Terminal device and information management system

Abstract

To provide a terminal device and an information management system, capable of easily totaling up sales and the like.SOLUTION: A terminal device connected communicably with a gaming machine capable of enabling a game depending on input currency comprises: a control device for executing input processing of exchanging an amount of the input currency to an amount of specific currency on the basis of an exchange rate for exchanging the amount of the input currency to the amount of the specific currency; and a transmission device for transmitting input currency information including currency information indicating a type of the input currency and rate information indicating the exchange rate used for exchange by the control device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information management system and a terminal device in a casino or the like in which a plurality of gaming machines such as slot machines are installed. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is a gaming machine called EGM (Electronic Gaming Machine), which, for example, scrolls a symbol string on a display and rearranges a number of symbols in a symbol display area on which a number of paylines are set. In such gaming machines, a player operates a control panel on which a number of buttons are arranged to determine the contents of a bet for one game.

[0003] When playing a game on such a conventional gaming machine, a player inserts a bill into a bill identification device of a PTS (player tracking system) terminal installed in the gaming machine, and information on the amount of the inserted bill is transmitted from the PTS terminal to the gaming machine, where the inserted amount is converted into credit data for playing the game.

[0004] In such gaming machines, bets are accepted and prizes are awarded based on credit data converted from monetary data expressed in a predetermined home currency (specific currency). A player prepares in advance a specific currency that the gaming machine can handle, and inserts this currency to play a game.

[0005] Thus, players were required to prepare a specific currency that the gaming machine could handle. For example, if the specific currency that the gaming machine could handle was the Philippine peso, when an American who possesses US dollar bills, which is a currency (foreign currency) other than the specific currency, wishes to play a game, he or she must first exchange the US dollar bills for Philippine peso bills at a currency exchange place other than the gaming machine (PTS terminal). Then, the player plays a game by inserting the exchanged Philippine peso bills into the PTS terminal installed in the gaming machine. Thus, a player who possesses a cash currency other than the specific currency that can be used in the gaming machine must exchange the possessed currency for the specific cash currency at a currency exchange place other than the place where the gaming machine is installed in order to play a game, and there was a problem that the exchange takes time and effort.

[0006] One method that has been considered to solve this problem is to make it possible to deposit and identify currencies other than a specific currency into a PTS terminal installed in a gaming machine, and to convert the amount data in the deposited currency obtained from the deposited currency into amount data in a specific currency based on an exchange rate (see Patent Document 1).

[0007] In addition, gaming facilities such as casinos are equipped with a large number of gaming machines, and the largest gaming facilities have an area of ​​over 50,000 square meters and more than 3,000 gaming machines installed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2010 / 013600 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] However, when the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency, the conversion is performed using the conversion rate (exchange rate) between the inserted currency and the specific currency, but this conversion rate varies over time. Therefore, when tallying up the sales of each gaming machine, it is necessary to know the conversion rate when a foreign currency is inserted. The conversion rate is also necessary for calculating the sales of the gaming machine.

[0010] In a network built by connecting many gaming machines (EGMs), if even a part of the network fails, it can be difficult to pinpoint the extent of the impact, making it unclear whether the conversion rate applied when currency was inserted was correct. This created a problem in that it was difficult to even verify whether sales were calculated using the correct conversion rate.

[0011] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device and an information management system which make it easy to check sales and the like after a failure or the like occurs. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] The terminal device of the present invention comprises: A terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine that allows a player to play a game according to an inserted currency, a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; The above Exchange rate stored in the storage device a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on a conversion rate; an input currency information storage device that stores currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; before Notification Cargo information and Record and a transmitting device that transmits inserted currency information including the inserted currency information.

[0013] According to this configuration, the type of currency inserted and the conversion rate used at the time of conversion are transmitted, so that sales and the like can be easily tallied later.

[0014] Further, the terminal device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, The transmitting device before Record The timing information is transmitted together with the inserted currency information.

[0015] According to this configuration, since it is possible to identify the time when a currency was inserted, it becomes easy to later verify the conversion result based on the conversion rate at the time when a certain currency was inserted.

[0016] Further, the terminal device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, The information transmitting device is characterized in that it further comprises a terminal information storage device for storing the information transmitted from the transmitting device.

[0017] According to this configuration, a comparison of information can be made between the terminal device and the destination, facilitating subsequent confirmation and verification work.

[0018] The terminal device of the present invention comprises: A terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine that allows a player to play a game according to an inserted currency, a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; The above Exchange rate stored in the storage device a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on a conversion rate; an input currency information storage device that stores currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; before Notification Cargo information and Record and a transmitting device for transmitting inserted currency information including timing information.

[0019] According to this configuration, timing information specifying the type of currency inserted and the time of insertion is output, making it easy to later tally up sales and the like.

[0020] Further, the terminal device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, The information transmitting device is characterized in that it further comprises a terminal information storage device for storing the information transmitted from the transmitting device.

[0021] According to this configuration, a comparison of information can be made between the terminal device and the destination, facilitating subsequent confirmation and verification work.

[0022] The information management system of the present invention comprises: a terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine capable of playing a game according to an inserted currency; an information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device, The terminal device a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; The above Exchange rate stored in the storage device a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on a conversion rate; an input currency information storage device that stores currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; before Notification Cargo information and Record and a transmitting device for transmitting inserted currency information including the inserted currency information, The information processing device receives the The above It is characterized by having a recording device that records inserted currency information.

[0023] According to this configuration, the type of inserted currency and the conversion rate used at the time of conversion are transmitted from the terminal device to the information processing device, so that sales and the like can be easily tallied later in the information processing device.

[0024] Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, The transmitting device before Record The timing information is transmitted together with the inserted currency information.

[0025] According to this configuration, since it is possible to identify the time when a currency was inserted, it becomes easy to later verify the conversion result based on the conversion rate at the time when a certain currency was inserted.

[0026] Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, The information transmitting device is characterized in that it further comprises a terminal information storage device for storing the information transmitted from the transmitting device.

[0027] According to this configuration, a comparison of information can be made between the terminal device and the destination, facilitating subsequent confirmation and verification work.

[0028] Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, The information processing device includes: a collecting device that collects the inserted currency information transmitted from the terminal device; The present invention is characterized by comprising a fraud detection device that detects whether or not there is any fraudulent activity based on the tallying result by the tallying device and the rate information.

[0029] According to this configuration, by accumulating the inserted currency information output from the terminal device and detecting whether or not fraud has occurred based on the accumulated information, it is possible to detect whether or not fraud has occurred more easily than if fraudulent activity were determined individually.

[0030] The information management system of the present invention further comprises: a terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine capable of playing a game according to an inserted currency; an information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device, The terminal device a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; The above Exchange rate stored in the storage device a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on a conversion rate; an input currency information storage device that stores currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; before Notification Cargo information and Record a transmitting device for transmitting inserted currency information including timing information, The information processing device is characterized by comprising a recording device for recording the timing information transmitted from the terminal device.

[0031] According to this configuration, timing information specifying the type of currency inserted and the time of insertion is output, making it easy to later tally up sales and the like.

[0032] Further, the information management system of the present invention, in the above configuration, A terminal information storage device is provided for storing the information transmitted from the transmitting device. It is characterized by:

[0033] According to this configuration, a comparison of information can be made between the terminal device and the destination, facilitating subsequent confirmation and verification work. Effect of the Invention

[0034] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a terminal device and an information management system that allows easy confirmation of sales and the like afterward even if a failure or the like occurs. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0035] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information management system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a management system of an information management system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a process when a banknote is inserted. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a slot machine. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a control panel. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a control panel. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the slot machine and the control panel. [Figure 8] A block diagram showing the configuration of a PTS terminal. [Figure 9] 11A to 11C are schematic diagrams showing a storage state of an exchange rate, a bet amount table, and an example of an amount display. [Figure 10]4 is a flowchart showing a main control process. [Figure 11] 13 is a flowchart showing an input process. [Figure 12] 13 is a flowchart showing a payout process. [Figure 13] 1 is a flowchart showing a tallying process performed by a PTS terminal, a slot machine (a game controller, and an information processing device) for tallying payout history. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing information stored in an information processing device. [Figure 15] 13 is a flowchart showing a prize generating process. [Figure 16] 11 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a lower image display panel. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0036] A gaming machine as an information processing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0037] [Overall configuration of information management system] Fig. 1(a) is a block diagram showing an information management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the information management system 100 is composed of a plurality of gaming machines (e.g., slot machines 10A, 10B, ...) installed in a gaming facility such as a casino, and an information processing device 500 connected to the gaming machines so as to be able to communicate bidirectionally with the gaming machines. In this embodiment, communication between the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... and the information processing device 500 is performed by a PTS terminal 700 provided in each of the slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., but the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... may directly communicate with the information processing device 500.

[0038] A member information card issuing device 201 is connected to information processing device 500, and member information card issuing device 201 issues IC card 1500 as a member information card. Unique information card identification information (information card number (No)) for identifying IC card 1500 is stored in this member information card, and information processing device 500 stores member information in a member database in association with each information card number. A player who becomes a member registers personal information (for example, name, address, telephone number, nationality, passport number, individual identification information issued by a government or the like that identifies an individual) in the member database as member information, and the personal information is registered in the member database in association with the information card identification information (information card number) that identifies the information card.

[0039] An information card with this information card number is issued by the member information card issuing device 201, and is used by a registered player when playing a game on the slot machines 10A, 10B, . . .

[0040] Further, the information processing device 500 is connected to a cashier 202 for cashing in an IC card 1500 (member information card, non-member information card). After playing a game using an IC card 1500 as a member information card or a non-member information card (described later), a player inserts the IC card 1500 paid out from the slot machine 10A, 10B, ... into a card reader of the cashier 202, and the player is paid out a currency according to the balance held by the player associated with the information card identification information (information card number) of the IC card 1500. In the case of this embodiment, the balance information associated with the information card (IC card) is written directly to the IC card 1500, but is not limited thereto. For example, the information may be stored in the information management device 500 in association with the information card number. In this case, the balance information stored in the memory of the information processing device 500 corresponding to the card number of the IC card 1500 read by the card reader of the cashier 202 may be read out, and the currency may be paid out based on the balance information.

[0041] The non-member information card (IC card 1500) is used by a player who is not a registered member to insert currency into the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... to play a game, and the payout given to the player as a result of the game and the amount of credits remaining after betting on the amount inserted are written and newly paid out from the slot machine 10A, 10B, ... where the play was performed. The player can insert this newly paid out non-member information card (IC card 1500) into another slot machine 10A, 10B, ... to play a new game using the amount of credits according to the balance information written in the non-member information card. Note that when the non-member information card (IC card 1500) is inserted into the slot machine 10A, 10B, ... to play a game, the game value (corresponding to the amount of currency, the amount of credits, etc.) based on the amount of credits such as the payout given as a result of the game play is written into the non-member information card (IC card 1500) inserted into the slot machine 10A, 10B, ... when the game is played. That is, the balance information of the non-member information card is updated and the non-member information card is paid out. This allows a player who is not a member to play games on multiple slot machines 10A, 10B, ... using the single non-member information card.

[0042] In addition, even if the inserted IC card 1500 is a membership information card issued to a registered player, the balance information is updated and paid out on the inserted membership information card in a similar manner.

[0043] Furthermore, table game devices 20A, 20B, ... for playing table games such as baccarat and roulette games, which are so-called casino table games, are connected to the information processing device 500. When the table game devices 20A, 20B, ... are for playing card games, for example, they have a game board, a card shoe, a dealer display, a chip tray, and a control unit for controlling these devices.

[0044] 1(b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing device 500. As shown in FIG. 1(b), the information processing device 500 has a configuration in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 551, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 552, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 553, a gaming machine I / F 556, a database 560, an I / F 561, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 562, a keyboard 563, a mouse 564, and the like are connected to a bus. The database 560 stores member information associated with an information card number, balance information and game history information associated with an IC card 1500 issued to a member, balance information and game history information associated with an IC card 1500 issued to a non-member, and the like.

[0045] [Management System] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a hotel management system 1100 having an information management system 100 according to this embodiment.

[0046] As shown in FIG. 2, the hotel management system (HMS) 1100 is composed of a slot machine management system (SMS) 1200 that manages the slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., a table management system (TMS) 1300 that manages the table game devices 20A, 20B, ..., and a casino management system (CMS) 1400 that manages the SMS 1200 and TMS 1300.

[0047] Each management system (HMS1100, CMS1400, SMS1200, TMS1300) shown in Figure 2 does not refer to a specific server or terminal device, but rather to a specific process that performs specific processing by combining various devices such as servers and terminal devices that make up an information management system in a functional manner according to the purpose.

[0048] FIG. 2 shows the case where the information management system 100 (FIG. 1) is applied to a casino system, and is a system that manages the slot machines (EGM) 10A, 10B, ... and table game devices 20A, 20B, ... in FIG. 1 using a two-stage management layer (SMS1200, TMS1300 and CMS1400).

[0049] Specifically, the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... of the casino system are enabled to run slot games, and exchange rates are enabled to be displayed on the PTS terminal. Meanwhile, the table game devices 20A, 20B, ... are enabled to run table games such as baccarat and roulette. Furthermore, the casino system has four management departments that safeguard foreign currency for the slot machines 10A, 10B, .... The four departments are the Game Technology Service (GTS) department, the Electronic Game Operations Office (EGO) department, the Cage & Count department, and the Gaming Audit department.

[0050] In the casino system, CMS1400 having a function as an exchange rate management device is arranged in a higher management layer, and SMS1200 and TMS1300 having a function as a relay device are arranged in a lower management layer. This allows the casino system to deploy the exchange rates stored in CMS1400 to the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... via SMS1200, and to store the update times of the exchange rates in CMS1400, SMS1200, and slot machines 10A, 10B, ... (specifically, PTS terminals 700 provided in each slot machine 10A, 10B, ...).

[0051] The CMS 1400 has a function of tallying up and managing sales from the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... and the table game devices 20A, 20B, .... The CMS 1400 also has a function of storing exchange rates and update times of the exchange rates in an exchange rate storage table.

[0052] For the CMS 1400, a person with maintenance authority of the cage shift manager or higher is set, and this person maintains the daily exchange rates. Also, for the CMS 1400, a person with confirmation authority of the cage shift manager or higher is set, and this person consolidates the daily exchange rates and confirms that the exchange rates are correctly stored in the lower management layers, SMS 1200 and TMS 1300. Also, the CMS 1400 confirms the exchange rates displayed on the foreign exchange rate display board in the cage & count department.

[0053] The SMS1200 arranged in the lower management layer has a function of tallying up the sales of the slot machines 10A, 10B, .... The SMS1200 may have a function of storing the exchange rates and the update times of the exchange rates in an exchange rate storage table. If the SMS1200 has this function, when only the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... are installed, that is, when the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... do not have the PTS terminals 700, it becomes possible to manage the exchange rates and the update times of the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... in the SMS1200.

[0054] The TMS1300, which is arranged in the same lower management layer as the SMS1200, has a function of tallying up the sales of the table game devices 20A, 20B, .... The TMS1300 may also have a function of storing exchange rates and update times of the exchange rates in an exchange rate storage table. If the TMS1300 has this function, it becomes possible to manage the exchange rates and update times of the table game devices 20A, 20B, ... in the TMS1300.

[0055] The SMS1200 and TMS1300 are maintained by certified employees of the GTS department who are at manager level or above in terms of currency settings, and at least one of the game areas and EGMs (slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., etc.) that can accept non-payment currencies other than the payment currency, which is the base currency, is maintained. The SMS1200 then transmits and sets the currency settings to the PTS terminal 700, causing the PTS terminal 700 to determine whether the denomination and amount are usable, and whether it is a payment currency (domestic currency) or a non-payment currency (foreign currency).

[0056] For example, when the settlement currency (specific currency) that is the base currency is the Philippine peso, game areas and EGMs (slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., etc.) that can use U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars, yen, etc. as non-settlement currencies are set. This allows the PTS terminal 700, in which the currency is set by the SMS 1200, to manage the non-settlement currencies (currencies other than the specific currency) used in the EGMs (slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., etc.) by determining whether or not the bills are usable.

[0057] For SMS1200 and TMS1300, a certified employee of the EGO department with the rank of operations manager or higher is set as the "person authorized to verify," who verifies the currency settings and also verifies at least one of the game areas and EGMs (slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., etc.) that can accept non-settlement currencies other than the settlement currency, which is the base currency. In addition, the exchange rates for SMS1200 and TMS1300 are maintained and managed by certified employees of the EGO department.

[0058] Additionally, authorized employees of the Gambling Audit Department at the Gambling Auditor level or higher will be designated as "Authorized Persons" who will execute the gaming audit procedures and ensure that all bill (currency) transactions are properly reported on the SMS 1200 and TMS 1300.

[0059] Note that a "payment currency (specific currency)" is a currency that can be used in the information management system of this embodiment without conversion at an exchange rate, and a "non-payment currency (currency other than the specific currency)" is a currency that needs to be converted to a payment currency at an exchange rate. Note that the exchange rate is output from an exchange rate output device of a bank or the like, and can be visually confirmed by an operator.

[0060] As an example of the relationship between the settlement currency and the non-settlement currency, if the settlement currency (specific currency) is the Philippine peso among multiple currencies such as the US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Philippine peso, and Japanese yen, the US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, and Japanese yen are the non-settlement currencies. Specifically, when the settlement currency (specific currency) is the Philippine peso and the non-settlement currency is the US dollar, converted currency amount data indicating the amount of the settlement currency (e.g., 1 peso) specified based on the amount of the non-settlement currency (e.g., 0.01 dollars) and the exchange rate is transmitted to the PTS terminal 700 equipped in the EGM (slot machine 10A, 10B, ..., etc.). The exchange rate is a correspondence relationship between the amount of the settlement currency and the amount of the non-settlement currency other than the settlement currency (e.g., 1 peso = 0.01 dollars) that is determined for each type of currency other than the non-settlement currency. This allows the exchange rate management system (information management system 100) to perform various processes using multiple different types of currencies such as the US currency and the Japanese currency. Therefore, even if a user runs out of their payment currency (such as Philippine pesos), they can continue processing using another currency they have (such as US or Japanese currency) without having to go through the trouble of exchanging it.

[0061] The information management system stores exchange rates (conversion rates) that are updated at a predetermined timing. The "predetermined timing" means, for example, that if the bank is open on a weekday, the exchange rate is updated to the exchange rate on the bank's opening day at some timing within a predetermined period such as from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and further, that if the bank is closed on a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, the exchange rate is updated to the exchange rate on the previous bank opening day. In the CMS 1400, when an exchange rate is output from the bank's exchange rate output device during bank business hours, for example from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, an operator updates the exchange rate in the CMS 1400 using a predetermined input device. At this time, the CMS 1400 stores the update time in the memory unit of the CMS 1400 together with the update of the exchange rate.

[0062] After the exchange rate is updated in the CMS 1400, when the PTS terminal 700 is prohibited from accepting foreign currency and the SMS 1200 is offline, an operator inputs the updated exchange rate into the SMS 1200 using an input device based on the exchange rate displayed in the CMS 1400.

[0063] The SMS 1200 to which the exchange rate has been input updates the exchange rate and records the update time. When the exchange rate and update time are updated, the exchange rate is transmitted (deployed) to the PTS terminal 700 of the corresponding EGM (slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., etc.). As a result, the PTS terminal 700 updates the exchange rate and records the update time.

[0064] Thereafter, the PTS terminal 700 becomes permitted to receive foreign currency and the SMS 1200 goes online, and then an operator in the electronic game management department checks the exchange rate on the SMS 1200. Then, when the foreign currency (non-payment currency) such as US dollars or Hong Kong dollars is exchanged for the payment currency such as Philippine pesos at the exchange rate on the PTS terminal 700, data on the exchange rate and the time of the exchange are transmitted to and recorded on the SMS 1200 and are also recorded on the PTS terminal 700.

[0065] As shown in Fig. 3, when the information management system 100 (casino system) configured as described above includes slot machines 10A, 10B, ... each having a PTS terminal 700, the PTS terminal 700 executes cash conversion based on the type of currency of a bill inserted into the bill entry 60 and the exchange rate. Specifically, when a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60 of the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... and is identified and its authenticity is determined, if the bill is found to be valid, an identification result indicating the type of currency and the amount of the bill is transmitted to the PTS terminal 700. The PTS terminal 700 determines whether the currency and amount are usable, and determines whether the currency and amount are a specific currency, i.e., a settlement currency (domestic currency), or a currency other than the specific currency, i.e., a non-settlement currency (foreign currency).

[0066] If the PTS terminal 700 determines that the currency is a settlement currency, it enables the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 to be used in the slot machines 10A, 10B, .... If the PTS terminal 700 determines that the bill is unusable, it ejects the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 and returns it to the player. If the PTS terminal 700 determines that the currency is a non-settlement currency, it inquires of the SMS 1200 about the conversion rate.

[0067] A request signal for the conversion rate is transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the SMS 1200. The SMS 1200 transmits an exchange rate corresponding to the inserted currency to the PTS terminal 700. The PTS terminal 700 converts the non-payment currency into a specific currency (payment currency) based on the type of currency and the exchange rate, and transmits the converted data to the gaming machine controllers of the slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., thereby enabling the non-payment currency to be used in the slot machines 10A, 10B, ....

[0068] [Overall structure of a slot machine] The overall structure of the slot machine 10 will now be described. In the slot machine 10, electronic value information such as electronic money, as well as bills, coins, medals, tokens, tickets with bar codes, and the like are adopted as game value.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 4, a lower image display panel 141 is provided at the center of the front of the cabinet 11 of the slot machine 10. The lower image display panel 141 is made of a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display. The lower image display panel 141 has a symbol display area 150 that displays images of a plurality of video reels 151 to 155. A lamp 112 used for effects is provided at a part of the front panel 13. In addition, various notification lamps 111 are provided at the top of the slot machine 10. In this embodiment, a video reel is a device that simulates the rotation and stopping actions of a mechanical reel having a plurality of symbols drawn on its periphery through video. A symbol string consisting of a plurality of symbols is assigned to the video reel.

[0070] In this embodiment, a video reel system that displays pseudo reels is adopted, but the slot machine 10 may be equipped with a reel device that uses a mechanical reel system, or may be a combination of a video reel system and a mechanical system.

[0071] Above the lower image display panel 141, an upper image display panel 131 is provided on the front part of the upper housing 12. The upper image display panel 131 is made of a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display. On the upper image display panel 131, images related to effects, an introduction to the content of the game, and an explanation of the rules are displayed.

[0072] Below the lower image display panel 141, there are provided a control panel 30 on which various buttons are arranged, a PTS terminal 700 having a function as a conversion device, and a bill entry 60. In the embodiment of the present invention, the PTS terminal 700 and the bill entry 60 are included as a management device that manages currency information (information such as currency units, amounts expressed by the currency units, and the number of credits corresponding to the amounts) related to processes such as betting and awarding of dividends in the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) as an information processing device, but the concept of the management device may refer to the PTS terminal 700 alone.

[0073] The bill entry 60 is for identifying whether a bill is valid or not and for accepting genuine bills into the slot machine 10. The bill entry 60 is electrically connected to the PTS terminal 700, and when it accepts a genuine bill, it transmits an input signal based on the amount of the bill to the PTS terminal 700. This input signal includes the currency unit of the inserted bill (Philippine Peso: PHP (hereinafter simply referred to as "peso" or "PHP"), dollar: USD, yen: JPY, etc.) and inserted currency information including the amount expressed by this currency unit (for example, information such as "1 PHP").

[0074] In this embodiment, there is a concept of currency information (for example, "1 php, 1 credit") in addition to the inserted currency information of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60. This currency information is a concept including a currency unit (such as "php (Philippine Peso)", "usd (US Dollar)", "jpy (Yen)", etc.), amount information expressed by this currency unit (for example, "1 php"), and the number of credits corresponding to the amount information (for example, "1 php, 1 credit")

[0075] In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, one credit, which is a unit of game media for playing a game, is associated with an amount of money expressed in a specific currency, "Philippine peso." For example, currency information in which one credit is 1 php (Philippine peso) is set as the basic currency information. Specifically, the currency information is stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the game controller 70 as the basic currency information. The amount per credit (1 credit = 1 Philippine peso) can be switched by the denomination button 47. In this way, in the slot machine 10 (game controller 70), information indicative of a specific currency (Philippine peso) as a currency unit handled when performing processing is set as information constituting the currency information. Therefore, when the currency unit of a bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is a currency other than the specific currency (for example, "US dollar"), the PTS terminal 700 converts it into an amount in the specific currency (Philippine peso).

[0076] That is, the bill entry 60 has a function of identifying the currency type (such as "Philippine Peso", "US Dollar", "Yen") and the amount of the inserted bill. For example, when a one dollar bill is inserted into the bill entry 60, the bill entry 60 transmits to the PTS terminal 700 inserted currency information including currency unit information indicating that the currency unit of the inserted bill is "US Dollar" and amount information indicating the amount (one dollar). The PTS terminal 700 converts this information into a specific currency, "Philippine Peso", reflecting the exchange rate. For example, when a one US Dollar bill is inserted, the PTS terminal 700 converts "US Dollar" into "Philippine Peso" based on the inserted currency information transmitted from the bill entry 60 and the exchange rate information at that time (for example, 1 usd = 51 php), and converts it into currency information of "51 php". The currency information of the specific currency calculated in this way is transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the game controller 70 (described later) of the slot machine 10.

[0077] In this embodiment, the PTS terminal 700 periodically communicates with an external site to obtain exchange rates and stores the obtained exchange rates in the memory of the PTS terminal 700. When a player inserts a bill into the bill entry 60 and conversion is performed, the latest exchange rates stored in the memory are used for conversion. The PTS terminal 700 obtains and stores the latest exchange rates at each preset time.

[0078] In the slot machine 10 (game controller 70), the basic currency information in the slot machine 10 is set to "Philippine Peso" as the currency amount per credit, so that the game controller 70 converts the converted amount data transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 into the number of credits based on the converted amount data. For example, when 1 credit is set to 1 php (Philippine Peso), the game controller 70 converts the converted amount data received from the PTS terminal 700 into the number of credits. Specifically, when the PTS terminal 700 transmits amount data such as "51 php" as converted information representing the inserted amount, the game controller 70 converts the amount data into the number of credits according to a conversion rate of "1 credit = 1 php", for example, to obtain the number of credits "51 credits". This number of credits is stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the game controller 70 and is used to specify the number of BETs for playing a game. A player can play a game by placing a bet (BET) within this range of credits on the control panel 30.

[0079] Depending on the result of conversion using the exchange rate in the PTS terminal 700, a fraction may occur, but the game controller 70 stores the fraction in the storage unit and uses it for the mini-game and donations described below.

[0080] In this embodiment, as described above, the amount of the inserted currency is converted into a specific currency (in this embodiment, "Philippine peso") set as the basic currency information in the slot machine 10, and the conversion result is further converted into the number of credits. Therefore, even if a player has a currency (e.g., "US dollar") other than the currency (in this embodiment, "Philippine peso") that can be handled in the slot machine 10, the player can play the game by directly inserting the US dollar bill into the bill entry 60 provided in the slot machine 10 (PTS terminal 700). This makes it possible to play the game without going through the complicated procedure of exchanging US dollar bills for Philippine peso bills at a currency exchange place other than the place where the slot machine 10 is installed.

[0081] The PTS terminal 700 has an LCD (liquid crystal display) 177, which has a touch panel on its display screen and functions as a touch operation input means for the player in addition to displaying images. It is a unit that integrates a human body detection camera 713, a microphone 715, a speaker 707, and the like. The human body detection camera is capable of detecting the presence or absence of a player by using its camera function. The microphone is used for players to participate in a game by voice and for authenticating players by voice recognition. The PTS terminal 700 is also provided with a card insertion slot 701, which allows an IC card to be inserted. This allows a player to insert an IC card into the card insertion slot and use credits stored in the IC card in the slot machine 10.

[0082] (Control Panel 30) 5, the control panel 30 has a CHANGE button 31 and a CASHOUT / TAKE WIN button 32 arranged in the left area, and a 1-BET button 34, a 2-BET button 35, a 3-BET button 36, a 5-BET button 37, a 10-BET button 38, a first credit button 40, a second credit button 41, a third credit button 42, a fourth credit button 43, and a fifth credit button 44 arranged in the center area. The control panel 30 also has the bill entry 60 described above arranged in the upper row of the right area, and a spin button 46 arranged in the lower row of the right area. Also, a denomination button 47 for switching the amount per credit is provided.

[0083] The CHANGE button 31 is an operation button used when leaving a seat or requesting change from a gaming facility attendant. The CASHOUT / TAKE WIN button 32 is an operation button used when paying for credits deposited in the slot machine 10.

[0084] The first credit button 40, the second credit button 41, the third credit button 42, the fourth credit button 43, and the fifth credit button 44 are buttons for determining which area will be the target (validated) of the winning determination from among 15 areas of 5 columns x 3 rows in the symbol display area 150. The first credit button 40, the second credit button 41, the third credit button 42, the fourth credit button 43, and the fifth credit button 44 have display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a, respectively.

[0085] The display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a are liquid crystal devices provided on the upper surfaces of the first credit button 40, the second credit button 41, the third credit button 42, the fourth credit button 43, and the fifth credit button 44, respectively.

[0086] As described above, the 1-BET button 34, 2-BET button 35, 3-BET button 36, 5-BET button 37, and 10-BET button 38 are buttons for determining the payout rate for the basic bet amount. The 1-BET button 34, 2-BET button 35, 3-BET button 36, 5-BET button 37, and 10-BET button 38 each have a display device 34a, 35a, 36a, 37a, and 38a.

[0087] The display devices 34a, 35a, 36a, 37a, and 38a are liquid crystal devices provided on the upper surfaces of the 1-BET button 34, the 2-BET button 35, the 3-BET button 36, the 5-BET button 37, and the 10-BET button 38, respectively.

[0088] In this embodiment, a unit game is started by selecting the area pattern (selected from five levels of WAYS BET (WAYS BET1, WAYS BET2, WAYS BET3, WAYS BET4, WAYS BET5)) of the symbol display area 150 that is the subject of winning determination, and a payout (selected from six types of BET buttons (1-BET button 34, 2-BET button 35, 3-BET button 36, 5-BET button 37, 10-BET button 38)) to determine the number of credits to be bet (bet amount).

[0089] For example, the credits required for WAYS BET (1 credit for WAYS BET1, 3 credits for WAYS BET2, 7 credits for WAYS BET3, 15 credits for WAYS BET4, and 25 credits for WAYS BET5) multiplied by the credit value corresponding to the BET button becomes the number of credits bet when starting a unit game. For example, when the first credit button 40 and the 2-BET button 35 corresponding to "WAYS BET1" are selected, "1" x "2" = 2 credits are bet. When the third credit button 42 and the 3-BET button 36 corresponding to "WAYS BET3" are selected, "7" x "3" = 21 credits are bet. When the fifth credit button 44 and the 10-BET button 38 corresponding to "WAYS BET5" are selected, "25" x "10" = 250 credits are bet.

[0090] The spin button 46 is a button used to start scrolling the video reels. The spin button 46 is also a button used to select and confirm an option displayed on the lower image display panel 141.

[0091] The denomination button 47 is a button for changing the amount of money per credit, and a display device 47a made of a liquid crystal device is provided adjacent to the denomination button 47. The amount of money per credit is displayed on the display device 47a. When the denomination switch 47S is switched by operating the denomination button 47, the amount of money per credit displayed on the display device 47a is changed. That is, the player can change the amount of money per credit by operating the denomination button 47 while watching the display on the display device 47a. Incidentally, in the case of this embodiment, in the slot machine 10, currency information in which 1 credit is 1 Philippine peso is set as the basic currency information, and the player can change the amount of money per credit (amount in Philippine peso) by himself by operating the denomination button 47.

[0092] The amount per credit displayed on the display device 47a is displayed in the amount in the currency (e.g., US dollar) inserted by the player. Specifically, when the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is, for example, US dollar, inserted currency information including the currency unit and amount of the inserted bill is transmitted from the bill entry 60 to the PTS device 700. The PTS terminal 700 converts the inserted currency (e.g., US dollar) into Philippine peso, which is set as a specific currency in the slot machine 10, and transmits the conversion result to the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10. In addition, even if "Philippine peso" is set as the basic currency information representing the currency normally handled in the slot machine 10, the PTS terminal 700 transmits the amount in a currency other than the currency (e.g., Philippine peso) in which the inserted currency is set as the basic currency information to the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10 as inserted currency information. Specifically, when the inserted bill is a single US dollar bill (one dollar bill), the PTS terminal 700 transmits to the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10, as inserted currency information, information indicating that the type of currency inserted is “US dollar (usd)”, information indicating that the amount inserted is one dollar (1usd), and information indicating the result of converting the inserted dollar (1usd) into “Philippine pesos” which is set as the basic currency information (for example, 51 Philippine pesos (51php)).

[0093] Based on the inserted currency information transmitted from the PTS terminal 700, the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10 displays the amount of inserted currency (e.g., “US dollar”) per 1 credit as an amount reflecting the exchange rate at that time (e.g., “1 credit=$0.01”) on the display device 47a of the control panel 30 and the lower image display panel 141 (described later) of the slot machine 10. This display control is performed by the game controller 70 to display on the display device 47a and the lower image display panel 141, but is not limited to this, and the PTS terminal 700 may directly display on the display device 47a and the lower image display panel 141. In addition, by transmitting inserted currency information from the bill entry 60 to the game controller 70 without going through the PTS terminal 700, the game controller 70 may calculate the amount of inserted currency (e.g., US dollar) per 1 credit based on the exchange rate and display this on the display device 47a and the lower image display panel 141.

[0094] In this way, the control panel 30 displays the amount per credit converted into the type of currency inserted by the player, but since the specific currency in the slot machine 10 is set to "Philippine Peso," the game controller 70 processes bets and awards based on the amount per credit converted into the specific currency, "Philippine Peso," even if the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is not of the specific currency (e.g., "Philippine Peso").

[0095] That is, the player can set the amount per credit by operating the denomination button 47 while viewing the displayed amount converted into "US dollars" on the display device 47a of the control panel 30, while viewing the displayed amount converted into "US dollars", which is the currency inserted by the player, rather than the specific currency unit ("Philippine peso") handled in the slot machine 10. Specifically, when the denomination button 47 is pressed in sequence, the display on the display device 47a is changed in sequence in accordance with the button operation, such as "$0.01", "$0.1", .... The result of this change is transmitted from the control panel 30 to the PTS terminal 700. The PTS terminal 700 converts the amount per credit set by the denomination button 47 (the amount converted into US dollars) into the amount of the specific currency (for example, "Philippine peso") handled in the slot machine 10, and transmits the conversion result to the game controller 70 (described later) of the slot machine 10. As a result, the game controller 70 converts the amount per credit set by the player into an amount in a specific currency ("Philippine Peso") (for example, 1 Philippine Peso (php) per credit) and performs betting and awarding processes based on the result. The display for switching denominations on the lower image display panel 141 is also configured to allow the same display and switching operations as those of the denomination button 47. The denomination display and switching on the lower image display panel 141 is controlled by the PTS terminal 700 via the game controller 70 or directly.

[0096] (Control panel function description) The control panel 30 of this embodiment is provided with credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 (a first credit button 40, a second credit button 41, a third credit button 42, a fourth credit button 43, and a fifth credit button 44) as a plurality of bet amount input devices for selecting a bet object. The credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 are provided with display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a that are visible from the outside, respectively, and different basic bet amounts are set depending on the difference in advantage.

[0097] The control panel 30 also has bet buttons 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 (1-BET button 34, 2-BET button 35, 3-BET button 36, 5-BET button 37, and 10-BET button 38) as multiple multiplier input devices for the player to select a payout rate. The multiple multiplier input devices are each associated with a different payout rate. The bet buttons 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 are each provided with display devices 34a, 35a, 36a, 37a, and 38a that are visible from the outside and display the payout rates.

[0098] When one of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 receives an input, the control panel 30 of the slot machine 10 displays, on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, a value obtained by multiplying the set basic bet amount by the payout rate corresponding to the bet button 34 to 38 that received the input, respectively. Also, on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a, an amount converted into the currency unit (e.g., US dollars) inserted by the player is displayed, which is the value obtained by multiplying the basic bet amount by the payout rate corresponding to the bet button 34 to 38 that received the input. 6(a), when the 1-BET button 34 is operated, the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a display 1, 3, 7, 15, 25 credits as the value obtained by multiplying the basic bet amount set for each of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 by the payout rate corresponding to the bet button 34 to 38 that has received the input, and also display the respective currency units of $0.01, $0.03, $0.07, $0.15, $0.25. In other words, a player who has inserted a dollar bill into the bill entry 60 can see the amount converted and displayed in "dollars" as the currency unit for each of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, 44. For example, when the 1-BET button 34 is operated, the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a display 1, 3, 7, 15, and 25 credits as the bet amount, respectively, and the amount converted into "US dollars" to which the player is accustomed is displayed alongside the credit display. In this way, when the player designates 1-BET, the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 display 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44 display 44a, respectively, the player can easily understand that 1, 3, 7, 15, and 25 credits are required to place bets on WAYS BET1, WAYS BET2, WAYS BET3, WAYS BET4, and WAYS BET5, and that these credits are equivalent to $0.01, $0.03, $0.07, $0.15, and $0.25 in the currency units of the inserted currency.For your information, if the bills inserted into Bill Entry 60 are Philippine pesos, the converted amount corresponding to each credit will be displayed along with the symbol "php" which represents the Philippine peso.

[0099] Specifically, in the control panel 30 shown in FIG. 6(a), when the display contents of the display devices 40a to 44a are "PLAY 3 WAYS (1 CREDIT) ($0.01)," "PLAY 9 WAYS (3 CREDIT) ($0.03)," "PLAY 27 WAYS (7 CREDIT) ($0.07)," "PLAY 81 WAYS (15 CREDIT) ($0.15)," and "PLAY 243 WAYS (25 CREDIT) ($0.25)," respectively, when a bill with a currency unit of "Philippine Peso" is inserted into the bill entry 60, the PTS terminal 700 transmits to the game controller 70, based on the inserted currency information output from the bill entry 60, a message indicating that the currency unit of the inserted currency is "Philippine Peso." As a result, the game controller 70 switches the display of each of the display devices 40a-44a of the control panel 30 via the display controller 170 to information in which the currency unit is expressed as "Philippine Peso" as shown in FIG. 6(b). That is, when the game controller 70 determines that the currency unit of the inserted bill is "Philippine Peso", it switches the amount (amount corresponding to the number of credits) displayed on each of the display devices 40a-44a of the control panel 30 from the amount converted in the currency unit of "dollar" to the amount converted in the currency unit of "Philippine Peso". The conversion between currency units is performed by the PTS terminal 700. In this case, the amount is displayed together with a symbol representing the currency unit "Philippine Peso" (for example, a symbol of "P" with two horizontal lines) or an image that can be associated with "peso". The notation of the currency unit "Philippine Peso" is not limited to the symbols shown on each display device 40a to 44a in FIG. 6(b), and various other notations can be used, such as characters representing the currency unit of "Philippine Peso" such as "1 php" or characters representing the currency unit printed on banknotes such as "1 PISO".

[0100] [Internal structure of a slot machine] Next, the internal configuration of the slot machine 10 and the control panel 30 provided in the slot machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0101] The game controller 70 is provided on a game circuit board inside the slot machine 10. The display controller 170 is provided inside the control panel on a control panel circuit board separate from the game circuit board of the game controller 70. The game controller 70 and the display controller 170 each include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided on the game circuit board and the control panel circuit board, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) that rewritably stores programs executed by the CPU and data used in these programs, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores data when the program is executed. The game controller 70 and the display controller 170 are constructed by the cooperation of these hardware and the software in the storage device as described above. Note that the display controller 170 is not limited to being provided separately from the game controller 70, and the game controller 70 may have the function of the display controller 170.

[0102] For example, the storage device of the game controller 70 stores data and programs used when the CPU operates. For example, the game controller 70 can store the above-mentioned game program, game system program, and authentication program when the game controller 70 performs a process of importing these from an external storage device. The storage device of the game controller 70 also has a working area for executing the above-mentioned programs. For example, the storage device has an area for storing the number of games played, the number of bets, the number of payouts, the number of credits, etc., and an area for storing symbols (code numbers) determined by lottery.

[0103] The game controller 70 executes a game as described above, and controls the symbol display device 150 so as to rearrange symbols according to the game. As described above, the game controller 70 activates a number of activated lines corresponding to the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 for which input has been received in a display frame of 3 rows and 5 columns consisting of a plurality of blocks, and when a predetermined number or more of symbols of the same type are rearranged on the activated activated lines, a line payout corresponding to the symbols of the type is awarded. That is, the game controller 70 is configured to control the slot machine by executing a game program and a game system program in the storage device with the CPU. The display controller 170 has a graphic board, and displays the required bet amount on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.

[0104] The control panel 30 is provided with a CHANGE switch 31S, a CASHOUT switch 32S, a 1-BET switch 34S, a 2-BET switch 35S, a 3-BET switch 36S, a 5-BET switch 37S, a 10-BET switch 38S, a first credit switch 40S, a second credit switch 41S, a third credit switch 42S, a fourth credit switch 43S, a fifth credit switch 44S, a spin switch 46S, and a denomination changeover switch 47S, corresponding to the above-mentioned buttons. Each switch detects that the corresponding button is pressed by the player, and outputs a signal to the game controller 70 and the display controller 170. The game controller 70 controls the bets based on the signal from each switch. The display controller 170 transmits signals from each switch to the game controller 70, and the game controller 70 determines, based on these signals, the content to be displayed on the display devices 34a-38a and 40a-44a provided on the buttons 34-38 and 40-44, and transmits the determination results to the display controller 170, thereby causing them to be displayed on each button.

[0105] In addition to the speaker, touch panel, and the like, a graphic board 130, a power supply unit 81, and a communication interface 82 are connected to the game controller 70.

[0106] The graphic board 130 controls the display of images on each of the upper image display panel 131 and the lower image display panel 141, based on a control signal output from the game controller 70. The graphic board 130 includes a VDP that generates image data, a video RAM that stores the image data generated by the VDP, and the like.

[0107] The graphic board 130 also includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) that generates image data based on a control signal output from the game controller 70, a video RAM that temporarily stores the image data generated by the VDP, etc. The image data used when generating image data by the VDP is included in the game program in the storage device. The graphic board 130 also has a function of outputting the operation results of various touch icons provided on the lower image display panel 141 to the game controller 70.

[0108] The communication interface 82 is for communicating with the PTS terminal 700 and an external control device. When the PTS terminal 700 receives an input signal from the bill entry 60, it transmits inserted currency information contained in the input signal to the game controller 70 via the communication interface 82. When an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot, the PTS terminal 700 transmits amount data stored in the IC card to the game controller 70 via the communication interface 82. Based on a control signal received from the game controller 70 via the communication interface 82, the PTS terminal 700 writes amount data to the IC card inserted into the card insertion slot.

[0109] Furthermore, the game controller 70 is capable of transmitting signals to the display controller 170 using a known communication protocol and communication connection. For example, the game controller 70 transmits to the display controller 170 a signal indicating whether or not the display controller 170 is currently in a state in which various buttons are permitted to be accepted.

[0110] (PTS terminal configuration) Next, the configuration of the circuitry included in the PTS terminal 700 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0111] The PTS controller 750 that controls the PTS terminal 700 includes a CPU 751 , a ROM 752 , and a RAM 753 .

[0112] The CPU 751 controls the execution of each component of the PTS terminal 700, and also executes various programs stored in the ROM 752 and performs calculations.

[0113] The ROM 752 is made up of a memory device such as a flash memory, and stores permanent data executed by the CPU 751. For example, the ROM 752 may store a credit update program for rewriting credit-related data (money data) stored in an IC card (not shown) connected via an IC card I / F (interface) 763.

[0114] The RAM 753 temporarily stores data required when executing the various programs stored in the ROM 752 .

[0115] The external storage device 754 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores the programs executed by the CPU 751 and data used by the programs executed by the CPU 751 .

[0116] In this embodiment, the CPU 751 periodically obtains the latest exchange rate from the SMS 1200 and stores (updates) it in the RAM 753 or the external storage device 754. This exchange rate is a conversion rate between a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine Peso") that is predetermined in the slot machines 10A, 10B, ... and the table game devices 20A, 20B, ... and other currencies (e.g., "US Dollar", "Yen", etc.). The timing at which the PTS terminal 700 obtains the exchange rate from the SMS 1200 may be set to any time when the PTS terminal 700 needs information on the exchange rate. Specifically, when information indicating an inserted currency is received from the bill entry 60 provided in the slot machines 10A, 10B, ..., the conversion rate (exchange rate) between the inserted currency and a specific currency may be obtained from the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) each time.

[0117] The server I / F (interface) 755 realizes data communication between the information processing device 500, such as a hall management server, or other servers, and the PTS terminal 700. The gaming machine I / F (interface) 756 realizes data communication between the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10 and the PTS terminal 700 via the communication interface 82 (FIG. 7) on the slot machine 10 side, and a specified protocol may be used for this data communication.

[0118] In addition, the PTS terminal 700 is connected to the bill entry 60, which is a banknote validator, via a bill entry I / F (interface) 757, and is also connected to a settlement machine (not shown) via a settlement machine I / F (interface) 758, and can send and receive data with these as necessary.

[0119] The IC card control unit 741 controls the insertion and ejection of an IC card, the writing of amount data, etc. The IC card control unit 741 includes an IC card R / W (reader / writer) control unit, an IC card intake / ejection control unit, an LED control unit, etc.

[0120] The DSP 765 receives audio data acquired from the microphone 715, performs predetermined audio processing, and then transmits the data to the CPU 751. The DSP 765 also transmits the received audio data to the speaker 707. Furthermore, the DSP 765 outputs the received audio to the headphones via an audio terminal to which a headset is connected, and processes the audio received from the microphone and transmits it to the CPU 751. Note that this is a schematic configuration, and an A / D converter, a D / A converter, an amplifier, etc. are omitted.

[0121] The camera control unit 766 acquires an image of the player etc. captured by the human body detection camera 713, performs predetermined image processing as necessary, and transmits the processed data to the CPU 751. The data is transmitted to the information processing device 500 etc. via the server I / F 755, for example. A ticket printer (not shown) is also connected via the ticket printer I / F 759, and a ticket with the payout amount printed on it is dispensed from the ticket printer. This ticket is to be exchanged for cash at a cashier (not shown) in the casino facility. In addition, the PTS terminal 700 is connected to an LCD 177, which is equipped with a touch panel so that it can receive touch operations from the player.

[0122] (Data Table) In the PTS terminal 700 shown in Figs. 7 and 8, when currency such as a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60, inserted currency information (currency unit, amount) output from the bill entry 60 is stored in the RAM 753. As shown in Fig. 9(a), the storage area of ​​the RAM 753 stores the exchange rate between the currency unit of the bill inserted by the player (e.g., "US dollar") and a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") set in the slot machine 10. In Fig. 9, "US dollar" is simply written as "dollar" and "Philippine peso" is simply written as "peso".

[0123] When currency deposit information is received from the bill entry 60, the CPU 751 obtains the exchange rate between the relevant currency (the deposited currency) and a specific currency from the RAM 753 or the external storage device 754. Note that when currency deposit information is received from the bill entry 60, the CPU 751 may obtain the latest exchange rate from the SMS 1200 (FIG. 2), store it in the RAM 753 or the external storage device 754, and use this exchange rate. If the deposited currency is "US Dollars," the CPU 751 obtains the exchange rate between "US Dollars" and the specific currency, "Philippine Peso," from the RAM 753 and uses it for conversion.

[0124] Thus, in response to a request from the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10, the PTS terminal 700 can convert the amount of a prize generated as the game progresses from a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") used in the processing of the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) to the currency unit (e.g., "US dollar") of the bill inserted by the player at that time, and return the result to the game controller 70. The result of the conversion (e.g., the amount in "US dollar") thus obtained is displayed on the display panel (upper image display panel 131 or lower image display panel 141, etc.) of the slot machine 10. That is, in the slot machine 10 that processes the game in a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso"), the amount of a prize generated as the game progresses is displayed as the amount converted into the type of currency inserted by the player (e.g., "US dollar"), and the amount can be displayed in a currency that the player is familiar with.

[0125] Moreover, the game controller 70 shown in FIG. 7 has in its storage device a bet amount table that associates the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 with the bet buttons 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38.

[0126] As shown in Figures 9(b) and (c), the bet amount table stores bet amounts corresponding to multiple payout multipliers (1-BET, 2-BET, 3-BET, 5-BET, 10-BET) and multiple basic bets (3WAYS, 9WAYS, 27WAYS, 81WAYS, 243WAYS).

[0127] For example, when the second credit button 41 is pressed, the credit amounts (2, 6, 14, 30, 50) in the 2-BET row are displayed on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a, respectively.

[0128] In addition, each bet amount stored in the bet amount table shown in FIG. 9(b) and (c) is stored in association with a currency amount corresponding to each bet amount. The currency amount includes specific currency information such as the amount expressed in the currency of "Philippine Peso" per credit (for example, 1 credit is 1 peso) if the specific currency preset in the slot machine 10 is "Philippine Peso". In addition, the bet amount table stores the relationship between a currency other than the specific currency (for example, "dollar") and credit (for example, 1 credit is 0.01 dollar) as other currency information (currency information including a currency other than the specific currency). This table is periodically rewritten to reflect the exchange rate at that time. Note that, although the relationship between "Philippine Peso", "US Dollar" and credit is tabulated in FIG. 9(b) and (c), other currencies are also appropriately incorporated and tabulated. In addition, the bet amount table shown in FIG. 9(b) and (c) may be held by another device such as the PTS terminal 700 or the display controller 170 instead of the game controller 70.

[0129] [Program Contents] Next, the program executed by the game controller 70 of the slot machine 10 will be described.

[0130] (Main control process) First, the main control process will be described with reference to FIG.

[0131] First, when the slot machine 10 is powered on, the game controller 70 reads out the game program and the game system program, and writes them into the RAM (S11).

[0132] Next, in order to start a game, the game controller 70 performs an initialization process at the end of one game (S12). For example, data that is no longer necessary after each game in the normal mode is cleared from the working area of ​​the RAM, such as the number of bets and symbols determined by lottery.

[0133] Next, the game controller 70 performs a bet start check process (S13). In this process, inputs of the 1-BET switch 34S, 2-BET switch 35S, 3-BET switch 36S, 5-BET switch 37S, 10-BET switch 38S, first credit switch 40S, second credit switch 41S, third credit switch 42S, fourth credit switch 43S, fifth credit switch 44S, spin switch 46S, denomination changeover switch 47S, etc. are checked. When the player inserts a bill into the bill entry 60 and receives insertion information from the PTS terminal 700 indicating that a new bill has been inserted, the game controller 70 updates the specific currency information (amount of money expressed in the specific currency "Philippine Peso" and the number of credits corresponding to the amount) stored in the game controller 70 for the player to play the game in this bet start check process (S13). Specifically, the specific currency information converted from the amount of the newly inserted bill is added to the specific currency information already stored in the storage unit. That is, the slot machine 10 is configured to perform game processing (betting, calculation of dividends, payout, etc.) in a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso"), and the game controller 70 manages the amount of bills inserted by the player and the amount of prize awarded as a result of the game as specific currency information in the specific currency.

[0134] When a bill of a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) is inserted into the bill entry 60, the amount of the inserted specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) and the corresponding number of credits are stored in the memory of the game controller 70. Note that the concept of "storing" here includes a process of adding to the amount and number of credits of specific currency information for a player to play a game when the specific currency information is already stored in the memory of the game controller 70. Also, this information may be stored in the memory of the PTS terminal 700.

[0135] On the other hand, when the currency unit of a newly inserted bill is different from the specific currency (for example, when "US dollar" is inserted), the inserted amount in the inserted currency unit is converted into an amount expressed in the specific currency (for example, "Philippine peso") and specific currency information resulting from the conversion is stored in the memory unit of the game controller 70. This conversion is performed in the PTS terminal 700, and the conversion result is transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the game controller 70 and stored therein.

[0136] In this way, when a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60, the specific currency information for playing the game stored in the game controller 70 is updated based on the amount of the bill inserted at this time, and then the inputs of the 1-BET switch 34S, 2-BET switch 35S, 3-BET switch 36S, 5-BET switch 37S, 10-BET switch 38S, first credit switch 40S, second credit switch 41S, third credit switch 42S, fourth credit switch 43S, fifth credit switch 44S, spin switch 46S, etc. are checked.

[0137] Next, the game controller 70 performs a symbol lottery process (S14). In this process, a symbol to be displayed in the middle area of ​​the symbol display area 150 is determined as a to-be-stopped symbol from among a plurality of symbols arranged on the video reel. This determines 15 symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area 150 (the upper area, the middle area, and the lower area).

[0138] Then, the game controller 70 stores the determined symbols to be stopped in a symbol storage area provided in the RAM.

[0139] Next, the game controller 70 performs a process of determining the effect contents (S15). The game controller 70 extracts a random number value for effect, and determines one of a plurality of predetermined effect contents by lottery.

[0140] Next, the game controller 70 performs a symbol display control process (S16). In this symbol display control process, scrolling of the video reels is started, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the symbols to be stopped determined in the normal mode symbol lottery process of S14 are sequentially stopped in the middle row of the symbol display area 150. That is, 15 symbols including the symbols to be stopped are rearranged in the symbol display area 150. That is, symbols corresponding to the code numbers before and after the symbols to be stopped are rearranged in the upper and lower rows of the symbol display area 150.

[0141] Next, the game controller 70 performs a payout amount determination process (S17). In this process, based on the symbol combination table stored in the RAM, it is determined whether a predetermined number of symbols of the same type are connected across the first to fifth row areas in the area that is the target of the winning determination by the WAYS BET in the symbol display area 150, resulting in a winning. Then, depending on the winning and the value of the BET number counter (the credit type bet), a bonus such as a payout or a right to play a free game is awarded. The awarded payout is stored in a payout amount storage area provided in the RAM.

[0142] Next, a payout process is performed (S18). The game controller 70 adds the value stored in the payout amount storage area to the value of the credit counter provided in the RAM. For example, when the player presses the CASHOUT button 32 on the control panel 30, a CASHOUT switch (not shown) detects this and outputs a signal to the main CPU (not shown) of the game controller 70, and the main CPU converts the value of the credit counter into a specific currency (for example, "Philippine Peso") used in the slot machine 10. Then, a payout command is sent from the game controller 70 to the PTS terminal 700 together with the conversion result (payout amount expressed in a specific currency), and the amount stored as the possessed money in the IC card held in the IC card control unit 741 of the PTS terminal 700 is updated. Alternatively, the value of the credit counter is written into an unused IC card prepared in advance in a card stacker (not shown) provided in the IC card control unit 741, and the IC card is paid out.

[0143] Also, based on an input from the CASHOUT button 32, the PTS terminal 700 can issue a ticket to be exchanged for cash at the cashier. A ticket printer (not shown) is connected to the PTS terminal 700 via a ticket printer I / F 759 (FIG. 7), and if an IC card is not inserted, a ticket with the payout amount printed on it is dispensed from the ticket printer. Note that the PTS terminal 700 allows the player to select the payout currency, and the amount is converted into the currency unit specified by the player and written onto the IC card or output to the ticket printer. The ticket printer may also be connected to the slot machine 10.

[0144] Next, the main CPU 1071 performs a game end notification process (S19). This process is a process of transmitting data indicating that one unit game has ended to the PTS terminal 700. The PTS terminal 700 transmits this data to the information processing device 500, and in response, a bonus game lottery or the like is performed. When the process of S19 ends, the process returns to the process of S12, and the unit game is repeated.

[0145] (Currency input processing) FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the currency deposit process in the PTS terminal 700. In the currency insertion process, the CPU 751 of the PTS terminal 700 waits to receive information indicating that a bill has been inserted from the bill entry 60 (S31). When a player inserts a bill into the bill entry 60, inserted currency information is transmitted from the bill entry 60 to the PTS terminal 700, and when the CPU 751 receives the information, it determines that a bill has been inserted (S31, YES).

[0146] When it is determined that a bill has been inserted, the CPU 751 stores the date and time (insertion date and time) and the inserted amount in the RAM 753 (S32). The insertion date and time is obtained by the CPU 751 from a clock (not shown) provided in the PTS terminal 700, but instead, if the bill entry 60 has a clock, the date and time when the bill entry 60 inserted the bill may be determined by the clock of the bill entry 60, included in the inserted currency information, and transmitted from the bill entry 60 to the PTS terminal 700.

[0147] In addition, the amount of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is determined by a bill recognition unit provided in the bill entry 60. That is, the bill entry 60 transmits to the PTS terminal 700 inserted currency information including the type of inserted currency and the inserted amount determined by the bill recognition unit. This allows the PTS terminal 700 to read the type and amount of the deposited currency from the deposited currency information transmitted from the bill entry 60 and store it in the RAM 753 (S32).

[0148] The CPU 751 of the PTS terminal 700 determines the inserted currency based on the information representing the type of inserted currency stored in the RAM 753 in step S32 (S33), and determines based on the result of the determination whether the inserted currency is a specific currency (e.g., the Philippine peso) set in the slot machine 10 (S34).

[0149] When it is determined that the deposited currency is a specific currency (S34, YES), the CPU 751 transmits the deposited currency information to the slot machine 10 without conversion (S39). On the other hand, when it is determined that the deposited currency is not a specific currency (S34, NO), the CPU 751 acquires a conversion rate (exchange rate) for converting the deposited amount into a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) from the RAM 753 or the external storage device 74 based on the type of currency and the deposited amount included in the deposited currency information (S35), and stores the acquired conversion rate in the RAM 753 as conversion history information associated with the information representing the deposited date and time and the deposited amount stored in the RAM 753 in the above-mentioned step S32 (S36).

[0150] Furthermore, the CPU 751 converts the amount of the inserted currency into a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) using the obtained conversion rate, and stores the conversion result in the RAM 753 as conversion result information in association with the conversion history information stored in the RAM 753 in step S36 described above (S37). As a result, the RAM 753 stores in association with the type of currency of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 (US dollar, yen, Philippine peso, etc.), the amount of the inserted currency, the conversion rate (exchange rate) at the time of insertion, the amount converted into a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) using the conversion rate at the time of insertion, and the date and time of conversion (insertion). In this embodiment, the latest exchange rate is acquired from an external source and stored in CMS 1400 (information processing device 500), and the date and time when the exchange rate was stored in CMS 1400 (acquisition date and time information) is stored together with information representing the exchange rate. Thereafter, the information representing the exchange rate and the acquisition date and time information are stored in pairs in SMS 1200 and RAM 753 of PTS terminal 700. In this way, when the exchange rate information is read, the acquisition date and time information can also be acquired. The acquisition date and time information may be stored in the storage means of CMS 1400 and SMS 1200 or the RAM 753 of PTS terminal 700 as independent information separate from the exchange rate information.

[0151] Then, the CPU 751 transmits these conversion results stored in the RAM 753 (the type of currency of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 (US dollar, yen, Philippine peso, etc.), the amount in the inserted currency, the conversion rate (exchange rate) at the time of insertion, the amount converted into a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) using the conversion rate at the time of insertion, and the date and time of conversion (insertion)) to the slot machine 10 and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) as inserted currency information (S38).

[0152] By executing the above insertion process, even if the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is a currency other than the specific currency used in the slot machine 10 (e.g., Philippine peso), the PTS terminal 700 can convert the inserted currency into the specific currency at the conversion rate at that time and transmit the converted currency to the slot machine 10. At this time, the RAM 753 and SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) of the PTS terminal 700 store the type of currency of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 (US dollar, yen, Philippine peso, etc.), the amount of the inserted currency, the conversion rate (exchange rate) at the time of insertion, the amount converted into the specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) at the conversion rate at the time of insertion, and the date and time of conversion (insertion) in association with each other, and thus sales can be easily tallied based on this stored information.

[0153] (Payment process) FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the payout process in the PTS terminal 700. In the payout process, the CPU 751 of the PTS terminal 700 waits to receive a payout command and a value of a payout credit counter including a payout result from the game controller 70 (S51, NO). When the CPU 751 receives a payout command and a value of a credit counter including a payout result (S51, YES), the CPU 751 obtains the date and time at that time as a payout date and time and stores it in the RAM 753 (S52). The CPU 751 also stores the payout amount (an amount expressed in a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso")) received from the game controller 70 in association with the payout date and time in the RAM 753.

[0154] Furthermore, the CPU 751 displays a selection screen for the dispensing currency on the LCD 177 and waits for a selection by touch operation on the selection screen (S53, S54 (NO)). If a selection operation is performed (S54, YES), the CPU 751 determines whether the selection is a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine Peso") (S55).

[0155] If the selection result is a specific currency (S55, YES), the CPU 751 stores in RAM 753 the payout amount (information expressed in a specific currency amount) received from the slot machine 10 together with the payout command in association with the payout date and time and payout amount information stored in RAM 753 in the above-mentioned step S52, and transmits to SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) (S59) the payout date and time information stored in the above-mentioned step S52 and the payout amount information received from the slot machine 10, the type of selected payout currency, and the result of conversion into the selected payout currency (no conversion if the selected payout currency is a specific currency).

[0156] On the other hand, when it is determined in step S55 that the player's selection is a currency other than the specific currency (e.g., "US dollar") (S55, NO), the CPU 751 acquires from the RAM 753 a conversion rate (exchange rate) for converting the specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") into the selected currency (e.g., "US dollar") (S56), and converts the payout amount based on the acquired conversion rate (S57). Then, the CPU 751 stores the conversion result in the RAM 753 in association with the payout date and time and the payout amount information stored in the RAM 753 in the above-mentioned step S52, and transmits to the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) the payout date and time stored in the above-mentioned step S52 and the payout amount information in the specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") received from the slot machine 10, the type of the selected payout currency (e.g., "US dollar"), and the result of conversion into the selected payout currency as information associated with each other (S58).

[0157] After the process of step S59 or step S58, the CPU 751 executes a payout process in the specified currency (S60). Specifically, the player selects either writing to an IC card or printing out using a ticket printer, and the payout amount is paid out using the selected method. The player can select writing to an IC card or printing out using a ticket printer by operating (using a touch panel) the selection screen displayed on the LCD 177 of the PTS terminal 700.

[0158] By executing the above insertion process, the PTS terminal 700 stores in the PTS terminal 700 and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) the type of dispensed currency, the dispensed amount converted into that currency, the dispensed amount expressed in the specific currency before conversion, the dispensed date and time, and the conversion rate (exchange rate) used for the conversion at the time of the dispense. This allows easy tallying of sales based on this stored information.

[0159] (Recording of exchange rate and conversion date and time) FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the tallying process performed by the PTS terminal 700, the slot machine 10 (game controller 70), and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) to tally up the deposit history when a player deposits currency into the bill entry 60 to play a game, and the payout history when a payout including dividends awarded to the player as a result of the game is made.

[0160] When a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60 (S101), the bill entry 60 transmits to the PTS terminal 700 inserted currency information indicating the type of inserted currency and the amount in the currency (S102). The PTS terminal 700 stores information indicating the type of a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine Peso") preset in the game controller 70 in the RAM 753, determines the inserted currency, and determines whether the inserted currency matches the specific currency, and stores the determination result (information indicating the type of inserted currency and the date and time when the inserted currency information was received (insertion date and time)) in the RAM 753 (S103). Note that the insertion date and time is not limited to the date and time when the PTS terminal 700 receives the inserted currency information from the bill entry 60, and may include the date and time of insertion into the bill entry 60 and transmit the inserted currency information from the bill entry 60 to the PTS terminal 700, and store this in the RAM 753 as the insertion date and time, or may store the date and time when the rate conversion described later was performed as the insertion date and time. In this determination process (S103), if it is determined that the inserted currency is a specific currency (for example, "Philippine peso"), the PTS terminal 700 transmits the inserted currency information S102 (information including that the type of the inserted currency is a specific currency and the amount expressed in that currency) received from the bill entry 60 to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) (S102A). This inserted currency information S102A is also transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the SMS 1200, and is stored in the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) (S108).

[0161] On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process (S103) that the type of the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency, the PTS terminal 700 acquires from the SMS 1200 a conversion rate (exchange rate) for converting the inserted currency (e.g., "US dollar") into the specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") (S104A, S104B). In this embodiment, the conversion rate is acquired from the SMS 1200 and used for conversion every time the player inserts currency (every time the inserted currency is determined in step S103). Alternatively, the conversion rate stored in the RAM 753 of the PTS terminal 700 may be read out every time the player inserts currency, and conversion may be performed using the conversion rate. Specifically, every time the conversion rate is updated in the SMS 1200, the updated content is transmitted from the SMS 1200 to the PTS terminal 700, and the conversion rate in the RAM 753 in the PTS terminal 700 is updated. Then, every time a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60, the PTS terminal 700 converts the inserted currency into a specific currency using the latest conversion rate stored in the RAM 753. In this way, the PTS terminal 700 does not need to communicate with the SMS 1200 every time a bill is inserted into the bill entry 60.

[0162] When the exchange rate between the inserted currency and the specific currency is acquired, the PTS terminal 700 stores the acquired exchange rate according to the inserted currency, the insertion date and time (conversion date and time), the inserted currency (Currency), and the denomination of the inserted bill (for example, when a US dollar bill is inserted, information (Denomination) indicating the denomination of the US dollar bill) in the RAM 753 as inserted currency information S102B, and transmits it to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) (S105). In this process, the PTS terminal 700 converts the inserted amount of the inserted currency into the specific currency using the acquired exchange rate, and stores the conversion result (the rate (Exchange Rate) and the converted amount (Exchange Amount) shown in FIG. 14) in the RAM 753, and transmits it to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) and the SMS 1200 by including it in the above-mentioned inserted currency information S102B.

[0163] Information on the inserted currency is displayed on the control panel 30 in the input currency. The input date and time (conversion date and time) recorded and transmitted in the process of step S105 means the date and time when the conversion rate is obtained from outside or from the RAM 753 at the time of conversion, but is periodically (for example, once a day at a specified time) input by the operator of the CMS 1400 based on the latest exchange rate in the CMS 1400, and the input result is displayed on the display unit of the SMS 1200. The operator of the SMS 1200 inputs the latest conversion rate to the SMS 1200 using an input device based on this display. The SMS 1200 stores the input conversion rate in the memory unit of the SMS 1200 and transmits it to the PTS terminal 700. The PTS terminal 700 stores the conversion rate transmitted from the SMS 1200 in the RAM 753 of the PTS terminal 700.

[0164] When the inserted currency is a specific currency, information indicating the type of the currency and the amount expressed in the currency are transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70), and when the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency, information indicating the type of the currency and the amount converted into the specific currency are transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70). The game controller 70 of the slot machine 10 stores the inserted currency information S102A or S102B transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 in an internal storage unit (S106). This stored inserted currency information S102A is used to determine which currency (an amount expressed in "Philippine Peso", an amount expressed in "US Dollar", an amount expressed in "Yen", etc.) to display when displaying the bet amount on the control panel 30 described later.

[0165] In the game controller 70, the game proceeds with the amount of money inserted in a specific currency (for example, Philippine pesos) received from the PTS terminal 700 (S107). If the player desires to display the amount in the currency inserted by the player, the control panel 30 displays the converted amount (such as the bet amount) in the currency inserted by the player, rather than the specific currency actually used in the game in the slot machine 10, by performing a predetermined selection operation (details will be described later).

[0166] Furthermore, the SMS1200 (information processing device 500) that has received the deposited currency information S102B from the PTS terminal 700 stores the deposited currency information S102B in the storage unit. Specifically, information such as the type and amount of the deposited currency, the date and time of deposit, the conversion rate if converted and the date and time of acquisition, and the conversion result (amount in a specific currency after conversion) is associated with each deposit and is accumulated together with the deposited currency information S102A described above (S108). This accumulated information allows the sales and the like of the slot machine 10 to be tallied (S119).

[0167] In addition, when the game ends on the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) and the player operates the CASHOUT / TAKE WIN button 32 (S109), the number of credits paid out on the slot machine 10 is converted into an amount in a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso), and the conversion result S111 is transmitted to the PTS terminal 700 (S110).

[0168] The PTS terminal 700, which has received information (conversion result S111) indicating the payout amount in a specific currency, determines the type of currency specified by the player (S112), and obtains the conversion rate (exchange rate) for converting the specific currency into the selected currency from the RAM 753 (S113). In this embodiment, the conversion rate is input periodically (for example, once a day) in the CMS 1400 (information processing device 500). The CMS 1400 stores and displays the input conversion rate. In the SMS 1200, the operator inputs the conversion rate, which is stored in the storage unit of the SMS 1200 and is further transmitted from the SMS 1200 to the PTS terminal 700, where it is stored in the RAM 753. At the time of conversion, the PTS terminal 700 reads the latest conversion rate from the RAM 753 and uses it for the conversion. Alternatively, the PTS terminal 700 may obtain the conversion rate from outside via the CMS 1400 and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) each time a conversion is performed.

[0169] When conversion is performed using the obtained conversion rate (S114), the type of currency paid out, the payout amount converted into that currency, the payout amount expressed in the specific currency before conversion, the payout date and time, and the conversion rate (exchange rate) used for the conversion at the time of payout are stored in RAM 753 as corresponding payout information S116 and are also transmitted to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) and SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) (S115).

[0170] After storing and transmitting the payout information S116, the PTS terminal 700 performs a payout using the medium (IC card or ticket) selected by the player (S117). Furthermore, the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) that has received the payout information S116 from the PTS terminal 700 displays the conversion result as payout information, for example, on the lower image display panel 141. That is, the payout amount is converted into the currency inserted by the player and displayed. Furthermore, the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) that receives the payout information S116 from the PTS terminal 700 records the payout information (currency related to the payout and the amount converted into that currency, payout date and time, conversion rate, etc.) (S118).

[0171] As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the RAM 753 of the PTS terminal 700 and the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500) accumulate information on the currency inserted by the player (input currency, input date and time (conversion date and time), conversion rate, etc.) and the currency paid out to the player (payout currency, payout date and time (conversion date and time), conversion rate, etc.), and by tallying these at a predetermined time, the sales from the slot machine 10 can be tallied (S119).

[0172] For example, in FIG. 14, history No. 1 indicates that a bill having a currency of US dollars (USD) and a denomination of 100 dollar bills was inserted into a bill entry 60 connected to a PTS terminal 700 (slot machine 10A) identified by an installation area (Location) of "C010202" and asset number (ASSET NO) of "1003001" at 10:00:28 AM on December 1, 2018, and a total exchange amount of 4523.14 PHP was converted at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 45.2314 PHP to the Philippine peso.

[0173] In addition, history No. 2 shows that a bill with a currency of US Dollars (USD) and a denomination of 100 dollar bills was inserted into bill entry 60 connected to PTS terminal 700 (slot machine 10A) identified by its installation area (Location) of "C010202" and asset number (ASSET NO) of "1003001" at 10:01:35 AM on December 1, 2018, and a total exchange amount of 4523.14 PHP was converted at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 45.2314 PHP to the Philippine peso.

[0174] In addition, history No. 3 shows that a bill having a currency of US Dollars (USD) and a denomination of 100 dollar bills was inserted into bill entry 60 connected to PTS terminal 700 (slot machine 10B) identified by an installation area (Location) of "C010202" and asset number (ASSET NO) of "1003005" at 10:02:40 AM on December 1, 2018, and a total exchange amount of 4523.14 PHP was converted at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 45.2314 PHP to the Philippine peso.

[0175] In addition, history No. 4 shows that a bill with a currency of US Dollars (USD) and a denomination of $50 bills was inserted into bill entry 60 connected to PTS terminal 700 (slot machine 10B) identified by its installation area (Location) of "C010202" and asset number (ASSET NO) of "1003005" at 10:02:55 AM on December 1, 2018, and a total exchange amount of 2261.57PHP was converted at an exchange rate of 1USD = 45.2314PHP to the Philippine peso.

[0176] In addition, history No. 5 shows that a bill whose currency is Japanese Yen (JPY) and whose denomination is 10,000 yen was inserted into bill entry 60 connected to PTS terminal 700 (slot machine 10C) identified by its installation area (Location) being "C010204" and asset number (ASSET NO) being "1002014" at 10:03:01 AM on December 1, 2018, and that a total of 4,754.40 PHP was converted at an exchange rate of 1 JPY = 0.47544 PHP to the Philippine peso.

[0177] In this manner, in the information management system 100 of the present embodiment, the history information shown in FIG. 14 is stored in the PTS terminal 700 and the SMS 1200. The PTS terminal 700 stores the history of the conversion, together with the result of converting the bills inserted into the bill entry 60 into a specific currency (for example, "Philippine Peso") using the corresponding currency conversion rate. The PTS terminal 700 also transmits history information representing the history to the SMS 1200. The SMS 1200 stores the history information transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 in the storage unit of the SMS 1200. In this history information, a timestamp representing the date and time when the bills were inserted into the bill entry 60 and the conversion was performed is stored in association with each piece of history information. For example, when a system failure occurs, the timestamp of each piece of history information stored in the SMS 1200 can be compared with the timestamp of each piece of history information stored in the PTS terminal 700 to verify the effect of the failure. Also, it is possible to perform verification of fraudulent acts in a similar manner.

[0178] When SMS1200 (information processing device 500) is performing the tallying, if there is a discrepancy between the tallying result obtained from the amounts deposited and paid out sent from each PTS terminal 700 and the actual balance at the casino facility, the CPU 551 (Figure 1(b)) of SMS1200 (information processing device 500) can determine whether this is due to fluctuations in the conversion rate (exchange rate) or whether there is some other possible cause, such as fraud. Specifically, if an exchange rate is obtained periodically (such as once a day) and stored in the PTS terminal 700 or slot machine 10, and this stored exchange rate is used to convert the currency inserted by the player into a specific currency or at the time of payout and the conversion results are tallied by the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500), there may be an error between this and the result obtained when the casino facility (store) balance is subsequently converted using the latest conversion rate (exchange rate). However, the date and time when the player inserted the currency, the conversion rate, and the type of inserted currency (US dollars, etc.) are transmitted to and stored in the SMS 1200 (information processing device 500), making it possible to identify the cause of the error using this accumulated information.

[0179] (Bet display processing according to inserted currency) In the process shown in FIG. 13, the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) that has received the inserted currency information S102B executes the bet display process shown in FIG. 15 in parallel with the process shown in FIG. 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, when it is determined that the currency inserted in the PTS terminal 700 is a specific currency, the amount information expressed in the specific currency is transmitted to the game controller 10 of the slot machine 10 as the inserted currency information (S102A). On the other hand, when the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency, it is converted into an amount expressed in the specific currency based on the conversion rate acquired in the PTS terminal 700 or the conversion rate stored in the RAM 753 (FIG. 9(a)), and the information indicating the inserted currency, the information indicating the amount in the currency before conversion (the currency of the inserted bill), and the information indicating the amount in the specific currency after conversion are transmitted to the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) as the inserted currency information (S102B).

[0180] When only information indicating an amount expressed in a specific currency is transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 (S102A), the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) determines that the inserted currency is the specific currency, converts the inserted amount into a credit amount, and adds the converted amount to the credit data stored in the game controller 70 to update the credit data (S164). On the other hand, when information indicating a currency unit other than the specific currency and information indicating the amount before and after the conversion are transmitted from the PTS terminal 70 (S102B), the game controller 70 updates the credit data based on the information indicating the currency unit and the amount before and after the conversion (S164). The credit data is the result of converting the amount data of the inserted currency into a credit amount using the bet amount tables shown in Figs. 9(b) and (c), and is stored in the memory of the game controller 70.

[0181] In this embodiment, the bet amount table (FIGS. 9(b), (c)) is rewritten from time to time in response to changes in the conversion rate (exchange rate), so that the conversion rate at which the player deposits currency into the bill entry 60 and converts it into a specific currency matches the bet amount table (FIGS. 9(b), (c)) stored in the game controller 70. In addition, the conversion rate at the time when the player deposits (converts) currency into the bill entry 60 (meaning the conversion rate between the deposited currency and a specific currency (FIG. 9(a)) and the conversion rate between these and the number of credits (FIGS. 9(b), (c))) is held until the next time the player deposits currency and conversion is performed.

[0182] In the case of this embodiment, the game controller 70 has "Philippine Peso" pre-stored (set) in the memory section as a specific currency, and when the specific currency is inserted, information on the amount is stored as credit data, whereas when a currency other than the specific currency is inserted, a set of information representing the inserted currency (information representing the type of currency and image (symbol) data for visually displaying the type), information on the amount represented by the inserted currency, and information representing the amount resulting from converting the amount of the inserted currency into the specific currency are stored as credit data.

[0183] That is, in the credit data update / display process (S164), when a specific currency is inserted, only information indicating the amount in the specific currency and the corresponding number of credits is stored as the credit data, and when a currency other than the specific currency is inserted, information indicating the inserted currency, information indicating the amount in that currency, information indicating the amount converted into the specific currency, and information indicating the corresponding number of credits are stored as the credit data, so that the game controller 70 can know the currency to be displayed to the player by checking the contents of this credit data.

[0184] That is, the game controller 70 checks the information stored as credit data, and when information on the amount expressed in a specific currency and information on the amount in a currency other than the specific currency (and information indicating the number of credits corresponding to these) are stored as a set, it can determine that a currency other than the specific currency has been inserted. In this case, by displaying the amount expressed in the inserted currency other than the specific currency on the lower image display panel 141, the amount converted into the inserted currency can be displayed while the internal processing is performed on the amount converted into the specific currency. In this case, in addition to displaying the amount, an image (symbol) indicating the type of currency (currency other than the specific currency) can be displayed to allow the player to easily understand the currency of the displayed amount. For example, if the currency of the inserted bill is "US dollar" other than the specific currency (for example, "Philippine peso"), "$10" is displayed as the display content. That is, the currency can be represented by displaying the symbol "$" representing the dollar before the number. Note that the image (symbol) representing the currency is not limited to this dollar sign, and for example, an image (for example, an image representing the national flag, etc.) that impressively represents "US dollar" in a large size may be displayed in another display frame.

[0185] On the other hand, when only the information of the amount expressed in a specific currency is stored as the credit data, the game controller 70 displays the amount in the specific currency on the lower image display panel 141. For example, when the specific currency is "Philippine Peso", the amount converted into "Philippine Peso" is displayed together with the symbol representing the currency of "Philippine Peso" (the symbol "P" with two horizontal lines). FIG. 9(d) is a schematic diagram showing a display example of the amount of payout (prize) displayed on the lower image display panel 141 (a display example of the WIN meter 206 on the lower image display panel 141). As shown in FIG. 9(d), when a dollar bill is inserted into the bill entry 60, the amount of payout (prize) awarded to the player as a result of the game is converted into "US Dollars" in the PTS terminal 700 by the control of the game controller 70 and displayed on the WIN meter 206. In this case, the game controller 70 displays the symbol representing the currency of "US Dollars" together with the amount. On the other hand, if a Philippine peso bill is inserted into Bill Entry 60, the amount of the prize will be displayed in Philippine peso currency and the symbol representing that currency.

[0186] In addition, when a new bill of the specific currency is inserted into the bill entry 60 while a bill of the specific currency is being displayed due to the insertion of a bill of the currency other than the specific currency, the game controller 70, which has received the inserted currency information (S102B) from the PTS terminal 700, deletes the amount information of the currency other than the specific currency from the set of the amount information of the specific currency and the amount information of the currency other than the specific currency stored up until that point, and displays only the amount information of the specific currency, thereby making it possible to determine that the information to be displayed is the amount information of the specific currency. In addition, with regard to which currency is to be displayed, dedicated information may be separately stored as display currency information in the storage unit of the game controller 70.

[0187] When the credit data is updated in the game controller 70, the updated information is sent to the control panel 30 (S165). The control panel 30 updates the display information stored in the display controller 170 based on the updated information sent from the game controller 70 (S166). This display information is information for displaying the bet amount (the bet amount assigned to the credit buttons 40, 41, 42, 43, 44) displayed on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a of the control panel 30, and is specific text image data for displaying the amount of credits required for a bet in an amount expressed in a specific currency or an input currency other than the specific currency. For example, when the input currency is a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso"), the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a display the respective amounts of credits required for a bet, and display the corresponding amounts in the specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso"). On the other hand, when the currency of the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency (e.g., "US dollar"), the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a display the number of credits required for each bet and display the corresponding amount in the currency of the inserted currency (e.g., "US dollar"). Display information for this display (bet amount table shown in Figs. 9(b) and (c)) is stored in the game controller 70, and the game controller 70 refers to this bet amount table to select information to be displayed on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the control panel 30 (the number of bets required to start a game and the amount corresponding to the number of bets (the amount expressed in the specific currency when the inserted currency is a specific currency, and the amount expressed in the currency of the inserted currency when the inserted currency is a currency other than the specific currency)) and transmits it to the display controller 170. The display controller 170 displays each piece of information on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the control panel 30 based on this information. The display on the display devices 34a to 38a of the control panel 30 is also performed by the display controller 170.As a result, if the currency unit of the inserted banknote is different from the currency previously inserted, the amount (currency) displayed on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a of the control panel 30 will be changed by the credit data update and display process (S164) and the update and display process (S166).

[0188] In this way, the credit data is updated in the game controller 70, and in the state where the display of each display device of the control panel 30 is updated, when the player operates the control panel 30 to input a bet (S167), bet information (operation information) indicating the bet content is transmitted from the control panel 30 to the game controller 70 (S168). In the credit data update / display process (S164), the game controller 70 stores the number of credits and the amount displayed on each display device of the control panel 30, and also stores the functions assigned to each of the buttons 34-38, 40-44 provided on each display device, and can grasp the number of bets and the corresponding amount based on the operation information of the control panel 30 (information indicating the button that was operated).

[0189] As a result, the game controller 70, which has received the information indicating the bet contents from the control panel 30, displays the bet information on a part of the lower image display panel 141 of the slot machine 10 (S169). In this case, the game controller 70 displays the bet amount in a specific currency or a currency other than the specific currency on the lower image display panel 141 based on the credit data stored in the storage unit (or separately stored display currency information). Specifically, if the currency inserted into the bill entry 60 is a specific currency, the bet amount is displayed in the amount expressed in the specific currency, and if the currency inserted is a currency other than the specific currency, the bet amount is displayed in the amount expressed in the inserted currency.

[0190] The game controller 70 is configured to perform game progress (betting, calculation of payout, etc.) based on an amount expressed in a specific currency, and when displaying a betting amount in a currency other than the specific currency on the lower image display panel 141, the game controller 70 obtains the betting amount in the specific currency based on betting information (S168) (button operation information) from the control panel 30, and transmits this as betting information (S170) to the PTS terminal 700 (S170). The PTS terminal 700 converts this betting amount into an amount expressed in a currency other than the specific currency at the conversion rate shown in FIG. 9(a) (S171), and returns the conversion result to the game controller 70 as conversion result information (S172). As a result, when the player operates the control panel 30 to input a bet, the game controller 70 displays information about the betting input (betting amount expressed in the inserted currency other than the specific currency) on a part of the lower image display panel 141 of the slot machine 10. In addition, the PTS terminal 700 can calculate the corresponding number of credits in addition to the bet amount in currency units and transmit this to the game controller 70, so that the game controller 70 can display the bet amount in number of credits on the lower image display panel 141.

[0191] Information indicating the currency of the inserted currency, information on the amount, information on the currency amount displayed on the display devices 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a, and 44a, and information for displaying the image can be stored and used in various memory units, such as the memory unit of the PTS terminal 700, the display controller 170, and the game controller 70. Furthermore, the rate conversion may be performed in a device other than the PTS terminal 700 (for example, the game controller 70 or the control panel 30).

[0192] In this manner, in this embodiment, in a configuration in which game processing of the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) is performed in a specific currency, the display of each display section of the control panel 30 and the display on the lower image display panel 141 are performed in accordance with the currency of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 (for example, if the inserted bill is a "US dollar", it is displayed as "US dollar", and if the inserted bill is a "Philippine peso", it is displayed as "Philippine peso"), thereby making it possible to provide a display that is easy for the player to understand in accordance with the currency used by the player.

[0193] In the bet display process shown in FIG. 15, if the currency inserted by the player into the bill entry 60 is not a specific currency, it is converted into a specific currency at the conversion rate acquired by the PTS terminal 700, and the game is executed by the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) based on the result of the conversion. In this case, the control panel 30 displays the currency inserted by the player (i.e., displays the amount without conversion). The conversion rate (FIGS. 9(a)-(c)) used for conversion when the currency is inserted is held until the next currency is inserted and conversion is performed, and is used for display on the control panel 30. Specifically, after the currency is inserted, the conversion rate is acquired and conversion processing is performed (after S104), the conversion rate is held until the next currency is inserted. This allows the player to perform operations related to the progress of the game, such as betting, while viewing the display based on the conversion rate at the time of inserting the currency.

[0194] At the time of payout after the end of the game, the player can select in which currency to receive the payout (S109), and since the conversion rate is acquired again when this selection is made (S113), the player can select whether to receive the payout in a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) while looking at the rate at the time of payout, or to receive the payout converted into a foreign currency taking the rate into consideration. At the time of payout (S109), the conversion rate is displayed on, for example, the LCD display unit of the PTS terminal 700 or the lower image display panel 141 of the slot machine 10, so that the player can easily determine whether to convert the payout into a foreign currency different from the specific currency and receive the payout.

[0195] (Display Contents on the Display Device) On the lower image display panel 141 of the slot machine 10, information on currency information and the like shown in FIG.

[0196] In addition to the symbol display area 150, the lower image display panel 141 is provided with a denomination touch icon 201, a MENU touch icon 202, a volume touch icon 203, a CREDIT meter 204, a BET meter 205, a WIN meter 206, a game message display area 207, a free game count counter (FG counter) 208, a WAY count display area 209, an error history display area 210, a system message display area 211, a clock display area 212 (including an upper display switching icon), and a stock counter display area 214 at the time of retrigger.

[0197] The CREDIT meter 204 displays the total amount of the amount inserted by the player into the slot machine 10 (game controller 70) and the amount awarded to the player as a result of the game in the currency of the bill inserted by the player into the bill entry 60. Specifically, if the currency unit of the bill inserted by the player is "US dollar", the PTS terminal 700 transmits the inserted currency information (the currency expressed in "US dollar" and its amount) transmitted from the bill entry 60 to the game controller 70 together with specific currency information including the amount expressed in a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine Peso") and the corresponding number of credits. The game controller 70, which receives this information, displays the amount in the currency inserted by the player (e.g., "US dollar") on the CREDIT meter 204. In this case, the game controller 70 displays the symbol representing the currency unit "US dollar" together with the amount based on the information representing the currency unit (e.g., "US dollar") of the inserted currency transmitted from the PTS terminal 700.

[0198] When the currency unit of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is the Philippine peso, the game controller 70 changes the amount and the symbol representing the currency unit displayed on the CREDIT meter 204 to a notation representing the Philippine peso.

[0199] A player can bet on a game within the range of the amount displayed on the CREDIT meter 204. In this embodiment, in addition to displaying the amount in the currency unit of the inserted currency, for example, it is possible to display the amount in the number of credits. Displaying the amount in the number of credits means the result of converting the currency unit inserted by the player into the number of credits at the rate at that time. Specifically, when the currency unit of the bill inserted by the player is "dollars", the game controller 70 can display on the CREDIT meter 204 the number of credits converted from the inserted amount (for example, the number of credits equivalent to 1 php=1 credit when "dollars" are converted to "pesos") based on the inserted currency information transmitted from the PTS terminal 700 and the specific currency information including the result of converting the inserted amount into a specific currency (for example, "pesos") and the corresponding number of credits.

[0200] Furthermore, the CREDIT meter 204 is configured as a touch icon, and when the player touches this, the display can be switched to only displaying the inserted currency or only displaying the number of credits.

[0201] The CREDIT meter 204 is decremented by the bet amount each time the player specifies the bet amount, and is incremented by the payout amount each time a payout is awarded as a result of the game.

[0202] The BET meter 205 displays the total amount of bets to be made for playing a game, which is designated by the player operating the control panel 30. When the player operates the control panel 30 to designate the bet amount, information indicating the designated bet amount is transmitted from the control panel 30 to the PTS terminal 700, the bet amount expressed in the currency unit of the inserted currency is calculated in the PTS terminal 700, and the number of credits corresponding to the bet amount is calculated in the game controller 70. Based on the information, the game controller 70 selectively displays the bet amount designated by the player in the amount of the inserted currency (e.g., "US dollar"), the number of credits, or both (FIG. 16). This selection can be made by the game controller 70 by touching the BET meter 205, which is configured as a touch icon. The game controller 70 adds up the bet amount until the player finishes the game and pays out his / her own credits, and displays the bet amount displayed on the BET meter 205 as the total amount until the game is finished, not for each game. The BET meter 205 is updated each time a game is played.

[0203] In this way, when the currency unit of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is "US dollar", the bet amount is displayed on the BET meter 205 as shown in FIG. 16, the amount converted into "US dollar" and the symbol representing the currency unit ("US dollar"). On the other hand, when a specific currency (e.g., "Philippine peso") is inserted into the bill entry 60, the bet amount is displayed on the BET meter 205 together with the amount converted into "peso" and the symbol representing the specific currency ("Philippine peso") (the symbol "P" with two horizontal lines). That is, when a dollar bill is inserted, the bet amount input by the player through the control panel 30 is displayed in the currency unit of "US dollar", and on the other hand, when a Philippine peso bill is inserted, the bet amount is displayed on the BET meter 205 of the lower image display panel 141 in the currency unit of "US dollar".

[0204] The WIN meter 206 displays the amount of payout (prize) awarded to the player based on the result of each game. When a payout is awarded as a result of the execution of a game, the game controller 70 selectively displays the amount in the amount in the inserted currency (e.g., "US dollar"), the number of credits, or both (FIG. 16). This selection can be performed by touching the WIN meter 206 configured as a touch icon. The WIN meter 206 shown in FIG. 16 shows a case where the currency unit of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is "US dollar". However, if the currency unit of the bill inserted into the bill entry 60 is "Philippine peso", as shown in FIG. 8(d), the game controller 70 switches to display the amount in "Philippine peso" and a symbol representing the currency unit (e.g., a symbol of "P" with two horizontal lines added) based on the amount data in the currency unit of "Philippine peso" obtained from the PTS terminal 700.

[0205] [Other embodiments] In the above embodiment, the game medium (paper sheets) is described as being made of paper money, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other types of valuable information such as electronic money, coins, medals, tokens, tickets with bar codes, etc. may be used. The currency unit is not limited to the Philippine peso or US dollar, and various other currency units may be used.

[0206] In the above embodiment, the conversion between the currency unit of the inserted banknote and the specific currency set in the slot machine 10 is performed in the PTS terminal 700. However, this is not limited to this, and the conversion may be performed in other devices, such as the game controller 70.

[0207] In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine 10, but the present invention is not limited thereto and can be widely applied to other game machines, and further to other devices such as vending machines for beverages, etc. When applied to a vending machine for beverages, etc., when a user inserts currency in a currency unit other than a specific currency into the vending machine, the control unit of the vending machine converts the inserted currency into the specific currency and executes a sales process in the specific currency. The sales process means a process of deducting the price of the product designated by the user by operating a push button or the like from the inserted amount and paying out the remaining amount as change. In this case, the control unit displays the inserted amount and the amount of change not in the specific currency used in the sales process but in the result of converting the specific currency into the currency unit inserted by the user, so that the user can see the display in the currency unit that he or she is accustomed to, and can easily grasp the amount.

[0208] In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described where the game controller 70 controls the display of credit data (data such as the bet amount and the number of credits inserted by the player) on the control panel 30 and the lower image display panel 141, but this is not limited to the above and may be performed by other devices such as the PTS terminal 700.

[0209] In the above embodiment, the case where the date and time when the player inserted currency into the bill entry 60 and the conversion rate (exchange rate) at that time are stored has been described, but this is not limited thereto, and for example, the date and time when a bet (BET) is placed on game play and the exchange rate may be stored. In this way, the timing when the player inserts money into the game is regarded as the time of the bet (BET), and it is possible to treat the exchange as having been made at the exchange rate at this timing.

[0210] In the above embodiment, the case where the inserted bill (currency) is judged to be a specific currency (e.g., Philippine peso) or not, and if it is not a specific currency, it is converted into a specific currency using a conversion rate has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a configuration in which it is not judged whether the inserted bill is a specific currency or not. That is, in a configuration in which the inserted bill (currency) is converted at a conversion rate of "1.0" (for example, when 500 php is inserted, it is converted to 500 php at a conversion rate of "1.0"), by storing information at the time of conversion (conversion rate, conversion time, etc.) in both the terminal device (PTS terminal 700) and the information management device 500, even if a failure occurs in the system, it is possible to easily check sales, etc. later by comparing and verifying the stored information. [Explanation of symbols]

[0211] 10. Slot Machines 30 Control Panel 60 Bill Entry 70 Game Controller 141 Lower image display panel 170 Display Controller 500 Information processing equipment 700 PTS terminals

Claims

1. A terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine that allows a player to play a game according to an inserted currency, a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on the conversion rate stored in the conversion rate storage device; an input currency information storage device that stores and holds, for history management, currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; a transmitting device for transmitting deposited currency information including the currency information and the rate information to an information processing device that manages the terminal device, as information related to the deposited currency information, for storing and holding the information in a pair with the information processing device that manages the terminal device; A terminal device comprising:

2. The transmitting device Transmitting the timing information together with the input currency information.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 .

3. A terminal information storage device is provided for storing information to be transmitted from the transmitting device.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine that allows a player to play a game according to an inserted currency, a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on the conversion rate stored in the conversion rate storage device; an input currency information storage device that stores and holds, for history management, currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; a transmitting device for transmitting deposited currency information including the currency information and the timing information to an information processing device that manages the terminal device as information related to the deposit of currency, so as to be stored and held in the information processing device and in a pair with the terminal device; A terminal device comprising:

5. A terminal information storage device is provided for storing information to be transmitted from the transmitting device.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4.

6. a terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine capable of playing a game according to an inserted currency; an information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device, The terminal device a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on the conversion rate stored in the conversion rate storage device; an input currency information storage device that stores and holds, for history management, currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; a transmitting device for transmitting deposited currency information including the currency information and the rate information as information related to the deposit of currency to be stored and held in a pair with the information processing device; The information processing device is provided with a recording device for recording and storing the inserted currency information transmitted from the terminal device.

7. The transmitting device Transmitting the timing information together with the input currency information.

7. The information management system according to claim 6,

8. The terminal device includes a terminal information storage device that stores information to be transmitted from the transmission device.

8. The information management system according to claim 6 or 7.

9. The information processing device includes: a collecting device that collects the inserted currency information transmitted from the terminal device; a fraud detection device that detects whether or not there is fraud based on the tallying result by the tallying device and the rate information; and 9. The information management system according to claim 6, further comprising:

10. a terminal device communicably connected to a gaming machine capable of playing a game according to an inserted currency; an information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device, The terminal device a conversion rate storage device that stores and periodically updates a conversion rate for converting the amount of the inserted currency into an amount of a specific currency; a control device that executes a deposit process to convert the amount of the deposited currency into the amount of the specific currency based on the conversion rate stored in the conversion rate storage device; an input currency information storage device that stores and holds, for history management, currency amount information indicating the amount of the input currency, currency information indicating the type of the input currency, rate information indicating the conversion rate used for conversion by the control device, and timing information indicating the timing when the input process was executed; a transmitting device for transmitting deposited currency information including the currency information and the timing information as information related to the deposit of currency to be stored and held in a pair with the information processing device; 2 is a block diagram showing an information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a timing information transmission method for transmitting the timing information to the information processing device;

11. The terminal device includes a terminal information storage device that stores information to be transmitted from the transmission device.

11. The information management system according to claim 10.

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