JPH06134140A - System for counting point of game, device for counting point of game and chip for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically count the possessed points of a game participant by housing chips in the shape of thin plates inside a housing box while putting them in order in a thickness-wise direction, detecting the kind and number of chips with an identification part provided at the peripheral wall part of the chip, and calculating the point from the detected result. CONSTITUTION:The chip housing box provided corresponding to each game participant when it is applied to mah-jongg is provided with a semi-cylindrical main body vessel 16, pressing plate 17 for fixing chips 5, spring 18 for pressing the pressing plate 17 to the chips 5, and photodetector 19 arranged on the side face of the main body vessel 16 along the axial direction of the vessel. The chips 5 are classified into 10000-point chips 24, 5000-point chips 25, 1000-point chips 26 and 100-point chips 27 and respectively formed in the shape of diks, and black-and-white stripes made different corresponding to the kinds of chips 5 are formed on those cylindrical peripheral walls. Then, the part of this stripe is detected for each chip by the photodetector 19, the kind of the chip is discriminated, and the result is added and displayed at a display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game score counting system for automatically counting and displaying the score of each game participant in a game such as mahjong.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In various games, points are exchanged between game participants using chips or the like. Among such games, Mahjong has recently been attracting attention as a game that not only changes the content of the game as recreation but also can prevent aging of the elderly by using fingertips.

Mahjong tiles are set as an operation that needs to be performed in mahjong even though it is not the game itself. However, since this setting is relatively troublesome, automatic setting by an automatic machine has become popular recently. Although this automatic machine is generally used for business because it is expensive, it is very useful for elderly people who are becoming difficult to perform various operations to perform mahjong.

On the other hand, in a game in which points such as mahjong are exchanged, even though it is an important matter for the progress of the game, the score of each game participant is in the situation where such an automatic machine spreads. However, each game participant counts and verbally reports, and there is no device that automatically counts and displays the score of each game participant.

[0005]

The present invention has been made in response to such a situation, and in a game such as mahjong, the points of each game participant are automatically counted according to the progress of the game. However, it is an object of the present invention to provide a point counting method for displaying as needed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present application, "a thin plate-shaped chip is stored in a chip storage box aligned in the thickness direction and stored, and is provided on the peripheral wall portion of the chip. Is a game score counting method, wherein the type and number of chips are detected by the unit, and a score is calculated from the type and number of the detected chips. " A chip storage box that is arranged and stored in the thickness direction, a chip detector that is arranged in the chip storage box in the chip alignment direction, and a number based on the type and number of chips detected by the chip detector are calculated. A game score counting device characterized by comprising a score calculating device for calculating, and “a thin plate-shaped peripheral part having a thin plate-shaped identification part. Providing invention to adopt a configuration that it is a game chip. "To symptoms.

[0007]

In each of the inventions of the present invention having the above-described structure, the type and number of chips are detected by the identification unit provided on the peripheral wall of the chips stored in the chip storage box aligned in the thickness direction. By doing so, the score of each game participant is calculated.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram when the game score counting method of the present invention is applied to mahjong, 1, 2, 3, 4 are chip storage boxes, 5, 6, 7, 8 are chips, 9 Is a central processing unit (CPU) for calculating the score of each game participant from the type and number of chips, and 11, 11, 12, and 13 are display devices including LEDs for displaying the score of each game participant. .

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the chip storage box together with the stored chips. Shown here is a perspective view showing an outline of the chip storage box 1. The chip storage box 1 has a semi-cylindrical main body container 16 having end walls 14 and 15 at both ends and a chip 5 for fixing the chip 5. The pressing plate 17, the spring 18 for pressing the pressing plate 17 against the chip 5, and the photodetector 19 provided on the side surface of the main body container 16 along the axial direction of the semi-cylindrical cylinder. It is desirable to provide a guide rod 20 that penetrates the end wall 14 in the spring 18 in order to ensure the pressing direction of the pressing plate 17 against the chip 5.

FIG. 3A shows a partial side exploded view of the chip storage box 1, and FIG. 3B shows a partial sectional view. As shown in (a), the semi-cylindrical main body container 16 of the chip storage box 1 has a window 21 elongated in the cylinder axis direction formed on one side surface thereof. It is configured so that the peripheral wall of the chip is visible. The photodetector 19 is attached to the outside of the main body container 16 by closing the window 21.

The main container 16 and the photodetector 19 attached to the main container 16 will be described with reference to the partial sectional view shown in FIG. As shown in (a), an elongated window 21 is formed in the cylindrical axis direction on one side surface of the main body container 16 having a semi-cylindrical shape, and the elongated photodetector 1 is closed so as to close the window 21.
9 is attached.

The photodetector 19 is provided with a reflection type photointerrupter comprising a light emitting element 22 and a light receiving element 23 corresponding to the light emitting element 22 in the longitudinal direction of the photodetector 19. The reflection type photo interrupter is for detecting reflected light by combining a light emitting diode and a photodiode. In the present embodiment, a photo detector is formed by a reflection type photo interrupter array in which a required number of the reflection type photo interrupters are arranged in the cylindrical axis direction. 19 are configured.

In addition to the reflection type photo interrupter array,
It is also possible to configure the photodetector 19 by using one of the light emitting element 22 and the light receiving element 23 as a single element.

In the above embodiment, the photodetector is provided on the side surface of the chip storage box. Alternatively, the photodetector may be provided on the bottom surface or a device to which the storage box is mounted.

The CPU 9 causes the photodetector 19 to move the window 2
The total score of the stored chips, that is, the possession of each game participant, is obtained by detecting the types of chips 5, 6, 7, 8 stored in the score boxes 1, 2, 3, 4 through 1 and the respective numbers. The display device 10, 11,
Displayed on 12, 13.

Although the points of each game participant are counted and always displayed, this display may be displayed only when necessary. Further, if the counting is performed only when the chip storage box is opened and closed, the load on the CPU is reduced.

If the CPU is provided with a function of checking the total points of all the game players and an alarm is issued when the total points are abnormal, the loss of chips can be easily known and The reliability of dot display is high.

FIG. 4 shows a chip used in the present invention. Usually, the score bar used in Mahjong is 10,000 points,
There are four types: five thousand bars, one thousand bars and one hundred bars. Corresponding to this, the chips used in the present invention are 10,000 chips,
There are four types of chips: 5,000-point chips, 1,000-point chips, and hundred-point chips. If a 500-point chip is used as this chip, the chip storage space can be saved.

Each chip has a disk shape, and the peripheral wall in the thickness direction is formed in a cylindrical shape. Black and white stripes are formed on the cylindrical peripheral wall in the thickness direction of the disk.

The black and white stripes differ depending on the type of chip. In the chip of the embodiment shown in (a), the total thickness is 4 mm, and the widths of the white and black portions constituting the stripe are It is 1 mm or 2 mm. In the case of 10,000 point chips 24, the white part and the black part are white 1.
mm-White 1mm-Black 2mm, Black for 5,000-point chip 25 1mm
-White 1mm-Black 2mm, white 1mm for 1000 point chip 26-Black 2mm-white 1mm, 100 point chip 27 black 1mm-white 2mm
-Black 1mm wide.

This 2 mm wide portion has two 1 mm wide portions.
If the white part in this case is represented by "1" and the black part represents "0", the 10,000 point chip 24 is "1100", 5,000 points. Chip 25 is "0100", Thousand chip 26 is 100
1 ”and the 100-point chip 27 become“ 0110 ”, which is read by the photodetector 19 and processed by the CPU 9 to count the number of each chip and calculate the total score. In some cases, the 10,000-point chip 24 and the 5,000-point chip 25 in this example are stored inside out, and in that case, “0
Those read as "011" and "0010" are processed as the 10,000-point chip 24 and the 5,000-point chip 25, respectively.

A chip of another embodiment is shown in FIG. In the chip of this embodiment, the width of the white portion and the black portion forming the stripe is 1 mm, and the total thickness is 3 mm. These white and black parts are white-white-white for the 10,000-point chip 28, white-black-white for the 5,000-point chip 29, and black-white-black, 100 for the 1,000-point chip 30. In the case of the point chip 31, it is configured to be black-black-black. In this case, according to the example of (a), the 10,000 point chip 28 is “111”,
The 5,000-point chip 29 is "101" and the 1,000-point chip 30 is "0".
10 "and the 100-point chip 31 will be" 000 ".

In the case of the embodiment shown in (b), it is not necessary to deal with the direction of storage because all four types of chips are constructed as front and back sides. Further, since the surfaces of the 10,000-point chip 28 and the 5,000-point chip 29 are white, and the surfaces of the 1,000-point chip 30 and the hundred-point chip 31 are black, it is easy for the game participants to visually identify. Yes, if the white part is made red and the black part is made white, it becomes closer to the feeling of a standard mahjong score bar, making it easier for game participants to identify.

In addition to this, as the optical detecting means, it is also possible to use a chip having a different color depending on the number of points used in various games, by utilizing the fact that the amount of light reflected by the color is different.

In the embodiment described above, the chip detection is performed optically, but in addition to this, the same structure as the optical detection means can be applied to the magnetic detection means or the electrostatic detection means. Is. Further, the shape of the chip is not limited to a circular shape, but a rectangular shape, a triangular shape, or any other suitable shape can be used.

The most general method of manufacturing chips is to punch a plastic piece having a predetermined thickness into a predetermined shape such as a circle, a rectangle, or a triangle, and bond the punched pieces with an appropriate adhesive. . As the chip manufacturing method, in addition to this method, a method of collectively molding by simultaneously supplying materials having desired properties, or forming an identification portion on the peripheral wall portion by means of printing, painting, sticking, or the like. The method etc. can be implemented.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention of the game score counting system, the game score counting device, and the game chip of the present invention can be applied to the game participants such as Mahjong in accordance with the progress of the game. Points can be automatically counted and displayed as needed. Especially when applied to mahjong, the chip storage container with a photodetector is provided instead of the score bar box of the existing mahjong table, and only the central processing unit and the display device are attached. It can be easily implemented by simple modification, and is excellent in terms of structure, economy, and immediacy. The structure of the game chip is also simple in that the identification portion is formed on the cylindrical peripheral wall. And since the opponent's score and his own score can be easily grasped, the enjoyment of the game is doubled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram when a game score counting method of the present invention is applied to mahjong.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a chip storage box together with the stored chips.

FIG. 3 is a partial side exploded view and a partial cross-sectional view of a chip storage box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a chip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,2,3,4 chip storage box 5,6,7,8 chip 9 central processing unit 10,11,12,13 display device 14,15 both end walls 16 main body container 17 pressing plate 18 spring 19 optical detection Body 20 Guide rod 21 Window 22 Light emitting element 23 Light receiving element 24,28 10,000 point chip 25,29 5,000 point chip 26,30 thousand point chip 27.31 100 point chip

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A thin plate-shaped chip is arranged and stored in a chip storage box in the thickness direction, the type and number of chips are detected by an identification portion provided on a peripheral wall of the chip, and the detected chips are A game score counting method characterized by calculating scores from types and numbers. 2. The game score counting method according to claim 1, wherein the chips have a thin plate circular shape, the chip storage box has a semi-cylindrical shape, and the type and number of chips are optically detected. . 3. A chip storage box for accommodating thin plate-shaped chips aligned in the thickness direction, a chip detector arranged in the chip storage box in the chip alignment direction, and detected by the chip detector. A game score counting device comprising a score calculating device for calculating a score from the type and the number of the formed chips. 4. The game score counting system according to claim 3, wherein the chip has a thin plate circular shape, the chip storage box has a semi-cylindrical shape, and the chip detector is an optical detector. 5. A game chip, which has a thin plate shape, and an identification portion is provided on a peripheral wall portion of the thin plate shape. 6. The game chip according to claim 5, wherein the identification section formed in a thin plate circular shape and provided on the peripheral wall section of the thin plate circular shape is an optical identification section. 7. The game chip according to claim 6, wherein the optical identification portion is composed of stripes having different light reflectances.