JP2000157708A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the handlability of a recording medium by subtracting valuables to be imparted to a game from the valuables based on a total amount of money while the valuables based on the money paid are memorized to issue a recording medium having the recording of a specific information on residual variables and that on acquired valuables after the end of the game. SOLUTION: In playing of a game, when a coin or a bill of an optional amount is fed into a coin inlet port 11 or a bill inlet port 8 of a card unit 3, the insertion thereof is detected by a built-in identification counting part while the identified type and the amount of the money are counted and the information obtained is outputted to an MPU. The MPU calculates the total of the money paid and the results of the calculation is shown on a total amount display part 5. During the game, while the valuables to be imparted to a ball game are sequentially subtracted to calculate residual valuables, a total score is calculated by the addition of scores applied and the subtraction of the scores used. When the operation of ending the game is performed, a recording medium having the recording of a specific information on residual valuables and that on acquired valuables is issued from an issuance port 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium in which a game medium is sealed inside a game machine in such a manner that the game medium cannot be touched. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine that plays a game using a game recording medium such as a prepaid card on which valuable value specifying information is recorded in an enclosed game machine that plays a game only with a score without using a game card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a gaming machine, a game which usually uses a game medium such as a ball or a coin is mainly used, and since such a game machine discharges a game medium acquired by the game to the outside. Not only do you need a large amount of game media,
It is necessary to carry out predetermined management such as grinding and transporting such a large amount of game media, and there is a possibility that the discharged game media may be used illegally due to cross-flow or the like.

[0003] Therefore, as a solution to these problems, a minimum required amount of game media is enclosed inside the gaming machine in a manner that makes it impossible to touch, and when a prize is won, the game media is not discharged to the outside and points based on the prize are added. Attention has been paid to a gaming machine having an enclosed gaming machine such as a pachinko machine to be played and a slot machine for playing a game only by scoring without using coins or the like.

[0004] However, in such a gaming machine equipped with the enclosed type gaming machine, it is impossible to execute a game by inserting a game medium from the outside. A recording medium such as a prepaid card on which valuable value specifying information capable of specifying the magnitude of the value is recorded is used, and the recorded valuable value is provided to a game so that the player can play the game.

[0005] However, in these gaming machines, when the remaining value of the recording medium is exhausted, each time the player goes to the recording medium issuing device provided at the end of the game island or the like to issue a new recording medium. It is troublesome for the player, and the player leaves the gaming device for the issuance while occupying the gaming device, so that the operating rate of the gaming machine is There was a problem that it would decrease.

[0006] For this reason, in recent years, each gaming device,
In particular, a gaming device which constitutes the gaming device, and has a function of issuing the recording medium to a storage medium processing device into which the recording medium is inserted, so that a new recording medium can be issued without leaving the gaming device. Has been put to practical use.

[0007]

However, in the gaming machine having the issuing function, a recording medium on which valuable value specifying information capable of specifying the value of the value corresponding to the amount of money inserted by the player is recorded. Since the player is issued in such a manner that the player can withdraw the money after the money has been inserted, when the player plays the game with the gaming machine, it is necessary to insert the issued recording medium again. For example, when receiving the above-mentioned issuance while performing the above, there is a problem that the operation of the re-insertion becomes complicated.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine capable of playing a game without re-inserting the recording medium.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a currency slot, a currency for identifying and counting a denomination and a quantity of currency inserted from the currency slot. An identification counting unit, a value calculation unit that calculates a value based on the total amount of money input from the denomination and counting information output from the money identification and counting unit, and a size of the value that can be specified. A recording medium processing device including a recording medium issuing unit that issues a recording medium on which valuable value specifying information is recorded, and a specific game state advantageous to a player on the condition that a predetermined game state is set as a specific condition Is generated, and a gaming machine that is provided with a score by giving a player a score by satisfying a predetermined score providing condition is stored in the gaming machine. A value storage unit, a subtraction processing unit for subtracting the value provided for the game from the value specified by the value specifying information to calculate a remaining value, and adding the awarded points and subtracting the used points. A total score calculation unit that calculates a total score according to, and the remaining value is stored and updated in the value storage unit, and when a game end operation is performed by a player, the remaining value or the total value is calculated. At least one of the remaining value specifying information capable of specifying the size of the remaining value or the acquired value specifying information capable of specifying the size of the total score obtained by the player, on condition that any one of A control unit that causes the recording medium issuing unit to issue a recording medium on which one is recorded,
It is characterized by having provided. According to this feature, the value based on the total amount entered is stored in the value storage unit, and the value provided for the game is subtracted from the value based on the total amount in the subtraction processing unit. It is stored and updated in the value storage unit,
When a game end operation is performed, a recording medium on which at least one of the information is recorded is issued on condition that either the remaining value specifying information or the acquired value specifying information exists. Therefore, the player can provide the value based on the input amount to the game without receiving the issuance of the recording medium, and the player does not need to insert the recording medium again for the game.

[0010] In the gaming machine of the present invention, it is preferable that a display section for displaying the value stored in the value storage section is provided at an appropriate place visible to the player. With this configuration, the player can sequentially check the amount of money or the value corresponding to the amount of money and the remaining number thereof, so that a sense of security can be given to the player.

[0011] It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a selection input section that allows the player to select the value value to be provided to the game at one time. In this way, the player can sequentially change the value of the value provided for the game at a time by selecting and inputting the value of the desired value.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the value calculated by the value calculator based on the inserted money is:
It is preferable to provide a judgment means for comparing and judging whether or not the value is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and when the judgment is “OK”, it is preferable that the predetermined value is provided for a game. . According to this configuration, the player simply inserts the amount of money corresponding to the value of the predetermined size or more, and the value of the predetermined size is automatically provided to the game. The operation can be further simplified.

It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention further comprises a setting section for setting the value of the predetermined size. In this way, the magnitude of the predetermined value can be changed sequentially.

[0014] The gaming machine of the present invention is preferably provided with a money return port for returning the inserted money when the player performs a game ending operation before the value is provided to the game. . In this case, when the player inserts the amount to be inserted by mistake, the money is returned by performing the game end operation.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, an enclosed pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to these enclosed pachinko gaming machines, but is a game medium. The present invention is also applicable to coin gaming machines and slot machines that do not use coins.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a gaming island 1 provided with a gaming machine of the present embodiment 1, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the gaming device of the first embodiment arranged side by side on the gaming island 1, FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the gaming device of the first embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating an operation unit provided in the gaming machine, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined number of gaming machines according to the first embodiment are used side by side on a game island 1 installed in a game arcade. Pachinko stand 2 with a pachinko ball as a game medium
And a card unit 3 which is a recording medium processing device disposed for each pachinko machine 2 at a side position of the pachinko machine 2.

The enclosed pachinko machine 2 used in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 in such a manner that they cannot be touched by fingers. The pachinko machine 2 is on the front.
The operation unit 4 is provided in a manner to protrude therefrom.

On the upper surface of the operation unit 4, as shown in FIG. 4, a money inserted into the card unit 3 by a player or a magnetic card insertion and issue port 7 provided in the card unit 3 and described later is inserted. The frequency display unit 103 displaying the frequency based on the value of the value specified by the value specifying information read from the magnetic card serving as the recording medium, and the total points possessed by the player at that time ( Total score display section 104 on which the total score is displayed.
A lending button 1 which is pressed when the game starts or when the total score becomes "0", and lends a score of a predetermined size when the remaining number is present in the frequency display section 103.
01 and the end button 10 pressed when ending the game
2 are provided, and these components are mounted on a substrate 100 provided inside the operation unit.

The pachinko balls enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 are driven into the game area 17 one by one by the hammer 28 by operating the hit ball operation handle 15. The hit pachinko balls are detected one by one by the firing ball detector 26, and each time there is a detection, the score of the total score display unit 104 is subtracted and updated by one.

Further, pachinko balls whose firing momentum is too weak to reach the game area 17 are collected from the foul ball inlet 27 and detected by a foul ball detector 38 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back of the game board. Is detected. Every time these foul balls are detected, the total score of the total score display unit 104 is added and updated one by one. As a result, the player can effectively use the updated points that have been subtracted and updated without having the opportunity for the ball to reach the game area 17.

When the ball hit into the game area 17 wins the starting port 19, the normal winning port 20, or the variable winning ball device 16, a predetermined number of points are given to the player according to the winning. Is done. The score given to the player is added and updated and displayed on the total score display section 104. Pachinko balls that did not win any of the winning ports are out ports 2
Collected from 5.

A winning ball that has entered the normal winning port 20, the starting port 19, or the variable winning ball device 16 is guided to the rear face of the game board and guided to the winning ball collecting gutter 30. on the other hand,
The out ball collected by the out port 25 is guided by the out ball guiding gutter 36 and merges with the winning ball detected by the winning ball detector 31. Then, after the out ball and the winning ball are detected by the driven ball detector 33, they are guided to the driven ball collecting gutter 34. Further, after the foul ball collected from the foul ball inlet 27 is detected by the foul ball detector 38,
It is guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34.

The pachinko balls guided by the driving ball collecting gutter 34 are guided to the shooting ball supply port 39 along the inclination thereof. When the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15, the hit ball motor 29 is driven, and the hammer 28 is swung. The firing ball supply port 39 with the intermittent swing of the hammer 28
The pachinko balls guided to the game area 17 are fired one by one into the game area 17. As described above, the pachinko balls enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 are repeatedly used.

When a staff member of the game arcade operates a predetermined ball removal switch (not shown), the solenoid 41 is excited, and the rotating plate 4 forming a part of the driving ball collecting gutter 34 is turned on.
0 is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the ball drain gutter 42 and the driving ball collecting gutter 34
And communicate. Thus, after being detected by the driving ball detector 33, the enclosing ball guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34 is guided to the ball discharging gutter 42 without being guided to the firing ball supply port 39, and the ball discharging is performed. The enclosed ball guided to the gutter 42 is discharged out of the pachinko machine 2.

In FIG. 3, a game control board 35 is provided with a game microcomputer 56 (see FIG. 5) for controlling various game contents. Also, 4
Reference numeral 3 denotes a point control board, which is provided with a point control microcomputer 55 (see FIG. 5) for controlling the point. The point control board 43 is connected to the card via a connector 44. It is connected to a card unit control board (not shown) provided in the unit 2.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 46 denotes an analog display unit, and the number of points (total score) displayed on the total score display unit 104 is analog-displayed by the lighting amount of the lamp. Reference numeral 14 denotes a transparent plate holding frame, which is a game area 17.
Holds a transparent plate that covers the front of the camera.

When the ball hit in the game area 17 wins the starting port 19, the variable display device 18 starts variable display of symbols. Then, the variable display result of the variable display device 18 is set to a predetermined specific display mode (for example, $ 777).
Become a so-called big hit. When a big hit occurs, the solenoid 21 is excited, and the opening / closing plate 24 provided on the variable winning ball device 16 is released, so that the player enters a first advantageous state. The first state is a predetermined number of pachinko balls in the variable winning ball device 16 (for example, $ 10).
Or the second state which is disadvantageous to the player when the earlier condition is satisfied, ie, when the opening / closing plate 24 is closed, that is, when the earlier condition is satisfied, or when a predetermined period (for example, $ 30 seconds) elapses. Becomes

A pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball device 16 during the period when the variable winning ball device 16 is in the first state is detected by the winning number detector 23 or the specific winning ball detector 22. You. A pachinko ball is detected by the specific winning ball detector 22.
After the first state of No. 6 is completed, the repetitive continuation control for controlling the variable winning ball device 16 from the second state to the first state again is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, $ 16.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the card unit 3 constituting the gaming machine of the first embodiment has an operation lamp 10 for notifying the operation of the card unit 3 by lighting up, and a coin insertion at the front thereof. A mouth 11, a connection display unit 12 for displaying the direction of the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 is connected, a total amount display unit 5 for displaying the total amount of money put in, and a lending game provided at a time. Based on a selection input unit 13 composed of input buttons for various amounts of money corresponding to the size of each value, and a game end operation by pressing the end button 102, the frequency display unit 103 or the total score display at that time. An indicator 6 for notifying a player of the issuance of a magnetic card, which is a storage medium to be issued when there is a remaining number of copies, At least one of the residual value specifying information capable of specifying the size of the residual value such as gold data or the acquired value specifying information capable of specifying the size of the total score is recorded and issued, and When the card is ejected, a magnetic card insertion / issuing slot 7 as a recording medium issuing unit into which a magnetic card issued by another card unit 3 can be inserted, a bill insertion slot 8, and a inserted coin are inserted. A coin return port 9 to be returned is provided.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 constituting the gaming machine according to the present embodiment.

First, the structure of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. A game microcomputer 56 for controlling the operation of each part of the pachinko machine 2 is provided on the game control board 28 provided on the back of the pachinko machine 2. The game microcomputer 56 is connected to a point control microcomputer 55 provided on the point control board 43, and the game microcomputer 56 controls various situations in the game, for example, occurrence of a big hit. Etc. are output.

Each of the display units and operation buttons provided on the operation unit 4 protruding from the front of the pachinko machine 2 are as follows:
Each of them is connected to the point control microcomputer 55, a signal from the operation button is output to the point control microcomputer 55, and the calculation and display update of the display data displayed on each display unit are performed. This is performed by a point control microcomputer 55.

The point control microcomputer 55 is provided with various detectors (a driving ball detector, a winning ball detector, a launch ball detector, a foul ball detector, etc.) for detecting the enclosed pachinko balls. ), And based on a signal output from each detector in a game, a point (total score) is won by a point calculation program stored in an internal ROM of the point control microcomputer 55 in advance. It functions as a total score calculation unit that performs addition by balls and subtraction of use scores.

The point control microcomputer 55 is connected to a microprocessing unit (MPU) 50 described later on the card unit control board provided inside the card unit 3 and is connected to the microprocessing unit (MPU) 50. MPU) 50, the value data input by the player, the value data of the size specified by the value specifying information read from the inserted magnetic card, and the value selected by the selection unit 13 by the player. At the same time, data and the like of the value of the value provided for the game are output.

The structure of the card unit 3 according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG.
A display driver 51 for controlling the display operation of the total amount display unit 5 in addition to the selection input unit 13 including the input button group, the connection display unit 12, and the indicator 6;
A real-time clock (R
TC) 57, and a coin identification and counting section 53 which is provided continuously with the coin insertion slot 11 to identify and count coins inserted.
A bill identification and counting section 54 connected to the bill insertion slot 8 for identifying and counting bills to be inserted, and a magnetic card issued and discharged to be connected to the magnetic card insertion and issue slot 7. And at least one of valuable value specifying information such as residual data, which can specify the size of the residual value, and acquired value specifying information, which can specify the size of the total score. When a magnetic card is inserted from outside into the card insertion and issue port 7, a magnetic card reader / writer 45 as a value writing unit for reading value specifying information recorded on the magnetic card is provided. The total amount data calculated by the control unit 50, which will be described later, based on the identification and counting information output from the coin identification and counting unit 53 and the banknote identification and counting unit 54, and the lending by the player's lending button operation. A control program in which the balance data from which the amount corresponding to the value has been subtracted, a control program in which the control processing executed by a micro processing unit (MPU) 50 which is a control unit described later, and the like are described. A storage unit 52 as a value storage unit for storing an identification code such as an ID given to the communication unit 47; a communication unit 47 for performing data communication with a management computer 49 via a communication cable 48; A micro-processing unit (MPU) as a value calculating unit and a subtraction processing unit for calculating the total amount and converting the frequency into a predetermined value and subtracting the amount corresponding to the lent value; ) 50, and these components are connected as shown in FIG.

The value calculating section and the subtraction processing section are realized by a processing program of the MPU 50, and the MPU 50 is connected to the point control microcomputer 55 as described above.

The operation of the card unit in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 6. A player is connected to a desired pachinko machine 2 which wants to play a game. In the card unit 3,
An arbitrary amount of coins or bills is inserted from the above-mentioned coin insertion slot 11 or banknote insertion slot 8.

The inserted coins and / or bills are detected by the coin discriminating / counting unit 53 and / or the bill discriminating / counting unit 54 (Sa1), and the denomination and the quantity of the denomination are determined. After counting, the information is output to the MPU 50 as the control unit.

At this time, if the inserted coins and bills are identified as "NG" (Sa2), the bills are returned (Sa13).

The MPU 50 calculates the total amount from the output denomination and its quantity information, stores the total amount in the storage unit 52, and displays the total amount on the total amount display unit 5. (Sa3).

Next, the MPU 50 converts the total amount into a value with 100 yen as one unit as a value and outputs the converted value to the point control microcomputer 55 of the connected pachinko machine 2 ( Sa4).

In the first embodiment, the frequency is used as the valuable value. However, the present invention is not limited to this value.
The number of balls that can be lent or the amount of money may be used, and the form of these valuable values can be appropriately selected.

The output frequency as value is displayed on the frequency display unit 103 provided in the operation unit 4 by the point control microcomputer 55.

Here, when the user wishes to change the size of the number of times to be offered to the game at one time, after selecting and inputting a desired amount from each of the input buttons constituting the selection input section 13, An input operation is performed on the lending button 101 provided in the operation unit 4 (Sa5).

In the first embodiment, the MPU 50 is programmed so as not to accept an input of an input button corresponding to an amount larger than the total amount entered when the selection input section 13 is input.

Based on the input operation of the lending button 101, the score control microcomputer 55 corresponds to the frequency selected by the selection input unit 13 or the frequency corresponding to the amount of money set in advance. If the number of points to be calculated is, for example, 25 points per frequency, it is calculated as 125 points if the frequency is 5 and displayed on the total score display section 104, and the frequency converted to the score is subtracted. The display of the frequency display unit 103 is updated, and the fact that the lending has been performed is output to the MPU 50.

Further, a microcomputer 5 for controlling the score
5 outputs a signal indicating that the remaining number is present in the score display unit 104 to the gaming microcomputer 56, and the gaming microcomputer 56 determines that the operation of the hit ball operating handle 15 is valid based on the output. I do.

Further, based on the rental output, the MPU 50
Performs subtraction of the amount corresponding to the frequency converted into the score from the total amount display unit 5 (equal to the amount selected or set by the selection input unit 13). While updating the display of the amount, the balance and the record indicating that the lending was performed are stored in the storage unit 52 (Sa6).

In a state where the remaining number is present in the score display section 104, the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15
Is operated to perform a game, and a ball is won in each of the winning ports as described above, whereby a predetermined score is given and added by the point control microcomputer 55 which is the total score calculation unit. As it goes, one point is subtracted for each ball hit, and when the score decreases or runs out, the lending button 101 is operated to input a score of a predetermined size in the same manner as described above. You can play a game by receiving a loan.

The frequency display unit 10
When the frequency of 4 and the amount of money in the total amount display unit 5 become “0” and the score in the total score display unit 104 becomes “0” (Sa14), the storage unit 52
Is reset so that the magnetic card is not issued (Sa15).

When the player wants to end the game or move to another pachinko machine 2, he inputs the end button 25 provided on the operation unit 4 (Sa7).

Based on the input, the score control microcomputer 55 outputs the total score data to the MPU 50 when the end operation is performed and a score is present in the total score display section 104. .

Based on this, the MPU 50 reads the remaining balance data and the presence / absence of a loan record from the storage unit 52 at that time. If the loan record is “none” (Sa8), the coin amount is replaced by a coin. From coin return slot 9,
The bill is returned from the bill insertion slot 8, and the total amount, valuable value, and the like are reset (Sa9).

When the loan record is "Yes" (Sa8), since the balance "0" is sequentially detected in (Sa14), there is a balance, so the balance data and / or Alternatively, the card unit 3 previously stored in the storage unit 52 as valuable value specifying information and acquired value specifying information capable of specifying the total score.
The real-time clock (RTC) 57
Is recorded (Sa10) on the magnetic card and issued (Sa11), and the identification information and the balance data and / or the total score data are transmitted to the communication unit. 47 and a communication cable 48 to the management computer 49,
The total amount and the value are reset.

In the first embodiment, as described above, an identification code capable of specifying the size of the balance and / or the total score is recorded on the magnetic card as described above, and the balance data and / or the total is recorded. Although the score data and the identification code are stored and registered in the management computer 49,
This is preferable because it is possible to prevent tampering such as falsification of the recorded content of the magnetic card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remaining data, which is the remaining value, and the acquired value, The total score data itself may be recorded directly on the magnetic card as valuable value specifying information or acquired valuable value specifying information.

In the first embodiment, the identification code is created based on the identification information individually given to the card unit 3 and the date and time information output from the real-time clock (RTC) 57. The present invention is not limited to this, and these identification codes may be any as long as they can specify the balance data, and may be identification codes individually assigned to magnetic cards in advance.

The identification code, the balance data, and the total score data transmitted from the card unit 3 are recorded in the management computer 49, and the issued magnetic card is used for the other card unit 3 or the game. When inserted into the checkout device 2 provided at a predetermined position in the hall, the identification code recorded on the magnetic card is read out and output to the management computer 28, whereby the identification code corresponding to the identification code is read. The recorded balance data and total score data are returned from the management computer 28, and new lending and settlement are performed based on the balance data and total score data.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, by inserting money, the player can borrow and play a game without receiving a recording medium such as a magnetic card. Therefore, an operation of reinserting the recording medium is not required, and the operation of the player is simplified, and the game is not interrupted due to the issuance of the recording medium. The operating rate can also be improved.

Further, by issuing a magnetic card only when the balance data and the total score data exist as described above, the number of issued magnetic cards and the issue cost can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card unit 3 constituting the gaming machine of Embodiment 2.

The external appearance and the equipment configuration of the gaming machine of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the operation contents of the card unit 3 are changed as shown in FIG. ing.

The features of the operation of the card unit 3 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. In the first embodiment, after the player inserts money, the card While lending a ball is performed by inputting the lending button 101 that is provided,
In the second embodiment, the MPU 50, as the determination means, compares and determines whether or not the input amount is equal to or more than a predetermined amount set in the storage unit 52 based on a predetermined determination program (Sb4). If the inserted amount is equal to or more than a predetermined amount in this determination, the frequency corresponding to the set predetermined amount is provided for the game, converted into the score, and the score is displayed. It is automatically displayed in the section.

In the second embodiment, the predetermined amounts stored and set in the storage unit 52 are individually transmitted from the management computer 49 to the respective card units 3 via the communication cable 48 and the communication unit 47. The management computer 49 is set as a setting unit so that the setting can be performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The setting can be performed from the selection input unit 13 so that the player can individually select the setting. You may do it.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, simply by the player inserting a predetermined amount or more, the valuable value corresponding to the set amount is automatically provided to the game. As a result, the player does not need to input the lend button 101 when lending, so that the operation can be further simplified and the player can concentrate on the game.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in the above embodiments with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be modified or changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, the addition is included in the present invention.

In each of the above embodiments, the recording medium is a magnetic card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and information recording symbols such as contact or non-contact IC cards and bar codes are recorded. It may be a printed receipt or card that can be printed and recorded on the card surface by a predetermined method, as long as it can record the remaining valuable value specifying information and the acquired valuable value specifying information, it is not particularly limited. Absent.

In each of the above embodiments, the identification code is written on the magnetic card as a recording medium as the remaining value specifying information or the obtained value specifying information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the identification code as the residual value specifying information or the acquired value specifying information is an identification code such as an ID recorded in advance on the recording medium to be issued so that the recording medium can be specified before the issuance. The magnetic card reader / writer 45 may read out the information and use it.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the selection input section 13 is provided in the card unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these selection input sections 13 are concentrated on the operation section 4. Further, the arrangement position and the arrangement shape of the operation unit 4 are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment, and the operability is set at an appropriate position around the pachinko machine 2. What is necessary is just to provide in the appropriate shape which considered.

It is preferable to provide the total amount display section 5 on the card unit 3 as in each of the above embodiments, since the player can insert money while sequentially checking the total amount. The invention is not limited to this, and the total price display unit 5 may be any position such as a call lamp or a game machine operation unit that is visible to the player.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the game machine is constituted by the pachinko machine 2 which is a game machine and the card unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. The gaming device may be such that the card unit 3 is integrated as a part of the gaming device.

In each of the above embodiments, the pachinko machine 2 in which the pachinko balls are enclosed is used. However, the present invention is not limited to the enclosed type gaming machines in which these game media are enclosed, but also, for example, game media. The game machine used in the present invention can be applied to a machine that plays a game by forming a certain pachinko ball in an image or a slot machine that plays a game only by scoring without using any coins. As a predetermined scoring condition, for example, a score is awarded by passing a ball or the like through a predetermined winning opening or a passing opening, or is advantageous to the player according to the design of the variable display portion and its stop position. A special game state occurs or a score is given,
It is only necessary that the small pieces or the like as the game media are not discharged to the outside of the game apparatus.

In each of the above embodiments, the card unit 3 is disposed between the pachinko machines 2; however, the present invention is not limited to this. Any position may be used in the vicinity of the pachinko machine 3 corresponding to the machine 3 on a one-to-one basis.

[0075]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the value based on the total amount of money entered is stored in the value storage unit, and the value provided for the game is stored in the subtraction processing unit. The value is subtracted from the value based on the total amount and is stored and updated in the value storage unit.When the game end operation is performed, either the remaining value specifying information or the acquired value specifying information is stored. Since a recording medium on which at least one of the information is recorded is issued on condition that the information is present, the player can use the value based on the input amount for the game without receiving the issuance of the recording medium. Enabled, so that the player does not need to re-insert the recording medium for the game.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the player can sequentially check the amount of money or the value corresponding to the amount of money and the remaining number thereof, the player can feel reassured. Can be.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the player can select and input a value of a desired size, thereby sequentially changing the size of the value provided for the game at a time. it can.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the player automatically inserts the value corresponding to the value of the predetermined size or more, and the value of the predetermined value is automatically played. Therefore, the operation can be further simplified.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the magnitude of the predetermined value can be changed successively.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, when the amount of money to be inserted by the player is erroneously inserted, the money is returned by performing the game ending operation.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a game island provided with a game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the gaming device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating an operation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of the card unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a card unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Game island 2 (enclosed type) Pachinko machine 3 Card unit (recording medium processing device) 4 Operation unit 5 Total amount display unit 6 Indicator 7 Magnetic card insertion issue port (recording medium issue section) 8 Bill insertion slot (money insertion slot) 9 coin return slot 10 operation lamp 11 coin slot (money slot) 12 connection display section 13 selection input section 14 transparent plate holding frame 15 hitting operation handle 16 variable winning ball device 17 game area 18 variable display device 19 start port 20 normal Winning port 21 Solenoid 22 Specific winning ball detector 23 Winning number detector 24 Opening / closing plate 25 Out port 26 Launching ball detector 27 Furl ball entrance 28 Hammer 29 Ball hitting motor 30 Winning ball collecting gutter 31 Winning ball detector 33 Hit ball detection Instrument 34 Driving ball collecting gutter 35 Game control board 36 Out ball guiding gutter 38 Furl ball detector 39 shots Shooting hole supply port 40 Rotating plate 41 Solenoid 42 Ball drop gutter 43 Point control board 44 Connector section 45 Magnetic card reader / writer 46 Analog display section 47 Communication section 48 Communication cable 49 Management computer 50 Microprocessing unit (MPU;
Value calculation unit, subtraction processing unit, judgment means) 51 display driver 52 storage unit (value storage unit) 53 coin identification and counting unit (money identification and counting unit) 54 banknote identification and counting unit (money identification and counting unit) 55 holding point control Microcomputer (total score calculation unit) 56 gaming microcomputer 57 real-time clock (RTC) 100 board 101 lending button 102 end button 103 frequency display unit 104 total score display unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A money slot, a money discriminating and counting section for discriminating and counting the denomination and quantity of money inserted from the money slot, and a denomination and counting information output from the money discriminating and counting section. A value calculating unit that calculates a value based on the total amount of the inserted money; and a recording medium issuing unit that issues a recording medium on which value specifying information capable of specifying the value of the value is recorded. With the recording medium processing device provided, a specific game state advantageous to the player is generated as a specific condition that the predetermined game state has been reached, and a score is given to the player by satisfying a predetermined score provision condition. A gaming machine to be made, in a gaming device comprising: a value storage section for storing the value calculated by the value calculation section; and a value provided for the game, the value provided by the value specifying information A subtraction processing unit that calculates a residual value by subtracting from the specified value; a total score calculation unit that calculates a total score by adding the awarded score and subtracting the use score; In addition to storing and updating the value in the storage unit and specifying the size of the residual value on condition that either the residual value or the total score is present when the player finishes the game. A control unit for causing the recording medium issuing unit to issue a recording medium on which at least one of possible remaining value specifying information or acquired value specifying information capable of specifying the size of the total score obtained by the player is recorded, A gaming device comprising: 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a display unit for displaying the value stored in the value storage unit is provided at an appropriate place visible to the player. 3. A selection input unit for allowing a player to select the size of a value provided for a game at a time.
Or the gaming device according to 2. 4. A determining means for comparing and determining whether the value calculated by the value calculator based on the inserted money is equal to or greater than a value of a predetermined size,
The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination is “OK”, the value of the predetermined size is provided for a game. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising a setting section for setting the value of the predetermined size. 6. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a money return port for returning the inserted money when a game ending operation is performed by the player before the value is provided to the game. A gaming device according to any of the claims.