JP2003144739A - Memory medium for game, game device to which the memory medium is applied, and authenticity determining system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball capable of preventing an illegal act when the game ball of other game houses is brought in or when a forged illegal game balls are brought in a game device, and an authenticity determining system. SOLUTION: A two-dimensional code 41 expressing such discrimination information as the shop number of a game house using the game medal, the ID number of the game medal and the grade of the game medal is recorded on the surface of the game medal 40. The two-dimensional code 41 of the game medal thrown into a medal slot 11 is read by a two-dimensional code reader 30A, and the authenticity of the game medal 40 is determined based on the two-dimensional code 41. An authentic game medal is guided to a medal hopper, while an inauthentic game medal is discharged to a medal tray via a medal discharge pathway 32. The discrimination information is optically read, and whether the game medal is authentic or not is determined based on the discrimination information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a gaming machine such as a pachi-slot machine and a stand machine, and more particularly to a gaming medium and a lending medium accepted by the gaming machine to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a game store, a game medium such as a pachinko ball used for a pachinko machine or a game medal used for a pachi-slot machine is lent out in exchange for money. The rented game media are loaded into game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines to play games. Normally, the game media used in each game shop have almost the same shape, while the authenticity of the game media loaded into the game machine is determined by the shape of the game media. Therefore, there is a problem that if a game medium of another game store is brought in, the game store suffers damage.

Further, since an illegal game medium having the same shape as the genuine game medium can be easily forged, even if such an illegal game medium is brought in, the game store will be damaged. Becomes On the other hand, among the gaming machines, there is a so-called CR type gaming machine in which inter-machines are arranged adjacent to each other. In this type of gaming machine, a gaming medium is lent to a player by inserting a lending medium (for example, a gaming card such as a prepaid card) in which a valuable value equivalent to money is stored in a stand machine. There is.

Normally, a game card stores valuable value by magnetism, but there is a problem that this magnetic memory type game card is easily forged. In order to solve this problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-202143 discloses a medal-shaped lending medium. This lending medium has a built-in memory, for example, in which identification information is stored, and the identification information stored in this memory is transmitted by radio waves as a medium, whereby the gaming machine that has read the identification information The authenticity of the lending medium can be determined.

The lending medium is provided with a circuit board, an antenna coil and the like in addition to the memory for transmitting and receiving radio waves, so that the structure is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high. The present invention has been made under such a background, and when a game medium of another game store is brought in or a forged fraudulent game medium is brought in, the fraudulent act can be prevented. An object is to provide a medium, a game device to which the medium is applied, and an authenticity determination system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lending medium that is hard to be forged and can prevent fraudulent activity, a gaming machine to which the lending medium is applied, and a true / false determination system. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming medium, a lending medium, and a gaming device to which the fraudulent activity can be prevented, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost is low,
And to provide a true / false determination system.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention] The invention according to claim 1 for achieving the above object is a game medium to be inserted into a game device (10) for playing a game, A game recording medium (40) is provided with an identification information recording section (41) in which identification information for determining authenticity is recorded in a state in which it can be optically read by the gaming device. . The alphanumeric characters in parentheses are
Representing corresponding components and the like in the embodiments described later. Less than,
Same in this section.

According to this structure, by inserting the game medium (game medal 40) into the game device (pachi-slot machine 10), the identification information recorded on the game medium is optically read by the game device, Based on the identification information, it is determined whether or not the game medium is genuine. Therefore, if the game media of other amusement stores are brought in,
Even if a forged illegal game medium is brought in, the illegal act can be found and prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a game device (50).
The identification information for determining the authenticity of the rental medium is recorded in the rental medium for receiving the rental of the game medium to be used for the game in a state in which the gaming device can optically read the game medium. The game recording medium (55) is characterized in that an identification information recording section (56) is provided.
According to this configuration, by inserting the lending medium (lending medal 55) into the gaming device (bench machine 50), the identification information recorded on the lending medium is optically read by the gaming device, and the identification information is obtained. Whether or not the lending medium is genuine is determined based on. Therefore, since it is less likely to be forged as compared with a rental medium such as a magnetic storage type game card, fraud can be prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the identification information recording section (41, 56) is the game recording medium (40, 5).
The game recording medium according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a two-dimensional code recorded on the surface of (5).
In contrast to a one-dimensional code such as a barcode that has information only in one direction (horizontal direction), a two-dimensional code is a code that has information in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The two-dimensional code includes a matrix-type two-dimensional code (QR code, maxi code, data code, CP code, etc.) and a bar code in multiple stages, which looks like the cells (cells) arranged in a matrix are filled. Stacked two-dimensional code (PDF41 that looks like a stack)
7)). The two-dimensional code can be read optically without contact, the matrix type two-dimensional code is read using a CCD area sensor, and the stack type two-dimensional code is read using a CCD line sensor, for example.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the identification information can be easily represented by only recording the two-dimensional code on the surface of the game medium or the rental medium. Therefore, the structure is simple,
Manufacturing cost is low. In particular, since it is difficult to forge a two-dimensional code, there is an advantage that fraud can be effectively prevented. Further, since the two-dimensional code has a feature that it can be identified from all directions of 360 °, the orientation of the game medium or the lending medium in the same plane when the identification information is read is not limited. For example, even if the inserted game medal (game medium) rolls in the pachi-slot machine (game device), it is possible to reliably read the two-dimensional code recorded on the surface of the rolling game medal. it can.

Further, since the two-dimensional code can represent a large amount of data in a small area, the identification information can be recorded even on a game medium having a relatively small outer shape such as a game medal. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the game recording medium (40, 55) may be formed so that its outer shape is rollable.
For example, if the game medium or the lending medium is formed into a medal shape, the inserted game medium or the lending medium can be configured to roll inside the gaming device (the pachi-slot machine 10 or the stand machine 50). Especially for these game media and rental media, 2
When the dimension code is recorded, the two-dimensional code can be surely read even when the dimension code is rolled, which is effective.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a game device (10, 50) capable of receiving the game recording medium (41, 56) according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the identification information is recorded. Identification information reading means (30A, 51A) for optically reading the identification information recorded in the section (41, 45)
And authenticity determination means (S6, S11) for determining the authenticity of the game recording medium by determining whether the identification information read by the identification information reading means is specific identification information. It is a game device characterized by including and.

According to this structure, the game medium or the lending medium that has the above-described effect is accepted, the identification information recorded in them is read, and the game medium or the lending medium is authentic based on the identification information. A gaming device capable of determining whether or not it can be provided. According to the invention of claim 6, the authenticity determining means (S6, S
If it further includes guide means (30, 51) for guiding the game recording medium determined to be illegal by 11) to the outside of the game device (10, 50),
Only genuine game media or rental media can be accepted in the game device, and illegal ones can be ejected out of the device.

The invention according to claim 7 is a game medium (40).
A game device (10) for inserting a game to play a game, an identification information reading unit (30A) for optically reading the identification information of the game medium inserted in the game device, and the identification information reading unit. And a genuineness / counterfeit determination unit (S6) for determining the authenticity of the game medium on the basis of the identification information, and the gaming device is determined to be authentic by the genuineness / counterfeit determination unit. A true / false determination system characterized in that a game can be executed based on the determination.

According to this structure, when a genuine game medium is loaded into the game device (pachi-slot machine 10), the identification information of the game medium is read by the identification information reading means (two-dimensional code reader 3).
0A), the game medium is determined to be authentic based on the identification information, and the game can be executed. Therefore, even if a game medium of another game store is brought in or a forged fraudulent game medium is brought in, the fraudulent activity can be found and prevented.

The invention according to claim 8 is a lending medium (55).
And a gaming device (50) for lending a gaming medium to be used for a game, and an identification information reading means (51) for optically reading the identification information of the lending medium loaded in the gaming device.
A), the authenticity determination means (S11) for determining the authenticity of the lending medium based on the identification information read by the identification information reading means, and the lending medium inserted in the gaming device. A genuineness / counterfeit determination system comprising: a gaming medium lending means (53) for lending a game medium to a player based on a determination made by the authenticity determination means to be authentic.

According to this structure, when a genuine lending medium is loaded into the gaming machine (bench machine 50), the identification information of the lending medium is the identification information reading means (two-dimensional code reader 51).
A) is optically read, it is determined that the lending medium is authentic based on the identification information, and the game medium is given to the player. Therefore, since it is less likely to be forged as compared with a rental medium such as a magnetic storage type game card, fraud can be prevented.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming device 1 includes a pachi-slot machine 10 which is an example of a gaming machine,
The pachi-slot machine 10 and the inter-board machine 20 arranged adjacently are included. The pachi-slot machine 10 is a so-called CR-type pachi-slot machine that can play a game using a game card C (for example, a prepaid card) in which a valuable value equivalent to money is recorded. A card insertion / ejection port 21 for inserting or ejecting the game card C is arranged near the center of the front surface.

The gaming card C can be purchased at a card vending machine (not shown) installed in the gaming shop, and also currency (banknotes or bills or bills can be purchased from the coin insertion slot 22 arranged on the front upper part of the stand machine 20. You can purchase by inserting coins. Above the coin insertion slot 22, a coin insertion possible indicator lamp 23 is arranged to indicate whether money can be inserted into the coin insertion slot 22.
The currency insertion possible indicator lamp 23 is turned on, for example, when money can be inserted from the currency insertion port 22.

By inserting money into the money slot 22, the player can purchase a game card C in which a valuable value corresponding to the amount is recorded. The purchased game card C is designed to be ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 21, and the gaming card C is reinserted into the card insertion / ejection port 21 and a predetermined operation is performed, whereby a pachi-slot Game medals used for games on the machine 10 are stored in the pachi-slot machine 10.

On the left side of the card insertion / ejection slot 21, a card insertion indicator lamp 24 for indicating that the game card C is inserted in the inter-machine 20 is arranged. The card insertion indicator lamp 24 is turned on, for example, when the game card C is inserted in the card insertion / ejection slot 21. In addition, above the card insertion / ejection port 21, a card insertion availability display lamp 25 for indicating whether or not the game card C can be inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 21 is arranged. The card insertability display lamp 25 is lit up, for example, when the game card C can be inserted into the card insert / eject port 21.

A symbol display window W is formed substantially in the center of the front surface of the pachi-slot machine 10. On the back side of the symbol display window W, for example, three reels 19L, 19C and 19R each having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the peripheral surface are adjacent to each other in the axial direction (horizontal direction) and are rotatable around the respective axial lines. It is located in. With the three reels 19L to 19R stopped,
The symbols for three frames of each reel 19L to 19R are displayed through the symbol display window W, respectively. At this time, the symbols are arranged on a total of 5 stop lines that extend horizontally, three stop lines at the top, middle, and bottom, and two diagonal stop lines that extend diagonally.

Below the symbol display window W, a card balance display D1, a hit count display D2, a credit display D3 and a medal payout number display D4 are arranged side by side. Below the various indicators D1 to D4 on the front of the pachi-slot machine 10, the medal slot 1
1, a BET button 12, a medal lending button 13, a card return button 14, a lending indicator lamp 15, a credit switching button 16, a starting lever 17, and three reel stop buttons 18L, 18C, 18R are arranged.

The pachi-slot machine 10 is provided with a liquid crystal display, for example, at the center of the uppermost part of the front surface of the pachi-slot machine 10.
An image display device 26 for displaying an effect image that increases the interest of the game is arranged. Further, speakers 27 that generate sounds for raising the atmosphere of the game are arranged on both left and right sides of the image display device 26. At the lowermost portion of the front surface of the pachi-slot machine 10, an ashtray AT and a medal tray MT for receiving game medals paid out from a medal payout device (not shown) are arranged side by side.

The pachi-slot machine 10 inserts a game medal from the medal insertion slot 11 or inserts a game card C into the card insertion / ejection slot 21 of the stand-by-machine 20 and is recorded on the game card C. By renting out game medals using the valuable value that
You can store up to 0 game medals. The number of game medals deposited in the pachi-slot machine 10 is displayed on the credit display device D3. The game medals exceeding the predetermined number are paid out from the medal payout device to the medal tray MT.

When the game card C is used to rent out game medals, when the game card C is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 21, the balance of the valuable value recorded in the game card C is, for example, 100 yen. Is displayed on the card balance display D1 by the frequency with 1 as the frequency. When the medal lending button 13 is pressed with the lendable display lamp 15 lit, the valuable value recorded in the game card C is used, and a predetermined number (for example, 50) of game medals are provided to the pachi-slot machine 10. Be deposited in.

After depositing the game medals in the pachi-slot machine 10 as described above, by pressing the BET button 12, one to three game medals can be bet. By pressing the BET button 12 once, one game medal is bet, and in response to this, the number (credit number) displayed on the credit indicator D3 is decreased by one. When BET is applied to one to three game medals, the number of stop lines corresponding to the number of the game medals is activated. The BET of the game medal may be performed by inserting 1 to 3 game medals from the medal insertion slot 11.

To insert a game medal in the pachi-slot machine 10, in addition to actually inserting the game medal from the medal insertion slot 11 to start the game, it is also possible to push the BET button 12 to BET the game medal. included. After betting a game medal, when the starting lever 17 is pushed downward, the three reels 1 arranged at the back side of the symbol display window W
9L to 19R start rotating all at once. Three reels 1
The rotation of 9L to 19R can be individually stopped by pressing the corresponding three reel stop buttons 18L to 18R. All reel stop buttons 18L-1
When 8R is pressed to stop all reels 19L to 19R, if the combination of the symbols arranged on the activated stop line is a predetermined winning combination arrangement, the winning combination is a winning combination, and the winning combination is a small winning arrangement. A predetermined number of game medals determined for each type are awarded. Then, the number of the awarded game medals is displayed on the medal payout number display D4, and the number displayed on the credit display D3 is increased by that number.

If the combination of symbols arranged on the activated stop line is a predetermined bonus arrangement, a bonus prize is awarded, and a bonus game in which a large number of game medals can be obtained is entered. In this bonus game,
The predetermined small winning combination is highly likely to appear, and this state continues until the predetermined small winning combination appears a predetermined number of times. The number of small winning prizes appearing in the bonus game is displayed on the hit count display D2.

When the game on the pachi-slot machine 10 is finished, the card return button 14 is pushed to operate the inter-machine machine 20.
It requests the return of the game card C inserted in. Then, the game card C inserted in the stand machine 20 is ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 21. At the end of the game, the credit switching button 16 is also pressed to allow the game medals stored in the pachi-slot machine 10 to be paid out from the medal payout device to the medal tray MT. At this time, each time one game medal is paid out, the credit display D3 is decremented by one.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1. The pachi-slot machine 10 includes a main control board S1 including a CPU, a memory, and the like for performing overall control of the pachi-slot machine 10, an image control board S2 for controlling an image displayed on the image display device 26, and a speaker 27. A voice control board S3 for controlling the voice generated from the game, and various units for lending game medals (for example, a lendable display lamp 15, a card balance display D1, and a medal lending button 1).
3 and a card return button 14) are connected to the lending board S4, and a relay board S5 for relaying communication with the stand-alone machine 20.

A main control board S1 and a rental board S4 are connected to the relay board S5. In addition, the image control board S
2 and the voice control board S3 are respectively the main control board S1.
It is connected to the. Further, the main control board S1 is provided with a reel drive device 2 for rotating the reels 19L to 19R.
8. A medal payout device 29 for paying out game medals from the machine to the medal tray MT is connected. on the other hand,
The inter-mounting machine 20 is provided with the inter-mounting machine control board S7 including a CPU as a control center and a memory. To this inter-machine control board S7, a money insertion part including a money insertion possible indicator lamp 23, a card insertion / ejection part including a card insertion indicator lamp 24 and a card insertion possibility indicator lamp 25 are connected as control objects. There is.

The inter-machine control board S7 can send and receive data to and from the main control board S1 and the lending board S4 via the relay board S5 of the pachi-slot machine 10. Further, the inter-machine control board S7 is communicably connected to a management device (not shown) so that data can be transmitted and received to and from the management device. The feature of this embodiment is that, for example, a two-dimensional code is provided on the surface of a game medal lent out by a medal lending machine (not shown) installed in the game store or a game medal paid out from the medal payout device 29 of the pachi-slot machine 10. By recording, the two-dimensional code of the game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 can be read and the authenticity of the game medal can be determined.

For a one-dimensional code such as a bar code having information only in one direction (horizontal direction), a two-dimensional code is
It is a code that has information in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The two-dimensional code includes a matrix-type two-dimensional code (QR code, maxi code, data code, CP code, etc.) and a bar code in multiple stages, which looks like the cells (cells) arranged in a matrix are filled. There is a stack type two-dimensional code (PDF417 or the like) that looks like a stack. The two-dimensional code can be optically read without contact, the matrix type two-dimensional code is read using a CCD area sensor or the like, and the stack type two-dimensional code is read using a CCD line sensor or the like.

A QR code, which is an example of a matrix type two-dimensional code, is manufactured by Denso (trade name "QRdra
w for Win "," QRmaker OCX
Version ") and made by Laurent
It can be created using application software such as X "). Inside the pachi-slot machine 10, a medal slot 1
Two-dimensional code reader (CCD camera) 30 for optically reading the two-dimensional code of the game medal thrown in 1.
A is provided. In the medal insertion slot 11, a medal selector device 30 for guiding the inserted game medals
Are connected, and the two-dimensional code reader 30A can read the two-dimensional code recorded on the surface of the game medal passing through the medal selector device 30.

The medal selector device 30 is connected to the main control board S1 via a selector board S6. The two-dimensional code reader 30A is controlled by a two-dimensional code reader control unit (not shown) provided on the selector board S6.
The two-dimensional code of the game medal can be photographed and read at a predetermined timing. Figure 3
It is a plan view of the game medal 40. With reference to FIG. 3, the game medal 40 is, for example, a disk-shaped formed of metal, and at the center of the surface thereof, for example, a figure is recorded in a mold and the mold is pressed into the game medal. A two-dimensional code (for example, a QR code) 41 formed by is recorded. Although FIG. 3 shows only one surface of the game medal 40, a two-dimensional code is similarly recorded on the other surface.

In the two-dimensional code 41 recorded in the game medal 40, identification information such as the store number of the game store that uses the game medal 40, the ID number of the game medal, and the frequency of the game medal is displayed. There is. In the present embodiment, the case where the game medal frequency is, for example, one is described, but it may be set to two or more. Since the two-dimensional code 41 recorded by the press is almost never erased, when recording it on a game player, such as a game medal, which is held by a large number of players one by one and inserted into a pachi-slot machine,
Especially effective.

However, the two-dimensional code is not limited to the one recorded by a press, but may be one recorded by irradiating a laser beam, for example, so-called laser marking. The two-dimensional code recorded by laser marking has the advantage that it is relatively hard to erase and that a different two-dimensional code can be easily recorded for each game medal. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the flow when the game medal 40 passes through the medal selector device 30. Referring to FIG. 4, the inside of the medal selector device 30 constitutes a medal passage 31 communicating with the medal insertion slot 11. The bottom surface inside the medal selector device 30 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and the game medals 40 inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 are the medal passage 3
Roll 1 down along the bottom.

A medal discharge path 32 that branches downward is provided in the middle of the medal passage 31, and the game medals determined to be illegal are guided to this medal discharge path 32, as shown in FIG. The medal tray MT shown is to be ejected. In the medal passage 31, two medal detection sensors 33A and 33B for detecting passage of game medals are arranged side by side on the upstream side of the entrance of the medal discharge passage 32. Each medal detection sensor 33A, 33
B is composed of, for example, an infrared light emitting diode and a photodiode (or phototransistor), and a game medal passing in front of each sensor 33A, 33B of the medal passage 31 blocks light emitted from the infrared light emitting diode. Based on this, the passage of game medals is detected.

The detection results by the two medal detection sensors 33A and 33B are medal determination units (not shown) for determining the authenticity of the game medals provided on the selector board S6.
The medal determination unit is
The shape of the game medal can be determined based on the detection results of the sensors 33A and 33B. That is, the time when the light from the infrared light emitting diode is blocked in each of the sensors 33A and 33B, and the passage of the game medal is detected by the upstream sensor 33A, and then the downstream sensor 33 is detected.
The shape of the game medal (for example, the diameter of the game medal) can be determined from the time until the passage of the game medal is detected in B.

The two-dimensional code reader 30A is, for example, between the two medal detection sensors 33A and 33B, and is located at the center of the front surface of the game medal rolling down the medal passage 31 (the portion where the two-dimensional code 41 is recorded). ) Are arranged at opposite positions. In response to the passage of the game medal being detected by the medal detection sensor 33B, the two-dimensional code of the passing game medal can be read by taking an image with the two-dimensional code reader 30A at a predetermined shutter speed. It has become.

The two-dimensional code read by the two-dimensional code reader 30A is processed by the image processing circuit of the selector substrate S6, and the data represented by the two-dimensional code is read. Then, the data read from the two-dimensional code is given to the medal determination unit. The medal determination unit includes two medal detection sensors 33A and 33B.
The authenticity of the game medal can be accurately determined based on the shape of the game medal determined by the detection result and the data of the two-dimensional code read by the two-dimensional code reader 30A.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of the medal selector device 30. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, in the vicinity of the entrance of the medal discharge path 32, an open state in which an illegal game medal is guided from the entrance to the medal discharge path 32, and an authentic game medal 40 is displayed in the medal discharge path 32. A selector member 34 that can be opened and closed in a closed state is disposed to prevent the entrance of the selector member 34. The selector member 34 includes a support shaft 35, and an opening / closing plate 36 made of, for example, metal that is rotatably attached to the support shaft 35. The opening / closing plate 36 is biased counterclockwise (right side) in FIG. 5, and in the standby state, the entrance of the medal discharge path 32 is opened in the open state shown by the solid line in FIG.

Between the opening / closing plate 36 and the medal passage 31,
An electromagnet 37 is arranged. The electromagnet 37 is electrically connected to the main control board S1 via the selector board S6. As a result of the determination by the medal determination unit, when it is determined that the game medal is an authentic one, a current is passed through the electromagnet 37. As a result, a magnetic field is formed around the electromagnet 37, and the metallic opening / closing plate 34 is magnetized by the electromagnet 37.
Attracted to the side. Then, the opening / closing plate 34 is in the closed state shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, and the leading end portion 36A closes the entrance of the medal discharge passage 32. As a result, the game medal 4 which is determined to be authentic by the medal determination unit
0 rolls further down the medal passage 31 without entering the medal discharge passage 32. Medal passage 31
Is connected to a medal hopper (not shown) for supplying the game medal 40 to the medal payout device 29, and the genuine game medal 40 is sent to the medal hopper and deposited in the pachi-slot machine 10.

In the medal passage 31, two medal detection sensors 33C and 33D for detecting passage of the game medal 40 are provided vertically side by side, downstream of the entrance of the medal discharge passage 32 (FIG. 4). The medal detection sensors 33C and 33D are the medal detection sensors 33 described above.
Similar to A and 33B, each sensor 33C of the medal passage 31 is composed of, for example, an infrared light emitting diode and a photodiode (or phototransistor).
When the game medal 40 passing in front of 33D blocks the light emitted from the infrared light emitting diode, the passage of the game medal 40 is detected. The detection results of the two medal detection sensors 33C and 33D are
It is adapted to be applied to the selector substrate S6.

When the passage of the game medal 40 is detected by the two medal detection sensors 33C and 33D, the selector board S6 sends a signal for notifying the passage of the game medal 40 to the main control board S1 and sends this signal. The received main control board S1 controls to increase the number of credits displayed on the credit display D3 by one. In the case where the game medals are bet by inserting 1 to 3 game medals from the medal insertion slot 11, the main control board S1 sets a stop line each time the signal is received. The control may be performed such that the lines are validated one by one.

On the other hand, if the result of the determination by the medal determination section is that the game medal is illegal, no current is passed through the electromagnet 37. Therefore, since the opening / closing plate 36 is maintained in the open state, the illegal game medal is guided to the medal ejection path 32 and ejected to the medal tray MT. In this embodiment, by inserting the game medal into the pachi-slot machine 10, the two-dimensional code 41 of the game medal is inserted.
The identification information represented by 1 is optically read by the two-dimensional code reader 30A, and it is determined whether or not the game medal is genuine based on the identification information. Therefore, if a game medal from another game store is brought in,
Even if a forged illegal game medal is brought in,
You can detect and prevent the misconduct.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the inter-mounting machine 50 according to another embodiment. In this embodiment,
Instead of a card-shaped lending medium such as a game card, for example, a medal-shaped lending medium (lending medal) 55 in which a valuable value equivalent to money is recorded is inserted into the lending medal insertion slot 54 provided in the stand machine 50. By doing so, a game medal (game medal) is lent to the player. A two-dimensional code (for example, a QR code) 56 is recorded on the surface of the lending medal 55 as in the first embodiment, and the two-dimensional code reader 51 provided in the stand-mounted machine 50.
The two-dimensional code 5 of the loan medal 55 inserted by A
6 is optically readable. The two-dimensional code 56 recorded in the lending medal 55 represents identification information such as the store number of the gaming shop that uses the lending medal 55, the ID number of the lending medal, and the frequency of the lending medal. The authenticity of the loan medal can be determined based on the data of.

A lending medal selector device 51 for guiding the inserted lending medals 55 is connected to the lending medal insertion slot 54, and the two-dimensional code reader 51A,
Lending medal 5 that passes through the lending medal selector device 51
The two-dimensional code 56 recorded on the surface of No. 5 can be read. The inter-mounting machine 50 includes a inter-mounting machine control board S1 including a CPU and a memory as a control center.
0 is provided. The inter-machine control board S10 includes
A lending medal insertion portion 54 including a lending medal insertion slot 54, a lending medal insertion possible display lamp 52 that is turned on when the lending medal 55 can be inserted into the lending medal insertion slot 54, and a lending medal selector device 51. A game medal ejecting unit including a game medal payout device 53 for paying out a game medal in response to the insertion of the medal 55 is connected as a control target.

The lending medal selector device 51 is connected to the inter-machine control board S10 via the selector board S11. The two-dimensional code reader 51A is a selector board S1.
Two-dimensional code reader control unit (not shown) provided in
2 of the lending medal 55 at a predetermined timing by the control of
The dimension code 56 can be read. Further, although not shown, a pachi-slot machine is arranged adjacent to the inter-machine machine 50, and the inter-machine machine control board S10 enables data transmission / reception with various boards provided in the pachi-slot machine. Has become. Furthermore, the inter-machine control board S
The reference numeral 10 is connected to a management device (not shown) so that it can communicate with the management device, so that data can be sent and received to and from the management device.

The loan medal selector device 51 has the same structure as the medal selector device 30 according to the first embodiment. That is, the two-dimensional code 55 taken by the two-dimensional code reader 51A is processed by the image processing circuit of the selector substrate S11, and the data represented by the two-dimensional code 55 is read out and given to the medal determination unit. It has become. Then, in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, if the medal determination unit determines the authenticity of the loan medal, and if it is determined to be authentic,
The genuine loan medal 55 is deposited in the stand machine 50,
The number of game medals (for example, 50 at 10 degrees) is paid out from the game medal payout device 53. The player can play a game on the pachi-slot machine by inserting the game medals paid out from the game medal payout device 53 into the pachi-slot machine.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the lending medal is illegal, the illegal lending medal is the inter-machine 50.
It is designed to be discharged outside. In the present embodiment, by inserting a lending medal into the stand machine 50, the identification information represented by the two-dimensional code of the lending medal is optically read by the two-dimensional code reader 51A, and based on the identification information. It is determined whether or not the lending medal is genuine. Therefore, since it is less likely to be forged as compared with the magnetic memory type game card, it is possible to prevent fraud.

The two-dimensional code may be recorded in the game medals paid out from the game medal payout device 53.
In this case, as in the first embodiment, by providing a medal selector device, a two-dimensional code reader, a selector board, and the like in the pachi-slot machine, it is possible to determine the authenticity of the game medals inserted in the pachi-slot machine. In the present embodiment, the medal-shaped lending medium has been described as an example, but the card-shaped lending medium may have a two-dimensional code recorded therein.

In the above two embodiments, the identification information can be easily represented by only recording the two-dimensional codes 41 and 56 on the surface of the game medal or the lending medal. Therefore, the structure is simple and the manufacturing cost is low. In particular, since it is difficult to forge a two-dimensional code, there is an advantage that fraud can be effectively prevented. Also, the two-dimensional code 41,
Since 56 has a characteristic that it can be identified from all directions of 360 °, the orientation of the game medal or the lending medal in the same plane when the identification information is read is not limited. Therefore, even if the inserted gaming medals or lending medals are rolled in the selector devices 30 and 51, the two-dimensional codes 41 and 56 recorded on the surface of the rolling gaming medals or lending medals are surely secured. Can be read.

Further, since the two-dimensional codes 41 and 56 can represent a large amount of data in a small area, the identification information can be recorded even on a medal-shaped game medium or rental medium having a relatively small outer shape. You can The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the QR code classified into the matrix type two-dimensional code is recorded on the surface of the game medal or the lending medal has been described, but other matrix type two-dimensional codes such as a maxi code are described. It may be recorded, or a stack type two-dimensional code or the like may be recorded. Further, as long as it is optically readable, it is not limited to the two-dimensional code, and for example, a one-dimensional bar code or the like may be recorded.

Although the pachi-slot machine has been described as an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the pachi-slot machine, but can be applied to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, a two-dimensional code or the like may be recorded on the surface of a game ball (pachinko ball).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a game medal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a flow when a game medal passes through a medal selector device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a medal selector device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a bench machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 pachi-slot machines 30 medal selector device 30A 2D code reader 40 game medals 41 two-dimensional code 50 machines 51 Lending medal selector device 51A 2D code reader 53 Game medal payout device 55 loan medal 56 two-dimensional code S6, S11 Selector board

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. Identification information for determining the authenticity of the game medium is recorded on a game medium to be inserted into the game device to play a game in a state in which it can be optically read by the game device. A game recording medium having an identification information recording section. 2. A lending medium for lending a game medium to be used for a game after being inserted into a game device, and identification information for determining authenticity of the lending medium is optically provided by the game device. A game recording medium comprising an identification information recording section recorded in a readable state. 3. The game recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the identification information recording section includes a two-dimensional code recorded on the surface of the game recording medium. 4. The game recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the game recording medium is formed so that its outer shape can roll. 5. A game device capable of accepting the game recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the identification information for optically reading the identification information recorded in the identification information recording section. It includes a reading unit and a true / false determination unit for determining the authenticity of the game recording medium by determining whether the identification information read by the identification information reading unit is specific identification information. A gaming device characterized in that. 6. The game according to claim 5, further comprising guide means for guiding the game recording medium determined to be illegal by the authenticity determining means to the outside of the game device. apparatus. 7. A game device for inserting a game medium to play a game, identification information reading means for optically reading identification information of the game medium inserted in the game device, and reading by the identification information reading means. And a genuineness / counterfeit determination unit for determining the authenticity of the game medium based on the identification information thus obtained. In the game device, the inserted game medium is determined to be genuine by the genuineness / counterfeit determination unit. A true / false determination system characterized in that a game can be executed based on the fact. 8. A game device which lends a lending medium to lend a game medium to be used for a game, an identification information reading means for optically reading the identification information of the lending medium loaded into the game device, and the identification. Based on the identification information read by the information reading means, the authenticity judging means for judging the authenticity of the lending medium, and the lending medium inserted in the gaming device is authentic by the authenticity judging means. A genuineness / counterfeit determination system comprising: a game medium lending unit that lends a game medium to a player based on the determination.