JP2006280660A - Ic token counting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC token counting machine which can collectively count IC medals contained by a token container 12 and can check incorporation of invalid tokens in a short time. <P>SOLUTION: The IC token counting machine, which consists of a counting machine body 9, a counting stand 10, and a display unit 11 which displays the number of counted sheets, collectively counts only valid tokens M by utilizing the anti-collision function of the IC token, compares the gross weight of only the valid tokens contained by the IC with that of all tokens which are counted, and can check presence of incorporation of the invalid tokens. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a counter used for counting game media such as pachinko halls and medals installed in game centers such as game centers.

Conventionally, medals that are game media used in game halls such as pachinko halls and game centers have almost the same outer diameter and weight in any game hall.

    Further, as a disc-shaped body (IC medal) counting device with a recording function, there is one shown in Patent Document 1. The counting device specified in this document is a counting device that counts the number of discoid bodies with identification function that has been input, a transport path that communicates with a slot into which the discoid body with identification function is input, A branch conveyance path that communicates with a path and selectively separates and conveys a genuine disk-shaped body and an illegally used disk-shaped body, and the branch conveyance path on the side where the genuine disk-shaped body is conveyed Counting means for counting the number of genuine disk-shaped bodies passing through the path, an antenna gate part provided with at least one antenna in the middle of the transport path, and an electromagnetic wave for sending the electromagnetic wave from the antenna Generating means; demodulating means for demodulating the identification information emitted by the discoid body with identification function received by the antenna; identification information demodulated by the demodulation means; and identification information stored in advance. Compare both identification information, Comparison means for determining a match, the configuration having a selector means for switching the branch transport path in accordance with the output of the comparison means is achieved. The configuration is disclosed in the following document.

JP 2003-52903 A

However, in the prior art shown above, medals, which are game media used in game halls such as pachinko halls and game centers, have almost the same outer diameter and weight in any game hall, so that there is a certain game In some cases, the game media acquired at the venue may be brought into other game venues and used for games, and these illegally introduced medals from other game venues may be thrown into the medal counter and counted. In some cases, there was a problem that the playground would suffer disadvantages.

Further, in Patent Document 1, since a medal is inserted from a medal container into an insertion port of a counter and passed through a conveyance path, identification information coincidence and mismatch issued by a valid medal are counted on the conveyance path. There is a trouble for the player to put a lot of heavy medals into the counting machine.

    In addition, since identification information is compared and judged one by one on the conveyance path, there is a problem that it takes time to count effective medals.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide an IC medal counter that can collectively count only effective medals with a built-in IC using an anti-collision function of IC medals.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an IC medal counter that compares the total weight of only valid medals with a built-in IC with the total weight of all medals to be counted and can confirm whether or not invalid medals are mixed in a short time. is there.

In order to solve the above problem, the IC medal anti-collision function can be used to count only valid medals with a built-in IC, and the total weight of only valid medals with a built-in IC and all the medals counted. Compared with the total weight, the presence or absence of invalid medals can be confirmed in a short time.

According to the present invention, a medal is inserted from a medal container into an input port of a counter, and the identification information coincidence and non-coincidence issued by an effective medal are passed through the conveyance path and compared and judged on the plate running path for counting. Compared to the above, it is possible to collectively count only effective medals with a built-in IC using the anti-collision function of the IC medals while being accommodated in the medal container. Therefore, the counting time can be shortened by the time and effort for the player to put in a large amount of heavy medals into the counter.

    In addition, using the anti-collision function of the IC medal while being stored in the medal container, the total weight of only valid medals with built-in IC is compared with the total weight of all counted medals, The presence or absence of contamination can be confirmed in a short time.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An antenna 3 for receiving an electromagnetic wave emitted from an external device (not shown) on the surface 2a of the metallic medal base 2 via an insulating layer 2b and emitting the accumulated identification information to the outside, and the antenna 3 And an IC chip 4 for storing identification information connected to the above, and these components are coated with a resin 5 for protection. The antenna 3 is made of a flat conductor coil and is provided along the outer edge of the disk-shaped IC medal 1 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC chip 4 receives power from an electromagnetic wave emitted from an external device (not shown) and generates power, and sends identification information accumulated with the generation of power. The storage unit 7 is provided, and one end of the antenna 3 is connected to the power generation unit 6 and the other end is connected to the storage unit 7. The storage means 7 includes a demodulating means for demodulating the identification information transmitted in the form of radio waves into electronic data identification information, and a modulation for modulating the electronic data identification information read from the storage means 7 into identification information in the radio wave format. Means are also included.

  The IC medal counting machine 8 according to the present invention includes a counting machine main body 9, a counting table 10, and a display unit 11 for displaying the counted number.

  By placing the medals M, M,... Contained in the medal container 12 on the counter 10 of the IC medal counter, the identification information of all the medals M, M. The number of effective medals M is counted by using the anti-collision function that can simultaneously read a plurality of pieces of identification information, which is one of the characteristics of the IC coin 1.

  At the same time that the effective medals M are counted, the total weight of the medals M, M,.

  Further, the total weight of the valid medals is calculated from the total number of valid medals counted by the identification information.

  From the difference in weight between the total weight of the medal M measured above and the total weight of the effective medal, it can be confirmed that the ineffective medal M is mixed in the measured medal container 12.

The IC medal counter of the present invention is a counter used for counting game media such as pachinko halls and game centers such as game centers, and is built-in using an anti-collision function of IC medals. IC medal counter that can count only valid medals at once, compare the total weight of only valid medals with a built-in IC and the total weight of all medals counted, and check for the presence of invalid medals Can be used as

It is a schematic block diagram of the IC medal according to the present invention. It is the schematic block diagram which showed the circuit structure of the identification function of IC medal based on this invention. It is the schematic of the IC medal counter concerning Example 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 IC medal 2 Medal base (metal body)
2a Surface 2b Insulating layer 3 Antenna 4 IC chip 5 Resin 6 Power generation means 7 Accumulation means 8 IC medal counter 9 Counter body 10 Counter stand 11 Display unit 12 Medal container M Medal

Claims (2)

IC medal counter that can count only valid medals with built-in IC using IC anti-collision function. The IC medal counter according to claim 1 compares the total weight of only valid medals with a built-in IC with the total weight of all medals counted, and can confirm whether or not invalid medals are mixed. .

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