JP4369733B2 - Game media lending device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending device for lending a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a game medal to a specific game machine located in the vicinity in a game hall such as a pachinko hall.

  In recent pachinko halls, game media rental systems using card-like storage media (hereinafter simply referred to as “cards”) have been introduced. This lending system is configured by arranging game medium lending devices called “between machines” and “card units” adjacent to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines. The gaming machine and the game medium lending device are electrically connected so that signals can be exchanged with each other. The game medium lending device can lend when a card with a monetary value of a certain value or more is received. When the player performs a lending operation in this state, a lending request signal for requesting lending of game media is sent to an adjacent gaming machine. In the gaming machine, the lending process is executed in response to the lending request signal. For example, if the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, pachinko balls are released into the tray.

  In this type of game medium lending device, a device having a ticket issuing function for accepting money and issuing a card has been proposed in addition to a game medium lending function using cards (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3313701

In this game medium lending device, a storage unit for stocking one card with a zero value and a standby unit for taking in and waiting for data reading and writing are provided in a row inside the machine. ing.
When money is received, the card stocked in the storage unit is taken out, and information including money value data (hereinafter referred to as “card information”) is written on the card and conveyed to the card receiving slot. Thereafter, when the player performs a card insertion operation, the card is taken up to the standby unit and the card information is read. When the player performs a lending operation, a lending request signal is issued to the gaming machine, and a predetermined monetary value is deducted from the monetary value of the card. In the gaming machine, in response to the lending request signal, a number of gaming media corresponding to the withdrawn monetary value are released.

  The card receiving port can receive a card issued by another game medium lending device. When the card is inserted into the card reception slot, the card is taken into the standby unit and the card information is read. When the player performs a lending operation, a lending request signal is issued to the gaming machine, and a predetermined monetary value is deducted from the monetary value of the card. When the value of a card becomes zero, if the card is stocked in the storage unit, the card with the value of zero (hereinafter referred to as “empty card”) is carried out to the card reception port, but is stored. If no card is stocked in the part, an empty card is taken into the receiving part.

  By the way, in recent pachinko halls, not only cards given to unspecified people (hereinafter referred to as “general cards”) but also cards given to specific people (members) (hereinafter referred to as “member cards”). .) Is issued so that it can be used to rent game media (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-126435 A

  This lending system is aimed at fixing customers and taking in new customers. For example, a function that allows a membership card to store the number of acquired game media (for example, the number of pachinko balls) and use it. We give special convenience to members by holding. In this type of game medium lending device, in addition to a card receiving port for receiving a general card, a card receiving port for receiving a member card is provided separately.

  However, in the game medium lending device described in Patent Document 1, in order to be able to use a card issued by another game medium lending device, a storage unit for stocking one card inside the machine; It is necessary to provide a standby unit for taking in the card and waiting. This complicates the internal structure of the machine, and in particular increases the depth of the machine. In addition, since the membership card cannot be used, the convenience of the member cannot be achieved.

  On the other hand, the gaming medium lending device described in Patent Document 2 has a card reception port for a member card for the convenience of the member, but since there is no ticket issuing function for issuing a general card, It is necessary to go to the card issuing machine and purchase a general card, which is not convenient for non-members.

The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problem, and has a function of accepting a storage medium given to a specific person such as a member, a function of issuing a storage medium given to an unspecified person other than a member, and the own device and by a function that accepts the issued memory medium for unspecified person other game media lending apparatus, providing a game medium lending apparatus capable of achieving the convenience of general customers non-members as well members only The purpose is to do.

The game medium lending device according to the present invention is for lending a game medium to a specific gaming machine, and is provided to a money reception port for receiving money, a first storage medium provided to a specific person, and an unspecified person. Storage medium receiving ports capable of receiving only one of the second storage media to be received, a detector for detecting the storage medium received at each storage medium receiving port, and each storage A reader that reads predetermined information from the storage medium received at the medium reception port, a detection signal from each detector, and a read signal from each reader are input, and each storage is performed using these input signals. whether the storage medium is received by the media accepting opening, and the type of accepted by that storage medium and to determine the amount value, the control unit and is provided to perform the processing based on the determination result

  In the above-described configuration of the present invention, the “first storage medium” and the “second storage medium” are typically card-like storage media such as an IC card and a magnetic card, but are not limited thereto. It is also possible to use a non-card storage medium such as a memory stick or a disk-shaped IC chip.

  Each card receiving slot can accept the first and second storage media. Here, “accept the storage medium” means that the storage medium is not necessarily taken into the body. do not do. In short, it is sufficient that the card information can be read from and written to the storage medium. It should be noted that the received storage medium cannot be easily removed by, for example, holding the lock.

  If the storage medium is an IC card, the “reader” includes a transmission / reception circuit including an antenna coil disposed at a position facing the IC chip embedded in the storage medium. If the storage medium is a magnetic card, the storage medium is configured with a magnetic head disposed at a position facing the magnetic coating film provided on the storage medium.

Giving money value to each of the first and second storage media can be realized by writing money value data such as money and frequency in the information storage unit of the storage medium, but managing all issued storage media If it is a lending system that provides a management device for performing communication between the management device and each game medium lending device, it is not always necessary to write monetary value data in the storage medium. That is, by storing identification information unique to each storage medium and storing the amount value of each storage medium in association with the identification information in the management device, it is possible to realize the amount value to the storage medium. In such a lending system, when a storage medium is received, the identification information of the storage medium is transmitted to the management device, and money value data is returned. In addition, when the amount value data is updated along with the lending process, communication is similarly performed with the management apparatus.
From the above, the “reader” in the present invention only needs to have at least a function of reading card information from a storage medium, but may further have a function of writing monetary value data in the storage medium .

Furthermore, in the control device of the game medium lending device according to the present invention, one of the two storage medium reception ports is set with a higher priority than the other, and the storage medium is received in both storage medium reception ports. If there is no storage medium insertion port only at a storage medium reception port with a high priority, and the storage medium reception port is at a storage medium reception port with a high priority, a storage medium reception port with a low priority When only the storage medium reception port with a high priority is receiving a storage medium, the storage medium is a processing target, and the storage medium is received at both storage medium reception ports. The first storage medium has priority over the second storage medium, and the second storage medium with a non-zero monetary value has priority over the second storage medium with zero monetary value. A processing object setting means for processing a storage medium with a high priority as a processing target, and a deposit for giving a monetary value corresponding to the amount of money received at the money receiving port to the processing target storage medium And a processing content control means for enabling execution of at least one of processing and lending processing for deducting a predetermined amount value and lending a number of game media corresponding to the deduction amount to the specific gaming machine.
When the second storage medium having a monetary value of zero is received at both storage medium reception ports, the processing target setting unit sets the priority of the storage medium reception port with the lower priority to the other storage medium. Set higher.

In the above-described configuration of the present invention, the “control device” can be realized by a programmed computer or can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit.
The “control device” performs control for executing the deposit process and the lending process for the storage medium set as the processing target, and the “payment process” here is a process for assigning a monetary value to the storage medium. Therefore, it includes a process of newly issuing a storage medium having a monetary value and a process of adding the monetary value of the issued storage medium.
The “lending process” is a process of lending a game medium to a specific gaming machine, but as a specific embodiment, it can be realized by transmitting the lending request signal described above to the gaming machine. The gaming machine that has received the lending request signal pays out a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the receiving tray if it is a pachinko machine, or pays out a predetermined number of medals to the receiving tray if it is a slot machine, or sets a predetermined number of stored medals as electronic data Add a number.

According to the game medium lending device of the present invention , if a second storage medium having a value of zero is received in the storage medium reception port having a high priority, it is bothered by general customers other than members. There is no need to go to the machine and purchase the second storage medium.
Further, when a second storage medium with a non-zero value is inserted into a storage medium receiving port with a low priority, a lending process using the second storage medium becomes possible, and a deposit process (in this case, an addition of a monetary value) Is also possible.
Further, when the first storage medium is inserted into the storage medium reception port having a low priority , the deposit process using the first storage medium becomes possible, and thereafter the lending process using the storage medium becomes possible.

According to the present invention, when the storage medium is received at both storage medium receiving ports , the first storage medium is prioritized over the second storage medium, and the second storage medium whose value is not zero Is prioritized over the second storage medium having a monetary value of zero , at least one of the depositing process and the lending process can be executed for a storage medium with a high priority . Accordingly, even if the second storage medium having a zero value is received at the storage medium reception port with a high priority , it is issued by another game medium lending device or a dedicated storage medium issuing device. By inserting the second storage medium or the first storage medium into the storage medium reception port having a low priority, it becomes possible to perform lending processing or depositing processing using the storage medium.

In addition, when the second storage medium having a zero monetary value is received at both storage medium reception ports, a higher priority is set for the storage medium reception port with a higher priority than the other storage medium. Therefore, when the second storage medium issued by another game medium lending device or the like is inserted into the storage medium reception port with a low priority and the lending process is performed, and the amount value of this storage medium becomes zero, the priority A storage medium reception port with a high value is set as a processing target again.

In a further preferred embodiment, the reception control means has inserted a storage medium from the detector into a storage medium reception port having a low priority level in a state where neither of the two storage medium reception ports has received a storage medium. When a detection signal indicating the state is input, processing for returning the storage medium is executed .

Furthermore, the game medium lending device according to a preferred embodiment is further provided with notifying means for notifying the state of the device. Further, the control device causes the notification means to perform a notification requesting insertion of a storage medium into a storage medium reception port having a high priority when both storage medium reception ports do not receive the storage medium.

Furthermore, the game medium lending device according to a preferred embodiment further includes an operation receiving means for receiving an operation for discharging the storage medium received at the storage medium receiving port with a low priority. In addition, when the second storage medium having a zero monetary value is received at the storage medium reception port with a low priority, the control device causes the notification means to perform a notification requesting the discharge of the storage medium.

According to the present invention, the game media lending apparatus is deployed in a gaming arcade such as a pachinko hall, function of receiving a storage medium which is applied to the member, the ability to issue a storage medium applied to general customers non-members, the own Since the device and the other game medium lending device are provided with a function of accepting a storage medium issued for general customers, the convenience of members and general customers other than members can be achieved.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a pachinko hall ball lending system in which a ball lending machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is introduced.
This ball lending system is used to perform pachinko ball lending processing with a general card and membership card with a monetary value in the pachinko hall, and is installed adjacent to all pachinko machines 2 in the pachinko hall. A plurality of ball lending machines 1, a card issuing device 3 for issuing a general card, a payment device 4 for adjusting the remaining value of the general card or the membership card, and the issued general card or membership card. And a management device 5 for management.

  Each ball lending machine 1, card issuing device 3, payment device 4, and management device 5 are electrically connected so that they can communicate with each other via a bidirectional communication line 10. Each ball lending machine 1 is connected to the communication line 10 via a relay device 7 provided for each island 8.

  Pachinko halls issue membership cards for players who have registered as members to use the ball lending system. This member card is an IC card that stores an ID number uniquely assigned to a player (member) and is given to a member who has completed a predetermined procedure. The membership card is set with frequency data for zero or a predetermined monetary value at the time of initial setting.

  In the pachinko hall, general cards other than members are issued by the card issuing device 3 and each ball lending machine 1 so that the ball lending system can be used. The card issuing device 3 and each ball lending machine 1 accept money and issue an IC card of the same standard as the membership card as a general card. In the general card, frequency data corresponding to the amount of money corresponding to the amount of inserted money is written. The card information written on the membership card and the general card is registered and managed in the management device 5.

  Each ball lending machine 1 is electrically connected to a specific pachinko machine 2 adjacent to it, and exchanges signals with each other. Each ball lending machine 1 incorporates a card processing machine that accepts general cards and membership cards and reads / writes card information for each card and a banknote processing machine that takes in and processes banknotes.

  In the ball lending machine 1, when the banknote processing machine receives money in a state where the card is received by the card processing machine, frequency data corresponding to the amount of money corresponding to the amount of money is written to the card. This process is called “payment process”. This “payment process” includes “ticketing process” when first giving a monetary value to a general card, and “additional purchase process” when adding and giving a monetary value to an issued card.

  Further, when the player performs a lending operation in a state where the card is received by the card processing machine, predetermined frequency data is withdrawn from the card, and the pachinko ball for the withdrawal is lent to the adjacent pachinko machine 2. This process is called “lending process”, and a lending request signal is sent to the pachinko machine 2 to release a pachinko ball on the pachinko machine 2 side.

  In the ball lending system having the above-described configuration, when each ball lending machine 1 or the payment device 4 receives a card, it communicates with the management device 5 and collates the card information of the received card. If the card information is appropriate, processing such as lending to the card proceeds. Further, when issuing a general card in the deposit process (ticketing process), the card information communicated with the management device 5 and written on the issued card is registered in the management device 5. Further, in the process of lending processing and deposit processing (additional purchase), when rewriting the value of money, communication is performed with the management device 5 and the card information about the corresponding card is rewritten. Furthermore, when the card issuing device 3 issues a general card, it communicates with the management device 5 in the same manner, and the card information written on the issued card is registered in the management device 5.

The management device 5 registers and manages card information for all cards distributed in the pachinko hall through communication with each device, and indicates the card usage status of each member using the registered card information when the store is closed. Data is created, the number of cards used in the pachinko hall, the total number of times used for ball lending processing, the total amount of payment in the settlement apparatus 4 and the like are tabulated.
In the ball lending system of this embodiment, the management device 5 centrally manages the card information of all cards. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the general card issued by the ball lending machine 1 or the card issuing device 3 is not limited to this. The ticket issuing source device may manage the card information in a distributed manner. In this case, when each ball lending machine 1 accepts a general card issued by another device, the lending process is performed after communicating with the device that issued the ticket and receiving the transfer of the card information.

  In addition, although description of a detailed structure is abbreviate | omitted about apparatuses other than the ball lending machine here, each apparatus makes the control subject the computer with which the program for performing each above-mentioned process was incorporated. Is.

  In addition to the frequency data, an ID number, a card identification number, an expiration date, and the like are written on the member card, but the number of pachinko balls acquired (the number of balls held) may be stored. Frequency data, card identification number, etc. are written in the general card.

FIG. 2 shows an adjacent ball lending machine 1 and a pachinko machine 2.
In the figure, 21 is a game board of the pachinko machine 2, 22 is an operation handle for launching pachinko balls, 23 and 24 are pachinko ball payout outlets for lending and winning, and 25 and 26 are payout outlets 23 and 24, respectively. It is a saucer of pachinko balls released from.
On the front surface of the pachinko ball tray 25, a remaining frequency indicator 31, a lending permission indicator lamp 32, a lending switch 33, and a return switch 34 are arranged.

On the front of the ball lending machine 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a currency receiving port 11, a display lamp 12 for notifying a machine state, a remote control light receiving unit 13, a numeric keypad 14, two card receiving ports 15, 16 and a card receiving unit A display lamp 17 for informing the state is provided.
In this embodiment, a thousand yen bill, a 5,000 yen bill, and a 10,000 yen bill are accepted at the money receiving port 11. A bill processor 50 for identifying the accepted bill and guiding it to a bill collection path (not shown) behind the machine is incorporated in the money receiving port 11. Note that the banknote collection path extends along the island 8 and transports the banknotes received by each ball lending machine 1 in the island 8 to an island-side safe (not shown).

  The two card reception openings 15 and 16 can receive only one member card or general card. Inside each of the card receiving openings 15 and 16, a card processor 40 corresponding to an IC card is incorporated. As shown in FIG. 4, each card processor 40 has a card holding space 41 for taking in and holding a card (indicated by hatching in the figure). A lock mechanism 43 including a pair of solenoids 42 a and 42 b is provided at the entrance from the card receiving ports 15 and 16 to the card holding space 41. The lock mechanism 43 is for locking and holding the card introduced into the card holding space 41. Along the card passage path of the card holding space 41, a card detector 45 comprising a plurality of optical sensors 44a to 44d for detecting the received card, and an antenna coil for reading and writing card information to and from the card by non-contact communication And a card reader 46 composed of a transmission / reception circuit including In addition, a spring 47 for pushing the card to the card receiving ports 15 and 16 is disposed at the back of the card holding space 41.

The card receiving port 15 at the upper position has a higher priority than the card receiving port 16 at the lower position. In the card holding space 41 of the card receiving port 15 at the upper position, a general card having a monetary value of zero is locked and held in preparation for issuing a general card. Therefore, if there is no card in the card receiving slot 15, the attendant replenishes one general card with a monetary value of zero.

  When a general card is received at the card receiving port 15 at the upper position, the deposit process can be executed. If the value of the general card is not zero, or if there is a deposit, the lending process can be executed. In this state, the machine state display lamp 12 is lit in yellow to inform the staff that processing is possible.

  Even when the member card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15, the deposit process is executable. If the value of the membership card is not zero, or if there is a deposit, the lending process can be executed. In this state, the machine state display lamp 12 is lit in green, and the attendant is informed that it is in a processable state.

  If no card is received in any of the card receiving ports 15 and 16, neither the deposit process nor the lending process can be executed. In this state, the machine state display lamp 12 is lit in blue, and the attendant is requested to replenish a general card with a monetary value of zero.

  Since the card receiving slot 15 at the upper position has a higher priority than the card receiving slot 16 at the lower position, the card receiving slot 16 at the lower position in a state where a card with a value of zero is received at the card receiving slot 15 at the upper position. If a card with a value of zero is received, the deposit process can be executed for the general card received in the card receiving slot 15 at the upper position, and the lending process can be executed after the deposit. The general card received at the lower card receiving slot 16 is unlocked and discharged by a remote control operation by a staff member. When a card with a zero value is received at both card reception openings 15 and 16, the machine status indicator lamp 12 lights in red, and the staff collects the cards received at the lower card reception opening 16. Request.

  In this embodiment, the priority order is also determined for the card, and the membership card has a higher priority among the membership card and the general card. In addition, a general card with a non-monetary value is a higher priority than a general card with a non-zero monetary value and a general card with zero monetary value.

  If a general card with a monetary value of zero is received at the upper card receiving slot 15 and a general card with a non-monetary value is received at the lower card receiving slot 16, Lending processing and payment processing (in this case, additional purchase processing) can be executed for the accepted general card. In this state, the machine state display lamp 12 is lit yellow to inform the staff that the machine is ready for processing.

  However, when the value of the general card in the lower card reception port 16 becomes zero, the general card in the upper card reception port 15 has a higher priority, and the general card received in the upper card reception port 15 After the payment process, and the payment process, the lending process can be executed. The general card received at the lower card receiving slot 16 is unlocked and discharged by a remote control operation by a staff member. When the monetary value of the general card in the lower card receiving slot 16 becomes zero, the machine status indicator lamp 12 changes from yellow lighting to red lighting at that time, and is accepted by the lower card receiving slot 16. Request the staff to collect the collected cards.

Next, when a member card is received at the lower card receiving port 16 in a state where a general card is received at the upper card receiving port 15, the member card received at the lower card receiving port 16 is lent out. Processing and deposit processing can be executed. In this state, the machine state display lamp 12 is lit in green, and the attendant is informed that it is in a processable state.
In this embodiment, the priority order between the membership card and the general card is such that the membership card has a higher priority than the general card regardless of whether or not it has a monetary value. The priority order may be determined in the order of a card, a non-zero value general card, a zero-value member card, and a zero-value general card.

  In FIG. 3, a remote control light receiving unit 13 is a part that receives an optical signal from a portable transceiver that is operated by an attendant by remote control. This remote control operation of the transceiver is executed, for example, when collecting unnecessary general cards. The numeric keypad 14 is used to input an ID number for identity authentication when a member uses a membership card. The display lamp 17 in the card acceptance state is at an intermediate position between the two card acceptance openings 15 and 16, and lights up whether or not a card is accepted at each of the card acceptance openings 15 and 16.

In FIG. 2, the remaining frequency indicator 31, the lending permission indicator lamp 32, the lending switch 33, and the return switch 34 provided on the pachinko machine 2 side are electrically controlled on the ball lending machine 1 side. It is connected to a device 9 (shown in FIG. 5).
The remaining frequency display 31 is for displaying the value of money currently held by the card, that is, frequency data. The lending switch 33 is operated when the player requests lending of pachinko balls. The return switch 34 is operated when the player requests the return of the card. The lending permission display lamp 32 is turned on when the lending process becomes possible after receiving the card. The operation of the lending switch 33 is effective only when the lending permission display lamp 32 is lit.

  FIG. 5 shows an electrical configuration of the ball lending machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a control device including a microcomputer, and a memory including a ROM 91 and a RAM 92 is connected to a CPU 90 which is a control subject. The CPU 90 has a machine status display lamp 12, a card reception status display lamp 17, a remaining frequency indicator 31, a lending permission display lamp 32, a lending switch 33, a return switch 34, a numeric keypad 14, and a banknote handling machine 50. Two card processors 40 and the like are connected.

Although not shown, the banknote handling machine 50 includes a banknote discriminator and a banknote transport mechanism. Each card processor 40 is provided corresponding to the card receiving ports 15 and 16 at the upper and lower positions, and includes a lock mechanism 43, a card detector 45, and a card reader 46.
Further, a communication interface circuit 94 for communicating with the management device 5 and an interface circuit 95 for relaying various control signals between the pachinko machine 2 are connected to the CPU 90.

  The control device 9 determines whether or not there is a card in each of the card receiving ports 15 and 16 based on the detection signal from the card detector 45 and the read signal from the card reader 46 of each card processor 40 and whether it is a member card or a general card. The type and the amount of money of the card are discriminated, and based on the discrimination result, when the card is accepted at the card accepting port 15 at the upper position, the card accepting ports 15 and 16 at the upper and lower positions for the card. When a card is accepted, at least one of a deposit process and a lending process can be executed for a card with a high priority.

  FIG. 6 shows a flow of control by the control device 9 described above. In the figure, “ST” is an abbreviation of “STEP” and indicates each procedure in a series of flows. The CPU 90 controls the operations of the respective input / output units in series while executing reading / writing of data with respect to the RAM 92 according to a program stored in the ROM 91.

  First, the CPU 90 waits for an operation of a player or an attendant in ST1 to ST4 in FIG. Now, if a card is inserted into one of the card reception openings 15 and 16, the determination in ST1 is “YES” and the process proceeds to ST5. Is the card insertion opening 15 being the card reception opening 15 in the upper position? It is determined whether the card reception port 16 is in the lower position. If the card reception port 15 is in the upper position, the determination in ST5 is “YES”, and the CPU 90 drives the lock mechanism 43 to lock and hold the card, and causes the card reader 46 to read the card information (ST6, 7). ).

If the card has been inserted into the lower card receiving slot 16, the determination in ST5 is "NO", and then it is determined whether or not the card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15. (ST8). If the card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15, the determination in ST 8 is “YES”, and the CPU 90 drives the lock mechanism 43 to hold the card in a locked state, and the card reader 46 stores the card information. Is read (ST9, 10).
If the card is not received in the upper card receiving port 15, the determination in ST 8 is “NO”, and the inserted card is not held locked and is pushed out to the card receiving port 16 by the spring 47.

  When money is inserted into the money accepting slot 11 in the standby state of ST1 to ST4, the determination of ST2 is “YES”, the process proceeds to ST11, and it is determined whether or not a condition for deposit processing is satisfied. The condition here is, for example, whether or not a general card or a membership card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15, or a general card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15 and the lower card receiving slot 16. If the condition is satisfied, the determination in ST11 is “YES” and the CPU 90 executes a deposit process (ST12). If the condition is not satisfied, the determination in ST11 is “NO”, and the inserted money is returned (ST13).

  When the lending switch 33 is operated in the standby state of ST1 to ST4, the determination of ST3 is “YES” and the process proceeds to ST14, where it is determined whether or not the conditions for the lending process are satisfied. The condition here is, for example, whether or not a general card or a membership card whose monetary value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value is received in the upper card receiving slot 15 or a general card is received in the upper card receiving slot 15 and Whether or not a general card or a membership card having a monetary value greater than or equal to a predetermined value is received in the lower card reception port 16, and if the condition is satisfied, the determination in ST 14 is “YES” and the CPU 90 performs the lending process. Is executed (ST15). If the condition is not satisfied, the determination in ST14 is “NO” and the lending process is not executed.

  When the return switch 34 is operated in the standby state of ST1 to ST4, the determination of ST4 is “YES” and the process proceeds to ST16, where it is determined whether the conditions for the return process are satisfied. The condition here is, for example, whether a member card or a general card with a non-zero value is received at the upper card receiving slot 15 or a general card with a zero monetary value at the upper card receiving slot 15. Whether or not a member card or a general card with a monetary value of zero is accepted at the lower card reception slot 16 is accepted, and if the condition is satisfied, the determination of ST16 is “YES” and the CPU 90 locks The mechanism 43 is unlocked and a return process is executed (ST17). If the condition is not satisfied, the determination in ST16 is “NO”, and the return process is not executed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the ball lending system in which the ball lending machine concerning this invention was introduced. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the ball lending machine and pachinko machine which adjoin. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a ball lending machine. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of a card processing machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a ball lending machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control by the control apparatus in a ball lending machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball lending machine 2 Pachinko machine 9 Control device 11 Money reception 15,16 Card reception 45 Card detector 46 Card reader

Claims (4)

A gaming medium lending device for lending gaming media to a specific gaming machine, a currency receiving port for receiving money, a first storage medium given to a specific person, and a second storage given to an unspecified person Two storage medium reception ports capable of receiving only one of the medium, a detector for detecting each storage medium received at each storage medium reception port, and each storage medium reception port A reader for reading predetermined information from each storage medium, a detection signal from each detector and a read signal from each reader are input, and the storage medium is received at each storage medium reception port using these input signals. And a control device that determines the type and amount of money of the received storage medium and executes a process based on the determination result .
The controller is
If one of the two storage medium reception ports has a higher priority than the other, and neither storage medium reception port has received a storage medium, only the storage medium reception port with a higher priority is stored. An acceptance control means for accepting insertion of a medium and accepting insertion of a storage medium at a storage medium reception port with a low priority when a storage medium is accepted at a storage medium reception port with a high priority;
When a storage medium is received only at the storage medium reception port with the higher priority, the storage medium is a processing target. When storage media are received at both storage medium reception ports, the first storage medium is The processing target for which the storage medium with higher priority is to be processed on the condition that the second storage medium that has a higher monetary value than the second storage medium has priority over the second storage medium that has a zero monetary value. Setting means;
With respect to the storage medium to be processed, a deposit process for giving a monetary value according to the amount of money received at the money receiving port, and a number of game media corresponding to the deducted amount after deducting a predetermined monetary value A processing content control means that enables execution of at least one of lending processing for lending to a specific gaming machine ;
When the second storage medium having a monetary value of zero is received at both storage medium reception ports, the processing target setting means sets the priority of the storage medium reception port with the higher priority to the other storage medium reception port. A game medium lending device that is set higher than the storage medium . The reception control means receives a detection signal indicating a state in which a storage medium is inserted from the detector into a storage medium reception port having a low priority level when no storage medium is received at the two storage medium reception ports. The game medium lending device according to claim 1 , wherein when the input is performed, a process of returning the storage medium is executed . In the game medium lending device according to claim 1 or 2,
A notification means for notifying the state of the device;
The control device performs a notification requesting insertion of a storage medium to a storage medium reception port having a high priority when the storage medium is not received at the two storage medium reception ports. A game media lending device. In the game medium lending device according to claim 3,
An operation accepting unit for accepting an operation for ejecting the storage medium accepted in the storage medium accepting port having a low priority;
The control device, when a second storage medium having a value of zero is received at a storage medium reception port with a low priority, allows the notification means to perform a notification requesting the discharge of the storage medium. Rental equipment.

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