Patent ID: 7167724

Claim:
A control apparatus, using a mobile communication terminal, comprising: an accounting center storing a list of subscribers; a game play portion being separate from the mobile communication terminal wherein a game is played exclusively on said game play portion and not on the mobile communication terminal, said game play portion having at least a game start approval button, which enables a game play according to personal information; an input portion, for reading as input personal information exclusively provided by the mobile communication terminal, the personal information identifying a user intending to operate the game play portion; and a control portion disposed on said game play portion, said control portion identifying the user on the basis of the input of personal information, said control portion thereafter making a call via said mobile communication terminal to the accounting center; and responsive to the user being on the lists of subscribers and said game start approval button being operated, said control portion actuates a game credit switch to enable the game play by said game play portion, wherein said accounting center bills at a predetermined subsequent time corresponding to said call made by operating said game start approval button.