JP2005245905A - Prize buying money amount displaying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a waiting time and to make article inspection consistent by increasing the efficiency of work at a widow of a prize exchange office. <P>SOLUTION: A controller 4 of a personal computer or the like is connected with a reader/writer 3 which reads the information of a radio IC tag 2 which is built in a prize 1 for exchanging with money, and a display 5 such as an LED, and a cash dispenser 6 when required are connected with the output side. By this constitution, the controller 4 reads the information of the radio IC tag 2 which is built in the prize 1 for exchanging with money through the reader/writer 3. The number of pieces and the amount of money to be paid for each kind of prize and the total amount of money to be paid are calculated and displayed on the display 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gift purchase price display device that calculates and displays on the spot the purchase price of cash prizes purchased from customers at a prize exchange in a pachinko / pachislot store.

According to Article 23 (1) of “Prohibited Acts of Amusement Hall Operators” of the Wind Law, “Providing cash or securities as prizes” is prohibited.
For this reason, at present, a place for redeeming cash prizes received at the pachinko / pachislot store (free gift exchange) has been established, and the form of “customers go to sell premiums” regardless of the pachinko / pachislot store. I'm taking it. Gifts purchased from customers go back to a pachinko / pachislot store after going through a wholesale store. This method is used in all pachinko / pachislot stores in 47 prefectures without exception.

At the prize exchange, as shown in FIG. 5, the customer first brings the cash prize 1 paid out at the pachinko / pachislot store, and puts it in the tray 7 placed at the bottom of the recess of the window counter.
Next, the clerk pulls the tray 7 forward and receives the cash prize 1 which is bundled with a rubber band or the like.
Next, it is inspected whether or not it emits light by irradiating with a black light. If it is OK, the number of sheets is counted for each type.
When the number of sheets is counted, the purchase price is calculated, and the number of purchases for each type and the purchase price are input to the display device and displayed on the display 5 in front of the customer.
Thereafter, if the customer is OK, the bill is counted and placed in the tray 7, and the tray 7 is pushed forward to give the customer money.

As described above, at present, a series of processes from inspection to counting of the number of sheets, calculation of the purchase price to display are all performed manually, which is time-consuming and time consuming.
For this reason, the waiting time of customers is long, especially when the store is closed, and customers are inundated, making it difficult to keep up with long queues.
In addition, since the response is busy at peak times and there is no time for inspection, damage due to counterfeiting is frequent.

  The problem to be solved is that all the counter work at the prize exchange office is performed manually by the staff, and it takes time and effort.The present invention improves the efficiency of the counter office at the prize exchange office and reduces the waiting time. It was made for the purpose of shortening and thorough inspection.

  The present invention incorporates a wireless IC tag in a cash prize such as a pachinko / pachislot machine, individually reading information written on the wireless IC tag while preventing collision, and for cashing based on the read information. The main features include a verification means for verifying the correctness of the prize, a calculation means for calculating the purchase price of the cash prize based on the read information, and a display means for displaying the calculated purchase price on the display. To do.

The gift purchase price display device of the present invention reads the information of the wireless IC tag built into the cash prize and calculates the purchase price, and instantly displays it on the display, so the counter service of the gift exchange office is greatly increased. It will be reduced, the peak response will be easier, and the waiting time of customers will be shortened.
Further, since the validity of the cash prize is verified by reading the information of the wireless IC tag, quick and reliable inspection can be performed without human intervention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a gift purchase price display apparatus embodying the present invention.
The gift purchase price display device is connected to a reader / writer 3 that reads information from the wireless IC tag 2 built in the cash prize 1 and a controller 4 such as a personal computer, and a display 5 such as an LED on the output side, and in some cases cash. Connect the automatic teller machine 6.
If the automatic teller machine 6 is installed, the window can be unmanned, but it is difficult at present because there is no permission from the police.

FIG. 2 shows an external view of the cash prize 1.
The cash prize 1 is classified into a large prize and a small prize, and 1 g and 0.3 g of ingot 12 are placed in a plastic case 11, respectively.
Some have calculators, handkerchiefs, bow pens, etc.
Around the ingot 12, special ink 13 for inspection by black light is applied. In some cases, a special seal is affixed instead of the special ink 13.

The wireless IC tag 2 incorporates an antenna 21 and an IC chip 22 integrally, receives the radio wave of the reader / writer 3 by the antenna 21, generates an excitation voltage, and rectifies this to serve as an operating power source.
Further, the received radio wave is demodulated to extract the read signal, and the response signal is modulated and re-emitted without power amplification. In order to prevent unauthorized copying, the IC chip 22 is provided with hardware and software protective measures for improving tamper resistance.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of the reader / writer 3.
The reader / writer 3 includes an antenna 31, an RF unit 32, a transmission unit 33, an analog circuit of the reception unit 34 and a digital circuit of the data processing unit 35. The radio signal received from the wireless IC tag 2 is demodulated and a response signal is extracted.
The radio wave emitted by the reader / writer 3 transmits power required by the wireless IC tag 2 in addition to data communication.

In reading the ID, the reader / writer 3 designates a reading range of the ID and transmits a reading signal, and if the wireless IC tag 2 is within the reading range, it returns it as a response signal.
The wireless IC tag 2 does not spontaneously transmit a signal, but passively returns a response signal only after receiving a read signal from the reader / writer 3 and correctly recognizing it.
Therefore, no response is made when the user's ID is not within the reading range or when the reading signal cannot be recognized. Therefore, when reading the information of the wireless IC tags 2 incorporated in a plurality of cash prizes 1 at a time, the plurality of wireless IC tags 2 exist in the communication area of the reader / writer 3, so that the ID reading range can be reduced. Anti-collision control is performed to prevent unnecessary responses by controlling and prevent interference and collision due to responses of the plurality of wireless IC tags 2.

If the responses collide, the ID cannot be read / written, and in the worst case, the data of the wireless IC tag 2 may be destroyed at the time of writing.
Therefore, ID reading / writing is performed only when the wireless IC tag 2 responds alone by anti-collision control.
To identify whether there are multiple or single responses, the bit pattern of the received signal will be disturbed if the responses are duplicated, so check the bit pattern of the received signal using a cyclic check code (CRC) to detect errors. It is determined that there were multiple responses.

  The prize purchase price display device embodying the present invention is configured as described above, and the controller 4 reads the information of the wireless IC tag 2 built in the cash prize 1 via the reader / writer 3, and the number and purchase for each type. The amount and the total amount are calculated and displayed on the display 5.

FIG. 4 shows a processing flow of the controller 4.
First, in step 101, the maximum reading range is designated as a response permission condition, and in the next step 102, an ID reading command is transmitted to the wireless IC tag 2 via the reader / writer 3.
In the next step 103, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the wireless IC tag 2. If there is a response, the process proceeds to the next step 104. If there is no response, the process proceeds to step 109.
In step 104, it is determined whether the response from the wireless IC tag 2 is a single response or multiple responses. If there are multiple responses, the reading range is reduced in step 105, and the processing returns to step 102 to execute the next reading command.
In the case of a single response, the ID of the wireless IC tag 2 responding in the next step 106 is read, and in the next step 107 the validity of the cash prize 1 is verified.

For example, the validity is verified by checking the validity of the ID or exchanging information for authentication with the wireless IC tag 2.
The validity of the ID is checked by confirming whether or not the read ID is that of the cash prize 1 currently being paid out.
Therefore, access to all the servers of the pachinko / pachislot store, the gift exchange, and the wholesale store to check the ID of the cash prize 1 that is currently being paid out, is not being paid out (whether it has already been read and is in stock, If it is not present), it is assumed that the prize 1 for redeeming the ID is invalid.
For the exchange of authentication information, first, the controller 4 encrypts the authentication information with the common key created based on the password of the wireless IC tag 2 and transmits it to the wireless IC tag 2, and then the wireless IC tag 2 The received authentication information is decrypted with the common key, and an appropriate response is returned based on the decrypted authentication information.
In addition, the above verification method is an example and is not limited to these verification methods.

If the validity is not verified, an error to that effect is displayed on the display 5 in step 108 and the process is terminated.
At this time, if the security camera is automatically operated, a great effect can be expected in preventing forgery.
If the validity is verified, the read ID is stored in the memory, and the reading range is expanded in the next step 109.
In the next step 110, it is determined whether or not the reading range exceeds the maximum reading range. If the reading range has exceeded, the process proceeds to the next step 111. If not, the process returns to step 102 to execute the next reading command.
In the next step 111, the ID stored in the memory is read, the number is counted for each large and small type, the purchase amount and the total amount for each type are calculated, and in the next step 112, the number, the purchase amount and the total amount for each type are calculated. The total amount is displayed on the display 5 and the process is terminated.

It is a block diagram of the prize purchase price display apparatus which implemented this invention. It is an external view of the cash prize 1. 2 is a configuration diagram of a reader / writer 3. FIG. It is a processing flow of the controller 4. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the counter service of a prize exchange.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Prize for cash exchange 11 Plastic case 12 Ingot 13 Special ink 2 Wireless IC tag 21 Antenna 22 IC chip 3 Reader / writer 31 Antenna 32 RF part 33 Transmission part 34 Reception part 35 Data processing part 4 Controller 5 Display 6 Cash dispenser 7 tray

Claims (6)

Built-in wireless IC tags in cash prizes such as pachinko and pachislot machines,
Reading means for individually reading the information written in the wireless IC tag while preventing collision;
Verification means for verifying the correctness of the cash prize based on the read information;
Calculation means for calculating the purchase price of the cash prize based on the read information;
Display means for displaying the calculated purchase price on the display;
A premium purchase price display device characterized by comprising:   The reading means specifies a reading range of an ID given to the wireless IC tag as a response permission condition, and prevents a collision that occurs when one or more wireless IC tags respond simultaneously. The premium purchase price display device according to 1.   2. The gift purchase price display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the validity verification performed by the verification means is performed by checking the validity of an ID assigned to the wireless IC tag.   2. The gift purchase price display device according to claim 1, wherein the verification of the validity performed by the verification unit is performed by exchanging authentication information with the wireless IC tag.   2. The gift purchase price display device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless IC tag is provided with a protective measure for preventing forgery by hardware and / or software.   2. The prize purchase price display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the calculation means calculates the number of the cash prizes for each type, the purchase price, and the total price, and the display means displays them on a display.

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