JPS61238271A - Electronic card type pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic card-type pachinko game machine, and more specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic card type pachinko game machine, and more specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic card type pachinko game machine, which itself comprises a non-volatile semiconductor memory storing data necessary for the game and a microcomputer. The present invention relates to a novel electronic card-type pachinko game machine that enables games by being connected to an electronic card.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Magnetic card type pachinko gaming machines have been proposed for the purpose of simplifying the distribution route for pachinko balls within game parlors and for other purposes.

In the case of this type of magnetic card pachinko machine system,
When a magnetic card is issued, the number of balls owned by the player corresponding to the player's purchase amount is recorded on the magnetic card, and when the magnetic card is inserted into the magnetic card reader/writer installed on the pachinko machine, the magnetic The number of balls recorded on the card is read by a magnetic card league on the pachinko game machine side, and a normal pachinko game can be played within the range of the number of balls held.

When the game end operation is performed, the number of balls held by the player, which increased or decreased during the gaming process, is recorded again on the magnetic card by the magnetic card writer on the pachinko machine side, and the magnetic card pulled out from the pachinko machine is sent to the payment machine. Set it, read out the number of balls you have at the end of the game, and exchange prizes.

Therefore, in the case of this type of magnetic card pachinko machine,
Pachinko balls only circulate within each pachinko machine, and there is no need to return pachinko balls from the prize exchange to each island facility, making it possible to greatly simplify the distribution route for pachinko balls within the game parlor. In addition, since card readers at prize exchanges can be connected to a computer system for centralized management with relative ease, management of game parlors can be greatly streamlined.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, when a magnetic card type pachinko game machine is used, it can be expected to have a great effect of facilitating the rationalization of management of a game parlor, but there are still problems as described below.

First, in addition to a card issuing machine and a prize exchange machine, it is necessary to provide an expensive magnetic card reader/writer for each pachinko game machine.

In addition, since magnetic cards have restrictions on access time and durability against reading/writing, magnetic card-based pachinko machines transmit data regarding the number of balls held by the player to the magnetic card in real time. It's almost impossible to do. Therefore, if the player wants to end the game other than when the number of balls in his possession becomes 0 or when the planned number of balls to be stopped is reached, the player must clearly indicate his intention to end the game by using a switch, etc. If the magnetic card is carelessly pulled out without operation, the memory contents of the magnetic card will be destroyed.

Furthermore, since a magnetic card is just a recording medium and does not itself have any active protection function, so-called dead copying is easy, and conventional magnetic card pachinko machines are not effective against dead copying of magnetic cards. It is difficult to take defensive measures.

Furthermore, it is well known that pachinko machines, which have become popular in recent years, are equipped with so-called electric accessories, which allow the player's profit status to fluctuate greatly in response to the occurrence of certain gaming conditions. . Furthermore, as is well known, the probability of occurrence of a particular type of gaming state and the details of the benefits that will be given to a player when such a gaming state occurs are subject to regulations such as local ordinances. be.

Therefore, in the case of pachinko machines equipped with this type of electric accessory, in order to comply with regulations such as ordinances, each pachinko game machine should be Adjustments must be made for each machine.

Means for Solving Problem C] The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and provides an electronic card that can eliminate the problems of the conventional magnetic card type pachinko game machine described above. The purpose is to provide a pachinko game machine.

In summary, the electronic card pachinko game machine of the present invention has the following features:
A connecting part is connected to an electronic card that includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory that stores data necessary for gaming and a microcomputer that processes the data stored in the semiconductor memory, and a connecting part that connects to an electronic card that includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory that stores data necessary for gaming; The apparatus includes an information generation source that provides data to the microcomputer, and a member to be controlled that is controlled by the microcomputer via the connection section.

[Effect]

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is no need for an expensive card reader/writer or the like, and connection to the card can be made using, for example, a simple electrical or optical contact. In addition, various phenomena that occur during the game process (for example, the occurrence of a winning ball or an out ball) are input in real time to the microcomputer built into the electronic card. Since the parts to be controlled such as the firing device are controlled by the microcomputer on the electronic card side, there is no need to provide a special switch etc. for the player to express his/her intention to end the game. Even if a player pulls out a card while there are still balls in hand, the necessary data will still be stored within the card.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic card type pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 100 is the pachinko game machine main body, 101 is a guide rail, and 102 is a guide rail 1.
The game board surface surrounded by 01, 103 is a ball hitting device, 103a
and 103b respectively indicate a ball-striking handle and a ball-striking rod, which constitute the ball-striking device 1.03.

The pachinko balls hit by the ball hitting device 103 flow into the game board surface 102 along the guide rail 101, and some of them land in one of the winning areas (not shown), and some of them land in the out hole 104. It will be collected.

In the case of this type of electronic card pachinko machine,
Pachinko balls can be circulated within each gaming machine, so pachinko balls that have won in any winning area are passed through the winning ball collecting gutter 105, and pachinko balls collected in the out hole 104 are passed through the collecting gutter 106. through the reservoirs 107, respectively.
The pachinko balls collected in this storage section 107 are shot out again.

In the case of electronic card-based pachinko machines, the occurrence of winning balls or out balls is reflected as an increase or decrease in the number of balls held in the electronic card, so winning balls, etc. need to be detected one by one. Therefore, in this embodiment, a winning ball sensor 108 is arranged in the middle of the flow path from the winning ball collection gutter 105 to the storage section 107.

Furthermore, since the number of pachinko balls held by the player decreases each time a pachinko ball is hit, a shot ball sensor 110 for detecting shot balls is arranged near the ball hitting rod 103b.

Furthermore, if the launched pachinko ball does not reach 1°2 of the game board surface and becomes a so-called foul ball, that pachinko ball can be hit again, so the fired ball sensor 1
10, a foul ball sensor 112 is disposed in the middle of a collection gutter 111 that collects foul balls into the storage section 107.

In addition, 113 is a digital display that displays the number of balls held by the player, which changes depending on the progress of the game, 114 is a playable indicator that lights up depending on the cents on the electronic card, and 115 lights up when the scheduled number of balls is reached. Each shows a completion lamp.

Further, reference numeral 200 indicates a connecting portion which is a feature of this embodiment, and an electronic card is connected via the connecting portion 200.

Further, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic card used in an electronic card type pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. A terminal group 30 for connection with a pachinko game machine is printed on the end of the card 1, and printed wiring is mutually printed between the control section 20 and the terminal group 30 and between the control section 20 and the storage section 10. .

More specifically, the storage unit 10 is constituted by a non-volatile IC memory that has been realized in recent years, and does not require a power source to save its stored contents.

The storage unit 10 has at least an area for storing a program for the control unit 20 to control the operation of the electronic card pachinko game machine and an area for storing the number of balls held by a player.

Further, the control unit 20 is specifically constituted by a microcomputer, and in this embodiment, its power source is connected to the terminal group 3.
It becomes operable by being supplied from the electronic card type pachinko game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention through one terminal of 0, and executes the control operation of the electronic card type pachinko game machine.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a connecting portion 200 of an electronic card type pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 116 indicates a base frame on the front side of the electronic card type pachinko game machine. A support plate 201 is fixed to the lower front side of the base frame 116, and the electronic card 1 is inserted into the gap between the base frame 116 and the support plate 201. A card insertion groove 202 is formed for this purpose.

An electronic card 1 is provided on both sides of the inner wall of this card insertion groove 202.
Rollers 203 and 204 for conveying the card are rotatably supported with their roller surfaces peeking into the card insertion groove 202.

The inner roller 203 controls the rotation of the motor 205 by the belt 20.
6 and rotates, and the roller 204 follows this and rotates.

Further, 207a and 207b are clamping pieces, and the clamping pieces 207
Contacts (not shown) that come into contact with the terminal group 30 printed on the electronic card 1 are formed on the terminals a and 207b, and are pressed against the terminal group 30 by springs 208a and 208b, respectively. Note that a card detector for detecting insertion of the electronic card 1 is disposed on the holding pieces 207a and 207b, and the card detector itself is constituted by a known proximity sensor, photoelectric sensor, or the like.

In addition, the clamping piece 207b is supported by a guide bar (not shown) so as to be movable left and right in the drawing, and a stopper 209 that is approximately perpendicular is integrally formed at the lower end of the clamping piece 207b, and a stopper solenoid is connected via a connecting rod 210. 211.

Therefore, when the stopper solenoid 211 is demagnetized, the terminal group 30 of the electronic card 1 is connected to the spring 208a.
- The clamping pieces 207a and 207b are separated by the pressing force of 208b.
The stopper 20 is pressed against the contact formed on the
9 prevents the electronic card 1 from further entering the odor, and when the stopper solenoid 211 is energized,
The clamping piece 207b and the stopper 209 are connected to the spring 208b.
Since the electronic card 1 is moved rightward by the stopper solenoid 2]1 against the
The connection with the contacts formed at 07a and 207b is cut off, and it becomes possible to fall further downward.

Therefore, if a confiscation device such as a belt conveyor is placed in the falling direction, the fallen cards 1 can be recovered.

The electronic card type pachinko game machine of this embodiment can be played by being connected to the electronic card whose configuration is shown in FIG. 2 through the connection mechanism shown in FIG. 3.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example of a system configuration constructed by connecting the electronic card type pachinko game machine of the present invention and an electronic card.

In FIG. 4, the same elements as in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 are given the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 200 denotes a connection part whose specific configuration is shown in FIG.

That is, the terminal group 30 of the electronic card 1 includes a power supply terminal 31 and a data terminal 32, and in the electronic card type pachinko game machine of this embodiment, the built-in power supply 220 is connected to the power supply terminal 31 via the connection part 200. The data bus 230 is connected to the data terminal 32 via the connection unit 200 and supplies driving power to the control unit 20 included in the electronic card 1 .

Also, 103, 107, 109, 110, 113, 114
・115 is the already explained firing device 103, safe ball sensor 107, foul ball sensor 109, fired ball sensor 110, digital display 113, playable display 114,
The completion lamps 115 are shown, and 240 is the launcher 103.
- Shows a driver that drives the digital display 113, playable display 114, and completion lamp 115.

By connecting the electronic card 1 to the connection part 200, the safe ball sensor 107, the foul ball sensor 109, the fired ball sensor 110, and the digital display 1 are activated.
13, game ready indicator 114, completion lamp 115, and firing device 103 are connected to the control unit 20 via the bus driver 250, data bus 230, connection unit 200, and data terminal 32, and these are controlled by the electronic card 1 side. It is placed under the control of section 20.

Furthermore, in FIG. 4, reference numerals 205 and 211 indicate the motor 205 and stopper solenoid 211, which are an example of the transport device already described, 260 indicates a driver that drives the motor 205 and stopper solenoid 211, and 270 indicates a driver that drives the driver 260. Each shows a forfeiture control device providing instructions. Then, the confiscation control device 270 determines that the electronic card 1 is connected to the connection section 20.
0, it is connected to the control section 20 via the bus driver 250 - data bus 230 - connection section 200 - data terminal 32, and this confiscation control device 270 indicates that the number of balls held by the player becomes 0. At preset timing, a return signal generated by the control section 20 gives an activation signal to the driver 260, causing the motor 205 and stopper solenoid 211 to execute the electronic card confiscation operation.

Further, 221 indicates a card detector that measures when the electronic card 1 is connected to the connection unit 200, and the card detector 22
] For example, it is configured by a microsinch, a photoelectric sensor, etc. A power supply circuit 220 is activated in response to the meter of the card detector 221, and the output end of this power supply circuit 220 is connected to the power supply terminal 31 via the connection part 200. .

Furthermore, 222 is an external connector connected to the data line for centralized management of the game parlor, and 223 is the external connector 222.
224 is a serial-to-parallel converter that converts serial data and serial instructions transmitted via the bus driver 250 into parallel data and outputs the parallel data to the bus driver 250; and a parallel-to-serial converter provided to external connector 222, respectively.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the above matters and the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the player inserts the electronic card 1 into the card insertion groove 202.

In the initial state, the stopper solenoid 211 is demagnetized, so the clamping piece 207b and the stopper 209 are pushed to the left by the pressing force of the spring 208b, and the third
It is in the state shown in the figure. Therefore, the terminal group 30 printed on the electronic card 1 is pressed against contacts (not shown) formed on the clamping pieces 207a and 207b. Further, the tip of the inserted electronic card 1 comes into contact with the S7 pad 209 and is prevented from entering further.

When the electronic card 1 is set in this way and the card detector 221 detects that the electronic card 1 is set, the power supply circuit 220 is activated by the output of the card detector 221, and the Power is supplied to the control unit 20, the control unit 20 becomes operational, and executes control operations according to the program stored in the storage unit 10.

First, the control unit 20 exchanges control codes with the electronic card type pachinko game machine, and allows the pachinko game machine to determine whether the electronic card 1 is genuine or false.

Various forms can be considered as specific methods for determining the authenticity of this electronic card 1.

For example, when power is applied via the power terminal 31,
The control unit 20 reads an identification code prepared in advance in the storage unit 10, and transfers this identification code between the data terminal 32 and the connection unit 2.
00-data bus 230-to the parallel-to-serial converter 224 via the bus driver 250, the parallel-to-serial converter 224 converts this into a serial bit string, and sends it to the central control device (not shown) via the external connector 222. Send.

In response, the central management device (not shown) determines the authenticity of the identification code generated by the control unit 20, and determines that the electronic card 1 is a fake if the identification code is incorrect or the identification code itself is not transmitted. A signal equivalent to the return signal is generated. Then, a signal equivalent to this zero signal is given to the serial-to-parallel converter 223 via the external connector 222, and the serial-to-parallel converter 223 converts it into a parallel format and sends it to the forfeiture control device via the bus driver 250. 270
In response to this, the forfeiture control device 270 provides an activation instruction to the driver 260 to activate the motor 205 and the stopper solenoid 21.
Activate 1. First, when the motor 205 operates, its rotation is transmitted to the roller 203 via the belt 206, and the roller 203 rotates counterclockwise. In conjunction with this, the roller 204 rotates clockwise, so that the electronic card 1
enters further into the card insertion slot 202. At this time, the stopper solenoid 211 is also energized, so the stopper 209 moves to the right in the drawing together with the clamping piece 207b against the pressing force of the spring 208b, and the electronic card 1
passes through the stopper 209 and falls downward. Therefore, the electronic card 1 is collected by a conveyance mechanism such as a belt conveyor (not shown) arranged in the direction in which the electronic card 1 falls.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the control unit 20 is activated, the authenticity of the electronic card 1 is determined by communicating complex identification codes between the electronic card and the pachinko gaming machine.
Forgery of the electronic card 1 can be effectively prevented.

In the above example, the identification code prepared in advance in the storage device 10 on the electronic card 1 side is transmitted to the central control device (not shown) immediately after the electronic card 1 is powered on. The control unit 20 is composed of a microcomputer, and the central management device is also equipped with a computer, as is well known, so communication for more complex authenticity determination between the central management device and the control unit 20 can be duplicated or tripled. It is also possible to do so.

On the other hand, as a result of the communication of the identification code as described above, the electronic card 1
If it is determined that the
The serial-to-parallel converter 223 converts this into a parallel format and connects the HAS driver 250 to the data bus 230 to the connection unit 200.
- Provided to the control section 20 via the data terminal 32.

By accepting this command, the control section 20 can proceed to the next and subsequent steps.

First, in the storage unit 10, data indicating the number of balls owned by a player is registered at a predetermined address (temporarily assumed to be address M) when the electronic card 1 is issued, and the control unit 20 controls the number of balls held by a player at a predetermined period (gaming operation). The contents of the address M are read out at a sufficiently short cycle (compared to The signal is given to the digital display 113 via the digital display 113 and displayed on the digital display 113.

Further, the control section 20 turns on the bits of the driver 240 corresponding to the firing device 103 and the playable display 114 via the data terminal 32 - the connection section 20 - the data bus 230 - the bus driver 250.

Therefore, power is supplied to the firing device 103 and the game can be played, and the game enable indicator 114 lights up to indicate to the player that the game is possible.

Note that the bits of the driver 240 corresponding to the firing device 103 and the playable display 114 are equipped with state storage means such as flip-flops and relay contacts, and from then on until set to the off state via the bus driver 250, Stay on.

Then, control operations during the game are executed in accordance with the program prepared in the storage section 10.

It goes without saying that the control operations performed during a game will vary depending on the type of accessory and operating mode of the electronic card pachinko game machine, and the control operations themselves during the game are not publicly known. be.

When a game is started in this manner, the number of balls held by the player changes from moment to moment as the game progresses, but in this embodiment, the safe ball sensor 107 and foul ball sensor 109 are involved in the number of balls held by the player. - Since the firing ball sensor 110 and the like are directly connected to the control section 20 via the bus driver 250 - data bus 230 - connection section 200 - data terminal 32, the signals generated by these sensors are transmitted to the control section 20 in real time. transmitted to.

Then, the control section 20 rewrites the data indicating the number of balls held by the player stored in address N of the storage section 10 in response to the operation of these sensors. As already explained, the contents of the address M of the storage unit 10 are read out at predetermined intervals, and the read data indicating the number of balls owned by the player is transferred to the data terminal 32-
Connection part 20〇-data bus 230-bus driver 250
- Since the information is sent to the digital display 113 via the driver 240 and displayed on the digital display 113, the player information stored at address M in the storage unit 10 is activated by the above-mentioned sensors. The data indicating the number of balls held is rewritten, and this rewritten content is displayed on the digital display 1.
It will be displayed on the 13th.

First, when the firing device 103 operates once, the number of balls held by the player decreases by one.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the operation of the firing device 103 is detected by the firing ball sensor 110, and the detection output of the firing ball sensor 110 is the bus driver 250-data bus 230-data terminal 3.
2 to the control unit 20, the control unit 20 subtracts 1 from the contents of address M in the storage unit 10. Therefore, at the next timing when the contents of address M of the storage unit 10 are displayed on the digital display 113, the display on the digital display 113 is 1.
Subtracted.

Furthermore, when the pachinko ball fired by the activation of the firing device 103 as described above becomes a so-called safe ball, a preset number of N pachinko balls (for example, 13 balls) is given to the player, and the game The number of balls held by the customer increases by N.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the safe ball sensor 107 detects that the fired pachinko ball has become a safe ball, and the detection output is sent to the control device via the bus driver 250, data bus 230, and data terminal 32. 70, the control unit 20 adds N to the contents of address M in the storage unit 10. Therefore, at the next timing when the contents of address M in the storage section 10 are displayed on the digital display 113, the display on the digital display 113 is incremented by N.

Furthermore, even if the firing device 103 operates as described above, if a fired pachinko ball does not flow into the game board surface 102 and becomes a foul ball, the pachinko ball can be fired again. It is necessary to cancel the decrease in the number of balls held due to the operation of the ball sensor 110.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the foul ball sensor 109 detects that the fired pachinko ball has become a foul ball, and the detection output is sent from the bus driver '250 to the data bus 230.
- When input to the control unit 20 via the data terminal 32,
The control unit 20 adds 1 to the contents of address M in the storage unit 10.

Therefore, at the next timing when the contents of address M in the storage section 10 are displayed on the digital display 113, the display on the digital display 113 is incremented by 1.

In this way, as the game progresses, the number of balls held by the player decreases, and when the number of balls held by the player reaches 0 during that time, the control unit 20 performs the operation of confiscating the electronic card 1 as described below. .

That is, when the content of address M in the storage section 10 becomes O, the control section 20 applies a return signal to the forfeiture control device 270 via the data terminal 32 - data bus 230 - bus driver 250. Therefore, the confiscation control device 270 activates the driver 260, and the stopper solenoid 211 and motor 205 operate as described above to perform the collection operation of the electronic card 1.

In addition, as the game progresses, the number of balls held by the player increases, and when the number of balls held by the player reaches the scheduled number of balls to be stopped during that time, the stopping action is executed as described below.

That is, when the content stored at address M in the storage unit 10 reaches a predetermined number of scheduled terminations, the control unit 20 transfers data to the driver '2 via the data terminal 32, data bus 230, and bus driver 250.
The bits corresponding to the playable display 114 and the launch device 103 of 40 are turned off, and the driver 2 is similarly connected via the data terminal 32 - data bus 230 - bus driver 250.
The bit corresponding to the completion lamp 115 of No. 40 is turned on.

First, the bit corresponding to the firing device 103 of the driver 240 is turned off, so that the firing device 103 is powered down and cannot perform a firing operation, and the bit corresponding to the playable indicator 114 of the driver 240 is turned off. As a result, the playable indicator 114 turns off. Furthermore, by turning on the bit corresponding to the completion lamp 115 of the driver 240, the completion lamp 240 lights up, informing the player that the game has ended due to termination.

After confirming that the electronic card 1 has been removed by the player, the process ends.

Furthermore, when the electronic card 1 is removed by the player in this manner, the control unit 20 of the electronic card 1 is powered down and stops operating, but the number of balls held by the player is stored in the storage unit 10 as described above. It is written in real time to this storage unit 10. Since it is constituted by a non-volatile IC memory, its memory contents are preserved even after the power of the control section 20 is turned off.

Therefore, by reading the number of balls held by the player stored in the storage section 10 of the electronic card 1 by the electronic card league of the prize exchange office, it is possible to exchange the player for a prize of an appropriate amount.

In addition, the number of players who have purchased an electronic card by the time the planned number of withdrawals is reached is
If the player removes the card, the power to the control section 20 of the electronic card 1 is also turned off, but even in this case, the number of balls held by the player is written in the storage section 10 in real time, and the storage section 10 is stored in a non-volatile IC memory. Since the control unit 20
The memory contents are preserved even after the power is turned off.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, data indicating the number of balls held by a player is written in the storage unit 10 of the electronic card 1 in real time, so that the player 1 can receive the electronic card 1 from the electronic card pachinko game machine at any time. Even if the player pulls out the balls, the number of balls held by the player is reliably stored in the storage unit 10, and since the storage unit 10 is composed of a non-volatile IC memory, the stored contents are retained even after the power to the control unit 20 is turned off. not lost. Also, electronic card 1
When the electronic cart 1 is installed, the authenticity of the electronic cart 1 is determined based on the identification code prepared in the storage unit 20 on the electronic card 1 side.Moreover, since the procedure for determining the authenticity can be complicated, the identification code It becomes possible to effectively eliminate counterfeit electronic cards that have been copied.

Incidentally, in the above example, the connection mechanism 200 on the electronic card type pachinko game machine side and the terminal group 30 on the electronic card side are electrically connected by contact of a metal piece, but for example,
As shown in FIG. 6, the connection mechanism 200 on the electronic card pachinko game machine side and the terminal group 30 on the electronic card side may be connected by a photocoupler 280. The power source can be obtained from, for example, a solar cell 290, and in this case, the transmission noise between the electronic card pachinko game machine and the terminal group 1 on the electronic card side will be further reduced.

By the way, in the above-mentioned electronic card type pachinko game machine, the control section 20 of the electronic card 1 manages the number of balls stored at address M of the storage section 10 and performs management (for example, return) based on the number of balls held. An example has been shown in which the electronic card 1 is confiscated by Zero, termination of suspension, etc.), but the electronic card 1
Since the system itself has a built-in storage unit 10 and a control unit 20 configured with a microcomputer, and the central management unit is also equipped with a computer, the processing content to be shared can be freely set depending on its architecture. .

For example, in the above example, the number of balls held at address M in the storage unit 10 is O.
Although the control unit 20 executed controls such as confiscating the card when the number of balls reached and ending the stop when the number of balls held at address M in the storage unit 10 reaches the planned number of stops, the external connector 222
- Serial-to-parallel converter 223 - Path driver 25
In response to a data transfer command periodically sent from the central management device via the 0-data bus 230-data terminal 32, the control section 20 transmits data indicating the number of balls stored at address M in the storage section 10. Data terminal 32 - data bus 230 -
Bus driver 250-parallel-serial converter 224
- Transmit to the central control device via the external connector 222, and control the return command and stop command generated by the central control device according to the number of balls transmitted in this way through a route opposite to the above. The control unit 30 may perform the above-mentioned zero return processing or stop processing in response to these commands.

In this way, when the electronic card 1 is issued, the number of planned discontinuations, etc. that may change depending on the day, can be recorded on the electronic card 1.
There is no need to register.

Furthermore, it is well known that many of the recent pachinko gaming machines are equipped with so-called electric accessories, so that the player's profit status changes depending on the gaming status. In the case of a pachinko game machine equipped with electric accessories, the probability of occurrence of a certain type of gaming state in which a special benefit is given to the player, and the probability of occurrence of a certain type of gaming state that provides a special benefit to the player, and the It is also well known that the details of the benefits granted are subject to the ordinances and other regulations of the district to which they belong.

Therefore, in order to comply with these regulations, pachinko machines are adjusted at the time of shipment from the manufacturer, and if regulations are changed after shipment, engineers are dispatched to each gaming parlor to make them comply with the new regulations. We are making adjustments to each pachinko machine.

This kind of adjustment must be performed for each pachinko game machine, which places an extremely large economic and technical burden on manufacturers and game parlors.

Therefore, for example, software for controlling electric accessories is prepared in the storage unit 10 on the electronic card 1 side, and the electronic card 1
At the time of setting the pachinko game machine, the software for controlling the electric accessory is transferred from the storage unit 10 to a control device (not shown) on the pachinko gaming machine side, or the control device is configured to transfer the software for controlling the electric accessory prepared in the storage unit 10 If 20 directly controls the electric accessories, adjustment for each pachinko game machine is no longer necessary by just slightly changing the software stored in the storage unit 10 of the electronic card 1, and it is possible to adjust the pachinko game machine. The burden on manufacturers and game arcades can be significantly reduced.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to interface with a card using only electrical or optical contacts, so an expensive magnetic card reader/writer is installed in each pachinko machine to interface with the card. There is no need to provide one for each gaming machine, and the cost can be significantly reduced.Furthermore, the usable cards themselves have high durability, so the overall cost can be significantly reduced.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, a signal related to the number of balls held by a player is sent to the control device of one example of an electronic card in real time, so that the signal related to the number of balls held by the player is sent to the control device of one example of the electronic card, so that the signal is sent to the control device of one example of the electronic card after the player clearly indicates his intention to end the game using a switch or the like. There is no need to write the number of balls held on the card again, and even if the player suddenly pulls out the card, the data indicating the number of balls held will not be destroyed.

Furthermore, in the present invention, unlike a normal magnetic card type pachinko game machine, the card 1 that can be used has a microcomputer function, so it is possible to exchange complex identification codes with the card when the card is inserted. This makes fraudulent activities such as card forgery extremely difficult.

Furthermore, since the present invention allows the use of a card equipped with a microcomputer function, it is possible to have the card side share the storage of software for controlling the electric accessories and the direct control of the electric accessories themselves. Therefore, there is no need to adjust individual pachinko machines to comply with regulations such as ordinances established for each region (this greatly reduces the burden on manufacturers and gaming parlors for adjusting pachinko machines). be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of an electronic card type pachinko game machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of an electronic card used in the electronic card type pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. The figure is a sectional view of the connection part on the electronic card pachinko game machine side, and FIG. A block diagram, FIG. 5 is a control flowchart, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another example of an electronic card, 1...
- Electronic card 10... Storage unit 20... Control unit 30... Terminal group 103... Completion lamp 107... Safe ball sensor 109... Foul ball sensor 110... Shooting ball sensor 113. ...Digital display 114...Playable display 115...Completion lamp 2
05...Motor 211...Stopper solenoid 200...Connection part 280...Photocoupler 290...Solar cell patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Representative Patent attorney Koji Murakami Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 6 figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A connecting portion connected to an electronic card comprising a non-volatile semiconductor memory storing data necessary for gaming and a microcomputer processing the data stored in the semiconductor memory; An electronic card pachinko game machine comprising: an information generation source that provides data necessary for playing the game to the microcomputer via the connection section; and a controlled member controlled by the microcomputer via the connection section.