via the integrated centralized management computer to a predetermined centralized hall management computer. You may do so. Next, the process proceeds to step S111, in which the content stored in the available amount column is corrected to a new amount, and the process returns to step S85. The steps S107, S104, and S110 constitute a read information output unit that outputs read information read by the recording medium reading unit. In addition, the read information output from the read information output means is read by the communication line connecting the management computer for each hall and the centralized hole management computer 72 or the mutual centralized management computer 74 with the steps S106, S103, and S109. Information guiding means for guiding to the centralized management center in the district to which the information belongs is configured. This information guiding means not only guides the read information to the centralized management center in the district to which the card sales district belongs, but also guides the information to the centralized management center in the district where the card was used for the first time. There may be.

Next, if the determination in step S105 is NO, it means that the card information with the usable amount of money being "0" has been transmitted, so the process proceeds to step S106, and the vending machine in the card information The district to which the card belongs is determined based on the number, and the process proceeds to step S107, and the necessary card information and the usable amount are set to "0", and the centralized hall management computer of the district to which the card belongs is notified to the computer. Send. Then, the process proceeds to step S108, in which the column of the usable amount in the storage contents of the hall management computer is corrected to “0”, and the process returns to step S85.

Next, if a staff at the game hall applies for registration of an accident card, a YES determination is made in step S87 and a
Proceed to 12. Apply for registration when this accident card is found to be a stolen card or an abnormal information card as a result of being used, and the abnormal information card is removed by a player or lost, etc. . In step S112, a process of transmitting the card information of the accident card to the integrated central management computer is performed, and the process returns to step S85.

Next, in the case where there is a reception from the centralized hall management computer, a determination of YES is made in step S88 and the process proceeds to step S113. As will be described later, the information is transmitted from the centralized hall management computer in steps S140, S139, S147, S149, and S150. If the received content from the centralized hall management computer is information on the suitability of the card information, a determination of YES is made in step S113, and the flow advances to step S115 to determine whether or not the received information is an abnormal information card. Is determined, the process proceeds to step S94 in the case of reception of an abnormal information card, but proceeds to step S116 in the case of not received of an abnormal information card, and notifies the ball lending machine that the card is appropriate. In step S117, the card information of the appropriate information card is stored in the hall management computer (see FIG. 15), and the flow returns to step S85. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S113 that the reception of the card information is not appropriate, the received information is specified as the information on the accident card, and the process proceeds to step S114 to store the information on the accident card sent. It returns to step S85.

Next, when the day is closed at the amusement arcade, YES is determined in step S89 and step S1 is performed.
Proceed to 18 to calculate the daily sales amount for each ball rental machine number, proceed to step S119, calculate the total sales amount of all ball rental machines,
Proceeding to step S120, the usage amount for each card number is totaled. Next, the process proceeds to step S121, where the own store sales card and the other store sales card are classified based on the vending machine number, and the own store sales card,
Calculate the total amount used for each sales card at another store. Next, the process proceeds to step S122, in which the number of sales for each denomination of the sales card is totaled, and the process proceeds to step S123, where the total sales amount of all ball rental machines is transmitted to the centralized hall management computer. Next, the process proceeds to step S124, and after the predetermined information is printed, the process proceeds to step S125, in which the card information of the card whose usable amount has become “0” is deleted from the storage content of the hall management computer, and the program ends.

The predetermined information printed in step S124 has, for example, the contents shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B to FIG. FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a list of sales amounts by ball rental machine number. In the figure, P1, P2, etc. are, for example, machine numbers of pachinko gaming machines on the left and right of the first ball lending machine. On the other hand, FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a list showing the sales amount of each coin lending machine. In the figure, C1 and C2 are, for example, coin numbers on the left and right sides of the coin lending machine having the coin lending machine number 186.
_1, C ₂ of the coin gaming machine means that are arranged.

In addition, the predetermined information to be printed may be such that a keyboard corresponding to the hall management computer is provided and only necessary information is printed by a necessary key operation.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a summary list of sales amounts. The contents are the total amount of ball lending machine sales, the total amount of coin lending machine sales, the total amount of use of own store sales cards, the total amount of use of other store sales cards, the sales amount of each card vending machine, the total amount of sales of card vending machines, the sales For example, the number of cards by card type.

FIG. 18 is a diagram in which recorded contents such as accident information are printed. For example, as the content of the accident information, a list of the ball lending machine number, the time when the accident occurred, the card number of the abnormality information card, the number of the vending machine where the card was sold, and the like are displayed. In addition, the total number of prize exchange balls, the total number of prize exchange coins, the actual number of pachinko machine sales, and the number of actual coin machine sales may be calculated and displayed.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing data relating to the card consumption ratio, which is calculated and displayed or printed out by the hall management computer. In the figure, `` 88, 11.5 10: 30P
"M" represents the output date and time of this data. That is, the data is printed or displayed at 10:30 pm on November 5, 1988. In the drawing, the upper half shows the card consumption ratio for each card lending machine, and the lower half shows the card consumption ratio for each type of gaming machine.

First, the card consumption ratio for each card lending machine will be described. The card consumption ratio for each card lending machine is obtained by calculating the card consumption ratio (%) for each ball lending machine from No. 1 to, for example, No. 149. This consumption ratio is, for example, a predetermined amount (for example, 1000
(Yen) indicates the ratio of the number of cards used. For example, for the first ball lending machine, the ratio of the number of cards used over a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) of the total number of cards used in the first ball lending machine is 62%. I have. In order to calculate this consumption ratio by the hall management computer, the hall management computer first determines the consumption ratio based on the card information and the ball rental machine number transmitted from the ball rental machine described in FIG. The number of cards used M is counted, and the number N of cards used over a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) is counted.
Is calculated. In other words, the management computer for halls constitutes a used recording medium counting means for counting the number of times the recording medium has been used in the game medium lending device, and the recording medium has a predetermined money equivalent value within a predetermined period. A change recording medium counting means for counting the number of changed recording media is constituted, and a change storage medium ratio calculating means for calculating a ratio of a count value of the change recording medium counting means to a count value of the used recording medium counting means is also used. It is configured. The last line of the chart showing the card consumption ratio by card ball lending machine shows the average consumption ratio (53.4%) of all ball lending machines from No. 1 to No. 149.

Next, in the figure of the model-specific card consumption ratio shown in the lower half of the drawing, the machine number of the gaming machine is shown in the leftmost column of the drawing. Then, the model name is shown in the next column. For example, as for the gaming machines having the model name of “A”, thirty units are installed from the first to the thirtyth. The consumption ratio (%) is shown for each model name. In the right column, the sales amount of the ball rental machine is shown. The sales amount of the ball lending machine is, for example, the total sales of ball lending machines (ball pitching machines) installed between the gaming machines having the machine numbers of 1 to 30 are "813,600" yen. It is shown that. The next column shows the total vehicle balance. For example, the average of the balance of the gaming machines with the machine numbers from 1 to 30 is "-
13,621 ”pieces. In the next column, the used card type consumption ratio is shown. The card used is 10,000 yen, 5000 yen, 300 yen
Since there are four types, 0 yen and 1000 yen, the consumption ratio is shown for each type of gaming machine for each type. For example, in a gaming machine with a model name of "A", if the card type is "10000" yen, it indicates that the consumption rate is 18%.

The consumption ratio may be as follows, instead of the ratio of the number of cards used for a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) for the same card in the total number of used cards.

That is, the remaining card amount (usable amount) may be the ratio of the number of used cards up to “0” of the total number of used cards. In this case, if the percentage of cards used until the usable amount of the card becomes "0" is large, it can be determined that the player has been absorbed in playing the game, and the gaming machine of the corresponding model It is a measure of their popularity.

In addition, the consumption ratio is the percentage of the total number of cards used.
The sales card amount and the usage amount may be a ratio of the number of cards satisfying a predetermined ratio. For example, if you set the ratio between sales card amount and usage amount to 20%,
It may be calculated by calculating what percentage of the total 10,000 yen card in which the 2000 yen card is used for the 10,000 yen card.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the number of sales percents and the card consumption ratio in the game arcade calculated by the hall management computer and displayed or printed out. Here, the number of sales discounts is a ratio represented by (number of premium exchange balls / number of ball lending) × 10. This data was taken at 10:00 pm on November 7, 1988.
It was output in 30 minutes. From this data, it can be seen that the number of business percents is high on November 2 and November 7, and that both days are disadvantageous from the viewpoint of amusement arcade management. In addition, the number of business percents was minimized on November 4, and it can be seen that this day is in an advantageous state from the viewpoint of amusement arcade management. On the other hand, the card consumption ratio is the highest on November 5, indicating that the card was consumed most on that day.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the table balance and the card consumption ratio calculated and displayed or printed out by the hall management computer. Note that the vehicle balance is the difference between the number of profitable balls and the number of disadvantageous balls that are profitable for the game arcade. The data shows the average balance of the two pachinko gaming machines (model name A) with the machine numbers 15 and 16, and the average between the two machine numbers 15 and 16 is shown. The table shows the card consumption ratio of the tama ball lending machine (ball lending machine number 8). According to this data, the car balance exceeded +1000 on Wednesday, November 2, and it was in an advantageous state for game arcade management, and as a result, the card consumption ratio reached one peak. On the other hand, on November 4 (Friday), the balance of the car was minimized, which was disadvantageous for the management of the amusement arcade, and the card consumption ratio was also minimized accordingly. And November 4
It can be seen that the car balance has increased since the day, and the card consumption ratio has also increased accordingly.

It should be noted that the table balance may be indicated for each table instead of the average of the two gaming machines. In addition, the operating rate of the table (number of balls driven /
It is meaningful to calculate and show business hours). In addition, 11
If the machine balance continues to rise after April 4, the player will find out that the payout rate of this gaming machine is poor, and the card consumption ratio will begin to decline, and the card consumption ratio will decrease. Using this data, it is possible to determine the value of the table balance just before drawing the descending curve using this data. And, if the value of the found balance is maintained for a long time, the player side finds out that the payout rate of the gaming machines of the machine numbers 15 and 16 is not so good, and the card consumption ratio gradually decreases. It is expected to go. In what time period does the player find out that the decline in the card consumption ratio starts to occur, in other words, the payout rate of the gaming machines with the numbers 15 and 16 is not very good If it is possible to ascertain the situation and reduce the balance of the vehicle just before being detected by the player, it is advantageous for the management of the amusement arcade.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a card consumption ratio by sales day in a game arcade calculated and displayed or printed out by the hall management computer. This data is for a game hall with hall code 001.
It was output at 0:30. The left column in the table shown in the upper half is provided with a column for displaying the sales date, and the right column is formed with a column for indicating the consumption ratio. And the consumption rate of the cards sold on the day is
62% of the original card sold before 1 day is 73% of the original card sold 2 days before the original card is 100% of the original card sold 3 to 7 days ago The card consumption ratio at the time is shown as 57% or the like. Note that the consumption ratio shown here is the ratio of the number of cards in which the usable amount (remaining amount) of the card is “0”.

The lower half of FIG. 22 shows a graph of the card consumption ratio according to the sale date as described above. In this graph, a solid line indicates data output on November 24, a dashed line indicates data output on November 25, and a dashed line indicates data output on November 26.

FIG. 23 is a bar graph showing the state of use of cards by sales day and the number of 0 cards by sales day in a game arcade calculated and displayed or printed out by the hall management computer. The 0 card is a card whose usable amount (remaining amount) of the card is “0”.
The data shown in FIG. 23 is for a game hall with a hall code of 001,
It was output at 1:30. In the bar graph, the bar indicated by a white line indicates the number of cards used by day of sale, and indicates the number of cards used to some extent. The hatched bars represent the number of 0 cards per day of sale. According to FIG. 23, for example, the number of cards sold on the day used on the day is 134, and the number of cards sold on the day and used 0 on the day is 83, for example. I understand. In addition, the original card was sold one day before (10:30 pm, November 24, 1988)
It can be seen that 26 cards have been used up to the minute, and that 19 cards have been used up to the original time point and have become 0 cards sold one day ago.

In FIGS. 22 and 23, the ratio of the number of zero cards is shown. However, instead of this, the number of zero cards out of the cards sold on a certain day in the past is a predetermined ratio (for example, 90%).
%) May be calculated and indicated by sale date.

The calculation described in FIGS. 19 to 23 and the printing or display of the calculation result may be performed by a centralized hole management computer or a general centralized management computer instead of the hall management computer. It may be performed by both the computer for use and the centralized management computer.

24A and 24B are flowcharts showing programs installed in the centralized hall management computer 72 shown in FIG.

First, by step S130, it is determined whether or not there is a reception from the hall computer.If there is no reception, the process proceeds to step S131, and it is determined whether or not there is a reception from the comprehensive central management computer. If there is no reception, the process proceeds to step S132, and it is determined whether or not the operation of the halls nationwide has been completed. If not, a loop is formed which returns to step S130 again. If there is a reception from the hall management computer in the course of this loop, YES is determined in step S130 and the process proceeds to step S133. The information is transmitted from the hall management computer in steps S107, S104, S123, and S110. If the content received from the hall management computer is the necessary card information and the information indicating that the usable amount has become “0”, a determination of YES is made in step S133 and the process proceeds to step S134. The column of the available amount in the storage contents in the centralized hall management computer is corrected to “0”. Next, the process proceeds to step S135, in which the card information and the fact that the usable amount has become “0” are transmitted to the integrated central management computer, and the process returns to step S130.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S133, the process proceeds to a step S136 to determine whether or not necessary card information is received. Based on the step S104, the necessary card information is Is transmitted to the management computer, a determination of YES is made in step S136, the process proceeds to step S137, and the card information is compared with the card information stored in the centralized hall management computer to determine whether or not it is appropriate, In step S138, it is determined whether the information is appropriate information. If it is determined that the information is proper information, the process proceeds to step S139, and the fact that the card is a proper information card is read information, that is, the management computer for the hall which is the transmission source of the card information read by the card lending machine. And returns to step S130. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S138 that the card is not an appropriate card, the process proceeds to step S140, and the fact that the card is an abnormal information card is returned to the hall management computer that is the source of the read information, and the process returns to step S130. Steps S98, S99, S13
According to 7, S138, the read information transmitted from the information transmitting means is collated with registered collation information to be described later to determine whether or not the read information is appropriate, and use of the recording medium to the game medium lending device. And a determination unit for determining whether or not to permit the determination. In the steps S139 and S140, a return means for returning a determination output from the suitability determination means, which will be described later, to a game arcade which is a transmission source of the read information as the determination target is configured.

Next, when the determination of NO is made in step S136, the process proceeds to step S141, and it is determined whether or not the necessary card information and the usable amount have been rewritten are received. If the transmission has been made to the centralized hall management computer, a determination of YES is made in this step S140, and the flow proceeds to step S142. In step S142, the new usable amount rewritten in step S40 or step S63 is
The storage contents in the column of the available amount in the centralized hall management computer are updated. Next, the process proceeds to step S143, where the card information and the usable amount are updated and transmitted to the centralized management computer, and the process returns to step S130.

Next, if a NO determination is made in step S141, the information transmitted from the hall management computer is specified in the total sales amount of all ball rental machines described in step S123, Proceeding to step S144, the total sales amount of all ball rental machines and the hall are stored, and the process returns to step S130.

Next, in the case where there is a reception from the integrated central management computer, a determination of YES is made in step S131, and the process proceeds to step S145. From the centralized management computer,
Information is transmitted in steps S236, S237, and S240 described later. And step S1
A determination is made at 45 as to whether or not the received information is card information, and if card information of an appropriate card has been transmitted at step S237, a determination of YES is made and step S146 is performed.
To store the card information in the centralized hall management computer. Next, the process proceeds to step S147, where the card information and the fact that the card is a proper information card are returned to the hall management computer which is the source of the read information, and the process returns to step S130.

On the other hand, if the information transmitted from the integrated central management computer is not card information, the process proceeds to step S145.
If NO is determined, the process proceeds to step S148, and it is determined whether the information is accident card information.If the card information of the accident card is transmitted according to step S240, the determination is YES and the process proceeds to step S149. The card information of the accident card is transmitted to all hall management computers in the district, and the process returns to step S130. Also, the step S1
If NO is determined in step 48, it is specified when the information indicating that the card is an abnormal information card is transmitted according to step S236, and the process proceeds to step S150 to read that the card is an abnormal information card. The process returns to the hall management computer that is the information source and returns to step S130.

Next, if it is determined in step S132 that the operation of the halls throughout the country has been completed, the process proceeds to step S155, where I
By setting the initial value of = 1 and step S156, N = (the total number of holes in the area A) is defined. Next, the process proceeds to step S157, in which the card used at the certain hall (I) in the district A and used amount information for each card sold outside the district A is called from the centralized hall management computer in the card sales district. Then, a process of calculating the total L is performed. Next, the process proceeds to step S158, in which a total sum M of the used amount of all the cards used in the hall (I) in the district A today and sold in the district A is calculated. Next, the flow proceeds to step S159, where K (I) is calculated as K (I), where K (I) is the total sales amount of all ball lending machines per day in hall (I). Next, the process proceeds to step S160, and the storage R (I) of the total sales amount of all the ball rental machines received from the hall (I) is called.
Then, the process proceeds to step S161, where K (I) = R (I) is determined. If it is determined that the value is not equal, the process proceeds to step S162, and the request for the total sales amount of the hall (I) is abnormal. Is printed and the process proceeds to step S164. That is,
The K (I) is a value calculated by the centralized hall management computer on the total sales amount due to the use of the card in the hall (I), while R (I) is the card charged by the hall (I). Is the total amount of sales associated with the use of, and the nature of the two must match. If they do not match, it means that the billing of the total sales amount of the hall (I) is abnormal. On the other hand, if YES is determined in step S161, step S161 is executed.
Proceeding to 163, the total sales amount of all ball rental machines in the hall (I) is printed, and the flow proceeds to step S164. In step S164, I =
A determination of N is made. If it is determined that I = N has not yet been reached, the process proceeds to step S165, where I = I
After the processing of +1 is performed, the process returns to step S157. If the processing of steps S157 to S165 is repeatedly performed a number of times, and if the processing is repeated a number of times corresponding to the number of all holes in the district A, I = N
A determination of YES is made in S164 and the process proceeds to step S166,
In all halls in the district A, processing is performed to count the 0 cards whose usable amount has become “0”. Next, the process proceeds to step S167, where the card information of the 0 card is transmitted to the integrated central management computer, and then the information of the 0 card is deleted from the stored contents of the hall management computer, and the program ends.

FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing card information stored in a centralized hall management computer in A district.

The central management computer in the district A stores card information of cards sold in the district A. The stored contents are, for example, a store (vending machine) code number, a card amount, a usable amount, and the like. In addition, you may memorize | store an available store code as needed. In the figure, the card numbers 5024 to 5026 are missing, but this is partly because the card with that card number is a so-called 0 card whose usable amount is "0". As a result, it was erased from memory. In addition, since the use code is “0”, that is, an unused card that has never been used, card information corresponding to the card number is still stored in the central hall management computer in the A district. This is a case where the information is not stored but is stored only in the integrated central management computer.

As another example, when a card sold in the district B or C is used in the district A, the card information of the used card is also stored in the centralized hall management computer in the district A used. The information may be transmitted from the centralized management computer and stored. For example, as shown in the lower half of FIG. 25, the card information of the card number of 12044 in district B, the card information of the card number of 83256 in district C, and the like are stored.

FIG. 26A is a diagram showing data on an average card consumption period by area calculated by a centralized hall management computer and displayed or printed out. Also, No. 26B
The figure shows the data relating to the average consumption period of the denomination-type cards calculated and displayed or printed out by the centralized hall management computer.

The average consumption period is the average period until all the used cards sold or used up are exhausted. In the case of FIG. 26A, the sales cards of all denominations (1
In FIG. 26B, the average consumption period is calculated for each denomination and displayed or printed. 26A and 26B are for cards sold during the year from January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988. In Figure 26A, the average consumption period in District A is 9.1 days, and the average consumption period in District B is 14.8 days.
It can be seen that the average consumption period in the district C is 10.2 days, and the average in all districts is 12 days. In FIG. 26B, for example, the average consumption period of a 10,000-yen denomination card in the district A is 16.5 days, the average consumption period of a 5,000-yen card is 11.6 days, and the average consumption period of a 3,000-yen card is Is 6.1
It can be seen that the average consumption period of a 1,000 yen card is 2.3 days. And the average of the denominations of all districts is shown at the bottom of the table.For example, the average consumption period of all districts of 10,000 yen card is 22.4 days, and the average consumption period of 5000 yen card is 13.9 days. You can see that there is.

In FIGS. 26A and 26B, the period until the usable amount (remaining amount) of the card changes to “0” is calculated and the average is shown. Instead, the usable amount of the 10,000 yen card is used instead. May be calculated and the average thereof may be indicated until it changes to a predetermined amount (for example, 5000 yen).

To calculate the data shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B,
The change period until the usable amount of the card changes to a certain amount is calculated. A change period calculating means for calculating is configured. Further, a change (consumption) period for each game hall may be calculated and indicated instead of the average consumption period for each district.

Further, the change period calculating means, the change recording medium counting means, the used recording medium counting means or the changed recording medium ratio calculating means measure the change in the monetary equivalent value accompanying the use of the recording medium and consume it. Consumption information totalizing means for totalizing information is configured.

The calculations described in FIGS. 26A and 26B and the printing or display of the calculation results may be performed by a centralized central management computer instead of the centralized hole management computer. It may be performed by both the computer for use. further,
The above-described calculation and the result of the calculation may be printed or displayed only within a limited range of one game arcade.

Next, a flowchart showing a program incorporated in the integrated central management computer 74 shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S230, it is determined whether or not card information has been received.
Proceed to 31 to determine whether or not the card information and the usable amount have been updated are received.If not, proceed to step S232 to determine whether the card information of the accident card has been received. Is determined, if there is no reception, the process proceeds to step S233, and it is determined whether or not the card information of the 0 card is received. If there is no reception, a loop is formed which returns to step S230 again. I have. If necessary card information is transmitted in accordance with step S102 during the loop of this loop, YE is determined in step S230.
After the determination of S is made, the process proceeds to step S234, and the card information is compared with the card information stored in the unused management file of the centralized management computer to judge the suitability. Then, in step S235, it is determined whether or not the card is an appropriate information card. If it is determined that the card is not an appropriate information card, the process proceeds to step S236, and the centralized hall that has transmitted the card information indicating that the card is an abnormal information card. It returns to the management computer and returns to step S230. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S235 that the information is appropriate information, the process proceeds to step S237, in which the card information of the appropriate card is
A reply is sent to the centralized hall management computer that has transmitted the card information, and the process proceeds to step S238. For example, when a card sold in the district B or the district C is used in a game arcade in the district A, the reply of the card information of the appropriate information card in the step S237 is sent to the computer for central hall management in the district A. May also be controlled to reply. In other words, the fact that the card is used in the district A is likely to be used in the district A in the future, so it is returned to the central hall management computer in the district A to store the card information of the appropriate information card. It is also effective to keep it.
According to the steps S139 and S237, the reading means in one or two or more amusement arcades which are likely to be used for the respective recording media are more in terms of information transmission distance than the matching information storage means. Designation means for designating the information processing means which is close is configured. In addition, the steps S117 and S146 constitute a registration unit for registering the collation information corresponding to the designated recording medium in the information processing unit designated by the designation unit. Next, in step S238, the card information of the appropriate card is transferred from the unused file to the used management file, and the process returns to step S230. Further, in determining whether the read information is appropriate or not, in step S96, the accuracy of the appropriateness determination differs depending on the magnitude of the money equivalent value of the recording medium. Therefore, this step S96
Accordingly, as compared with the propriety judgment performed when the monetary equivalent value of the recording medium is small, the judgment level variable type propriety performs a more thorough adequacy judgment when the monetary equivalent value of the recording medium is large. The determining means is configured. In the present embodiment, the determination level variable type suitability determination means performs the suitability determination only from the read card information when the money equivalent value is low, and when the money equivalent value is high, the determination is made from the card. In addition to the suitability determination based on only the read information of the above, the so-called card number management of the card is performed so that the read card information and the previously stored card information are collated and matched. The present invention is not limited to this. For both low-priced and high-priced cases, so-called jersey number management may be performed to vary the level of the jersey number management.

Next, according to step S143, when the notification that the card information and the available amount have been updated is transmitted,
At step S231, a determination of YES is made and step S23 is determined.
Proceeding to 9, the stored contents of the usable amount column of the card are updated to the updated new amount, and the process returns to step S230.

Also, if the card information of the accident card is transmitted according to step S112, a determination of YES is made in step S232 and the process proceeds to step S240, in which the card information of the accident card is transmitted to the all centralized hall management computer, and step S230 is performed. Return to

Further, if the card information of the 0 card is transmitted according to step S135, a determination of YES is made in step S233, and the process proceeds to step S241, where the card information of the 0 card is deleted from the storage content of the centralized management computer, and
Return to S230.

FIG. 28 shows card information stored in the integrated central management computer. The specific information contents are district information, card number, sales point (vending machine) code, card amount, usable amount, and use code. Further, an available store code may be added as needed. Also, for example, a card number of 5024,5025 in district A or 12040,1 in district B
The card numbers 2041 and 12043 are missing, but this is deleted from the storage because the usable amount has become a so-called zero card of “0”. The storage information shown in FIG. 15, FIG. 20, and FIG. 28 constitute collation information for collating the record information of a plurality of the recording media and judging their suitability. The hall management computer 70, the centralized hall management computer 72, and the centralized centralized management computer 74 constitute verification information storage means for storing verification information corresponding to each of the plurality of recording media. I have.

Note that the recording medium may be configured to be usable in a device other than a game medium lending device, such as a vending machine for canned juice or the like installed in a game arcade.

Further, as another example according to the present invention, a game management equipment device shown in FIG. 29 may be used instead of the game management equipment device shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numerals 1a to 1f denote game arcades, each of which includes a hall management computer 70 and a card data reading / writing device 23 as an example of storage medium reading means. Then, each hall management computer 70 provided in the amusement arcade has a node N
Are connected via communication lines. In this state, when the card selling company 73 (see FIG. 1) sells a predetermined number of cards to the game hall 1a, for example, the record information of the predetermined number of sales cards is stored in the hall management computer 70 of the game hall 1a. Stored as collation information. Then, if the release card is sold from a card vending machine and is used, for example, in the game arcade 1c, the verification information corresponding to the used card is transmitted from the hall management computer 70 of the game arcade 1a to the game arcade 1c. Is transmitted to the hall management computer 70, registered in the hall management computer 70 of the game hall 1c, and the registered verification information is compared with the used card read information to determine whether the used card is appropriate. Is determined.

In other words, once the card has been used in the game hall 1c, there is a high possibility that the card will be used in the game hall 1c in the future. In order to register the matching information corresponding to the card, the read information of the card is immediately used for the subsequent use, and the hall management computer 70 of the game hall 1c is used immediately.
It is possible to judge the suitability by comparing with each other, and it is not necessary to transmit the read information one by one to the game hall 1a, and there is an advantage of shortening the transmission distance.

Also, in FIG. 29, the game arcades 1a to 1f are divided into, for example, three districts. The collation information corresponding to the card used may be registered in the hall management computer 70. In other words, the fact that the card has been used in the game arcade 1c means that the card is likely to be used in other game arcades in the area where the game arcade 1c is installed, and that the card is used in the same area. By registering the verification information in the hall management computers 70 of all the amusement arcades, when the card is used in the same district, the collation of the record information can be immediately performed by the hall management computer in the amusement arcade. It becomes possible.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, a game is played by a gaming machine using the value specified by the recording information of a recording medium on which information capable of specifying the value is recorded. The value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium changes, and from the change in the value, the consumption information of the value in the game hall can be tabulated, and the consumption can be used for various effective purposes in the management of the game hall. A game device that can provide information can be provided.

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FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram schematically showing a gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the game arcade. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing contents of card information as an example of recording information recorded on a recording medium. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a magnetic card as an example of a recording medium. FIG. 5 is an overall front view of the card vending machine. FIG. 6 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card vending machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card vending machine. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a part of a gaming machine installation island provided in a game arcade, showing a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine and a card ball lending machine as an example of a gaming medium lending machine. It is. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram for explaining the internal structure of the card ball lending machine. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card ball lending machine. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing another example of the flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a program incorporated in the hall management computer. FIG. 15 is an illustrative view showing contents of card information stored in the hall management computer; 16A and 16B to 18 are diagrams showing management data of the hall management computer. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing data on card consumption ratios by card ball lending machine. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing data relating to the number of business discounts and the card consumption ratio. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing data relating to the balance of the vehicle and the card consumption ratio. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing data relating to the card consumption ratio by sales day. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing data on the card use status by sales day and the number of “0” cards by sales day. FIG. 24A and FIG. 24B are flowcharts showing programs installed in the centralized hall management computer. FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing contents of card information stored in a centralized hall management computer in A district. FIG. 26A is a diagram showing data relating to the average card consumption period by district. FIG. 26B is a diagram showing data relating to the average consumption period of a denomination card. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a program incorporated in the integrated central management computer. FIG. 28 is an illustrative view showing contents of card information stored in the integrated central management computer. FIG. 29 is an overall block diagram showing another example of the gaming management facility device. In the figure, 20 is a magnetic card as an example of a recording medium, 23 is a card data reading and writing device as an example of a recording medium reading means,
Numeral 3 is a ball-and-ball game machine which is an example of a game machine, 4 is a coin game machine which is an example of a game machine, 71 is a central management center in a district, 72 is a computer for central hall management, 73 is a card release company,
74 is a centralized management computer, 70 is a hall management computer, 5 is a card lending machine, and 7 is a card vending machine.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine comprising a plurality of gaming machines capable of playing a game using a predetermined game medium, wherein said valuable value specified by recording information of a recording medium on which information capable of specifying a valuable value is recorded is used. A game device that enables a game using the game medium by the game machine, wherein the value value specified by the recording information of the recording medium is used for a game using the game medium. The gaming machine includes a consumption information totalizing unit that measures a change in size associated with the use of the valuable value specified by the recording information of the recording medium and totals the consumption information of the valuable value. A gaming device, characterized in that: