JP2003103010A - Island control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device in which a display section displaying control information of a game island and a control section capable of changing the control information are detachable from a body section. SOLUTION: The island control device is detachably provided with a control terminal having a display section displaying control information of a game island and a control section capable of changing the control information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores, for example, bills and coins thrown into a gaming medium lending machine on a gaming island in which a plurality of slot machines, pachinko gaming machines, etc. are installed in a group, and when exchanging money. The present invention relates to an island management device that pays out bills and coins that have been stored, monitors the operating state of a gaming machine, and displays the content of the trouble of the corresponding gaming machine within the gaming island when a trouble occurs in the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of game store, for example, a pachinko parlor, as shown in FIG. 6, a gaming island 1 is constructed in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 are installed in a straight line in a lateral direction. In the game island 1, a ball lending machine (game medium lending machine) 3 is provided for each pachinko gaming machine 2. The ball lending machine 3 effectively uses the space between the pachinko gaming machines 2 arranged in a row, so that the banknote insertion slot 31 opened vertically to allow the banknotes to be inserted in a standing state, that is, a vertical position. It is configured to insert a banknote in a vertical position from the banknote insertion slot 31 and identify the authenticity of the banknote in a vertical position by a banknote identification machine (not shown) provided in series in the banknote insertion slot 31. . Inside the game island 1, there are a supply gutter for pachinko balls, a collection gutter, a coin collection device, etc., which are hidden by the curtain plate 11 and the waist plate 12, and the balls collected by the collection gutter are fed by the lifting device 13. It is sent to a supply gutter while polishing.

The banknotes and coins inserted into each ball lending machine 3 are provided at the end or center of the game island by a banknote carrier 4 for carrying by an endless belt and a pulley or roller, or a coin carrier not shown. It is conveyed and stored in the banknote storage device 6 and the coin storage devices 8a and 8b in the island management device 5.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the island management device 5
Consists of a box-shaped main body 51, the money changer 7 is built in the main body 51, and a front door 52 that can be opened and closed is provided on the front surface of the main body 51. The front door 52 is provided with a currency insertion port 71 and a currency payment outlet 72, and the back side of the front door 52 is provided with banknote storage devices 9a and 9b. In addition, the island management device 5 monitors the operating state of each pachinko gaming machine 2 and each ball lending machine 3 of the gaming island 1, and when a problem occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3), the gaming island The management number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3) in 1 and monitoring information such as the content of trouble of this pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3) is displayed on the front side of the front door 52. 1
Display at 0. This pachinko game machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3)
Monitoring information is sent from the island management device 5 to a central management device (hall computer) (not shown) installed in the hall management room. The centralized management device receives information from the island management device 5 and sends necessary support information to the island management device 5 and displays it on a display device (not shown) attached to the centralized management device.

The administrator constantly monitors the display of the display device to grasp the operating states of the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the ball lending machine 3 in the gaming island 1, and various kinds of information are broadcast to the employees in the store by in-store broadcasting. If there is a failure in the pachinko gaming machine 2 or the ball lending machine 3 in the gaming island 1, a specialist is called to notify the situation and the island management device 5 The indicator lamp 54 provided on the top plate of the above is blinked to notify the employee of the occurrence of trouble or the like.

In the main body 51, a control device 20 for centrally managing the system in the game island 1 is arranged to control the pachinko game machine 2 and the ball lending machine 3 in the game island 1 or to play the pachinko game. The error and operating state of the machine 2, the error of the ball lending machine 3, the sales content, etc. are displayed. On the back side of the front door 52, a trouble position display device 22 configured by a schematic diagram in which a plurality of display elements are scattered in the middle of a transportation path for balls (game media) and a transportation path for bills and coins is arranged. At times, the corresponding display element blinks to indicate the trouble position. Incidentally, the control device 2 arranged in the island management device 5
The operation unit 21 arranged next to 0 is provided with operation switches such as a power switch and a display switch that enable or disable the operation and control of the island management device 5 when the store is opened or closed. However, as the operation switch, a key switch is used as a crime prevention function for operating by inserting a key key into the keyhole.

When trouble occurs in the gaming island 1, the employee confirms the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 or ball lending machine 3 from the display content of the display section 10 of the front door 52 of the island management device 5,
The display unit 21 of the operation unit 21 arranged next to the control unit 20 arranged in the island management unit 5 by opening the front door 52
The error code displayed on a and 21b and the blinking position of the display element of the trouble position display device 22 are read, and the corresponding error code is dealt with by referring to a service manual (not shown), and the corresponding pachinko game machine 2 or Efforts were made to eliminate the trouble of the ball lending machine 3, and if the trouble could not be eliminated, a specialist was requested.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] At a pachinko parlor, the island management device attached to the game island is being made smaller and thinner,
There is a demand for downsizing and thinning of the control device arranged in the island management device. However, the operation unit arranged on the front surface of the control device has a plurality of operation keys and a display unit.
Therefore, a certain area of the operating portion must be secured so that the operability does not deteriorate, and improvement of the control device arranged in the island management device has been desired.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an island management apparatus in which a display section for displaying management information of gaming islands and an operation section capable of changing the management information are detachable from the main body section. .

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the island management device according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided on a gaming island in which a gaming machine is installed, and grasps management information of the gaming island. An island management device for managing, wherein the island management device comprises:
An operation terminal including a display unit for displaying the management information and an operation unit capable of changing the management information is detachably provided.

The island management system according to claim 2 of the present invention is
It is composed of a main body portion provided with a transparent portion, and is provided with a mounting portion capable of arranging the transparent portion and the display portion of the operation terminal so as to match each other.

The island management system according to claim 3 of the present invention is
The operation terminal is configured to display or change the management information by inputting a predetermined personal identification number.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an operation terminal device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of an island management device showing a state in which a front door is opened, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the island management device in which the front door is closed. Shows the closed state.

In FIG. 1, the operation terminal device 100 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a display section 101 is provided on the upper side of the surface, and an operation section 102 is provided on the lower side of the surface. The operation unit 102 is for operating a ten-key pad 103 for inputting numeric data 0 to 9, a scroll key 104 for moving the display data of the display unit 101 up and down, and for moving a continuous display screen to the previous and next display screens. Are provided with a plurality of keys. A cable 105 is joined to the upper side surface of the operation terminal 100. A connector 106 is attached to the tip of the cable 105. The display unit 1
If the touch panel that constitutes the operation unit 102 is arranged on 01, the operation terminal 100 can be further downsized.

2 and 3, the island management device 200 is shown.
Is made up of a box-shaped main body 501, a money exchange dispenser 507 is built in the main body 501, and an openable front door 502 is provided on the front surface of the main body 501. The front door 502 effectively uses the front surface of the main body 501 and prevents outsiders (those other than employees) from operating the island management device 200 and also serves as crime prevention, but may be omitted. it can. The front door 502 is provided with a money inlet 571 and a money outlet 572, and the back side of the front door 502 is provided with banknote storage devices 509a and 509b.

The island management device 200 has a main body 501 in which a control device 220 for centrally managing the system in the game island 1 is arranged, and a device related to sales, such as a game machine (pachinko game machine 2 in the figure) or a game machine. On the game island 1 such as a medium lending machine (ball lending machine 3 in the figure), a game medium counting machine, a card vending machine, a ball circulation device, a butts collection device, an information display, a bill transport device, a coin transport device, a card transport device, etc. It controls and manages various equipment that is installed. Each ball lending machine 3 has a bill,
Coins such as coins and prepayment cards are thrown in, and the thrown coins are transported in the game island to be managed by the island management device 200.
Banknote storage device 506 and coin storage devices 508a, 5 in
It is transported and stored in a money storage device such as 08b.

The control device 220 is constructed by incorporating a plurality of control boards in the main body, and the operation terminal 1 is provided on the front surface.
A terminal board 2 incorporating a connection terminal 221 for connecting with 00 and a power supply terminal
20a is arranged. Further, on the back side of the front door 502, a trouble position display device 522 constituted by a schematic diagram in which a plurality of display elements are scattered in the middle of a ball (game medium) transport path or a currency transport path is disposed, When an error occurs, the corresponding display element blinks to display the trouble position, so that the employee can easily grasp the trouble position.

Next, the employee connects the operation terminal 1 to the connection terminal 221 of the terminal plate 220a arranged on the front surface of the control device 220.
Connector 106 at the end of the cable 105 connected to 00
Control device 22 connected to the island management device 200
A case where the operation terminal device 100 is connected to 0 will be described.

The island management device 200 is operated in a security mode by an administrator operating the central management device (hall computer) (not shown) installed in the hall management room, or by connecting the operation terminal device 100 to the operation terminal device. Can be set to. In this security mode, if the employee only connects the operation terminal 100 to the island management device 200, the management information of the gaming island 1 is not displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation terminal 100, and the operation terminal 100 is operated. Since the section 102 cannot be entered either, the employee connects the operation terminal 100 to the island management apparatus 200, and then inputs a predetermined personal identification number to display the management information on the display section 101.
Further, the management information can be changed by allowing the operation unit 102 to input. If this security mode is released, the employee can operate the terminal management device 10 on the island management device 200.
Just by connecting 0, the display unit 101 of the operation terminal 100
Management information of the gaming island 1 is displayed on the operation terminal device 100.
The operation unit 102 can also be input.

The cable 105 is an optical or electrical cable connection using an optical cable or an electric cable.
Without using such a cable 105, the control device 220
By providing a communication means for electromagnetic waves, infrared rays, etc. in the operation terminal device 100, it is possible to operate wirelessly instead of operating in a wired connection state with the cable 105.

The island management device 200 monitors the operating state of each pachinko gaming machine 2 and each ball lending machine 3 of the gaming island 1 and manages the gaming island 1, and the pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine). When trouble occurs in the machine 3), the management number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3) in the game island 1 and the content of the trouble of this pachinko gaming machine 2 (or ball lending machine 3) are monitored. The information is displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation terminal device 100, for example, as shown in FIG. In the display of (a) of FIG. 4, a trouble has occurred in the ball lending machine 3 on the right side 13, and the content of the trouble is a bill conveyance trouble.
By operating the 1 key, the ball lending by the ball lending machine 3 can be prohibited.

When the ↓ scroll key 104 is operated, the screen moves to the next display screen as shown in (b), and the content of the banknote transport trouble is displayed as a banknote clogging. If the scroll key 104 of ↓ is operated again, it moves to the next display screen as shown in (c),
A trouble history in which a trouble occurrence date (01/08/07, 14:56) and a code (E51) indicating the content of the trouble are recorded is displayed.

If the scroll key 104 of ↓ is operated again, the next display screen as shown in (d) is displayed, and the opening time and the closing time are displayed. The opening time and the closing time are automatically stored as the opening time when the game island 1 is powered on, and the closing time is automatically stored when the gaming island 1 is powered off. There is.

Further, the island management device 200 monitors the sales status in the game island 1. For example, the sales status of each ball lending machine 3 is monitored and the sales of each ball lending machine 3 are managed.
As shown in (a), the content of the quantity of various banknotes stored in the island management device 200 is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the content of the quantity of a specific banknote is displayed. In this case, if the ↓ scroll key 104 is operated, the content of the amount of coins such as another bill, coin, and prepayment card is displayed. Since the island management device 200 can store various information from the control device 220 in the operation terminal device 100, it is not necessary to connect a printer to print various information and a printer is not required.

A door switch SW is provided on the side surface of the front door 502 of the island management apparatus 200.
The display content of the display unit 101 is switched by switching. For example, when the front door is closed, the business mode display (displays information about business hours, amount of money received, advertisement, usage method, etc.),
When the front door is opened, the display content of the display unit 101 is switched to the employee mode display (display sales information, trouble history, etc.).

If there is an empty space on the front door 502 of the island management apparatus 200, the transparent portion 510 is placed at the position of this empty space.
In addition, a mounting portion 590 is provided on which the transparent portion 510 and the display portion 101 of the operation terminal 100 can be aligned and arranged from the back surface of the front door 502. The mounting portion 590 is formed of, for example, a mounting hook, a mounting case, or the like. This mounting part 5
If the operation terminal 100 is arranged at 90, the island management device 20
The transparent portion 510 provided on the front door 502 of 0 is the operation terminal device 10.
The display unit 101 of 0 is displayed as it is, and the island management device 200
The display content of the display unit 101 of the operation terminal device 100 can be confirmed from outside the device. The transparent portion 510 and the attachment portion 590 are the same as the main body portion 501 in the main body portion 501 of the island management device 200.
If it is possible to see the display unit 101 of the operation terminal 100 from the outside, the side surface, the upper surface of the main body unit 501 other than the door,
It can be provided on the lower surface or the like.

As described above, the operation terminals can be disconnected from the control device by removing the connector of the type that can be operated wirelessly or the type of wired connection. As described above, the operation terminal device is detachable from the control device, and one operation terminal device can be commonly used for a plurality of island management devices. In this case, it becomes a problem that the security function is impaired by using it in common, but if the secret code is made different for each control device in each island management device of each gaming island, one operation terminal device Since 100 can be commonly used and a key for operation is unnecessary, the crime prevention function is not impaired.

[0028]

According to the invention of claim 1, there is provided an island management device which is provided on a gaming island in which a gaming machine is installed, and which manages by grasping management information of the gaming island. Since the device is detachably provided with an operation terminal unit having a display section for displaying the management information and an operation section capable of changing the management information, the operation terminal unit is controlled in the island management apparatus. It can be detached from the device, and the control unit can be made smaller and thinner by eliminating the operation unit. Further, as the control device becomes smaller and thinner, the island management device can also be made smaller and thinner.

The operation terminal device can be arranged in an appropriate empty space in the island management device, and one operation terminal device can be commonly used even when there are a plurality of gaming islands in a pachinko parlor. Since it becomes possible, the cost of the control device can be reduced by eliminating the display unit and the operation unit arranged in the control device of each of the plurality of gaming islands.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the island management device comprises a main body portion provided with a transparent portion, and an attachment portion which can be arranged by aligning the transparent portion with the display portion of the operation terminal. Since it is equipped with the operation terminal connected to the control device, the transparent part of the front door of the island management device displays the display part of the operation terminal as it is, so the operation terminal can be operated from outside the island management device. It becomes possible to see the display unit of the display unit, and the display unit of the operation terminal unit can provide sales information and advertisements to the customer, which leads to improvement of service.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the operation terminal is configured to display or change the management information by inputting a predetermined personal identification number, a plurality of games can be played in a pachinko parlor. Even if there is an island and one operation terminal is used in common, if the password is different for each control device in each island management device of each gaming island, one operation terminal can be used in common. Since it can be used and the key for operation is unnecessary, the crime prevention function is not impaired.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an operation terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the island management device according to the present invention with a front door opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the island management device according to the present invention with the front door closed.

4 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are schematic diagrams showing display examples when a trouble occurs on the display unit of the operation terminal of FIG.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are schematic diagrams showing display examples of sales on the display unit of the operation terminal of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a gaming island.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a conventional island management device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional island management device with a front door opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game island 2 Pachinko machines 3 ball rental machine (game media rental machine) 4 banknote conveyor 5 island management equipment 6,506 Banknote storage device 7 money changer 8a, 8b, 508a, 508b Coin storage device 9a, 9b, 509a, 509b Banknote storage device 10 Display 11 curtain plate 12 Waist board 13 Lifting device 21 Operation part 21a, 21b display section 22,522 Trouble position display device 31 banknote insertion slot 51,501 Main body 52,502 Front door 54,554 indicator light 71,571 money slot 72,572 money outlet 100 operation terminal 101 display 102 Operation unit 103 numeric keypad 104 Scroll key 105 cable 106 connector 200 island management system 220 control device 220a terminal board 221 connection terminal 510 transparent part 590 mounting part SW door switch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An island management device which is provided on a gaming island in which a gaming machine is installed and which manages by grasping management information of the gaming island, wherein the management information is displayed on the island management device. An island management device comprising an operation terminal device detachably provided with a display unit and an operation unit capable of changing the management information. 2. The island management device comprises a main body portion provided with a transparent portion, and is provided with a mounting portion which can be arranged so that the transparent portion and the display portion of the operation terminal unit are aligned with each other. The island management device according to item 1. 3. The island management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation terminal is configured to display or change the management information by inputting a predetermined personal identification number.