JP2005131440A - Game medium counting device for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance a cost to performance ratio by realizing game player side convenience without complicating a hardware constitution. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko ball counting device 6 presents a countable state in a state of inserting a proper member card 12 into a card inserting port 23. The number of Pachinko balls inputted to a ball receiving vessel 15 is counted by a counter 19, and its counting result is displayed on a display part 20. When a return existence switch 24 or a return nonexistence switch 25 is turned on from this display state, a first recording ticket 29 printed with the counting result by the counter 19 is issued via a printer 31. When a data issuing switch 26 is turned on, individual game history data on a game player possessing the member card 12 is downloaded from a history database on a data control device side, and a second recording ticket 30 printed with the individual game history data is issued via the printer 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium counting device for a game hall provided for counting game media (for example, pachinko balls) acquired by a player in a game hall such as a pachinko hall.

For example, in a pachinko hall, a counting device that counts pachinko balls as game media is provided at the edge or center of a so-called island where pachinko machines are arranged, and the counting results of the pachinko balls are printed on this counting device. Printers that issue receipt-type pachinko ball record tickets have been installed, which improves convenience for players, such as eliminating the need to carry a large number of pachinko balls to a distant gift exchange counter. It is made to look (for example, refer patent document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-56920

However, the conventional counting device has a problem that the printer is only used for issuing pachinko ball number recording tickets, and the price-performance ratio is low.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game arcade where convenience on the part of the player can be realized without complicating the hardware configuration, and the price-performance ratio can be increased. It is in providing the game media counting device for use.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a game medium counting device provided in a game hall provided with a data management device for collecting and managing game history data in a large number of gaming machines for each gaming machine. A counter for counting the inserted game media, a printing means for issuing a first recording ticket for exchanging the counting result by the counter, and when the counting operation of the counter is performed, As a second record ticket for reading game history data of a predetermined gaming machine from the data management device and feeding back the game history data and the counting result of the counter to the player to the printing means. An output control means for instructing to issue a ticket is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is a record carrier issued to a player and recorded with a unique ID code, and game history data in a large number of gaming machines correspond to the ID code. In a game medium counting device provided in a game hall provided with a data management device that aggregates and manages in the attached state, a counter for counting the inserted game media, and a counter for exchanging prizes for counting results by the counter When the counting operation of the counter is performed in a state in which the record means is issued and the record carrier is set, game history data corresponding to the ID code of the record carrier is stored in the data management device. The game history data and the counting result by the counter are issued as a second record ticket for feeding back to the player. It is obtained by a structure in which an Shimesuru output control means.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the game history data includes the investment amount data by the player, the jackpot occurrence history data in the gaming machine, and the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged from the counting result by the counter. Is included.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a game medium is input, the input game medium is counted in the counter, and the printing means performs a first exchange for exchanging the count result by the counter. A record ticket is issued. Therefore, the player only has to carry the first record ticket issued as described above when exchanging prizes for the game media acquired by the game, and the convenience is improved.

  Further, when the counting operation by the counter is performed as described above, the output control means is a predetermined gaming machine (actually a gaming machine in which the player who has issued the first record ticket has played) The game history data is read from the data management device, and the printing means is instructed to issue the game history data and the counting result by the counter as a second record ticket for feeding back to the player. In response to this, the second recording ticket is issued from the printing means.

  Therefore, in addition to the “first record ticket for the purpose of exchanging premiums” that will be collected by the game hall side in order to prevent fraud, the player will be able to collect “game history data and counts on gaming machines”. The second record ticket for the purpose of feeding back the counting result of the device to the player can be received in a form that can be taken home, and its convenience is improved. In addition, since the first recording ticket and the second recording ticket, which are two types of recording tickets that are not related to each other, can be issued through the same printing means, the hardware configuration is complicated. As a result, the price-to-performance ratio can be improved, and overall added value is improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a game medium is inserted, the input game medium is counted in the counter, and the printing means performs the first recording for exchanging the prize as a result of counting by the counter. Since the ticket is issued, the player only has to carry the first record ticket issued as described above when exchanging the prize for the game medium acquired by the game, so that the convenience is improved. become.

  Further, when a record carrier possessed by the player is set at the time of insertion of the game medium, the output control means has game history data corresponding to the ID code of the record carrier, that is, a game for the player. The history data is read from the data management device, and the printing means is instructed to issue the game history data and the counting result by the counter as a second recording ticket for feeding back to the player. In response to this, the second recording ticket is issued from the printing means.

  Therefore, in addition to the “first record ticket for the purpose of exchanging premiums” that will be collected by the amusement hall side to prevent fraud, the player may use “his own game history data and counter. The “second record ticket for the purpose of feeding back the counting result to the player” can be received in a form that can be taken home, and the convenience is improved. In addition, since the first recording ticket and the second recording ticket, which are two types of recording tickets that are not related to each other, can be issued through the same printing means, the hardware configuration is complicated. As a result, the price-to-performance ratio can be improved, and overall added value is improved.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the investment amount data invested by the player and the big hit occurrence history data are printed on the second record ticket that the player can take home, and the player brings back the game process. On the other hand, since the number data of specific prizes that can be exchanged is printed from the counting result, it is possible to bring back the game result. Since these game data are one complete game data indicating the game process and the result, the player can bring back useful game data for future reference or a memorial of the game.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko ball counting apparatus for pachinko halls will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 4 schematically shows part of the equipment in the pachinko hall that is related to the gist of the present invention. In FIG. 4, a plurality of so-called islands 2 in which a plurality of pachinko machines 1 (corresponding to game machines) are arranged in a row are provided in the pachinko hall. The ball lending machine 3 is installed in a one-to-one correspondence. Above the pachinko machine 1, a call lamp unit 4 is arranged so as to correspond to the pachinko machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. The calling lamp unit 4 functions as an information processing terminal, and is a centralized management device configured between the pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending machine 3, and the pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending machine 3 and a computer. 5 (corresponding to a data management device) and a data display function, etc.

  Although the pachinko machine 1 is not specifically illustrated, the pachinko machine 1 has, for example, a structure as described below (however, the invention is not limited to this structure). That is, the pachinko machine 1 is held in a game-inhibited state by always locking the operation handle 1a of the electric launching mechanism for launching pachinko balls, and is inserted into the card insertion slot 3a provided in the corresponding ball lending machine 3. Configuration in which the operation handle 1a is unlocked and switched to a playable state when a membership card (shown with reference numeral 12 in FIGS. 1 and 5; corresponding to a record carrier) is inserted, which will be described later. It has become. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 includes a symbol display device that is operated when the pachinko ball wins a so-called start hole during a game using a pachinko ball (corresponding to a game medium). When the operation is stopped in a state in which the winning symbol is displayed, the electric combination is operated so that the jackpot state (special prize state) in which the winning probability is greatly increased is continued for a predetermined period. Therefore, when such a big hit state occurs in the pachinko machine 1, the player can acquire a large amount of pachinko balls.

  In the pachinko machine 1, every time a jackpot state occurs, the number of acquired pachinko balls (= number of released pachinko balls-number of hit pachinko balls) on the player side associated with the jackpot, the so-called so-called required for the jackpot state to occur The jackpot data such as the start number (the number of times the symbol display device has started to operate) and the own number data are stored in the member card 12 (see FIGS. 1 and 5) inserted in the card insertion slot 3a. It is the structure which transmits to the centralized management apparatus 5 with a number. In addition, in the ball lending machine 3, every time a jackpot state occurs, investment amount data indicating the total amount of pachinko balls lent to the corresponding player until the jackpot state occurs, and the corresponding pachinko machine 1 The unit number data is transmitted to the centralized management device 5 together with the member number stored in the member card 12 inserted in the card insertion slot 3a.

  The centralized management device 5 includes a history database for organizing and storing the transmission data from each pachinko machine 1 and each ball lending machine 3, and as described above, from the pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending machine 3 When the data to be sent is received, the jackpot data (start number, number of pachinko balls acquired by the player), investment data, unit number, and model data are associated with the member number attached to the data. It is configured to tabulate and manage personal game history data. At this time, in the above-mentioned history database, holding ball data indicating the total number of pachinko balls acquired by the player is stored in association with each member number and the machine number of the pachinko machine 1 from which the pachinko machine is acquired. It becomes the composition which is done. Further, the centralized management device 5 has a member database in which various data necessary for authenticating the suitability of the member card 12 are stored.

  A pachinko ball counting device 6 (hereinafter referred to simply as a counting device 6) corresponding to the game medium counting device according to the present invention is installed at the end or center of the island 2 to count the pachinko balls acquired by the player. Therefore, data is exchanged with the centralized management device 5.

  FIG. 5 shows the front appearance of the calling lamp unit 4. In FIG. 5, the calling lamp unit 4 is provided with a display 8 and a call switch 9 made of, for example, an LCD panel at the center of a substantially rectangular main body case 7, and a pair of right and left sides of the display 8. The display lamp 10 is provided. A card insertion slot 11 is formed at the right end of the main body case 7, for example, and a card reader 13 for reading data from a member card 12 inserted through the card insertion slot 11 inside the main body case 7. Is provided.

  The membership card 12 is issued to a player who has made a specific contract, and has a configuration in which a tape-like magnetic recording portion 12a is attached to a rectangular plastic plate. In this case, although not specifically illustrated, the member card 12 has a pachinko hall name, member name and other characters and numerical information on the surface thereof by embossing, and the magnetic recording unit 12a has, for example, a pachinko machine. A store name code for identifying a hall, a membership number that is an ID code assigned to a member (player), expiration date data indicating a card validity date, and the like are stored.

  FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the counting device 6. In FIG. 1, a body case 14 of the counting device 6 is provided with a hopper-shaped ball receiver 15 into which a pachinko ball is inserted. Is formed. The flow-down port 16 is provided with, for example, a slide-type shutter 17, and the shutter 17 has a configuration in which the flow-down port 16 is always closed. The shutter 17 is configured to be moved by, for example, a shutter driving device using a motor (indicated by reference numeral 18 in FIG. 2), and in a state in which the shutter 17 is moved to a position where the flow-down port 16 is opened, The pachinko balls thrown into the ball receptacle 15 are configured to be discharged out of the main body case 14 through the outlet 16 and the internal counter 19 and then through a discharge path (not shown). The counter 19 is configured to generate in real time the number of counting pulses corresponding to the number of pachinko balls that have passed.

  A display unit 20 is provided at a position behind the ball receiver 15 in the main body case 14. The display unit 20 includes a count value obtained by the counter 19, that is, the number of pachinko balls put into the ball receiver 15, A well-known display function is provided for displaying the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged with pachinko balls, and the number of extra pachinko balls that are generated when the pachinko balls are exchanged for specific prizes. Further, a surplus ball return unit 21 for performing an operation of discharging a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of surplus pachinko balls displayed on the display unit 20 is provided at a front position of the ball receiver 15 in the main body case 14. It has been.

  A ticket issuing unit 22 is integrally provided on the side of the main body case 14. The ticket issuing unit 22 is provided with a card insertion slot 23 into which the member card 12 is inserted on the front surface thereof, and a return switch 24, a non-return switch 25, a data ticket issuing switch 26 and a ticket opening 27 are provided on the upper surface. Is provided. Further, in the ticket issuing unit 22, a card reader 28 for reading data from the membership card 12 inserted through the card insertion slot 23, a first recording ticket 29 and a second recording ticket 30 described later from the ticket issuing slot 27. A printer 31 (equivalent to printing means) for issuing a ticket and a control unit (equivalent to the output control means shown by reference numeral 32 in FIG. 2) for controlling the counting device 6 are provided. .

  In this case, the return switch 24 and the non-return switch 25 are switches that are operated when the first recording ticket 29 is issued when the counting device 6 finishes counting pachinko balls. When the presence switch 24 is operated, the surplus ball return unit 21 is operated, whereby the number corresponding to the number of surplus pachinko balls displayed on the display unit 20 from the surplus ball return unit 21 Pachinko balls are released. When the no return switch 25 is operated, only the ticket issuing operation for the first recording ticket 29 is performed, and the operation for discharging the surplus pachinko balls is not performed. The data ticket issuing switch 26 is a switch that is operated when the second recording ticket 30 is issued when the counting device 6 finishes counting pachinko balls.

  In FIG. 2, the electrical configuration of the counting device 6 is shown by a combination of functional blocks. In FIG. 2, the control unit 32 is configured mainly with a microcomputer, and is based on a control program stored in advance, a counting pulse from the counter 19, an operation signal from each switch 24 to 26, and a card reader 28. A configuration for controlling the shutter drive device 18, the display unit 20, the surplus ball return unit 21 and the printer 31 based on read data and the like, and for transmitting and receiving data to and from the centralized management device 5 through the transmission / reception unit 33. It has become.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of control by the control unit 32, which will be described below together with the operation of related parts.
In FIG. 1, in the power-on (start) state, the system waits until the member card 12 is inserted (set) into the card insertion slot 23, that is, until the card reader 28 enters the member card 12 (step S1). When the membership card 12 is inserted, the data communication processing routine S2 is executed.

  In this routine S2, data (store name code, member number, expiration date data, etc.) read from the member card 12 through the card reader 28 is stored in, for example, a buffer memory, and the stored data is transmitted to the centralized management device 5. is there.

  In this case, the centralized management apparatus 5 that has received the data authenticates the suitability of the member card 12 by comparing the received data with the member database. When the answer is issued to the counting device 6 that is the source of the data and it is authenticated as inappropriate, the non-permission signal is answered to the counting device 6.

  After the execution of the data communication processing routine S2, whether or not the count permission is lowered, that is, whether the count permission signal is input or the non-permission signal is input based on the type of signal that is answered back from the central management apparatus 5 side. It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S3). If the count permission has not been given, the clearing routine S19 for initializing the operation contents (in this case, the initialization of the data stored in the data communication processing routine S2), the member card 12 in the captured state Steps S20 for discharging through the card reader 28 are sequentially executed, and then the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, when the count permission is lowered (“YES” in step S3), the received ball data is stored (step S4), and the shutter drive device 18 is operated to open the shutter 17 (see FIG. It moves to the position where the downflow port 16 is opened (step S5). As a result, the counter 19 starts counting the pachinko balls put in the ball receiver 15.

  In the count processing routine S6 performed thereafter, the operation of dividing the count value (increase with the progress of counting) by the counter 19 by the replacement unit price of the specific prize is repeatedly executed, and the count value and the content of the division are displayed. The operation displayed on the unit 20 is performed. Note that this display content changes rapidly according to the increase in the count value and the content of division during the counting operation period, and when the counting operation is finally finished, the pachinko put into the ball receiver 15 is finally displayed. The number of balls, the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged with the pachinko balls, and the number of extra pachinko balls that are generated when the pachinko balls are exchanged for specific prizes are displayed.

  The counting process routine S6 ends when the counting of the inserted pachinko balls is completed, and thereafter, a count value matching process routine S7 is performed. In this routine S7, the total number of acquired pachinko balls on the player side indicated by the ball data stored in the ball storage step S4 and the final count value by the counter 19 are collated. If the error is within the allowable range, it is determined that the count value is appropriate. If the error is out of the allowable range, any fraud (radio wave transmitter or similar device) It is determined that the count value is inappropriate as an operation in which the count value is illegally increased by an error) or an error (when the counter 19 performs an irregular counting operation, etc.).

  After execution of the count value collating routine S7, it is determined whether or not the ticketing permission has been granted, that is, whether or not the count value is appropriate, based on the collation result in the routine S7 (step S8). If the ticketing permission is not given (if the count value is inappropriate), an error processing routine S9 is executed to notify the pachinko hall employee that an abnormality has occurred in the counting device 6. After that, the above-described clear processing routine S19 and card discharge step S20 are sequentially executed, and the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, when ticketing permission is granted (“YES” in step S: the count value by the counter 19 is appropriate), a return switch 24, a non-return switch 25, and a data ticketing switch The operation signal from 26 is validated (step S10), and thereafter, a loop is formed to wait until any one of the switches 24, 25, 26 is turned on (steps S11, S12, S13).

  When the data ticketing switch 26 is turned on (“YES” in step S11), it is determined whether or not the second recording ticket 30 has been issued (step S14). If "YES" is determined, the process returns to the waiting loops S11 to S13. If "NO" is determined, a personal data ticketing process routine S15 is executed. In this routine S15, personal game history data (bonus data, investment amount data, unit number and model data) corresponding to the membership card 12 in the state in which the card reader 28 has taken in is downloaded from the history database of the centralized management device 5. The second record ticket 30 on which the personal game history data is printed is issued through the printer 31.

  In this case, the second record ticket 30 has a format as shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, in FIG. 7, the second record ticket 30 includes a pachinko hall name a1, a “personal game data” name a2, a member number a3, a member name a4, a ticketing date a5, a model name a6, and a machine number a7. , Numerical data a8 indicating the amount (investment amount) paid by the player through the ball lending machine 3, numerical data a9 indicating the number of starts, display a10 for indicating the occurrence history of the “big hit”, acquisition at each “big hit” Numerical data a11 indicating the number of pachinko balls, numerical data a12 indicating the final counted value (total number of acquired pachinko balls) by the counter 19, and numerical data a13 indicating the number of specific prizes exchangeable by the acquired pachinko balls are printed. Is done. In addition, the printing of “Yame” in the second record ticket 30 indicates a state in which the game on the pachinko machine 1 is finished. Of the above-mentioned print contents, those printed based on personal game data correspond to model name a6 and unit number a7 corresponding to the unit number and model data, numerical data a8 corresponding to the investment amount data, and jackpot data. Numerical data a9, display a10, and numerical data a11. Further, when the corresponding player plays a game across a plurality of pachinko machines 1, the personal game history data on each pachinko machine 1 is printed in a state of being listed on one second recording ticket 30.

  After the execution of the personal data ticketing process S15 described above, an operation is performed to subtract the count value obtained by the counter 19, that is, the number of pachinko balls acquired on the player side by a predetermined value, for example, "1" (step S16), Return to S11-S13. Therefore, when the second record ticket 30 is issued, the number of acquired pachinko balls on the player side is reduced by one.

  On the other hand, when the return presence switch 24 is turned on (“YES” in step S12), a surplus ball return processing routine S17 is executed. In this routine S17, when the number of surplus pachinko balls displayed on the display unit 20 according to the processing in the counting processing routine S6 is “1” or more, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of surplus pachinko balls is selected. While performing the operation | movement discharged | emitted through the surplus ball return part 21, the operation | movement which initializes the number of surplus pachinko balls currently displayed on the display part 20 is performed, and it transfers to the possession data ticketing process routine S18 after completion | finish of operation | movement. When the no-return switch 25 is turned on (“YES” in step S13), the surplus ball return processing routine S17 is jumped to and the process proceeds to the possession data issuance processing routine S18.

In the own ball data issuance processing routine S18, the first recording ticket 29 on which the final count value obtained in the counting processing routine S6 is printed as possession data is issued through the printer 31.
In this case, the first record ticket 29 has a format as shown in FIG. 6, for example. That is, in FIG. 6, the first record ticket 29 includes pachinko hall name b1, ticket issue date b2 and date and time b3 thereof, numerical data b4 indicating the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the possession data, numerical data thereof, and the like. The recorded bar code b5, the character string b6 indicating the effective date, and the character string b7 of “Thank you every time” are printed. Note that the print example shown in FIG. 6 is when the remaining pachinko balls are not returned (there is a fractional state).

After execution of the holding data issuing process routine S18, the clear processing routine S19 and the card ejection step S20 are sequentially executed, and the process returns to step S1.
In short, in the counting device 6 according to the present embodiment, the pachinko ball counting operation is allowed only when the member card 12 possessed by the player is inserted (set) into the card insertion slot 23. When the pachinko balls are inserted into the ball receiver 15 from this allowable state, the number of the pachinko balls is counted by the counter 19 and the count result is displayed on the display unit 20. From this display state, when the return switch 24 or the non-return switch 25 is turned on, the counting result by the counter 19 (the number of pachinko balls acquired on the player side) is printed as holding data. The record ticket 29 is issued through the printer 31. Therefore, the player only has to carry the first record ticket 29 issued as described above when exchanging the acquired pachinko balls by gaming, and the convenience is improved. When the return presence switch 24 is turned on, the surplus pachinko balls at the time of the prize exchange are returned to the player side through the surplus ball return unit 21.

  When the data ticketing switch 26 is turned on before the return switch 24 or the non-return switch 25 is turned on after counting the pachinko balls as described above, the user holds the inserted member card 12. Personal game history data (bonus data (the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player when the jackpot occurs, the so-called number of starts required until the jackpot occurs), investment data, unit number and model Data) is downloaded from the history database on the central management apparatus 5 side, and the second record ticket 30 on which the personal game history data is printed is issued through the printer 31.

  Therefore, in addition to the “first record voucher 29 for exchanging premiums” that will be collected by the pachinko hall side to prevent fraud, the player will receive “his own personal game history data and acquisition The second record ticket 30 ”for the purpose of feeding back the number of pachinko balls (counting result by the counter 19) to the player can be received in a form that can be taken home, and its convenience is improved. It becomes like this. In addition, since the first recording ticket 29 and the second recording ticket 30 can be issued through the same printer 31 with two types of recording tickets having low relevance to each other, the hardware configuration is complicated. The price-to-performance ratio can be increased without this, and overall added value is improved.

  Moreover, when the second record ticket 30 is issued, the number of acquired pachinko balls on the player side is reduced by one, that is, the payment is automatically received on the pachinko hall side when the second record ticket 30 is issued. Since it can be configured, it is possible to recover the cost required for ticketing, which is also beneficial for the pachinko hall side.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the following modifications or expansions are possible.
The pachinko machine 1 is configured so that the operation handle 1a of the electric ball launching mechanism can be operated for the first time when a membership card is set, but such a game prohibition function is not necessarily required, and personal history data is required. The player may voluntarily insert the member card 12 to store the personal history data in association with the member number.

  The counting device 6 is configured to permit the counting operation on the assumption that the membership card 12 is inserted, but such a configuration is not necessarily required. In other words, a configuration in which the counting operation can be performed at all times, and only a player who wants to issue the second recording ticket 30 can set the membership card 12 and receive the issuing of the recording ticket 30 at any time. As an example of the personal game history data to be printed on the second record ticket 30, jackpot data, investment amount data, machine number and model data are given. Other data (for example, game time, time transition data of the payout rate) Of course, it is also possible to print the personal history data. If the pachinko machine 1 is configured to generate so-called “small hits” and “medium hits” in addition to “big hits”, the occurrence history of “small hits” and “medium hits” and each hit It is also possible to print the number of acquired pachinko balls on the second record ticket 30.

  Although the pachinko ball as a game medium is counted, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a counting device that counts coins as game media for a slot machine. Although the magnetic recording type membership card 12 is used as the record carrier, it is also possible to use a membership card made up of an IC card. In this case, the player's acquired pachinko ball is attached to the membership card itself. Various data such as numerical data can be recorded.

  In the above embodiment, in order to receive the ticket for the second record ticket 30, it is indispensable to turn on the data ticketing switch 26 before turning on the switch 24 with return or the switch 25 without return. However, a configuration that eliminates such conditional constraints is also possible. That is, for example, when the return switch 24 or the non-return switch 25 is turned on, whether or not the second record ticket 30 is required is displayed in a state where the first record ticket 29 is suspended. When the data ticketing switch 26 is turned on from the hold state, the first recording ticket 29 and the second recording ticket in the state where the ball data is deducted by “1” are confirmed. No. 30 is issued, and when a predetermined time has passed without the data ticketing switch 26 being turned on from the hold state, the final count value in the counting processing routine S6 is recorded as the ball data as it is. It can also be set as the structure which issues only the recording ticket 29 of this.

The perspective view of the pachinko ball counter which shows one Example of this invention Functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko ball counting device The flowchart which shows the control content by the control part in a pachinko ball counting device. The figure which shows the structure of the principal part in the pachinko hall schematically Front view of calling lamp unit and membership card Front view of the first record ticket Front view of the second record ticket

Explanation of symbols

1 is a pachinko machine (game machine), 3 is a ball lending machine, 4 is a call lamp unit, 5 is a central management device (data management device), 6 is a pachinko ball counting device (game media counting device), 12 is a membership card ( (Recording carrier), 19 is a counter, 22 is a ticketing unit, 26 is a data ticketing switch, 29 is a first recording ticket, 30 is a second recording ticket, 31 is a printer (printing means), 32 is a control unit (output) Control means).

Claims (3)

In a game medium counting device provided in a game hall provided with a data management device for collecting and managing game history data in a large number of gaming machines for each gaming machine,
A counter for counting the input game media;
A printing means for issuing a first recording ticket for exchanging a prize as a result of counting by the counter;
When the counting operation of the counter is performed, the gaming history data of a predetermined gaming machine is read from the data management device, and the gaming history data and the counting result by the counter are sent to the printing means. A game medium counting device comprising: output control means for instructing to issue a ticket as a second record ticket for feeding back to a player. A record carrier issued to a player and recorded with a unique ID code;
In a game medium counting device provided in a game hall provided with a data management device that tabulates and manages game history data in a large number of gaming machines in association with the ID code,
A counter for counting the input game media;
A printing means for issuing a first recording ticket for exchanging a prize as a result of counting by the counter;
When the counting operation of the counter is performed with the record carrier set, the game history data corresponding to the ID code of the record carrier is read from the data management device, and the printing means is A game medium counting device comprising: output control means for instructing to issue the game history data and the counting result by the counter as a second recording ticket for feeding back to a player. The game history data includes investment amount data by a player, jackpot occurrence history data at the gaming machine, and data indicating the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged from the counting result by the counter. The game medium counting device according to claim 1 or 2.

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