GAME CHARGE CARD SETTLEMENT METHOD, CARD SETTLEMENT TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, CENTER DEVICE AND DEPOSIT MANAGEMENT DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the stop of the use of a game machine due to the shortage of balance.;SOLUTION: This card settlement terminal equipment 10 is configured to acquire the identification information of a card 40 for using a game machine, and to request the authentication of the card based on the identification information to a center device 20, and to set the use limit of a game machine when the card is authenticated, and to notify the use limit to the center device 20. The center device 20 is configured to authenticate the card based on the identification information of the card for a game machine, and to return the authentication result to a card settlement terminal equipment 10, and to request the security of the use limit to a deposit management device 30. The deposit management device 30 is configured to secure the use limit from the deposit account under the name of the card, and to settle the game charge by game units from the use limit according to the start of the game, and to notify the use limit posterior to settlement to the card settlement terminal as the new use limit.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI