JPH06190126A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the useability by issuing a recording medium in which counting data containing a counting value is registered, when a game medium obtained by a player is thrown into a counter after a game is finished, so that discharge of the game medium can be received by throwing this recording medium into a ball lending machine. CONSTITUTION:In the case a player obtains balls by prize-winning and finishes or suspends a game, the obtained balls are thrown into a main body 4a of a ball counter 4, and the number of thrown-in balls is counted. This counting value is transmitted to a computer 70 from a counting data output part 4c, and also, outputted to a recording medium issuing part 4b, as well. Subsequently, in this issuing part 4b, to one of cards 23 stored in a storage part of the inside, by a writing part, the number of counted balls is registered by bar-code printing, etc., together with data for security, and the card is issued from a discharge part. By executing a premium exchange, based on this card 23, and by inserting the card 23 into a ball lending machine 3, discharge of a game medium is executed, so that the game can be executed again.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game system,
In particular, the present invention relates to a game system in which a game player can interrupt one game, count the acquired game media, and then rent out the game media again according to the count amount.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming system of a game arcade including a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine, a player puts cash into a lending machine and plays a game medium (pachinko ball, medal, etc.) suitable for the gaming machine. ), And play a game using the game medium. Furthermore, in this system, after the game is played, the game player puts the acquired game media into a counter installed in the game hall and receives various prizes according to the number of the acquired game media indicated by the counter. .

[0003]

However, in such a game system, after the acquired game media are loaded into the counter and counted, only the prizes corresponding to the acquired game media can be exchanged. To pay out the game media for the second game,
I needed cash. Further, if it is desired to interrupt the game once, it is inconvenient because it is necessary to carry the game medium around for another game.

In recent years, there is also a system in which a card (prepaid card) is previously purchased in exchange for cash, and when this card is inserted into a lending machine, a game medium is paid out from the lending machine. However, even in this case, the game medium acquired by the game cannot be used for another game after the counting.

As described above, a player who wants to continue playing the game again after finishing or interrupting the game once, rather than receiving the prize, has newly won the game even though he has been awarded many prizes in the game until then. It was extremely inconvenient because I had to spend money.

Further, when trying to continue the game by changing the type of the game machine, the type of the game medium is different even before counting the game medium, so that the obtained game medium is used and the game medium is used. You cannot play the desired game. A player who wants to play a different game needs to exchange the acquired game medium for a prize, newly insert his or her money into the lending machine, and pay out the game medium for the different game. Yes, it was very inconvenient.

According to the present invention, a game is interrupted or ended, the number of game media acquired is counted, and then, according to the number of acquired media,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a game system that can lend a game medium.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a game machine is executed by inserting a game medium, and a game machine that pays out a game medium as a prize, and a game. In a gaming system provided with a lending machine for lending a medium and a counting machine for counting game media, the counting machine registers counting data including a counted value of the counted gaming media in a recording medium and The lending machine has a recording medium issuing section for issuing, and the lending machine accepts the recording medium issued by the counter and reads the counting data registered in the recording medium, and the lending machine based on the counting data read by the reading section. Determines the number of game media to be lent out, and outputs a payout signal for instructing the payout of that number of game media, and pays out the number of game media designated by the input payout signal. Gaming system, comprising a detection section is provided.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when the game medium acquired by the player is put into the counting machine after the game is finished, the counting machine is
The number of the game media is counted, and the recording medium issuing unit of the counter issues the recording medium in which the count data including the count value is registered.

When the player who receives the recording medium desires to play the game again, he / she can insert the recording medium into the lending machine to receive the payout of the game medium and play the game again.

That is, when the recording medium is loaded into the lending machine, the reading unit of the lending machine reads the count data of the recording medium. Further, the processing mechanism of the lending machine determines the number of game media based on this count data and outputs a payout command signal according to the number. In response to the payout command signal, the payout unit pays out the game medium.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 show an example of a game system to which the present invention is applied. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine is used as a game machine, and a pachinko ball is used as the game medium. The types of games to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to pachinko machines, and can be similarly applied to other types of game machines and game systems in which a plurality of game machines are mixed. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the amount of money is used as the number equivalent amount obtained by converting the number of game media.

As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming system of the present embodiment is a pachinko machine that lends a plurality of pachinko machines 2 (gaming machines) installed side by side and pachinko balls which are game media of these pachinko machines 2. 2 has a plurality of ball lending machines 3 (rental machines) juxtaposed with each other, and a ball counting machine 4 (counter) for counting the pachinko balls obtained in the game by the pachinko machine 2.
The plurality of pachinko machines 2 and ball lending machines 3 and one ball counter 4 installed back to back are called gaming islands 1. In the game arcade, such game islands 1 are arranged in a plurality of rows.

The game system of this embodiment is further shown in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal 6 installed in the prize exchange 5 installed separately from the game island 1 and the management computer 70 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 2 includes a pachinko executing unit 204 on the front side, and a pachinko ball supply port 201 for driving a pachinko ball into the pachinko executing unit 204 in order for the player to execute the pachinko machine. When a pachinko ball enters into one of the predetermined winning holes provided in the pachinko ball and the operation handle 202 for controlling the launch of the pachinko ball, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid as a prize. The prize ball to be provided is provided with a lower plate 203 for overflowing and storing when the upper plate with the pachinko ball supply port 201 is full.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ball lending machine 3 is a recording medium on which a bill insertion slot 10 into which bills are inserted and a count value of pachinko balls, which will be described later, are recorded. In the card insertion slot 20 into which the card is inserted and the amount of money corresponding to the count value recorded in the inserted card,
Insertion amount switch 40 that specifies the amount of money to be used for paying out pachinko balls, balance display unit 30 that displays the amount of money obtained by subtracting the amount determined by the insertion amount switch 40 from the amount of the card, and card return that instructs the return of the card It has a switch 50 and a payout opening 60 for paying pachinko balls according to a payout command of the number corresponding to the amount specified by the input amount switch 40.

Here, the bill insertion slot 10 and the card insertion slot 20 detect the insertion of a bill and a card, respectively, and output detection signals thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ball lending machine 3 further receives a bill from the bill insertion slot 10, determines the amount of the accepted bill, and issues a payout signal for instructing the payout of the pachinko balls according to the amount. A bill validator 12 that outputs, a card 23 that accepts the card 23 from the card slot 20, reads and writes the count data registered in the card 23, and various processes and controls described below. Processing unit 62 (processing mechanism), a ball counter 67 (payout unit) that counts pachinko balls to be paid out to the payout opening 60, and a lending data output unit 64 for transmitting lending data such as the lending amount to the computer 70. And a setting unit 6 for setting the exchange rate between the amount of money and the number of pachinko balls.
1 and. In addition, the ball counter 67 is the game island 1
Ball transport path 6 installed inside that is supplied with pachinko balls
7a.

The ball lending machine 3 is further provided on the rear surface thereof with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a banknote transport guide 13 that guides and introduces the banknotes output from the banknote validator 12 into the banknote transport path 11 disposed inside the game island 1, and a card that is also disposed inside the game island 1. A card transport guide 24 is provided in the transport path 21 for guiding and introducing the card 23 discharged from the card take-in section 22.

The bill validator 12 detects a drive belt 16a for moving the bill received from the bill insertion slot 10, a drive unit 16 for driving the drive belt 16a, a pattern on the surface of the bill moved by the drive belt 16, and the like. Sensor unit 15
And a control unit 17 that determines the authenticity and the type of the inserted banknote based on a signal from the sensor unit 15 and outputs identification data for determining the amount of the inserted banknote to the processing unit 62.
Have and.

The card take-in section 22 has a card insertion opening 20.
A drive belt 26a for pulling in the card 23 inserted from the inside, a drive unit 26 for driving the drive belt 26a,
A sensor / writing unit 25 that detects the data recorded on the card 23 that moves inside and rewrites the data according to a command from the processing unit 62, and a count that includes the count value of pachinko balls included in the detected data. The control unit 27 reads data and outputs the count data to the processing unit 62.

The processing section 62 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer. The processing unit 62 performs a predetermined calculation based on the data sent from the bill validator 12 and the card take-in unit 22, and outputs the calculation result and the like to the computer 70 via the lending data output unit 64 (see FIG. 3). ). Further, the processing unit 62 controls the ball counter 67 according to the operation of the throwing amount switch 40, and pays out a predetermined number of rental balls.

The ball counter 67 collects the pachinko balls distributed from the ball transfer path 67a provided in the game island 1.
It is sent out while counting a predetermined number and is paid out to the payout opening 60, and is controlled by the processing unit 62.

The lending data output unit 64 serves as an interface of the processing unit 62 to the computer 70, and has a function of temporarily storing the data output from the processing unit 62.

The setting unit 61 is composed of, for example, a non-volatile RAM, and sets the exchange rate used for converting the amount of money and the number of pachinko balls in the processing unit 62. The value of the setting unit 61 can be changed by inputting it from the keyboard 71 of the computer 70 as shown in FIG. 1, for example. Here, the exchange rate refers to an exchange amount per pachinko ball (an amount obtained by multiplying a unit price amount of a pachinko ball by a certain ratio).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the ball counter 4a is a counter body 4a which automatically takes in and automatically counts a pachinko ball when it is thrown in through a slot 4d formed on the upper surface.
And a recording medium issuing unit 4b for registering and issuing the count data including the count result in the card 23 which is a recording medium, and a count data output unit 4c for outputting the count data to the computer 70.

The recording medium issuing unit 4b stores the card 23 in the storage unit 401 and the writing unit 4 for writing the count data in one card 23 stored in the storage unit 401.
02 and a payout unit 403 for paying out the card 23 in which the count data is written.

As the card 23, various types of cards can be used as long as data such as the count value of the number of pachinko balls can be registered in a readable manner. For example, a magnetic card for registering count values or the like as magnetic data, a card simply printed by numbers or a bar code, or an erasable rewritable card proposed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-260879 is used. can do.

The specific configurations of the recording medium issuing unit 4b of the ball counter 4 and the card take-in unit 22 are determined by the specific mode of the card 23 used. For example, card 2
When using a magnetic card as 3, the recording medium issuing unit 4
The writing unit 402 of b has the write function of the magnetic card. At this time, again, the card loading unit 22
Has a read / write function of a magnetic card.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 1, the prize exchange place 5 is a place where a store clerk corresponding to the prize exchange is on standby, and shelves on which prizes are displayed and a counter on which the POS terminal 6 is placed are installed. It will be done.

The POS terminal 6 is a reader (for example, a bar code reader) for reading the data registered in the card 23.
And a key input unit and the like. The prize exchange information (data such as exchange amount and type of exchanged prize) input from the reader or the key input unit is transmitted to the computer 70 as POS information.

The computer 70, as shown in FIG.
It has a CPU 70c and a memory 70d, and exchanges signals with the ball lending machine 3 and the ball counting machine 4 to process data. The computer 70 further includes
As shown in FIG. 1, the count data output unit 4c of the ball counter 4
Alternatively, a display unit 70a for totalizing and displaying a change with time of the data output from the lending data output unit 64 of the ball lending machine 3, a keyboard 70b for inputting various setting values, and a data printer output. Printer 7 for
1 and.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 7, the ball lending machine 3 detects that a bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 10 (see FIG. 2 for the hardware configuration) (step S1), and the bill is inserted. Is transferred into the bill validator 12 by the drive belt 16a driven by the drive unit 16. The bill validator 1 determines the authenticity and the amount of money of the inserted bill, and outputs the determination signal to the processing unit 62 (step S2). If it is determined that the bill is not genuine,
In response to a command from the processing unit 62, the inserted bill is returned to the bill insertion slot 10 (step S3).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the inserted bill is a genuine bill, the processing unit 62 determines the amount of money to be inserted based on the discrimination signal, and the amount of money (sales amount) is used as the lending data output unit. The data is output to the computer 70 via 64 (step S4), and at the same time, the ball counter 67 is operated to pay out the balls corresponding to the inserted amount to the payout opening 60 (step S5). The number of balls lent out is also transmitted to the computer 70 via the lending data output unit 64 (step S5a).

The bills that have been inserted and discriminated as genuine bills pass through the bill validator 12 and are sent to the end of the game island 1 via the bill transport path 11 to be collected (step S).
6). The operation when the card 23 is used for the ball lending machine 3 will be described later.

In this way, the player can play a game using the balls lent to the payout opening 60 of the ball lending machine 3.

When a player wins a ball by winning a prize and ends or interrupts the game, the card not only converts the acquired ball into a prize but also stores the counted data of the acquired ball by the ball counter 4. You can receive 23. Also, as a result of the game, if you can not get the prize ball,
If you have money, you can put the bills into the ball lending machine 3 again to play a game, or you can finish the game.

At the inlet 4d of the ball counter 4 (see FIG. 3),
When a pachinko ball is thrown in, the main body 4a of the ball counter 4 counts the number of thrown balls, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 (step S9). This count value is transmitted to the computer 70 by the count data output unit 4c (step S10).

The data of the number of balls counted by the main body 4a of the ball counter 4 is also transmitted to the recording medium issuing unit 4b.

The recording medium issuing unit 4b receives this and
In one of the cards 23 stored in the internal storage section 401,
The writing unit 402 registers the counted number of balls, data for security, and the like by the above-described barcode printing or the like (step S13). The card 23 in which the data is registered is issued from the payout unit 403 (step 14).

The player who has received this card 23 can also exchange the prize based on this card 23 by his / her own selection. Alternatively, the card 23 can be inserted into the ball lending machine 3, the game medium can be paid out, and the game can be played again.

The operation of the ball lending machine 3 when borrowing a pachinko ball from the ball lending machine 3 using the card 23 is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

The card 23 is the card insertion slot 2 of the ball lending machine 3.
When it is detected that the card has been inserted into 0 (see FIG. 2) (step S16), the card 23 is taken into the ball lending machine 3. The card take-in section 22 is provided with the taken-in card 23.
The data registered in is read by the sensor 25 and transmitted to the processing unit 62 (step S17). If no data is registered in the card 23 or if the number of balls represented by this data is 0 (step S17a), the processing unit 62 controls the card take-in unit 22 to insert the inserted card 23 into the card. It is returned to the mouth 20 and returned (step S18).

On the other hand, when one or more balls are registered in the card 23, the processing unit 62 keeps the card 23 in the card taking-in unit 22 in the standby state and sets the number of balls read. , The exchange rate set in advance by the setting unit 61 is multiplied to calculate an amount (exchange amount) that can be used for lending balls, and the exchange amount is displayed as the balance display unit 30.
(Step S20).

The player who sees this display gives up the replay game,
If the card return switch 50 is pressed (step S2
2), the processing unit 62 controls the drive unit 26 to move the card 23 in the temporary standby state to the card insertion slot 20 and return it (step 23).

In addition, in order to set the amount (payment amount) to be used for lending pachinko balls, out of the exchange amount calculated by the game player and displayed on the balance display unit 30,
When the deposit amount switch 40 (for example, pressing the 100-yen or 500-yen display switch) is operated (step S2)
4), the processing unit 62 calculates the difference amount (remaining amount of money) obtained by subtracting the specified used amount of money from the exchange amount of money, and displays it on the remaining amount of money display unit 30. The processing unit 62 further calculates the number of pachinko balls corresponding to this remaining amount, sets it as a new count value, controls the card loading unit 22, and writes the count data including this count value to the card 23 (step). S
25).

The processing unit 62 further outputs the used amount data to the computer 70 via the lending data output unit 64 (step S26). In addition, when the remaining amount becomes 0 due to the specification of the used amount in step S24, the processing unit 62 controls the card loading unit 22 so that the card 23 that has been in the temporary standby state is removed from the game island 1
It is taken in and collected in the card transport path 21 inside (step S
30).

Next, the processing unit 62 uses the ball counter 6
7 is controlled to pay out the pachinko balls for the used amount calculated previously to the payout exit 60 (step S2
7) The data of the number of paid-out balls is transmitted to the computer 70 via the lending data output unit 64 (step S28).

Finally, the processing unit 62 controls the drive unit 26 of the card loading unit 22 to make the card 2 in the temporary standby state.
3 is moved to the card insertion slot 20 and returned (step 3)
1).

As described above, in the ball lending machine 3, the count value of the pachinko balls is not used as it is, but the count value is set as the amount of money (equivalent to the number) for the following reason.

In the gaming system considered by the present invention, normally, the game medium is rented out to the player for a fee so that the system manager can make a profit. In other words, the number of game media that can be rented out at a fixed amount is determined by the rental unit price of the game media. If this unit price is high, the number of media that the player can rent out decreases, and the game ends in a relatively short time, which is inconvenient for the player. On the other hand, when the unit price becomes low, the game time becomes long, the number of game media to be borrowed decreases, and as a result, the profit decreases.

In the present embodiment, in order to keep the lending unit price of the game medium low and not reduce the profit, the game medium is recorded using the recording medium in which the count value of the game medium once acquired by the player is registered. When renting out, a fee proportional to the number of game media is deducted. Specifically, when lending a game medium using a recording medium, the amount lower than the game medium unit price that the player first borrows with a bill is multiplied by the count value recorded in the recording medium as the exchange rate, The amount of money that can be used for lending at this time is calculated, and the number of pieces to be lent out is calculated from this amount and the game media unit price.

This method is a system in which a fee is charged according to the number of game media acquired by the game. Regardless of the game media you earned, you can get a certain amount of commission,
It is a more convenient system for the player than raising the unit price of the game medium.

By the operation of the ball lending machine 3 as described above, the player can play the game again after interrupting the game by using the dispensed ball. Further, even if the paid-out balls have been used up, as long as the amount of money on the card 23 remains, the balls can be paid out from the ball lending machine 3 by the above-mentioned action and the game can be continued.

On the other hand, if the player wishes to exchange the prize by receiving the card 23, the player can bring the card 23 to a prize exchange to receive the prize exchange. That is, the data of the card 23 is read by the POS terminal 6 operated by the store clerk, and the exchange amount according to the read data is calculated. This amount of money can be used by the player to receive a prize. Also, this data of the card 23 is transmitted to the computer 70.

The computer 70, based on the data transmitted from the ball counting machine 4 or the ball lending machine 3, the number of payouts of rental balls by using the card 23, the number of payouts of rental balls by cash insertion, or these payouts. The ratio of the numbers and the like are aggregated and displayed on the display means 70a as time transition data, and the aggregated result is printed out by the printer 71.

Since the setting unit 61 can change the exchange rate more easily, the work of the store clerk becomes easier.

According to the present embodiment, since the changes of the count data and the lending data with the passage of time can be aggregated and displayed on the display means 70a, the card 23 (recording medium) is used to exchange prizes as before with the customer who is playing again. Grasping the ratio with customers, or pachinko balls with a card 23 (game medium)
It manages and manages the ratio of the number of coins paid out and the number of pachinko balls paid out by cash as time transition data, so that sales for each type of gaming machine can be accurately obtained and popular models can be easily grasped.

In this embodiment, count data such as the count value of the number of balls is recorded on the card 23, and the count data is totaled by the computer 70. However, as the data to be recorded on the card 23, in addition to the count data, the ID number of the card is recorded, and when the data is output from the lending data output unit 64 and the count data output unit 4c, the card 23 used there. It is also possible to output the ID number of. According to this, the use status of each card can be additionally grasped by the computer 70.

Further, in this embodiment, the card 23 is registered with count data including count values of pachinko balls. However, instead of this count value, a quantity equivalent to the count value, that is, an amount or the like may be directly registered in the ball counter 4. For this purpose, the counter 4 needs to be further provided with a calculation unit for converting the count value, but in the ball lending machine 3,
The calculation function for converting the count data into the amount of money can be omitted. Normally, the number of ball lending machines 3 is larger than the number of ball counting machines 4, so that hardware resources can be saved as a whole.

Another embodiment of the game system to which the present invention is applied will be described.

In this embodiment, as described in the above embodiment, a system suitable for a case where a player lends a pachinko ball with a card and restarts the game and then obtains a pachinko ball is shown.

In the present embodiment, not only is the card 23 used in the ball lending machine 3, but when counting the newly acquired pachinko balls, the card 23 is put into the ball counting machine 4 and the newly counted pachinko balls are counted. The data of the card 23 is updated (for example, the count value is added) using the count value of.

In this embodiment, in the structure of the above embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 10, the recording medium issuing unit 4b of the counter 4 accepts the issued card 23 and pays out the payout unit 403, and a reading unit 404 for reading the count data recorded on the card 23. A count calculation unit 405 that adds a newly counted count value to the count value included in the read data to obtain new count data, and a writing unit that writes the count value obtained by the count calculation unit 405 to the card 23. And 402. Incidentally, 401 is a storage unit 401 for storing the card 23 required when the card 23 is newly issued.

The counter 4 in this embodiment is a card 23.
If is not used, the same operation as in the above embodiment (see FIG.
See). When the card 23 is inserted (step 1010), the count value (the number of pachinko balls counted last time) recorded in the card 23 is read by the reading unit 404 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11 (step 1010). 1020).

Next, when a pachinko ball is loaded into the loading slot 4d (see FIG. 10), the main body 4a of the ball counting machine 4 counts the number of loaded balls (step 1030). This count value is added to the read count value by the count calculator 405 (step 1040). This newly calculated count value is output to the computer 70 by the count data output unit 4c.
(Step 1050).

The new count value calculated by the count calculation unit 405 is registered by the writing unit 402 by the above-mentioned bar code printing together with the data for security and the like (step 1060). Finally, the card 23 with the updated count data is returned from the payout unit 403 (step 1070).

The player who has received this card 23 can also exchange the prize based on this card 23 by his / her own selection. Alternatively, the card 23 can be inserted into the ball lending machine 3, the game medium can be paid out, and the game can be played again.

According to the present embodiment, the player has the same card 2
3 can be used for counting and lending any number of times,
It will be very convenient for players.

Next, another embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described.

In the above-mentioned two embodiments, an example of a pachinko game is shown as a game. In this embodiment, in a gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines, if a certain game medium is lent out for one game, another game can be played continuously.

This embodiment has a counting machine that issues a card 23 that can be used in common to a plurality of types of lending machines that lend various game media used here.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, as a gaming machine, a pachinko machine 2 and a slot machine 200, lending machines 3 and 300 for lending a game medium used in these gaming machines, and throwing them into these lending machines. Then, it has a card 23 capable of paying out the game medium, and a ball / coin counting machine 4 for counting the game medium and issuing the card 23.

The ball / coin counting machine 4 is provided with an arithmetic unit for converting the number of game media into an amount of money or an amount corresponding to the number of coins, and registers the amount of money or the amount of coins into the card 23 to issue it.

The ball lending machine 3 and the coin lending machine 300 accept this card 23, and similarly to the first embodiment, are designated by the player as the amount of money to be rented or the amount equivalent to the number of coins, and the number of each game medium is counted. It is converted into and paid out.

In the present embodiment, for example, after pachinko is performed, the number of pachinko balls obtained by pachinko is counted by the counter 4 and the card 23 is issued. In this card 23, the amount of money or the quantity equivalent to the number converted from the count value of pachinko balls is registered as data.

Here, the ball lending machine 3 or the coin lending machine 300
Pays out the number of pachinko balls or coins corresponding to the exchange amount shown in the data registered in the card 23. In this way, the game player can play any game by paying out any game medium.

According to this embodiment, when a game of a different type is played after a game is played, it is inconvenient that the money must be input again even though the game medium has been acquired by the first game. Is eliminated.

As described above, according to the game system to which the present invention is applied, the acquired game medium is exchanged for a portable card in which data regarding the quantity thereof is recorded. Furthermore, the game media can be paid out again according to the data recorded on the card. Therefore, it becomes convenient for a player who tries to restart the game after the game is interrupted.

[0082]

According to the present invention, the acquired game medium is
Convert to a recording medium that records data according to the number,
The game medium can be paid out again using the recording medium. Therefore, it becomes convenient for a player who tries to restart the game after the game is interrupted.

[0083]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a lending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a counter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine and a lending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a part of a pachinko game hall to which the game system according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a game island of a pachinko game hall to which the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the counter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Game Island, 2 ... Game Machine (Pachinko Machine), 3 ... Lending Machine (Ball Lending Machine), 4 ... Counter (Ball Counter), 4b ... Recording Medium Light Emitting Unit, 4c ... Count Data Output Unit, 12 ... Bill validator,
22 ... Reading unit (card loading unit), 23 ... Recording medium (card), 40 ... Deposit amount switch, 61 ... Setting unit,
62 ... Processing unit, 64 ... Lending data output unit, 67 ... Ball counter, 70 ... Computer, 70a ... Display means.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game system comprising: a game machine for playing a game when a game medium is loaded; a game machine for paying out the game medium as a prize; a lending machine for lending the game medium; and a counter for counting the game media. In, the counting machine registers counting data including the counted value of the counted gaming media in the recording medium, and has a recording medium issuing section for issuing the recording medium, and the lending machine is issued by the counting machine. A reading unit that accepts a recording medium and reads the count data registered in this recording medium, and based on the count data read by the reading unit, determines the number of game media to rent, and issues a payout of that number of game media. A gaming system comprising: a processing mechanism for outputting a payout signal for paying out; and a payout section for paying out the number of game media designated by the input payout signal. 2. The lending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a writing unit for writing data in the received storage medium, and a designation switch for receiving designation from the outside, wherein the processing mechanism is a memory, An arithmetic unit and an output unit for outputting the arithmetic result, wherein the arithmetic unit calculates the number equivalent amount corresponding to the number of rentable game media based on the count value included in the count data. Among the lending-amount-equivalent amount calculated by the first computing means and the first computing unit, the signal corresponding to the input from the designated switch is used to calculate the lending-amount corresponding amount, and the corresponding lending amount is indicated. The lending setting means for outputting the lending setting signal and the number corresponding to the number equivalent to the number indicated by the lending setting signal output from the lending setting means are calculated, and the payout of the game medium of that number is instructed. A second calculation for subtracting the number equivalent to the number indicated by the lending setting signal output from the lending setting signal output from the lending setting signal and the lending setting signal output from the lending setting unit. And a third arithmetic means for calculating the number of game media corresponding to the arithmetic result of the second arithmetic means, and the output section outputs the arithmetic result of the third arithmetic means to the writing section, The game system, wherein the writing section writes the count data including the calculation result of the third calculation means as a count value in the recording medium. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first computing means multiplies a count value included in the count data by a predetermined exchange rate, which is equivalent to the number of game media that can be rented out. A gaming system characterized by calculating the number equivalent to the number. 4. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the processing mechanism further includes a setting unit for setting the exchange rate used in the first computing means. 5. A signal is exchanged between the lending machine and the counting machine according to claim 4,
The lending machine further comprises a data processing device for processing data, wherein the lending machine includes at least one of a number equivalent amount calculated by the lending setting unit and a number calculated by the payout signal outputting unit. , Further has a lending data output unit for outputting to the data processing device, the counter further has a count data output unit for outputting the count data to the data processing unit, the data processing device, the Data output from the lending data output unit of the lending machine,
And a memory that stores the data output from the count data output unit of the counter, a processing unit that aggregates the data stored in the memory at preset time intervals, and a display unit that displays the aggregation result. A gaming system characterized by having. 6. The lending machine according to claim 5, wherein the lending machine receives a bill inserted from the outside, identifies the authenticity of the bill, determines the amount of the bill, and determines the number of game media corresponding to the amount. The gaming system, further comprising a bill validator that outputs a payout signal for instructing the payout, wherein the number equivalent amount used in the processing mechanism is an amount of money. 7. The recording medium issuing unit according to claim 8, wherein the recording medium issuing unit accepts the recording medium and pays out, and a reading unit for reading the count data registered in the accepted recording medium. The count value included in the count data is added to the count value of the newly counted game medium, and the count data including the count result of the count value in the count calculator is stored in the received recording medium. A game system having a writing unit for writing. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine includes a plurality of types of gaming machines that use different gaming media, and the lending machine includes a plurality of lending game media corresponding to the gaming machines. There is a kind of lending machine, and as the counting machine, there is a plurality of kinds of counting machines for counting each of the gaming media corresponding to the gaming machine, wherein the counting machine is the number of counted gaming media. In addition, by further multiplying by a predetermined exchange rate according to the type of the game medium, it further has a calculation unit for calculating the number equivalent amount corresponding to the number of game media counted, the lending machine accepted A writing unit that writes data to the storage medium; and a designation switch that receives designation from the outside, the processing mechanism includes a memory, a computing unit, and an output unit that outputs a computation result, The recording medium issuing unit, as a part of the count data,
The calculated number equivalent amount is registered and issued to the recording medium, and the arithmetic unit, of the number equivalent amount included in the count data, the amount equivalent to the number actually rented by the signal input from the designated switch. And a lending setting means for outputting a lending setting signal indicating the number equivalent to the number, and a game medium lendable by the lending machine, and calculating the number corresponding to the number equivalent indicated by the lending setting signal, A payout signal output means for outputting a payout signal for instructing the payout of the number of game media, and a quantity equivalent amount indicated by the lending setting signal is subtracted from the loanable quantity equivalent amount calculated by the first computing means. The output unit outputs the calculation result of the second calculation unit to the writing unit, and the writing unit stores the count data including the calculation result of the second calculation unit as the number equivalent amount. Record Gaming system and writes to the body.