JPH0226582A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field> The present invention identifies a player using a personal identification device, and based on registered data, it is possible to play without using gaming media such as coins or balls. related to game devices.

<Prior Art> In conventional game devices, a player exchanges money for coins in advance at a coin exchange machine, inserts the coins into the game machine to play a game, and after the game ends, exchanges the coins at a prize exchange place. They were exchanged for prizes.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, with conventional game machines, each time the game machine is replaced,
It was very troublesome to carry around heavy and bulky coins, and also to insert coins into each game.

Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and includes a registration machine equipped with a personal identification device, a gaming machine equipped with a personal identification device, a payment machine equipped with a personal identification device, and a registration machine equipped with a personal identification device. , having a management device that is electrically connected to and controls the registration machine, the gaming machine, and the payment machine; the registration machine registers personal identification data of the player and the number of purchased gaming media in the management device; The above-mentioned gaming machine reads the personal identification data, compares it with the personal identification data registered in the above-mentioned management device, starts the game according to the number of gaming media purchased by the corresponding player, and when the game ends, the remaining number of gaming media is set as above. It is characterized by registering in the management device, having the payment machine read the personal identification data, comparing it with the personal identification data registered in the management device, and making payment according to the number of remaining gaming media of the corresponding player. do.

<Operation> The Q-registration machine reads the number of game media selected by the player by inserting money and the identification data of each individual, and stores this data in the management device. The player loads his or her own identification data into each gaming machine, and this data is sent to the management device and compared with the stored data to determine the number of remaining gaming media, and the game is played according to this number of gaming media. By pressing the payment switch at the end of the game, the number of remaining game media is sent to the management device. At this point, when the player moves to another game device, the game operations described above are repeated. On the other hand, when the player ends the game, the payment machine reads each individual's identification data, this data is sent to the management device, and money is paid out according to the number of remaining game media.

<Example> Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

A system diagram is shown in FIG. 1, which includes a management device 1, a registration@2. The gaming machine 3 and the payment machine 4 are electrically connected to each other.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the management device l. This management device 1 includes a central processing unit 5, a main storage device 6, a calendar 7, a transmission control device 8, a first auxiliary storage device 9 consisting of a hard disk etc., and a second auxiliary storage device consisting of a floppy disk etc. 10, a display device Nll consisting of a cathode ray tube or the like, and a console 12.

The registration machine 2 is shown in FIG. This registration device 2 is electrically connected to the management device 1 via a transmission cable 13. The registration machine 2 also has a display/operation section 15 above the approximate center of the front panel 14. On the surface of the display/operation section 15, a registration completion lamp 16 and a registration in progress lamp 17 are provided at the top.
, registration cancellation lamps 18 are arranged side by side on the left and right, and the above-mentioned lamps 16
．． Below 17.18 is the number of purchased coins display 19,
An amount display 20 is provided, and the number of purchased coins display 19 is provided.
A fingerprint registration basic purchase selection switch 21 is provided below the
A banknote management device 22 is provided below the amount display 20, and a power display 23, a banknote pool over display 24, and a banknote no display 25 are installed in parallel below the fingerprint registration fundamental purchase selection switch 21. A power switch 26 and a fuse exchange section 27 are arranged in parallel below the center of the front panel 14. Also, inside the registration machine 2, there is a unit control device 2.
8. Machine number setting switch 29. A power supply unit 30 and the like are provided.

The registration lamp 16 indicates that personal identification data and the number of purchased coins are being registered, the registration completion lamp I7 indicates that the registration of the above data has been completed, and the registration stop lamp 18 indicates that the registration of the above data has been completed. Indicates that the registration has failed or registration is not allowed in the management device M1.

The purchased coin number display 19 consists of three 7 segments and displays the number of purchased coins.

The amount display 20 is made up of four 7 segments and displays the amount of money put in.

The fingerprint registration fundamental purchase selection switch 21 is a fingerprint identification switch 31' as a personal identification device 31, which will be described in detail later.
are arranged side by side on the left and right, and this fingerprint identification switch 31'
reads the fingerprint with each switch, and
Switches for allowing the player to select the purchase amount of coins.In this embodiment, from the left: 1. (J (HJ yen,
2,000 yen, 3,000 yen, 4. (10 (1 yen, 5.
000 yen. The number of coins and personal identification data selected by the fingerprint registration basic purchase selection switch 21 are sent to the management device l and stored therein, and a purchase selection display built in the selected fingerprint registration basic purchase selection switch 21 is displayed. display the container 32.

The banknote management device 22 has a banknote slot 33 on the surface of the display/operation unit 15, and a banknote slot 33 inside the register 112.
A paper fI discriminator 34 is provided below, a bill tank 35 is provided below the bill validator 34, and a bill dispensing port 36 is provided on the surface of the display/operation section 15 below the bill tank 35. In this banknote management device 22 , banknotes inserted through the banknote input port 33 are identified by a banknote validator 34 and stored in a banknote tank 35 . The input amount identified by the bill validator 34 is displayed on the amount display 20 and compared with the amount selected by the fingerprint registration base or purchase selection switch 21.

If there is change, the change is paid out from the banknote dispensing port 36, and if the banknote is defective, the banknote is returned from the single banknote dispensing port 36.

The machine number setting switch 29 is for storing the identification number of the registration machine 2 and for sending this unique identification number to the management device l. The identification number is sent to the management device 1, thereby determining which registration device 2 has inputted the personal identification data.

The power indicator 23 indicates that the power is on, the bill boolean over indicator 24 indicates that the bill tank 35 of the bill management device 22 is full of bills, and the no bill indicator 25 indicates that the bill has changed. It will be displayed that it is gone.

FIG. 4 shows the gaming machine 3. This gaming machine 3 is electrically connected to the management device 1 via a transmission cable 13. The gaming machine 3 also has an accessory display section 38 at the top of the front panel 37, and a gaming section 39 at approximately the center of the front panel 37.
A fingerprint sensing game switch 40 is provided on the lower right side of the front panel 37. In addition, the fingerprint sensing game switch 4
A machine number setting switch 41 is provided inside the gaming machine 3 below 0.

In the accessory display section 38, a large accessory display section 42 is provided in the center of the flap, and on the left side of the large accessory display section 42, a middle accessory display section 43 and a small accessory display section 44 are arranged vertically in parallel. Small accessory display section 4
On the left side of 4, a stop release switch 45 is provided, and on the right side of the big prize display section 42, a game explanation section 46 is provided. When a jackpot occurs in a game, the big prize display section 42 displays a character or lights up a revolving light to inform the player that a jackpot has occurred. The medium prize display section 43 and the small prize display section 44 each notify the player that a medium win or a small win has occurred by lighting up a lamp or the like when a medium win or a small win occurs in the game. Inform. The game explanation section 46 is for explaining the game method, etc., and consists of a panel etc. in which the game method is described. The stop release switch 45 is a switch for canceling the stop of the game machine 3 which is in the stopped state, and is released by inserting a key and turning it.

The gaming section 39 has a game unit 47 in the center,
A dot matrix display section 48 is provided on the upper part of the game unit 47. On the left side of the game unit 47, winning line display units 49 are arranged vertically in parallel, and below the winning line display unit 49 is a starting display unit 50. A start switch 51 is provided below the start indicator 5°, stop switches 52 are arranged side by side below the game unit 47, and a coin number display 53 is provided on the right side of the game unit 47. A settlement switch 54 is provided below the coin number display 53,
An automatic game operating section 55 is provided below the payment switch 54, and a coin receiving operating section 56 is provided below the automatic game operating section 55.

The game unit 47 has a total of nine rotating drums 57 arranged in three rows each in the vertical and horizontal directions, and stop indicators 5B are arranged in parallel below the vertical and horizontal rows of the rotating drums 57. Winning line indicators 49 and 49 are provided above and below the columns.

The coin number display 53 consists of three 7 segments and displays the number of coins currently owned by the player.

When the player presses the settlement switch 54 at the end of the game, the remaining number of coins is input to the management device l.

The automatic game operation unit 55 has an automatic game-on display 59 at the top, and an automatic game-on display 59 below the automatic game-on display 59.
A manual changeover switch 60 is provided. When the automatic/manual selector switch 60 is turned on, the automatic game on indicator 59
lights up and the automatic game starts.

The coin loading operation section 56 has a coin loading number switch 61...
are arranged side by side on the left and right, and above the coin-taken number switch 61, coin-taken number display devices 62-- are arranged side-by-side on the left and right. In this embodiment, the coin input number switch 6
1 consists of switches for selecting 1 to 5 sheets from the left. When the player selects and presses this coin acquisition number switch 61, each coin acquisition number display 6
2 lights up. Further, when one of the automatic games described above is selected, the number of coins initially selected by the coin receiving operation section 56 is automatically continued in each game.

The fingerprint sensing game switch 40 consists of a fingerprint identification switch 31' as a personal identification device 31, which will be described in detail later, reads the player's personal identification data, compares it with the data stored in the management device 1, and determines the usable coins. Determine the number.

The number of usable coins is displayed on the coin number display 53. Also, when a fingerprint is detected by the fingerprint sensing game switch 40, the built-in fingerprint sensing display 63 lights up.

The dot matrix display section 48 displays the number of coins to be paid out, the end of the game, accessories, etc. using a dot matrix.

The machine number setting switch 41 is for storing the identification number of the game a13 and sending this unique identification number to the management device l, and when the fingerprint sensing game switch 40 is pressed, the identification number is managed at the same time. input into the device,
This determines which gaming machine 3 has started the game.

In this embodiment, the gaming machine 3 is a so-called slot machine, but it can also be replaced with a pachinko machine or the like.

Figure 5 shows settlement 4!14. This payment machine 4 is
It is electrically connected to the management device 1 via a transmission cable 13 . In addition, in Settlement @ 4, a checkout lamp 65 is installed at the upper center of the front panel 64, a checkout stop lamp 66 is installed on the right side of the checkout lamp 65, and a fingerprint sensing checkout switch 67 is installed approximately at the center of the front panel 64. A coin number display 68 is provided at the upper left of the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67, and an amount display 69 is provided at the upper right of the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67.
A coin dispenser 70 is provided below and to the left of the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67, and a bill dispenser 71 is provided to the right of the coin dispenser 70.
A power supply display 72, a coin display 73, and a bill display 74 are arranged side by side below the bill dispenser 71, and a power switch 75 and a fuse exchange section 76 are arranged below the left side of the front panel 64. It is. Also, inside the payment machine 4, there is a unit control device 77, a machine number setting switch 78, and a power supply section 7.
9th grade is available.

The payment in progress lamp 65 indicates that the payout type is being calculated based on the number of coins, and the payment cancellation lamp 66 indicates that the reading of personal identification data has failed, or the banknotes and coins required for payment are insufficient, or This indicates that the management device 1 does not allow payment.

The coin number display 68 consists of three 7 segments,
Display the number of remaining coins.

The amount display 69 consists of four 7 segments and displays the amount corresponding to the number of remaining coins.

The fingerprint sensing settlement switch 67 consists of a fingerprint identification switch 31' as a personal identification device 9131, which will be described in detail later, reads the player's personal identification data, compares it with the data input to the management device ll, and determines the number of coins to be paid. decide. This number of settled coins is displayed on the coin number display 68. Further, when a fingerprint is detected by the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67, the built-in fingerprint sensing display 80 lights up.

The coin dispenser 70 has a coin dispenser 82 with a lid 81 on the front panel 64, a coin extractor switch 83 at the lower left of the coin dispenser 82, and a coin dispenser 82 inside the payment machine 4.
A coin tank 84 is provided which communicates with 2.

The coin dispenser 70 is activated when the fingerprint sensing settlement switch 67 is pressed and money corresponding to the settlement amount is paid in coins, and after the coin falls from the coin tank 84 to the coin dispensing port 82, the coin extraction switch is activated. When 83 is pressed, the lid 81 of the coin dispensing port 82 opens and coins can be taken out.

The bill dispensing device 71 has a bill dispensing port 85 on the front panel 64, and a bill tank 86 communicating with the bill dispensing port 85 inside the payment machine 4. This bill dispenser 71 is activated when the fingerprint sensing settlement switch 67 is pressed and money corresponding to the settlement amount is paid in bills, and the bills are transferred to the bill tank 8.
6, the banknotes are dispensed to the bill dispensing port 85.

The machine number setting switch 78 is used to store the identification number of the payment machine 4 and to send this unique identification number to the management device 1. When the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67 is pressed, the machine number setting switch 78 simultaneously stores the identification number of the payment machine 4. The information is input to the management device 1, and it is determined by which payment machine 4 the payment was made.

The power indicator 72 indicates that the power is on, the coinless indicator 73 indicates that there are no coins in the coin tank, and the billless indicator 74 indicates that there are no bills in the bill tank 86. indicate.

In this embodiment, the amount corresponding to the number of coins is paid out in money, but it may be configured such that a recording paper, a magnetic cart, etc. on which the number of coins is recorded is discharged from the payment machine.

FIG. 6 shows a fingerprint identification switch 3 as a personal identification device 31.
1' is the indication. This fingerprint identification switch 31' includes a substrate 87, a push button 88 which is pivoted to the substrate 87 by a shaft 88', a switch 89 located inside the substrate 87 and operated by the push button 88, and a switch 89 which is operated by the push button 88. A lamp 90 that illuminates from inside, a convex lens 91 that is located inside the substrate 87 and forms an image of an object placed on the surface of the push button 88, and a CCD that is placed on the imaging surface of the convex lens 91.
Consists of 92. The substrate 87 has an oval opening 93 through which the push button 88 is inserted. Further, the push button 88 is made of a translucent material, has a concave operation surface on the front side, has a guide portion 94 erected along the outer periphery above approximately the center of the concave surface side, and has a convex surface on the back side. A cylindrical portion 95 is erected along the outer periphery, and a flange portion 96 is erected outward from the tip of the cylindrical portion 95.
6 is pivoted to the lower end of an opening 93 provided in the substrate 87, and a switch 89 is attached to the upper end of the flange portion 96.
is coming. Further, this push button 88 is always urged to protrude outward from the opening 93 by an urging means (not shown) such as a spring, and is engaged inside the opening 93 by a flange 89. Stop by stopping.

Therefore, in order to identify the player's fingerprint with this fingerprint identification switch 31', the guide portion 94 of the push button 88 must be
When you press your finger against the concave surface along Fingerprint image C
Image is formed on CD92. Further, the lamp 90 remains lit until the fingerprint is reliably imaged on the CCD 92 and registration is completed in the management device 1. The guide portion 94 described above reliably guides the finger to the concave surface of the push button 88, and the lower end of the flange 96 of the push button 88 is pivoted to the lower end of the opening 93 of the base plate 87 by the shaft 88'.
Since the switch 88 will not be turned on unless the upper end of the push button 88 is pressed, the finger is surely pressed against the concave surface of the push button 88. Therefore, fingerprint registration becomes more reliable.

In this example, the individual was identified using a fingerprint, but the personal identification data may be any data as long as the individual can be identified, such as the fundus of the eye, voice print, face shape, weight, etc.
It may also be based on appearance, pressure distribution on the soles of shoes, etc.

FIG. 7 shows the procedure for fingerprint identification and registration. The image formed by the convex lens 91 is converted into an electrical signal such as a voltage signal by the CCD 92, passes through a sample-and-hold circuit, is converted into a digital signal by an A/D converter, and is sent to the central processing unit of the management device 1! Sent to t5. On the other hand, the CCD 92 receives instructions from the central processing unit 5,
It is moved to the imaging plane by a drive device via a vertical drive interface and a horizontal drive interface. As a result, clear images can be obtained at all times. Note that the means for recognizing the player's fingerprint and emitting an electric signal is not limited to the above-mentioned CCD, and may be of any configuration.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of processing in the management device 1. The management device l includes a central processing unit 5, a main memory M6,
A calendar 7, a transmission control device 8, a first auxiliary storage device 9 consisting of a hard disk, a second auxiliary storage device 10 consisting of a floppy disk, a CRT display device 11, and a console 12 are electrically connected. . The main storage device 6 described above stores a file in which personal identification data and the number of coins are registered, and the first auxiliary storage device 9 and the second auxiliary storage device 10 store programs such as arithmetic processing. Further, the calendar 7 is used to set the date, time, etc., and the transmission control device 8 is used to control data transmission between the management device 1 and the registration machine 2, gaming machine 3, and payment machine 4. belongs to.

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of the registration machine 2.

In registration Ia2, each signal from the bill validator 34, the fingerprint registration fundamental purchase selection switch 21, the fingerprint data from the CCD 92, and the machine number data from the machine number setting switch 29 are transmitted to the central processing unit 5.

The central processing unit 5 processes these data and displays a registration lamp 16, a registration cancellation lamp 17 . Registration end lamp 18
, the amount display 20, the number of purchased coins display 19, the purchase selection display 32, the banknote no display 25, and the banknote pool over display 24 are displayed, and change is paid out from the banknote payout port 36. Data transmission with the central processing unit 5 is also controlled by the transmission control unit W8.

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of the gaming machine 3.

Game 4i! 3, the stop release switch 45. Stop switch 52, start switch 51, payment switch 54, automatic/manual changeover switch 60, coin intake number switch 61
, each signal from the fingerprint sensing game switch 40, and CC
Fingerprint data from D 92 and machine number data from machine number setting switch 41 are transmitted to central processing unit 5. The central processing unit 5 processes these data, rotates and stops the rotary tram 57 of the game unit 47, and displays the major item display section 42. 4 medium accessory display sections, small accessory display section 44, dot matrix display section 48, coin number display 53, winning line display 49, stop display 58, start display 50, automatic game on display 59, The number of coins taken in display 68 and the fingerprint detection display 63 are displayed. Further, data transmission with the central processing unit 5 is controlled by the transmission control device 8 .

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of the payment machine 4.

In the payment process 41!4, signals from the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67 and the coin extraction switch 83, fingerprint data from the CCD 92, and machine number data from the machine number setting switch 78 are transmitted to the central processing unit 5. Central processing unit 5
calculates and processes these data and displays the payment cancellation lamp 66,
The payment in progress lamp 65 is turned on, and the amount display 69. Coin number display 68. Fingerprint sensing display 80, billless display 7
4. Display the coinless display 73, and dispense bills with the bill dispenser 71 and coins with the coin dispenser 70. Further, data transmission with the central processing unit 5 is controlled by the transmission control device 8 .

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of processing in the management device I. After the gaming parlor opens and the management device 1 is initialized, the fingerprint registration fundamental purchase selection switch 21 of the registration machine 2 is pressed, and when a registration request signal is received, the registration process is performed and the coin withdrawal of the gaming machine 3 is performed. When the total number switch 61 is pressed and the coin count request signal is received, the coin count process is performed, and when the fingerprint sensing adjustment switch 67 of the adjustment machine 4 is pressed and the adjustment request signal is received, the adjustment process is performed. , when the settlement switch 54 of the gaming machine 3 is pressed and a game end signal is received, a game ending process is performed and the processing in the management device 1 is ended when the gaming parlor is closed.

In the registration process, fingerprint data and the number of coins are set in the registration file, and the number of registrations is updated.

In the coin number processing, fingerprint data is read from the registration file, and when this fingerprint data matches the received fingerprint data, the number of coins recorded in the registration file is transmitted.

In the payment process, fingerprint data is read from the registration file, and when this fingerprint data matches the received fingerprint data, the number of coins recorded in the registration file is sent, the registration data in the registration file is deleted, and the number of coins registered is Update.

In the game ending process, fingerprint data is read from the registration file, and when this fingerprint data matches the received fingerprint data, the number of coins in the registration file is updated.

FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the processing in the registration machine 2. After data is initialized in registration machine 2 1
When a bill is inserted, the amount of money inserted is displayed on the amount display 2°, all purchase selection displays 32 corresponding to the amount less than the amount inserted are displayed, and the fingerprint registration basic purchase selection switch 21 is selected and the switch is pressed. When the purchase selection display 32 is selected, only the selected purchase selection display 32 is displayed, the display of the remaining purchase selection display 32 is cleared, the fingerprint data is read, and the number of coins corresponding to the selected amount is displayed on the purchase coin number display 19. Display.

A registration request signal is sent to the management device iil. After that, the registration end lamp 16 is turned on, change is paid out if there is change, the registration end lamp 16 is turned off, and the amount display 2
0 and the display on the purchase selection display 32 is cleared.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of processing in the gaming machine 3. After the data is initialized in the gaming machine 3,
When the fingerprint sensing game switch 40 is pressed, the fingerprint is read, the fingerprint data and the coin number request signal are sent to the management device l, the coin number signal is received from the management device l, and the number of coins is displayed on the coin number display 53. Then, the fingerprint sensing display 63 is displayed, and the game processing begins.

In the game processing, when the settlement switch 54 is off, when the coin capture number switch 61 is pressed, the selected coin capture number display 62 is displayed, and the number of coins corresponding to the coin capture number is subtracted. The display on the coin number display 53 is updated. At this time, when the automatic game is selected with the automatic/manual changeover switch 60, the selected number of coins to be taken in is stored and the automatic game is started. On the other hand, when the manual game is selected, the start indicator 50 is displayed, and when the start switch 51 is pressed, the manual game is started. In this game, each rotating tram 57 is rotated, a stop indicator 58 is displayed,
When the stop switch 52 is pressed, the rotating tram 57 is stopped. Here, if the arrangement of the rotating drum 57 is in a predetermined winning mode, the winning number corresponding to each winning mode is added to the number of coins and displayed on the coin number display 53, and the winning line display 49 is displayed, and the player is made to play a special game according to each winning mode. This special game consists of a small winning game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, a medium winning game that is more advantageous than the small winning game, and a jackpot game that is more advantageous than the medium winning game. If the arrangement of the drums is not in the correct manner, or if the special game ends,
The automatic game continues during automatic game selection, and returns to the initial stage of game processing during manual game selection. After that, when the payment switch 54 is pressed, a game end signal is sent to the management device l.
, the display on the coin number display 53 and the fingerprint detection display 63 is cleared, and the process ends.

A flowchart of the processing in the payment machine 4 is shown in the figure f51s. After the data has been initialized in the payment machine 4, when the fingerprint sensing payment switch 67 is pressed, the fingerprint data is read, a payment request signal is sent to the management device l, the number of coins is received from the management device l, and the fingerprint detection displaying the display 80, displaying the number of coins on the coin number display 68,
displays an amount according to the number of coins on the amount display 69, dispenses money from the bill dispenser 71 or coin dispenser 70,
Clear the display on each display and end the payment process.

In the above game device, signals may be exchanged between the gaming machine and the management device every game, and the number of remaining coins may be calculated and stored for every game.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, the management of the number of coins is all done by the management device, so there is no need to carry around heavy and bulky coins every time you change a gaming machine. There is no need to insert coins for each game, so players can play comfortably, and at game parlors, there is no need to manage coins, and the number of purchased coins, number of coins settled, etc. Since the information is directly input to the management device, business management can be easily performed. Further, the above-mentioned effects are similarly brought about when the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a management device, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a registration machine, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of a gaming machine. 5 is a configuration diagram of the payment machine, FIG. 6 (A) is a front view of the fingerprint identification switch, FIG. 6 CB) is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. A) is an explanatory diagram of the fingerprint imaging state, FIG. 7(B) is an explanatory diagram of fingerprint registration on the CCD, FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the management device, FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the registration machine, and FIG. The figure is a block diagram of the gaming machine, Figure 11 is a block diagram of the payment machine, and Figure 1 is a block diagram of the payment machine.
Figure 2 is a flowchart of the management device, Figure 13 is the registration JR4
+1 flowchart, FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the gaming machine, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the payment machine. In the figure, l: management device, 2: registration machine, 3: gaming machine, 4: payment machine, 31: personal identification device. Patent applicant Sofia Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Figure 13 Figure 15

Claims (1)

[Claims] A registration machine equipped with a personal identification device, a gaming machine equipped with a personal identification device, a payment machine equipped with a personal identification device, and electrically connected to the registration machine, gaming machine, and payment machine to control them. The player's personal identification data and the number of purchased game media are registered in the management device with the registration machine, and the personal identification data is read in the gaming machine and the personal identification data registered in the management device is combined with the personal identification data registered in the management device. Compare the numbers, start the game according to the number of gaming media purchased by the corresponding player, register the number of remaining gaming media at the end of the game in the management device, read the personal identification data with the payment machine, and register the number of gaming media remaining in the management device. A game device characterized in that payment is made according to the number of remaining game media of a corresponding player by comparing with registered personal identification data.