JP2002369961A - Cr game system and medium dispensing unit price control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the control for changing the dispensing unit price without altering a CR game system as much as possible. SOLUTION: This CR game system includes a CR ball dispenser 1 and a CR pachinko machine 2 and further includes a dispensing ball unit price control device 10 connected thereto. The dispensing ball unit price control device 10 generates a payout number signal expressing the payout number of dispensing balls according to the variably set dispensing ball unit price on receiving a medium putout instruction signal d from the CR ball dispenser 1. The putout number signal is transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 1, and the CR pachinko machine 2 puts out the dispensing balls of the number corresponding to the putout number signal. Preferably the dispensing ball unit price is centralized managed from a hall computer 14 of a game parlor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a CR game machine and a CR game machine.
The present invention relates to a CR game system including a medium lending device, and more particularly, to a control for changing a unit price for renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball and a medal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In most cases, a pachinko machine as a game machine is installed alongside a tama ball machine called sand. Taitama ball lending machines are roughly divided into cash ball lending machines and CR ball lending machines. The cash ball lending machine accepts the insertion of cash by a player and pays out a ball lending in an amount corresponding to the amount. On the other hand, a CR ball rental machine is a CR card (prepaid card) by a player.
Accept the input of. In the case of the CR, the CR ball rental machine and the CR pachinko machine operate integrally by communication. Then, when the ball lending button of the pachinko machine is pressed, ball lending is paid out from the pachinko machine.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a system including a CR ball rental machine and a CR pachinko machine. CR ball rental machine 1 and CR
The pachinko machine 2 is connected by a connection line having a 25-pin connector at both ends, and communicates via this connection line. The CR ball lending machine 1 is connected online to a computer system of a card management center. Pachinko balls are rented as follows.

(1) When the CR card 3 is inserted into the CR ball lending machine 1 by the player, the CR ball lending machine 1 sends a connection confirmation signal a to the CR pachinko machine 2, whereby the connection is confirmed. . The CR pachinko machine 2 operates only after this connection confirmation.

[0005] (2) The CR ball rental machine 1 further sends a CR card remaining number notification signal b to the CR pachinko machine 2. The remaining frequency is displayed on the display unit 4 of the CR pachinko machine 2. One frequency is equivalent to 100 yen.

(3) Next, when the player presses the ball lending button 5 of the CR pachinko machine 2, the CR pachinko machine 2 sends a ball lending request signal c to the CR ball lending machine 1.

(4) The CR ball lending machine 1 sends a ball lending payout instruction signal d to the CR pachinko machine 2. In CR pachinko machine 2,
Upon receiving the ball lending instruction signal d, the prize ball base 6 causes the prize ball payout mechanism 7 to dispense a ball.

(5) Further, the CR pachinko machine 2 sends a payout confirmation signal e indicating that the ball has been paid out to the CR ball rental machine 1.
Send to In response to this, the CR ball rental machine 1 reduces the frequency of the CR card. In addition, the CR ball lending machine 1 transmits information indicating that the CR card has been used to the card management center.

Next, the CR ball lending machine 1 performs the operation (2). That is, a remaining frequency notification signal b indicating the frequency after the change is sent to the CR pachinko machine 2. The steps (2) to (5), that is, the steps from the notification of the remaining number to the payout of the ball are repeated.

As described above, in the CR system, the CR ball lending machine has a role of processing the CR card, and does not actually pay out the balls, and the actual ball lending operation is performed on the pachinko machine side. Note that the names of the signals a to e described above are given to make the description in this specification easy to understand.

[0011]

The upper limit of the unit cost of paying for pachinko balls is set. At present, the upper limit of the ball lending unit price is 4 yen per ball. And the ball lending unit price of most ball lending machines is fixed to this upper limit.

On the other hand, if the ball lending unit price can be changed, the degree of business freedom of the pachinko parlor increases. For example, it is conceivable that the lending unit price can be reduced in accordance with the pachinko machine's ability to attract customers or in response to a temporal change in the situation of attracting customers, thereby increasing the ability to attract customers. Also, the player:
You can enjoy a new game style, such as selecting a pachinko machine depending on the ball lending price, or going to a pachinko parlor to aim for when the ball lending price is low. Thereby, it is considered that the serviceability to the player can be improved.

[0013] A cash ball lending machine is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-10 / 1999.
Japanese Patent No. 4331 discloses a ball lending machine having a function of changing the ball lending unit price. In the case of a cash ball lending machine, by adding a function to the ball lending machine itself, the ball lending unit price can be changed relatively easily.

[0014] However, no technique for changing the unit price of the ball for the CR system has been proposed. In the case of CR, as will be described below, it is not possible to easily provide a function for changing the unit price of ball-drawing in the same manner as a cash machine.

That is, in the CR game system, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 cooperate through the ball lending CR communication, and the CR pachinko machine 2 side. Balls are paid out from. Such a C
It is desired to be able to change the unit price of the ball lending while maintaining the function of the R game system as much as possible. It is desirable to be able to change the ball lending unit price without changing the CR ball lending machine 1 and without changing the CR communication information input / output to / from the CR ball lending machine 1. In order to respond to such a demand, it is not possible to easily provide a function for changing the unit price of ball-drawing in the same manner as a cash machine.

[0016] Further, there is the following problem with respect to the change of the ball lending unit price. It is desired that the unit price change can be easily implemented for a plurality of pachinko machines when it is desired. It is also desired that the unit price can be changed with a small amount of labor. In order to respond to such a request, it is considered that the unit price of the ball to be played may be changed by centralized control (management) using an external computer.

However, in the CR game system as shown in FIG. 1, the CR ball rental machine 1 does not have a function of receiving centralized control from an external computer. The same applies to the CR pachinko machine 2. In particular, the CR pachinko machine 2 is basically not allowed to be controlled by communication from outside. This is based on the idea that it is not desirable that the game properties (for example, jackpot probability) of the pachinko machine 2 be easily changed from outside by communication. Under such restrictions, it is desired to enable centralized control of the change of the ball lending unit price from the outside.

In the above, the problem of the present invention has been described with reference to a pachinko machine. By the way, a game hall is equipped with a pachislot machine in addition to a pachinko machine.
Pachislot machines do not currently support CR. But,
A similar problem arises for pachislot machines when responding to CR. Furthermore, it is not limited to these gaming machines,
A similar problem occurs if there is a gaming machine corresponding to CR.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a suitable technique that enables a medium lending unit price to be changed in a CR game system.

[0020]

According to one aspect of the present invention, a C
A CR gaming system that includes an R gaming machine and a CR media lending machine, and rents gaming media from the CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine. To achieve the above object, the system of the present invention further comprises:
It includes a medium lending unit control device for controlling a lending unit price of a game medium. The medium lending unit price control device, from the CR medium lending machine, a payout instruction signal receiving means for receiving a medium payout instruction signal of the CR communication, and variably set when the medium payout instruction signal is received. Payout number signal generating means for generating a payout number signal indicating the payout number of game media based on the unit price of the game medium to be paid out, and a payout number signal transmitting means for transmitting the payout number signal to the CR gaming machine. .

As described above, according to the present invention, a CR gaming system includes a CR media lending device and a CR gaming machine,
Includes medium lending unit price control device. The control device receives the medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine, and sends a payout number signal indicating the payout number of the game medium based on the variably set game medium lending unit price to the CR game machine. Game media are paid out from the CR gaming machine according to the payout number signal. The medium unit price control device changes the number-of-payouts signal according to the change in unit price when changing the ball unit price. This changes the number of game media paid out from the CR gaming machine.

As described above, according to the present invention, the unit price of rent can be controlled by adding a control device that receives a medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine and sends a payout number signal to the CR gaming machine. Therefore, the lending unit price can be changed without changing the CR game system as much as possible.

For example, when the present invention is applied to a pachinko CR pachinko system, the control device of the present invention transmits a payout number signal to the CR pachinko machine when a ball payout instruction signal is output from the CR ball rental machine. provide. As a result, control of the unit price of the ball lending is realized. The transmission and reception of the CR communication signal to and from the CR ball rental machine may be left as it is. That is, the connection confirmation signal, the remaining number notification signal, the ball lending request signal, the ball lending payout instruction signal, and the payout confirmation signal may be directly output from the CR ball lending machine or may be input to the CR ball lending machine. Therefore, it is unnecessary to change the CR ball rental machine.

Also, unlike a gaming machine in which external control is prohibited, the control device of the present invention can be externally controlled. Therefore, the lending unit price of the present apparatus can be changed by an external communication instruction. This makes it easy to change the lending unit price. In particular, it is preferable to receive a lending unit price instruction from an external control device (management device) that communicates with a plurality of medium lending unit price control devices, and the lending unit price can be changed more easily.

[0025] Preferably, the CR gaming machine is configured to be able to pay out an arbitrary number of media in units of media. The medium lending unit price control device changes the number-of-payouts signal for each medium.
Thereby, the lending unit price can be finely and arbitrarily changed.

[0026] Preferably, the medium lending unit price control device of the present invention includes a lending unit price setting means for setting a lending unit price of a game medium. This lending unit price setting means may set a lending unit price according to an operation on the present apparatus, or may set a lending unit price according to a communication instruction from the outside.

In the present invention, the payout number signal is typically the payout number itself. However, within the scope of the present invention,
The number-of-payouts signal only needs to indicate the number of payouts, and it is sufficient that the number of payouts can be specified on the CR gaming machine side, and is not limited to the number of payouts themselves. For example, the signal of the difference payout number shown in the embodiment described later also represents the payout number of the game medium based on the lending unit price, and thus is one form of the payout number signal of the present invention.

In another aspect of the present invention, the medium lending unit price control device determines the number of game medium payouts based on a variably set game medium lending unit price when performing CR communication for game medium lending. By transmitting a payout number signal to the CR gaming machine, the CR gaming machine causes the CR gaming machine to pay out game media in accordance with the payout number signal.

According to the present invention, the lending unit price can be controlled by adding a control device for sending the number-of-payout signal to the CR gaming machine when the CR communication for lending the game medium is performed. Therefore, the lending unit price can be changed without changing the CR game system as much as possible.

[0030] Preferably, the medium lending unit price control device includes CR communication relay means interposed between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine to relay CR communication, and the CR communication relay means includes a CR communication relay means. , The CR communication for the game media lending is detected. According to the present invention, the medium lending unit price control device of the present invention is realized by the device that relays the CR communication. The device of the present invention can be realized with a relatively simple configuration.

In the present invention, CR communication for renting a game medium is typically transmission of a medium payout instruction signal by a CR medium renting machine, but is not limited to this. Even communication of signals other than the medium payout instruction signal can be applied to the present invention as long as the communication is performed every time the medium is lent. The CR communication used as the condition for transmitting the number-of-payouts signal is appropriately set according to a change in the CR communication specification or the like.

Further, in the present invention, the number-of-payouts signal may be transmitted when the CR communication for lending the game medium is performed. As a reminder, this configuration includes not only a process triggered by detection of CR communication but also a process triggered by detection of another operation or the like. For example, a pachinko CR ball lending machine outputs a sales signal every time a ball is lent. Therefore, if the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted according to the output of the sales signal, the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted when the CR communication for renting the game medium is performed. Therefore, a configuration for transmitting the number-of-payouts signal in accordance with the output of the sales signal is also included in the present invention.

[0033] Preferably, the medium lending unit price control device further includes cash accepting means for accepting cash, and transmits the number-of-payout signal to the medium for cash lending.
Send to R gaming machine. In this aspect, preferably
The medium lending unit price control device takes the form of a sand.

According to the present invention, by adding a cash accepting function, the present apparatus becomes multifunctional and more convenient.
When the present apparatus is in the form of an inter-stand sandwich, the small inter-stand space can be effectively used to enable both the medium lending of the CR and the medium lending of the cash.

[0035] The medium lending unit price control device may transmit information on medium lending by cash to the CR medium lending machine. This information may be transmitted from the CR media lending machine to the management center. This communication does not have to go through the CR media lending machine.

[0036] Preferably, the medium lending unit price control device further includes card accepting means for accepting a membership card of a game arcade.
The number-of-payouts signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine. In this aspect, the medium lending unit price control device preferably takes the form of a sand.

According to the present invention, by adding a membership card accepting function, the present apparatus becomes multifunctional and more convenient. When the present apparatus takes the form of an inter-stand sandwich, it is possible to effectively utilize the small inter-stand space to perform both the medium lending of the CR and the medium lending of the membership card. It is further preferable that both the card accepting function and the above-described cash accepting function are provided in the present apparatus.

[0038] The medium lending unit price control device may transmit information on medium lending using a membership card to the CR medium lending machine. This information may be transmitted from the CR media lending machine to the management center. This communication does not have to go through the CR media lending machine.

[0039] Preferably, means is provided for changing the lending unit price according to the status of the member having the membership card in and out of the game media. For example, when the number of incomings of a member greatly exceeds the number of payouts, the lending unit price of the member is reduced. Thereby, the service for the member can be improved. In this embodiment, the target of the lending unit price change service is limited to members. This is advantageous in that the entry / exit status of a specific player can be easily grasped. However, the player who receives the unit price change service need not be limited to members. Not only members,
You may be comprised so that a lending unit price may be changed according to the entering / exiting state of the game medium of a specific player.

[0040] Preferably, there is provided means for changing a lending unit price in accordance with the state of entry and exit of gaming media in the CR gaming machine. Unlike the above embodiment, which focuses on the player's access status, this embodiment focuses on the gaming machine's access status. For example, when the number of insertions of a certain gaming machine greatly exceeds the number of payouts, the unit price of rent of the gaming machine is reduced. When the number of hits is exceeded, the player's investment can be reduced by a method other than, for example, changing the nail position of the pachinko machine. Thus, it is considered that the player can enjoy the game even if the number of hits is excessive.

In another aspect of the present invention, the medium lending unit price control device of the CR game system sends a payout number signal indicating the number of game medium payouts based on the variably set game medium lending unit price to the CR game machine. By transmitting, the CR
The game machine pays out the game medium according to the payout number signal. Preferably, the medium lending unit price control device includes the C
CR media between R media rental machine and the CR gaming machine
A CR communication relay unit for relaying communication, wherein the CR number signal is replaced with the CR number signal instead of the CR communication medium payout instruction signal.
Send to gaming machine.

According to this embodiment, the unit price of lending can be controlled by adding a controller for sending the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine, and the advantages of the present invention can be obtained. In addition, the device of the present invention can be realized with a relatively simple configuration of a device that relays CR communication.

Preferably, the medium payout unit price control device is C
Depending on the operation at the time of lending in equipment related to R,
The payout number signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine. The operation of the device related to the CR is typically the communication of the medium dispensing instruction signal described above, but is not limited to this. The operation at the time of lending may be other communication of the CR, and may be other communication (including only output and input) without being limited to the CR. As an operation at the time of lending, output of a sales signal by the CR medium lending machine may be considered. Furthermore, the operation at the time of lending is not limited to communication, but may be another signal processing (or a signal in the device). Further, the operation at the time of lending may be an operation of an object, for example, an operation of a mechanism of a CR gaming machine or a CR media lending machine.

Note that the operation of the equipment related to the CR is typically the operation of a CR medium lending machine or a CR gaming machine, but is not limited to this. The operation of the device related to the CR may be the operation of the medium payout unit price control device itself (including button pressing), the operation of a game medium, or the operation of another device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment of the CR game system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a medium lending unit price control device provided in a CR game system, and
It is an R gaming machine. Another aspect of the present invention is, for example, a game medium lending control method, a game medium lending unit price control method, a program for causing a computer to execute these methods, and a medium storing such a program. It is. With these aspects, the above-described advantages of the present invention can be similarly obtained.

[0046]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the medium lending unit price control device of the present invention controls the ball lending unit price of a pachinko ball as a game medium (hereinafter, referred to as a ball lending unit price control device).

FIG. 2 shows a system of a game arcade provided with a ball-price-unit control device of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the CR ball rental machine 1 (CR sand) is installed next to the CR pachinko machine 2. Although the CR ball rental machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are shown separately in FIG. 2, they are actually in contact with each other.

Although not shown in the figure, a plurality of CR pachinko machines 2 are arranged side by side. The CR ball rental machine 1 has a thin shape and is arranged in a gap between adjacent CR pachinko machines 2. Then, two rows of pachinko machines are arranged back to back to form an island. A plurality of islands are arranged in parallel at the game arcade. The two rows of pachinko machines facing each other across the path between the islands are called a course. That is, the course is a group formed by pachinko machines facing the inter-island passage among pachinko machines on adjacent islands.

It should be noted that a cash pachinko machine or a pachislot machine which is a game machine other than the CR pachinko machine may be installed in the game arcade.

The unit 10 for controlling the unit price of balls for sale is housed in a relatively small housing. The CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are connected via a ball lending unit price control device 10. In the conventional CR system, the CR ball rental machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are connected by connection lines having connectors of 25 pins at both ends. In the present embodiment, the CR ball lending machine 1 and the ball lending unit price control device 10 are connected by a similar 25-pin type connection line, and further, the ball lending unit price control device 10 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are connected to the same 25-pin type. It is connected with a type connection wire. For this connection, the unit price control unit 10
Has a 25-pin connector similar to that provided in the CR ball rental machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2. In the drawings, the connectors are shown at the top or bottom of each unit for easy understanding, but actually, they are provided at appropriate places such as the back surface.

The ball-price control unit 10 is connected to a hall computer 14 via an island controller 12 via a LAN. The hall computer 14 is a central control device that centrally controls a plurality of ball-price unit control devices 10 by communicating with the plurality of ball unit control devices 10, and is an embodiment of the external control device of the present invention (may be referred to as a management device). The hall computer 14 and the unit price control unit 10 exchange various kinds of information by communication. The information to be communicated includes information on the unit price of the ball-drawing characteristic of the present invention. The hall computer 14 is connected to the island controller 12 installed on each island. Then, the island controller 12 controls a plurality of ball-price unit price control devices 1 in the island.
Connected to 0. Note that the island controller 12 may be an embodiment of the central control device or the external control device of the present invention.

The CR ball lending machine 1 is connected to a prepaid card server 16. Prepaid card server 16
Is connected to a plurality of CR ball rental machines 1 in a game arcade. Then, the prepaid card server 16 communicates with a computer system of an external card management center. The prepaid card server 16 receives information on card use from the CR ball lending machine 1, and sends the information to the card management center.

FIG. 3 shows a set of CR ball lending machine 1 and CR pachinko machine 2 together with a ball lending unit price control device 10. These constitute a CR gaming system, in this embodiment, a CR pachinko system. These are each controlled by a built-in control computer device.

The CR ball lending machine 1 has a CR card insertion slot 8 into which a CR card (prepaid card) 3 is inserted. The CR pachinko machine 2 has a display unit 4 and a ball lending button 5
Having. The display unit 4 displays the number of remaining CR cards. The ball lending button 5 is operated by the player when requesting ball lending.

In the present embodiment, once = 10
It is 0 yen, and the frequency and the amount correspond one-to-one. Therefore,
Where appropriate, either the frequency or the amount is used for the description.

The CR pachinko machine 2 has a mechanism for paying out pachinko balls. The payout mechanism pays out pachinko balls as prize balls and pays out pachinko balls as lending balls.

The payout mechanism is configured to pay out an arbitrary number of pachinko balls in units of one. For example, the dispensing mechanism has a gear (sprocket). The gear holds pachinko balls between the teeth. By controlling the rotation of this gear, an arbitrary number of balls are paid out one by one.

For example, a pachinko ball path is provided, and a counter for counting balls passing through the path is provided. The number of balls passing through the passage is controlled based on the number detected by the counter.

In general, the number of prize balls to be paid out in a pachinko machine is fixed. For example, the number of prize balls is fixed to 5 or 15. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the payout unit price changes, so the payout amount of the payout balls changes. Therefore, the function of arbitrarily changing the number of balls described above is mainly used for lending a ball.

The CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are connected via the ball lending unit price control device 10 as described above. For these connections, connection lines having a 25-pin connector for CR communication are used. Thus, the ball lending unit price control device 10 can communicate with the CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 for CR. Then, the ball lending unit price control device 10 sets a CR between the CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2.
Relay communications.

The CR pachinko machine 2 is prohibited from communicating with the outside, and does not have such communication means. However, the CR pachinko machine 2 has a terminal for outputting game information such as the movement of a ball. This output terminal is connected to the hall computer 14. The hall computer 14 uses information such as the movement of balls in and out of the game hall for management.

In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 2, the ball lending unit price control device 10 is connected to the hall computer 14 via the island controller 12, and the CR ball lending machine 1
Is connected to the prepaid card server 16.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the ball lending unit price control device 10. As shown in FIG. The ball lending unit price control device 10 first has a CR communication relay unit 20, a communication signal detection unit 30, and a payout number signal generation unit 32.

[0064] The CR communication relay unit 20 is connected to the CR ball rental machine 1 and C
It intervenes in the communication path of the R pachinko machine 2 and relays the communication signals of both. For relay, the CR communication relay unit 20 has a communication function with the CR ball rental machine 1 and a communication function with the CR pachinko machine 2.

More specifically, the CR communication relay unit 20
Ball lending machine receiving unit 2 that receives a CR communication signal from R ball lending machine 1
2, a pachinko machine transmitting unit 24 for transmitting a CR communication signal to the CR pachinko machine 2, a pachinko machine receiving unit 26 for receiving a CR communication signal from the CR pachinko machine 2, and a ball for transmitting a CR communication signal to the CR ball lending machine 1. The rental machine transmission unit 28 is included. The ball lending machine receiving unit 22 receives a signal from the CR ball lending machine 1, and the pachinko machine transmitting unit 24 sends the signal to the CR pachinko machine 2. Further, the pachinko machine receiving section 26 receives a signal from the CR pachinko machine 2, and the signal is transmitted to the ball rental machine transmitting section 28 by the CR.
Send to ball rental machine 1.

With the above configuration, basically, the communication signal is exchanged between the CR ball rental machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 through the CR communication relay unit 20. Confirmation information from CR ball rental machine,
Card information, a game state from the CR pachinko machine, a card state change command, and the like are relayed. In particular, as the ball lending communication signal, a connection confirmation signal, a remaining number notification signal, a ball lending request signal, and a payout confirmation signal are relayed.
It is transmitted from the R ball lending machine 1 to the CR pachinko machine 2 or in the reverse direction.

However, among the ball lending communication signals, the ball lending payout instruction signal is not relayed as it is. That is, when the ball lending machine receiving unit 22 receives the ball lending payout instruction signal from the CR ball lending machine 1, the signal is sent from the pachinko machine transmitting unit 24 to C
It is not sent to R ball rental machine 1. Instead, the following processing is performed.

The communication signal detecting section 30 is connected to the CR communication relay section 2
At 0, the communication signals coming from the CR ball rental machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2 are monitored. Then, the communication signal detection unit 30
Detects that a ball lending payout instruction signal has entered the CR communication relay unit 20 from the CR ball lending machine 1. Communication signal detector 3
0 may monitor only the ball payout instruction signal, and may also monitor and detect other communication signals. The reception of the ball-out payout instruction signal is transmitted to the payout number signal generation unit 32.

The number-of-payouts signal generating section 32 generates a number-of-payouts signal when the reception of the ball-payout instruction signal is transmitted, that is, when the ball-payout instruction signal is received by the present apparatus. The number-of-payouts instruction signal is a signal indicating the number of coins to be paid out for lending. Then, the generated payout number signal is transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 2 by the pachinko machine transmitting unit 24 of the CR communication relay unit 20. In response, CR pachinko machine 2
Pays out the number of lending balls indicated by the payout number signal. Balls are paid out to the tray of the CR pachinko machine 2.

In the above description, the number-of-payouts signal is generated on the basis of the unit price of lent coins. For example, when lending a ball for 500 yen (five times), a payout number signal representing a number obtained by dividing 500 yen by a ball lending unit price is generated. In particular, in the present embodiment,
The ball lending unit price is variably set. The ball lending unit price is set by a ball lending unit price setting unit 34 described below.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ball unit price control unit 10 includes a unit price setting unit 34, a unit input unit 36, a unit setting operation unit 38, a unit setting connection unit 40, and a hall computer communication unit 42. Having.

The unit price setting operation section 38 is used by an operator at the time of setting the unit price of a ball to be lent. The unit price setting operation section 38 is constituted by directly operated members such as buttons and switches. Further, the unit price setting connection unit 40 is also used by a worker who sets unit prices. The unit price setting connection unit 40 includes a connection member (terminal) to which an electronic device such as a terminal device for unit price setting operation is connected. The unit price setting connection unit 40 can also be regarded as one form of the unit price setting operation unit 38.

When the worker uses the unit price setting operation unit 38 or unit price setting connection unit 40 to input the unit price of ball for sale, the unit price of ball for sale is input from the unit price input unit for ball for sale 36, and Accepted. The unit price setting unit 34 sets the unit price according to the input value. The payout unit price is stored and held in the payout unit control device 10 and is referred to by the payout number signal generation unit 32.

Further, the unit price setting unit 34 sets a unit price according to an instruction from the hall computer 14. The instruction of the hall computer 14 is received by the hall computer communication unit 42, transmitted to the unit price setting unit 34, and accepted. The unit price setting unit 34 sets the unit price according to the instruction. The set ball unit price is stored and held in the ball unit price control device 10, and is referred to by the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. This hall computer 14
The unit price setting according to will be described later.

FIG. 5 shows the operation of lending balls by the CR game system under the control of the lending unit price control device 10.

(1) When the CR card 3 is inserted into the CR ball lending machine 1 by the player, the CR ball lending machine 1 sends a connection confirmation signal a to the CR pachinko machine 2. This signal is passed through by the CR communication relay unit 20 of the ball lending unit price control device 10, and the CR
It is transmitted to pachinko machine 2. Thereby, the connection is confirmed. The CR pachinko machine 2 operates only after this connection confirmation.

(2) The CR ball lending machine 1 further sends a CR card remaining number notification signal b to the CR pachinko machine 2. This signal is also passed through by the CR communication relay unit 20 of the ball unit price control device 10 and transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 2. The remaining frequency is displayed on the display unit 4 of the CR pachinko machine 2. 1 count is 1
It is equivalent to 00 yen.

(3) Next, when the player presses the ball lending button 5 of the CR pachinko machine 2, the CR pachinko machine 2 sends a ball lending request signal c to the CR ball lending machine 1. This signal is also passed through by the CR communication relay unit 20 of the ball lending unit price control device 10, and the CR
It is transmitted to ball rental machine 1.

(4) The CR ball lending machine 1 sends a lending ball payout instruction signal d to the CR pachinko machine 2. Conventionally, the CR ball lending machine 2 receives a ball lending instruction signal d and pays out a lending ball from the prize ball payout mechanism. However, in the present invention, the ball payout instruction signal d is captured (stealed) by the CR communication relay unit 20 and does not reach the CR pachinko machine 2.

In ball lending unit price control device 10, communication signal detecting section 30 detects a ball lending payout instruction signal. Then, the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32 generates the number-of-payouts signal based on the unit price of the ball for lending set by the unit price setting unit for lending for ball 34. The payout number signal is transmitted from the CR communication relay unit 20 to the CR pachinko machine 2. The CR pachinko machine 2 pays out the number of lending balls represented by the payout number signal from the payout mechanism to the receiving tray. Players play games using ball lending.

(5) The CR pachinko machine 2 sends a payout confirmation signal e indicating that the ball has been paid out to the CR ball lending machine 1.
This signal is also transmitted to the CR communication relay unit 2 of the ball lending unit price control device 10.
It is passed through by 0 and transmitted to the CR ball rental machine 1. In response to this, the CR ball lending machine 1 performs a ball lending process for the CR card, in this case, a process of reducing the frequency. CR ball rental machine 1
Transmits information indicating that the CR card has been used to the card management center.

Next, the CR ball lending machine 1 performs the operation (2). That is, a remaining frequency notification signal b indicating the frequency after the change is sent to the CR pachinko machine 2. This signal is passed through by the CR communication relay unit 20 of the unit for controlling the unit price of paid balls, and transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 2. Therefore, the residual frequency after the change is C
It is displayed on the display unit 4 of the R pachinko machine 2. (2)-
The process of (5), that is, the process from notification of the remaining number to payout of the lending ball is repeated.

Here, usually, one button operation on the CR pachinko machine 2 often corresponds to 5 times (500 yen) (the CR ball lending machine 1 requires one button operation). The ability to change the corresponding consumption frequency). In this case, in response to the ball lending request signal from the CR pachinko machine 2, the CR ball lending machine 1 sends out a ball lending payout instruction signal d to instruct ball lending for five times. The ball payout instruction signal d is a pulse signal. In the case of one pulse per frequency, five pulses are transmitted.

The ball-price control unit 10 captures this pulse signal, and generates and sends out a payout number signal. The payout number signal may be a pulse signal. For example, one lending ball corresponds to one pulse. When the lending frequency is 5 (500 yen) and the lending unit price is 4 yen, 125 pulse signals are sent out as the number-of-payouts signal. The CR pachinko machine 2 pays out one ball per pulse.

By the way, the ball lending unit price changing function of the present invention
For example, it is used as follows by a game hall.
The ball lending unit price is usually set to a certain standard ball lending unit price.
It is considered that 4 yen, which is the upper limit of the current unit price of lending balls, is appropriate as the standard lending unit price. This is because most gaming arcades fixedly adopt this upper limit. Then, the ball lending unit price is appropriately reduced from the reference ball lending unit price.

[0086] For example, the unit price of a model with low customer attraction or a pachinko machine with low customer attraction is reduced. Also, for example,
Unit prices are reduced during periods of low customer numbers. The unit price may be reduced on a day, a day, or a time zone where the number of customers is small. Further, for example, pachinko machines of an appropriate group (islands, courses, etc.) are set as service targets. Then, the unit price of the pachinko machine to be serviced is reduced. When such a unit price setting is performed, the player can enjoy a new game form such as selecting a pachinko machine according to the unit price of a ball, or going to a pachinko parlor aiming at a low unit price of a ball. Thereby, it is considered that the serviceability to the player can be improved.

The ball lending unit price is 4 yen, 3 yen and 50 yen, 3 yen
An appropriate unit price such as yen, 2.50 yen, 2 yen, 1.50 yen, 1 yen, etc. is adopted. The fraction of the number of lending balls accompanying the unit price change is appropriately rounded up or down. In the case of a unit price of 3 yen, the number of balls to be lent in one shot (one ball lending button operation) is 500/3. When the fraction is rounded up, the number of payouts becomes 167. The number of balls for lending may be determined by rounding.

In the CR game system according to the present embodiment, preferably, there is provided a display means for displaying information representing the current unit price of the ball for rent. This display is presented to a player or a stadium clerk. The ball lending unit price itself may be displayed. Further, the number of balls lent out in one shot may be displayed. The displayed information is
The number of balls that can be rented with the remaining number may be used. The information indicating the unit price is displayed, for example, on a display unit provided in the CR pachinko machine 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the CR game system includes the ball-lending unit price control device 10 in addition to the CR ball-lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2. The ball lending unit price control device 10 sends a ball lending payout instruction signal d from the CR ball lending machine 1.
And sends a number-of-payout signal indicating the number of payouts based on the variably set unit price to the CR pachinko machine 2. The number of balls to be paid out is paid out from the CR pachinko machine 2. When changing the ball lending unit price, the ball lending unit price control device 10 changes the number-of-payouts signal according to the unit price change. Thereby, the number of coins to be paid out from the CR pachinko machine 2 changes.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by adding a control device for receiving the ball-lending payout instruction signal d from the CR ball lending machine 1 and sending the number-of-payout signal to the CR pachinko machine 2, the ball-lending unit price is increased. Can be controlled. Therefore, it is possible to control the change in the unit price of the ball lending without changing the CR game system as much as possible.

More specifically, as described above, the current CR
When the present invention is applied to the pachinko system, the input / output of the CR communication signal to / from the CR ball rental machine 1 may be left as it is. That is, the connection confirmation signal a, the remaining number notification signal b, the ball lending request signal c, the ball lending payout instruction signal d, and the payout confirmation signal e are output as they are from the CR ball lending machine 1 or the CR ball lending machine 1
May be entered. Therefore, it is not necessary to change the CR ball rental machine 1.

Further, the ball lending unit price control device 10 of the present embodiment
Is provided separately from the CR pachinko machine 2. Pachinko machines are prohibited from external control. However, the ball lending unit price control device 10 may be externally controlled by communication similarly to a conventional cash ball lending machine. Therefore, the ball lending unit price control device 1
The ball play unit price can be changed by remote control for 0. An operator may not go to this apparatus and operate it. This makes it easy to change the lending unit price. When a unit price change is desired, the unit price can be easily changed for a plurality of pachinko machines.

In the present embodiment, the ball lending unit price control device 10 is configured by a device that relays CR communication between the CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2. This device relays the CR communication and sends the number-of-payouts signal. By taking such a form of the relay device, a control device for the unit price of a ball to play can be realized with a simple configuration.

In the CR communication relay unit 20 (FIG. 4) of the ball lending unit price control device 10, the ball lending machine receiving unit 22 functions as a payout instruction signal receiving unit of the present invention, and the pachinko machine transmitting unit 24 sets the payout machine. Functions as a number signal transmitting unit.

In this embodiment, the CR pachinko machine 2
Can pay out any number of balls per unit. The ball lending unit price control device 10 controls the number of balls to be paid out one by one. That is, the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32 of the coin lending unit price control device 10
Changes the number-of-payouts signal in units of one according to the setting of the unit price of lending. This is advantageous because the lending unit price can be changed arbitrarily and finely.

However, within the scope of the present invention, the payout number of lending balls may not be changed in units of one. For example, the number may be two. A plurality of selectable ball lending unit prices may be set in advance. The CR pachinko machine 2 and the ball-price unit price control device 10 are configured so as to selectively pay out the ball-pay-out of the number corresponding to the plurality of kinds of ball-price unit. Although the unit price setting becomes coarser than the unit of one unit, the effect of the present invention can be still obtained.

In the present embodiment, the number-of-payouts signal is the number of balls to be paid out. For example, the number-of-payouts signal is the same number of pulse signals as the number of payouts. However, within the scope of the present invention, the payout number signal may represent the payout number,
Any signal can be used as long as it can specify the number of payouts, and it is not necessary to use the signal itself. For example, the number-of-payouts signal may be a signal having information on the number of differential payouts described below.

The reference for the unit price of a ball to be lent is set to a certain value, for example, 4 yen. The ball rental unit price is reduced by the variable setting. The number of lending balls when the lending unit price is reduced is larger than the number of lending balls corresponding to the reference unit price. These differences are the difference payout numbers. The total number of payouts is also represented by a signal indicating the number of difference payouts, for example, a pulse signal of the number of difference payouts (the number of difference payouts may be added to the number of balls corresponding to a reference unit price).

For example, the number-of-payouts signal may be a signal for specifying one of a plurality of types of payouts set in advance.
The number of payouts is also represented by this signal (specific information, identification information). The CR pachinko machine 2 has a plurality of types of payout numbers,
They are stored together with the corresponding specific information. Then, the number of coins to be paid corresponding to the received specific information is paid out.

In this embodiment, when the ball unit price control device 10 receives the ball payout instruction signal from the CR ball rental machine 1, it does not send the loan payout instruction signal to the CR pachinko machine 2. That is, relay of the ball lending payout instruction signal is restricted. On the other hand, within the scope of the present invention, the ball lending unit price control device 10 may also send a ball lending payout instruction signal to the CR pachinko machine 2. That is, the ball lending payout instruction signal is also transmitted to the ball lending unit price control device 1.
0 may be relayed.

In this case, the CR pachinko machine receives both the ball payout instruction signal and the payout number signal. The CR pachinko machine receives the number-of-payouts signal and pays out the number of lending balls indicated by the number-of-payouts signal. At this time, the CR pachinko machine may ignore the ball payout instruction signal. In addition, CR pachinko machine,
The ball lending may be paid out on condition that both the ball lending payout instruction signal and the payout number signal are received.

Further, when the above-mentioned difference payout number signal is applied to the configuration in which the ball payout instruction signal reaches the CR pachinko machine 2, the following forms are conceivable within the scope of the present invention. The CR pachinko machine 2 receives the ball payout instruction signal, and pays out the number of coins corresponding to the reference ball unit price. Further, a signal indicating the difference payout number is received, and the difference payout number is paid out. The total number of payouts is a number in accordance with the ball lending unit price, that is, a number obtained by dividing the amount of one shot by the ball lending unit price.

In the case of adopting this configuration, the ball unit price control device 10 generates a ball-payout instruction signal in addition to the number-of-payout signal, and also uses the CR pachinko machine in order to lend a ball using cash and a membership card. 2 is considered to be suitable.

Further, within the scope of the present invention, the unit for controlling a unit for paying out balls may not relay the CR communication. The CR ball rental machine and the CR pachinko machine may perform the direct CR communication as in the related art. The ball lending unit price control device includes means for detecting communication of a ball lending payout instruction signal. For example, a branch path (branch line) is provided in the communication path between the CR ball rental machine and the CR pachinko machine, and communication is detected via this branch path. Further, the ball unit price control device may have a means for generating a payout number signal when communication is detected and a means for transmitting the payout number signal to the CR pachinko machine. Also in this mode, the ball lending unit price control device can control the ball lending unit price, and the above-described advantages of the present invention can be similarly obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, when receiving the ball-paying instruction signal of the CR communication, the ball-paying unit price control device 10 sends a payout number signal to the CR pachinko machine 2. However, within the scope of the present invention, if ball lending is reliably performed, the payout number signal may be transmitted when another condition is satisfied.

More specifically, within the scope of the present invention, the ball lending unit price control device, when performing the CR communication for ball lending,
Transmit the number signal of payout. The CR communication for ball lending may be a communication performed every time a ball is lent. The communication of the medium payout instruction signal described above is a typical communication for lending a ball. In addition, for example, communication of a ball lending request signal can also be used as communication for ball lending. Detection of a plurality of types of signals may be used as a condition for transmitting the number-of-payouts signal. Further, the CR communication used as the condition for transmitting the number-of-payouts signal may be appropriately set according to a change in the CR communication specification or the like.

With such an embodiment, the unit price of the ball lending can be controlled, and the above-described advantages of the present invention can be similarly obtained. However, in the present embodiment, basically, it is considered appropriate to detect the communication of the ball lending instruction signal, that is, the signal for instructing the payout of the ball lending, and to generate and transmit the number-of-payouts signal.

[Embodiment Using Sales Signal]
In another embodiment of the present invention, the ball lending unit price control device uses a sales signal output from the CR ball lending machine 1 (CR sand). The output of the sales signal is one of the operations at the time of media lending in a device related to the CR.

In the present embodiment, the ball-price control unit is
Do not relay CR communication between R ball rental machine and CR pachinko machine. That is, the CR ball rental machine and the CR pachinko machine directly perform the same CR communication as in the related art.

The CR ball rental machine has a sales signal output terminal. The sales signal is a signal indicating sales by the CR card. One pulse signal is output per frequency. A sales signal is sent for each ball lending.

The output terminal of the sales signal is usually connected to a sales management computer, in this embodiment, a hall computer 14. Then, the CR ball rental machine 1 sends a sales signal to the hall computer 14 by communication. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the output terminal of the sales signal of the CR ball rental machine 1 is connected to the ball price control unit, and the sales signal is sent to the ball price control unit. The ball rental unit price control device performs various communications with the hall computer 14 as described above. The sales signal is also sent from the unit for controlling the cost of playing balls to the hall computer 14. That is, the ball-price control unit has a sales signal input unit and a sales signal generation unit, and relays the sales signal.

When the sales signal is received by the unit price control unit, the payout number signal generation unit of the unit price control unit determines
Generate a payout number signal. The payout number signal is transmitted to the CR pachinko machine through communication with the CR pachinko machine. For this communication, the ball-price-unit control device is connected to a CR pachinko machine. Then, the number of lending balls corresponding to the number-of-payouts signal is paid out from the CR pachinko machine.

[0113] In a preferred embodiment, the ball-price-unit control unit sends the above-mentioned difference payout number signal to the CR pachinko machine. The CR pachinko machine pays out the number of lending according to the standard lending unit price in response to the lending payout instruction signal through the CR communication with the CR ball lending machine. Further, in response to the difference payout number signal sent to the CR pachinko machine by the ball unit price control device in response to the output of the sales signal from the CR ball machine, the CR pachinko machine pays out the difference payout number of lending balls. . The total number of payouts is a number according to the variably set ball unit price.

In the embodiment using the sales signal,
Various modifications can be employed. Ball rental unit control is CR
A configuration for relaying communication is also applicable. In the configuration to relay, the configuration to capture the ball lending payout instruction signal is also
A through configuration is also applicable. Further, a configuration in which the ball-price-unit control device sends a signal indicating the number of balls to be paid out by the CR pachinko machine itself (not a difference) is also applicable.

According to the embodiment using the above-mentioned sales signal, the change control of the unit price of the lent coin can be performed, and the advantages of the present invention described above can be obtained. In addition, the configuration in which the ball lending unit price control device does not relay the CR communication is such that the CR ball lending machine and the CR pachinko machine are
It is possible to perform R communication directly, and there is less influence on CR communication, which is considered to be advantageous in this respect as well.

In the present embodiment, the ball lending unit price control device receives the sales signal directly from the CR ball lending machine 1. On the other hand, the sales signal may be first transmitted from the CR ball rental machine 1 to another device (for example, a hall computer). Then, information indicating the reception of the sales signal may be transmitted from another device to the ball rental unit price control device. In this case,
A means for receiving information from another device functions as a means for detecting a sales signal.

In the present embodiment, the sales signal is a signal indicating sales by the CR card. Other sales signals output from the CR ball rental machine 1 can be similarly processed in the present embodiment. For example, when a sales signal (replay sales signal) for a coin storage is output from the CR ball lending machine 1, the ball lending according to the present embodiment is performed using the sales signal for the coin storage.

Further, the ball-price unit control device of the present embodiment is
It may be composed of a plurality of devices. For example, when the apparatus has a relay function of CR communication, a configuration for performing the relay and a configuration for generating and transmitting the number-of-payouts signal by detecting a sales signal are housed in different housings,
They may be separated separately. Such a configuration is also included in the scope of the present invention. Of course, such a configuration can be similarly applied to other embodiments.

"Lens Lending Based on Another Operation" Next, the scope of the present invention includes the following embodiments. Also in the present embodiment, the unit price of the ball-drawing is changed, and the advantage of the present invention is obtained.

The ball-price-unit control device responds to the operation at the time of lending by the equipment related to the CR, and outputs the number-of-payouts signal to C.
Send to R pachinko machine. More specifically, in response to the operation at the time of lending, the number-of-payouts signal generation unit generates a number-of-payouts signal,
The payout number signal is transmitted by communication to the CR pachinko machine.
For this communication, the ball-price unit control device is communicably connected to the CR pachinko machine. Further, in this embodiment, a configuration for detecting an operation that becomes a trigger is provided in the unit for controlling the cost of playing balls. The detection means may be appropriately configured according to the operation of the detection target.

The operation at the time of lending is, for example, as follows. (1) CR communication by the CR ball lending machine 1, typically, transmission of a ball lending instruction signal, (2) transmission of an output signal such as a sales signal, (3) other communication, signal output or input, ( 4) Other signal processing (may be signal processing in the device), (5) Operation of the object, for example, operation of the mechanism of the CR ball lending machine 1 or the CR pachinko machine 2. When (1) and (2) are adopted, an embodiment similar to the above-described embodiment is realized.

Note that the operation of the equipment related to the CR is typically the operation of a CR medium lending machine or a CR gaming machine, but is not limited to this. The operation of the device related to the CR may be the operation of the unit for controlling the cost of paying a ball (including button pressing, etc.), the operation of a game medium, or the operation of another device.

In the above-described embodiment, it goes without saying that the above-described various modifications can be adopted for CR communication and the like. A configuration in which the ball-price control unit relays the CR communication and a configuration in which the relay is not performed are applicable. In the relaying configuration, both a configuration for capturing the ball lending payout instruction signal and a configuration for passing through the same can be applied. Further, a configuration in which the ball-price control unit sends a signal indicating the number of balls to be paid out by the CR pachinko machine and a configuration in which a signal indicating a difference is transmitted are applicable.

"Centralized Control of Ball Lending Unit Price" Next, a preferred embodiment relating to the above-described remote control of the ball lending unit price will be described.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a central control unit (management device) of a unit price of a lending ball. This central control device is provided as a part of the function of the hall computer 14, and is realized by incorporating a program for realizing the function of FIG. 6 into the hall computer 14.

The hall computer 14 has a display 50 and an input device 52. The hall computer 14 is connected to these devices. Input device 52
Is composed of a keyboard and a pointing device (such as a mouse). In addition, a speaker, a microphone for voice input, and the like may be provided.

The hall computer 14 further has a ball-lending unit price instruction receiving unit 54, a ball-lending unit price storage unit 56, and a ball-lending unit price instruction notifying unit 58. The ball lending unit price instruction receiving unit 54
The instruction of the unit price of the ball lending is received from the operator. The indication of the unit price for the unit to pay a ball is stored in the unit price storage unit for a unit to pay ball 56, and transmitted to each unit for controlling the unit price of a unit to pay a ball through the island controller 12 by the unit for notifying the unit price of the unit to pay a ball.

[0128] The ball-price-unit-price instruction receiving unit 54 reads out the current ball-price-unit price from the ball-price-unit storage unit 56 according to the operation of the input device 52 by the operator, and displays it on the display 50. Ball rental unit control device 10 (CR game system)
Is displayed. At this time, the CR pachinko machine 2 combined with each ball lending unit price control device 10 may be indicated together with the ball lending unit price.

The ball lending unit price instruction receiving unit 54 requests the operator to input a ball lending unit price. Ball rental unit instruction reception unit 5
4 is (1) unit price control unit 10 (CR pachinko machine 2), (2) island unit, (3) course unit, (4) C
Input is accepted in unit price instruction units such as the model unit of the R pachinko machine 2 and (5) the entire hall.

FIG. 7 shows the unit (object) of the unit price instruction. Group A is an island. The island consists of two back-to-back pachinko machines. Group B is a course. The course consists of two rows of pachinko machines facing each other across the inter-island passage. Group C includes pachinko machines of the same model. Group D is a pachinko machine for the entire hall. In addition, a group of pachinko machines used together with the unit price control device 10 of the present embodiment may be an instruction target.

Returning to FIG. 6, these unit price unit options are displayed and selected by the operator. Then, the operator inputs the ball lending unit price. The input ball-price unit price is stored in the ball-price unit storage unit 56. In addition, the input ball-price unit price is used as a ball-price unit price instruction.
It is conveyed to 0. Even when the unit price of ball is input in units of groups such as islands and courses, the unit price instruction is issued by the unit price control unit 1
Stored and notified every zero. The unit price instruction may be further stored and notified on a group basis.

In the game hall, in addition to the pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, another pachinko machine to which the present invention is not applied may be provided. At this time, other pachinko machines may be controlled by the hall computer 14. Typically, a pachinko machine equipped with a normal cash ball lending machine is considered. The lending unit price is set for the lending unit price control device 10 of the present embodiment and other cash ball lending machines.
The above-described setting for each group such as an island, a course, a model, and an entire hall may be performed. The instruction of the ball lending unit price is sent to each car.

In the present embodiment, the centralized control as described above makes it easier to change the unit price of the ball to be played.
When a unit price change is desired, the unit price can be easily changed for a plurality of pachinko machines.

[Automatic Unit Price Changing Function] Next, an automatic changing function of the unit price of lent balls will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. In the present embodiment, the ball-price unit control device 10 changes the ball-price unit according to the status of pachinko balls in the CR pachinko machine 2.

FIG. 8 shows, similarly to FIG. 3, the respective components of the CR game system and the connection relation of the equipment in the game arcade.
In FIG. 3, the output terminal of the CR pachinko machine 2, that is, the terminal for outputting game information such as the entry / exit of balls (here, simply referred to as entry / exit information) is connected to the hall computer 14. On the other hand, in FIG. 8, the output terminal of the CR pachinko machine 2 is connected to the ball-price control unit 10. Then, the ball rental unit price control device 10 uses the entry / exit information obtained from the CR pachinko machine 2 for the unit price automatic change process.

[0136] Further, the ball rental unit price control device 10 transmits information obtained from the CR pachinko machine 2 to the hall computer 14. That is, the ball lending unit price control device 10 relays the ball entry / exit information from the CR pachinko machine 2 to the hall computer 14. As a result, a function of using the entry / exit information for management of the game arcade in the hall computer 14 is secured.

The hall computer 14 has a CR
Without going from the pachinko machine 2 to the ball lending unit price control device 10,
Ball entry / exit information may be sent. In this case, the output terminal of the CR pachinko machine 2 only needs to be connected to both the ball-price-unit control unit 10 and the hall computer 14.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the ball lending unit price control device 10. As shown in FIG. A description of the same components as those in FIG. 4 will be omitted. Unlike FIG. 4, the ball lending unit price control device 10 of FIG. 9 further includes a ball entry / exit information input unit 44 and an automatic unit price change processing unit 46.

The ball in / out information input section 44 receives the ball in / out information sent from the CR pachinko machine 2. The ball entry / exit information is information on the number of balls to be driven into the CR pachinko machine 2 and the number of balls to be paid out from the CR pachinko machine 2 as prize balls. These pieces of information are also called in-data, out-data or prize-ball signals.

The automatic unit price change processing unit 46 converts the entry / exit information input to the ball entry / exit information input unit 44 with the ball lending unit price control device 1.
Record in the storage device in 0. The history of the movement of balls into and out of the CR pachinko machine 2 is continuously recorded. Then, the automatic unit price change processing unit 46 performs a process of automatically changing the ball unit price based on the entry / exit information.

FIG. 10 shows the change in the number of difference balls in the CR pachinko machine 2. The difference ball number is a difference between the number of inserted balls and the number of paid-out balls of the CR pachinko machine 2. The vertical axis is the number of difference balls, and the horizontal axis is time. As shown in the figure, generally, the number of difference balls becomes positive during a certain period, becomes negative during a certain period, and repeats over time.

The automatic unit price change processing unit 46 performs a process of automatically lowering the unit price of the ball lending when the difference becomes positive and becomes equal to or more than a predetermined excess reference value. The excess reference value is, for example, about several thousand, for example, 4000 pieces. The changed lending unit price is stored and referred to by the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. If the number of difference balls falls below the excess reference value, the unit price of ball lending is restored.

[0143] For example, the initial value of the ball lending unit price is set to 4 yen. Then, when the difference ball number becomes equal to or more than the excess reference value, the ball lending unit price is changed to 2 yen.

The unit price of each ball at each time is transmitted to the hall computer 14 by the hall computer communication unit 42. As a result, the hall computer 14 can manage the ball-price unit for each pachinko machine.

Further, a plurality of levels of excess reference values may be set. Each time the difference ball reaches the reference value of each stage, the ball lending unit price is reduced. In this case, the ball lending unit price changes step by step.

[0146] Also, the ball-price-for-lending may change continuously. In this case, a function of the difference ball number and the ball lending unit price is set in advance. In accordance with this function, the ball lending unit price is changed. A table of the number of difference balls and the unit price of a ball to be lent may be stored in the unit to control the value of the unit to be lent. The ball lending unit price is read from this table.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the lending unit price is changed in accordance with the access status (win / loss status) of the CR pachinko machine 2. When the number of inputs exceeds the number of payouts, the lending unit price is reduced. Players' investments can be reduced by other methods such as changing the position of nails on pachinko machines. Thereby, it is considered that the player can enjoy the pachinko machine more than before.

It is to be noted that the automatic change processing of the unit price of the ball lending may be performed by the hall computer 14. The hall computer 14 has a ball rental unit price control device 10 (or CR
In / out information is sent from the pachinko machine 2). The hall computer 14 determines a unit price for a ball to play based on the excess reference value as described above based on the entry / exit information. The instruction of the unit price of ball-drawing is sent to the ball-roll-unit price control device 10 and received by the unit price setting unit 34. In this case, the ball lending unit price control device 10 functions as a unit that changes the lending unit price according to the status of the CR pachinko machine 2 by following an instruction from the hall computer 14.

[0149] Here, when the number of hits exceeds the number of payouts, the unit price of the ball is reduced. However, within the scope of the present invention, another unit price change control may be performed according to the entry / exit situation. For example, within the upper limit of the unit price, when the number of payouts exceeds the number of incomings, the unit price of the ball-drawing may be increased.

[Cash ball lending and member card ball lending]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment,
A cash accepting function and a membership card accepting function are added to the above described unit for controlling the unit price of balls for a lending.

FIG. 11 shows a CR game system according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the unit price control device 10
0 has the shape of a table sand like the CR ball rental machine 1. That is, the ball-price control unit 100 is housed in a thin rectangular parallelepiped housing, and is vertically elongated when viewed from the entire surface (player) side.

In this embodiment, the CR ball lending machine 1 is arranged next to the CR pachinko machine 2, and the ball lending unit price control device 1 is arranged next to the CR ball lending machine.
00 is arranged. That is, the CR pachinko machine 2 and the ball lending unit price control device 100 are arranged with the CR ball lending machine 1 interposed therebetween. The arrangement of the CR ball lending machine 1 and the ball lending unit price control device 100 may be reversed. Also, although these devices are shown separately in FIG. 2, they are actually in contact.

As shown in FIG. 11, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the ball lending unit price control device 100 is connected to the CR ball lending machine 1 and the CR pachinko machine 2, and relays the communication between them. In addition, the ball lending unit price control device 100 communicates with the hall computer 14 via the island controller 12. Further, the CR ball lending machine 1 is connected to a card management center via a prepaid card server 16.

[0154] Furthermore, the ball lending unit price control device 100 includes C
The output terminal of the ball in / out related information of the R pachinko machine 2 is connected. The ball lending unit price control device 100 uses the entry / exit information internally and transmits it to the hall computer 14. Alternatively, the output terminal of the CR pachinko machine 2 may be connected to the hall computer 14, and ball in / out information may be sent from the CR pachinko machine 2 to the hall computer 14.

FIG. 12 shows the configuration of a unit for controlling the cost of playing balls 100 according to this embodiment. Coin selector 60
Accepts the insertion of coins (100 yen and 500 yen) and makes the authenticity determination. The bill selector 62 accepts the insertion of bills (1000-yen bill and 2000-yen bill) and performs the authenticity determination.

The ball lending button 64 is operated by the player when borrowing a ball with cash or a membership card. A plurality of buttons with different amounts (frequency) are provided. For example, 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen and 5
A 00 yen button is provided. The number of balls corresponding to the amount of the pressed button is lent out. In addition, a return button for returning cash or a card is provided.

The display section 66 is constituted by a digital display, and displays the number of balls that can be lent by cash or the remaining number of the member card. A value obtained by dividing 100 times of the remaining number by the unit price of lending ball is displayed as 100 yen per degree. Since the lending unit price is variably set, the number of lending balls at the current lending unit price is displayed. The display unit 26 may display the remaining frequency itself.

The member card reader 68 has a member card insertion slot. The member card is inserted into the insertion slot and read by the member card reader 68. The membership card is issued to members of the game arcade. Members can use their membership cards to save money. The prize balls at the end of the game are stored according to the members' wishes, and the remaining number of cards is obtained. Further, the game may be configured so that an appropriate amount is paid in advance to the game hall to obtain the remaining number. Further, the remaining frequency may be given by various services of the game hall.

The control unit 70 controls each component and the entire operation of the ball lending unit price control device 100. The control unit 70
Performs communication with the outside of the apparatus and accompanying control within the apparatus. The main configuration for controlling the unit price of the ball-drawing unit shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 is provided in the control unit 70.

The unit price setting operation unit 72 and the unit price setting connection unit 74 are the same as the unit price setting operation unit and the unit price setting connection unit (FIG. 4, reference numerals 38 and 40) described with reference to FIG.
The description here is omitted.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the control unit 70 of the unit 100 for controlling the unit price of balls and balls. Control unit 70
Is provided with the components provided in the ball lending unit price control device of the above embodiment, that is, the CR communication relay unit, the number-of-payouts signal generation unit, the ball lending unit price setting unit, and the like. The same reference numerals are given to those components, and description thereof will be omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 70 of the ball lending unit price control device 100 has the configuration shown in FIGS.
It has a cash ball lending processing unit 80 and a membership card ball lending processing unit 82. The cash ball lending processing unit 80 and the member card ball lending processing unit 82 perform processing for lending balls with cash and a member card.

The cash ball lending processing unit 80 includes a coin selector 6
When a predetermined amount of money, for example, 500 yen, is inserted into 0, a ball lending is immediately instructed to the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. In response to this instruction, the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32 generates a number-of-payouts signal. The number-of-payouts signal is generated based on the unit price of ball set by the unit price setting unit 34. In the above example, a signal indicating the number obtained by dividing 500 yen by the unit price of the ball is generated. This number-of-payouts signal is transmitted from the pachinko machine transmitting section 24 of the CR communication relay section 20 to the CR pachinko machine 2. C
The R pachinko machine 2 receives the payout number signal and pays out the number of pachinko balls represented by the payout number signal.

Further, when a bill is inserted into the bill selector 62, the cash ball lending processing section 80 displays the number of balls that can be lent in the frequency corresponding to the inserted amount on the display section 66 based on the current lending unit price. indicate. The residual frequency itself may be displayed on the display unit 66. Then, the cash ball lending processing unit 80 receives an operation of the ball lending button 64 by the player. When the ball lending button 64 is pressed, the cash ball lending processor 80 instructs the lending number signal generator 32 to lend a ball.

As described above, the ball lending unit price control device 100
Is provided with a plurality of ball lending buttons 64 having different amounts. For example, 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen, 500
This is a circle button. Information indicating the amount of the pressed button is transmitted from the cash ball lending processing unit 80 to the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. The number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32 generates a number-of-payouts signal from information on the amount of money and the unit price of a lending ball. The ball lending unit price is a value variably set by the ball lending unit setting unit 34. The payout number signal is transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 2. CR pachinko machine 2
Receives the payout number signal and pays out the lending ball. The cash ball lending processing unit 80 updates the display on the display unit 66 together with lending.

As described above, in the case of a bill, a lending is paid out after waiting for a button operation by the player. Then, different numbers of balls are paid out according to the pressed button. Note that a similar configuration may be adopted for money.

When the member card is inserted into the member card reader 68, the member card ball lending processing section 82 displays the number of balls that can be lent with the remaining card number on the display section 66 based on the current ball lending unit price. The residual frequency itself may be displayed on the display unit 66.

The member card ball lending processing unit 62 accepts an operation of the ball lending button 64 by the player. As described above, a plurality of buttons having different amounts are arranged, and one of them is pressed. When the ball lending button 64 is pressed, ball lending is instructed to the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. The amount of money corresponding to the pressed button is also transmitted to the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. The number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32 generates a number-of-payouts signal based on the amount of money and the unit price of a lending ball. The ball lending unit price is a value variably set by the ball lending unit setting unit 34. Then, as in the case of cash, the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted to the CR pachinko machine 2. The CR pachinko machine 2 receives the number-of-payouts signal and pays out a lending ball. In addition, the member card ball lending processing unit 82 updates the display on the display unit 66 together with lending.

As described above, with respect to the member card, the ball is paid out after waiting for the button operation of the player. Then, different numbers of balls are paid out according to the pressed button.

The remaining number of the member card is managed by, for example, the hall computer 14. A member ID is recorded on the member card. Member ID is Member Card Reader 6
8 and acquired by the member card ball lending processing unit 82. The member ID is sent to the hall computer 14 by the hall computer communication unit 42. The hall computer 14 stores the remaining number of the member card together with the member ID. When receiving the member ID, the hall computer 14 sends back the remaining number corresponding to the member ID. The remaining number is received by the hall computer communication unit 42 and acquired by the member card ball lending processing unit 82.

When a lending ball is lent out using a member card, information about the lending is sent to the hall computer 14. In the present embodiment, the number of balls corresponding to the amount of the pressed button is lent. Hall computer 14
Records lending information. The remaining frequency is subtracted by the lending frequency (1 frequency = 100 yen).

[0172] The member card may be managed by a member server provided separately from the hall computer 14. The member server is connected to the hall computer 14 or each unit for controlling the cost of playing balls 100 via a LAN.

[0173] The remaining number of members may be recorded on a member card. In this case, the member card reader 68 reads the remaining number from the member card. Based on the remaining number, the member card ball lending processing unit 82 performs a process for ball lending. The new remaining number after ball lending is recorded on the member card by the member card reader 68.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ball-lending unit price control device 100 is capable of controlling not only an additional ball-lending unit price control function to the CR system but also a cash ball lending machine and a member card ball lending machine. Also provides functionality. The player can play the game using any one of the CR card, cash, and membership card. Any ball lending form can respond to a change in the ball lending unit price. The unit price control unit for multi-purpose ball is multi-functional, which is more convenient.

Also, the ball lending unit price control device 10 of this embodiment
Numeral 0 has a sandwich type outer shape as shown in FIG. 1 and is sandwiched between pachinko machines. By effectively utilizing the small space between tables, you can lend balls for CR, cash and membership cards.

Here, an arrangement in which two sheets of CR sand and cash sand are sandwiched between pachinko machines already exists (double sand). According to this embodiment, using the same space as this double sand, CR, cash, ball lending of membership card,
It can be realized with a unit price change function.

Although not shown in the figure, the ball lending unit price control device 100 may be configured to send information of cash and ball lending using a membership card to the CR ball lending machine 1. For example, information on the amount or frequency used by the player is sent by ball lending. This information may be transmitted from the CR ball lending machine 1 to the management center via the prepaid card server 16. This communication does not have to go through the CR ball rental machine 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ball-price unit may be set differently for CR, cash and member card. All three may be different and only one may be different from the other two. In this case, the unit price setting operation unit 7
2. The unit price setting connection unit 74 (and the electronic device to be connected), the hall computer 14 and the like are also configured to be able to input different ball unit prices with CR, cash, and a membership card.
Of course, the unit price of all forms may be set the same.

In the present embodiment, the membership card realizes a ball-saving function, a prepaid function, and another function of using a game hall service (a point system or the like can be considered). Only some of these roles may be given to the membership card. Further, another function may be added.

In addition, the display unit 6 of the ball lending unit price control device 100
Reference numeral 6 in the above description indicates information on cash and the remaining number of member cards. The display unit 66 may also display the remaining frequency related information for the CR card. That is, when receiving the remaining number notification signal from the CR ball lending machine 1, the control unit 70 causes the display unit 66 to display information indicating the remaining number. The display unit 66 may display the number of balls that can be rented based on the remaining number. In addition, the display unit 66 may display information indicating the current unit price of lent balls.

The ball lending button 64 of the ball lending unit price control device 100 is used for lending with cash and a membership card. The ball lending button 64 may also be used when lending a ball with a CR card. At this time, when the ball lending button 64 is pressed, the ball lending unit price control device 10 causes the CR pachinko machine 2
And sends a ball lending request signal to the CR ball lending machine 1. If such a configuration is adopted, the operation of the player when lending a CR ball, lending a cash ball, or lending a membership card becomes the same,
The advantage is that the operation is simpler.

[Automatic Unit Price Change Function for Each Member] Next, referring to FIG. 13 again, the control unit 70 of the ball lending unit price control device 100 further has an automatic unit price change processing unit 84 for each member. The member-specific automatic unit price change processing unit 84 performs a process of changing the lending unit price in accordance with the status of pachinko balls in a game of a member having a member card (win / loss state).

When the member card is inserted, the member-specific automatic unit price change processing section 84 acquires from the hall computer 14 information indicating the past entry / exit status of the member. here,
First, the member ID is read from the member card by the member card reader 68. The member ID is sent to the hall computer 14 by the hall computer communication unit 42.
The hall computer 14 stores information on the member ID and the remaining number as described above. Hall computer 14
Further stores information on the member's past entry / exit status in association with the member ID.

In the present embodiment, as the information on the access status,
The member difference ball count is used. In the automatic unit price change for each pachinko machine described above, the number of difference balls was the difference between the number of inserts and the number of payouts for pachinko machines. On the other hand, the number of difference balls is the difference between the number of incomings and the number of payouts by one member.

The hall computer 14 obtains the number of difference balls as follows, for example. Information on the number of hits and the number of payouts of the CR pachinko machine 2 is input to the ball in / out information input unit 44 of the control unit 70. The ball lending unit price control device 100 sends the number of inserts and the number of payouts during the period in which the member card is inserted to the hall computer 14 together with the member ID.
When the member changes the pachinko machine or comes to the game hall on another day, the entry / exit information from the ball unit control unit 100 corresponding to the new pachinko machine is transmitted to the hall computer 14.
Sent to

The hall computer 14 accumulates and stores the number of hits, the number of payouts, and the number of difference balls obtained as described above. Then, in response to the transmission of the member ID, the ball difference unit number control device 1
00, and is acquired by the member-specific automatic unit price change processing unit 84 of the control unit 70.

When the member starts the game, the member-specific automatic unit price change processing section 84 monitors the information on the number of insertions and the number of payouts input to the ball input / output information input section 44, and the number of difference balls is calculated as follows. It is determined whether a predetermined service reference value has been reached.
That is, it is detected that the difference ball number has reached the service reference value as a result of adding the member difference ball number in the current game to the previous member difference ball number obtained from the hall computer 14.

Then, the unit-based automatic unit price change processing section 84
Performs a process of automatically lowering the lending unit price when the number of difference balls reaches the service reference value. For example, the initial value of the ball lending unit price is set to 4 yen. Then, when the difference ball number becomes equal to or more than the service reference value, the ball lending unit price is changed to 2 yen. The changed lending unit price is stored and referred to by the number-of-payouts signal generation unit 32. Thereafter, when the member difference ball count falls below the service reference value, the ball lending unit price is restored.

When the player finishes the game with the member difference ball number exceeding the service reference value, in the next game, the hall computer 14 sends the member difference ball number exceeding the service reference value to the ball lending unit price control device. 100 is notified. Therefore, the ball lending unit price is reduced from the beginning of the game.

The unit price of each member at each time is calculated by the hall computer communication unit 42.
4 is sent. Thereby, the hall computer 1
No. 4 can manage the ball lending unit price of each member.

Further, a plurality of service reference values may be set. Each time the member difference ball count reaches the service reference value of each stage, the ball lending unit price is reduced. In this case, the ball lending unit price changes step by step.

[0192] Further, the unit price of ball-drawing may change continuously. In this case, a function of the member difference ball number and the ball lending unit price is set in advance. In accordance with this function, the ball lending unit price is changed. The table of the number of member difference balls and the unit price of lending balls may be stored in the control unit 70. The ball lending unit price is read from this table.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the lending unit price is changed in accordance with the state of entry and exit of the game media of the member having the member card. Decrease the lending unit price for members whose number of incomings exceeds number of paid outs. Serviceability can be improved by changing the unit price according to the condition of the member.

The automatic unit price changing process for each member may be performed by the hall computer 14. Information on the number of hits and the number of payouts is sent to the hall computer 14 sequentially from the unit 100 for controlling the unit price of balls for a ball. Member I
Since D has been obtained, it is possible to specify which member's game the number of inputs and the number of payouts are due to the game of the member. The hall computer 14 determines whether or not the number of member differences is equal to or more than the service reference value based on the information on the number of difference members in the past and the current game. Then, when the service reference value or more is reached, the ball game unit price control device 100 is instructed to reduce the ball game unit price. In this case, the ball lending unit price control device 10
0 functions as a means for changing the lending unit price in accordance with the entry / exit status of members by following instructions from the hall computer 14.

Further, the information on the number of difference balls may be recorded on a membership card. In this case, the card reader 68 reads the past member difference ball count from the member card at the start of the game. The ball lending unit price is controlled based on the past member difference ball count and the current game member difference ball count. Then, at the end of the game, the difference number of the member card is rewritten with a value obtained by adding the member difference number of the current game to the past member difference number. That is, the number of difference balls of the member card is updated.

In the above-described embodiment, when the number of hits exceeds the number of payouts, the unit price for a ball is reduced. However, within the scope of the present invention, another unit price change control may be performed according to the entry / exit situation. For example, within the upper limit of the unit price, when the number of payouts exceeds the number of incomings, the unit price of the ball-drawing may be increased.

Further, in the above-described processing, the unit price of the ball to be played was changed during the game. On the other hand, the change of the ball-price unit may be performed more coarsely, for example, in units of one game. In this case, when the number of difference balls is equal to or more than the service reference value at the end of the previous game, the ball game unit price is reduced for the current game for the member.

In the present embodiment, processing is performed based on the total number of difference balls including past games. On the other hand, only the number of member difference balls during one game may be detected, and the unit price may be changed according to the number of member difference balls. In this case, the service reference value is set smaller than the processing when the past games are also taken into account.

In order to realize the function of changing the unit price for each member, the member card does not have to have a ball lending-related function like the remaining number in the above embodiment. That is, a membership card having a role other than lending can also be used in the present embodiment. This member card is used to identify the member playing the game. Members borrow balls with cash or CR. Then, the entry / exit status of the specified member is detected.

In the present embodiment, the target of the lending unit price change service is limited to members. This is advantageous not only in that services to members can be improved, but also in terms of control processing in that it is possible to easily grasp the entry / exit status of a specific player. However, within the scope of the present invention, the target of the unit price change service need not be limited to members. The access status of a specific player may be monitored and detected by means other than the membership card, and the lending unit price may be changed according to the input / output status of the player.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described. This embodiment can of course be modified within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the unit price of the gambling ball itself is processed. On the other hand, another parameter representing the unit price of ball-on may be appropriately used as the unit price of ball-on-lending. For example, a ball lending price of a reference number is used. Further, for example, a frequency corresponding to one or the reference number is used. The number of lending balls can also be used as a parameter representing the lending unit price. The number of loans for the reference amount or the reference frequency is preferably used. The reference amount (reference frequency) is 10
It is 0 yen (1 frequency) or 500 yen (5 frequencies).
Using these parameters variably and using them for control is equivalent to using the unit price of ball-betting, and is included in the scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the CR pachinko machine may send game information such as pachinko ball entry / exit information to the ball rental unit price control device and the hall computer. Further, the ball game unit price control device may use the game information received from the CR pachinko machine and send the game information to the hall computer (through). In this case, the CR pachinko machine does not need to send the game information directly to the hall computer. More specifically, an information output terminal of the CR pachinko machine is connected to the ball-price-unit control device. The hall computer connects to the C via the connection for the existing CR pachinko machine.
It is connected to a ball rental unit price control device instead of the R pachinko machine. The input section of the hall computer may be used as it is. Alternatively, LAN communication between the ball-price-unit control device and the hall computer is used, and the existing connection lines for game information and the like may be abolished (this configuration is adopted in FIG. 9). With such a configuration, advantages such as a reduction in equipment costs can be obtained.

Further, the ball lending unit price control device of the present embodiment passes various CR communication signals, but the signals to be passed are in a range where the proper operation of the CR ball lending machine and the CR pachinko machine can be ensured. Then, it may be changed according to a change in the CR communication specification or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, the relay of the communication signal may be any as long as the communication signal is transmitted between the CR ball rental machine and the CR pachinko machine beyond the ball unit price control device,
For example, the configuration in which the ball-price-unit control device passes the communication signal as it is, or the configuration in which the ball-price-unit control device receives the communication signal, generates the same type of communication signal, and sends it out, are also applicable to the communication signal of the present invention. It corresponds to a relay and is included in the scope of the present invention. In addition, it is a matter of course that the more detailed configuration of the above-described embodiment and its modified example is configured to be adapted to the CR system and communication.

In the present embodiment, when the unit for controlling the cost of paying a ball is provided with a function of accepting cash and a membership card, it is a sand type. This is the same outer shape as a conventional ball lending machine, and is considered appropriate for realizing a ball lending unit price control device. However, the invention is not limited to such a shape. The ball rental unit price control device has another form, and may be installed in another place, that is, a place other than the gap between the tables. For example, the ball-price control unit may be attached to the CR pachinko machine 2. However, it goes without saying that a configuration that does not violate the type approval of the CR pachinko machine is adopted.

[0206] Through this embodiment, 4 yen is adopted as a reference unit price of ball lending, and balls of 5 times are lent out in one shot. This is a setting in line with the current mainstream of ball lending machines, and it is a matter of course that the present invention is not limited.

Further, regarding the frequency of one shot,
As is well known, the CR ball rental machine has a function of changing the frequency of one shot. This function may be applied as it is. Further, it is preferable that the function of changing the frequency of one shot is also provided in the ball lending unit price control device of the present invention, and is applied to the lending of cash and member cards. This function is realized by a plurality of ball lending buttons having different amounts in the above embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the unit price of renting a pachinko ball is changed. However, gaming machines are not limited to pachinko machines within the scope of the present invention. The amusement arcade is equipped with pachislot machines in addition to pachinko machines. Pachislot machines do not currently support CR. However, the present invention can also be applied to a pachislot machine in the case of responding to CR. In this case, the medal lending unit price is used instead of the lending unit price. The current upper limit of the medal lending unit price is 20 yen, and medals are usually lent at this price. According to the present invention, the medal lending unit price can be changed.

[0209] Further, the present invention is applicable not only to pachislot machines,
The same applies to gaming machines compatible with the CR system.

In the present invention, the term "CR" is used. “CR” is a term that has come to be used with the appearance of a prepaid card for pachinko, and originally stands for a card reader. Since the term CR is generalized, the term is used in the present invention to facilitate understanding of the invention. It should be noted that a term different from CR may be used in the future. Different terms may be used for pachislot machines than for CR. The form of the card may change. For example, a card having an IC or the like may be used instead of the current magnetic card. Also, a form other than a card may be adopted (at this time, a term different from CR may be used). Furthermore, there may be specification changes such as the integration of ball rental machines and gaming machines. Even if various changes are made in the future, if the present invention is applicable to a system in which such changes are made, the configuration to which the present invention is applied is included in the scope of the present invention. In particular, C
Even if a term other than R is adopted, the configuration in which the different term is used is equivalent to the configuration of the present invention regardless of the term as long as the present invention is applied in principle.

In addition, when the present invention is put into practical use, it is needless to say that the present invention should be implemented within the scope of laws and regulations related to gaming machines at that time.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It should be noted that such modified or improved embodiments may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.
It is clear from the description of the claims.

[0213]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the CR game system with the medium lending unit price control device, it is possible to control the lending unit price to be changed without changing the CR game system as much as possible. become.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to change the unit price of a ball loan according to an instruction of the unit price of a ball loan from the outside, and therefore, it is possible to easily change the unit price of a ball loan. When a unit price change is desired, the unit price can be easily changed for a plurality of CR gaming machines.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional CR system including a CR ball rental machine and a CR pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system of a game arcade provided with a ball-price-unit control device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a ball-lending unit price control device of the present embodiment together with a CR ball lending machine and a CR pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ball-price control unit of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation of the ball-price control unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a function provided in the hall computer of FIG. 2 for centrally controlling a unit price of a ball to play.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a unit for accepting a unit price instruction for a lending ball by the centralized control of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a CR game system provided with a function of automatically changing a unit price of a lending ball.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ball-price-unit control apparatus provided with a function of automatically changing a ball-price-unit price.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a state of a temporal change in the number of difference balls in a pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a CR game system provided with a cash receiving function and a membership card receiving function.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a unit for controlling the unit price of balls when a cash reception function and a membership card reception function are provided.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a ball lending unit price control device provided with a cash accepting function and a membership card accepting function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 CR ball lending machine 2 CR pachinko machine 3 CR card 10 Ball lending unit price control device 14 Hall computer 20 CR communication relay unit 30 Communication signal detection unit 32 Number of payouts signal generation unit 34 Ball lending unit price setting unit 36 Ball lending unit price input unit 42 Hall computer communication unit 44 Ball entry / exit information input unit 46 Automatic unit price change processing unit 54 Ball unit price instruction reception unit 56 Ball unit price storage unit 58 Ball unit price instruction notification unit 80 Cash ball lending unit 82 Member card ball lending unit 84 Automatic member price change processing unit for each member a Connection confirmation signal b Remaining number notification signal c Ball lending request signal d Ball lending payout instruction signal e Payment check signal

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Shojiro Kanazawa 2-29, Hirohoncho, Kure-shi, Hiroshima F-term (reference) 2C088 BA88 BB01 BB07 BB26 BC77 CA31 CA35

Claims (69)

[Claims] 1. A CR gaming system including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine, wherein the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine lend game media from the CR gaming machine by CR communication. A medium lending unit price control device for controlling a lending unit price, wherein the medium lending unit price control device receives a medium instruction signal signal of the CR communication from the CR medium lending machine; When a payout instruction signal is received, a payout number signal generating means for generating a payout number signal representing the payout number of the game medium based on a variably set game medium lending unit price, and the payout number signal to the CR game. A CR game system comprising: a number-of-payouts signal transmitting means for transmitting to a machine. 2. A CR gaming system including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine, wherein the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine lend game media from the CR gaming machine by CR communication. A medium lending unit price control device for controlling a lending unit price, wherein the medium lending unit price control device is configured to variably set a game medium based on a game medium lending unit price when CR communication for renting a game medium is performed. A CR gaming system characterized by transmitting a number-of-payouts signal representing the number of payouts to the CR gaming machine, thereby causing the CR gaming machine to pay out game media in accordance with the number-of-payouts signal. 3. The CR game system according to claim 2, wherein the medium lending unit price control device relays CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR game machine.
R communication relay means, wherein the CR communication relay means relays the CR communication to provide
A CR game system characterized by detecting R communication. 4. The CR game system according to claim 3, wherein the medium lending unit price control device transmits the number-of-payout signal when the CR communication relay unit receives a medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine. A CR gaming system for transmitting to the CR gaming machine. 5. The CR game system according to claim 1, wherein the medium lending unit price control device is configured to reduce a lending unit price specified by an external control device communicating with a plurality of medium lending unit price control devices. A CR game system, wherein the number-of-payouts signal is generated based on the number of payouts. 6. The CR game system according to claim 1, further comprising a lending unit price setting means for setting a lending unit price of a game medium. 7. The CR game system according to claim 1, wherein the medium lending unit price control device further includes cash accepting means for accepting cash, and also for cash medium lending. A CR gaming system, wherein the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine. 8. The CR game system according to claim 7, wherein the medium lending unit price control device transmits information on medium lending by cash to the CR medium lending machine.
R game system. 9. The CR game system according to claim 1, wherein the medium lending unit price control device further includes card accepting means for accepting a membership card of a game arcade, and renting a medium by a membership card. A CR gaming system characterized by transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine. 10. The CR game system according to claim 9, wherein the medium lending unit price control device transmits medium lending information by a member card to the CR medium lending machine. 11. The CR game system according to claim 9, further comprising means for changing a lending unit price in accordance with a state of a member having a membership card entering or exiting a game medium. 12. C according to claim 1, wherein
A CR game system, comprising: means for changing a lending unit price according to a player's entering / leaving state of game media in the R game system. 13. The C according to claim 1, wherein
An R gaming system, comprising: means for changing a lending unit price in accordance with a state of entering and exiting gaming media in the CR gaming machine. 14. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit price control device provided in a CR gaming system for lending game media from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, and controlling a lending unit price of the gaming media, A payout instruction signal receiving means for receiving a medium payout instruction signal of the CR communication from a medium lending machine; and A medium lending unit price control device, comprising: a number-of-payouts signal generating means for generating a number-of-payouts signal representing the number of mediums to be paid; and a number-of-payouts signal transmitting means for transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine. . 15. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit control device provided in a CR gaming system for renting game media from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, and controlling a lending unit price of the gaming media, When the CR communication for lending is performed, by transmitting a payout number signal indicating the payout number of the game medium based on the unit price of the game medium variably set to the CR game machine, A medium lending unit price control device for causing game media to be paid out according to the payout number signal. 16. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 15, further comprising: a CR communication relay unit interposed between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine to relay CR communication;
A medium lending unit price control device, wherein the R communication relay means relays the CR communication to detect a CR communication for renting a game medium. 17. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 16, wherein when the CR communication relay unit receives a medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine, the CR communication relay unit sends the medium payout number signal to the CR.
A medium lending unit price control device for transmitting to a gaming machine. 18. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, wherein the payout number signal is based on a lending unit price instructed by an external control device communicating with a plurality of medium lending unit price control devices. The medium lending unit price control device characterized by generating: 19. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, further comprising a lending unit price setting unit for setting a lending unit price of a game medium. 20. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, further comprising a cash accepting unit for accepting cash, wherein the medium number control unit transmits the payout number signal for medium lending by cash. A medium lending unit price control device for transmitting to a CR gaming machine. 21. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 20, wherein information on cash medium lending is transmitted to the CR medium lending machine. 22. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, further comprising card accepting means for accepting a membership card of a game arcade, wherein the medium lending unit is also provided for lending a medium with a membership card. A medium lending unit price control device for transmitting a number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine. 23. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 22, wherein information on medium lending by a member card is transmitted to the CR medium lending machine. 24. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 22, further comprising means for changing a lending unit price in accordance with the state of entry and exit of game media of a member having a member card. Control device. 25. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, further comprising: means for changing a lending unit price according to a player's entering / leaving state of game media. Control device. 26. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 14, further comprising means for changing a lending unit price in accordance with a state of a game medium entering or leaving the CR gaming machine. Lending unit price control device. 27. A CR gaming machine which constitutes a CR gaming system together with a CR medium lending machine and pays out game media for lending by CR communication with the CR medium lending machine. When sending
Means for receiving, from the medium lending unit price control device provided in the CR gaming system, a number-of-payout signal indicating the number of game media to be paid out based on the variably set game medium lending unit price; and Means for paying out the number of game media to be paid out, a CR game machine. 28. A CR game system which comprises a CR game system together with a CR medium lending machine and pays out game media for lending by CR communication with the CR medium lending machine, wherein the CR communication for lending the game medium is performed. When performed, from the medium lending unit price control device provided in the CR game system, receives a payout number signal representing the payout number of game media based on the variably set game medium lending unit price, and according to the payout number signal, A CR gaming machine for paying out a number of game media. 29. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit price control method for controlling a lending unit price of a game medium in a CR gaming system for renting a gaming medium from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, wherein the CR media lending machine Receiving a medium payout instruction signal from the CR communication; and, when the medium payout instruction signal is received, payout representing the number of game medium payouts based on a variably set game medium lending unit price. Generating a number signal; and transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine. 30. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit price control method for controlling a lending unit price of a game medium in a CR gaming system in which a CR medium is lent from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine, the method comprising: When the CR communication is performed, the number of payouts representing the number of game media to be paid out based on the unit price of the variably set game media is transmitted to the CR game machine, so that the number of payouts is sent to the CR game machine. A medium lending unit price control method, wherein a game medium is paid out according to a signal. 31. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 30, wherein the game is relayed by interposing the CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine and relaying the CR communication. A medium lending unit price control method, comprising detecting a CR communication for lending a medium. 32. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 31, wherein when the means for relaying the CR communication receives a medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine, the CR number is output to the CR gaming machine. A medium lending unit price control method, wherein 33. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, wherein the payout number signal is based on a lending unit price instructed from an external control device communicating with a plurality of medium lending unit price control devices. A medium lending unit price control method. 34. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, further comprising a step of setting a lending unit price of a game medium. 35. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, further comprising transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine for medium lending by cash. Media lending unit price control method. 36. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 35, wherein information on cash medium lending is transmitted to the CR medium lending machine. 37. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, further comprising transmitting the payout number signal to the CR gaming machine for medium lending using a membership card in a game arcade. A medium lending unit price control method. 38. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 37, wherein information on medium lending by a member card is transmitted to the CR medium lending machine. 39. A medium lending unit price control method according to claim 37 or 38, wherein the lending unit price is changed according to the state of entry and exit of game media of a member having a member card. 40. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, wherein the lending unit price is changed in accordance with a state of the game medium being in or out of the player. 41. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 29, wherein a lending unit price is changed in accordance with a state of a game medium entering or leaving the CR gaming machine. Method. 42. A game machine including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A computer-executable program that controls a unit price of a game medium in a CR game system that rents a game medium from a CR game machine by CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR game machine, the CR medium A medium payout instruction signal of the CR communication is received from the lending machine, and when the medium payout instruction signal is received, a payout representing the number of game mediums to be paid out based on a variably set game medium lending unit price. A program for causing the computer to execute a process of generating a number signal and transmitting the payout number signal to the CR gaming machine. 43. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A computer-executable program that controls a unit price of a game medium in a CR game system that rents a game medium from a CR game machine by CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR game machine, When the CR communication for lending is performed, by transmitting a payout number signal indicating the payout number of the game medium based on the variably set game medium lending unit price to the CR gaming machine, A program for causing the computer to execute processing for paying out game media according to a payout number signal. 44. The program according to claim 43, wherein the relay of the CR communication is carried out between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine, and the CR communication is relayed to thereby rent the game medium. A program for causing the computer to execute a process of detecting a CR communication for the purpose. 45. The program according to claim 44, wherein when the means for relaying the CR communication receives a medium payout instruction signal from the CR medium lending machine, transmitting the payout number signal to the CR gaming machine. For causing the computer to execute the following. 46. The program according to claim 42, wherein the number-of-payouts signal is output based on a lending unit price instructed by an external control device that communicates with a plurality of computers for controlling the lending unit price. A program for causing the computer to execute a generating process. 47. The program according to claim 42, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process of setting a unit price for renting a game medium. 48. The program according to claim 42, further comprising causing the computer to execute a process of transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine for media lending by cash. A program characterized by: 49. The program according to claim 48, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process of transmitting cash medium lending information to the CR medium lending machine. 50. The program according to claim 42, further comprising the step of transmitting said payout number signal to said CR gaming machine for medium lending using a membership card at a game arcade. A program characterized by being executed by a user. 51. The program according to claim 50, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process of transmitting medium lending information using a membership card to the CR medium lending machine. 52. The program according to claim 50 or 51, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process of changing a lending unit price in accordance with a state of entry and exit of game media of a member having a member card. 53. The program according to claim 42, wherein the computer causes the computer to execute a process of changing a lending unit price in accordance with a situation of a player entering or exiting a game medium. 54. The program according to claim 42, wherein the computer causes the computer to execute a process of changing a lending unit price in accordance with a state of entering and exiting a game medium in the CR gaming machine. . 55. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 42. 56. A game machine including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A CR gaming system for renting game media from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, further comprising a medium lending unit price control device for controlling a lending unit price of the gaming medium, The unit price control device transmits a payout number signal representing the payout number of the game medium based on the rent unit price of the game medium variably set to the CR gaming machine, so that the CR gaming machine sends the game medium in accordance with the payout number signal. A CR game system characterized by paying out. 57. The CR gaming system according to claim 56, wherein the medium lending unit price control device relays CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine.
A CR game system including R communication relay means, wherein the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine in place of the medium-discharge instruction signal of the CR communication. 58. The CR gaming system according to claim 56, wherein the medium lending unit price control device transmits the number-of-payout signal to the CR gaming machine when the CR medium lending machine outputs a sales signal. CR game system characterized by doing. 59. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit price control device provided in a CR gaming system for renting game media from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, and controlling a lending unit price of the gaming media, wherein the variable setting is performed. By transmitting a payout number signal representing the payout number of game media based on the unit price of the game media to be paid out to the CR gaming machine, the CR gaming machine can pay out game media in accordance with the payout number signal. Media lending unit price control device. 60. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 59, further comprising: a CR communication relay unit interposed between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine to relay CR communication;
A medium lending unit price control device, wherein the number-of-payouts signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine instead of the medium-discharge instruction signal of R communication. 61. The medium lending unit price control device according to claim 59, wherein when the CR medium lending machine outputs a sales signal, the number-of-payout signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine. Media lending unit price control device. 62. A CR gaming machine which constitutes a CR gaming system together with a CR media lending machine and pays out gaming media for lending by CR communication with the CR media lending machine. Receiving a payout number signal indicating a payout number of game media based on a variably set game medium lending unit price from the unit price control device, and paying out the payout number of game media according to the payout number signal. Gaming machine. 63. Including a CR gaming machine and a CR media lending machine,
A medium lending unit price control method for controlling a lending unit price of a game medium in a CR gaming system for renting a gaming medium from a CR gaming machine by CR communication between the CR media lending machine and the CR gaming machine, wherein the game is variably set. By transmitting a payout number signal indicating the payout number of game media based on the medium lending unit price to the CR gaming machine, causing the CR gaming machine to pay out game media in accordance with the payout number signal. Lending unit price control method. 64. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 63, wherein the CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine is relayed, and the number of payouts is replaced with a medium payout instruction signal of the CR communication. A medium lending unit price control method, comprising transmitting a signal to the CR gaming machine. 65. The medium lending unit price control method according to claim 63 or 64, wherein when the CR medium lending machine outputs a sales signal, the number-of-payout signal is transmitted to the CR gaming machine. Media lending unit price control method. 66. A CR game machine and a CR media lending machine,
A computer-executable program that controls a unit price of a game medium in a CR game system that rents a game medium from a CR game machine through CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR game machine, the program being variably set. Sending the payout number signal indicating the payout number of the game medium based on the unit price of the game medium to the CR gaming machine, thereby causing the CR gaming machine to pay out the game medium according to the payout number signal. A program characterized by being executed by a user. 67. The program according to claim 66, wherein the CR communication between the CR medium lending machine and the CR gaming machine is relayed, and the number-of-payouts signal is replaced with the CR number signal in place of the medium dispensing instruction signal of the CR communication. A program for causing the computer to execute a process of transmitting to a gaming machine. 68. The program according to claim 66, wherein when the CR medium lending machine outputs a sales signal, the computer executes a process of transmitting the number-of-payouts signal to the CR gaming machine. Features program. 69. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 66.