JP2005177022A - Negotiable-value game medium putting out monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply additionally install in an existing pachinko game machine and accurately monitor a fraudulent conduct. <P>SOLUTION: The negotiable-value game medium putting-out monitoring device is connected to a replenishment counter 16 outputting a replenishment signal at the time when a prescribed quantity of negotiable-value game mediums such as pachinko balls are supplied to a game machine 10 and the game machine 10 outputting a big win signal and a dispensed ball putting-out signal and is provided correspondingly to the game machine. The device is composed of a timer 31 to start time measurement in response to the output of a replenishment signal, and a replenishment frequency counting means 32 counting the frequency of replenishment signals, and resets the replenishment frequency counting value of the replenishment frequency counting means by the big win signal and the dispensed ball putting-out signal, and reports the occurrence of an abnormality when the replenishment frequency value of the replenishment frequency counting means in the prescribed measuring time of the timer exceeds a prescribed replenishment frequency. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring valuable gaming media such as pachinko balls from a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine so that they are not illegally paid out.

  Recently, a crime that caused a pachinko ball to be illegally paid out by intruding a piano wire or the like into the pachinko machine and opening a prize winning opening, or an incorrect radio wave was sent to the pachinko machine sensor. Offenses that operate and illegally acquire pachinko balls are frequently occurring, and how to prevent these fraudulent acts has become a major problem for the amusement hall.

  Conventionally, a supply signal that is issued when a predetermined number of pachinko balls are supplied to a gaming machine or a big hit signal that is issued when a big hit occurs is transmitted to the hall computer provided in the management room of the game hall, where it is generated The number of times was managed, but the current situation is that the above crimes have not been monitored accurately.

In addition, the security device in the pachinko parlor shown in Patent Document 1 calculates the ratio of the number of balls in and out of the pachinko machine, and activates the alarm device when it is considered to be abnormal / injustice when the ratio deviates more than the set value. Met.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-179038

  However, in the conventional security device, since it is necessary to provide a ball counter, a ball counter, etc., which are not normally provided in gaming machines, it is difficult or additionally difficult to additionally provide in conventional pachinko gaming machines. There was a problem that it was expensive.

  Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a device that can be easily and additionally installed in an existing pachinko gaming machine and can accurately monitor fraud.

  To this end, the invention of the valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to claim 1 comprises a replenishment number counter that outputs a replenishment signal when a predetermined number of valuable game media such as pachinko balls are replenished to the gaming machine, A valuable game medium payout monitoring device connected to a gaming machine that outputs a signal and a lending payout signal and provided corresponding to the gaming machine, a timer that starts time measurement by outputting a replenishment signal, and a replenishment signal A replenishment frequency counting means for counting the number of times, and resetting the replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means by a bonus signal and a lending payout signal, and the replenishment frequency counting means within a predetermined measurement time of the timer The occurrence of abnormality is notified when the replenishment count value exceeds a predetermined replenishment count.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the rotary switch for variably setting the measurement time of the timer and the rotary switch for variably setting the delay time of the big hit signal are provided. And a rotary switch for variably setting the delay time of the lending payout signal and a rotary switch for variably setting the number of times of replenishment for notifying the occurrence of abnormality.

  According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a replenishment number counter for outputting a replenishment signal when a predetermined number of valuable game media such as pachinko balls are replenished to the gaming machine, Is a valuable game medium payout monitoring device connected to a gaming machine that outputs a game machine, the timer for starting time measurement by the output of a supply signal, and the number of times of supply for counting the number of supply signals The replenishment count value of the replenishment count counting means is reset by a bonus signal, and the replenishment count value of the replenishment count counting means within a predetermined measurement time of the timer indicates a predetermined replenishment count. It is characterized in that the occurrence of an abnormality is notified when the temperature exceeds.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to the third aspect, a rotary switch that variably sets the measurement time of the timer, and a rotary switch that variably sets the delay time of the big hit signal; A rotary switch for variably setting the number of times of replenishment for notifying the occurrence of abnormality is provided.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to the first to fourth aspects, the replenishment count value of the replenishment count counting means is reset by a specific game mode signal issued from the gaming machine. It is characterized by doing so.

  The valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to claim 1 and claim 3 can be easily and additionally provided in an existing gaming machine, reduces installation costs, and supplies a predetermined amount within a predetermined measurement time. Since the occurrence of an abnormality is notified when there is a supply of valuable game media exceeding the number of times, it is possible to reliably prevent a large amount of valuable game media from being paid out due to fraud.

  In the inventions according to the second and fourth aspects, the rotary switch can be set to an appropriate value in accordance with the model of the pachinko gaming machine or the like, and it is possible to prevent oversight of misconduct and false detection.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection when a large amount of valuable game media such as the probability variation mode and the time reduction mode is paid out at a time.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an existing pachinko gaming machine 10, a ball lending machine 20 provided adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine, and a monitoring device 30 according to the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a game control circuit 11, a prize ball tank 12, a prize ball payout device 13, etc. on the back, and a symbol variation display (not shown) provided on the game board is “777” or “222”. ”“ 444 ”, etc., when a big winning state is achieved, a well-known big winning opening (not shown) is continuously opened and a large number of game balls can be won in a short time Then, the prize ball payout device 13 is operated by the winning ball, and a lot of pachinko balls, which are valuable game media stored in the prize ball tank 12, are paid out to the player. For this reason, the number of stored balls in the prize sphere tank 12 decreases rapidly, so that pachinko balls are frequently supplied to the prize sphere tank 12 through the supply number counter 16 from the ball supply device 15 provided in the ball supply basket 14. Become. This replenishment number counter 16 outputs a replenishment signal of 1 pulse from the output terminal 17 every time 10 pachinko balls pass, and this output terminal 17 is conventionally provided for output to the hall computer of the game hall. It is a thing.

In addition, when the jackpot state is reached, the game control circuit 11 outputs a jackpot signal to the output terminal 18, and the jackpot signal is also transmitted to the hall computer. In addition, when the symbol variation indicators are arranged with odd numbers such as “777”, a specific game mode called a probability variation state or a short-time game state is entered, and even in this state, a large number of pachinko balls are given to the player in a short time. In this state, a specific game mode signal is output to the output terminal 19 of the game control circuit 11, and the specific game mode signal is also transmitted to the hall computer.
In addition, when a cash or prepaid card is inserted into the ball lending machine 20 and a ball lending operation is performed, the above-mentioned prize ball paying device 13 is activated to pay out a pachinko ball to the player and lend it to the output terminal 21. A ball payout signal is output, and the ball payout signal is also transmitted to the hall computer.

  Thus, the monitoring device 30 according to the present invention has a built-in one-chip microcomputer and is installed for each gaming machine by connecting it to the output terminals 17, 18, 19, 21. A timer 31 for starting time measurement by signal output and a replenishment frequency counting means 32 for counting the number of replenishment signals are configured. Reference numeral 33 denotes a rotary switch for variably setting the measurement time of the timer 31, and the measurement time is set to 50 seconds, for example. Reference numeral 34 denotes a rotary switch for variably setting the delay time of the big win signal and the specific game mode signal, and the delay time is set to 20 seconds, for example. Reference numeral 35 denotes a rotary switch that variably sets the delay time of the lending payout signal. The delay time is set to 20 seconds, for example. Reference numeral 36 denotes a rotary switch for variably setting the number of times of replenishment for notifying the occurrence of abnormality. The number of times of replenishment is set to 45 times, that is, 450, for example. The replenishment frequency counting means 32 notifies the abnormality notification device 40 when the replenishment frequency count value within a predetermined measurement time (set to 50 seconds) of the timer 31 exceeds a predetermined replenishment frequency (set to 45). An abnormality notification signal is output, and the abnormality notification device can notify the store clerk of the occurrence of the abnormality by an alarm lamp, voice, or the like. Reference numeral 38 denotes a reset switch for returning the timer 31 and the replenishment frequency counting means 32 to their initial states.

  Next, the operation of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, at step a, the number H of replenishment is set to an initial state (zero). At step b, the presence / absence of the replenishment signal is determined. If there is a replenishment signal, the process proceeds to step c and the timer 31 measures time. Start. In step d, it is determined whether or not the measured time of the timer exceeds the set time (50 seconds). In step e, it is determined whether or not there is the bonus signal or specific game mode signal. The presence / absence of a rental payout signal is determined. Then, when the measured time of the timer exceeds the set time, and when there is a big win signal, a specific game mode signal or a lending payout signal, the process returns to the initial state of step a. In step g, the presence / absence of the supply signal is further determined. If there is no supply signal, the process returns to step d. If there is a replenishment signal, the process proceeds from step g to step h, and 1 is added to the replenishment count H. In step i, the replenishment count H exceeds the set replenishment count (45 times). If it has not exceeded, the process returns to step d, and further monitoring of the end of the measurement time, the presence / absence of a jackpot signal, a lending payout signal, etc., and the increase in the replenishment frequency H is continued. Then, when the replenishment frequency H exceeds the predetermined replenishment frequency (45 times) within a predetermined measurement time (50 seconds), the process proceeds to step j, an abnormality occurrence signal is output, and the abnormality notification device 40 is operated.

  Thus, the valuable game medium payout monitoring device of the present invention outputs a replenishment number counter that outputs a replenishment signal when a predetermined number of valuable game media such as pachinko balls are replenished to the gaming machine, and outputs a bonus signal. Installation cost is reduced because existing game machines equipped with a game control circuit and a payout control circuit that outputs a lending payout signal can be easily added without modifying the program software. In addition, since the occurrence of an abnormality is notified when there is a supply of valuable game media exceeding a predetermined number of times of supply within a predetermined measurement time, it is reliably prevented that a large amount of valuable game media is paid out due to fraud. be able to.

  And in the above setting, if the replenishment signal exceeds 45 times (the number of replenishment balls is 450) within 50 seconds in a state where neither the big win nor the specific game mode is used or the ball lending machine is used, the occurrence of an abnormality is notified. Is done.

  In addition, the setting of the timer measurement time, the delay time of the bonus signal and the lending payout signal, and the setting of the number of replenishments for notifying the occurrence of an abnormality can be changed by the rotary switch. By setting these values to appropriate values, it is possible to prevent false detections caused by oversight of fraudulent acts or prolonging the jackpot time.

  The present invention is not limited to monitoring fraudulent acts of pachinko gaming machines shown in the embodiments, and can be used to prevent illegal payments of medals etc. used as valuable gaming media for slot machines. It can also be applied to monitoring actions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine and its valuable gaming medium payout monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a valuable game medium payout monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 11 Game control circuit 12 Prize ball tank 13 Prize ball dispensing device 14 Ball replenishment bowl 15 Ball replenishment device 16 Replenishment number counter 17 Replenishment signal output terminal 18 Large win signal output terminal 19 Output of specific game mode signal Terminal 20 Ball lending machine 21 Output terminal for lending payout signal 30 Monitoring device 31 Timer 32 Replenishment frequency counting means 33 Rotary switch for variably setting timer measurement time 34 Variablely setting delay time of big hit signal and specific game mode signal Rotary switch 35 Rotary switch for variably setting the delay time of the rental payout signal 40 Abnormality notification device

Claims (5)

A gaming machine connected to a replenishment number counter that outputs a replenishment signal when a predetermined number of valuable game media such as pachinko balls are replenished to the gaming machine, and a gaming machine that outputs a bonus signal and a lending payout signal A valuable game medium payout monitoring device provided corresponding to
It consists of a timer for starting time measurement by the output of the replenishment signal and a replenishment frequency counting means for counting the number of replenishment signals, and resets the replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means by the bonus signal and the lending payout signal. In addition, the occurrence of abnormality is notified when the replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means exceeds a predetermined replenishment frequency within a predetermined measurement time of the timer. apparatus.   A rotary switch that variably sets the timer measurement time, a rotary switch that variably sets the delay time of the jackpot signal, a rotary switch that variably sets the delay time of the lending payout signal, and a variable number of times of replenishment that notifies the occurrence of an abnormality The valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising a rotary switch to be set. Connected to a replenishment number counter that outputs a replenishment signal when a predetermined number of valuable game media such as pachinko balls are replenished to the gaming machine, and a gaming machine that outputs a jackpot signal, provided corresponding to the gaming machine A valuable game medium payout monitoring device,
It comprises a timer for starting time measurement by the output of the replenishment signal and a replenishment frequency counting means for counting the number of replenishment signals. The replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means is reset by the effective signal, and the timer A valuable game medium payout monitoring apparatus characterized in that occurrence of an abnormality is notified when a replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means within a predetermined measurement time exceeds a predetermined replenishment frequency.   4. The valuable game according to claim 3, further comprising: a rotary switch that variably sets the measurement time of the timer; a rotary switch that variably sets the delay time of the bonus signal; and a rotary switch that variably sets the number of times of replenishment for notifying the occurrence of an abnormality. Media payout monitoring device.   5. The valuable game medium payout monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment frequency count value of the replenishment frequency counting means is reset by a specific game mode signal issued from a gaming machine.

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