JP2005279196A - Game device and game stand - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the occurrence of a doubt or the like in the quantity of dispensed game media by reducing the frequency of dispensing a quantity of game media exceeding the upper limit of the credit. <P>SOLUTION: If the credit means C has the remainder/reserve of the game media at the time of starting operation of the dispensing means W, the reserve possible number for the credit means C is increased within a specified upper limit such as 50 pieces by dispensing the game media of the remainder/reserver or withdrawing betting tokens from the remainder/reserver. Then, the game media to be dispensed by the dispensing means W are added to the credit means C. Thus, the frequency of dispensing the game media with exceeding the upper limit of the credit is reduced, and problems that the total number of tokens actually dispensed becomes hard to check, or a trouble accompanying errors at the time of dispensing the amount exceeding the upper limit are reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is mainly used for sales at pachinko shops in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 7 of the Law Concerning Regulations on Customs Business and Optimization of Business, etc., and is called pachislot (abbreviation of pachinko slot machine). Crotch-type machines that play with medals, slot machines that play with pachinko balls, commonly called parrots and new-cylinders, etc., or sales of these in stores, etc. in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 8 The present invention relates to a game machine that is diverted to an individual. In particular, the present invention relates to improvement of credit operation specifications suitable for so-called CR (card reader) specification machines.

This type of CR specification machine, as described in Patent Document 1, by inserting a prepaid card as a lending medium into a lending machine called a so-called CR unit by a player and operating a lending switch provided on the gaming table side, The medal, which is a game medium, was lent out within the remaining balance of the card, and the number of credits stored in electronic data on the game table was updated by adding 5 unit added medals equivalent to 100 yen, leaving the remaining 4 medals. At that time, one medal is paid out to the tray to explicitly confirm that the lending process has been performed, and the remaining three are used as game medals.
JP 2002-166038 A

  However, since there is an upper limit such as 50 medals that can be stored as credits, even if the number of medals lent by one lending switch operation is 50 or less, the number of credits remaining at the time of lending switch operation Depending on the circumstances, the upper limit of 50 sheets may be exceeded during lending, which may be accompanied by medal payout. This makes it difficult to check the total number of medals actually lent. In addition, when a communication error between the lending machine and the game machine due to the coexistence of the high-speed addition update of up to 50 cards and the low-speed addition process with payout of medals exceeding 50 cards, a hopper error or the like occurs in the medal payout device There is also a possibility that troubles such as the actual rental medal being less than the prepaid withdrawal amount may occur.

  In particular, the use of CR reduces the chances of medal being inserted from the medal slot into the hopper in the gaming machine, and the equipment for automatically supplying medals from the island equipment to the gaming machine is not widely used. If there is a shortage of medals in the hopper of the payout device and a problem occurs on the medal payout device side, such as an error in the hopper medal in the middle of the loan, the communication with the lending device will be hindered, and the trouble will be solved by calling the store clerk. The troublesomeness which asks for also arises.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming apparatus and a gaming table that can reduce the frequency of gaming media being paid out when the gaming media to be rented exceeds the upper limit of credits, and reduce cases in which the number of loans is doubted. To do.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the invention according to claim 1 is a credit means C for storing the number of game media provided for a game in electronic data within a predetermined upper limit, and the credit means for renting game media based on a valuable value. It is premised on a gaming apparatus including a gaming medium lending means W for updating the number of C stored. The game media are medals, pachinko balls, and the like. The game stand 1 and the game medium lending machine 2 may be separate or integrated. The interpretation of the following game media and game devices is also the same.
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C at the start of the operation of the lending means W, the number of the remaining storage is reduced by paying out the remaining storage game media. The credit means C is provided with a credit-in-credit update means A that increases the storable number of credit means C within the predetermined upper limit and then adds the game medium lent by the rent means W to the credit means C.

The invention described in claim 2 solves the same problem by different means. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the number of game media that can be withdrawn as a hanging game medium is within electronic data within a predetermined upper limit. It is assumed that the game device includes a credit means C to be stored and a game medium lending means W for renting a game medium based on the valuable value and updating the stored number of the credit means C.
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C at the start of the operation of the lending means W, and there is a free space that is less than the maximum multiply in the number of game media, Lending by multiplying the number of game media by the withdrawal of the game media to increase the storable number of the credit means C within the predetermined upper limit, and thereafter adding the game media lent by the lending means W to the credit means C An hour bet and credit update means B are provided.
For example, in the case of the current pachislot, the maximum number is 3 for general games and 1 for so-called JAC (jack) games. In general games, playing with the maximum multiplier has the highest payout rate and is usually advantageous to the player.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein when the number of game media due to withdrawal from the remaining storage does not satisfy the maximum multiplier, after addition of the credit means C by the game media to be lent, Max bet supplementing means M for deducting the insufficient multiplier from the credit means C is provided. For example, when the remaining storage of the initial credit means C is 1 or 2, the shortage 2 or 1 for the 3 games in the general game is replenished later.

  The valuable value is provided from stored data or money in a valuable value storage medium. The valuable value storage medium includes a magnetic card, an IC card, a bar code card, and the like by a prepaid card method in which the amount and frequency are recorded in itself, a player identification card method in which a balance is internally managed by a hall computer or the like. Money includes coins such as banknotes such as 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen, and 500 yen coins and 100 yen coins. The subtraction by paying out or withdrawing the remaining storage game medium is performed for all or a part of the remaining storage number (Claim 5). Subtracting all of the remaining storage will result in 0 remaining storage.

  In the invention according to claim 6, the storable number that is increased in the credit means C at the start of the operation of the lending means W is an integral multiple of the number of unit additions to the credit means C by the game medium lent by the lending means W. Set. For example, when the unit addition number is 5, the storable number is increased to an integer multiple of 5. In the case of this example, most preferably, if the upper limit of the storage number of the credit means C is 50, the remaining storage is all reduced to secure an upper limit of 50 storable numbers that matches an integer multiple of 5.

  In the invention according to claim 7, the lending switch S that operates the lending means W has a command specification that lends less than the storable number of game media to be increased to the credit means C at the start of operation of the lending means W. did. For example, when the storable number after the increase by subtraction of the remaining storage is 50, a command is given to lend 50 or less number of game media.

  In the invention according to claim 8, when the unit addition number to the credit means C by the game medium lent by the lending means W exceeds the upper limit of the credit means C, the additional calculation is stopped and lent. A lending means K for lending is provided. For example, when the unit addition number is 5 and the upper limit is 50, the lending is terminated when the number of stored credit means C exceeds 45.

The invention of claim 9 and below is directed to a game machine, and as illustrated in FIG. 3, credit means C for storing the number of game media to be used for games as electronic data within a predetermined upper limit, game medium lending It is assumed that the gaming machine 1 includes a gaming medium lending acceptance means R that receives a gaming medium lending request from the machine 2 and updates the number of stored credit means C.
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C at the start of the operation of the lending acceptance means R, by paying out the remaining storage game media for the number of the remaining storage The lending credit update means A is provided for increasing the number of storable credit means C within the predetermined upper limit and then adding the gaming media to be lent based on the lending request to the credit means C.

The invention according to claim 10 is intended for a game machine and solves the same problem by different means. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the number of game media that can be withdrawn as a hanging game medium is set to a predetermined upper limit. Assuming a gaming machine including a credit means C for storing electronic data in the game machine and a game medium lending acceptance means R for receiving a game medium lending request from the game medium lending machine 2 and updating the number of stored credit means C. And
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C at the start of the operation of the lending acceptance means R, and there is a free space less than the maximum multiplication number in the number of game media, Multiplying the number of game media by the withdrawal of the game media to increase the storable number of the credit means C within the predetermined upper limit, and thereafter adding the game media to be lent based on the loan request to the credit means C A lending bet and credit updating means B are provided.

  Max bet replenishing means M for deducting the insufficient multiplier from the credit means C after addition of the credit means C by the rented game media when the number of game media due to withdrawal from the remaining storage does not satisfy the maximum multiplier (Claim 11). The subtraction by paying out or withdrawing the remaining storage game medium is performed for all or a part of the remaining storage number (claim 12).

  The invention according to claim 13 is an integer of the number of unit additions to the credit means C by the game medium that is lent based on the loan request to increase the storable number to be increased to the credit means C at the start of operation of the lending acceptance means R Set to double.

  The invention described in claim 14 is provided with a lending switch S for outputting a lending request from the game medium lending machine 2 that is less than or equal to the storable number to be increased to the credit means C when the lending acceptance means R starts to operate.

  The invention according to claim 15 stops the additional calculation when the unit addition number to the credit means C by the game medium lent based on the loan request exceeds the upper limit of the credit means C. A lending means K for lending is provided.

  According to the first or ninth aspect of the present invention, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C, the number of the remaining storage can be reduced by paying out the remaining storage medium, and the credit means C can be stored. After the number is increased within the predetermined upper limit, the rented game medium is added to the credit means C. Therefore, the frequency with which the rented game medium overflows the upper limit of the credit can be reduced and the medals actually rented It is difficult to confirm the total number of errors, and it is possible to reduce troubles and the like caused by errors associated with paying out the overflow amount.

  According to the second or tenth aspect of the present invention, when there is a remaining storage of the game medium in the credit means C and there is a free space that is less than the maximum multiplier in the number of multiplied game media, the game medium is multiplied by the number of the remaining stored game media. Since the game medium to be lent is added to the credit means C after the number of reserves of the credit means C is increased within a predetermined upper limit by the withdrawal of the credit means C, the rented game medium overflows the upper limit of the credits and is paid out. The number of medals actually lent out can hardly be confirmed, and troubles caused by errors associated with the payout of overflow can be reduced. In particular, the lending operation is often performed when the remaining storage number of the credit means C is less than the maximum multiplying number that can be multiplied in one game. In this case, the remaining storage of the credit means C can be cleared to zero. For this reason, the maximum storable number of the credit means C can be fully used for lending, and the operation of the payout device due to overflow can be reduced.

  Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 3 or 11, since the deficit at the beginning of the lending starts, the deficit is automatically compensated later even if the game medium has not reached the maximum number of hangs. Eliminates the need to operate

  In addition, according to the invention of claim 6 or 13, even when the number of storage reaches the upper limit of the credit means C due to the addition of game media to be lent, a part of the unit addition number is divided and used for payout. Can be avoided and clear lending can be performed.

  Furthermore, according to the seventh or fourteenth aspect, it is possible to prevent the gaming medium from being paid out by exceeding the upper limit of the credit means C by the rented gaming medium.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 8 or 15, even when the number of game media that exceeds the storable number that is increased at the start of lending is provided, the additional calculation exceeding the upper limit of the credit means C is stopped. The loan is terminated. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the game medium being paid out by exceeding the upper limit of the credit means C due to the rented game medium.

  In the gaming apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a gaming medium lending machine 2 consisting of medal lending machines is installed adjacent to a gaming table 1 consisting of a pachislot machine. The game table 1 can be played by paying medals from the medal slot 12 each time a game is played, and from the medals stored in the internal credit means C as electronic data within a predetermined upper limit such as 50 cards. You can play by pulling down the medal when you press. When the checkout button 18 is pressed, all credit medals are paid out.

  The reel display window 11 of the game table main body 8 has three reels 10 in the middle left and right with a plurality of symbols such as 21 on the outer periphery. When the start lever 16 is struck in the state where 1 to 3 medals are inserted, the reels 10 rotate all at once, and when the left, middle and right stop buttons 17 are pressed, the corresponding reels 10 are individually stopped. After all reels are stopped, when specific symbols are arranged on the winning line L activated by the winning medal, a winning is achieved and a predetermined number of award medals are obtained. In order to win a prize, a random lottery is performed on the control device inside the game machine when the start lever 16 is operated, and a symbol corresponding to the winning internal winning combination is, for example, a range of a maximum of 4 frames. It is required to press the stop button at the right time.

  In the so-called regular bonus (RB) JAC game constituting the accessory continuous operation device and the so-called big bonus (BB) JAC game constituting the accessory continuous operation increasing device, the maximum multiplier is automatically 1 The number of cards is limited to one, and a single-hatch game in which only one of the central winning lines L is always valid will be played. However, in general games excluding this JAC game, the maximum number of games is three. General games include both general games other than during BB and general games during BB.

  In general games, depending on the number of times the bet button 13 is pressed, it is possible to arbitrarily select one (one effective winning line), two (three effective winning lines), three (three effective winning lines). But you can. Further, as in this example, when the bet button 13 is pressed, a maximum of 3 credits can always be instructed to be credited, and a three-seat-dedicated specification that allows general games to be limited to three is also possible. During the JAC game, when the bet button 13 is pressed, the credit is always instructed to be deducted by a maximum of 1 from the credit. The bet button 13 of this example is a max bet button for commanding the maximum number of withdrawals according to the gaming state, that is, the max bet state.

  The gaming machine main body 8 has a medal lending button 19 that constitutes a lending switch S for debiting a predetermined frequency from a card as a lending medium to be inserted into the lending machine 2 and a card for discharging the card from the lending machine 2 and returning it. A return button 20, a card balance display 22 for digitally displaying the remaining number of cards, and a stored medal number display 23 for digitally displaying the number of stored credit medals are provided.

  The lending machine 2 also has a card issuing function, records a card number and a frequency as a valuable value on a magnetic card stocked in the lending machine main body 40 by inserting bills, and carries it out to the card insertion / extraction port 49. . The lending machine 2 can also accept cards issued by itself or other lending machines or ticket issuing machines, and reads the recording frequency from the card inserted from the card insertion / extraction port 49. 44 is a display lamp for informing the operating state of the lending machine 2, 45 is a bill insertion slot of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen, 46 is a return slot for change bills, and 47 is a plurality for selecting the card frequency, that is, the face value. The money amount selection button 48 is a card insertion button for taking a card from the card insertion / extraction port 49 into the lending machine main body 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the game table main body 8, a medal hopper 35 having a predetermined capacity for receiving a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 12 through the medal guide 28, and a medal of the hopper 35 for the medal payout opening 25. A medal payout device 36 having a motor drive disk medal delivery mechanism 37 for discharging from the tray (FIG. 1) to the tray 26 (FIG. 1) is provided. When an additional calculation of award medals or rental medals occurs exceeding the upper limit of credits, the medal payout device 36 is driven and medals are paid out to the tray 26.

  FIG. 3 shows a simplified electrical configuration of the gaming table 1 and the lending machine 2. The control unit 55 of the gaming table 1 includes a game control CPU, its program ROM, working RAM, and the like. The control unit 65 of the lending machine 2 includes a card and a CPU for lending processing, its program ROM, working RAM, and the like.

  The control unit 55 of the gaming table 1 is input with a medal insertion sensor 56 for detecting an insertion medal from the medal insertion slot 12, a bet button 13, a start lever 16, a stop button 17, and the like. On the output side, a reel driving unit 57 including a stepping motor control unit directly connected to each reel 10, a medal payout device 36, a stored medal number display unit 23, indicator lamps 58 used for various effects, and the like are connected. The operation is controlled.

Further, the control unit 55 of the game machine 1 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 66 of the control unit 65 of the lending machine 2 via the relay board 59 through the signal line including the following 1) to 4), and from the lending machine 2 The lending acceptance means R that accepts the lending request is configured.
1) A lending possible signal PRDY is output to the lending machine 2 when the lending request from the lending machine 2 cannot be accepted at the H level and the lending request can be accepted at the L level.
2) A lending status signal BRDY is input from the lending machine 2 to indicate that the lending machine 2 is in a lending request state by falling from the H level to the L level by operating the medal lending button 19.
3) A lending request signal BRQ, which drops from H to L level and requires a credit increase of 5 unit additions, is input from the lending machine 2 every time a medal lending request is made for a number of times, for example, 100 yen. .
4) A lending approval signal EXS is output to the lending machine 2 for notifying that the lending request signal BRQ has fallen from the H level to the L level after a predetermined time from the L level reception and then returned to the H level after a predetermined time and has received the lending request. doing.

  The medal lending button 19, the card return button 20, and the card balance display 22 on the gaming machine 1 side are connected to the control unit 65 of the lending machine 2 via the relay board 61 and are placed under the control of the lending machine 2.

  Input to the control unit 65 of the lending machine 2 is an amount selection button 47, a card insertion button 48, etc., and a display lamp 44, a card transport unit 69 for taking in and out a card, and a bill transport unit for taking in and out a bank note. 72, each operation of the card reader / writer 73 for reading and writing card information is controlled or monitored. Further, it is connected to the hall computer via the interface circuit 71.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the lending machine 2 sets the lending status signal BRDY to L level after detecting the pressing operation of the lending button 19, and for example, the lending possible signal on the gaming machine 1 side during the monitoring time of 50 msec. Monitor PRDY. If the lending possible signal PRDY remains at the L level, it is determined that there is no credit remaining and the lending request signal BRQ is immediately set to the L level to request lending, but the lending possible signal PRDY changes to the H level during the monitoring time. In such a case, it is determined that there is a remaining credit, and, for example, waits for the lending possible signal PRDY to become the L level for a predetermined waiting time T0 of 10 seconds at the longest.

  When the gaming machine 1 detects that the lending status signal BRDY has become L level, it determines whether or not a credit medal remains, and if it remains, for example, the lending possible signal PRDY is set to H level within a prescribed time of 50 msec. And notifies the lending machine 2 of the remaining credit. Then, all medals for the credit are paid out, and after the payout is completed, the lending possible signal PRDY is set to L level, and the lending machine 2 side is notified of the payout completion.

  When the lending machine 2 detects that the lending possible signal PRDY has become L level within the specified waiting time T0, the lending machine 2 regards that the remaining credit medal has been paid out and sets the lending request signal BRQ to L level for lending. Request. By pressing the lending button 19 once, for example, 50 medals for 10 times are lent out, and a total of 10 L level pulses of the lending request signal BRQ requesting lending for 5 times at a time are sequentially output. . When the lending completion signal EXS notified from the gaming machine 1 in response to each lending request signal BRQ is returned from L to H level, the lending machine 2 subtracts the card frequency by 1 time. On the game machine 1 side, 5 credits will be credited.

  The subtraction of the card frequency on the lending machine 2 side is also performed when the lending request signal BRQ is returned from the L level to the H level in accordance with the time when 5 credits are to be increased on the gaming machine 1 side. Good.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, if the loanable signal PRDY does not become L level within the specified waiting time T0, it is determined that the payout is still continued and the loan status signal BRDY is set to H level. Stop operation. Even in this case, when the lending button 19 is pressed again after the payout is completed, a normal lending operation can be performed. For this reason, an error display is not necessary or not required when the payout is abnormal for a long time exceeding the specified standby time T0.

  FIG. 5 shows the details of the lending communication process including the lending credit update means A constructed in the control unit 55 of the gaming table 1. It is a premise that the lending process is accepted (S1, S2) that the storage device is in a creditable storage device use state and that the lending machine 2 is connected, not during the settlement with the settlement button 18 or the like. If the credit is not possible or the lending machine 2 is not connected, for example during the settlement, the processing is finished through the lending prohibition processing for setting the lending possible signal PRDY and the lending completion signal EXS to the H level (S3).

  When it is detected that the lending status signal BRDY has become L level (S4), the medal blocker is turned off and the inserted medal from the medal insertion slot 12 is directly discharged to the tray 26, so that credits cannot be increased by maintenance. (S5) Subsequently, it is determined whether there is a remaining credit (S6). If there is a remaining credit, the signal operation of the medal payout and the lending possible signal PRDY is performed as described above (S7).

  Although not shown, between the determination of whether the lending machine 2 is connected in step S2 and the determination of BRDY = L in step S4, the processing of L level output to PRDY according to the signal level of PRDY in FIG. Enters.

  Following step S7, the lending request signal BRQ becomes L level within a specified time (S8), and when the L level continues for a specified time (S9), the lending approval signal EXS is lowered to L level (S10). Subsequently, after detecting that the lending request signal BRQ has returned to the H level within the specified time and confirming the authenticity of the lending request (S11), 5 credits as a unit added number are added to the number of credits stored. (S12) After the lapse of the specified time (S13), the lending completion signal EXS is returned to the H level (S14).

  Wait until the lending request signal BRQ falls to L level while monitoring the specified time until the lending status signal BRDY becomes H level after the completion of lending to be lent, and the L level of the next lending request signal BRQ. By the detection, the processing of steps S8 to S14 is repeated (S15, S16, S17). When the monitoring condition is violated for a specified time, the process proceeds to error processing (S8, S9, S11, S17).

  By the way, in the case of FIG. 5, if Yes in step S15, the process returns to step S8. However, the process may return to step S9.

  When the result of step S16 is Yes and the process ends normally, for example, the lending of 10 medals of 10 degrees is completed, and the count of the stored medal number display 23 becomes 50. The upper limit of credit 50 is not exceeded, and there is no operation of the medal payout device 36 due to the overflow of the rental medal. The lending possible signal PRDY becomes H level by operating the start lever 16 after placing a medal.

  FIG. 6 shows another example of the control circuit of FIG. In FIG. 3, lending credit update means A is provided to add a loan medal after paying the remaining credit to the control unit 55 of the gaming machine 1, but in FIG. 6, the credit remaining is deducted to the medal. A lending bet and credit updating means B for adding lending medals later is provided. Further, there is provided a max bet supplementing means M for automatically deducting the insufficient multiplier after addition to the credit when the maximum multiplier is not satisfied due to the deduction from the remaining credit.

  Furthermore, even if the credits are withdrawn at the start of lending, the remaining credit does not always become 0, but it will deal with the case of overflowing in the middle of lending 50 cards, approaching the upper limit of credits, There is provided a lending cancellation means K for stopping additional lending for once and ending lending when the number exceeds 46, which exceeds the upper limit of 50. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  In the case of FIG. 3, since all the remaining credit is paid out and the maximum number of 50 storable storable items is secured and all 50 medals are received, the lending means K is not necessary. In order to cope with the case where the payout is partially stopped, the frequency of lending at a time exceeds 10 times, or the case where the unit addition number is changed, a lending cancellation means K may be provided separately.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lending machine 2 changes the lending state signal BRDY to L level after detecting the pressing operation of the lending button 19, and for example, the lending possible signal PRDY on the gaming machine 1 side is monitored for a monitoring time of 50 msec. Monitor. If the lending possible signal PRDY remains at the L level, it is determined that there is no credit remaining or that there is no vacant medal, and the lending request signal BRQ is immediately set to the L level to request lending. When PRDY changes to H level, it is determined that there is a remaining credit and that there is a vacant medal, and waits for the lending possible signal PRDY to become L level for a specified waiting time T0 of, for example, a maximum of 4 seconds. The case where there is no vacancy in the medals is when the bet button 13 is pressed before the lending button 19 is pressed or when a medal is maintained from the medal slot 12, or when there is a so-called replay winning in the previous game.

  When the gaming machine 1 detects that the lending status signal BRDY has become L level, it determines whether there are any remaining credit medals or vacant medals. The lending possible signal PRDY is set to H level within the specified time, and this is notified to the lending machine 2 side. Then, the medals are withdrawn from the remaining credit, and thereafter, the lending possible signal PRDY is set to the L level, and the completion of the withdrawal is notified to the lending machine 2 side.

  When the lending machine 2 detects that the lending possible signal PRDY has become L level within the specified standby time T0, the lending machine 2 considers that the withdrawal of the credit medal from the remaining credit has been completed and sets the lending request signal BRQ to L level. Request a loan. For example, when the lending button 19 is pressed once, 50 medals are lent out within a range of the remaining card number.

  As in Example 1, when the remaining credit is 3, the remaining credit is cleared to 0 by the initial withdrawal, the multiplied medal satisfies the maximum multiplier, and finally 50 credits and 3 credits are realized. The

  As in Example 2, when the remaining credit is 2, the remaining credit is cleared to 0 by the initial withdrawal, but the multiplying medal does not satisfy the maximum multiplying number of 3. However, after the prescribed lending for 10 times, one of the shortage is automatically withdrawn from the credit at the end, and finally 49 credits and 3 credits are realized.

  As in Example 3, when the remaining credit is 43, for example, the original medal will give the maximum number of medals, but there are still 40 credits left before the specified 10-degree loan has expired. Then, after the unit addition of 5 units is performed twice, if the unit addition is performed for the third time, the upper limit of credit 50 is exceeded. In this case, after crediting up several times, the lending possible signal PRDY is set to H to stop the unit addition for the third and subsequent times, and the lending is terminated. The lending machine 2 side sets the lending status signal BRDY to the H level based on the PRDY signal H from the gaming machine 1 side, and stops the transmission of the lending request signal BRQ. The card frequency is subtracted only from the actually rented 2 frequency, and there is no penalty for the player.

  When there is one or more credits remaining after filling the vacant medal, the procedure is basically the same as in Example 3, and the loan is terminated before the specified ten-day loan expires. Of course, the lending button 19 is often operated when the credit becomes 1 or 2 and the player cannot play 3 cards, so there are few cases.

  FIG. 8 shows details of the lending communication processing of the gaming machine 1 that realizes the control of FIG. In addition to the premise that the lending machine 2 is connected and the lending machine 2 is connected, not during the settlement with the clearing button 18, etc., and the lending machine 2 is connected (S 1, S 2) Therefore, the value obtained by subtracting the vacant medal from the remaining credit may be equal to or less than the value (45) obtained by subtracting the number of credits (5) as a unit addition number from the credit storage upper limit number (50). This is a prerequisite (S12). If even one of these assumptions is missing, the process is terminated through a loan prohibition process for setting the loan possible signal PRDY and the loan completion signal EXS to the H level (S3).

  After the lending possible signal PRDY is set to L level (S24), when it is detected that the lending status signal BRDY is set to L level (S4), the medal blocker is turned off and the inserted medal from the medal slot 12 is directly received. In the state of discharging to 26, credit up by care is disabled (S5). Subsequently, when there is a remaining credit (S6) and there is a vacant medal (S61), the lending possible signal PRDY is once set to the H level (S71), and the multiplied medal is deducted from the remaining credit (S72). The lending possible signal PRDY is returned to the L level (S73).

  Subsequently, the lending request signal BRQ becomes the L level within the specified time (S8), and when the L level continues for the specified time (S9), the lending completion signal EXS is lowered to the L level (S10). Subsequently, after detecting that the lending request signal BRQ has returned to the H level within the specified time, and confirming the authenticity of the lending request by using the detection within the specified time as a condition (S11), the number of stored credits 5 is added as a unit addition number (S12), and after a specified time has elapsed (S13), the lending approval signal EXS is returned to the H level (S14).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the current number of stored credits exceeds a value (45) obtained by subtracting the number of one-time number (5) from the upper limit number of storage (50) (S20). It is determined whether the maximum bet state has reached the number (S21). If so, immediately after that, if the shortage to fill the vacant medal is deducted from the credit (S22), the lending possible signal PRDY is set to H level. The lending process is terminated (S30). Also in this case, the upper limit of credit 50 is not exceeded, and the medal payout device 36 does not operate at the time of lending.

  When the number of stored credits does not exceed the value (45) obtained by subtracting the number of one-time number (5) from the upper limit number of storage (50), and additional addition is possible (No determination in S20), the specified number of loans to be lent out Until the lending status signal BRDY becomes H level by completion, it waits for the lending request signal BRQ to fall to L level under the monitoring of the specified time, and when the L level of the next lending request signal BRQ is detected, steps S9 to S14 And the process of step S20 is repeated (S15, S16, S17). When the monitoring condition is violated for a specified time, the process proceeds to error processing (S8, S9, S11, S17).

  If the process exits from Yes in step S16 and ends normally based on the command from the lending machine 2, the next determination is made as to whether or not the maximum bet has reached the maximum multiplier (S31). If not, after the insufficient amount to fill the vacant medal is deducted from the credit (S32), the process ends. The lending possible signal PRDY becomes H level by the operation of the start lever 16. Of course, the upper limit 50 of credits is not exceeded, and the medal payout device 36 does not operate at the time of lending.

  When automatically deducting medals from credits at the time of lending in accordance with the operation of the lending button 19 described above, it corresponds to the pay line L that is activated according to the number of multiplications, in the same way as withdrawing by pressing the bet button 13. The line lamps E1, E2, and E3 (FIG. 1) are sequentially turned on, and a pseudo medal insertion sound is emitted from a speaker or the like to clearly indicate to the player that the medal hang has been made positive.

  Note that the lending button 19 has a specification of lending 10 times at a time, and may be arbitrarily determined at 10 degrees or less, or may be constituted by a plurality of lending buttons. In addition, if the upper limit of credit is 50 or more, for example 250, it is possible to lend 10 degrees or more, for example 50 degrees, at a time in accordance with this upper limit.

The front view of this invention game device. The internal front view of the game stand which comprises the game device. The control circuit block diagram which concerns on Example 1 of the game device. The principal part timing chart which concerns on Example 1 of the gaming machine. The principal part flowchart which concerns on Example 1 of the game device. The control circuit block diagram which concerns on Example 2 of the game device. The principal part timing chart which concerns on Example 2 of the gaming machine. The principal part flowchart which concerns on Example 2 of the game device.

Explanation of symbols

1 game machine, 2 game media lending machine, A credit renewal means at the time of lending,
B Bending and credit renewal means, C credit means, K lending means,
M Max bet replenishment means, R lending acceptance means, S lending switch, W lending means

Claims (15)

Credit means for storing electronic data within a predetermined upper limit for the number of game media provided for the game,
In a gaming apparatus including a gaming medium lending unit that lends a gaming medium based on a valuable value and updates the number of stored credit means,
If there is a remaining storage of game media in the credit means at the start of the operation of the lending means, the number of remaining storage is reduced by paying out the remaining stored game media, thereby reducing the storable number of the credit means to the predetermined upper limit. A gaming device provided with a lending credit update means for adding game media to be lent by the lending means to the credit means. Credit means for storing the number of game media that can be withdrawn as hanging game media as electronic data within a predetermined upper limit;
In a gaming apparatus including a gaming medium lending unit that lends gaming media based on a valuable value and updates the stored number of the credit unit,
If the credit means has a remaining storage of the game medium at the start of the operation of the lending means and the number of multiplying game media is less than the maximum multiply, the remaining number of game media is multiplied by the withdrawal of the game medium. The game further comprises a lending bet and a credit update means for increasing the storable number of the credit means within the predetermined upper limit and then adding the game medium lent by the rent means to the credit means. apparatus.   When the number of game media due to withdrawal from the remaining storage does not satisfy the maximum multiplier, there is provided a Max bet replenishment means for deducting the insufficient number of credits from the credit means after addition of the credit means by the rented game media. The gaming device according to claim 2.   The gaming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the valuable value is provided from storage data or money in a valuable value storage medium.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the subtraction by paying out or withdrawing the remaining storage game medium is performed for all or a part of the remaining storage number.   6. The storable number that is increased in the credit means at the start of operation of the lending means is set to an integral multiple of the unit addition number to the credit means by the game medium lent by the lending means. The gaming device described.   The gaming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lending switch that operates the lending unit has a command specification that lends a number of game media that can be stored to the credit unit or less when the lending unit starts operating.   Claims provided with a lending means to stop lending and stop lending when the additional number of unit additions to the credit means by the gaming medium lent by the lending means exceeds the upper limit of the credit means. The gaming device according to any one of 1 to 6. Credit means for storing electronic data within a predetermined upper limit for the number of game media provided for the game,
In a gaming machine including a gaming medium lending acceptance unit that receives a gaming medium lending request from a gaming medium lending machine and updates the stored number of the credit unit.
If there is a remaining storage of game media in the credit means at the start of operation of the lending acceptance means, the number of remaining storage is reduced by paying out the remaining storage game media, and the storable number of the credit means is set to the predetermined amount. A gaming machine comprising a lending credit update means for adding a gaming medium to be lent based on the lending request to the credit means. Credit means for storing the number of game media that can be withdrawn as hanging game media as electronic data within a predetermined upper limit;
In a gaming machine including a gaming medium lending acceptance unit that receives a gaming medium lending request from a gaming medium lending machine and updates the stored number of the credit unit.
If there is a remaining storage of game media in the credit means at the start of operation of the lending acceptance means, and there is an empty space that is less than the maximum multiplier in the number of multiplied game media, the number of remaining game media is multiplied by the withdrawal of the game media A lending bet and a credit updating means are provided for reducing and increasing the storable number of the credit means within the predetermined upper limit and then adding game media to be lent based on the lending request to the credit means. A game stand.   When the number of game media due to withdrawal from the remaining storage does not satisfy the maximum multiplier, there is provided a Max bet replenishment means for deducting the insufficient number of credits from the credit means after addition of the credit means by the rented game media. The game table according to claim 10.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein subtraction by paying out or withdrawing the remaining storage game medium is performed for all or a part of the remaining storage number.   13. The storable number that is increased in the credit means at the start of operation of the lending acceptance means is set to an integral multiple of the number of unit additions to the credit means by game media that is lent based on the lending request. Any one of the game tables.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 9 to 13, further comprising: a lending switch that outputs a lending request that is less than or equal to the storable number to be increased to the credit means at the start of operation of the lending acceptance means.   There is provided a lending means for stopping the lending by stopping the addition when the unit addition number to the credit means by the gaming medium lending based on the lending request exceeds the upper limit of the credit means. The game stand according to any one of claims 9 to 13.

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