JP2002336533A - Recording medium processing device and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium processing device enabling prepaid cards and membership cards to be both processed using one recording medium processing, and a game device using the processing device. SOLUTION: The recording medium processing device includes a recording medium feed path 360 consisting of a standby area part 366 in which one recording medium can assume a standby position and a recording medium processing area part 367 provided with a recording medium processing part 365; first feeding parts 353b and 353b' for feeding recording media in the recording medium processing area part 367; a second feeding part for feeding second recording media in the standby area part 366; drive parts 352a and 352b capable of independently driving the first feeding parts 353b and 353b' and the second feeding part 354b; and a control part 362 for operating the drive parts 352a and 352b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a recording medium on which various types of information, for example, information (data) capable of specifying the size of a game value usable for a game are recorded, and at least the recording medium is recorded. The present invention relates to a recording medium processing device for reading recorded information of a medium and a game device using the recording medium processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, in a game arcade, a gaming machine which can rent a pachinko ball or a coin as a game medium using a recording medium such as a prepaid card and carry out a game has been used. A device for issuing a game recording medium such as a game card is installed at a game island or the like in a game arcade.

In the case of using such a prepaid card or other recording medium (game recording medium), the player can use all of the game value remaining on the prepaid card or other game recording medium to play the game. When the game is used, in order to continue the game, it is necessary to go to and purchase a game recording medium, such as a new prepaid card, installed at the end of the game island. In addition to this, the operating rate of the gaming machine is reduced because the gaming machine is left occupied and occupied with the purchase of these new prepaid cards. Cash is inserted into a gaming device such as a card unit installed at the side of the gaming machine, and a new prepaid card which can be used only in the card unit is issued while sitting at a seat. Received That gaming devices have been partially put to practical use.

On the other hand, in recent years, membership cards have been issued in various stores and companies, including amusement arcades, in order to fix customers, collect information, and improve services to customers. For example, there has been proposed a game apparatus or the like which enables a plurality of card units to execute a game using these member cards in the same manner as a conventional prepaid card.

[0005]

However, for example, a membership card which can be used for a game with the plurality of card units and a card issued by each card unit and used only in that card unit as described above. In order to be able to use these different types of cards in a gaming device such as the card unit, such as a prepaid card made possible, the issuance of the prepaid card and acceptance of the prepaid card It is necessary to separately provide a recording medium processing device such as a card reader for a prepaid card for performing the lending process of the game medium and a recording medium processing device such as a card reader / writer for the membership card. Gaming machines have been developed to allow more gaming machines to be installed in limited space on gaming islands. Since it is preferable to reduce the width of the card reader / writer, it is very difficult to provide these two separate card reader / writers due to the problem of the internal space, and a large design change of the gaming machine is required. In addition, there is a problem that the provision of the plurality of card reader / writers greatly increases the cost of the apparatus itself.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a recording medium such as the prepaid card which can be used only with an issued card unit,
By enabling both recording media usable in a plurality of card units, such as the membership card, to be processed by one recording medium processing, it is possible to cope with space saving and to greatly increase the cost of the apparatus itself. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium processing device that does not end up and a gaming device using the recording medium processing device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of recording data on a first recording medium which can be used by a plurality of recording medium processing apparatuses. A recording medium insertion slot for receiving the medium,
One second sheet formed at the leading end of the recording medium in the insertion direction and usable only in the recording medium processing apparatus.
A standby area where a recording medium can wait, and a recording medium processing section that reads at least recording information of the two recording media is provided, and a recording medium processing area formed between the standby area and the recording medium insertion slot , A recording medium transport path communicating with the card insertion slot, a first transport unit for transporting a recording medium located in the recording medium processing area, and the second recording medium located in the standby area. Transport the second
A transport unit, a drive unit that can individually drive the first transport unit and the second transport unit, and a drive unit that is provided in the vicinity of the recording medium insertion port and at least the first recording from the recording medium insertion port. A first detection unit for detecting the insertion of a medium, and a first conveyance unit that transfers the detected first recording medium to the recording medium processing unit based on the detection of the first recording medium by the first detection unit. Operating the drive unit to convey the recording medium to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the first recording medium, and the first recording medium existing at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit based on the satisfaction of a predetermined discharge condition. Operating the driving unit so that the first conveyance unit conveys to the recording medium insertion port,
In addition, the first transport unit and the second transport unit move the second recording medium waiting in the standby area based on a predetermined issuance instruction input to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit. The drive unit is operated so as to convey, and the second recording medium present at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit based on the satisfaction of a predetermined collection condition is transmitted to the first conveyance unit and the second recording medium. And a control unit that operates the driving unit so that the conveyance unit conveys to the standby area. According to this feature, processing of the second recording medium usable only by the recording medium processing device and processing of the first recording medium usable by a plurality of recording medium processing devices are performed by the same recording medium processing device. Be able to do it.

[0008] In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the recording medium processing section is capable of writing or rewriting (updating) recording information on the recording medium. With this configuration, it is not necessary to separately provide a processing unit for writing or rewriting (updating) the recording information.

In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the recording medium is a non-contact IC recording medium, and the recording medium processing unit reads or reads / writes recorded information in a non-contact manner with the non-contact IC recording medium. Update) can be performed. With this configuration, the reading or reading / writing (updating) of the recording information is performed in a non-contact state, so that the wear of the recording medium can be reduced.

[0010] In the recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit controls the second recording medium transported from the standby area to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit based on a predetermined issuance instruction input. After the processing by the recording medium processing unit is completed, the drive unit is operated so that the first conveyance unit conveys the second recording medium to a position where the second recording medium can be visually confirmed from the outside, and the second recording medium is moved to a position where the visual confirmation is possible. It is preferable that the drive unit is operated so that the first transport unit transports a second recording medium to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit again. With this configuration, in the issuance processing of the second recording medium that can be used only by the apparatus,
The user can visually check the issued second recording medium, and the inserted second recording medium can be automatically inserted, so that the operation of inserting the issued second recording medium is troublesome. Can be omitted.

In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, each of the transport sections is provided at a position opposite to the main transport belt to which the driving force is transmitted by the drive section, and the main transport belt and the recording medium transport path. And a sub-transport belt to which a driving force is transmitted by driving the main transport belt.
It is preferable that the image forming apparatus further includes an urging unit that movably urges the auxiliary transport belt toward the main transport belt. In this way, even if the recording medium has a slight variation in thickness, it can be conveyed favorably, and wear such as scratching of the card can be reduced.

The recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention is disposed in the recording medium processing area, is inserted from the recording medium insertion port, and is moved to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit by the first transport unit. A second detection unit configured to detect that the conveyed first recording medium is close to the stop position, wherein the control unit controls the first recording medium by the second detection unit during driving of the driving unit. Preferably, based on the detection, the driving unit is stopped by driving for a preset number of steps from the time of the detection. With this configuration, the first recording medium inserted from the recording medium insertion slot can be stopped at the stop position with high accuracy, and the accuracy of processing such as reading and writing by the recording medium processing unit can be improved. Can be improved.

The recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged in the recording medium processing area, and is conveyed from the standby area to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing section by the second conveyance section. A third detection unit configured to detect that the second recording medium is close to the stop position, wherein the control unit is configured to detect the second recording medium by the third detection unit during driving of the driving unit; It is preferable to stop the drive unit by driving for a preset number of steps from the time of the detection. With this configuration, the second recording medium transported from the standby area can be stopped at the stop position with high accuracy, and the accuracy of processing such as reading and writing by the recording medium processing unit is also improved. it can.

In the recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the second recording medium is held in the standby area by the second transport unit. In this case, the waiting second recording medium can be quickly conveyed.

In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the driving section includes a first driving section for driving the first transport section,
And a second drive unit for driving the transport unit. In this case, the first transport unit and the second transport unit
Not only does a complicated driving force distribution mechanism such as a clutch mechanism for individually driving the transport unit become unnecessary, but also control for these individual driving can be easily performed.

The recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention includes a blocking piece for preventing insertion of a recording medium from the recording medium insertion slot, and the control unit includes the recording medium in at least the recording medium processing area. In this case, it is preferable that the blocking piece be in a blocking state. With this configuration, when the recording medium is present in the recording medium processing area, it is possible to prevent a failure due to erroneous insertion of another recording medium from the recording medium insertion port, and to perform processing inside the apparatus. It can be seen that there is a recording medium inside.

It is preferable that the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention has a blocking receiving portion that receives from outside the execution / release of the blocking state by the blocking piece. If you do this,
For example, at the time of receiving cash accompanying the issuance of the second recording medium, the returning operation of the first recording medium, or the like, the execution / cancellation of the blocking state can be externally controlled.

It is preferable that the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a base having the main transport belt and the driving section, and an openable / closable cover having the secondary transport belt. In this way, when the recording medium is clogged in the recording medium transport path, the clogged recording medium can be easily taken out, and the maintenance of the apparatus can be improved.

The recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention preferably has the recording medium processing unit and the control unit on the base side. With this configuration, the recording medium processing unit and the control unit do not move with the opening and closing of the cover, and the danger of failure of the recording medium processing unit and the control unit can be reduced.

In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the first transport section has two sets of the main transport belt and the secondary transport belt at both side positions in the transport direction, and the first transport section is provided between the two transport belts. It is preferable that the recording medium processing unit is provided in an area located at the position indicated by the arrow. With this configuration, the recording medium processing unit can be brought close to or in contact with the recording medium without being affected by the respective conveyance belts of the second conveyance unit, so that the processing accuracy of the recording medium processing unit is improved. it can.

In the recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the second transport section is formed by a set of the main transport belt and the sub transport belt, and is located between the two transport belts of the first transport section. It is preferable that it is provided as follows. With this configuration, the recording medium can be smoothly moved between the second transport section and the first transport section, and the occurrence of clogging of the recording medium can be reduced.

The recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a standby detecting section for detecting whether or not the second recording medium is present in the standby area, and a standby / non-standby state of the second recording medium. And a standby status output unit for outputting. With this configuration, an external device can identify whether the second recording medium is on standby or not.

In the recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention, the first recording medium and the second recording medium have different lengths in the transport direction, and the control unit controls the two recording media having the different lengths. Preferably, the driving unit is controlled so as to stop at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit. With this configuration, the first recording medium and the second recording medium having different lengths in the transport direction can be handled by the same recording medium processing device.

The gaming machine according to the present invention has a size specified by recording information of a game recording medium, which is a recording medium on which information capable of specifying the size of a game value usable for a game is recorded. A use process for causing the game value to be used in the game, and accepting the money and the second recording medium provided with the game value of a size corresponding to a predetermined amount within a range of the accepted money amount. Issuing process to issue,
The first recording medium issued to the member player who has registered in advance is received, and a predetermined amount within the range of the amount of money received based on the size of the game value remaining on the first recording medium. A value addition process of adding and updating a game value of a size corresponding to the size of the game device, and a game device provided corresponding to the gaming machine, wherein in each of the processes, the first recording A recording medium processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the recording medium processing device reads at least recording information of a medium or the second recording medium. According to this feature, processing of the second recording medium usable only by the recording medium processing device and processing of the first recording medium usable by a plurality of recording medium processing devices are performed by the same recording medium processing device. Since the present invention can be implemented, not only can a gaming machine be able to handle different types of recording media without requiring a significant design change, but also the cost of the machine itself does not increase significantly.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an example in which an IC card reader / writer as a recording medium processing device is used for a card unit as a gaming device provided corresponding to a pachinko machine as a gaming machine will be described. However, it is needless to say that the recording medium processing device can be used for other devices.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system using a card unit 3 as a gaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A plurality of such gaming systems are arranged in a gaming arcade. Card reader-type pachinko machine as a gaming machine juxtaposed to a game arcade (hereinafter, pachinko machine)
2, the card unit 3 installed one-to-one with respect to the pachinko machine 2 and capable of renting a pachinko ball as a game medium, and the card unit 3 installed at a predetermined location in a game hall. Member card 37 used later
And a management computer 100 that manages the visitor card 38 and the like. The management computer 100 is connected to the card unit 3 via the communication cable 8 so that data communication is possible.

First, the recording medium used in this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, a membership card 37 issued to a member player who has registered in advance is registered. And an IC card, which is a recording medium of two types, a visitor card 38 issued by the card unit 3.

First, the member card 37 as the first recording medium used in the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6A, the member card 37 is formed in a substantially rectangular card type. , The member card 3
7 is inserted into the CD-RW drive, the CD-RW
A mounting hole 81 that can be mounted on the rotor of the drive is formed, and an optical recording unit 82 that can optically record and read data is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the mounting hole 81. Various information and the like for members can be recorded in the recording unit 82.

An antenna coil 83 for inputting / outputting (transmitting / receiving) recording data in a non-contact manner and an integrated circuit (electrically rewritably storing recording data) are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the mounting hole 81. IC) 84 and the mounting hole 81
These membership cards 37
Is inserted into an IC card reader / writer 327 described later provided in the card unit 3 so that an electromagnetic wave output from the communication head 365 of the card reader / writer 327 generates an induced electromotive force to the antenna coil 83. Then, the integrated circuit 84 is operably energized, and various data communications with the card reader / writer 327 via the antenna coil 83 can be performed in a non-contact manner by electromagnetic waves.

In the internal memory of the integrated circuit 84 of the member card 37, a member ID capable of individually identifying each member card 37 is recorded in a non-rewritable manner, and data communication with the card reader / writer 327 is performed. Thus, the information of the remaining frequency is recorded in a rewritable manner.

Next, the visitor card 38, which is the second recording medium used in the present embodiment, will be described. As shown in FIG. Is formed in a substantially square card shape substantially equal to the length of the short length of the visitor card 3
7 is provided with an antenna coil 91 and an integrated circuit 92 having the same configuration as the antenna coil 83 and the integrated circuit 84 of the membership card 37, like the membership card 37. Various data communications with the card reader / writer 327 can be performed in a non-contact manner by electromagnetic waves.

The frequency information is rewritably recorded in the internal memory of the integrated circuit 92 of the visitor card 38 by data communication with the card reader / writer 327.

As described above, in this embodiment, a non-contact IC card capable of inputting and outputting (transmitting and receiving) recording data in a non-contact manner is used as a recording medium.
It is preferable because the wear of the recording medium during reading or writing of data can be reduced and the usable life of the recording medium can be extended, but the present invention is not limited to this.
These recording media may be contact-type IC cards or magnetic cards for magnetically recording recording data.

In the present embodiment, the optical recording section 82 is provided on the member card 37. However, such a structure is employed so that a relatively large amount of information can be recorded and provided to the member player. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the visitor card 38 has a square shape shorter than the membership card 37.
Can be shortened, and the visitor card 38
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the visitor cards 38 may be the same as those of the member card 37, or vice versa. The dimensions of the member card 37 may be the same as those of the visitor card 38, and the dimensions of both cards may be the same.

Next, the pachinko machine 2, which is a game machine used in this embodiment, will be briefly described.
Has a glass door frame 202 formed in a frame shape as shown in FIG. 2, and a hit ball supply tray 203 is provided on a lower surface of the glass door frame 202. An operation unit 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hit ball supply tray 203, and a surplus ball tray 204 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hit ball supply tray 203 and a hit ball are fired below the hit ball supply tray 203. A hitting operation handle (hereinafter referred to as an operation knob) 205 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the operation unit 14, a frequency display unit 17 for displaying the frequency and the like read from the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 in the card unit 3 by the player is provided. A lending button that is pressed when the game is started or when the number of balls in the hitting ball supply tray 203 is reduced or exhausted, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are lent out when the frequency is displayed in the frequency display unit 17. 16 and a return button 15 for terminating the game when the member card 37 is being received and returning the member card 37 being received. These parts are provided inside the operation unit 14. Is mounted on the operation board 18 which is provided.

A game board 206 is detachably mounted behind the glass door frame 202, as shown in FIG. A game area 207 is provided on the front of the game board 206. Near the center of this game area 207,
A variable display unit 209 variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” and a variable display device 210 variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information called “ordinary symbols”
Are provided. Further, the game board 206 is provided with a plurality of winning ports 224, a passing gate 211, a starting winning port 214, and a variable winning ball device 216. An out port 226 for collecting is formed.

A hit ball shot by a hammer (not shown) which is swung by operating the hitting operation knob 205 enters the game area 207 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 207. At this time, the pachinko balls that did not reach the game area 207 because the firing momentum was too weak are sent to the surplus ball tray 20 through a circulation path (not shown).
4

When the ball hit into the game area 207 passes through the passage gate 211, the normal symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device 210 is variably started.

The display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 210 is a predetermined specific display result (for example, 7).
In this case, the movable piece 215 provided in the starting winning opening 214 is opened for a predetermined time, which is in an advantageous state for the player.

When a pachinko ball wins in the start winning opening 214, all special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) on the variable display section 209. And then left,
A special game state (big hit state) occurs when the middle and right special symbols stop and the stop display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777). When the big hit state occurs, the variable winning ball device 2
The opening / closing plate 220 provided at 16 is opened to enter a first state advantageous to the player. The first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever is earlier, is satisfied. A disadvantageous second state results. If a hit ball that has entered the big winning opening of the variable winning ball device 216 in the first state wins in the specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), the first time of the round is performed. Waiting for the end of the state, the repeat continuation control for controlling the state from the second state to the first state is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 15 times.

The structure of the pachinko machine 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
09 is connected to a display control board 280 for performing display control and a ball payout apparatus 297 for paying out pachinko balls supplied to a ball tank (not shown).
Ball control board 237 for controlling the payout of pachinko balls based on the prize ball signal output from the CPU and various signals input and output from the card unit 3, a lamp control board 235 for controlling a game effect lamp and the like, and a speaker A sound control board 270 for controlling the sound output from the ball and a launching device for controlling a hitting ball firing device for firing the pachinko balls paid out to the hitting ball supply tray 203 to the game area 207 based on the operation of the hitting ball operation handle 205. A control board 291 and a game control board 231 for controlling these components are provided. These are connected as shown in FIG. 5, and use the pachinko balls paid out to the hitting ball supply tray 203 described above. And play the game.

The award ball control board 237 is provided with a control unit 328 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the card unit 3.
) Via a signal cable 9, and a terminal lending completion signal (EXS) and a unit READY signal (PRDY), which will be described later, are transmitted to the control unit 3 of the card unit 3.
28, and a card unit READY signal (BRDY) and a terminal terminal lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ), which will be described later, output from the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 are input. Has become.

The operation board 18 is connected to the card unit 3 together with the signal cable 9 of the prize ball control board. When the lending button 16 is operated and the player lends a ball, the operation board 18 is operated. The lending input signal that is output and the return input signal that is output when the return button 15 is operated are controlled by the control unit 3 of the card unit 3.
28, and the frequency display signal of the frequency display unit 17 output from the control unit 328 is input.

Next, the card unit 3 as a game device in this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, an operation lamp for notifying the operation of the card unit 3 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 as shown in FIG. 301, a bill insertion slot 302 in which bills can be inserted, a coin insertion slot 303 in which coins can be inserted, a coin return button 304 for returning the inserted coins, and a lending unit in a lending process described later. A changeable lamp 305 that is turned on when the (size of frequency used in one lending operation) is changeable, and the lending unit is changed by being operated while the changeable lamp 305 is turned on Lending unit change button 306, a lending unit display unit 307 for displaying the lending unit and the like, and a display content of a frequency display unit 309 to be described later are changed to a fractional frequency display or the like. Fraction button 308 to cause shown
And a frequency display section 309 for displaying the frequency and the like read from the member card 37 or the visitor card 38, and a model setting lamp 31 for lighting the corresponding machine type.
0, a direction indicator lamp 311 indicating the connection direction of the corresponding gaming machine, and an insertion lamp 312 indicating that the membership card 37 is being inserted into a card reader / writer 327 described later.
And a coin return port 313 for returning coins when the coin return button 304 is operated, and the coin return port 3
Receiving part 313 'for preventing the coin ejected from 13 from dropping
, A member card display unit 314 for displaying the number of refunds based on the number of saved balls read from the member card 37 being accepted, and a numeric keypad 31 for inputting a personal identification number and the like.
5 and the password entered on the numeric keypad 315, the enter key 316 for performing the refund of the number of saved balls, and the membership card 37 are accepted. A play ball replay selection button 317 for selecting whether to play the game using the frequency or the game using the number of saved balls specified by the member ID of the member card 37;
Can be inserted, and the visitor card 38
The card issuance and insertion slot 318 is provided in a manner protruding forward of the card issuance and insertion slot 318, and has a slit in the center through which a member card 37 can be inserted and withdrawn, and is issued. Visitor card 38
And a pull-out preventing member 319 for regulating the pull-out.

The structure of the card unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. The card unit 3 includes a changeable lamp 305, a lending unit change button 306, a lending unit display section 307, a fraction button 308, and a frequency display. Part 3
09, model setting lamp 310, direction indicating lamp 311,
A first operation in which an insertion lamp 312, a display driver (not shown) for the lending unit display unit 307 and the frequency display unit 309, and the like are mounted, and a control signal is input / output between these units and a control unit 328 described later. The board 320, the membership card display unit 314, the numeric keypad 315, the enter key 316, the ball storage replay selection button 317, the display driver (not shown) of the membership card display unit 314, and the like are mounted. A second operation board 321 for inputting / outputting a control signal to / from the controller and the bill insertion slot 302 are connected to each other.
Bill identification unit 3 for identifying whether the bill is a 00-yen bill
22, a coin identification unit 324 connected to the coin insertion slot 303 via a coin insertion path 323 for identifying whether the inserted coin is a regular 500 yen coin, and the card issuing / inserting slot 318. Card reader / writer 327 that reads and writes recorded information on the member card 37 inserted in the card and the visitor card 38 to be issued, and various signals of the bill identification unit 322, the coin identification unit 324, and the card reader / writer 327. The I / O port 332a for input / output, and the first operation board 3
20, the second operation board 321 and the operation lamp 301
An I / O port 332b for inputting and outputting various signals to and from the I / O port 332C for inputting and outputting various signals to and from the prize ball control board 237 and the operation board 18 of the pachinko machine 2; A communication unit 334 for performing data communication with the management computer 100; a RAM 330 used as an MPU 329 and a work memory for controlling these units and controlling the frequency display unit 17 mounted on the operation board 18; And a ROM storing a control program and the like in which control contents executed by the MPU 329 are described.
And a control unit 328 provided with 331 and the like, and these components are connected as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the card unit 3 of this embodiment is engaged with the card unit 3 main body by slide rails 31 'provided at upper and lower positions thereof, and the card unit 3 main body is moved in the front direction. The unit holder 31 is installed on the game island via a unit holder 31 that holds the unit so that it can be pulled out. The unit holder 31 is provided with a connector for relaying various connection cables. Are also connected via the unit holder 31 so that these cables do not become entangled when the card unit 3 is pulled out, so that the card unit 3 cannot be pulled out.

The bill discrimination unit 322 used in the present embodiment has a bill conveyance path (not shown in the figure) whose rear end side (bill insertion tip side) is laid across a game island via a bill collection path. ), And when the bill inserted in the bill identification unit 322 is identified as a regular bill of 1,000 yen, the identified bill is sent to the bill transport path and the regular bill of 1,000 yen is sent. When it is determined that the bill is not a bill, the bill is returned from the bill insertion slot 302.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin identification unit 324 used in this embodiment is connected to the coin return port 313 via a coin return path 325 and has a coin collection path 326 and a coin recovery path 326. The coin discrimination unit 32 is connected to a coin transport path (not shown) erected so as to traverse the game island via a coin collection gutter (not shown).
When the coin inserted in 4 is identified as a regular 500 yen coin, the identified 500 yen coin is discharged to the coin transport path, and when the coin is identified as not a regular 500 yen coin, The coin is returned from the coin return slot 313.

Next, each of these card units 3 is
And the management computer 10 for managing the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, reference numeral 0 denotes a CPU 102 for performing various processes performed by the management computer 100 and a process of updating a card management DB described later, a work memory, and the like on a data bus 101 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer. , A memory device 105 composed of a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, an input device 106 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 107 for displaying and outputting various types of information, This is a normal computer to which a printer 108 for printing out and a communication unit 109 for performing data communication with the card unit 3 are connected.

The storage device 105 stores a membership card 37 as shown in FIG. 9A in addition to a processing program for executing the processing of the management computer 100.
For each member ID, the personal identification number of the member card 37 and the use status (in use, standby) and the device ID of the card unit 3 currently used (not registered in the case of standby)
And a membership card master table in which the remaining frequency at that time and the number of saved balls at that time are registered. As shown in FIG. 9B, for each device ID of each card unit 3, the card unit 3 Card ID of the visitor card 38 waiting in the card reader / writer 327, the total frequency used for lending in the card unit 3, the frequency used by the visitor card 38, and the number used from the member card 37. A card management database (DB) composed of the registered use frequency and a card unit-specific data table in which the registered use frequency is registered is stored, and the registration data in the card management DB is transmitted from the card unit 3. The latest data is sequentially updated based on various information.

In the card unit 3 of this embodiment connected to the management computer 100, when the member card 37 is inserted through the card issuing / inserting slot 318, bills or coins are inserted into the bill inserting slot 302 or When the coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 303, the frequency (10 times for 1000 yen, 5 times for 500 yen), which is the game value corresponding to the inserted amount, is inserted into the member card. A value adding process to be added to the number remaining in the number 37, a use process for using the added number, which is the game value, for renting the number of pachinko balls, and the member card 37 being inserted. If there is no bill or coin, the bill insertion slot 302 or coin slot 3
03, the visitor card 38 to which a game value corresponding to the input amount (10 times for 1000 yen, 5 times for 500 yen) is issued by the card issuance. -Issuance processing in which after being visibly discharged into the insertion slot 318, the card is automatically re-inserted and all of the awarded frequencies are used for lending pachinko balls and the visitor card 38 is collected, and a previous game. And a refund process in which the number of saved balls saved in the game can be used again for the game.

First, the use process will be described.
First, the card issuing / inserting slot 31 of the card unit 3
When the member card 37 is inserted into the unit 8, the card reader / writer 327 reads out the member ID and the frequency from the inserted member card 37, stores them in the RAM 330, and waits for the input of a personal identification number.

When the personal identification number is input in this state, the card unit 3 and the RAM 3
The member ID and the frequency stored in 30 are transmitted to the management computer 100 together with the device ID individually assigned to each card unit.

The management computer 100 having received the personal identification number, the member ID, the frequency, and the device ID, stores the personal identification number, the frequency, and the number of saved balls corresponding to the member ID received in the member card master table. Is extracted, and the password and frequency received from the card unit 3 are compared and collated with the extracted password and frequency. If the collation is matched, the use state is changed to in use and the device ID is changed. The data is updated and registered in the member card master table, and the extracted data of the number of saved balls and the predetermined data of the license are returned to the card unit 3 of the transmission source.

When the data of the number of saved balls and the predetermined data of the license are received, the inserted membership card 3
7, the stored frequency is displayed on the frequency display unit 309 and the frequency display unit 17 of the pachinko machine 2, and the number of refunds calculated based on the stored number of saved balls is displayed on the member card display unit 314. indicate.

If the collation of the personal identification numbers does not match, or if an unusable message is received from the management computer 100, the inserted member card 37 is returned as unusable.

When the frequency remains on the frequency display section 309 and the frequency display section 17 of the pachinko machine 2, the lending button 16 is input, and the frequency is used for the game of the pachinko machine 2 using the frequency. Pachinko ball lending will be implemented.

The control status of the lending process will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The prize ball control board 237 of the pachinko machine 2
When connected to the card unit 3 and in a state where communication is possible, the standby state is established, and the PRDY is set to LOW (S1).

When the lending button 16 is operated in a state where PRDY is output, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 sets BRDY to LO.
W (S2), and in this state, the BRQ is further set LOW (S3).

Next, when the prize ball control board 237 detects the BRDY LOW, the award ball control
When W is detected, it is checked whether the payout of pachinko balls is possible, and if it is possible, EXS is set to LOW (S4).

The control unit 328 that has detected the EXS LOW sets the BRQ to HIGH (S5), and
The prize ball control board 237 that has detected the HIGH of Q outputs a ball payout signal to the ball payout device 297, and based on this, pays out the number of balls corresponding to one time (25 in this embodiment) and EXS is set to H based on the end of the payout.
IGH is set (S6).

The control unit 328, which has detected EXS HIGH, subtracts 1 degree from the stored frequency, and subtracts 1 degree from the frequency displayed on the frequency display section 17.
The display is updated by subtracting the degree.

The control unit 328 determines these (S3) to
The signal control of step (S6), the frequency subtraction update control, and the output control of the lending signal are repeatedly performed for the lending frequency, and after these controls are completed, BRDY is set to HIGH (S6).
7), end the lending process.

At the end of the lending process using the member card 37, the control unit 328 uses the member lending completion information indicating that the lending process using the member card has been performed, the member ID of the inserted member card 37, and the lending process. The usage frequency and the device ID are transmitted to the management computer 100.

As described above, based on the number of BRQ HIGH detections output from the control unit 328 of the card unit 3, the award ball control board 237 rents out a quantity (25 balls) of pachinko balls corresponding to one time. The pachinko balls lent out in this manner allow the player to execute a game in the pachinko machine 2.

In this embodiment, one is subtracted at the stage when S6 is completed.
After repeatedly performing the processing of S6 to the number of lent times (for example, five times for renting five times), that is, after the pachinko balls of the lent number have been paid out, the number of lent times (for example, If the loan is for 5 times, 5) may be subtracted.

Further, in the card unit 3 of this embodiment, when the member card 37 is received,
When saving is selected with the saved ball replay selection button 317, by operating the enter key 316, a refund of the predetermined number of balls is performed using the stored number of saved balls returned from the management computer 100. A refund process to be performed by the pachinko machine 2 is performed.

The control of the refund process will be described. When the member card 37 has been accepted, saving is selected by the save ball replay selection button 317, and the enter operation is performed in a state where the stored number of saved balls remains. When the key 316 is input, the predetermined number of balls (for example, 125) in the pachinko machine 2 is substantially similar to the above-described lending process.
Ball) is paid out.

At this time, the stored number of saved balls is subtracted and updated by the number of paid-out balls, and the membership card display unit 314 is updated.
Is renewed by subtracting one from the number of refunds that are displayed in. At this time, refund completion information indicating that the number of saved balls has been refunded, the number of refunded balls, the member ID of the member card 37 being accepted, and the device ID are transmitted to the management computer 100. I have.

Next, the value adding process will be described.
0 yen bill or 500 yen coin is inserted or inserted,
Banknote identification unit 322 or coin identification unit 324
1000 yen bill inserted by 5 or inserted 5
When the value of the 00 yen coin is identified, the control unit 3
28 is the identified amount (1000 yen or 500 yen)
Circle) is temporarily stored.

Next, the control unit 328 converts the stored amount (1,000 yen or 500 yen) into a frequency (10 or 5 degrees), reads out the converted frequency from the member card 37 being accepted and stores it. The player updates the frequency displayed on the frequency display unit 309 and the frequency display unit 17 to the frequency updated by the addition and updates the frequency displayed on the frequency display unit 309 and the frequency display unit 17. The lending process can be performed.

When the additional payment is performed, the control unit 328 sets the payment completion information indicating that the additional payment has been made, the member ID of the inserted member card 37, and the payment frequency added by the additional payment. (10 degrees or 5
Is transmitted to the management computer 100, so that the remaining number of members card master table registered in the management computer 100 is updated.

In the card unit 3 of the present embodiment, when the return button 15 is pressed, the stored frequency is updated and recorded in the record information of the member card 37 being accepted, and then the card issuance / release is performed. It is configured to be discharged from the insertion slot 318 and returned to the player. At this time, the control unit 328 determines the member I of the returned member card 37.
D and return information indicating that the return has been made are transmitted to the management computer 100.

In the card unit 3,
100 when the membership card 37 is not being accepted.
When a zero-yen bill or a 500-yen coin is identified, a visitor card 3 on which a frequency (10 or 5) corresponding to the identified amount (1000 or 500) is recorded.
8 can be executed.

The issue process of the visitor card 38 will be described. In the state where the member card 37 is not being accepted, a bill of 1,000 yen or a coin of 500 yen is inserted or inserted, and inserted by the bill identification unit 322 or the coin identification unit 324. When the amount of the 1000-yen bill or the inserted 500-yen coin is identified, the control unit 328 temporarily stores the identified amount (1000 yen or 500 yen).

Next, the control unit 328 converts the stored amount (1000 yen or 500 yen) into a frequency (10 or 5 degrees), and stores the visitor card stored in a standby position (described later) in the card reader / writer 327. 38 is moved to a predetermined recording position, and the converted frequency is recorded, and then the card is issued and ejected from the card issuing / inserting slot 318.
At the time of this issuance, the visitor card 38 is ejected to a predetermined position where the visitor card 38 can be visually checked but does not protrude from the extraction preventing member 319 and cannot be extracted.

The issued visitor card 38 includes:
After a lapse of a predetermined time (1 second in this embodiment), the card reader / writer 327 reads the frequency again, reads and stores the frequency recorded on the visitor card 38, and displays the stored frequency on the frequency display. After being displayed on the unit 309 and the frequency display unit 17, all the frequencies are used for the use processing, the recording frequency is updated to 0 degrees, and the frequency is collected again at the standby position in the card reader / writer 327.

Further, the visitor card 38 is issued by this issuance processing, and at the end of the lending processing based on this, the control unit 328 sets the visitor lending completion information indicating that the lending processing by the visitor card 38 has been performed and the lending processing. The used frequency (10 degrees or 5 degrees) is transmitted to the management computer 100.

The card reader / writer 327 as a recording medium processing device used in the card unit 3 of this embodiment will be described in detail below. The card reader / writer 327 of this embodiment is shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. As shown, a first drive motor 352a as a first drive unit and a second drive motor 3 as a second drive unit constituting the drive unit
52b, a base 350 including a main conveyor belt 353a (353a ') and a main conveyor belt 354a driven by the respective drive motors 352a and 352b, and the base 350 can be opened and closed about a rotation shaft 357. And
The main transfer belt 354a (3a) is provided to face the main transfer belt 353a (353a ') and the main transfer belt 354a, and is biased by a spring 358 as an urging unit.
53a ') side and the main transport belt 353a
(353a '), provided with sub-conveying belts 353b and 354b that are rotatable so as to rotate with the rotation of 354a, and communicate with the card issuing / inserting port 318 between the base 350 and the base belt 350. And a cover 359 forming a card conveyance path 360 as a recording medium conveyance path, and a card reader / writer is provided inside a storage case 356 to which the base 350 on the base 350 side is fixed. 32
7 is connected to the control board 362 as a control unit for controlling the entire operation of the member 7, and the member card 37 and the visitor card 3
The communication head 365 as a recording medium processing unit capable of performing input / output (transmission / reception) of recording data without contact with the communication head 8
And the control board 362 are connected by an inter-board connector (not shown).

As in the present embodiment, the cover 35
In the case where various cards are jammed in the card transport path 360, it is possible to easily remove the cards when the card transport path 9 can be opened and closed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, since maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed.

Further, as in the present embodiment, by urging the sub-transport belt in the direction of the main transport belt by the spring 358, even if the two cards have a slight thickness variation, It is preferable because the card can be transported satisfactorily by absorbing these variations, and the card can be reduced in wear and tear due to the transport and the life of the card can be extended. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent.

The card transport path 360 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1 and a vertical sectional view of the card reader / writer 327 shown in FIG. 14, a standby area portion capable of storing the visitor card 38 at the leading end in the insertion direction from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 and making it stand by. 366, the member card 37 can be arranged between the standby area 366 and the card issuing / inserting slot 318, and the recording medium processing area 3 in which the communication head 365 is arranged at a substantially central position thereof.
67, and the member card 37 can be received from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 in a state where the visitor card 38 is in a standby state in the standby area section 366.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In the standby area 366, the card transport path 36
The main transport belt 354 erected in an endless manner and driven by the second drive motor at a substantially central position in the transport direction of 0.
a, and an endless sub-conveyor belt 354b rotatably provided opposite to the main conveyor belt 354a.
A transport unit is provided, and the visitor card 38 waiting in the standby area 366 is held between the main transport belt 354a and the secondary transport belt 354b as shown in FIG. It is stored.

As described above, when the visitor card 38 as the second recording medium is made to stand by while being held in the standby area 366, the visitor card 38 as the second recording medium is It is preferable because the transfer can be performed quickly, but the present invention is not limited to this.

On the other hand, in the recording medium processing area 367, two sets of endless main transport belts 353a driven by the first drive motor are provided at both sides of the card transport path 360 in the transport direction. , 353a 'and sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353b' are provided, and the second conveyer is located between the two sets of conveyer belts. The communication head 365 is disposed between the conveyor belts.

As described above, providing the transport belt of the second transport section so as to be located between the two pairs of transport belts of the first transport section is characterized in that the recording medium processing area section 367 and the standby area section are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, since the movement of the recording medium between the recording medium and the recording medium 366 can be performed more smoothly and the occurrence of clogging of the recording medium can be reduced.

Further, by providing two sets of conveying belts of the recording medium processing area 367 as the first conveying section at both sides in the conveying direction, the member card 37 and the visitor used in the present embodiment can be used. When the antenna coils 83 and 91 are located at the center of the card as in the case of the card 38, the distance between the antenna coils 83 and 91 and the communication head 365 can be made very short. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

At the position near the card issuing / inserting slot 318, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a shutter 369 is provided as a blocking piece which can be freely inserted into and retracted from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 by a solenoid 355. The solenoid 355 is connected to the control board 362 as shown in FIG. 12, and the control board 362 controls execution / release of the blocking state by the shutter 369.

Further, in the card transport path 360, the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 is inserted from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 toward the standby area 366.
Photo sensors S1 to S5 for detecting the presence of
The member card 37 or the visitor card 38 is present on the photosensors S1 to S5 and the light is blocked, so that a signal of a predetermined voltage is output from the photosensors S1 to S5 to the control board 362. It has become so.

The photo sensor S1 as the first detecting section
Is the card issuing / inserting port 31 of the card transport path 360
8, the control board 362 can detect the insertion or removal of the membership card 37 from the card issuing / inserting slot 318.

The photosensor S4 as the second detector is provided at a position near the leading end of the recording medium processing area 367 in the insertion direction. The control board 362 can detect that the member card 37 conveyed at the above comes close to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the communication head 365.

Further, the photo sensor S3 as the third detecting section is provided at a predetermined position between the communication head 365 and the card issuing / inserting slot 318 in the recording medium processing area 367. The visitor card 38 transported from the standby area 366 is connected to the communication head 365.
The control board 362 can detect that the vehicle has approached a predetermined stop position corresponding to.

The photosensor S2 operates the first drive motor 352a when the member card 37 inserted from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 is detected by the photosensor S2. Then, in order to operate the transport belt in the recording medium processing area 367, the card issuance / insertion port 3 of the transport belt is used.
It is provided at the nearest position on the 18th side.

The photo sensor S5 serving as the standby detecting section is provided at the leading end position of the standby area section 366 in the card insertion direction, so that the standby area section 366 is provided.
The control board 362 can detect whether or not the visitor card 38 is present in the camera. The information (signal) of standby / non-standby of the visitor card 38 by the photo sensor S5 is shown in the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, by being output from one terminal of the I / O port 373 provided on the control board 362, the flat board connected to the flat cable connector 370 provided below the control board 362 in FIG. The information is transmitted to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 via a cable (not shown) so that the control unit 328 can confirm whether the visitor card 38 is on standby or not.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control unit 328 for controlling the entire card unit 3 and the card reader / writer 327 are connected by the flat cable, and the control unit 32 is connected via the flat cable.
8 I / O ports 332a and I / O ports 373 provided on the control board 362 transmit and receive signals on each signal line to transmit and receive data and information, and more specifically, wait for the visitor card 38. / In addition to non-standby signal, error signal, consumption signal (can be rented) and processing completion signal,
The data signal (eight data lines + two transmission / reception lines), the issuance signal and the value addition signal transmitted from the control unit 328 when the visitor card 38 is issued or the value is added, and the cash input accompanying the issuance is performed. An opening / closing signal (payment signal) of the shutter 369 transmitted from the control unit 328 is transmitted / received.

The flat cable connector 37
In the adjacent position of 0, although not used in the present embodiment, the issuance (=) to an external device such as a management device managed by a third party for managing the sales of the visitor card 38 is performed. Use) A serial port 380 capable of transmitting various information such as frequency and fault data is provided.

The card reader / writer 327 of this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 12, the first drive motor 352a for driving the first transport unit and the second drive motor 352b for driving the second transport unit are driven by each drive motor as described above. A motor controller 361 for controlling based on pulse information from a rotary encoder built in 352a and 352b, and the I / O port 37
The control board 362 provided with a control IC 364 for controlling the IC card 3 and the card reader / writer 327 and a memory 368 for storing a control program of the control IC, data read or written from each card, and the like, and the communication head 365 And a read / write board 363 on which a transmitting / receiving module IC for performing non-contact communication between the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 via the communication head 365 is mounted, S1 to S5 and a solenoid 355 are provided.
And the operation is controlled by a control board 362 on which the control IC 364 is mounted.

In the card reader / writer 327 configured as described above, the control situation when the member card 37 is inserted from the card issuing / inserting slot 318 is shown in a timing chart of FIG. 13 and FIGS. The description will be made based on the vertical sectional view of the card reader / writer 327 shown in FIG.

First, when the member card 37 is not inserted into the card reader / writer 327, the shutter 369 is open, the sensors S1 to S4 are not detected, and the drive motors 352a and 352b are stopped.
It is in a state of waiting for detection of the opening / closing signal (payment signal) from the control unit 328 or waiting for detection of insertion of the member card 37.

In this state, as shown in FIG.
When the member card 37 is inserted into the card issuing / inserting slot 318, when the inserted member card 37 is detected by the sensor S1, it is detected that the member card has been inserted and the sensor S2 waits for detection. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), when the inserted member card 37 reaches the sensor S2 provided immediately before the first transport unit and is detected (Ta1), the control IC 364 turns the control IC 364 into the first position. The drive of the first drive motor 352a is started (Ta2), and the membership card 3
7 in the card insertion direction.

Next, the conveyed member card 37
However, as shown in FIG. 15A, when the first drive motor 352a reaches the sensor S4 and is detected (Ta3),
Starts deceleration and starts counting steps. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), the rear end of the member card 37 in the transport direction passes through the sensor S1, and the shutter 35 moves based on the shift of the sensor S1 to the non-detection state.
9 is closed (Ta4).

The control IC 364 is inserted by controlling the first drive motor 352a to stop when the count started at the stage of Ta3 reaches a predetermined α1 step. The member card 37 is stopped and held at a predetermined stop position where data can be transmitted and received without contact with the communication head 365 (Ta
5) The recorded data recorded on the member card 37 is read out, and the data is updated and recorded in accordance with the use processing and the value addition processing.

Next, when the return button 15 is operated, the membership card 3 held at the stop position is
7, after recording data to be updated is recorded, FIG.
As shown in the figure, first, the shutter 369 is opened (Ta
6) The drive of the first drive motor 352a is started (Ta7), and the membership card 37 is transported in the card ejection direction.

As shown in FIG. 16 (b), when the sensor S3 enters the non-detection state, the step starts counting (Ta8), and the step count reaches the α2 step and the member card At the stage where the 37 has come off the transport belt, the drive of the first drive motor 352a is stopped (Ta9), and the predetermined pull-out possible position (FIG. 1)
6 (b)).

When the member card 37 stopped at the position where it can be extracted is extracted as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the sensors S2 and S1 sequentially become non-detected (Ta10, Ta11). Then, it is determined that the extraction is completed, and the state of waiting for the detection of the deposit signal from the control unit 328 or the state of waiting for the detection of the insertion of the member card 37 is returned.

Next, the issuing situation of the visitor card 38 in the card reader / writer 327 will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. 18 and the sectional views of the card reader / writer 327 shown in FIGS.

First, in the case where the member card 37 is not inserted in the card reader / writer 327, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the visitor card 38 is stored at the standby position, the deposit signal is in a non-detection state (LOW), and the consumption signal is in a non-detection state (if the previous lending process is being executed, the consumption signal is detected. The shutter 369 is open, the sensors S1 to S4 are not detected, the sensor S5 is detected (standby), the drive motors 352a and 352b are stopped, and the control unit 328 waits for the output of a deposit signal. , Or waiting for the insertion of the member card 37 to be detected.

In this state, the bill identification unit 322
Alternatively, a 1000-yen bill or a 500-yen coin is inserted and identified in the coin identification unit 324, and the control unit 3
When a deposit signal (close signal) is output from the terminal 28 (Tb
1) The control IC 364 closes the shutter 359 (Tb2) as shown in FIG.
Then, the driving of the second drive motors 352a and 352b is started (Tb3), and the visitor card 38 stored in the standby area 366 is transported to the recording medium processing area.

As shown in FIG. 20B, when the sensor S3 detects the visitor card 38 being conveyed, the driving of the second driving motor 352b is stopped and the driving of the first driving motor 352a is stopped. The deceleration is started and the step count is started (Ta4).

When the control IC 364 controls the first drive motor 352a to stop when the count of this step reaches a predetermined β1 step, the visitor card 38 is not connected to the communication head 365. It is stopped and held at a predetermined stop position where data can be transmitted and received by contact (Tb5).

At the stage where the reading of the card ID and the writing of the frequency (10 degrees or 5 degrees) based on the deposit amount are completed at the stop position, as shown in FIG.
The shutter 359 is opened (Tb6), the driving of the first drive motor 352a is started (Tb7), and the visitor card 38 held at the stop position is transported in the card ejection direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), when the sensor S1 detects the visitor card 38 being conveyed, the step counting is started (Tb).
8) By stopping the driving of the first drive motor 352a when the count of the step reaches the β2 step (Tb9), the leading end of the visitor card 38 is not visible from the card issue / insertion slot 318. However, there is a temporary return position where it does not protrude from the removal prevention member 319 provided on the front surface of the card issuing / inserting slot 318 (FIG. 21B).
The visitor card 38 is stopped at the position (3).

A predetermined return time (1 second in this embodiment) after the visitor card 38 is temporarily stopped at the return position
Has elapsed, the first drive motor 352a is driven forward (F
W) is started (Tb10), the visitor card 38 is transported in the card insertion direction, and the shutter 359 is closed when the sensor S1 is in the non-detection state, as shown in FIG. 22A (Tb11). ).

Next, as shown in FIG. 22B, when the sensor S3 is in the non-detection state, the control IC 364 starts deceleration of the first drive motor 352a and counts the number of steps. Start (Tb
12) At the time when the count reaches a predetermined β3 step, the first drive motor 352a is controlled to stop (Tb13), and as shown in FIG. The reverse drive of 352a is started (Tb14), and the visitor card 38 is transported in the card ejection direction.

With the transfer, as shown in FIG. 23B, when the sensor S3 detects the visitor card 38 during the transfer, the control IC 364 starts to operate.
Starting the deceleration of the first drive motor 352a and starting step counting (Tb15), and controlling the first drive motor 352a to stop when the count reaches a predetermined β4 step. Then, the visitor card 38 is stopped and held at a predetermined stop position at which data can be transmitted and received without contact with the communication head 365 (Tb16), and ball lending to the control unit 328 can be started. The consumption signal shown is output.

In accordance with the output of the consumption signal, the control unit 328 executes the use processing (lending of pachinko balls) of the frequency given to the issued visitor card 38.

Next, the control IC 364
After updating the frequency recorded on the visitor card 38 to 0 degree, the first and second drive motors 352a and 352b are updated.
(Tb17), and the visitor card 38
24A in the card insertion direction, and as shown in FIG. 24 (a), when the sensor S5 detects the transporting visitor card 38, the first
Further, the second drive motors 352a and 352b are controlled so as to stop and stop at the standby position (the position shown in FIG. 24B), and after the visitor card 38 is stored (Tb1).
9) Then, the shutter 359 is opened (Tb20), and the state of waiting for the detection of the deposit signal from the control unit 328 or the state of waiting for the insertion of the membership card 37 is set again.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 are stopped at the stop position corresponding to the communication head 365, the predetermined steps are performed after the detection by the sensors S4 and S3. First
By stopping the drive motor, the accuracy of the stop position is improved, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, when the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is present in the recording medium processing section area 367, the shutter 359 is closed to prevent the insertion of another card. However, the timing and situation of closing these shutters 359 are not limited to the present embodiment,
The timing, situation, etc. of closing 9 may be set appropriately.

Each element in each of the above embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
Is a recording medium insertion port (card issue / insertion port 318) for receiving the first recording medium (member card 37) which is made recordable and usable by a plurality of recording medium processing devices (card reader / writers 327). ) And the recording medium processing device (the card reader / writer 32)
The standby area 366 where one second recording medium (the visitor card 38) which can be used only in 7) can wait.
And a recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) for reading at least the recording information of the two recording media (member card 37, visitor card 38).
6 and the recording medium insertion slot (card issue / insertion slot 318)
And a recording medium processing area 367 formed between the recording medium processing area 367 and the recording medium transport path (card transport path 360) communicating with the card insertion slot (card issuing / inserting slot 318). The first transport unit (main transport belts 353a and 353a ', and the secondary transport belts 353b and 353b') for transporting the recording medium (member card 37 and visitor card 38) located in 367 and the standby area unit 366. A second transport section (main transport belt 354a, sub-transport belt 354b) for transporting the second recording medium (visitor card 38), and a first transport section (main transport belt 353);
a, 353a ', and sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353b')
And a second drive unit (first drive motor 352a, second drive motor 352b) capable of individually driving the second transport unit (main transport belt 354a, secondary transport belt 354b); A first detection unit (photo) provided at a position near the insertion slot 318) for detecting insertion of the first recording medium (member card 37) from at least the recording medium insertion slot (card issue / insertion slot 318). Based on the detection of the first recording medium (member card 37) by the sensor S1) and the first detection unit (photo sensor S1). (The main transport belts 353a and 353a 'and the secondary transport belts 353b and 353b') are transported to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365). (The first drive motor 352a and the second drive motor 352b) are operated, and a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) is established based on the establishment of a predetermined discharge condition (input of the return button 15). The first recording medium (member card 3
7) to the first transport section (main transport belts 353a, 353).
a ′, the drive units (first drive motor 352a, second drive motor 352b) are operated so that the secondary transport belts 353b, 353b ′) transport to the recording medium insertion port (card issue / insertion port 318). In addition, based on a predetermined issuance instruction input, the second
The recording medium (the visitor card 38) is transported to the first transport section (main transport belts 353a, 353a ', sub-transport belt 353).
b, 353b ') and the second transport section (main transport belt 35).
4a, the secondary transport belt 354b) and the drive unit (the first drive motor 352a, the second drive motor 352a, the second drive motor 352a, and the second drive motor 352a) so as to transport them to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (the communication head 365).
While operating the drive motor 352b), the second motor present at the predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) is established based on the establishment of a predetermined collection condition (after updating to frequency = 0). The recording medium (the visitor card 38) is transported to the first transport section (main transport belts 353a, 353a, 35b).
3a ', the secondary transport belts 353b, 353b') and the second transport section (main transport belt 354a, secondary transport belt 354).
b) so that the first drive motor 352 a and the second drive motor 352 are transported to the standby area 366.
Control unit for operating b) (control board 362)
And

In a second aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) is provided with the recording medium (member card 3).
7, the visitor card 38) can be written or rewritten (updated) with recorded information.

A third aspect of the present invention is that the recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 38) is a non-contact IC recording medium (IC card), and the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) is a non-contact IC recording medium. IC recording medium (IC card)
It is possible to execute reading or reading / writing (updating) of recorded information without contact with the device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control unit (control board 362) is configured to stop a predetermined stop corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) from the standby area unit 366 based on a predetermined issuance instruction input. The second recording medium (the visitor card 38) conveyed to the position is completed by the recording medium processing unit (the communication head 365) after the processing (frequency writing processing) is completed.
8) to the position (temporary return position) at which the first transport unit (main transport belts 353a, 353) can be visually checked from outside
a ', the drive unit (first drive motor 352a) is operated so that the sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353b') are conveyed, and the position (temporary return position) where it can be visually confirmed
At a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing section (communication head 365). The first transport section (main transport belts 353a, 353).
a ', the driving section (first drive motor 352a) is operated so that the sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353b') convey again.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, each of the transport units includes a drive unit (a first drive motor 352a, a second drive motor 3).
The main transport belt 353 to which the driving force according to 52b) is transmitted.
a, 353a7, 354a and the main transport belt 353
a, 353a7, 354a are provided at opposing positions with the recording medium conveyance path (card conveyance path 360) interposed therebetween, and the main conveyance belts 353a, 353a7, 354a are driven to transmit a driving force by driving the main conveyance belts 353a, 353a7, 354a. 353
b, 353b7, 354b, and an urging portion (spring 358) for movably urging the sub-transport belts 353b, 353b7, 354b toward the main transport belts 353a, 353a7, 354a.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is directed to the recording medium processing area 367, which is inserted from the recording medium insertion slot (card issue / insertion slot 318) and is used as the first transport section (main transport belt 353a, 353a ', sub-conveyor belt 353
b, 353 b ′) for detecting that the first recording medium (member card 37) conveyed to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) approaches the stop position. The control unit (control board 362) includes a detection unit (photosensor S4), and detects the first recording medium (member card 37) by the second detection unit (photosensor S4) during driving of the driving unit. From the time when the drive unit (the first drive motor 352a) is detected, the number of steps (α)
(1 step) to stop.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is that the recording medium processing unit is disposed in the recording medium processing area unit 367 and is moved from the standby area unit 366 to the recording medium processing unit by the second transport unit (a main transport belt 354a and a secondary transport belt 354b). (Communication head 365)
A third detection unit (photosensor S3) for detecting that the second recording medium (the visitor card 38) conveyed to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the stop position approaches the stop position,
The control unit (control board 362) controls the third detection unit (photo sensor S3) during driving of the driving unit.
From the detection of the second recording medium (the visitor card 38) by the drive unit (first drive motor 352a), the number of steps (β1
Stop by driving in step).

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the second recording medium (the visitor card 38) is sandwiched between the second transport sections (the main transport belt 354a and the secondary transport belt 354b) in the standby area 366. It is in a state.

In a ninth aspect of the present invention, the driving section is configured to drive the first transport section (main transport belts 353a and 353a 'and sub-transport belts 353b and 353b'). 352a) and a second drive section (second drive motor 352b) for driving the second transport section (main transport belt 354a, sub-transport belt 354b).

A tenth aspect of the present invention is a blocking piece (shutter 36) for preventing a recording medium (member card 37) from being inserted from the recording medium insertion slot (card issuing / inserting slot 318).
9), the control section (control board 362)
The blocking piece (shutter 369) at least when the recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 38) is present in the recording medium processing area 367.
Is in a blocking state (closed state).

An eleventh aspect of the present invention is directed to a blocking receiving portion (I) for externally receiving execution / release (closing / release) of a blocking state (closed state) by the blocking piece (shutter 369).
/ O port 373).

The twelfth aspect of the present invention is directed to a base 3 provided with the main transport belts 353a and 354a and the driving units (first driving motor 352a and second driving motor 352b).
50 and the sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353b7, 35
4b that can be opened and closed.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing section (communication head 365) and the control section (control board 362) are provided on the base 350 side.

In the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the first transport section (main transport belts 353a, 353a ', sub-transport belt 3
53b, 353b ') have two sets of the main transfer belts 353a, 353a' and the auxiliary transfer belts 353b, 353b 'at both side positions in the transfer direction, and the two sets of transfer belts 353a, 353a', 353b. , 353
The recording medium processing unit (communication head 365) is provided in an area located between b ′.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the second transport section (main transport belt 354a and sub-transport belt 354b) is one
A pair of the main conveyor belt 354a and the sub conveyor belt 35
4b, the first transport section (main transport belt 35
3a, 353a ', sub-conveyor belts 353b, 353
b ') two sets of transport belts 353a, 353a', 35
3b and 353b '.

In the present invention, the standby area section 3
A standby detection unit (photosensor S5) for detecting whether or not the second recording medium (the visitor card 38) is present at 66
And a standby status output unit (I / O port 373) for identifiably outputting standby / non-standby of the second recording medium (the visitor card 38).

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the first recording medium (member card 37) and the second recording medium (visitor card 38) have different lengths in the transport direction, and the control unit (control board 362) Can use these two types of recording media (member card 37, visitor card 38) with different lengths.
The drive unit (first drive motor 352a) is controlled to stop at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit (communication head 365).

[0139] Claim 18 of the present invention is directed to a recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 3) on which information capable of specifying the size of a game value (frequency) usable for a game is recorded.
8) a use process (lending process) for causing a game valuable value (frequency) of a size specified by the record information of the game recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 38) to be used for the game; Issuing a second recording medium (visitor card 38) to which a game value (frequency) of a size corresponding to a predetermined amount within the range of the accepted money is given, The first recording medium (member card 37) issued to the registered member player is received, and the value of the game value (frequency) remaining on the first recording medium (member card 37) is reduced. A value addition process (additional payment) for adding and updating a game value (frequency) having a size corresponding to a predetermined amount within the range of the accepted money amount, and the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) A gaming device (card unit 3) provided correspondingly, wherein in each of the processes (lending process, issuing process, additional deposit), the first recording medium (member card 37) or the second recording medium ( The recording medium processing device (card reader / writer 327) according to any one of claims 1 to 17 is used as a recording medium processing device for reading at least the recording information of the visitor card 38).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in the above embodiments with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, the present invention is included in the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the card rereader / writer 327 as a recording medium processing device is used for the card unit 3 as a game device installed in a game arcade. It is not limited to
Needless to say, these recording medium processing apparatuses can be applied to various apparatuses installed in a game center, a general store, and the like as long as they use a plurality of types of recording media such as a membership card and other prepaid cards.

In the above embodiment, the recording medium processing device can read and write (update) the recording information of the non-contact IC card as the recording medium.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be a card reader capable of reading recorded information of a non-contact IC card.

In the above embodiment, the member card 3 is used as the communication head 365 of the card reader / writer 327.
7 and the non-contact IC card as the visitor card 38, data can be input and output (transmitted and received) in a non-contact manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the specifications of the recording medium to be used are For example, in the case of a contact type IC card, a contact head having contact terminals may be used, and when the recording medium is a magnetic card, a magnetic head may be used.

In the above embodiment, the card rereader / writer 327 sends the data signal to the visitor card 38 in the standby area 366 based on the reception of the issue signal from the control unit 328 as described above. After recording the frequency corresponding to the amount of money output in the above, the tip of the visitor card 38 in the discharge direction is discharged to a predetermined temporary return (issuing) position which can be visually checked, and then automatically returned to the temporary return (issue). The control board 362 controls so that the issued visitor card 38 is re-acquired and the given number of use processes are performed, and then the visitor card 38 is collected. The visitor card 38 is not pulled out at the time of temporary return, and the labor for successively replenishing the dropped visitor card 38 is reduced. The present invention is not limited to this, because it is possible to save the player from having to insert the temporarily returned (issued) visitor card 38 and to perform an operation for performing the use process. The contents of the control when these visitor cards 38 are temporarily returned (issued) can be changed as appropriate.

In the above embodiment, only the main conveyor belts 353a, 353a 'and 354a of the conveyor are driven by the respective drive motors 352a and 352b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the sub-belts 353b, 353b ', 354b may be driven.

In the above-described embodiment, the secondary transport belts 353b, 353b 'and 354b are urged by the spring 358. This is because the primary transport belt 353a driven by the drive motor is used. , 353a ',
In order to make the 354a movable, complicated mechanisms such as a universal joint are required. However, it is not necessary to provide these complicated mechanisms, and it is preferable because the configuration of the device can be simplified. The main transport belts 353a, 353a ', and 354 are not limited.
a may be movable, or both the main transport belt and the slave transport belt may be movably biased.

In the embodiment, two motors, ie, a first drive motor 352a for driving the first transport section and a first drive motor 352b for driving the second transport section are used as drive sections. To enable individual operation for each transport unit.
The operation control of the transport unit and the second transport unit can be easily performed by controlling the respective drive motors, which is preferable because not only the degree of freedom of control can be increased but also the control method can be easily performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the two transport units may be individually driven by one drive motor.

In the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, the pachinko ball can be refunded by using the number of saved balls recorded on the membership card 37, and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can be played. Although the refund process can be performed, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient if the lending process can be performed at least using the frequency of the member card 37 and the visitor card 38. The refund process may not be performed.

Further, the card unit 3 of the above embodiment accepts only 1,000-yen bills or 500-yen coins, and can perform additional payment to the member card 37 and issue of the visitor card 38. The invention is not limited to this, and can accept multi-denominated bills and coins to be able to add money to the membership card 37 and issue the visitor card 38, or accept only bills and apply to the membership card 37. Additional payment and visitor card 38
Can be issued, can receive only coins, can be added to the membership card 37, and can issue the visitor card 38, can be cash or credit card, can be added to the membership card 37, and can be added to the visitor card 38. It may be one that can issue processing, one that can perform additional payment to the membership card 37 by electronic money or cash transfer of a financial institution, and one that can issue processing of the visitor card 38.

In the card unit 3 of the embodiment, when the member card 37 is received, the member card 37
Is stored in the RAM 330, and the stored frequency is updated based on the lending process and additional payment. When a return operation is performed, the updated frequency is recorded on the member card 37. Although the frequency is updated and recorded, the present invention is not limited to this. The frequency recorded on the member card 37 may be updated every time the frequency is updated. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the frequency as the game value specified by the member card 37 is recorded or registered in both the member card 37 and the management computer 100 and managed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The frequency may be recorded only in the member card 37, or the frequency may be registered only in the management computer 100 or a card management server of a third-party organization. The registered frequency may be specified by reading an identification code such as a member ID of the member card 37.

In the above embodiment, the non-contact type IC card 37 is used as the game recording medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be used as a magnetic card or a contact type IC card. Alternatively, if the recording information can be specified using the identification code, etc., it is sufficient if the information such as the identification code capable of specifying the game recording medium can be recorded at least in a readable manner. Or a recording medium on which a predetermined information recording symbol or the like is readable, or an information terminal on which the information recording symbol or the like is readable.

Although the IC card 37 as the game recording medium used in the above embodiment has a card-like shape, the present invention is not limited to this. The shape may be other shapes.

Also, the member card 37 used in the above embodiment is used.
Is usable only in a predetermined game arcade, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used as a common member card usable in a plurality of game arcades.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not possible to settle the money remaining in the member card 37 to money. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the frequency remaining on the member card 37 may be settled to money of an amount corresponding to the frequency.

In the above-described embodiment, the value and the amount corresponding to the frequency are used as the form of the game value used in the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, these game values may be determined as predetermined points, the corresponding number of pachinko balls or coins, and the form may be arbitrarily selected.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the pachinko balls are used as the game media used in the pachinko machine 2 which is a game machine. However, these game media are used as coins, points, and image-type pachinko machines and slots described later. Pachinko balls, coins, and the like formed by images on a machine or the like may be used, and these game media are included in the game media of the present invention as long as they are media used in the game, and the form is limited. Not something.

[0158]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the processing of the second recording medium usable only by the recording medium processing device and the processing of the first recording medium usable by a plurality of recording medium processing devices are the same. This can be implemented by a recording medium processing device.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is no need to separately provide a processing unit for writing or rewriting (updating) recording information.

(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, the reading or reading / writing (updating) of the recorded information is performed in a non-contact state, so that the wear of the recording medium can be reduced.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, in the issuance processing of the second recording medium that can be used only by the apparatus, the user can visually confirm the issued second recording medium and can issue the second recording medium. The inserted second recording medium is automatically inserted, and it is possible to save time and effort for inserting the issued second recording medium.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even if the recording medium has a slight variation in thickness, the recording medium can be conveyed favorably and the card can be reduced in damage such as damage.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, the first recording medium inserted from the recording medium insertion slot can be stopped at the stop position with high accuracy, and the recording medium processing unit The accuracy of processing such as reading and writing can also be improved.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, the second recording medium conveyed from the standby area can be stopped at the stop position with high accuracy, and readout by the recording medium processing unit Also, the accuracy of processing such as writing and the like can be improved.

(H) According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the standby second recording medium can be quickly conveyed.

(I) According to the invention of claim 9, the first
Not only does a complicated driving force distribution mechanism such as a clutch mechanism for individually driving the transport unit and the second transport unit become unnecessary, but also control for these individual drives can be easily performed.

(J) According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the recording medium is present in the recording medium processing area, a failure due to the erroneous insertion of another recording medium from the recording medium insertion slot. It can be understood that the recording medium being processed exists inside the apparatus.

(K) According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, for example, at the time of receiving cash accompanying the issuance of the second recording medium, at the time of returning operation of the first recording medium, etc. Release can be controlled.

(1) According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when a recording medium is clogged in the recording medium transport path,
These clogged recording media can be easily taken out,
The maintainability of the device can be improved.

(M) According to the thirteenth aspect, the recording medium processing unit and the control unit do not move with the opening and closing of the cover, and there is a danger that the recording medium processing unit and the control unit will malfunction. Performance can be reduced.

(N) According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing section can be brought close to or in contact with the recording medium without being affected by the respective conveyor belts of the second conveying section. Processing accuracy by the recording medium processing unit can be improved.

(O) According to the invention of claim 15, the movement of the recording medium between the second transport section and the first transport section can be performed more smoothly, and the occurrence of clogging of the recording medium is reduced. it can.

(P) According to the sixteenth aspect, an external device can identify whether the second recording medium is on standby or not.

(Q) According to the seventeenth aspect, the first recording medium and the second recording medium having different lengths in the transport direction can be handled by the same recording medium processing device.

(R) According to the eighteenth aspect, the second recording medium usable only in the recording medium processing device;
The processing of the first recording medium that can be used by a plurality of recording medium processing apparatuses can be performed by the same recording medium processing apparatus, so that different types of recording media can be handled without requiring a significant design change. Not only can a possible gaming device be obtained, but the cost of the device itself does not increase significantly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system to which a gaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine and the card unit used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an operation unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a partially cutaway side view and a rear view of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card unit and a pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a front view showing a membership card used in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a front view showing a visitor card.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an output state of each signal output from the prize ball control board and the card unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing the registration status of a member card master table and a card unit-specific data table which constitute a card management DB in the management computer used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a sectional view of the card reader / writer shown in FIG. 10 taken along line AA.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a card reader / writer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing a state of transport of a member card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 14 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views illustrating a state of transporting a membership card of a card reader / writer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are cross-sectional views illustrating a state of conveying a membership card of the card reader / writer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 16 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views illustrating a state of transporting a membership card of a card reader / writer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views showing a state of transporting a membership card of a card reader / writer in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing a state of conveying a visitor card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of conveying a visitor card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 20A and 20B are cross-sectional views showing a state of conveying a visitor card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 21 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views showing a state of conveying a visitor card of a card reader / writer in an embodiment of the present invention.

22 (a) and 22 (b) are cross-sectional views showing a state of transport of a visitor card of a card reader / writer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 23A and 23B are cross-sectional views showing a state of conveying a visitor card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 24A and 24B are cross-sectional views showing a state of transport of a visitor card of the card reader / writer in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Card reader type pachinko machine (gaming machine) 3 Card unit (game machine) 8 Communication cable 9 Signal cable 14 Operation unit 15 Return button 16 Lending button 17 Frequency display unit 18 Operation board 31 Unit holder 31 'Slide rail 37 Member card (First recording medium, gaming recording medium) 38 Visitor card (second recording medium, gaming recording medium) 81 Mounting hole 82 Optical recording section 83 Antenna coil 84 Integrated circuit 91 Antenna coil 92 Integrated circuit (IC) 100 Management computer Reference Signs List 101 data bus 102 CPU 103 RAM 104 RTC 105 storage device 106 input device 107 display device 108 printer 109 communication unit 202 glass door frame 203 hit ball supply tray 204 surplus ball tray 205 hit ball operation handle (operation knob) 206 game board 20 Gaming area 209 Variable display unit 210 Variable display device 211 Pass gate 214 Starting winning opening 215 Movable piece 216 Variable winning ball device 220 Opening and closing plate 224 Winning opening 226 Out opening 231 Game control board 235 Lamp control board 237 Award ball control board 270 Voice control Board 280 Display control board 291 Launch control board 297 Ball dispenser 301 Operation lamp 302 Bill insertion slot 303 Coin slot 304 Coin return button 305 Changeable lamp 306 Lending unit change button 307 Lending unit display section 308 Fraction button 309 Frequency display section 310 Model setting lamp 311 Direction indicator lamp 312 Inserting lamp 313 Coin return slot 313 'Receiving unit 314 Member card display unit 315 Numeric keypad 316 Enter key 317 Saving ball replay selection button 318 Card issuance Insertion port (recording medium insertion port) 319 Removal prevention member 320 First operation board 321 Second operation board 322 Banknote identification unit 323 Coin insertion path 324 Coin identification unit 325 Coin return path 326 Coin recovery path 327 Card reader / writer (recording medium processing) Device) 328 Control unit 329 MPU 330 RAM 331 ROM 332a I / O port 332b I / O port 332c I / O port 334 Communication unit 350 Base 352a Drive motor (drive unit) 352b Drive motor (drive unit) 353a Main transport belt (Second transport section) 353b Secondary transport belt (second transport section) 354a Main transport belt (first transport section) 354b Secondary transport belt (first transport section) 355 Solenoid 356 Storage case 357 Rotating shaft 358 Spring (biasing) Part) 359 hippopotamus 360 Card transport path 361 Motor controller 362 Control board (control section) 363 Read / write board 364 Control IC 365 Communication head (recording medium processing section) 366 Standby area section 367 Recording medium processing area section 368 Memory 369 Shutter 370 Flat cable connector 373 I / O port 380 serial port S1 photo sensor (first detection unit) S2 photo sensor S3 photo sensor (third detection unit) S4 photo sensor (second detection unit) S5 photo sensor (standby detection unit)

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium insertion opening for receiving a first recording medium that is recordable and usable by a plurality of recording medium processing devices, and is formed at a leading end position in the insertion direction of the recording medium, and A recording medium processing unit for reading at least recording information of the two recording media, and a recording medium processing unit for reading at least recording information of the recording medium; A recording medium processing area formed between the recording medium insertion slot and the recording medium conveyance path communicating with the card insertion slot; and a first medium for conveying a recording medium positioned in the recording medium processing area. A transport unit, a second transport unit that transports the second recording medium located in the standby area, a drive unit that can individually drive the first transport unit and the second transport unit, and the recording medium Of insertion slot A first detection unit provided at a nearby position for detecting insertion of the first recording medium from at least the recording medium insertion opening; and detecting the first recording medium based on the detection of the first recording medium by the first detection unit. Operating the drive unit such that the first conveyance unit conveys the first recording medium to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit, and performs the recording medium processing based on establishment of a predetermined discharge condition. Operating the drive unit so that the first transport unit transports the first recording medium present at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the unit to the recording medium insertion port, and based on a predetermined issuance instruction input, Operating the drive unit such that the first transport unit and the second transport unit transport the second recording medium waiting in the standby area to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit. Together with the prescribed The first transport unit and the second transport unit transport the second recording medium present at a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit to the standby area unit based on establishment of the collection condition. A recording medium processing device, comprising: a control unit that operates a driving unit. 2. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium processing unit is capable of writing or rewriting (updating) recording information on the recording medium. 3. The recording medium is a non-contact IC recording medium, and the recording medium processing unit can read or read / write (update) recorded information without contact with the non-contact IC recording medium. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The control unit processes the second recording medium transported from the standby area to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit based on a predetermined issuance instruction input. After the completion of the above, the drive unit is operated so that the first transport unit transports the second recording medium to a position where the second recording medium can be visually confirmed from the outside, and the second recording medium located at the visually confirmable position is The recording medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving unit is operated so that the first conveyance unit conveys the recording medium again to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit. 5. Each of the transport sections is provided at a position opposite to the main transport belt to which a driving force is transmitted by the drive section and sandwiches the main transport belt and the recording medium transport path. 5. A sub-conveyor belt to which a driving force is transmitted by being driven, comprising: an urging section for movably urging the sub-conveyor belt toward the main conveyor belt. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1. 6. The first recording medium, which is disposed in the recording medium processing area, is inserted from the recording medium insertion port, and is conveyed to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit by the first conveyance unit. A second detection unit that detects that the medium has approached the stop position, wherein the control unit is configured to control the driving unit based on the detection of the first recording medium by the second detection unit during driving of the driving unit. The recording medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the apparatus is further stopped by driving for a preset number of steps from the time when the detection is made. 7. The second recording medium disposed in the recording medium processing area and conveyed from the standby area to a predetermined stop position corresponding to the recording medium processing unit by the second conveyance unit stops the second recording medium. A third detection unit that detects that the position is close to the position, wherein the control unit detects the drive unit based on the detection of the second recording medium by the third detection unit while the drive unit is being driven. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium processing device is further stopped by driving for a preset number of steps from time. 8. The recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second recording medium is held in the standby area by the second transport unit. 9. The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit includes a first drive unit that drives the first transport unit and a second drive unit that drives the second transport unit. 3. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1. 10. A recording medium, comprising: a blocking piece for preventing a recording medium from being inserted from the recording medium insertion slot; wherein the control section is configured to control the blocking piece when at least the recording medium is present in the recording medium processing area. In a blocking state.
10. The recording medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 9. 11. A block receiving portion for receiving from outside the execution / release of the blocking state by the blocking piece.
0. The recording medium processing apparatus according to 0. 12. The recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recording medium processing apparatus comprises a base having the main transport belt and the drive unit, and an openable / closable cover having the secondary transport belt. . 13. The recording medium processing device according to claim 12, wherein the recording medium processing unit and the control unit are provided on the base side. 14. The first transport section has two sets of the main transport belt and the secondary transport belt at both sides in the transport direction, and the recording section is located in an area located between the two transport belts. 14. The recording medium processing device according to claim 5, further comprising a medium processing unit. 15. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the second transport section is formed by a set of the main transport belt and the sub transport belt, and is provided so as to be located between the two transport belts of the first transport section. Item 15. The recording medium processing device according to item 14. 16. A standby detecting section for detecting whether or not the second recording medium is present in the standby area section, and a standby state output section for outputting a standby / non-standby state of the second recording medium in a distinguishable manner. The recording medium processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, comprising: 17. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium have different lengths in the transport direction, and the control unit corresponds to the two recording media having different lengths corresponding to the recording medium processing unit. 17. The recording medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit is controlled to stop at a predetermined stop position. 18. A game value of a size specified by recording information of a game recording medium which is a recording medium on which information capable of specifying the size of a game value usable for a game is recorded. A use process for accepting money, and an issuance process of accepting money and issuing the second recording medium to which a game value of a size corresponding to a predetermined amount within a range of the amount of the accepted money is provided, The first recording medium issued to a member player who has previously registered as a member is accepted, and a predetermined amount within the range of the amount of money accepted in the size of the game value remaining on the first recording medium A value addition process of adding and updating a game value of a size corresponding to the size of the game device, and a gaming machine provided corresponding to the gaming machine, wherein in each of the processes, the first record Medium or front 2. A recording medium processing device for reading at least information recorded on a second recording medium.
A game device using the recording medium processing device according to any one of claims 7 to 10.