JP2005177258A - Game medium counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium counting device capable of significantly improving the fraudulence preventive effects and inhibiting the cost increase. <P>SOLUTION: The game medium counting device 7 comprises a reading means 9 for reading the number of game media recorded in a game card K in the process of a game, a counting means 16 for counting the number of game media obtained in the game, a comparing means 17 for comparing the number of game media read by the reading means 9 and the number of game media counted by the counting means 16, and an output means 12 for outputting the number of game media smaller of the values compared by the comparing means 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium counting device for counting the number of game media acquired in a game hall.

  Normally, in a game hall where a gaming machine such as a slot machine is installed, game media paid out as a result of the game is input to a game media counter, and a prize according to the counted number of game media is obtained. Can be done. In this way, game media can be exchanged for prizes according to the number of them, so it is necessary to obtain used coins etc. cheaply and bring them illegally from outside the game hall, and whether it was acquired in games at the game hall. There is a situation in which an act of wearing the game medium counting device into the game medium counting device or an act of stealing a game medium acquired by another person in the game hall and inserting it into the game medium counting device occurs.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, a technique for preventing an illegal act of illegally bringing a game medium from outside the game hall by adding an identification function to each game medium has been disclosed. In such a document, an IC chip storing identification information is provided for each coin inserted into the slot machine, and the identification information is transmitted / received to identify whether or not it is a legitimate game medium in the game hall. It was.
JP 2003-52903 A

  However, while the above conventional technology is effective in eliminating game media illegally brought from outside the game hall, it prevents against illegal acts of stealing another person's game media and exchanging them for prizes in the same game hall. There is a problem that it is impossible to do so and the effect of preventing fraud is poor. In particular, in Japan, a casino that is a public gambling hall has recently been discussed, and measures for preventing fraud in game media used in such casinos have been studied. In addition, each of a huge number of game media has to be provided with an IC chip or the like, which increases the cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium counting device capable of significantly improving the anti-fraud effect and suppressing an increase in cost. .

  The invention described in claim 1 comprises reading means for reading the number of game media recorded in the game result recording medium in the course of the game, and counting means for counting the game media acquired by the game. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game medium counting device according to the first aspect, further comprising display means for displaying the number of game media read by the reading means and the number of game media counted by the counting means. It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming medium counting device according to the first or second aspect, a comparison is made to compare the number of gaming media read by the reading means with the number of gaming media counted by the counting means. And a means for outputting the smaller number of game media among the numerical values compared by the comparison means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game medium counting device according to the third aspect, further comprising comparison result display means for displaying the smaller number of game media among the numerical values compared by the comparison means. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of game media recorded on the game result recording medium is read by the reading means, and the number of game media acquired by the counting means is counted. It is possible to prevent the cost from increasing.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the number of game media read by the reading means by the display means and the number of game media counted by the counting means are displayed, both the number of game media can be visually recognized. Can be easily compared.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the number of game media read by the reading means by the comparison means is compared with the number of game media counted by the counting means, and as a result, the smaller number of game media is output. Outputs corresponding to the number of game media increased due to cheating or the carelessness of the player can be eliminated, and the anti-fraud effect can be further improved.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the comparison result display means displays the smaller number of game media among the compared numerical values, the number of game media increased due to cheating or the carelessness of the player side is displayed. The display in the excluded state is possible, and unnecessary troubles between the game hall side and the player side can be avoided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is applied to a slot machine installed in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor, and as shown in FIG. 1, a gaming medium for counting the number of coins inserted as a gaming medium. The detection means 5, the game control board 2 for controlling the entire game in the gaming machine 1, the payout means 3 for paying out coins when a prize is generated as a result of the game, and data related to the increase or decrease of coins And a recording means 4 for recording on a game card K as a game result recording medium.

  The game card K is made of, for example, a magnetic recording medium for recording predetermined information by magnetism, an IC card in which an IC chip is embedded, etc., and can be carried by the player, and is formed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine 1. By inserting it into the recording means 4, it is possible to write and read coin increase / decrease information generated during the game. Note that the game card K may be a recording medium having another shape in addition to a card-type appearance.

  The game control board 2, the payout means 3, the recording means 4 and the game medium detection means 5 are electrically connected, and information detected by the game medium detection means 5 is transmitted to the game control board 2 as an input signal. As a result of the execution of the game, information to be paid out and paid out is transmitted from the game control board 2 to the payout means 3 as a payout signal. In the game control board 2 to which the insertion signal and the payout signal are transmitted, the number of the game control boards 2 after counting them is calculated and used as the input number information and the payout number information.

  However, the input number information and the payout number information generated by the game control board 2 are configured to be transmitted to the recording means 4 as an input number signal and a payout signal. When the coin is inserted into the gaming machine 1, the recording means 4 performs a subtraction process for the number of coins inserted, and when the coin is paid out from the payout 3, It is comprised so that addition processing may be performed.

  That is, when coins are inserted, the inserted number is subtracted from the number of coins held by the player (the value stored in the game card K), and when the coins are paid out, the number of coins held by the player is calculated. Since the number of payouts is added, the increase / decrease of coins held by the player always matches the numerical value (number of sheets) stored in the game card K. Therefore, if the number of coins on hand and the value stored in the game card K do not match, there is a possibility that some kind of fraudulent act (carrying a coin from another store or stealing another person's coin) has been performed. Judgment can be made.

  Further, a game medium lending unit 6 capable of lending coins corresponding to the amount of money to be lent to a player is installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1, and the game medium lending unit 6 is a gaming machine. 1 is electrically connected to the recording means 4. Then, the number of coins lent out by the game medium lending unit 6 is transmitted to the recording unit 4 as a lending number signal, and the recording unit 4 is configured to perform addition processing for the number of lending.

  As described above, when coins are lent by the game medium lending means 6, the number of coins to be lent is added, so that the number of coins increased by lending is added to the number of coins on hand, and the player The coins held (including coins increased by lending) and the numerical value recorded on the game card K always match. Therefore, in addition to the number of games machine 1 inserted and the number of payouts by payout means 3, a value taking into account the number of loans by game medium lending means 6 is recorded in game card K.

  According to the above gaming machine, the number of coins possessed by the player and the numerical value recorded on the game card K always coincide with each other, and when counting the number of coins with a game medium counting device described later, The numerical value recorded on the card K can be referred to, and it becomes easy to suppress fraud. That is, only recording information with the game card K may result in an unauthorized operation of the card (such as unauthorized rewriting of the recorded numerical value), whereas according to the present embodiment, Since it can be compared with the number of sheets, cheating can be further suppressed. Furthermore, since the fraud can be suppressed by recording the numerical value after the addition process or the subtraction process on the game card K, the cost is reduced as compared with a game medium (for each coin) equipped with an IC chip or the like. can do.

  Here, when exchanging with a predetermined prize according to the number of coins possessed by the player, coins are counted by the game medium counting device 7 as shown in FIG. The game medium counting device 7 includes a rotating disk that can be rotated by a motor on the bottom surface of a storage portion that can store a large number of inserted coins, and includes a counting means 16 and a comparing means 17. It mainly comprises a substrate 8, a counting start switch 10, a comparison result display means 11, an output means 12, a motor driving means 13, a rotating disk 14, a coin counting detection switch 15, and a reading means 9. ing.

  The counting control board 8 is for controlling the entire counting operation of coins. When the counting start switch 10 is operated, the control is performed by the motor driving means 13 and the rotating disk 14 is rotated. . Then, a centrifugal force is generated by the rotation of the rotating disk 14, the coins moved one by one are detected by the coin counting detection switch 15, and the detection signal is transmitted to the counting means 16 of the counting control board 8. Count the coins earned by. That is, the counting means 16 is configured to count the total number of coins inserted by counting the detection by the coin counting detection switch 15.

  The reading means 9 is formed at a predetermined position of the game medium counting device 7 so that the game card K can be inserted, and information recorded on the game card K (the number of game media acquired by the player, That is, it is possible to read out the numerical value (added or subtracted) during the game by the gaming machine 1 and at the time of lending by the game medium lending means 6. The read numerical value is transmitted to the count control board 8.

  The comparing means 17 is for comparing the number of game media transmitted from the reading means 9 and the number of game media counted by the counting means 16, and if the two values match as a result of the comparison, the game The number of media is displayed on the comparison result display means 11, and if the two numbers do not match, the smaller number of game media is displayed on the comparison result display means 11.

  As a result, it is possible to output in a state in which the number of game media increased or decreased due to cheating or the carelessness of the player side is eliminated, and unnecessary troubles between the game hall side and the player side can be avoided. Can do. That is, when a game medium illegally brought from outside the game hall or a game medium stolen from another person in the same game hall is inserted into the game medium counting device 7, the number of game media excluding the increased amount due to the fraud is displayed. In addition, if a coin is lost during a game or during transportation, a game in which the player's careless reduction (the number recorded on the game card K is greater than the number of game media after the loss) is eliminated. The number of media is displayed.

  The output means 12 is for outputting the smaller number of game media among the numerical values compared by the comparison means 17. For example, the output means 12 is for printing and discharging the number of game media acquired on a sheet-like member such as paper. Is. In this way, since the smaller number of game media is output, the output for the number of game media increased due to fraudulent acts or carelessness by the player can be eliminated, and the anti-fraud effect can be further improved. it can.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the comparison result display means 11, the number of game media read by the reading means 9 and the counting means 16 count. The number of game media displayed may be displayed together, and according to such display means, the number of both game media can be visually recognized together, and the comparison between them can be facilitated. Further, the output means 12 is not limited to outputting only the smaller number of game media as a result of the comparison by the comparison means 17, and both numerical values may be output together. Further, when the comparison results by the comparison means 17 do not match the numerical values, a separate notification means or the like may be notified.

  Furthermore, by recording the identification number of the gaming machine (slot machine) that has acquired coins for the gaming card K, it is possible to compare with the number of coins actually paid out in the corresponding gaming machine. In addition, it is possible to further suppress fraudulent acts such as fraudulent bringing-in from outside the game hall. In addition, if the gaming card is an ID card with a unique ID, and the ID card cannot be removed from the gaming machine unless a personal identification number is entered at the same time, the gaming card can be prevented from being stolen. Further improvement can be achieved.

  However, if it is a gaming machine installed in a casino or the like, it is possible to register a player's identity when issuing a unique ID card, and to take addiction measures and crime prevention measures for that player, Various functions such as the ability to manage information on personal consumption can be added. Further, although this embodiment is applied to a slot machine, it can be applied to other gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine instead. When applied to a pachinko gaming machine, the game medium is a game ball, and the number of game balls is counted by the counting means.

  Any other game medium counting device provided with a reading means for reading the number of game media recorded in the game result recording medium in the course of the game and a counting means for counting the game media acquired by the game The present invention can also be applied to those to which various functions are added.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the game media counting device which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Game control board 3 Payout means 4 Recording means 5 Game medium detection means 6 Game medium rental means 7 Game medium counting device 8 Count control board 9 Reading means 10 Count start switch 11 Comparison result display means 12 Output means 13 Motor drive Means 14 Rotating disk 15 Coin counting detection switch 16 Counting means 17 Comparison means K Game card (game result recording medium)

Claims (4)

A reading means for reading the number of game media recorded in the game result recording medium in the course of the game;
Counting means for counting game media acquired by the game;
A game medium counting device comprising:   2. The game medium counting device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the number of game media read by said reading means and the number of game media counted by said counting means.   Comparing means for comparing the number of gaming media read by the reading means with the number of gaming media counted by the counting means, and outputting the smaller number of gaming media among the numerical values compared by the comparing means 3. The game medium counting device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit configured to output.   4. The game medium counting device according to claim 3, further comprising comparison result display means for displaying a smaller number of game media among the numerical values compared by the comparison means.

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