JP2020168202A - Prepaid value recording system and record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a prepaid value record medium being usable in common in game parlor facilities and non-game-parlor facilities.SOLUTION: A membership card 10 includes a digital processing part 12 and a memory region 13. The digital processing part 12 records information relating to deposit and consumption of a first prepaid value, out of a first prepaid value deposited in game parlor facilities and a second prepaid value deposited in non-game-parlor facilities, in a private region 132 that is accessible only in a game parlor, of the memory region 13. Meanwhile, the remaining amount of the first prepaid value that can be settled with the total value of both prepaid values, is recorded in a common region 131 to which both facilities are accessible, in the memory region 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a prepaid value recording system and recording medium that can be shared by amusement park facilities and non-amusement park facilities. "Prepaid value" refers to electronic data (electronic money) having a property value equivalent to cash paid in advance.

In amusement parks, it is common that the prepaid value recorded on a recording medium such as a memory card or a mobile terminal can be used as a rental fee for the game medium. Such a prepaid value is based on the premise that it is issued at a game hall facility and consumed by a game machine, but it is not always consumed in full on the day. Therefore, the balance of the prepaid value is returned to the player in cash by settlement only for the amount deposited on the day.
However, in the case of such an operation, not only is it disadvantageous for the player who has forgotten to settle, but also the playground side has to prepare cash of many denominations, for example, the system in the middle of the settlement process. There is a problem that a trouble occurs between the playground and the player in the event of an obstacle or the like.
In order to solve such a problem, in the clearing system disclosed in Patent Document 1, if there is a balance in the prepaid value that can be used in the amusement park, the amount that can be paid out with the bill of the specified denomination is cashed. The prepaid media is returned with the balance paid out and the balance left as the balance.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-239050

In recent years, the range of use of prepaid value has expanded. For example, prepaid value when using commercial facilities such as POS cash register-linked terminals installed in convenience stores and drug stores, food and beverage vending machines, parking lot settlement machines, meal ticket vending machines, rental locker management terminals, and public transportation. Can be used.
These prepaid values are a type of electronic money that is deposited at commercial facilities, public transportation, etc., or issued via financial institutions, but such prepaid value recording media can also be used in amusement parks. If it can be used when lending media, it is convenient because the user does not have to use different prepaid cards for each issuer of prepaid value.

However, the fact is that the settlement of prepaid values deposited at commercial facilities, etc. is practically prohibited because certain restrictions are imposed by law. Regarding the prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility, even if the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, the prepaid value after being paid out in cash is small, so the prepaid value cannot be used as it is. Problems arise.
Therefore, the inventors of the present application recognize a system in which the prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and the prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility such as a commercial facility can be recorded on the same recording medium and used. It doesn't exist as long as possible.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of recording and sharing a prepaid value deposited at an amusement park facility and a prepaid value deposited at a non-amusement park facility.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a prepaid value recording system, which controls recording of the prepaid value recording medium in cooperation with the prepaid value recording medium and a game hall facility or a non-game hall facility. The prepaid value recording medium includes means, and the non-volatile memory contains a first prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and a second prepaid value deposited at a non-amusement park facility other than the amusement park facility. The control means consumes the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, as well as recording the residual value. It is characterized in that the balance of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined settlement condition is determined as the residual value.

Another aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems has a non-volatile memory and control means, and has a first prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and a second prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility. Is a prepaid value recording medium that enables the settlement of the residual value remaining without being consumed while recording the above in the non-volatile memory, and the control means is the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value. Is made available at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, and the balance of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined settlement condition is determined as the residual value.

According to the present invention, the prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and the prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility can be recorded and used on the same recording medium.

Overall configuration diagram of the game management system and related systems. (A) is a block diagram of a function realized in a non-contact IC chip of a membership card, and (b) is a block diagram of a memory area. The block diagram of the CR unit in the hall. Configuration diagram of the checkout machine in the hall. Illustration of the procedure for deposit processing in the hall. Explanatory drawing of the procedure of consumption processing in a hall. The procedure explanatory diagram of the settlement process. Illustration of the procedure for deposit processing outside the hall. Explanatory drawing of the procedure of settlement processing outside the hall. (A) is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card in the first embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area and the private area according to the state. (A) is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card in the second embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area and the private area according to the state. (A) is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card in the third embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area and the private area according to the state. (A) is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card in the fourth embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area and the private area according to the state. (A) is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card in the fifth embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area and the private area according to the state.

Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described.
<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game management system and related systems installed in a game hall (hereinafter referred to as “hall”) in which a large number of game hall facilities are installed. The game management system 1 has a hall member registration machine 20 that accepts the registration of hall members and issues a membership card 10 to the registered hall members. The membership card 10 and its recorded information will be described in detail later. The hall member registration machine 20 is connected to the hall member server 30.

The hall member server 30 freely records the registered hall member information in a predetermined database, and controls a pachinko game table, a CR unit 50, etc. (not shown) via the router R1. Each CR unit 50 is a device that serves as an example of a game hall facility capable of depositing and consuming prepaid value, and is provided on a one-to-one basis for each game table linked with a ball lending machine. The configuration of the CR unit 50 will be described later, but on the premise that the hall member information (hall member information) is read from the membership card 10 and that it belongs to the registered hall member, the membership card 10 and the member card 10 are used. In collaboration, we will carry out payment processing and consumption processing of prepaid value, payment information creation processing, etc.

The deposit process is a process of accepting cash put into the CR unit 50 by a hall member and cumulatively recording the prepaid value corresponding to the cash on the membership card 10. The consumption process is a process that allows the lending of game balls to members within the range of the prepaid value recorded on the membership card 10. Each CR unit 50 is assigned a common hall deposit terminal ID (ID is an abbreviation for Identification, the same applies hereinafter) in the hall, and when the membership card 10 is inserted, when the deposit is processed, or When the consumption process is performed, the hall deposit terminal ID is recorded on the membership card 10 together with the date and time information. The recording of the hall deposit terminal ID may be performed by the CR unit 50 or by the membership card 10.

Each CR unit 50 is connected to a relay device 40. A checkout machine 60 is also connected to the relay device 40. The settlement machine 60 is a device for settlement of the prepaid value recorded on the membership card 10. The details will be described later. The relay device 40 is a terminal box for managing sales of so-called games, and provides information on prepaid value transactions transmitted from each CR unit 50 and the settlement machine 60 via VPN (Virtual Private Network) L3. It is a device having a function of transmitting to a GW (gateway server or system) 82 and a card payment system 84.

The GW 82 is an information relay server, and holds the hall member information and the detailed information of the transaction contents of the prepaid value for each hall, and transmits the held detailed information to the electronic money system 83 via the VPNL4. The electronic money system 83 is a non-amusement park facility 90 having a prepaid value charging function or a consuming function, for example, a POS cash register interlocking terminal such as a convenience store or a drug store, a food and drink vending machine, a parking lot settlement machine, a meal ticket vending machine, and a rental. It is also connected to a locker management terminal, etc., and performs payment processing with an institution that provides prepaid value as electronic money, and holds payment information for each transaction. The card payment system 84 makes a payment with the issuer or manager of the prepaid value recorded on a general card other than the membership card 10 (a card that has not been registered as a hall member), and holds the payment information. It is a system.

The hall member information recorded in the hall member server 30 is transmitted to the member management system 81 via VPNL1. The member management system 81 comprehensively manages information on hall members registered in a plurality of halls belonging to the same group (for example, a group having the same manager).

<Membership card>
Here, the membership card 10 will be described in detail. The membership card 10 is configured by embedding a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) chip in a card based on, for example, a PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) material. The non-contact IC chip is a package-type chip having a non-volatile memory and a processor, and data transmission / reception is performed between an IC unit in which a program for realizing a predetermined function is installed in the non-volatile memory and an external device. It is configured to include an interface for doing so. The non-contact IC chip is also equipped with an RTC (real-time clock) that outputs date and time information such as date, day of the week, and time.

FIG. 2A shows a configuration diagram of the functions realized in the non-contact IC chip. Referring to FIG. 2A, the non-contact IC chip is formed with an analog unit 11 which is one of the interfaces, a digital processing unit 12, and a non-volatile memory area 13. The analog unit 11 includes an antenna 111 that transmits / receives non-contact data by electromagnetic waves to and from a reader / writer (hereinafter abbreviated as “R / W”) of an external device, and a detection unit that detects a clock from a received signal. 112 and a modulation / demodulation unit 113 that modulates the transmission signal and demodulates the reception signal are formed. Since the detection unit 112, the modulation / demodulation unit 113, and the digital processing unit 12 operate with induced power during data transmission / reception, a power source such as a dry battery is not required.

The digital processing unit 12 converts the analog data from the analog unit 11 into digital data, converts the digital data directed to the analog unit 11 into analog data, and also controls the operation of the non-contact IC chip. It functions as a control means for performing processing to be controlled. For example, a memory control unit 121 that controls data recording to the memory area 13 and data reading from the memory area 13 based on predetermined predetermined conditions, and access to the memory area 13 (recording or reading, the same applies hereinafter). Operates as an authentication unit 122 that authenticates the validity of the (including recognition of the access source or access destination).

In the present embodiment, the prepaid value that can be shared by amusement park facilities and non-amusement park facilities can be deposited and consumed in one membership card 10 while considering legal restrictions on settlement, but it is not consumed. Restrictions have been added to the settlement processing of the residual value remaining in. In this embodiment, these prepaid values are general-purpose electronic money of the same issuer, and common identification information is attached regardless of whether the deposit source is a playground facility or a non-playground facility. In the following description, when it is necessary to distinguish between the prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility such as the CR unit 50 and the prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility 90 described above, the former is referred to as "the first prepaid value". , The latter is referred to as the "second prepaid value". It is called "first prepaid value or second prepaid value".

The conditions of the deposit processing, the consumption processing, and the settlement processing executed by the memory control unit 121 controlling the data recording to the memory area 13 and the data reading from the memory area 13 are as follows, for example. ..
(1) Conditions for deposit processing ・ The first prepaid value and the second prepaid value are recorded separately from the other.
-Record the date and time information of deposit only for the first prepaid value.
-The residual value of the second prepaid value is added to the residual value of the first prepaid value.
(2) Conditions for consumption processing-If the first prepaid value consumed on the day is smaller than the first prepaid value deposited on the day, the first prepaid value consumed is cumulatively added.
-If the balance of the first prepaid value on the settlement date is a valuable value (other than 0) and the deposit date of the balance of the valuable value is the same day as the settlement date, the balance of the valuable value is regarded as the residual value.
・ The first prepaid value of the same day deposit in the same hall will be post-consumption, and the first prepaid value deposited in the past will be pre-consumption.
(3) Conditions for settlement processing ・ Restrict the settlement processing of prepaid value in holes different from the last deposited hole.
-Restrict the settlement processing of the second prepaid value and the first prepaid value deposited before the day.
-Restrict the settlement processing of the first prepaid value deposited in the past when the additional deposit is made to the first prepaid value deposited in the past. However, the first prepaid value deposited in another hole on the day is allowed to be settled across the holes of the first prepaid value deposited in the past in the hole scheduled to be settled.

In this embodiment, a common area 131 and a private area 132 are formed in the memory area 13 as shown in FIG. 2B in order to facilitate the execution of the deposit processing, the consumption processing, and the settlement processing in accordance with the above conditions. did. The common area 131 is an area that can be accessed in common by the non-game hall facility 90 as well as the CR unit 50 and the settlement machine 60, which are the game hall facilities. On the other hand, the private area 132 is an area in which access to the non-amusement park facility 90 is restricted and access to only the amusement park facility such as the CR unit 50 is permitted. Whether or not access to the common area 131 and the private area 132 is possible is determined by the authentication unit 122 based on the digitized received data and the above conditions.

In the present embodiment, the balance data 131a for recording the information on the balance of the prepaid value that can be consumed by the membership card 10 and the settlement for recording the residual value that can be settled by the hall settlement machine 60 are settled in the common area 131. Possible frame data 131b was formed. Further, in the private area 132, update date data 132a, same-day deposit amount (cumulative) data 132b, current-day consumption amount (cumulative) data 132c, and hall deposit terminal ID (latest) data 132d are formed.
In addition, "cumulative" and "latest" mean that updated data is recorded instead of holding the history up to that point. After that, the balance data is "balance", the settlementable frame data is "settlement possible frame", the update date data is "update date" or last date and time information, and the current day deposit amount (cumulative) data is "same day deposit amount" or "same day deposit". "Amount (cumulative)", same-day consumption (cumulative) data is "same-day consumption" or "same-day consumption", hall deposit terminal ID (latest) record is "hole deposit terminal ID (latest)" or "final deposit terminal" However, they are synonymous with each other.

<CR unit>
Next, a configuration example of the CR unit 50 in the hall will be described with reference to FIG. The CR unit 50 includes a control unit 51, a HUB (multiport repeater) 52, a connection interface for a ball lending machine to a pair of game consoles, an internal card R / W54, an external card R / W55, a bill identification unit 56, and display control. It has a substrate 57. The HUB 52 is a connection interface with the hall member server 30 and the relay device 40.

The internal card R / W 54 is an interface for reading and writing data in a state where the membership card 10 and a general card (not shown) are detachably housed in the unit. The external card R / W 55 is an interface that enables reading and writing of data simply by touching a non-contact IC card or a mobile terminal (not shown), instead of accommodating the external card R / W 55 in the CR unit like the membership card 10. The bill identification unit 56 is a unit that has a bill insertion hole and determines the denomination when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion hole.

The display control board 57 is a board having a component that controls the display of the touch panel 571, various SWs (switches) 572, and the light emitting diode (LED) 573 and identifies the operation content. The control unit 51 is a type of computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 511, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 512, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 513, and in cooperation with the above-mentioned control means of the membership card 10, the control unit 51 is the first. Performs payment processing and consumption processing of the prepaid value of 1.

<Payment machine>
Next, the checkout machine 60 installed in the hall will be described with reference to FIG. The checkout machine 60 includes a control unit 601, a communication unit 602, a storage unit 603, an operation display unit 604, an operation display unit 604, a card indicator 605, a coin indicator 606, a bill indicator 607, a card R / W 608, a display driver 609, and an operation driver. It has 610, a coin payout unit 611, and a bill payout unit 612.

The control unit 601 is a programmed computer unit, and in cooperation with the control means of the membership card 10, performs the settlement processing of the prepaid value satisfying the above-mentioned settlement processing, for example, the first prepaid value deposited in the same hole. .. The communication unit 602 communicates with the relay device 40, the hall member server 30, and the like. The storage unit 603 stores data required for a control computer program, a settlement process, and the like. The operation display unit 604 displays differently when the settlement machine 60 is operating normally and when an abnormality has occurred. The card indicator 605 displays differently depending on whether the card is acceptable or not. The coin indicator 606 displays that the cash to be settled contains coins in order to prevent forgetting to take it. The bill indicator 607 displays notifying that the cash to be settled includes bills according to the denomination in order to prevent forgetting to take it. The card R / W608 accommodates the membership card 10 and transmits / receives data. The display driver 609 drives the amount display unit 6091 for displaying the settlement amount. The operation driver 610 enables the settlement button 6101 and the stop button 6102, and selectively accepts the input of these operation data. The coin payout unit 611 accommodates coins to be paid out by settlement. The banknote payout unit 612 accommodates banknotes to be paid out by settlement.

[Example of usage pattern]
Next, an example of how to use the membership card 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for deposit processing in a hall, which is executed by the membership card 10 (digital processing unit 12 of the IC unit) in cooperation with the CR unit 50 (control unit 51). In this example, the CR unit 50 equipped with the membership card 10 operates as a hall deposit terminal. When a member visits the hall and attaches the membership card 10 to the CR unit 50 in the hall, the membership card 10 performs mutual authentication with the CR unit 50.

When the membership card 10 recognizes that it is the CR unit 50 of the hall registered as a member (S101), it reads out the "update date" recorded in the private area 132 of the memory area 13 (S102). Then, by comparing the date and time information at that time output from the RTC with the "update date", it is determined whether or not it is the current day (S103). If the "renewal date" is not the current day (S103: N), the membership card 10 resets the "same-day deposit amount" and the "same-day consumption amount" of the private area 132 (S104). After that, the "update date" of the private area 132 is updated on the current day (S105).

In S103, if it is the same day (S103: Y), the payment of cash to the CR unit 50 (in this example, only banknotes are used for convenience) is awaited. The deposit is detected when a bill is inserted into the bill identification unit 56. When a bill is deposited (S106: Y), the membership card 10 adds the deposit amount to 132b as the first prepaid value to the "same-day deposit amount" of the private area 132 (S107). After that, the deposit terminal ID is read from the CR unit 50 and overwritten on the "hole deposit terminal ID (latest)" 132d of the private area 132 (S108). Further, the deposit amount increased by inserting the bill is added to the "payment possible frame" 131b of the common area 131 (S109).
If there is no payment in S106 (S106: N), the detection of the return operation of the membership card 10 is awaited (S110). If the payment is made again before the return operation is detected (S110: N, S106: Y), the processes of S107 to S109 are repeated. When the return operation is detected (S110: Y), the deposit process is terminated.

Next, a prepaid value consumption process when the CR unit 50 equipped with the membership card 10 also operates as a control means for the ball rental machine will be described. FIG. 6 is a procedure explanatory diagram of consumption processing executed by the membership card 10 (digital processing unit 12 of the IC unit) in cooperation with the CR unit 50 (control unit 51). There are various variations in the process by which the first prepaid value is deposited and consumed, but here, for convenience, the deposit process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. 5, and the "on the day" of the private area 132 of the membership card 10 It is assumed that the first prepaid value is recorded in "Deposit amount (cumulative)".

When the membership card 10 recognizes the CR unit 50 of the hall registered as a member (S201), it reads out the "balance" of the common area 131 and the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132 (S202), and refers to the CR unit 50. Wait for the member's ball lending operation (S203).
When the ball lending operation is detected (S203: Y), the membership card 10 determines whether or not there is a "balance" equivalent to the ball lending fee (S204). When there is a "balance" (S204: Y), the CR unit 50 notifies the ball lending machine of the ball lending permission for the ball lending operation (S205) until the ball lending machine detects the completion of the ball lending. Wait (S206: N). When the completion of ball rental is detected (S206: Y), the CR unit 50 notifies the membership card 10 to that effect. The membership card 10 subtracts the amount equivalent to the ball rental fee from the "balance" of the common area 131 (S207). When the subtracted amount is the first prepaid value of the same-day deposit (S208: Y), the amount equivalent to the ball rental fee is subtracted from the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132 and the "balance" of the common area 131. The same amount is also subtracted from (S209).
If the subtracted amount is not the first prepaid value of the same day deposit (S208: N), the processing of S209 is bypassed. The processing of S203 to S209 is repeated until the return operation of the membership card 10 is detected (S210: N). When the return operation is detected (S210: Y), the consumption process is terminated.

Next, the settlement process will be described. FIG. 7 is a procedure explanatory diagram of the settlement process executed by the membership card 10 (digital processing unit 12 of the IC unit) in cooperation with the settlement machine 60 (control unit 601). When the member attaches the membership card 10 to the settlement machine 60, the membership card 10 performs mutual authentication with the settlement machine 60. When the membership card 10 recognizes that the attached device is a payment machine (S301) and recognizes that it is a predetermined payment machine, that is, the payment machine 60 of the hall registered as a member (S302: Y), the member informs the member. Waiting for the operation of inputting the settlement amount to the settlement machine 60 (S303).

When the input of the settlement amount is detected (S303: Y), the membership card 10 reads out the "settlement possible frame" of the common area 131 (S304) and determines whether the settlement amount is equal to or less than the "settlement possible frame" (S305). ). If it is less than or equal to the "payment possible limit" (S305: Y), the membership card 10 notifies the payment machine 60 of the payment permission (S306) and waits for the payment execution operation from the member (S307: N). When a settlement execution operation is detected (S307: Y), the settlement amount is subtracted from the "balance" and "payment possible frame" of the common area 131, and the settlement amount is added to the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132. Add (S308) and wait for the return operation of the membership card 10 (S309: N). When the return operation is detected (S309), the settlement process is terminated.
If the payment machine is not the predetermined payment machine in S302 (S302: N), or if the payment amount exceeds the "payment possible frame" in S305, an error output is performed (S310) and the process proceeds to S309.

The membership card 10 can be deposited even at non-amusement park facilities. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for deposit processing outside the hall, which is executed by the membership card 10 (digital processing unit 12 of the IC unit) in cooperation with the deposit terminal outside the hall. The out-of-hall deposit terminal is, for example, a POS cash register cooperation terminal installed in a convenience store or the like, but may be a transportation-related prepaid value charging machine.

When the membership card 10 is attached to the out-of-hole deposit terminal, the membership card 10 recognizes the out-of-hole deposit terminal (S501). When it is detected that cash has been deposited in the out-of-hall deposit terminal (S502: Y), the deposit amount is added to the "balance" of the common area 131a as the second prepaid value (S503). If the payment is not made (S502: N), that is, if there is no payment after a certain period of time, or if the payment operation is canceled, the membership card 10 is waited for the return operation (S504: N). When the return operation is detected (S504: Y), the payment process is completed.

The first and second prepaid values recorded on the membership card 10 can be used (consumed) even outside the hall. FIG. 9 is a procedure explanatory diagram of consumption processing executed by the membership card 10 (digital processing unit 12 of the IC unit) in collaboration with the POS cash register cooperation terminal which is an example of the consumption terminal outside the hall.
When the membership card 10 recognizes the POS cash register cooperation terminal (S601), it waits for the input of the planned consumption amount (S602: N). When the planned consumption amount is input (S602: Y), the membership card 10 reads the "balance" of the common area 131 (S603) and determines whether the balance amount is equal to or more than the planned consumption amount (S604). If it is equal to or greater than the planned consumption amount (S604: Y), the planned consumption amount is fixed and subtracted from the "balance" (S605), and the membership card 10 is returned (S606: N). During that time, when the planned consumption amount is input again, the processes of S602 to S605 are repeated. In S604, when the balance amount exceeds the planned consumption amount (S604: N), the processing of S605 is bypassed. When the return operation of the membership card 10 is detected (S606: Y), the consumption process is terminated.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described.
[First Example]
The first embodiment shows an example in which a member visits Hall A on November 30, 2018, inserts cash into the membership card 10, and pays the bill within the same day after the game. It is assumed that the hole deposit terminal ID of the CR unit 50 of the A hole is "A11". Therefore, in the following description, it is referred to as an A-hole CR unit A11.

FIG. 10A is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card 10 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 10B is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area 131 and the private area 132 of the membership card 10 according to the state. The area where there is a change in the recorded content is shaded.
When the membership card 10 is inserted into the A hall CR unit A11 (ST11), the member's visit date of November 30, 2018 is recorded in the "update date" of the private area 132. The "balance" and "payment limit" of the common area 131 are both 0.

After that, when cash of 10,000 yen is inserted into the A hall CR unit A11 (ST12), 10,000 yen is recorded in the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132 on the membership card 10, and the "final deposit terminal" is recorded. "A11" is recorded in.

When the A-hole CR unit A11 rents out 5,000 yen worth of game balls and the first prepaid value is consumed (ST13), 5,000 yen is recorded in the "same-day consumption (cumulative)" of the private area 132. To. In addition, 5000 yen is deducted from the "balance" and "payment possible limit" of the common area 131, respectively, and updated to "5000 yen".

After the membership card 10 is returned (ST14), when the membership card 10 is inserted into the checkout machine 60 in the A hole and the full amount is settled (ST15), the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131 is 5000. The yen is settled and becomes 0. The private area 132 becomes 10,000 yen by adding 5,000 yen to the "same-day consumption (cumulative)". Since the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" is 10,000 yen and the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" is also 10,000 yen, the "balance" of the common area 131 becomes 0.

[Second Example]
In the second embodiment, as a result of using the membership card 10 in the A hall the day before, a member holding a membership card 10 having a "balance" of 5000 yen returns to the A hall on December 1, 2018 the next day, and the membership card 10 An example of the case where cash is newly inserted into the game and the payment is made within the same day after the game is shown. FIG. 11A is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card 10 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 11B is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area 131 and the private area 132 of the membership card 10 according to the state. The area where there is a change in the recorded content is shaded.

When the membership card 10 is inserted into the A-hole CR unit A11 (ST21), the "update date" recorded in the private area 132 of the membership card 10 is not the current day, so on December 1, 2018, which is the current day. It is updated and the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" and "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" are reset to 0. In the common area 131, the "balance" remains at 5000 yen and the "payment limit" is reset to 0.

When a member puts 10,000 yen in cash into the A Hall CR unit A11 (ST22), 10,000 yen is added to the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132. The "balance" of the common area 131 is 15,000 yen by adding 10,000 yen, but only the 10,000 yen deposited on the day is recorded in the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131.

When the A-hole CR unit A11 rents out a game ball for 5,000 yen, the first prepaid value before the day is consumed (ST23). Therefore, the "same-day consumption (cumulative)" of the private area 132 remains 0, and the "balance" of the common area 131 is reduced by 5,000 yen to 10,000 yen. The "payment limit" will remain at 10,000 yen.

After the membership card 10 is returned (ST24), when the membership card 10 is inserted into the settlement machine 60 in Hall A and the full amount is settled (ST25), the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131 is 10,000. The yen is settled and becomes 0. For the private area 132, 10,000 yen is added to the "same-day consumption (cumulative)". Since the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" is 10,000 yen and the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" is also 10,000 yen, the "balance" of the common area 131 becomes 0.

[Third Example]
In the third embodiment, after inserting cash of 10,000 yen in the A hall on November 30, 2018 and consuming only the prepaid value of 5,000 yen, the customer visits the B hall on the same day without payment and B. An example is shown in which a new cash of 10,000 yen is inserted in the hall to consume the first prepaid value of 5,000 yen, and the payment is made by the payment machine 60 in the B hall on the same day. It is assumed that the hole deposit terminal ID of the CR unit 50 of the B hole is "B11". Therefore, in the following description, each CR unit 50 will be referred to as an A-hole CR unit A11 and a B-hole CR unit B11.
FIG. 12A is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card 10 in the third embodiment, and FIG. 12B is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area 131 and the private area 132 of the membership card 10 according to the state. The area where there is a change in the recorded content is shaded.

When a member who brings a membership card 10 that has undergone payment processing and settlement processing using the A-hole CR unit A11 inserts the membership card 10 into the B-hole CR unit B11 (ST31), the membership card 10 is common. The information of the A hole remains in both the area 131 and the private area 132. That is, the "update date" of the private area 132 is November 30, 2018, the "same day deposit amount (cumulative)" is 10,000 yen, the "same day consumption amount (cumulative)" is 5000 yen, and the "balance" of the common area 131. "And" Settlement allowance "will remain at 5000 yen.

When the member inserts 10000 yen in cash into the B hall CR unit B11 (ST32), the final deposit terminal ID is rewritten to "B11". In addition, 10,000 yen is added to the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132 to obtain 20,000 yen. The "balance" and "payment allowance frame" of the common area 131 are both added 10,000 yen to become 15,000 yen.

When the B hall CR unit B11 rents out 5,000 yen worth of game balls (ST33), the "same-day consumption (cumulative)" of the private area 132 is added by 5,000 yen to become 10,000 yen, and the "balance" of the common area 131 "And" Settlement allowance "are reduced by 5,000 yen to 10,000 yen.

After the membership card 10 is returned (ST34), when the membership card 10 is inserted into the checkout machine 60 in the B hole and the full amount is settled (ST35), the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131 is 10,000. The yen is settled and becomes 0. For the private area 132, 10,000 yen is added to the "same-day consumption (cumulative)". Since the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" is 10,000 yen and the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" is also 10,000 yen, the "balance" of the common area 131 becomes 0.

[Fourth Example]
In the fourth embodiment, with the membership card 10 used in the A hall, after shopping at a commercial facility (non-amusement park facility) outside the hall or charging at another commercial facility on the day, the payment machine 60 in the A hall An example of the case of payment with is shown. In addition, "charge" is such an expression because it uses a charging machine on the commercial facility side, but it is synonymous with deposit by inserting cash.
FIG. 13A is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card 10 in the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 13B is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area 131 and the private area 132 of the membership card 10 according to the state. The area where there is a change in the recorded content is shaded.

It is assumed that the membership card 10 is not settled after the first prepaid value of 5,000 yen is consumed by inserting cash of 10,000 yen in the A hall on November 30, 2018. The ID (“A11”) of the A-hole CR unit A11 is recorded in the “final deposit terminal ID”. When the membership card 10 is charged with 5,000 yen using a drugstore charging machine (ST41), 5,000 yen is added to the "balance" of the common area 131 to become 10,000 yen. Since the commercial facility cannot access the private area 132, the final deposit terminal ID remains "A11".

If you shop at the drugstore for 6000 yen and pay with the membership card 10 (ST42), 6000 yen will be deducted from the "balance" of the common area 131 to 4000 yen.

After that, it is assumed that the member returns to the A hole, the membership card 10 is inserted into the settlement machine 60 in the A hole, and the full amount is settled (ST43). The "payment limit" of the common area 131 is 5,000 yen, but since the "balance" is 4,000 yen, the actual cash returned is 4,000 yen. As a result, 4000 yen is added to the "same-day consumption (cumulative)" of the private area 132 to become 9000 yen, the "balance" of the common area 131 is rewritten to 0, and the "payment possible limit" is rewritten to 1000 yen.

When this membership card 10 is charged with 5,000 yen using a charging machine at a nearby convenience store (ST44), the membership card 10 has a "balance" of 5,000 yen in the common area 131, but a "payment limit" of 1,000. It remains a circle.

When the member returns to the A hole again, inserts the membership card 10 into the settlement machine 60 of the A hole, and executes the settlement (ST45), only 1000 yen of the "payment possible frame" is returned in cash. At this time, 1000 yen is added to the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132 to obtain 10000 yen.

[Fifth Example]
In the fifth embodiment, the member used in the A hall the day before and the "payment limit" is 0, but the member who brought the membership card 10 with the balance due to being charged at the commercial facility again in the A hall the next day. An example of depositing and consuming the first prepaid value is shown. FIG. 14A is an explanatory diagram of the state of the membership card 10 in the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 14B is an explanatory diagram of the recorded contents of the common area 131 and the private area 132 of the membership card 10 according to the state. The area where there is a change in the recorded content is shaded. Here, as shown at the top of FIG. 14B, the "payment limit" of the membership card 10 is 0, but the "balance" is 4000 yen and the final deposit terminal ID is "A11". Suppose there is.

When a member visits the A hall (ST51) and the membership card 10 is inserted into the A hall CR unit A11 (ST52), the "update date" recorded in the private area 132 of the membership card 10 is not the same day. , Updated on December 1, 2018, which is the current day, and "Same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" and "Same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" are reset to 0. In the common area 131, the "balance" remains at 4000 yen and the "payment possible limit" remains 0.

When a member puts 10,000 yen in cash into the A hall CR unit A11 (ST53), 10,000 yen is added to the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" of the private area 132. The "balance" of the common area 131 is 14,000 yen by adding 10,000 yen, but only the 10,000 yen deposited on the day is recorded in the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131.

When the A-hole CR unit A11 rents out a game ball for 5,000 yen, 4000 yen is preferentially consumed from the prepaid value before the day in accordance with the above-mentioned access conditions (ST54). Therefore, the "same-day consumption (cumulative)" of the private area 132 is 1000 yen, and the "balance" of the common area 131 is reduced by 1000 yen to 9000 yen. The "payment limit" is 9000 yen.

After the membership card 10 is returned, when the membership card 10 is inserted into the settlement machine 60 in Hall A and the full amount is settled (ST55), the "payment possible frame" of the common area 131 is settled at 9000 yen. It becomes 0. The private area 132 is 10,000 yen by adding 9000 yen to the "same-day consumption (cumulative)". Since the "same-day deposit amount (cumulative)" is 10,000 yen and the "same-day consumption amount (cumulative)" is also 10,000 yen, the "balance" of the common area 131 becomes 0.

[Effects of this embodiment and each embodiment]
As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value can be recorded and used on one membership card 10. The membership card 10 is a card-like medium equipped with an IC chip capable of exchanging information between amusement park facilities and non-amusement park facilities, and a non-contact general-purpose IC card is used as a physical resource. be able to. The IC chip includes a non-volatile memory (memory area 13) and control means (digital processing unit 12 in which a computer program is installed), and the control means automatically only balances the first prepaid value that satisfies a predetermined condition. Determined as the residual value that can be settled. More specifically, the memory area 13 has a common area 131 and a private area 132, and records the payment date and time of the first prepaid value in the private area 132 in association with the first prepaid value and makes a payment. When the balance of the first prepaid value is a valuable value and the deposit date of the balance of the valuable value is the same day as the settlement date, the balance of the valuable value is recorded as the residual value in the common area 131.
Therefore, members do not need to be aware of where the prepaid value deposit terminal is installed, and the hall side does not need to make major changes to the existing information processing system (no need to replace it). There are very few restrictions on carrying out the invention.

Further, since the private area 132 is an area accessible only to the amusement park facility, and the common area 131 is an area accessible to the issuer of electronic money accessible through the amusement park facility, a non-amusement park facility, a network, or the like. , Not only in the hall, but also in the existing non-amusement park facilities, no major changes are required. From this point of view as well, there are very few restrictions on carrying out the present invention. Further, since the first prepaid value other than the settlement date is excluded from the balance of the valuable value, the first prepaid value is not settled and the operation of the current prepaid value is not hindered.

Further, the first prepaid value deposited at a plurality of amusement park facilities is recorded in the private area 132 in association with the ID of each amusement park facility, and is the first prepaid value deposited at a different amusement park facility. However, as long as the above conditions are met, it is possible to use an operation mode in which the balance is determined as the residual value, and it is also possible to preferentially consume the second prepaid value of the total value. It is expected that the membership card 10 will be extremely easy to use.

[Modification example]
In the present embodiment, the characteristic recording of the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value on the membership card 10 is recorded in collaboration between the digital processing unit 12 of the membership card 10 and the CR unit 50 (control unit 51). Alternatively, an example of the case where the digital processing unit 12 of the membership card 10 and the settlement machine 60 (control unit 601) cooperate with each other has been described, but the digital processing unit 12 of the membership card 10 is transferred to the CR unit 50 or the settlement machine 60. By providing a function of accessing and reading the type of prepaid value, the deposit terminal ID, the date and time information, etc., the membership card 10 may be used alone to execute them.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of applying the prepaid value recording medium to the membership card 10 issued by registering as a member in the hall has been described, but the prepaid value recording medium is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone capable of electronic payment. It can also be applied to terminals. That is, by installing a predetermined application program on the mobile terminal, it can be implemented as a prepaid value recording medium.
In addition, the amusement park facilities are not limited to halls, but may be facilities such as horse races, bicycle races, boat races, and casinos, and non-amusement park facilities are vending machines and lockers for rent installed in the amusement park. You may. The present invention can also be implemented as a recording system for depositing cash settled by the settlement machine 60 as a second prepaid value. In this way, the recording system promotes cashless society, and is expected to be easily accepted by society.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a prepaid value recording system, in which the prepaid value recording medium is collaborated with a game hall facility including a pachinko game machine or in collaboration with a non-playground facility. and control means for performing recording control value recording medium, and wherein the prepaid value recording medium is credited with the first prepaid value and non-game arcade facilities other than the game hall facility is credited in the game arcade facility The second prepaid value is recorded in the non-volatile memory, and the residual value remaining unconsumed can be settled in cash. The control means is the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value. It is characterized in that the prepaid value can be consumed at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement place facility, respectively, and the balance of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined settlement condition is determined as the residual value.

Another aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a non-amusement park facility including a first prepaid value and a commercial facility that has a non-volatile memory and control means and is deposited at a playground facility including a pachinko game console. A prepaid value recording medium that records the second prepaid value deposited in the above in the non-volatile memory and enables cash settlement of the residual value remaining without being consumed, and the control means is the first. The prepaid value and the second prepaid value can be consumed at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, and the balance of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined condition is determined as the residual value. It is characterized by that.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a prepaid value recording system, which is a non- prepaid value recording medium having a non-volatile memory and a non-commercial facility in collaboration with a game hall facility including a pachinko machine. It is provided with a control means for controlling the recording of the prepaid value recording medium in cooperation with the amusement park facility .
The prepaid value recording medium, the first prepaid value and said second prepaid value to be credited in the non-game arcade facilities recorded in the nonvolatile memory, the first prepaid value to be credited in the gaming facility facility And the second prepaid value can be consumed at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, and the residual value remaining unconsumed can be settled in cash.
The non-volatile memory is a sum of a first memory area for recording the state of deposit and consumption of the first prepaid value, the balance of the first prepaid value, and the balance of the second prepaid value. It has a second memory area for recording.
The control means records the payment date and time of the first prepaid value in the first memory area in association with the first prepaid value, and the balance of the first prepaid value is a valuable value on the settlement date. When the payment date of the balance of the valuable value is the same as the settlement date, the balance of the valuable value is defined as the residual value .

Another aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a non-gaming facility including a first prepaid value and a commercial facility that has a non-volatile memory and control means and is deposited at a game facility including a pachinko game machine. The second prepaid value deposited in the above is recorded in the non-volatile memory, and the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value can be consumed at the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively. , A prepaid value recording medium that enables cash settlement of residual value remaining unconsumed.
The non-volatile memory is a sum of a first memory area for recording the state of deposit and consumption of the first prepaid value, the balance of the first prepaid value, and the balance of the second prepaid value. It has a second memory area for recording.
The control means records the payment date and time of the first prepaid value in the first memory area in association with the first prepaid value, and the balance of the first prepaid value is a valuable value on the settlement date. When the condition that the payment date of the balance of the valuable value is the same as the settlement date is satisfied, the balance of the valuable value is defined as the residual value .

Claims (10)

It is provided with a prepaid value recording medium and a control means for controlling recording of the prepaid value recording medium in cooperation with a game hall facility or a non-game hall facility.
The prepaid value recording medium records the first prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and the second prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility in the non-volatile memory, and enables the settlement of the residual value. To do
The control means makes the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value available for consumption in the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, and of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined condition. The balance is determined as the residual value.
Prepaid value recording system. The non-amusement park facility is a prepaid value reader / writer provided in a commercial facility including a store providing goods / services, transportation or a mobile body, and a vending machine for goods.
The recording system according to claim 1. Claim 1 is characterized in that the prepaid value recording medium is a card-shaped medium or a portable information terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of exchanging information between the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility. Or the recording system according to 2. It has a non-volatile memory and control means, and records the first prepaid value deposited at the amusement park facility and the second prepaid value deposited at the non-amusement park facility in the non-volatile memory and is not consumed. It is a prepaid value recording medium that enables the settlement of the residual value remaining in
The control means makes the first prepaid value and the second prepaid value available for consumption in the amusement park facility and the non-amusement park facility, respectively, and of the first prepaid value satisfying a predetermined condition. The balance is determined as the residual value.
Prepaid value recording medium. The non-volatile memory is a sum of a first memory area for recording the state of deposit and consumption of the first prepaid value, the balance of the first prepaid value, and the balance of the second prepaid value. It has a second memory area for recording,
The control means records the payment date and time of the first prepaid value in the first memory area in association with the first prepaid value, and the balance of the first prepaid value is a valuable value on the settlement date. When the deposit date of the balance of the valuable value is the same as the settlement date, the balance of the valuable value is set as the residual value.
The prepaid value recording medium according to claim 4. The control means is characterized in that the first prepaid value other than the settlement date is excluded from the balance of the valuable value.
The prepaid value recording medium according to claim 5. The control means records the first prepaid value deposited at the plurality of amusement park facilities in the first memory area in association with the ID of each amusement park facility.
Even if the first prepaid value is deposited at the different amusement park facility, the balance is determined as the residual value as long as the above conditions are satisfied.
The prepaid value recording medium according to claim 5 or 6. The control means is characterized in that the second prepaid value of the total value can be preferentially consumed.
The prepaid value recording medium according to any one of claims 4 to 7. The first prepaid value and the second prepaid value are electronic money of the same issuer, and each has a common identification information.
The prepaid value recording medium according to any one of claims 4 to 8. The first memory area is an area accessible only to the amusement park facility.
The second memory area is an area accessible to the amusement park facility, the non-amusement park facility, or the issuer of the electronic money.
The prepaid value recording medium according to claim 9.