JP2005110857A - Game medium lending system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium lending system which discharges an odd number of balls by setting the number of discharged game balls corresponding to one unit by a ball lending processing device and can correspond to a ball accumulating system as well as to a Pachinko stand counting system. <P>SOLUTION: The ball lending processing device 30 acquires information on a value related to game mediums and is equipped with buttons 39a, 39b for setting an expanded number of balls for expanding and setting the number of game mediums assigned to discharge arbitrarily by taking one ball as one unit for a Pachinko machine 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending system including a lending processor that accepts prepaid cards and banknotes and lends game media (pachinko balls) according to value information from these prepaid cards. The present invention relates to a game medium lending system that can set (instruct) the number of balls to be thrown per frequency on a pachinko machine.

  Currently, when playing a game in a game store equipped with a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a lending processing machine is purchased according to the value information recorded on the prepaid card after purchasing a recording medium such as a prepaid card once from a card issuing machine. The mainstream method is to borrow game media (pachinko balls) through (game media lending system).

  In addition, members who have a membership card issued at an amusement store can use the storage system to store the total number of balls earned with jackpots as value information (quantity data). You can borrow pachinko balls through the lending machine and play games.

  Here, the prepaid card and the membership card are each given value information serving as a reference when borrowing a pachinko ball, specifically, value information referred to as “frequency”. "Frequency" here is a lending processing unit for pachinko balls, and is set at a predetermined rate. In general, the frequency corresponds to 100 yen, and it is set to lend only 25 pachinko balls per frequency. In this case, the respective frequencies are not recorded on individual cards (prepaid card, membership card) but are stored in a terminal controller (TC) that manages the game medium lending system.

  In the case of such a game medium lending system, a prepaid card is inserted (set) in a lending processing machine, and a ball lending unit (1 to 5 times) set by pressing a lending button on a pachinko machine and the value of the prepaid card are set. It is possible to throw out game balls according to the information (number of remaining times). Specifically, for example, when game balls are thrown out for 5 times as a ball lending unit and a prepaid card of 2000 yen is inserted in the lending processing machine, the frequency display becomes “20 degrees” By depressing the lending button once, “5 times” is subtracted, so the frequency display becomes “15 degrees”. Hereinafter, a predetermined game ball can be thrown out until the frequency display becomes 0 (for example, patents) Reference 1).

  In recent years, an increasing number of game stores have introduced pachinko machine counting systems that do not require a normally used ball box (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Here, the outline of the pachinko machine 10a in the pachinko counter system will be briefly described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in the same figure, a ball box 42 corresponding to a conventional ball box is fixed at a lower position (lower plate) of the pachinko machine 10a, and the bottom plate portion 42a of the ball box 42 has An opening 43 that is opened and closed by the operation of the shutter 45 is provided. In addition, a counting device (not shown) is provided in a portion leading from the opening 43 to the ball collecting unit (not shown), and the number of balls acquired by the counting device is displayed by the ball number display unit 50. Become.

  According to the pachinko machine counting system described above, for example, when a big hit occurs due to a game, conventionally, after a player puts a ball thrown into a lower plate into a ball box, a counter installed in a game store, In this example, when the shutter 45 is operated by the opening / closing button 44, the number of balls collected in the collection unit through the opening 43 and counted by the counter is displayed on the number-of-balls display unit 50. Is displayed. In this way, the player can continue playing the game within the range of the acquired number of balls (count value) while holding the number of balls displayed on the ball number display unit 50.

JP 2003-33556 A JP-A-11-313976

  By the way, the conventional game medium lending system described above has the following problems. That is, as described above, in the conventional game medium lending system, the number of game balls thrown out corresponding to the number of times is currently fixed at 25 (number of times = 25). For this reason, there is a problem that the number of end balls (for example, 1 to 24 balls) cannot be thrown out by pressing a lending button.

  In addition, in the above-described storage system, the number of balls acquired by the player is managed. Conventionally, even for this storage ball, the number of end balls cannot be thrown out by the player setting when using the storage ball. Therefore, there is a problem that it is lacking in flexibility and cannot meet the needs of the player who wants to consume the number of edge balls.

  Specifically, for example, assuming that the number of stored balls is 505, conventionally, since the number of times is fixed at 25 (ball lending unit = 5 degrees), one lending button 24 ( 125 balls are thrown out by pressing the button in FIG. 3, and 500 (125 × 4 = 500) balls are thrown out by four operations. Therefore, the remaining number of balls in the storage ball is five (505-500 = 5). Conventionally, there is a problem that the number of end balls cannot be thrown out by the player's setting.

  Similarly, in the pachinko machine counting system, the number of game balls that can be thrown out by pressing the lending button once is fixed to the number (25) per number of times, so that the same as the above-described storage system. There is a problem that the number of end balls cannot be arbitrarily thrown out by pressing the lending button.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to set the number of game balls to be thrown corresponding to the number of times by a lending processing machine (in units of one), so that the number of end balls can be thrown out. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium lending system that can be suitably adapted to a storage system and a pachinko machine counting system.

  The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a predetermined number of gaming media are thrown into the gaming machine. By notifying as the number of instructions, a gaming medium lending system comprising a lending processor that performs lending processing of gaming media, wherein the lending processor acquires value information associated with a recording medium, and The game machine is provided with an expansion number control means capable of arbitrarily extending and setting the number of instructions for throwing out the game media.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a lending process for lending gaming media by notifying a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of throwing instructions to the gaming machine. A gaming medium lending system comprising a machine, wherein the lending processing machine obtains value information based on money thrown by a player, and sets the number of instructions for throwing out the gaming medium to the gaming machine. An expansion number control means that can be arbitrarily expanded and set is provided.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a lending process for lending gaming media by notifying a gaming machine arranged in a gaming store and a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions for throwing to the gaming machine. A game medium lending system provided with a machine, wherein the lending processing machine has a member recording medium issued to a member who has registered personal information as a target for insertion, and a storage ball recorded on the member recording medium The information processing apparatus includes an expansion number control unit that acquires information and can arbitrarily expand and set the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium with respect to the gaming machine.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a lending process for lending gaming media by notifying a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of throwing instructions to the gaming machine. A gaming medium lending system comprising a machine, wherein the gaming machine comprises counting means for counting the number of balls acquired by the player's game, and the lending processing machine uses the counting value counted by the counting means. In addition to obtaining as value information, the game machine is provided with an expansion number control means capable of arbitrarily extending and setting the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising expansion power setting means for setting the number of thrown balls of game media that can be expanded by the expansion power control means. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 5, the expansion degree setting means has a function of setting the number of game media, which is the number of instructions to be thrown out, in units of one.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the gaming machine lending process is performed by notifying the gaming machine disposed in the gaming store and the gaming machine a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A gaming medium lending system comprising a lending processing machine, wherein the lending processing machine acquires value information associated with a recording medium, and sets a number of instructions for throwing out the gaming medium to the gaming machine. Since the expansion number control means can be arbitrarily expanded and set, the number of game balls thrown out corresponding to the number of times can be arbitrarily expanded and set, and the number of end balls such as extra balls can be eliminated. As a result, it is possible to improve the convenience of the game by the player.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the gaming machine lending process is performed by notifying the gaming machine disposed in the gaming store and the gaming machine a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A gaming medium lending system comprising a lending processing machine that performs value acquisition based on money input by a player and throws the gaming medium into the gaming machine. Since it has an expansion number control means that can arbitrarily expand and set the number of instructions to be issued, the number of game balls thrown out corresponding to one degree can be arbitrarily expanded and set, and the number of end balls such as extra balls Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the game by the player.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the gaming machine lending process is performed by notifying the gaming machine disposed in the gaming store and a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown to the gaming machine. A lending processing machine that performs a recording process for a member that is issued to a member who has registered personal information, and that is included in the recording medium for the member. In addition to obtaining the recorded storage ball information, the game machine has an expansion number control means that can arbitrarily expand and set the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium. Since it becomes possible to eliminate the number of end balls such as balls, there is an effect that the convenience of the game by the player can be improved. In particular, when exchanging the number of balls for storage with a special prize to be redeemed, there is no number of end balls, so that there is an effect that a small prize other than the special prize is not required.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the gaming machine lending process is performed by notifying the gaming machine disposed in the gaming store and the gaming machine a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of throwing instructions. A gaming medium lending system comprising a lending processor that performs counting, and the gaming machine includes counting means for counting the number of balls acquired by a player's game, and the lending processor is counted by the counting means. When the pachinko machine counting system is used, it is provided with an expansion number control means that can arbitrarily expand and set the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium to the gaming machine. The number of game balls to be thrown out can be set and expanded, which makes it possible to eliminate the number of end balls, thereby improving the convenience of the game for the player.In particular, when exchanging the number of balls counted by the pachinko machine counting system with a special prize to be redeemed, there is no end ball number, so there is an effect that no small prize other than the special prize is required. .

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the game apparatus further includes expansion power setting means for setting the number of game balls that can be expanded by the expansion power control means. There is an effect that the number of balls can be easily set.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the expansion frequency setting means has a function of setting the number of game media, which is the number of instructions to be thrown, in units of one, so that the game ball corresponding to one frequency is thrown. There is an effect that the number of balls can be set in detail in units of one.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game medium rental system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in Example 1 shown below, suppose that the game media rental system which performs a pachinko game using a prepaid card (a general card, a membership card) and cash is shown.

  Here, the types of cards used in the game medium lending system of the first embodiment are mainly two types of magnetic recording cards, that is, prepaid cards and membership cards. Is issued by accepting banknotes (cash) etc. to the card issuing machine, and the types of data to be magnetically recorded are start code, end code, issuing store code, card ID (issuing machine number + serial number) ), Effective date, issue amount.

  The types of data magnetically recorded on the membership card include start codes, end codes, issuing store codes, membership codes, and final store codes. , Issuer name, membership code, sales company code, store code, etc.

  In addition, after inserting the membership card into the card issuing machine, inserting banknotes (cash), and performing a predetermined operation to instruct the value, the information such as the membership code of the membership card, the valued valuable value, etc. The value is sent from the card issuing machine to the terminal controller, and the value or the like is written in the frequency management table DT of the terminal controller in association with the member code. As a result, the membership card can be used at the time of use of the storage balls by the lending processor.

Of these two types of cards, the prepaid card and the membership card are different in material (made of plastic such as JIS II or paper) and thickness, but the size (vertical and horizontal) and the position of the magnetic stripe are the same.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game medium lending system that is Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a specific configuration of the terminal controller 200.

(Characteristics and configuration of game media lending system)
Here, in such a game medium lending system, there is a main feature in a lending control process (expanded ball number control process) which allows the number of balls to be thrown out and set by a lending processor, and specifically, By the extended ball number control process, for example, the number of balls to be thrown is set on the lending processor side, and this throwing ball number information is transmitted as a throwing instruction to the pachinko machine side which is a gaming machine. I am doing so.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the game medium lending system according to the first embodiment will be described in detail. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, in the gaming medium rental system according to the first embodiment, a plurality of pachinko machines 10 (gaming machines described in claims) are arranged in parallel for each group called “island”. The ball lending processor 30 (the lending processor described in the claims), the card issuing machine 101, and the card settlement machine 102 are provided as appropriate for each island.

  Among these, the ball lending processing machine 30 is prepared so as to be paired with each of the plurality of pachinko machines 10 installed in the island of the amusement shop, and arranged in a form sandwiched between the pachinko machines 10. It is. This ball lending processing machine 30 has a function of giving a throwing instruction to the pachinko machine 10 so as to throw a pachinko ball up to the frequency (value information) associated with the prepaid card or the membership card. .

  Here, as described above, “frequency” is a processing unit in lending game media (pachinko balls), and the number and amount of game media are associated with each other at a constant rate. In a normal setting, the number of times corresponds to 100 yen, and 25 balls are lent out at 100 yen.

  Further, the ball lending processor 30 has an extended ball number processing function that can be set by arbitrarily expanding the number of pachinko balls thrown corresponding to the number of times, and the lending control unit of the ball lending processor 30 The ball throwing information is transmitted from 300 to the lending control unit 26 (ball throwing mechanism unit 27) of the pachinko machine 10 as a throwing instruction. Details of this extended ball number processing function will be described later.

  The pachinko machine 10 is for a player to play a game by launching a pachinko ball that is a game medium to the game area 11 of the pachinko machine 10. The card issuing machine 101 has a main function of a prepaid card issuance process and an addition process for the frequency (value) associated with the prepaid card and the membership card, and several cards are installed in the amusement store. The card settlement machine 102 has a main function of paying back the frequency associated with the prepaid card or the membership card as cash, and several cards are installed in the game store.

  The pachinko machine 10, the ball lending processor 30, the card issuing machine 101, and the card settlement machine 102 described above are under the control of a member management device called a terminal controller 200 through the island controller 100 provided on each island.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal controller 200 is a controller that controls and controls the entire game medium lending system. Specifically, the CPU 201, the memory 202, a storage device 203 such as a hard disk, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like. An input device 204, a display device 205 such as a display, and a communication I / F (interface unit) 206 are included.

  The CPU 201 realizes various functions based on programs and data. For example, it has a function of managing the number of remaining times for each prepaid card and member card, and a member card member registration function. Programs and data necessary for realizing such functions are stored in the memory 202 or the storage device 203, and the CPU 201 reads or updates them as necessary. The storage device 203 includes a frequency management table DT.

  The frequency management table DT includes a member management table 210 and a prepaid card management table 220, and separately manages information about member cards and information about prepaid cards. The member management table 210 stores a store code, a member code, a name, a telephone number, an address, information indicating whether or not a member has been registered, and various data such as stored ball data (remaining number of times).

  Registration information such as membership information and remaining frequency stored in the membership management table 210 is read from the memory 202 by the CPU 201 each time a read request is made through the communication interface unit 206, while a subtraction update request for the remaining frequency is received. If there is an addition update request, the CPU 201 updates it appropriately.

(Configuration and function of pachinko machine and ball lending processor)
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the appearance of the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending processor 30 applied in the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a functional block showing the internal configuration of the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending processor 30. FIG. Hereinafter, the details of the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending processor 30 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  First, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the principal part structure of the pachinko machine 10 which is a game machine is demonstrated. That is, as shown in the figure, the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 is a game area 11 where a player plays a pachinko game, and the lower part is various operation switches (buttons) and displays for lending balls. Is provided.

  Specifically, a frequency display unit 23, a rental button 24 that is an operation input unit, and a return button 25 are provided on the front surface of the upper plate 22. Among these, the frequency display part 23 is a part for displaying the frequency (remaining frequency) associated with the prepaid card (member card) taken into the prepaid card processing unit 305 (FIG. 4) from the prepaid card insertion port 41 by a numerical value. It is. For example, when the value information of the prepaid card taken into the prepaid card processing unit 305 is 2000 yen, the display indicated by the frequency display unit 23 is “20”.

  The lending button 24 is a switch that a player turns on when borrowing a pachinko ball. Specifically, when the lending button 24 is pressed (ON), the ball throwing mechanism unit 27 is operated, and a pachinko ball corresponding to a lending unit is thrown onto the upper plate 22 of the pachinko machine 10. At this time, the display of the frequency display unit 23 is a value (remaining numerical value) obtained by subtracting a predetermined lending unit. Note that the prepaid card itself has only the identification data recorded instead of the frequency, and actually, the remaining frequency corresponding to the identification data is acquired from the terminal controller 200 (FIG. 1) and displayed.

  The return button 25 has a function of returning the prepaid card and the membership card taken into the prepaid card processing unit 305 to the player when the return button 25 is turned on. And the detection signal by ON operation of these lending button 24 and return button 25 will be given to the lending control part 300 of the ball lending processing machine 30, respectively.

  The lending control unit 26 has a function of controlling and controlling the entire pachinko machine 10, and each unit constituting the pachinko machine 10 operates according to an instruction from the lending control unit 26. The lending control unit 26 receives a ball throwing instruction transmitted from the lending control unit 300 of the ball lending processor 30 and instructs the ball throwing mechanism unit 27 to throw a predetermined number of pachinko balls. It has.

  The ball throwing mechanism unit 27 receives a ball throwing request (ball throwing instruction) from the lending control unit 300 of the ball lending processing machine 30 to the lending control unit 26 of the pachinko machine 10, and the pachinko machine. 10 is provided with a function of throwing out a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the upper plate 22 of the pachinko machine 10 when a prize throwing request (instruction for throwing out prizes at the time of winning) is given.

  Accordingly, the ball dispensing mechanism unit 27 is controlled by the lending control unit 300 of the ball lending processing machine 30 indirectly via the lending control unit 26 of the pachinko machine 10. Similarly, the display content of the frequency display unit 23 described above is updated (subtracted) in accordance with an instruction from the ball lending processor 30 (lending control unit 300). Conversely, the operation status of the lending button 24 and the return button 25 is notified from the pachinko machine 10 to the ball lending processor 30 each time.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the principal part structure of the ball | bend rental processing machine 30 is demonstrated. That is, as shown in the figure, the lending processor 30 is configured to be vertically long in appearance, and on its front panel, a card lamp 31a, a cash lamp 31b, a bill insertion slot 32, and a coin insertion slot 33 are provided. A return lever 34, a type lamp 35, an amount / ball number display unit 36, an amount setting switch 37, a ball number setting switch 38, extended ball number setting buttons 39a, 39b, a coin return port 40, And a prepaid card insertion slot 41.

  The card lamp 31a and the cash lamp 31b have a function of displaying (notifying) to the player whether a card (prepaid card, member card) or cash is acceptable. The display by the card lamp 31a and the cash lamp 31b is lit based on a control signal (setting) from the lending control unit 300.

  The bill insertion slot 32 is an opening for accepting bills and taking them into a BV (Bill Bali) unit portion 301. The BV unit section 301 has a function of identifying the denomination of the banknote taken from the banknote insertion slot 32, giving the identification result to the lending control section 300, and deriving the taken banknote to the banknote conveyance path 302. Yes. The banknote led out to the banknote transport path 302 is transported and collected by the banknote transport mechanism to the island edge collection box provided at the island edge.

  The coin insertion slot 33 is an opening for accepting coins and taking them into the coin selector unit 303. The coin selector unit 303 has a function of identifying the denomination of the taken-in coin, giving the identification result to the lending control unit 300, and deriving the taken-in coin to the coin transport path 304 so as to be carried out to the island edge collection box. .

  The return lever 34 is for returning the inserted money. When the return lever 34 is operated, the returned banknote is returned as it is to the user from the banknote insertion slot 32, while the return coin is returned to the player from the coin return slot 40.

  The type lamp 35 has a function of displaying the type of game medium lent by the ball lending processor 30. Specifically, it has a function of displaying whether a pachinko ball by a pachinko game or a medal by a pachislot game is lent out by lighting a lamp.

  The amount / ball number display unit 36 displays the amount (lending unit) of game balls to be lent every time the lending button 24 of the pachinko machine 10 is operated once, and the number of balls to be thrown (extended) corresponding to the number of times according to the present invention. The number of balls setting) is sequentially switched and displayed. Normally, in the amount / ball number display portion 36, the amount of the pachinko ball set by the amount setting switch 37 is displayed in units of frequency, and this amount display is performed according to the operation (pressing) of the amount setting switch 37. And can be updated (set) to an arbitrary value.

  The amount (lending unit) of the pachinko ball set by the amount setting switch 37 is given to the lending control unit 300 and displayed on the amount / ball number display unit 36 by a control signal from the lending control unit 300. It will be.

  The number-of-balls setting switch 38 switches the display of the amount / ball number display unit 36 by pressing the number-of-balls setting switch 38 in a state where the lending unit is displayed on the amount / ball number display unit 36. A function to display the number of thrown balls corresponding to the frequency is provided.

  The extended ball number control unit 39 has a function of expanding the set number of thrown balls corresponding to one degree, and the number of thrown balls per degree set by the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b. Is given to the lending control unit 300.

  The extended ball number setting button 39a increases (up) a function to increase the number of thrown balls corresponding to one degree, and the extended ball number setting button 39b decreases the set number of thrown balls corresponding to one degree. (Down) functions are provided, and the number of balls to be thrown out corresponding to one degree can be arbitrarily set by these extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39.

  The card insertion slot 41 is an opening for receiving various cards (prepaid card, membership card) and taking them into the prepaid card processing unit 305. The prepaid card processing unit 305 is a part that reads the recorded information of the prepaid card and the membership card that has been taken in and performs a process of giving the read result to the lending control unit 300.

  The lending control unit 300 has a function of controlling and controlling the entire ball lending processing machine 30, and each unit constituting the ball lending processing machine 30 operates according to an instruction from the lending control unit 300, and the pachinko machine 10. Is provided with a function of instructing to throw a predetermined number of balls set.

  In addition, the lending control unit 300 exchanges various control signals and data (for example, operation contents of the lending button 24 and the return button 25, display contents on the frequency display unit 23) with the lending control unit 26 of the pachinko machine 10. As described above, the ball throwing mechanism 27 can be directly or indirectly controlled via the lending controller 26.

  Further, the lending control unit 300 can communicate with the terminal controller 200 through the communication I / F 307 (communication interface) and further through the communication I / F 206, and various data (for example, prepaid card frequency information). We are giving and receiving. Further, the management of the frequency during the game is performed by the lending control unit 300 in cooperation with the terminal controller 200.

  Next, a method for setting the number of extended balls according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3. FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a method for setting the number of extended balls using the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b in the order of operations. Further, in FIGS. 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 of this example, the set number of throwing balls corresponding to 1 degree is set from the normal 25 to 5 by the extended number of balls setting function. The operation procedure to be performed is shown.

  That is, FIG. 5A shows the display of the normal amount / ball number display unit 36 (display without using the extended ball number setting function). In this example, in the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the number-of-balls setting button 38 is turned on (pressed), the amount / ball number display unit 36 switches from the state where the amount display (lending unit) is displayed to the extended number-of-balls setting display. be able to.

  FIG. 5-2 shows that the set number of balls to be thrown corresponding to the current number of times is set to 25 in the amount / ball number display unit 36 by the ON operation (pressing down) of the ball number setting button 38. It shows the state. In this example, the number of balls corresponding to one degree is set to five by operating the extended number-of-balls setting buttons 39a and 39b from this state (the number of balls corresponding to one degree is 25).

  FIG. 5-3 shows the amount / number of balls display in which the number of balls corresponding to one degree is set to 5 by using the number of expanded balls setting button 39b (subtraction operation) among the expanded ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b. Part 28 is shown. The number of balls to be thrown per set (5) is notified from the extended ball number control unit 39 to the lending control unit 300 by the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b, and hereinafter the lending of the pachinko machine 10 The control unit 26 is notified as a throwing instruction that the number of thrown balls per hit is five. Thus, when the player operates (presses) the lending button 24 once, the number of balls thrown out from the ball throwing mechanism unit 27 may be 5 (1 degree × 5 = 5). Yes.

(Extended ball number control process)
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the processing procedure (expanded ball number control process) between the ball lending processor 30 and the pachinko machine 10 will be described. Here, in practice, the transmission and reception of various control signals performed by the ball lending processing machine 30 and the pachinko machine 10 are performed between the lending control unit 300 of the ball lending processing machine 30 and the lending control unit 26 of the pachinko machine 10. It is carried out.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, when the lending button 24 is pressed by the pachinko machine 10 (step S100), the ball lending processor 30 is in a ball lending possible state (with a prepaid card balance) ( In step S110, when the lending button 24 is pressed, the ball lending processor 30 transmits a ball lending signal (BRDY signal) and a ball lending preparation signal (BRQ signal) to the pachinko machine 10 (steps S120 and 130). ). On the other hand, the pachinko machine 10 outputs a preparation completion signal (EXS signal) to the ball lending processor 30 when the ball lending is possible (Yes at Step S140) (Step S150).

  On the other hand, the ball lending processor 30 that has received the preparation completion signal (EXS signal) from the pachinko machine 10 instructs one ball to be ball lending at this time (step S160). At this time, a (BRDY signal) is output from the ball lending processor 30 to the pachinko machine 10. Further, when the pachinko machine 10 receives the BRDY signal from the ball lending processor 30, the pachinko machine 10 increments the ball lending scheduled number by 1 (step S <b> 170), and outputs an EXS signal to the ball lending processor 30. Thereafter, the ball lending processor 30 that has received the EXS signal from the pachinko machine 10 performs a ball payout process (step S200) if the number of ball throws is completed (Yes in step S180).

  In the following, the ball lending processor 30 outputs a ball lending end (BRDY signal OFF) when completing the ball throwing instruction for the planned number of ball throwing. As described above, in the first embodiment, the number of balls scheduled to be loaned in step S160 is designated by one. The processing up to 1 count-up of the ball lending scheduled number in step S170 is set by the expansion power setting units 39a and 39b. This is based on the number of game ball throwing instructions corresponding to the number of times played.

  As an example, consider a case where a player holds 505 game balls (value of game balls) as the number of remaining balls or the number of stored balls of a prepaid card. Conventionally, since the number of times is fixed at 25 (ball lending unit = 5 degrees), 125 balls (25 × 5 = 125) are thrown out by pressing the lending button 24 once. Thus, 500 balls (125 pieces × 4 = 500 pieces) are thrown out by four operations. Therefore, in this case, the remaining number of balls in the storage ball is more than five.

  Therefore, in this example, after four operations, by setting the number of game balls corresponding to one frequency from 25 to 1, 5 extra balls (number of end balls) (1 × 5 = 5) Can be used effectively. As for the setting change (25 → 1) of the number of game balls with respect to one degree, the remaining number of balls is set in addition to being changed by operating the expansion degree setting units 39a and 39b by the player. It may be automatically changed when the number becomes less than the number (in this example, when the remaining number of balls becomes less than 25).

  Next, the details of the game medium rental system according to the second embodiment will be described. Here, the feature of the second embodiment is that the game medium lending system of the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine counting system. Also in the second embodiment, the number of game balls thrown corresponding to the number of times is set by setting the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b provided in the ball lending processor 30a as in the first embodiment. Can do.

  That is, FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the ball lending processor 30 and the pachinko machine 10a in the pachinko machine counting system. As shown in the figure, a ball box 42 corresponding to a conventional ball box is fixedly provided at a position below the pachinko machine 10a in the pachinko machine counting system, and the bottom plate portion 42a of the ball box 42 has an opening. And a shutter 45 that can be opened and closed by an opening / closing button 44. A path that leads from the opening 43 leads to a ball collecting unit (not shown) (not shown). In addition, a counting device (not shown) is provided in a portion that communicates with the ball collection unit, and the balls collected through the opening 43 can be counted by this counting device. Specifically, it is possible to count the number of balls that the player has won by jackpot.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a ball number display unit for displaying a count value obtained by the counting device. The ball number display unit 50 displays the number of balls (acquired ball number) owned by the player. For example, when the lending unit is 5 times by pressing the lending button 24 once, 125 balls are thrown out, so that the ball number display unit 50 has been thrown by pressing the lending button 24. The number of balls is displayed by subtracting from the number of balls of the storage ball. Reference numeral 51 denotes a counting card issuing port for issuing a counting card in which a count value of the acquired number of balls is recorded (printed).

  Reference numeral 52 denotes a takeout button for discharging the counting card from the counting card issuing port 51. That is, the player can take out the counting card from the counting card issuing port 51 by pressing the take-out button 52 at the end of the game, and the number of balls acquired by the player is recorded on this counting card. It can be used as it is as a gift exchange card.

  According to the pachinko machine counting system described above, for example, when a big hit is generated by a game, the acquired game balls are collected by the collection unit through the opening 43 by operating the shutter 45 with the opening / closing button 44 and counted by the counter. The number of balls thus displayed is displayed on the ball number display unit 50. Thereby, the player can continue playing the game within the range of the acquired number of balls (count value) while holding the number of balls displayed on the ball number display unit 50.

  Also in the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment described above, the number of game balls thrown corresponding to the number of times is set by setting the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b provided in the ball lending processor 30. can do. When a prepaid card or a membership card is inserted into the prepaid card insertion slot 40, balls corresponding to the remaining number of cards can be thrown out by pressing the lending button 24 provided on the upper plate 22.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the number of game balls thrown out corresponding to one degree can be extended and set by the extended ball number setting buttons 39a and 39b constituting the pachinko machine counting system. It becomes possible to eliminate the number of end balls such as balls. In particular, when exchanging the number of balls (acquired number of balls) counted by the pachinko machine counting system for special prizes to be redeemed, there is no number of edge balls, so no prizes other than special prizes (small prizes) are required. Thus, it is possible to save the trouble of selecting a small prize as a prize exchange target.

  Next, the details of the game medium rental system according to the third embodiment will be described. Here, in the first embodiment described above, the ball lending processing machine 30 using the prepaid card and the membership card is targeted. However, the present invention provides a ball lending processing machine 30a for cash that does not use the card system. Can also be applied. FIG. 8 shows a pachinko machine 10 and a ball lending processor 30a according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the pachinko machine and the ball lending processor 30a. Here, the third embodiment and the first embodiment described above are the same as the first embodiment except for the portion where the prepaid card processing unit 305 and the card insertion port 39 are not necessary in the configuration of the third embodiment. Details of the function of each part are omitted.

  In the case of the present Example 3, the ball lending processing machine 30a acquires the value information of the cash (banknote, coin) inserted by the player, and at the same time, the expanded ball power setting unit 39a provided in the ball lending processing machine 30a, Since the number of game balls thrown out per number of times can be set by 39b, the number of end balls such as extra balls can be eliminated.

  Here, in the first to third embodiments described above, the case of using a card such as a prepaid card (general card) and a membership card and cash has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the card shape is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied when an IC coin that does not have is used as a recording medium. In addition, as a gaming machine, the present invention can be applied not only to a pachinko machine but also to a pachislot machine based on a pachislot game.

  Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the gaming medium lending system in which the prepaid card value information (remaining number of times) is stored in the terminal controller 200 is illustrated, but the prepaid card itself stores the value information. The present invention can be similarly applied to the game medium lending system which is allowed to be operated, and the same operation effect can be expected.

  As described above, the game medium lending system according to the present invention is suitable for a game medium lending system that can be used for a storage system and a pachinko machine counting system.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the whole outline | summary of the game media rental system which is Example 1 of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of a terminal controller. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko machine and a ball lending processor. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of a pachinko machine and a ball lending processing machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows before the expansion ball number setting by an expansion ball number setting button. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation of the extended ball number setting method by an extended ball number setting button. It is explanatory drawing which shows subtraction operation by the extended ball number setting method by an extended ball number setting button. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence (extended ball number control procedure) between a pachinko machine and a ball lending processor. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine counting system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a front view which shows the external appearance with the pachinko machine which concerns on Example 3, and the ball lending processing machine corresponding to cash. It is a functional block diagram which shows an internal structure with the pachinko machine which concerns on Example 3, and the ball | bowl rental processing machine corresponding to cash.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a Game machine 11 Game area 22 Top plate 23 Frequency display part 24 Lending switch 25 Return switch 26, 300 Lending control part 27 Ball throwing mechanism part 30, 30a Ball lending processing machine 31a Card lamp 31b Cash lamp 32 Bill slot 33 Coin slot 34 Return lever 35 Type lamp 36 Amount / number of balls display section 37 Amount setting switch 38 Number of balls setting switch 39 Extended number of balls control section 39a, 39b Extended number of balls setting button 40 Coin return slot 41 Card insertion slot 42 balls Box 42a Bottom plate part 43 Opening part 44 Open / close button 45 Shutter 50 Number of balls display part 51 Counting card issuing slot 52 Ejecting button 100 Island controller 101 Card issuing machine 102 Card payment machine 200 Terminal controller 201 CPU
202 Memory 203 Storage device 204 Input device 205 Display device 206, 307 Communication I / F
210 Member management table 220 Prepaid card management table 301 BV unit section 302 Bill transport path 303 Coin selector section 304 Coin transport path 305 Prepaid card processing section 306 Memory

Claims (6)

A gaming medium lending device comprising a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a lending processing machine that lends a gaming medium lending process by notifying the gaming machine of a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A system,
The lending processor includes value information associated with a recording medium, and includes an expansion number control unit capable of arbitrarily extending and setting the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium to the game machine. A featured game media lending system. A gaming medium lending device comprising a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a lending processing machine that lends a gaming medium lending process by notifying the gaming machine of a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A system,
The lending processor includes expansion number control means capable of acquiring value information based on money inserted by a player and arbitrarily expanding and setting the number of instructions for throwing out the game medium with respect to the gaming machine. A game media rental system characterized by that. A gaming medium lending device comprising a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a lending processing machine that lends a gaming medium lending process by notifying the gaming machine of a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A system,
The lending processing machine is targeted for insertion of a member recording medium issued to a member who has registered personal information, obtains storage ball information recorded on the member recording medium, and for the gaming machine, A game medium lending system comprising expansion number control means capable of arbitrarily extending and setting the number of game medium throwing instructions. A gaming medium lending device comprising a gaming machine disposed in a gaming store and a lending processing machine that lends a gaming medium lending process by notifying the gaming machine of a predetermined number of gaming media as the number of instructions to be thrown out. A system,
The gaming machine comprises a counting means for counting the number of balls acquired by the game of the player,
The lending processor obtains the count value counted by the counting means as value information, and an expansion number control means capable of arbitrarily extending and setting the number of game media throwing instructions to the gaming machine A game medium rental system comprising:   The game medium lending system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising expansion power setting means for setting the number of thrown balls of game media that can be expanded by the expansion power control means.   6. The game medium lending system according to claim 5, wherein the expansion frequency setting means has a function of setting the number of game media, which is the number of throwing instructions, in units of one.

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