CN102448559B - Gaming system bill validator - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method and a system for player payment management in a multiple electronic gaming machine (EGM) environment are described. Multiple bin validators (BVs] throughout a casino receive payments of various fund types. A central computer system (CCS) associates these payments with a given adjacent EGM1 though there Is no direct electronic communication between EGM and BV. In this method and system, the BV only directly communicates with the CCS. The CCS in turn provides the sole and complete management function for crediting BV player payments to appropriate EGMs. The BV Is preferably not housed within the EGM, but alternatively can be In the same housing. This advantageous method eliminates the need for EGMs to communicate with or manage the operation of a BV or other payment device. This system also allows existing casino systems to be upgraded with local BVs, without the need to rewire or reprogram existing EGMs.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic game machine (EGM, Electronic Game Machine) management system, described management system is used for accepting valuable article in public place of entertainment or other polyelectron gaming machine environment, and described management system can be user-friendly to (User friendly).The invention particularly relates to a kind of at the system-level system and method being carried out payment management by multiple local Paper currency identifier (BV, Bill Validator).
Background technology
The present invention relates generally to, at public place of entertainment or other, there is the system and method that the play place of a large amount of electronic game machine as recreational machine provides multiple paper money identifier, and for the central computer system of account executive, in described account, store geld.
As everyone knows, on respective game machine, carrying out by simplifying perspective player (Perspective Player) mode paying (make payments for credit) for counting, can be increased on electronic game machine and playing games.When player has played a period of time and has used up his counting on that game machine on given game machine, can easily for additional counting pay if do not need to leave that specific game machine, so he more likely continues to play games.
At present, in some countries and regions, in the shell of electronic game machine, generally include Paper currency identifier, described Paper currency identifier can easily accept and verify with multiple denomination and currency type and other value carrying tool, the payment that such as bill (ticket) carries out.This controlled Paper currency identifier determine the bank note that receives or bill whether effective, and determine denomination or the value of bank note or bill, the processing unit then payment information electronics being sent to main electronic game machine is at the enterprising line item of GAMEPOINT meter.Prove that this system of installing hundreds of platform game machine and Paper currency identifier combination at public place of entertainment adds the capacity of counting carrying out playing on every platform loom.
A problem of this system is that every platform primary games device also must comprise independently proprietary software copy connecting with the Paper currency identifier of management and polytype and brand.In different time maintenance and this software must be upgraded to improve and to replace the Paper currency identifier of described resident.Safeguard that the game/identification unit of every platform independent needs a large amount of man-hours and downtime.Electronic game machine also must keep and the communicating of Paper currency identifier and central computer system, and described central computer system monitoring ludic activity also provides renewal to Games Software.
There is another problem in some countries, area or compass of competency, in these countries, area or compass of competency, law does not allow to install the recreational machine directly communicated with Paper currency identifier.In this case, usually only provide a kind of equipment for paying in some concentration points of public place of entertainment, on the player account that payment is associated with in central database computer.After carrying out this supplementing with money, player can play any given recreational machine of communicating with the central computer system of public place of entertainment.By permission, player can to account charging without the need to leaving specific game machine, and player just can continue to play games, and this can increase playing of game, but this system does not possess this capability.
In view of above-mentioned where the shoe pinches, therefore provide following this system and method to be useful, this system and method makes player can carry out localization payment easily to central account or specific electronic game machine, and without the need to leaving the game machine that player is playing.
The other usefulness of the present invention is to provide a kind of so convenient: do not require that every platform electronic game machine all carries out communicating or connecting with Paper currency identifier.
Summary of the invention
Provide a kind of for obtaining count (credit) with the method and system of Play Station games in casino environment.
By having public place of entertainment or other the play place of multiple stage electronic game machine, described system can be effectively utilized; Wherein, all electronic game machines all can be electrically connected to the central computer system of public place of entertainment.Electronic game machine (EGM, Electronic Gaming Machine) can be recreational machine or other electronic game computers.Central computer comprises the ability communicated with a large amount of electronic game machine and a large amount of Paper currency identifier by wired or wireless connection.This computer system also comprises sufficient memory, to safeguard the continuous state of all current player accounts, and the information relevant with all effective value bills that public place of entertainment is issued.Described central computer system can accept and verify the value information and billing information sent by any Paper currency identifier, and accepts and the information of checking for identifying the electronic game machine that will be associated with value information.The electronic game machine that described central computer system can will need the additional accounts information of counting of record on electronic game machine to be sent to any networking.Information/instruction also can be sent to Paper currency identifier by described central computer system, for dispose and manage acceptance and/or refusal bank note and bill.
Described method considers the payment accepting player on the Paper currency identifier contiguous with the current electronic game machine played of player, described payment directly can be charged to the electronic game machine of specifying be associated with described BV, or alternatively described payment is accumulated on the player's personal account in public place of entertainment central computer system.Described method also considers directly transmission information between Paper currency identifier and central computer system.Further, described method provides the independent communication in public place of entertainment between central computer system and multiple stage electronic game machine.
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Fig. 1 is the system schematic of the composition that games system embodiment of the present invention is described;
Fig. 2 is the simple flow schematic diagram of the basic step showing the inventive method embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the simple flow schematic diagram of the basic step showing method under prior art condition.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, exemplary preferred embodiment is discussed.
In some countries and regions, game law or regulation do not allow directly to communicate between Paper currency identifier and electronic game machine.In these regions, count in remaining on central computer system player account, but count and can only some concentration point in public place of entertainment or safety place buy.Then player can go to any electronic game machine in public place of entertainment, counts play games until count and use up with these.Then player must suspend and plays games, until he goes in these places of payment one to go to his account charging.When he turns back to that electronic game machine previously played, this loom may be occupied by another player.This situation often occurs, because the common way of some players is waited for, and leaves once the player of failure, and these players are just quickly moved to and have been playing electronic game machine for a long time, and do not pay the bill.Used up the player counted after having played for a long time leave public place of entertainment and do not buy more points number, this is unrare, because still to continue object for appreciation after can not guaranteeing payment on same electronic game machine.
An embodiment of the games system of the present invention (Gaming System) (100) shown in Fig. 1 typically for be provided with multiple stage electronic game machine for public place of entertainment.Term " public place of entertainment (Casino) " can refer to any traditional public place of entertainment, or alternatively, any other facility of vial reason multiple stage electronic game machine or play place.This games system (100) and method for gaming below (200), have Special use at the public place of entertainment of the country being arranged in existence restriction above-mentioned and be worth.
Games system (100) comprises central computer system (110), this central computer system (110) can be any scale, and has enough disposal abilities and be present in a large amount of electronic game machine in networked system and Paper currency identifier with service.This central computer system (110) also must have large memory to store: for supporting all information needed with a large amount of devices of described systems connection, and All Activity, bill and the player information relevant with a large amount of game carried out in public place of entertainment.This memory can combine with central computer system (110), or alternatively, can comprise storage device (115) independent as shown in Figure 1.
Electronic game machine that is that configuration as shown in Figure 1 describes many correspondences or that be associated and Paper currency identifier combination (120), these are combined through wired or wireless connection (130) and are all networked to central computer system (110), to communicate with providing high speed between each electronic game machine (140) and Paper currency identifier (150) at central computer system (110) simultaneously, described electronic game machine (140) and Paper currency identifier (150) are specifically as shown in N+4.Fig. 1 has gone out the electronic game machine and Paper currency identifier combination (120) that N+N platform is associated, and wherein, each combination comprises electronic game machine (140) and Paper currency identifier (150).
Every platform Paper currency identifier (150) or other pay receiving device all there is oneself the direct communication port to central computer system (110) or connection (155), and every platform electronic game machine (140) all has the direct communication port to central computer system or the connection (145) of oneself conversely.These connect for exclusive (exclusive) communication, because in payment receiving device or the communication directly do not passed through between Paper currency identifier (150) and electronic game machine (140) or information.This configuration has obvious advantage, because every platform electronic game machine (140) no longer needs proprietary protocol or software to communicate with any payment receiving device or Paper currency identifier (150).Should be understood that, the various concrete communication connections needing to be used for realizing network communicating function of the present invention, game table, switch and router, be not illustrated but be generally known in prior art.
Should also be noted that and show electronic game machine (140) and the right embodiment that is associated that the is corresponding or Paper currency identifier that is associated (150).These are associated to operationally close to each other or located adjacent one another and even can be contained in identical cupboard, so that user easily identifies the Paper currency identifier that will use, to obtain for additionally counting of carrying out playing on his current electronic game machine (140).There is not direct communication between Paper currency identifier and the electronic game machine corresponding to this Paper currency identifier (140), this fact is for player exercises of the present invention being apparent (transparent).In another embodiment, people can recognize Paper currency identifier (150) operably near the electronic game machine (140) of more than.Such as, separate unit Paper currency identifier (150) can be placed between two electronic game machines (140) also can provide switching or system of selection, by described switching or system of selection, player can indicate the electronic game machine (140) paying and should point to.
This system and method is described for the preferred receiving device that pays, and described preferred payment receiving device is standard Paper currency identifier, as the UBA of Japanese ATM (Japan Cash Machine)
tMpaper currency identifier, it is programmed to accept multiple denomination, and the currency of country variant.These Paper currency identifiers also accept the various ticket being marked with bar code routinely and enter ticket and go out (TITO, Ticket-in-Tichet-out) bill and other public place of entertainment and be worth certificate.But although Paper currency identifier (150) is preferred, obvious any payment receiving device all drops in the protection domain that the application means.This payment receiving device can accept other form of payment, such as credit card or or even portable radio device, this portable radio device has and effective payment information is sent to by any wireless area well known in the prior art or network tool the ability paying receiving device.
The method for gaming of the present invention (200) that Fig. 2 describes shows the basic step paying the payment of receiving device to particular game or electronic game machine and process, described payment receiving device is operatively fully near the electronic game machine of the current use of player, thus as previously described, in some countries, player does not need to leave or suspend to play games, and namely can carry out paying and think that his game increase is counted.
When counting that the player in the upper display of electronic game machine (140) records is used up, currency, bill or other the means of payment can be inserted in the Paper currency identifier (150) that is associated with electronic game machine (140) by this player, and then Paper currency identifier (150) verifies the payment received in S210.When the means of payment are money-form, this checking comprises to be determined monetary value and determines that described currency is not counterfeit money.For other green money means, this checking can comprise the checking identifying information determining monetary value and certain form.When the means of payment are TITO formula of bill, this checking comprises determines that described bill comprises effective bar code number sequence.
In S220, Paper currency identifier (150) directly payment is accepted message exclusively (exclusively) be sent to central computer system (110), in these method steps, central computer system (110) is referred to as " system ".Being sent to central computer system (110) exclusively, is because directly do not communicate between Paper currency identifier (150) and any electronic game machine (140).This payment accepts message and comprises: in S230, make games system determine to accept or refuse the information needed of described payment for system.This information can comprise such part, the asset number of such as monetary value, validity identification, bar code number, Paper currency identifier and/or pay the asset number of the electronic game machine pointed to.Every platform Paper currency identifier (150) and electronic game machine (140) all have unique asset number, and it can be identified by the central computer system (110) in public place of entertainment.Central computer system (110) can be any payment sending Paper currency identifier (150) asset number and accepts electronic game machine (140) asset number that message pre-programmed has correspondence.Alternatively, payment accepts message can comprise concrete selected electronic game machine (140) asset number, and this asset number indicates the electronic game machine (140) that will point to of counting bought.
If system refuses described payment at S230, so described in S234, refuse information is sent to Paper currency identifier (150) by system.One of many reasons of system refusal may be that TITO bill bar code number identifies bill and is converted.Then, in S236, refused bank note or bill are return to player by Paper currency identifier (150).
If system accepts described payment at S230, so in S240, system is based on the player account paying the information in message of accepting and will pay on the player account or specified specific electronic game machine (140) charged on games system.If payment will be charged to electronic game machine (140), then in step S245, the direct message of counting of central computer system (110) is sent to that specific electronic game machine (140) exclusively.
In step s 250, the final decision receiving or count described in refusal made now by the electronic game machine (140) of message of counting described in reception.If have rejected new counting, then electronic game machine (140) (no-credit) message of being counted by refusal in S254 sends it back central computer system (110), then performs the process of step S234 and S236.Some possible causes that electronic game machine (140) is refused are that the technical failure of electronic game machine (140) itself maybe can not process asked a large amount of new payment.
If electronic game machine (140) accepts newly to count, so as shown in step S260, the GAMEPOINT meter that electronic game machine (140) adds self to by newly counting, then in step S270, when player continues his current gaming session, player can continue to count with these to play games.
In step S264, electronic game machine (140) also accepts to system validation, and in step S266, system will be stacked (stack) message and be sent it back Paper currency identifier (150), if pay as cash or bill, then in step S268, bank note or bill are deposited in safe silver cabinet by described Paper currency identifier.This safe silver cabinet is the standard configuration that the great majority used at present in American Midway are played on Paper currency identifier.
It should be noted, do not need to carry out great change to the major advantage that the invention is intended to, can some amendments be carried out to shown system and method and/or add.
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The industrial applicibility that present discussion is other and advantage.Previously explained and do not needed to leave electronic game machine, namely can be the major advantage that ongoing game increases the system and method easily of counting.
In legal region, system has the Paper currency identifier being directly connected to electronic game machine at present, and every platform electronic game machine must communicate with its Paper currency identifier and provide direction of operating to Paper currency identifier.The flow chart of this prior art systems as shown in Figure 3, and can be briefly described this flow chart hereinafter.Discussing to concentrate some relatively to go up, and these compare has distinguished the advantage of present system compared to prior art.
Described prior art comprises the step S310 of Fig. 3, and step S310 is similar to the S210 of Fig. 2 of the inventive method, and the inventive method makes the process of new system be apparent substantially for typical player.
But in the step S320 of Fig. 3, Paper currency identifier is determined to pay and is come from bill or other currency source, and this just causes the obvious difference in method flow.If paid as formula of bill, so bill number must be sent to central computer system (S325) to obtain checking (S330) from described system by Paper currency identifier.Use this to verify, currency values just can be sent to electronic game machine (S340) by Paper currency identifier, and this is also applicable to any other currency not having this system verification and pays.Paper currency identifier in present system also can determine whether pay is formula of bill in inside, after this process is all identical with the payment of any other form in all cases, wherein, information in need for institute is only sent to central computer system (S220) by Paper currency identifier.
It is important to note that, in the system that these are current, system and all electronic game machines must be enrolled needing to be used for identifying from the proprietary protocol software (proprietary protocol software) of the communication of Paper currency identifier or firmware (firmware).In some cases, given public place of entertainment can be mixed with Paper currency identifier and the electronic game machine of different brands at whole sports ground, therefore needs in whole public place of entertainment license and installs polytype this software.By contrast, according to previously described system and method for the present invention, only need this licensing and software installation and maintenance in central computer system.
In game industry, about the cost of license proprietary software and other intellectual properties is very large.In addition, owing to summarizing very large income amount from the game consumption of each electronic game machine of sports ground, so the shutdown cost relevant to installation and maintenance different software in every platform electronic game machine or firmware is very high.Because large-scale public place of entertainment can have hundreds of platform electronic game machine in sports ground, so the human cost relevant to this maintenance is also very high.Therefore in a central computer installation and maintenance agreement in need and software bring very large interests can to large-scale public place of entertainment.
In the step S334, S336, S354 of Fig. 3, show electronic game machine and instruction is sent to Paper currency identifier to return or to refuse bank note or bill by central computer system respectively, therefore this also needs to permit Paper currency identifier, and for Paper currency identifier installs proprietary software and/or firmware, to identify the instruction from different electronic game machine.Therefore, according to the method and system of up-to-date proposition, advantageously, public place of entertainment can buy all electronic game machine and the Paper currency identifier with the ability only communicated with central computer system.
The inventive method compares with the above-mentioned of art methods the industrial applicibility and advantage that illustrate this method, and in the process, all electronic game machines communicate with central computer system all exclusively with Paper currency identifier.
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1. count for obtaining in many play places with a method for Play Station games, it is characterized in that, described method comprises step:
(A) in described many play places, the central computer system being connected to network is provided;
(B) multiple stage electronic game machine is provided, in wherein said multiple stage electronic game machine each all (i) there is unique mark, wherein said mark uniquely makes one in described multiple stage electronic game machine to be identified by described central computer system; (ii) described network is connected to by means of direct electronic game machine communication port; And (iii) by described network and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system;
(C) provide multiple payment receiving device, each (i) in wherein said multiple payment receiving device is connected to described network by means of directly paying receiving device communication port; (ii) by described network and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system; And (iii) to accept independent of the mode of described central computer system and to verify currency;
(D) each in described multiple payment receiving device is placed to is operatively adjacent in described multiple stage electronic game machine at least one corresponding electronic game machine;
(E) one in described multiple payment receiving device accepts to count payment;
(F) in described multiple payment receiving device described one by the described direct payment receiving device communication port leading to described central computer system on described network, the mark of the appointment electronic game machine of count payment message and request being counted is sent to described central computer system exclusively, wherein, for accept be currency time, described payment message is the first form, further, for accept be non-currency time, described payment message is the second form;
(G) in response to the described payment message from described first form received in described multiple payment receiving device, the described direct electronic game machine communication port that described central computer system is specified by described network and by described payment receiving device, message of counting is sent to described appointment electronic game machine exclusively, and in response to the described payment message from the described the second form received in described multiple payment receiving device, described system utilizes the described non-currency of checking identifying information checking, the described direct electronic game machine communication port that described central computer system is specified by described network and by described payment receiving device, message of counting is sent to described appointment electronic game machine exclusively, described electronic game machine is operatively adjacent to described payment receiving device, and
(H) by corresponding to message of counting count be recorded to described appointment electronic game machine GAMEPOINT meter on, described electronic game machine is operatively adjacent to described payment receiving device; Wherein, described payment receiving device accepts to count payment; And
(I) all payment processes wherein, between described payment receiving device and described electronic game machine control to communicate all to transmit by means of only described central computer system based on the electronic game machine operation paid with each.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, has the step of payment message of counting described in described central computer system checking the second form further.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described payment accepts message and comprises payment receiving device asset identification information.
4. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described central computer system pre-programmed is the electronic game machine identifying at least one correspondence, described electronic game machine is operatively adjacent to described one in described payment receiving device, accepts to count payment at a described place based on described payment receiving device asset identification information.
5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described payment accepts message and is included in the optional appointment carrying out between multiple stage electronic game machine selecting, and wherein, described message of counting should be indicated to the electronic game machine of specifying by described central computer system.
6. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described payment accepts message and comprises following optional appointment: verified payment is charged in the appointment player account on central computer system for later use by central computer system.
7. method according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, charging request is provided to central computer system from specific electronic game machine by described direct electronic game machine communication port and is sent to specific electronic game machine to start message of counting exclusively from described central computer system by player.
8. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, have the step of specifying the electronic game machine of at least one correspondence described by described direct electronic game machine communication port, return messages of counting to be sent to described central computer further, remaining point of play numerical value is sent back specified player account by described central computer startup.
9. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method is further comprising the steps: by described payment receiving device communication port, the agreement of renewal or software are sent to described payment receiving device from described central computer system.
10., for obtaining a system of counting the machine of operating video games in many play places, it is characterized in that, described system comprises:
(A) central computer system of network is connected to;
(B) multiple stage electronic game machine, each in described multiple stage electronic game machine all has unique mark, and wherein every platform electronic game machine is by described network and by direct electronic game machine communication port and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system;
(C) multiple payment receiving device, each in described multiple payment receiving device is by described network and by directly paying receiving device communication port and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system, wherein, described payment receiving device is to accept independent of the mode of described central computer system and to verify currency, and each wherein, in described multiple payment receiving device to be operatively adjacent in described multiple stage electronic game machine at least one corresponding electronic game machine; And
(D) the control programming in described central computer system, to receive payment communication by the described direct payment receiving device communication port on described network from each described payment receiving device, described payment receiving device specifies one in described multiple stage electronic game machine, be these electronic game machine Points Issued by described central computer system, wherein, described payment communication comprises the payment message of leading to described central computer system from concrete payment receiving device, for accept be currency time, described payment message is the first form, and, for accept be non-currency time, described payment message is the second form, and wherein, in response to the described payment message from the described the second form received in described multiple payment receiving device, described central computer system utilizes the described non-currency of checking identifying information checking, and
(E) all payment processes wherein, between described payment receiving device and described electronic game machine control to communicate all to transmit by means of only described central computer system based on the electronic game machine operation paid with each.
11. systems according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described central computer system comprises memory device further, for storing the information of unique mark about player account, described electronic game machine and note validating information.
12. systems according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, selection between one or more in described multiple stage electronic game machine is optionally assigned to described central computer system by one or more in described multiple payment receiving device, the electronic game machine being issued to and specifying of counting that described central computer system should be bought.
13. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described multiple payment receiving device comprises Paper currency identifier.
14. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described multiple payment receiving device comprise be arranged to accept that banknote pays, the device of ticket payment and Credit Card Payments.
15. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described multiple payment receiving device comprises at least one and is arranged to accept the device from the payment of mobile wireless device.
16. systems according to claim 10, is characterized in that, by described payment receiving device communication port, the agreement of renewal or software are sent to described payment receiving device by from described central computer system.
Count for obtaining in many play places with the method for Play Station games for 17. 1 kinds, it is characterized in that, described method comprises step:
(A) in described many play places, the central computer system being connected to network is provided;
(B) provide electronic game machine, wherein, every platform electronic game machine all has unique mark, is connected to described network by means of direct electronic game machine communication port, and by described network and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system;
(C) payment receiving device is provided, wherein, each payment receiving device is connected to described network by means of directly paying receiving device communication port, by described network and the exclusive communication connection of described central computer system, and to accept independent of the mode of described central computer system and to verify currency, described payment receiving device is operatively adjacent to the electronic game machine of at least one correspondence;
(D) on one of described payment receiving device, accept to count payment, and be sent to described central computer system exclusively by the payment message of counting of the described direct payment receiving device communication port on described network, wherein, for accept be currency time, described payment message is the first form, and, for accept be non-currency time, described payment message is the second form, and described payment message comprises following appointment: make central computer system verified payment be charged in the player account that central computer system is specified for later use,
(E) in response to the described payment message from described first form received in described multiple payment receiving device, the described direct electronic game machine communication port that described central computer system is specified by described network and by described payment receiving device, message of counting is sent to exclusively the described electronic game machine of specifying, and in response to the described payment message from the described the second form received in described multiple payment receiving device, described system utilizes the described non-currency of checking identifying information checking, the described direct electronic game machine communication port that described central computer system is specified by described network and by described payment receiving device, message of counting is sent to exclusively the described electronic game machine of specifying, and
(F) all payment processes wherein, between described payment receiving device and described electronic game machine control to communicate all to transmit by means of only described central computer system based on the electronic game machine operation paid with each.
18. methods according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, from specific electronic game machine to the charging request of central computer system, by counting, message is indicated to from the destiny account be maintained in described central computer system the specific electron game machine issuing charging request; Wherein, from the amount of the player account deduction charging request of specifying.
19. methods according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, have the step of specifying the electronic game machine of at least one correspondence described return messages of counting to be sent to central computer further, remaining point of play numerical value is sent back the player account of specifying by the startup of this central computer.
20. methods according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described method is further comprising the steps: by described payment receiving device communication port, the agreement of renewal or software are sent to described payment receiving device from described central computer system.
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