Abstract: A coin selection device includes a coin path portion and a photo sensor. The coin path portion is formed so as to allow a passage of a coin due to its own weight. The photo sensor includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion to detect a coin passing through the coin path portion. The light emitting portion emits light while modulating an oscillation of the light. The light receiving portion receives and demodulates the light emitted from the light emitting portion in sync with an emission of the light emitting portion. In this way, the coin selection device detects a coin passing through the coin path portion.

Abstract: A recording medium dispensing machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a main body having a carry in/out opening through which a recording medium to record predetermined information thereon is carried in/out. Inside the main body is provided a storage device to store a plurality of recording media in a stacked manner. The recording medium dispensing machine is further provided with a carrying device that carries the recording medium back and forth between the storage device and the carry in/out opening, and a storage/feeding device which causes a recording medium stored in the storage device to separate or protrude from/into a carry path formed by the carrying device, and whereby causes the recording medium carried by the carrying device to be stored in the storage device, while causing the recording medium stored in the storage device to be fed from the storage device by the carrying device.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: Concerning with the game insurance objectifying the game result in each of the gaming machines, based on the game information transmitted from each of the gaming machines (S103) and the information of the insurance contents stored in the insurance control server, the insurance control server determines whether or not the insurance money of the game insurance is paid (S407). At that time, based on the ID number of the member's card transmitted from the card unit (S203) and the member information transmitted from the member control server (S301), the insurance control server specifies the player of the member who is the object person of the game insurance (S407).

Abstract: A gaming management system is established by means of interconnecting a plurality of gaming machines, each of which is provided with a card unit, a member management server, and an insurance management server. An ID number of a membership card read by means of a reader/writer of the card unit is transmitted from the gaming machine to the insurance management server. Moreover, the insurance management server determines whether or not coincidence exists between a security code transmitted from the gaming machine by means of buttons of the card unit and the security code that has been read from information about details of insurance stored in the insurance management server by reference to the ID number, to thus determine whether or not a person who has inserted the membership card into a card slot of the card unit is a insurant of the game insurance.

Abstract: A gaming identification system comprises a gaming settlement machine and a gaming terminal machine connected to the gaming settlement machine. The gaming settlement machine generates a player image data for identifying a player who will obtain a payout, and then sends the player image data to the gaming terminal machine. The gaming settlement machine executes the payout according to a payout order data for ordering whether or not the gaming settlement machine is permitted to execute the payout to the player who is identified, when receiving it from the gaming terminal machine. The gaming terminal machine displays a player's image according to the player image data sent from the gaming settlement machine. The gaming terminal machine generates the payout order data according to the displayed player's image, and then sends the payout order data to the gaming settlement machine.

Abstract: A gaming management system comprises a network, a gaming machine, an insurance management server and a membership management server. The gaming machine executes a game. The insurance management server manages insurance information with respect to gaming insurance and is connected to the gaming machine via the network. The membership management server manages membership information and is connected to the insurance management server via the network.

Abstract: When an insurant of the game insurance attempts to play a game on another gaming machine after having played a game on one gaming machine, the member inputs and transmits information to the effect of playing a game being covered by the game insurance on another gaming machine, on condition that the insurant of the game insurance has been identified, thereby halting making of a determination as to whether or not insurance coverage of the game insurance has been paid. Subsequently, the insurant of insurance who has played a game on another gaming machine inputs and transmits information to the effect of not playing a game being covered by the game insurance on another gaming machine, thereby canceling a halt of making a determination as to whether or not insurance coverage of the game insurance is paid.

Abstract: To provide a typing game apparatus which can attract public interest in the typing game apparatus and which enables the display of a commercial advertisement and can thus increase spectator's willingness to buy a commercial product related to the commercial advertisement, and a gaming system using the typing game apparatus. Song data and advertisement data are distributed to a typing game apparatus 1 from a server 80 via a game communication section 25, and are stored in a song data storage area 20a and an advertisement data storage area 20b, respectively. When no typing game is being executed, a music advertisement or a commercial advertisement in a demonstration play of the typing game is performed based on the song data or the advertisement data.

Abstract: This application usage support system includes: definition-type AI that receives input information from a user, applies AI processing to this input information according to a thinking routine prepared in advance, and transfers a processing result of the AI processing to application executing unit; and a learning-type AI having a learning function that, when the first AI processing unit does not accept process of the input information, executes AI processing on the input information and transfers a processing result of the AI processing to the application executing unit.

Abstract: A gaming management system has a gaming management server for storing a credit balance; and a card unit which reads a card ID from a permanent membership card or a provisional membership card where a card ID used for specifying a credit balance is stored. The gaming management server updates the credit balance to a credit balance determined by means of addition or subtraction. The card unit discharges the permanent membership card or the provisional membership card after having updated the credit balance thereof, and newly issues a provisional membership card. Further, either the card unit or the gaming management server stores player information in association with the permanent membership card.

Abstract: A point management system has a game terminal mounted to a vehicle, a server including a point memory for storing user ID and the number of points, which are associated with one another, an authenticator for authenticating user ID inputted via the game terminal using the user ID stored in the point memory, a game controller for allowing the game terminal to execute a game when the authentication succeeds, and a point processor for updating the number of points associated with the user ID stored in the point memory in accordance with a result of game execution.

Abstract: An object recognition device capable of recognizing distributed kinds and distributed positions of objects 11 is provided with: a plural kinds of resonant tags (1, 2, 3, . . . ) for sending different frequencies of echo waves (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) from each other; an object holding section Z for holding a plurality of objects each provided with a plurality of resonant tags; detection systems 9, 9? for transmitting predetermined frequencies of radio waves (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8) to respective objects distributed from the object holding section to predetermined distribution areas (A, B, . . . ) and for detecting the echo waves sent from the plural kinds of resonant tags when the radio waves are transmitted; and a recognition system 27 for recognizing the distributed kinds and distributed positions of the objects based on the echo waves detected with the detection systems.

Abstract: A discrimination sensor includes a light emitting device individually emitting sensing light beams onto a surface of an object, such as a bill and having a sensing area that is wide in a direction perpendicular to a scanning direction; and a light detecting device assuring a light detecting area that is wide in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction and detecting light coming from a surface structure of the bill when the sensing light is emitted. The light emitting device and the light detecting device are integrated with each other.

Abstract: A positional information management system includes a positional information management server including a memory and a clock; a card carried by a user in a facility and having a tag IC storing a tag ID; detectors, each detector having a detector ID and a detection range and being installed at a respective location in the facility, for detecting the tag ID via a signal transmitted from the tag IC, and transmitting the tag ID and the detector ID detected to the positional information management server, the memory recording the tag ID and the detector ID, and, from the clock, time at which the detector has detected the tag ID, the positional information management server managing positional information regarding the user, based on the tag ID, the detector IDs, and the times recorded.

Abstract: A positional information management system includes a positional information management server including a memory and a clock: a card carried by a user in a facility and having a tag IC storing a tag ID; detectors, each detector having a detector ID and a detection range and being installed at a respective location in the facility, for detecting the tag ID via a signal transmitted from the tag IC, and transmitting the tag ID and the detector ID detected to the positional information management server, the memory recording the tag ID, and the detector ID, and, from the clock, time at which the detector has detected the tag ID, the positional information management server managing positional information regarding the user, based on the tag ID, the detector IDs, and the times recorded.

Abstract: A positional information management system according to the present invention comprises: a card carried by a user in a hotel and having a tag IC for storing a tag ID; a plurality of detectors each having a detector ID and being installed in the hotel, for detecting the tag ID via transmittance from the tag IC, the tag ID and the detector ID being transmitted; recording device for recording a pair of the tag ID and the detector ID, and a time at which the detector has detected; and positional information management device including the recording device, for managing positional information of the user, base on the pair and the time. Positional information of the users in the hotel or in the various hotel facilities can be obtained by the present invention.

Abstract: A coin feeding machine and gaming machine are include a light emitting element for emitting a light and a light receiving element which is adapted to receive the light emitted from the light emitting element. It is determined that the coins do not pass across a coin passing portion when the light receiving element is synchronized with the light emitted from the light emitting element and able to demodulate the light emitted from the light emitting element, and it is determined that the coins pass across the coin passing portion when the light emitted from the light emitting element can not be demodulated by the light receiving element.

Abstract: The present invention provides an award money payment system for paying out a predetermined award money to a user when the user wins an award in a game using a gaming machine. The award money payment system includes an award ticket issuing device which prepares and issues an award ticket which is related with identification information of an award winner when the award winner wins an award in a gaming machine; and an award ticket accounting device which reads out information stored in the award ticket and acquires identification of a bearer of the award ticket, and is instructed to perform the accounting of the award money by distributing an award money into the payout of the award money in cash and the transfer of the award money into an account in accordance with a distribution designation input on the condition that the identification of the bearer of the award ticket based on the identification information is established.

Abstract: The present invention provides an award money payment system for paying out a predetermined award money to a user when the user wins an award in a game using a gaming machine. The award money payment system includes an award ticket issuing device which prepares and issues an award ticket which is related with identification information of an award winner when the award winner wins the award in the gaming machine; and an award ticket accounting device which reads out information recorded in the award ticket and transfers an award money to a designated transfer destination account on the condition that the identification of an award ticket bearer is established.