JP2003117219A - Game medal renting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medal renting machine by which a game can smoothly be played without troublesome work on renting game medals. SOLUTION: The game medal renting machine 20 is established side by side with a slot machine 1 which starts game when the game medals are fed into the medal feeding port 4 and detected by a medal identification sensor 10. The game medal renting machine 20 is provided with an insertion port for inserting a coin or a prepaid card, a reading part for reading information on the coin or the prepaid card inserted from the insertion port, and a transmission part for transmitting the same signal as the medal detection signal of the medal identification sensor 10 to the slot machine based on information read by the reading part.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a game medal lending machine used by being installed near a slot machine. 2. Description of the Related Art A game medal lending machine of a slot machine which is currently used, when a currency is inserted from a currency insertion slot,
A number of game medals corresponding to the price of the money are lent out from the medal lending exit. The player temporarily stores the rented game medals in the medal tray of the slot machine, and inserts a required number of the medals into the medal slot to play the game. The medal slot is formed in a size enough to allow the medal to finally enter to prevent foreign substances from entering, and it requires a great deal of attention in the medal insertion work, so it is very troublesome to perform this work for each game. Met. Therefore, in recent slot machines, a medal storing section for temporarily storing game medals inserted from a medal insertion slot is provided, and the game medals stored in the medal storing section are buttoned. In some cases, a required number of sheets are supplied into the machine by operation. With this configuration, it is not necessary to perform cumbersome medal insertion work for each game, but it is necessary to first insert game medals from the medal insertion slot, which is still troublesome. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and eliminates the need to perform a troublesome work of inserting a rented game medal into a medal slot.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medal rental machine capable of playing a game smoothly. Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the following configuration is provided. That is, the gaming medal lending machine according to the present invention is a gaming medal lending machine that is provided along with a slot machine that starts a game when a gaming medal is inserted into a medal insertion slot and the gaming medal is detected by a medal identification sensor. An insertion slot for inserting money or a prepaid card, a reading unit for reading information of the currency or prepaid card inserted from the insertion slot, and a medal detection signal of the medal identification sensor based on the information read by the reading unit. And a transmission unit for transmitting a signal to the slot machine. The operation of this gaming medal lending machine is as follows. Insert money or prepaid card into the slot. The reading unit reads the information. Based on the read information, the transmitting unit transmits a signal regarding the number of game medals to the slot machine. This signal is the same as the medal detection signal of the medal identification sensor provided at the medal slot of the slot machine. Therefore, the game medal lending machine can be used only by electrically connecting the transmission unit to the circuit of the medal identification sensor in the existing slot machine. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external front view of a slot machine and a cash game medal lending machine attached thereto, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing both game medal acceptance control systems. [0008] The slot machine 1 has a 3
It has a well-known configuration including a plurality of rotating drums 2L, 2C, and 2R.
However, a medal insertion button 5 is provided at the lower left,
Further, a start lever 6 of the rotary drum and stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are provided below the rotary drum. Further below, a medal payout exit 8 for paying out medals at the time of winning.
And a medal tray 9 for receiving the paid-out medals. When a game medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 4 and the medal insertion button 5 is pressed, the game can be started. When the start lever 6 is operated in this state, the rotary drums 2L, 2C, 2R start rotating, and the stop buttons 7L, 7
When the user presses C and 7R, the rotating drums 2L, 2C and 2R stop rotating. At this time, each rotating drum 2L,
When the symbols 2C and 2R are displayed in a predetermined combination, a prize is won, and medals corresponding to the type of the prize are paid out from the medal payout opening 8 to the medal receiving tray 9. A game medal inserted into the medal slot 4 is identified by the medal identification sensor 10 as to whether it is a regular medal, and if it is a regular medal, a medal detection signal is transmitted from the medal identification sensor 10 to the CPU 11. Is done. The CPU 11 accumulates and counts the number of times the medal detection signal is received, stores the numerical value in the credit medal number storage unit 12, and displays the value on the credit medal number display unit 13. The credit medal number display unit 13 is provided on the left side of the medal insertion slot 4. When the player inserts the medal insertion button 5 when playing the game, the content stored in the credit medal storage unit 12 and the content displayed in the credit medal number display unit 13 are reduced by the number of game medals provided for the game. On the other hand, the gaming medal lending machine 20 has a money insertion slot 21. When a money (for example, a 1,000-yen bill) is inserted into the insertion slot, the money information reading unit 22 reads the money amount and reads the money amount ( The transmission unit 23 transmits to the slot machine 1 the medal lending signal of the number of times corresponding to (for example, 1,000 yen). This medal lending signal is the same signal as the medal detection signal transmitted from the medal identification sensor 10 to the CPU 11, and passes through the same circuit 10a as the medal detection signal to the CP.
Sent to U11. Therefore, the game medal lending machine 20 can be used only by electrically connecting the transmission unit 23 of the game medal lending machine 20 and the circuit 10a of the slot machine 1 without changing the program of the CPU 11. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a game medal acceptance control system of the game medal lending machine for a prepaid card. The gaming medal lending machine 30 has a prepaid card insertion slot 31. When a prepaid card is inserted into the insertion slot, the card information reading section 32 reads the remaining number of the prepaid card, and the read remaining number is used as a card information control circuit. It is displayed on the remaining frequency display section 34 via 33. When the lending button 35 is pressed, the transmission unit 36 transmits a predetermined number of medal lending signals to the slot machine 1. This medal lending signal is also transmitted from the medal identification sensor 10 to the CPU 1.
1 and is transmitted to the CPU 11 through the same circuit 10a as the medal detection signal. At the same time, the card information rewriting unit 37 rewrites the residual frequency so that the residual frequency decreases by the frequency corresponding to the number of times of transmission of the medal lending signal, and the rewritten residual frequency is displayed on the residual frequency display unit 34. As described above, the gaming medal lending machine according to the present invention transmits a medal lending signal based on the information to a slot machine when a currency or a prepaid card is inserted into the slot. Therefore, the game medals can be supplied into the slot machine without actually receiving the game medals and inserting the medal into the medal slot, so that the game can be smoothly performed. Moreover, since the medal lending signal transmitted from the gaming medal lending machine to the slot machine is the same signal as the medal detection signal of the medal identification sensor provided in the slot machine, without changing the program of the CPU of the slot machine, There is an advantage that a game medal lending machine can be easily connected to an existing slot machine and used.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external front view of a slot machine and a gaming medal lending machine for cash. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a game medal acceptance control system of a slot machine and a cash game medal lending machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a game medal acceptance control system of the game medal lending machine for a prepaid card. [Description of Signs] 1 Slot machine 4 Medal slot 5 Medal slot button 10 Medal identification sensor 20 Game token lending machine 21 Cash slot 22 Currency information reading unit 23 Transmission unit 30 Game token lending machine for prepaid cards 31 Prepaid card Insertion slot 32 Card information reading unit 33 Card information control circuit 34 Residual number display unit 35 Lending button 36 Transmission unit

Claims (1)

Claims 1. A game medal lending machine provided in a slot machine which starts a game when a game medal is inserted into a medal insertion slot and the game medal is detected by a medal identification sensor. Alternatively, an insertion slot for inserting a prepaid card, a reading unit for reading information of money or a prepaid card inserted from the insertion slot, and a signal same as a medal detection signal of the medal identification sensor based on the information read by the reading unit. And a transmission unit for transmitting a game medal to the slot machine.