JP2008055037A - Game facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide game facility which detects the correct number of ball boxes stacked on a cart by installing an IC tag reader on the cart and reading the IC tags of the ball boxes. <P>SOLUTION: The game facility has first recording mediums installed in a game medium storage vessel storing game mediums put out from game machines and capable of transmitting stored identifiers, communication device installed on a base on which the game medium storage vessel is mounted and receiving the identifiers of the first recording mediums installed in the game medium storage vessel mounted on the mounting base and a game machine specification device to specify game machines with which players owning game mediums stored in the game medium storage vessels of the identifiers received by the communication device play games. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming facility, and more particularly, to a gaming facility that counts the number of ball boxes loaded on a trolley of a game hall.

  As a conventional technique, there is proposed a pachinko machine identification device for identifying a pachinko machine from which a game ball is discharged when counting game balls placed in a storage box with a counter (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).

  In this identification device, an information storage medium is first provided in a storage box that stores a game ball. In addition, an information writing means for storing an identification symbol of the pachinko machine in the information storage medium is provided in the storage box mounting part in front of the pachinko machine. An information reading means for reading the pachinko machine identification information stored in the information storage medium is provided in the vicinity of the ball counter.

With this configuration, when the game balls put in the storage box are counted by the counter, the information reading unit reads the pachinko machine identification information stored in the information storage medium, and the game balls are The discharged pachinko machine can be identified.
JP 2004-8527 A

  The player determines whether or not a ball is out at each gaming machine in the game hall based on the number of carts and ball boxes loaded on the floor. Also, for the game hall, the number of ball boxes loaded on the cart is very important information for business in order to know the operating state of the entire game hall. In the past, there was no way to automatically count the number of ball boxes loaded on the cart, so an attendant regularly looked around each gaming machine and wrote down the number of ball boxes loaded on the cart.

  Therefore, an IC tag can be provided in the ball box, and the number of ball boxes loaded on the cart can be read and monitored by the IC tag reader. However, since the number of ball boxes changes depending on the amount of balls to be thrown, the number of rows and stages of ball boxes stacked on the carriage changes. Then, there is a possibility that the IC tag reading device may not read all the IC tags of the ball box loaded on the cart, or may read even the IC tag of the ball box loaded on the cart of the adjacent gaming machine. It is impossible to accurately grasp the amount of balls (number of ball boxes) from one gaming machine.

  In recent years, an increasing number of game halls can be used to move freely to other game machines with a ball (so-called “table movement”) or to share a ball with a plurality of players. In such a game hall, if the clerk simply writes down the number of ball boxes loaded on the cart on paper, the game machines from which the ball boxes have moved, or which games the balls of those ball boxes have moved from I can't know if it was discharged from the machine.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming facility that detects an accurate number of ball boxes loaded on a cart by providing an IC tag reader on the cart and reading an IC tag of the ball box.

  1st invention is provided in the game media storage container which stores the game media paid out from the game machine, and can mount the 1st recording medium which can transmit the stored identifier, and the mounting which mounts the game media storage vessel A communication device that is provided on the table and receives the identifier of the first recording medium provided on the game medium storage container mounted on the table, and stored in the game medium storage container of the identifier received by the communication device. A gaming machine specifying device for specifying a gaming machine on which a player who holds the gaming medium plays.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, the gaming machine specifying device is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and connected to the communication device by a wire, whereby the game of the identifier received by the communication device A game having a wiring connection part for specifying that a player who holds the game medium stored in the medium storage container is playing a game machine corresponding to the communication device, and connected by the wiring connection part The game machine is associated with the identifier of the game medium storage container received by the communication device, and the gaming machine in which the player is playing is specified.

  According to a third invention, in the first invention, the gaming machine specifying device is provided in the mounting table, and corresponds to the transmitting device that transmits the identifier received by the communication device to the outside of the mounting table, and the gaming machine A game having a game medium stored in a game medium storage container of the identifier by receiving an identifier from the transmitter by receiving an identifier from the transmission device, wherein a communication distance with the transmitter is shorter than an installation interval of the gaming machines. A receiving device for specifying that the player is playing with a gaming machine corresponding to the communication device, a gaming machine corresponding to the receiving device, and a game medium storage container received by the communication device. The game machine in which the player is playing is specified in association with the identifier.

  In a fourth aspect based on the first aspect, the gaming machine specifying device stores gaming machine information acquisition means for acquiring unique information of the gaming machine and unique information acquired by the gaming machine information acquisition means. By receiving the machine information storage means, the identifier received by the communication device and the unique information stored in the gaming machine information storage means, and by receiving the identifier and unique information transmitted from the transmitter A receiving device for specifying that a player who holds the game medium stored in the game medium storage container with the identifier is playing a game machine corresponding to the specific information, the gaming machine information The storage means and the transmission device are provided in the mounting table, the reception device is provided in a predetermined place of the game arcade, and the identifier of the game medium storage container received by the reception device is associated with the unique information. Only, the identifying the gaming machine where the player is the game.

  In a fifth aspect based on the first to fourth aspects, the game medium storage container includes a rectangular bottom wall, four side walls erected around the bottom wall, and the four side walls. The first recording medium provided on at least one side wall, and the communication device can receive only the identifier of the first recording medium provided in the game medium storage container placed on the mounting table. To.

  According to a sixth invention, in the first to fourth inventions, the mounting table includes a mounting surface on which the game medium storage container is mounted, and the mounting surface mounts the game medium storage container A placement position restricting portion for restricting the position to be performed is provided.

  According to a seventh invention, in the third or fourth invention, the transmission device includes a radiation surface that radiates radio waves or infrared rays transmitted from the transmission device toward the outside of the mounting table, and the radiation surface includes: It is configured to be substantially parallel to the side surface of the mounting table and to change the inclination angle with the side surface.

  In an eighth aspect based on the first to seventh aspects, the game medium storage container detects whether or not the amount of the game medium stored in the game medium storage container is a predetermined amount or more. The first recording medium includes a detection unit, and transmits a detection result by the storage amount detection unit to the communication device.

  A ninth invention is the fourth invention, comprising a second recording medium provided corresponding to the gaming machine and storing unique information of the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine information acquisition means includes the communication device Receives the unique information stored in the second recording medium.

  According to the first invention, the first recording medium provided in the game medium storage container for storing the game medium paid out from the gaming machine and capable of transmitting the stored identifier, and the game medium storage container are placed. A communication device for receiving the identifier of the first recording medium provided in the game medium storage container provided on the mounting table and the game medium storage container of the identifier received by the communication device. A game machine specifying device for specifying a gaming machine on which a player who holds a stored game medium plays, so that only information relating to a game medium storage container storing a game medium held by one player is obtained. It can be collected accurately.

  According to the second invention, the gaming machine specifying device is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and is connected to the communication device by a wire, whereby the gaming machine storage device of the identifier received by the communication device is stored. A game machine having a stored game medium is provided with a wiring connection part for specifying that a player is playing with a gaming machine corresponding to the communication device, and the gaming machine connected by the wiring connection part, By associating the identifier of the game medium storage container received by the communication device and specifying the gaming machine that the player is playing, the gaming machine corresponding to the mounting table can be specified through wiring, so that the game can be made with a simple configuration. Equipment can be realized.

  According to a third invention, the gaming machine specifying device is provided on the mounting table, and is provided corresponding to the transmitting device that transmits the identifier received by the communication device to the outside of the mounting table, and the gaming machine. The communication distance with the transmission device is shorter than the installation interval of the gaming machines, and by receiving the identifier from the transmission device, the player holding the game medium stored in the game medium storage container of the identifier A receiving device for specifying that a game machine corresponding to the communication device is playing, and relating the game machine corresponding to the receiving device to the identifier of the game medium storage container received by the communication device. By specifying the gaming machine that the player is playing, the gaming machine corresponding to the mounting table can be specified wirelessly, so that the work of connecting the wiring and inputting the unique information of the gaming machine becomes unnecessary. , Easy It is possible to realize a game facilities Do configuration.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the gaming machine specifying device includes a gaming machine information acquisition unit that acquires unique information of the gaming machine, and a gaming machine information storage unit that stores the unique information acquired by the gaming machine information acquisition unit. Receiving the identifier received by the communication device and the unique information stored in the gaming machine information storage means, and receiving the identifier and unique information transmitted from the transmission device, A receiving device for specifying that a player who holds the game medium stored in the game medium storage container is playing a game machine corresponding to the specific information, the gaming machine information storage means and the The transmitting device is provided on the mounting table, and the receiving device is provided at a predetermined location of the game arcade, and the game medium storage container identifier received by the receiving device is associated with the unique information, so that the game Person by identifying the gaming machine that a game is not necessary to provide a receiving apparatus for each game machine. In addition, since the mounting table can be freely arranged in the game hall, when the mounting table cannot be placed in the vicinity of the gaming machine, the mounting table can be moved to another stacking area without performing a special operation.

  According to a fifth invention, the game medium storage container is provided on a rectangular bottom wall, four side walls standing around the bottom wall, and at least one of the four side walls. The first recording medium, and the communication device can receive only the identifier of the first recording medium provided in the game medium storage container placed on the mounting table. However, it is possible to prevent reading up to the identifier of the game medium storage container loaded on the mounting table of the game machine other than the corresponding game machine.

  According to the sixth invention, the mounting table includes a mounting surface on which the game medium storage container is mounted, and the mounting surface restricts a position on which the game medium storage container is mounted. By providing the position restricting unit, the communication device can reliably read the identifier of the first recording medium.

  According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the transmission device includes a radiation surface that radiates radio waves or infrared rays transmitted from the transmission device toward the outside of the mounting table, and the radiation surface corresponds to a side surface of the mounting table. The transmission device can be prevented from transmitting data to the reception device of another game machine by being configured to be substantially parallel and change the inclination angle with the side surface. Further, even if the number of mounting tables used in the game hall increases, data can be reliably transmitted from the transmitting device to the receiving device.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the game medium storage container includes storage amount detection means for detecting whether or not the amount of the game medium stored in the game medium storage container is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. One recording medium can know the amount of the game medium stored in the game medium storage container by transmitting the detection result by the storage amount detection means to the communication device, and the more detailed amount of the ball can be obtained. I can know.

  According to a ninth aspect of the invention, there is provided the second recording medium provided corresponding to the gaming machine and storing the unique information of the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine information acquisition means is configured such that the communication device is the second recording medium. By receiving the unique information stored in the recording medium, the unique information of the gaming machine can be reliably acquired with a simple operation.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration around the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a right side showing a configuration around the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

  In the amusement hall, a plurality of gaming machines (pachinko machines) 1 are installed side by side with the front frame 101 facing the front. When a plurality of gaming machines 1 form a row, an island is formed in the game hall.

  A plurality of islands are formed independently in the game hall. And between each island, the channel | path which a player and the employee of a game hall can come and go is formed.

  A counter 11 is installed on the front surface of the gaming machine 1. The top plate of the counter 11 is arranged horizontally with the floor of the game hall.

  In addition, a chair (gaming chair) 2 is installed in front of the gaming machine 1. The chair 2 is disposed relative to the gaming machine 1 on a passage formed between the islands. That is, two rows of chairs 2 with the backs facing each other are installed in each passage between the islands. Note that one chair 2 on which a plurality (for example, the same number as the number of gaming machines 1) of players can be seated may be disposed so as to be opposed to the plurality of gaming machines 1.

  The chair 2 includes a seat surface 21 on which a player sits, a backrest 22 that stands upright from a side on the back side of the seat surface 21, a support column 23 that extends from the center of the lower surface of the seat surface 21 toward the floor, and a support column. 23 is composed of a base 24 provided at the lowermost part of 23.

  Since the base 24 is usually fixed on the floor, the player or employee cannot change the arrangement of the chair 2. The player can play the game while sitting on the gaming machine 1 by sitting on the chair 2.

  In the description of the first embodiment, the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 1 is shown with the front frame 101 side in front. Moreover, the back-and-forth direction of the chair 2 is shown with the backrest 22 side as the back (back).

  The front frame 101 of the gaming machine 1 is attached to the main body frame 102 via a hinge 103 so as to be opened and closed. A game board (not shown) is accommodated in the front frame 101, and a substantially circular game area (not shown) is formed on the surface of the game board.

  When a game ball (pachinko ball) is launched from a ball hitting device (not shown) toward the game area, the game machine 1 starts a game. The launched game balls flow down the game area while changing the rolling direction by means of direction changing members (not shown) arranged at various locations in the game area. Then, a general winning opening (not shown), a start winning opening (not shown) or a large winning opening (not shown) provided in the game area is won, or an out opening (not shown) provided at the bottom of the gaming area. Is omitted).

  When a game ball wins a general winning opening, a starting winning opening, or a grand winning opening, a predetermined number of balls (for example, 5 when a gaming ball wins a starting winning opening and 15 when a gaming ball wins a large winning opening) Is discharged from a gaming ball payout device (not shown) provided inside the gaming machine 1 to an upper plate 104 provided on the front frame 101 of the gaming machine 1.

  When the upper plate 104 is filled with game balls (full tank state), the game balls paid out from the game ball dispensing device are provided below the front frame 101 without being discharged to the upper plate 104. It is discharged to the lower plate 105. The game balls stored in the upper plate 104 are discharged to the lower plate 105 by operating an upper plate lever 106 provided above the upper plate 104.

  When the lower plate 105 is filled with the game balls paid out from the game ball payout device, the payout of the game balls from the game ball payout device is stopped, and the game balls are placed in the general winning opening, starting winning opening or big winning opening. No winning ball will be discharged even if wins.

  However, the game balls stored in the lower plate 105 are discharged from the lower plate 105 toward the counter 11 by operating a lower plate lever (not shown) provided on the side wall of the lower plate 105. That is, since the payout of the prize ball is stopped when the lower plate 105 becomes full, the player operates the lower plate lever to be stored in the lower plate 105 before the lower plate 105 becomes full. The game ball needs to be discharged downward.

  When the game balls are discharged from the lower plate 105, a ball box (game medium storage container) is placed on the container mounting portion 13 which is the game ball payout position so that the discharged game balls do not fall from the counter 11 to the floor. ) It is necessary to place 3 to accept game balls. The container placing unit 13 is located on the upper surface of the counter 11 and directly below the lower plate 105. The configuration of the ball box 3 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The game balls paid out from the gaming machine 1 are stored in the ball box 3 placed on the container placement unit 13 by the above procedure. When one ball box 3 becomes full, the player needs to move the ball box 3 to another place and newly place an empty ball box 3 on the container placement unit 13. is there. At this time, the filled ball box 3 is stacked on a cart (mounting table) 4 placed on the floor on the back side of the chair 2 by an employee so as not to disturb the player's game. It is.

  The employee loads all the ball boxes 3 on the cart 4 without directly loading them on the floor. By loading the ball box 3 on the cart 4, it is possible to appeal to the players in the game hall that a large amount of balls are discharged throughout the game hall.

  It is assumed that the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 is included in the “ball box 3 loaded near the chair 2”. Further, in this specification, the ball box 3 placed on the container placement unit 13 and the ball box 3 stacked near the chair 2 are collectively referred to as “ball box 3 stacked near the gaming machine 1”. To do.

  When the amount of game balls (out) that the player has acquired from the gaming machine 1 through the game increases, the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the gaming machine 1 also increases. Therefore, the player or employee can estimate the amount of the game machine 1 to play based on the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4.

  The cart 4 is provided with a cart IC tag reading device (communication device or first communication device) 44 (FIG. 3). The cart IC tag reader 44 communicates with the IC tag 31 of the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 among the ball boxes 3 held by the player, and the ID number of the IC tag 31 (hereinafter referred to as “ball box ID”). ")"). By providing the cart IC tag reader 44, it is possible to accurately detect the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on each cart 4, which is very important information for business. The cart IC tag reading device 44 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  The container placement unit 13 may be provided with a placement IC tag reading device (second communication device) 12. When the ball box 3 owned by the player is placed on the container placement unit 13, the placement IC tag reader 12 communicates with the IC tag 31 of the ball box 3 to read the ball box ID.

  Note that the communication range of the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the counter IC tag reader 71 described later may be limited by giving directivity to the antenna. Further, the communication range may be limited by adjusting the reception sensitivity, frequency, and output of these IC tag readers.

  When the placement IC tag reader 12 is not provided in the container placement unit 13, the cart IC tag reader 44 is configured to read the ball box ID of the ball box 3 placed on the container placement unit 13. Also good.

  The placement IC tag reader 12 is in the vicinity of the container placement portion 13 (for example, a range of about 30 cm from the placement IC tag reader 12), or the counter IC tag reader 71 is in the vicinity of the counter 7 (for example, described later). It is desirable to limit the communication range so as to communicate only with the IC tag 31 located in the range of about 70 cm from the counter IC tag reader 71.

  The carriage 4 is provided with a carriage wiring 43 for supplying power to the carriage 4 and transmitting signals to the carriage 4. In addition, a bogie communication connection part (wiring connection part) 29 is provided at the lower end of the rear side of the column 23. The cart communication connection unit 29 may be provided on the floor near the chair 2.

  A power supply to be supplied to the cart 4 is output from the cart communication connection unit 29. Then, by connecting the cart wiring 43 to the cart communication connection unit 29, power is supplied to the cart 4, and the cart IC tag reader 44 can communicate with the IC tag 31.

  In the ball box 3 stacked on the carriage 4, the plate 5 is inserted inside the side wall 32 (between the game ball stored in the ball box 3 and the side wall 32). Of the side walls 32 of one or a plurality of ball boxes 3 stacked on the carriage 4, the plate 5 is located on the rightmost side wall 32 and the leftmost side when the ball box 3 is viewed facing the gaming machine 1. It is inserted in the side wall 32 located in the position.

  On the plate 5, a character or a pattern (for example, a character of “big explosion”) reminiscent of a large amount of balls being discharged from the gaming machine 1 is displayed on the surface. By inserting the plate 5 into the ball box 3, it is possible to appeal to other players that a large amount of balls are discharged from the gaming machine 1.

  An information display device 6 is provided above the gaming machine 1. The information display device 6 is provided with a display screen 61 composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (CRT). Below the display screen 61, a data switching button 62 for switching information displayed on the display screen 61 and a call button 63 for calling an employee are provided.

  The display screen 61 displays the number of jackpots that occurred on the corresponding game machine 1 on that day, the start count of the variable display game, the number of jackpot occurrences on the previous day, in-store information, and the like. Further, the display screen 61 displays the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the corresponding cart 4. The display on the display screen 61 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the first embodiment, a pachinko machine will be described as the gaming machine 1, but the gaming machine 1 is not limited to a pachinko machine, and the acquired gaming media (for example, coins) are stored in the gaming media storage container. As long as the gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine, for example, a slot machine gaming machine or a coin gaming machine may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the game management system according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  An internal network is provided in the game hall, and a hall management device (hall computer) 8A and a ball box monitoring management device 8B are connected to the internal network.

  Note that the ball box monitoring management device 8B may be directly connected only to the hall management device 8A without being directly connected to the internal network. In this case, the ball box monitoring management device 8B communicates information only with the hall management device 8A.

  The game management device is configured by the hall management device 8A and the ball box monitoring management device 8B, or other management devices that manage information related to these management devices and games. The hall management device 8A and the ball box monitoring management device 8B may be integrated as a single device.

  The internal network provided in the amusement hall is configured by, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter). Addresses are set for devices connected to the internal network, and communication between devices (for example, transfer of data to specific devices and transmission of command signals) and broadcast communication to a plurality of devices (for example, multicast) Or broadcast). Note that the network connection shown in FIG. 3 is logical, and each device is physically constructed by one Ethernet.

  The gaming machine 1 and the counter 7 are connected to the hall management device 8A. The hall management device 8A collects game information from each gaming machine 1, collects game ball counting results from each counter 7, and monitors these operation states.

  A gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, a counter ball box monitoring device 75, and a separate ball box monitoring device 95 are connected to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B receives a gaming machine number (unique information) for identifying the gaming machine 1 from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. Further, the ball box monitoring management device 8B receives the ball box ID of the ball box 3 from the placed IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 via the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. The ball box monitoring and managing device 8B stores these pieces of information, whereby the ball box 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 is managed by the ball box monitoring and managing device 8B.

  Further, the ball box monitoring management device 8B receives the ball box ID of the ball box 3 from the counter IC tag reader 71 via the counter ball box monitoring device 75. The ball box monitoring management device 8B stores these pieces of information, whereby the ball box 3 counted by the counter 7 is managed by the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B includes a ROM that stores a CPU, a program, and the like in advance, a RAM that is a memory used as a work area when the CPU is operating, and a storage device (HDD) such as a hard disk that stores various data. Provided. The RAM temporarily stores various data (for example, a management storage area 81, a movement storage area 82, ballless information, movement information, or additional information), and data necessary for the operation of the CPU is temporarily stored. Is provided with a work area to be stored.

  These CPU, ROM, RAM and HDD are connected by a bus. The bus includes an address bus and a data bus used by the CPU for reading and writing data. The bus is connected to a network communication port and an I / O port for controlling input / output with the outside.

  The network communication port is a data input / output unit for performing data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol, and is connected to the internal network.

  The I / O port includes a display that displays the number of ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 or which gaming machine 1 the ball box 3 has moved through, and a speaker. An output device is connected. Further, input devices (camera, microphone, keyboard, mouse, etc.) for operating the ball box monitoring management device 8B are connected to the I / O port.

  When the ball box 3 can no longer be stacked on the cart 4 of the gaming machine 1, the gaming hall moves the cart 4 to another loading place 9 provided in a place other than the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 (for example, the island edge). The separate storage area 9 is provided with a separate ball box monitoring device 95. The separate ball box monitoring device 95 is connected to the cart IC tag reading device 44 of the cart 4 via the connection unit 96. Then, the separate ball box monitoring device 95 receives the ball box ID of the ball box 3 of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading place 9 from the cart IC tag reading device 44. Accordingly, the separate ball box monitoring device 95 can detect the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate loading place 9.

  The cart IC tag reading device 44 of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading place 9 constitutes a fourth communication device capable of receiving the ball box ID of the ball box 3 placed in the separate loading place 9.

  When the employee places the cart 4 in the separate loading yard 9, the employee stores the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player who owns the ball box 3 of the cart 4 plays in the separate ball-box monitoring device 95. You may enter. By doing so, it is possible to easily determine which game machine 1 the player who plays in the game machine 1 holds the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate storage yard 9. In this case, the separate ball box monitoring device 95 transmits the ball box ID received from the cart IC tag reading device 44 and the input gaming machine number to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The connection unit 96 includes a cart wiring 43 of the cart 4 and a cart communication connection unit (not shown) provided on the separate ball box monitoring device 95. The cart communication connection portion of the separate ball box monitoring device 95 is provided with a plurality of connection ports. When an employee places a plurality of carriages 4 with different holders in the separate storage yard 9, the employee connects the carriage wiring 43 of each carriage 4 to a different connection port.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B receives the ball box ID of the ball box 3 from the cart IC tag reading device 44 via the separate ball box monitoring device 95. The ball box monitoring and managing device 8B stores these pieces of information, whereby the ball box 3 loaded on the separate storage site 9 is managed by the ball box monitoring and managing device 8B.

  In addition, the ball box monitoring management device 8B is connected to the information display device 6 via the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the gaming machine 1 and the cart 4 of the separate storage yard 9. The total number of the stacked ball boxes 3 is displayed.

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 is connected to the cart IC tag reading device 44 via the information display device 6, the placement IC tag reading device 12, and the connection unit 16. The placed IC tag reading device 12, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, and the cart IC tag reading device 44 constitute a gaming machine communication device. The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the connection unit 16, the IC tag 31, the cart IC tag reading device 44, and the separate ball box monitoring device 95 constitute a gaming facility.

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 monitors the ball box ID received from the placed IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 together with the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. It transmits to the management apparatus 8B. A configuration in which one gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 is connected to a plurality of (for example, two) gaming machines 1 may be used.

  The connecting portion 16 is constituted by a bogie wiring 43 of the bogie 4 and a bogie communication connecting portion 29 provided on the chair 2. The cart communication connection unit 29 includes a plurality of connection ports 290 (FIG. 5). When an employee places a plurality of carriages 4 on one gaming machine 1, the employee connects the carriage wiring 43 of each carriage 4 to a different connection port 290.

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 is provided with a one-chip type microprocessor incorporating a CPU, a power supply circuit, and a data input / output terminal. The common bus for the address and data to which the CPU is connected includes the HDD, RAM, EEPROM and ROM as memories used for the CPU, and a network communication port and I / O for input / output from / to the outside. The port is connected.

  The RAM is a memory used as a work area when a program is executed by the CPU. The RAM temporarily stores various data (for example, a gaming machine storage area 151, a reception timer, no ball information, movement information, or additional information), and data necessary for the operation of the CPU is temporarily stored. A work area to be stored is provided. These various data may be stored in the HDD.

  The gaming machine 1 is connected to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 so that the installation location can be specified. For example, when the gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 are connected in a one-to-one relationship, the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 is stored in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. Gaming machine balls, such as the identification code, the communication address given to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, or the identification number (for example, MAC address) unique to the chip built in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 The installation location of the gaming machine 1 is specified by associating a unique identifier with the gaming machine 1 in the gaming hall possessed by the box monitoring device 15.

  When the gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 are connected in a many-to-one relationship, in addition to the identifiers described above, a plurality of network communication ports provided in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or The installation location of the gaming machine 1 is specified in association with the I / O port.

  In the game hall, a counter (game medium counter) 7 is provided at an appropriate position in the island edge or the game hall. When the player finishes the game, the game ball acquired through the game is thrown into the counter 7. The inserted game balls are counted by the counter 7.

  The counter 7 is provided with a counter (not shown) on the front surface. The counter is provided with a counter IC tag reading device (third communication device) 71. The counter IC tag reading device 71 reads the ball box ID of the ball box 3 when the ball box 3 to be thrown into the counter 7 passes over the counter IC tag reader 71.

  The counter 7 is provided with a ball number writing button (not shown). When the ball number writing button is operated, a counting sheet on which the counting result is printed is issued. The player can exchange the acquired game balls for prizes according to the number by bringing the counting sheet to the prize exchange in the game hall.

  The counter 7 is provided with a counter ball box monitoring device 75. A counter IC tag reader 71 is connected to the counter ball box monitoring device 75. The counter ball box monitoring device 75 transmits the ball box ID received from the counter IC tag reader 71 to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The counter ball box monitoring device 75 is provided with a one-chip type microprocessor incorporating a CPU, a power supply circuit, and a data input / output terminal. The common bus for the address and data to which the CPU is connected includes the HDD, RAM, EEPROM and ROM as memories used for the CPU, and a network communication port and I / O for input / output from / to the outside. The port is connected.

  The RAM is a memory used as a work area when a program is executed by the CPU. The RAM includes a storage area for temporarily storing various data (for example, a counter storage area 751 and the like), and a work area for temporarily storing data necessary for the operation of the CPU. These various data may be stored in the HDD.

  The separate ball box monitoring device 95 transmits the ball box ID received from the cart IC tag reading device 44 of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading place 9 to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The separate ball box monitoring device 95 is provided with a one-chip type microprocessor incorporating a CPU, a power supply circuit, and a data input / output terminal. The common bus for the address and data to which the CPU is connected includes the HDD, RAM, EEPROM and ROM as memories used for the CPU, and a network communication port and I / O for input / output from / to the outside. The port is connected.

  The RAM is a memory used as a work area when a program is executed by the CPU. The RAM includes a storage area for temporarily storing various data (for example, a separate product storage area) and a work area for temporarily storing data necessary for the operation of the CPU. These various data may be stored in the HDD.

  In the first embodiment, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the counting machine ball box monitoring device 75, or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 is configured to be directly connected to the internal network. A relay device that relays information from the monitoring device 15, the counter ball box monitoring device 75, or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 may be provided for each island facility, for each floor, for each passage, or for each predetermined block in the game hall. Good. In this case, the relay device relays information from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the counter ball box monitoring device 75, or the separate ball box monitoring device 95, and transmits the information to the internal network.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cart 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the cart IC tag reading device 44 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The carriage 4 is suspended from a mounting plate 41 for mounting the ball box 3, four wheels 42 provided at four corners of the lower surface of the rectangular mounting plate 41, and the side surface of the mounting plate 41. It is comprised from the trolley | bogie wiring 43 made. The employee can easily carry the ball box 3 in the amusement hall by loading the ball box 3 on the cart 4.

  The mounting plate 41 has an area approximately twice that of the bottom wall 38 (FIG. 7) of the ball box 3.

  On the upper surface (mounting surface) 415 of the mounting plate 41, a mounting position restricting portion 45 that restricts the position where the ball box 3 is placed is provided. The placement position restricting portion 45 has a slightly larger area than the bottom wall 38 and is mounted at a depth (for example, 5 mm) that the ball box 3 does not easily move out of the placement position restricting portion 45. The mounting surface 415 is formed in a concave shape.

  By forming the placement position restricting portion 45 on the placement surface 415 in this way, the bottom portion of the ball box 3 is accommodated in the placement position restricting portion 45 when the ball box 3 is stacked on the cart 4, and the ball box 3 Is determined.

  If the position of the ball box 3 is determined, the placement position restricting portion 45 does not have to be formed in a concave shape on the placement surface 415, and the frame having the area and height (depth) on the placement surface 415. May be formed.

  Two placement position restricting portions 45 are provided on the placement surface 415. Therefore, only two rows of ball boxes 3 can be loaded on the cart 4.

  The two placement position restricting portions 45 are provided side by side so that the long sides are parallel to each other around the placement position restricting portions 45. That is, when the ball box 3 is placed on the placement position restricting portion 45, the side walls 32 erected from the long side of the circumference of the bottom wall 38 of each ball box 3 are parallel to each other.

  A cart IC tag reader 44 is provided between the two placement position restricting portions 45. The cart IC tag reader 44 may be mounted on the mounting surface 415 or embedded in the mounting plate 41 as long as it can communicate with the IC tag 31.

  The communication range of the cart IC tag reading device 44 is provided with directivity to the antenna of the cart IC tag reading device 44 such that the communication range of the cart IC tag reading device 44 is formed in a vertically long ellipse shape upward from the position where the cart IC tag reading device 44 is provided. It is limited by that. For example, the communication range is limited from the cart IC tag reading device 44 so as to be a vertically long ellipse having a major axis of about 70 cm and a minor axis of about 50 cm. The communication range may be limited by adjusting the reception sensitivity, frequency, and output of the cart IC tag reader 44.

  Each of the ball boxes 3 is provided with an IC tag 31 at the center of the opposite side wall 32 (FIG. 6). Since only two rows of ball boxes 3 can be stacked on the cart 4, the two IC tags 31 of the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 are positioned on the center side of the cart 4 (center side of the mounting plate 41). IC tag 31 to be surely falls within the communication range of the cart IC tag reader 44. Therefore, the cart IC tag reading device 44 can read the ball box IDs of all the ball boxes 3 stacked on the cart 4. That is, only by loading the ball box 3 on the cart 4, the cart IC tag reader 44 can accurately detect the number of all ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4.

  In addition, since the placement surface restriction unit 45 is provided on the placement surface 415, the position where the ball box 3 is placed on the placement plate 41 is determined, and the IC tag 31 is attached to the cart IC tag reader 44. Thus, the cart IC tag reader 44 can reliably read the ball box ID of the IC tag 31.

  On the other hand, by restricting the communication range of the cart IC tag reader 44, the cart IC tag reader 44 is a ball box of the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the gaming machine 1 other than the corresponding gaming machine 1. Reading up to ID can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to accurately collect only information related to the ball box 3 in which game balls held by one player are stored.

  The mounting plate 41 is not limited to an area approximately twice as large as that of the bottom wall 38 of the ball box 3, but is formed in an area that is three times or more that of the bottom wall 38, so that three or more ball boxes 3 of the cart 4 can be formed. It may be configured to be stacked. However, when three or more ball boxes 3 are stacked on the mounting plate 41, when the ball boxes 3 are stacked on the cart 4 by providing a plurality of cart IC tag readers 44 on the mounting surface 415, It is configured that at least one of the two IC tags 31 is always located within the communication range of the cart IC tag reader 44.

  Two mounting member attachment portions 46 are provided on the mounting surface 415. The hand pressing member attaching portion 46 is provided at a position where the placement position restricting portion 45 is not formed inside one side of the short side of the periphery of the placement plate 41.

  The hand pressing member mounting portion 46 is a cylindrical hole into which the lower end of an inverted U-shaped hand pressing member (not shown) having a lower end having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the cross section is inserted. The employee can easily move the carriage 4 while pushing the hand pushing member by inserting the lower end portion into the hand pushing member attaching portion 46 and attaching the hand pushing member to the carriage 4.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, you may provide the accommodating part which winds and accommodates the bogie wiring 43 in the bogie 4. And when moving the trolley | bogie 4, the trolley wiring 43 is stored in a storage part. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the bogie wiring 43 from becoming an underlay of the wheel 42 or being entangled with the wheel 42 during the movement of the bogie 4 to obstruct the movement of the bogie 4. Moreover, you may provide a hook in the side surface of the trolley | bogie 4 without providing an accommodating part. And the bogie wiring 43 is prevented from obstructing the movement of the bogie 4 by locking the bogie wiring 43 to the hook and binding them.

  The carriage wiring 43 has a function of a power line for supplying power to the carriage 4 and a signal line for transmitting a signal to the carriage 4. A connection port 290 for connecting the carriage wiring 43 is provided in the carriage communication connection portion 29 of the column 23. In addition, although the four connection ports 290 are illustrated in FIG.

  By connecting the cart wiring 43 to the cart communication connection unit 29, power is supplied to the cart IC tag reader 44. The ball box ID and ball presence information read by the cart IC tag reader 44 are transmitted to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 via the cart communication connection unit 29. Then, the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are transmitted from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 to the ball box monitoring management device 8B, and it is specified which gaming machine 1 is located near the gaming machine 1.

  In other words, as long as the bogie wiring 43 is connected to the bogie communication connection unit 29, the gaming machine 1 is specified no matter how the bogie 4 is placed, and the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the bogie 4 is detected. Therefore, the cart 4 can be freely arranged in accordance with the width of the passage and the interval between the respective gaming machines 1 depending on the game hall. Further, since the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the carriage 4 can be specified through the carriage wiring 43, a gaming facility can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Note that the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the cart wiring 43, and the cart communication connection unit 29 constitute a gaming machine specifying device. That is, by connecting the cart IC tag reader 44 to the cart communication connection unit 29 by wire (cart wiring 43), a player who holds the ball box 3 of the ball box ID received by the cart IC tag reader 44 It is specified that the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the cart communication connection unit 29 is playing.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the ball box 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The ball box 3 is formed in a substantially box body having an upper surface opened by a material having radio wave permeability (for example, synthetic resin, urethane, rubber). Specifically, it is composed of a rectangular bottom wall 38 and two trapezoidal side walls 32 and 33 erected from four sides around the bottom wall 38 and gradually opening upward.

  Of these, the side wall 32 is a pair of opposing side walls that are erected from the long side of the periphery of the bottom wall 38, and the side wall 33 is opposite to the erection of the bottom wall 38 that is erected from the short side. A set of side walls.

  An extension wall 34 having a predetermined width extending outward from the peripheral edge is formed in the opening. In addition, the extending wall 34 extending from the upper end of the side wall 33 has a central portion extending longer than the other extending walls 34 to form a hand-held portion 35. A player or employee can easily carry the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored by holding the hand-held portion 35.

  An IC tag (first recording medium) 31 is attached to the extended wall 34 extending from the upper end of the side wall 32 at the center of the side surface. The IC tag 31 stores an ID number (identifier) that uniquely identifies each ball box 3. The IC tag 31 may be attached to the side surface of the extension wall 34 or may be embedded in the extension wall 34.

  Further, the IC tag 31 may be provided, for example, on the side surface of the side wall 32 (position where the IC tag 31A is provided). However, in this case, if the IC tag 31 is provided below the side surface of the side wall 32, the upper ball box 3 is stored by the game balls stored in the lower ball box 3 when two or more ball boxes 3 are stacked on the cart 4. Since the communication with the cart IC tag reader 44 is hindered, the IC tag 31 is provided above the side surface of the side wall 32.

  Further, the IC tag 31 may be provided on the side surface of the side wall 33 or the hand-held portion 35. In this case, the placement position restricting portion 45 is provided so that the side wall 33 is parallel when the ball box 3 is placed on the placement plate 41. By doing so, one of the IC tags 31 of the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 always enters the communication range of the cart IC tag reader 44.

  The IC tag 31 may be attached only to one of the opposing side walls 32 (or 33). However, in the case where the IC tag 31 is provided only on one of the side walls 32 (or 33), a ball is placed on the cart 4 with the side wall 32 (or 33) provided with the IC tag 31 facing the cart IC tag reader 44 side. Box 3 is to be stacked.

  By mounting the IC tag 31 on both of the opposing side walls 32 (or 33), the ball box 3 can be loaded on the cart 4 without considering the directionality of the ball box 3. That is, the cart IC tag reader 44 can read the ball box ID of the ball box 3 regardless of which direction the ball box 3 is loaded on the cart 4.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of the side walls 32 and 33 in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 of the empty ball box 3.

  In the ball box 3, a magnetic sensor 36 is provided on the side wall 32, and a magnet 37 is provided on the side wall 33. The placed IC tag reading device 12, the IC tag 31, the magnetic sensor 36, and the magnet 37 constitute a storage amount detecting means.

  The magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 are provided at substantially the same height from the bottom wall 38 so as to face each other around an angle at which the side wall 32 and the side wall 33 are orthogonal to each other. 7A and 7B, the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 are provided at the corner where the side wall 32 and the side wall 33 are orthogonal to each other, but may be provided at the other corner of the ball box 3.

  When there is no object (for example, a game ball) that interrupts the magnetic force of the magnet 37 between the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37, a magnetic field is applied from the magnet 37 to the magnetic sensor 36. A signal is output to 311 (FIG. 7D).

  When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the mounted IC tag reader 12, the IC tag 31 confirms the state of the signal output from the magnetic sensor 36. In this case, since the output signal from the magnetic sensor 36 is large, the ball signal composed of a predetermined code is not transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12, but only the ball box ID is transmitted. Therefore, it is determined that the ball box 3 is empty. The “spherical signal” here will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In this specification, the “empty ball box 3” includes a ball box 3 in which no game balls are stored, and a ball box 3 in which less than a predetermined amount of game balls are stored. .

  FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the side walls 32 and 33 in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 of the ball box 3 in which game balls are stored.

  When there is an object that blocks the magnetic force of the magnet 37 between the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37, no magnetic field is applied from the magnet 37 to the magnetic sensor 36, and thus no signal is output from the magnetic sensor 36 to the IC chip 311.

  When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the mounted IC tag reader 12, the IC tag 31 confirms the state of the signal output from the magnetic sensor 36. In this case, since the output signal from the magnetic sensor 36 is small, a spherical signal composed of a predetermined code is transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12 together with the ball box ID. Therefore, it is determined that the game ball is stored in the ball box 3.

  In this way, whether or not a game ball is stored in the ball box 3 can be detected based on whether or not a game ball exists between the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37.

  FIG. 7C is a longitudinal sectional view of the bottom wall 38 and the side wall 32 in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor 36.

  A magnetic sensor 36 is provided on the side wall 32. An IC tag 31 is provided on the inner side surface of the extension wall 34. The side wall 32 is provided with a communication line 313 that connects the IC tag 31 and the magnetic sensor 36.

  The magnetic sensor 36 is provided at a height of approximately two game balls from the bottom wall 38. Thereby, when the number of game balls stored in the ball box 3 is less than two layers, the ball box 3 is determined to be empty. When two or more game balls are stored in the ball box 3, it is determined that the game balls are stored in the ball box 3.

  When the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 are provided at high positions (for example, the height of four game balls), the amount of game balls serving as a reference for determining that the ball box 3 is empty increases. Further, when the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 are provided at low positions (for example, the height of one game ball), the amount of game balls serving as a reference for determining that the ball box 3 is empty is reduced. That is, by adjusting the height at which the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37 are provided, it is possible to adjust the “predetermined amount” of the game ball serving as a reference that is determined to be empty.

  FIG. 7D is a block diagram illustrating a communication state between the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31.

  In the IC tag 31, an IC chip 311 including a CPU, a memory, and a power circuit and an antenna 312 are connected by a communication line 313. A magnetic sensor 36 is connected to the IC chip 311 via the communication line 313 outside the IC tag 31.

  The IC chip 311 stores an ID number. Further, a signal from the magnetic sensor 36 is input to the IC chip 311. When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the mounted IC tag reader 12 by the antenna 312, the IC tag 31 confirms the state of the signal output from the magnetic sensor 36, the ball box ID stored in the IC chip 311, and the magnetic The output state of the sensor 36 is transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12 as a response signal. The mounted IC tag reader 12 receives information indicating that there is no output from the magnetic sensor 36 from the IC tag 31 as sphere presence information (detection result by the storage amount detection means).

  7D, the communication state between the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31 has been described. However, other IC tag readers (cart IC tag reader 44 or counter IC tag reader 71) are described. ) And the IC tag 31 in the communication state, the configuration is the same and the description is omitted.

  In this way, whether or not a game ball is stored in the ball box 3 can be detected based on the presence or absence of a game ball between the magnetic sensor 36 and the magnet 37. Further, by providing the storage amount detection means in the ball box 3, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not a predetermined amount or more of game balls are stored in the ball box 3 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 or in the separate storage place 9. . Then, by knowing the amount of game balls stored in the ball box 3, it is possible to know a more detailed amount of balls.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of another form of the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of the side walls 32 and 33 in the vicinity of the contact plate 39 of the empty ball box 3.

  The ball box 3 is provided with a contact plate 39 on the side wall 32 and the side wall 33. The placed IC tag reading device 12, the IC tag 31, and the contact plate 39 constitute a storage amount detecting means.

  The contact plate 39 is preferably subjected to the same surface treatment as that of the game ball, and specifically, is preferably formed of chromium or an alloy of iron and chromium. In addition, the contact plate 39 may be surface-treated with an iron plate, a copper plate, or a stainless steel plate.

  The contact plate 39 provided on the side wall 32 and the contact plate 39 provided on the side wall 33 are substantially the same height from the bottom wall 38 and face each other around an angle at which the side wall 32 and the side wall 33 are orthogonal to each other. It is done.

  When there is no object (for example, a game ball) that makes the contact plates 39 conductive between the contact plates 39 facing each other, no current flows between the contact plates 39, and the IC chip 311 opens between the contact plates 39. Detect that

  When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the placed IC tag reader 12, it checks the state of the current supplied from the contact plate 39. When a predetermined amount of game balls are not stored in the ball box 3, no current flows between the contact plates 39, so the IC chip 311 is configured with a predetermined code by detecting the opening between the contact plates 39. The ball presence signal is not transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12, but only the ball box ID is transmitted. Therefore, it is determined that the ball box 3 is empty.

  The “spherical signal” here will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the side walls 32 and 33 in the vicinity of the contact plate 39 of the ball box 3 in which game balls are stored.

  When there is an object that makes the contact plates 39 conductive between the contact plates 39 facing each other, current flows between the contact plates 39, so that current is supplied to the IC chip 311.

  When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the placed IC tag reader 12, it checks the state of the current supplied from the contact plate 39. In this case, since a current is supplied from the contact plate 39, a spherical signal composed of a predetermined code is transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12 together with the ball box ID. Therefore, it is determined that the game ball is stored in the ball box 3.

  In this way, whether or not the game ball is stored in the ball box 3 can be detected based on whether or not the game ball exists between the contact plates 39.

  FIG. 8C is a longitudinal sectional view of the bottom wall 38 and the side wall 32 in the vicinity of the contact plate 39.

  A contact plate 39 is provided on the side wall 32. An IC tag 31 is provided on the inner side surface of the extension wall 34. The side wall 32 is provided with a communication line 313 that connects the IC tag 31 and the contact plate 39.

  The contact plate 39 is provided approximately at the height of two game balls from the bottom wall 38. Thereby, when the number of game balls stored in the ball box 3 is less than two layers, the ball box 3 is determined to be empty. When two or more game balls are stored in the ball box 3, it is determined that the game balls are stored in the ball box 3.

  When the contact plate 39 is provided at a high position (for example, the height of four game balls), the amount of game balls serving as a reference for determining that the ball box 3 is empty increases. In addition, when the contact plate 39 is provided at a low position (for example, the height of one game ball), the amount of game balls serving as a reference for determining that the ball box 3 is empty is reduced. In other words, by adjusting the height at which the contact plate 39 is provided, it is possible to adjust the “predetermined amount” of the game ball serving as a reference that is determined as empty.

  FIG. 8D is a block diagram illustrating a communication state between the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31.

  In the IC tag 31, an IC chip 311 including a CPU, a memory, and a power circuit and an antenna 312 are connected by a communication line 313. Two contact plates 39 are separately connected to the IC chip 311 via the communication line 313 outside the IC tag 31.

  A ball box ID is stored in the IC chip 311. When the IC tag 31 receives the interrogation signal from the mounted IC tag reader 12 via the antenna 312, the IC tag 31 confirms the state of the current supplied from the contact plate 39, the ball box ID stored in the IC chip 311, and the contact plate 39 is transmitted to the placement IC tag reader 12 as a response signal. The mounted IC tag reader 12 receives information indicating that a current is supplied from the contact plate 39 from the IC tag 31 as spherical information.

  In FIG. 8D, the communication state between the mounted IC tag reader 12 and the IC tag 31 has been described, but other IC tag readers (cart IC tag reader 44 or counter IC tag reader 71). ) And the IC tag 31 in the communication state, the configuration is the same and the description is omitted.

  In this way, whether or not a game ball is stored in the ball box 3 can be detected based on the presence or absence of the game ball between the contact plates 39. Further, by providing the ball box 3 with the storage amount detection means configured as described above, it is accurately determined whether or not a predetermined amount or more of game balls are stored in the ball box 3 stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1. it can. Then, it is possible to know the amount of outgoing balls of the gaming machine 1 excluding the empty ball box 3.

  The storage amount detection means is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, and for example, a proximity sensor may be provided in the container placement unit 13. In this case, a plurality of proximity sensors are embedded in the container placement unit 13. When the ball box 3 is placed on the container placement unit 13 and the game ball is stored in the ball box 3, the proximity sensor detects the game ball via the bottom wall 38.

  However, if any one of the plurality of proximity sensors does not detect the game ball, it can be determined that the game ball enough to fill up the bottom wall 38 is not stored in the ball box 3. Can be determined to be empty. On the other hand, when all of the plurality of proximity sensors detect the game ball, it can be determined that the game ball is stored in the ball box 3.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the gaming machine storage area 151 and the counter storage area 751 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 9A is a configuration diagram of the gaming machine storage area 151 and is provided in the RAM of the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15.

  In the gaming machine storage area 151, a ball box ID 1511 is stored. The ball box ID 1511 is the ball box ID of the ball box 3 read by the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44 of the gaming machine 1.

  The ball box ID is composed of a combination of four-digit numbers and English characters. An IC tag 31 to which a different ID number is assigned is attached to each ball box 3 used in the game hall. The ball box ID may not be four digits. Moreover, ball box ID may be comprised only with a number or an English character.

  For example, when the ball box IDs A332, A831, and B124 are read by the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44 of the gaming machine 1, A332, A831, or B124 is stored in each storage area of the gaming machine storage area 151. Is stored.

  When the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 becomes unable to receive the ball presence information from the ball box 3 having the ball box ID stored in the gaming machine storage area 151, that is, the ball in which a predetermined amount or more of the gaming balls are stored. When the box 3 is empty, the empty ball box ID, the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and the no ball information are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B ( Step S14 in FIG.

  The no-ball information indicates that there is no game ball stored in the ball box 3 of the “empty ball box ID”.

  Further, when the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 receives a ball box ID that is not stored in the gaming machine storage area 151, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and The additional information is transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (step S18 in FIG. 11).

  The additional information indicates that the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44 has read the ball box ID of the new ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored.

  In addition, when the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 stops receiving the ball box ID stored in the gaming machine storage area 151, the gaming machine set in the ball box ID and the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 The number and the movement information are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (step S21 in FIG. 11).

  The movement information indicates that the ball box ID of the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored cannot be read by the mounted IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44.

  When one gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 is connected to a plurality of gaming machines 1, a gaming machine storage area 151 is provided for each gaming machine 1.

  Further, the ball box ID of the ball box 3 read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading place 9 is stored in a separate product storage area provided in the RAM of the separate ball box monitoring device 95. Remembered. Since the separate product storage area has the same configuration as the gaming machine storage area 151, illustration and description thereof are omitted.

  FIG. 9B is a configuration diagram of the counter storage area 751 and is provided in the RAM of the counter ball box monitoring device 75.

  The counter storage area 751 stores a ball box ID 7511. The ball box ID 7511 is the ball box ID of the ball box 3 read by the counter IC tag reader 71 of the counter 7. For example, when the counter IC tag reader 71 reads the ball box IDs B467, A531, and B520, the ball box IDs B467, A531, and B520 are stored in the storage areas of the counter storage area 751.

  When the ball number write button is operated, the counting machine ball box monitoring device 75 transmits all ball box IDs stored in the counting device storage area 751 to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (step of FIG. 12). S46).

  FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of the management storage area 81 and the movement storage area 82 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  A management storage area 81 and a movement storage area 82 are provided in the RAM of the ball box monitoring management device 8B. When the ball box monitoring management device 8B receives movement information from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 for the ball box ID stored in the management storage area 81, the information related to the ball box ID ( Management information) is moved from the management storage area 81 to the movement storage area 82.

  Further, when the ball box monitoring management device 8B receives additional information from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 with respect to the ball box ID stored in the movement storage area 82, the ball box monitoring management device 8B relates to the ball box ID. The information is moved from the movement storage area 82 to the management storage area 81.

  The management storage area 81 includes the ball box ID received from the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to these IC tag readers, and the game in the gaming machine 1 The gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 that the player has played in the past is stored.

  Specifically, the management storage area 81 has a ball box ID 811, a current gaming machine number 812, a previous gaming machine number 813, a second previous gaming machine number 814,. The machine number 81n (n is a positive integer) is stored.

  The ball box ID 811 is the ball box ID of the ball box 3 read by the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, and stores, for example, A154, A278, or B089.

  The current gaming machine number 812 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44 that has read the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811.

  In other words, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811 is currently placed (the cart IC tag reading of the cart 4 in which the ball box ID is placed in the separate loading place 9) If it is read by the device 44, it is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 before the cart 4 moves to the separate loading place 9.

  For example, 128 is stored in the ball box ID of A154. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 is currently stacked in the vicinity of the 128th game machine 1. Further, 305 is stored in the A278 ball box ID, and 008 is stored in the B089 ball box ID.

  If the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811 is read by the cart IC tag reader 44, it can be determined that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is loaded on the cart 4. If the ball box ID is read by the placement IC tag reader 12, it can be determined that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is placed on the container placement unit 13.

  The previous gaming machine number 813 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 812 played the previous gaming machine number 812.

  That is, the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 loaded immediately before the current gaming machine 1, and for example, the ball box ID of A154 226 is stored. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 is stacked in the vicinity of the 226th gaming machine 1 immediately before the 128th gaming machine 1. Then, it can be determined that the game balls in the ball box 3 are discharged by the 128th or 226th game machines 1.

  Note that the previous gaming machine number is not stored for the ball box IDs of A278 and B089. That is, the game ball in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID A278 is discharged by the game machine 1 in the 305th series, and the game ball in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID B089 is discharged by the game machine 1 in the 008 series. I can judge.

  The previous gaming machine number 814 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 812 has played two times before. That is, the game machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 with the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811 is loaded two times before the current gaming machine 1 is used.

  The n-th gaming machine number 81n is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 812 has played n times before. That is, the game machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 having the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811 is loaded n times before the current gaming machine 1 is used.

  Note that for any ball box ID, the two previous gaming machine numbers and the n previous gaming machine numbers are not stored.

  When the ball box monitoring management device 8B receives the movement information from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separately mounted ball box monitoring device 95 for the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 811, information on the ball box ID (ball box ID, the current gaming machine number stored corresponding to the ball box ID, the previous gaming machine number, the previous gaming machine number, and the nth gaming machine number) are stored in the moving storage area 82. At the same time, the information related to the ball box ID stored in the management storage area 81 is deleted (step S35 in FIG. 11).

  As described above, when there is a ball box ID that cannot be read, information about the ball box ID is temporarily stored in the movement storage area 82 so that the player or the employee moves between the gaming machines 1 with the ball box 3. In this case, the information related to the ball box ID is not deleted and stored in the management storage area 81 together with the gaming machine number of the destination gaming machine 1.

  The moving storage area 82 includes a ball box ID received in the past from the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to these IC tag readers, the gaming machine 1 The gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 that the player has played in the past is stored.

  Specifically, the movement storage area 82 includes a ball box ID 821, a movement source game machine number 822, a previous game machine number 823, a second previous game machine number 824,. A gaming machine number 82n is stored.

  The ball box ID 821 is the ball box ID stored in the management storage area 81 and has been read by the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, but thereafter, the ball box ID that is no longer read. It is. For example, C114, A228, or B125 is stored.

  The moving-source gaming machine number 822 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the placed IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 that lastly read the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821. .

  That is, the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is placed immediately before the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821 is not read by the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44. For example, 122 is stored in the ball box ID of C114. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is C114 was stacked in the vicinity of the 122th gaming machine 1. Further, 354 is stored in the ball box ID of A228, and 407 is stored in the ball box ID of B125.

  The previous gaming machine number 823 is a gaming machine in which a player who has played in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the original gaming machine number 822 has played before the gaming machine 1. It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 loaded immediately before the moving source gaming machine 1, for example, the ball box ID of B125 Is stored with 018. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is B125 was stacked in the vicinity of the 018th gaming machine 1 immediately before the 407th gaming machine 1. Note that the previous gaming machine number is not stored for the ball box IDs of C114 and A228.

  The previous gaming machine number 824 is a gaming machine in which a player who has played with the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the moving gaming machine number 822 played before the gaming machine 1. It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 loaded two times before the game machine 1 of the movement source, for example, the ball box ID of B125 Stores 050. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is B125 was stacked in the vicinity of the game machine 1 of the 050 series in front of the game machine 1 of the 407 series. Note that the previous gaming machine number is not stored for the ball box IDs of C114 and A228.

  The n-th gaming machine number 82n is a gaming machine in which a player who has played with the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the source gaming machine number 822 played n times before the gaming machine 1 It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, the game machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821 is loaded n times before the game machine 1 of the movement source. Note that the n-th previous gaming machine number is not stored for any ball box ID.

  In the movement storage area 82, in addition to the information related to the ball box ID, the time when the information related to the ball box ID is stored in the movement storage area 82 is also stored. Information about the ball box ID stored in the movement storage area 82 is deleted from the movement storage area 82 even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time (step S52 in FIG. 13).

  Also, when the ball box ID stored in the movement storage area 82 is read by the counter IC tag reader 71, the information regarding the ball box ID is deleted from the movement storage area 82 (step S49 in FIG. 12). ).

  When receiving additional information about the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 821 from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95, the ball box monitoring management device 8B manages and stores information related to the ball box ID. The information regarding the ball box ID stored in the area 81 and simultaneously stored in the movement storage area 82 is deleted (step S31 in FIG. 11).

  As described above, when there is a ball box ID read again, information related to the ball box ID is stored in the management storage area 81, so that in addition to the current gaming machine number, the previous gaming machine number, two The previous gaming machine number and the like can be stored in the management storage area 82. That is, it is possible to grasp which gaming machine 1 the ball box 3 with the ball box ID has moved, and the tendency of movement of the ball box 3 between the gaming machines 1.

  When the ball box ID stored in the management storage area 81 is no longer read by the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, information related to the ball box ID is stored in the movement storage area 82. Instead, a movement flag may be set for the ball box ID in the management storage area 81. In this case, if the ball box ID is read again by the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, the movement flag is canceled.

  The management storage area 81, the movement storage area 82, the movement information, and the additional information constitute movement history information. Then, the ball box monitoring management device 8B acquires the movement history information, and collects (aggregates) the history of movement of the gaming machine 1 by the player based on the acquired movement history information. The result of counting the movement history of the player's gaming machine 1 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the IC tag information processing and the gaming machine ball box monitoring device reception process according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The IC tag information processing is performed by the CPU of the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, The machine box monitoring device reception process is executed by the CPU of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the IC tag information processing, first, a time (reception time) for receiving the ball box ID of the IC tag 31 has elapsed since the placement IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 transmits a question signal. It is determined whether or not (S11).

  Specifically, when the placement IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44 transmits an interrogation signal, a reception timer for measuring the reception time is set in the RAM of the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. The reception time is set to a time sufficient for each IC tag reader to receive the ball box ID of the IC tag 31 around each IC tag reader. The ball box ID received until the reception timer expires is temporarily stored in a predetermined register area.

  In this way, by monitoring not only the cart IC tag reader 44 but also the ball box ID read by the mounted IC tag reader 12, a game ball is placed in the ball box 3 placed on the container placing unit 13. If it is stored, not only the ball boxes 3 loaded on the carriage 4 but also the number of ball boxes 3 placed on the container placement unit 13 are detected, so that it is possible to know a more detailed amount of balls. it can.

  If the reception timer has not expired, the process is terminated. When the reception timer is up, it is determined whether or not the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is included in the ball box ID read within the reception time (S12). Whether or not the ball box 3 is empty is determined by whether or not the mounted IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 has read the ball presence information from the IC tag 31.

  If there is an empty ball box 3, it is determined whether or not the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is stored in the gaming machine storage area 151 (S13).

  When the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is stored in the gaming machine storage area 151, it can be determined that the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored is empty. Therefore, the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3, the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, and no ball information are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8 B (S 14). Then, the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is deleted from the game storage area 151 (S15).

  The ball box ID transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B in step S14 is stored in the gaming machine storage area 151 when a predetermined amount or more of game balls are still stored in the ball box 3 of the ball box ID. In step S18, which will be described later, it is transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B and stored in the management storage area 81.

  Therefore, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 transmits the ball absence information of the ball box ID to the ball box monitoring management device 8B in step S14, so that the game balls stored in the ball box 3 of the ball box ID are stored. Can be notified to the ball box monitoring management device 8B that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is empty.

  On the other hand, if the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is not stored in the gaming machine storage area 151, the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 is deleted from the ball box ID received in step S11 ( S16). Thus, by deleting the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 from the gaming machine storage area 151, if the amount of game balls stored in the ball box 3 is less than a predetermined amount, the number of the ball boxes 3 Since the number of ball boxes 3 is detected without including, a more detailed amount of the ball can be known.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a new ball box ID not stored in the gaming machine storage area 151 has been received in step S11 (S17). If a new ball box ID has not been received, the process proceeds to step S20.

  When a new ball box ID is received, it can be determined that the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored has been newly added in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1, and therefore, the added ball box ID (stored in the gaming machine storage area 151). The game machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and additional information are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (S18).

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 transmits additional information to the ball box monitoring management device 8B, so that the mounted IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 reads the new ball box ID. The box monitoring management device 8B can be notified.

  Then, the added ball box ID is stored in the gaming machine storage area 151 (S19).

  Next, it is determined whether or not all ball box IDs stored in the gaming machine storage area 151 have been received in step S11 (S20). If all the ball box IDs have been received, the process ends.

  If all the ball box IDs have not been received, the ball box ID that has not been received, the gaming machine number set in the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, and the movement information are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B. (S21).

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 transmits the movement information to the ball box monitoring and management device 8B, so that the ball box IDs previously received by the mounted IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 are these times. It is possible to notify the ball box monitoring management device 8B that the IC tag reading device is no longer receiving.

  Then, the ball box ID that has not been received is deleted from the gaming machine storage area 151 (S22).

  The IC tag information processing is also executed by the CPU of the separate ball box monitoring device 95. However, in the separate ball box monitoring device 95, the IC tag information processing executed by the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 includes the placement IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 as the cart IC tag reading device 44. And the gaming machine storage area 151 is read as a separate product storage area, and IC tag information processing is executed.

  In the gaming machine ball box monitoring device reception process, first, it is determined whether or not ballless information has been received from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 (S23). If no ball information is received, the process proceeds to step S25. When the ball absence information is received, the information regarding the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 received simultaneously with the ball absence information is deleted from the management storage area 81 (S44).

  Next, it is determined whether additional information is received from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 (S25). If no additional information has been received, the process proceeds to step S34.

  When the additional information is received, the ball box ID of the ball box 3 received at the same time as the additional information is a gaming machine number other than the gaming machine number received at the same time as the additional information as the current gaming machine number 812. It is determined whether it is stored in the management storage area 81 (S26). That is, it is determined whether or not the added ball box 3 having the ball box ID is stored in the management storage area 81 as being held by a player who plays with another gaming machine 1.

  When the received ball box ID is stored in the management storage area 81 as a ball box 3 held by a player of another gaming machine 1, the game machine number received simultaneously with the other gaming machine 1 and the additional information It can be determined that the ball box 3 is in the communication range of both the cart IC tag readers 44 of the gaming machine 1 and the ball box ID of the ball box 3 is read by both cart IC tag readers 44. . In this case, it is notified that the ball box ID of the same ball box 3 is read by the two cart IC tag reading devices 44 (S27). Thereafter, the process ends.

  The notification is performed by a method recognizable by the employee. For example, a character or image to that effect is displayed on the display screen 61 of the information display device 6, or a sound to that effect is output from a sound output device provided in the gaming machine 1 for notification.

  When the employee confirms the notification from the gaming machine 1, the communication range of the cart IC tag reading device 44 of each gaming machine 1 is adjusted to that of the other gaming machine 1 by adjusting the output of the cart IC tag reading device 44. The communication range is limited so as not to reach the ball box 3 of the cart 4. Thereby, the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on one cart 4 can be accurately detected.

  In the process of step S26, only the gaming machine 1 having the gaming machine number received at the same time as the additional information and the gaming machine 1 adjacent to the gaming machine 1 may be monitored. That is, when additional information is received, only whether the ball box ID received at the same time has been read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 of the gaming machine 1 adjacent to the gaming machine 1 of the simultaneously received gaming machine number. judge.

  On the other hand, in step S26, when the received ball box ID is not stored in the management storage area 81 as the ball box 3 held by the player of the other gaming machine 1, the ball box ID is set as a separate ball box monitoring device. It is determined whether or not it has been received from 95 (S28). When the ball box ID is received from the separate ball box monitoring device 95, it can be determined that the ball box 3 with the ball box ID cannot be stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 and has moved to the separate storage area 9.

  In this case, since the cart 4 loaded with the ball box 3 is not connected to any game machine 1 while the ball box 3 moves from the gaming machine 1 to the separate storage yard 9, information on the ball box ID is It is stored in the moving storage area 82. Therefore, the received information regarding the ball box ID is stored as it is in the management storage area 81 and deleted from the movement storage area 82 (S29). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S34. Thereby, it is possible to know the number of ball boxes 3 obtained by adding up the ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate storage yard 9 and the ball boxes 3 loaded in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1.

  When the ball box ID is received from the separate ball box monitoring device 95, a separate flag is set in the information related to the ball box ID, or the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate loading place 9. A storage area for storing information related to the ball box ID may be provided separately, and information related to the ball box ID may be stored in the storage area. By doing so, it can be determined whether the ball box 3 stored in the management storage area 81 is stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 or the cart 4 in the separate storage yard 9.

  On the other hand, if the ball box ID has not been received from the separate ball box monitoring device 95 in step S28, that is, if the ball box ID has been received from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the ball box ID is stored in the memory. It is determined whether it is stored in the area 82 (S30).

  If it is not stored in the moving storage area 82, it can be determined that the ball box 3 with the ball box ID has been newly added, so that the ball box ID is assigned to the ball box ID 811 of the management storage area 81, The gaming machine number received simultaneously with the box ID is stored in the current gaming machine number 812 of the management storage area 81 (S33). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S34.

  When the ball box ID is stored in the movement storage area 82, it can be determined that the ball box 3 with the ball box ID has moved between the gaming machines 1, and therefore the ball box stored in the movement storage area 82. The current gaming machine number is added to the information regarding the ID and stored in the management storage area 81 (S31).

  Specifically, the gaming machine number received at the same time as the ball box ID is the current gaming machine number 812, and the gaming machine number stored in the moving gaming machine number 822 is the previous gaming machine number 813. , The gaming machine number stored in the previous gaming machine number 823 is changed to the previous gaming machine number 814, and the gaming machine number stored in the nth gaming machine number 82n is changed in the same manner. The (n + 1) previous gaming machine number 81 (n + 1) is stored in association with the ball box ID. Then, the information regarding the ball box ID is deleted from the movement storage area 82 (S32).

  Next, it is determined whether movement information has been received from the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball box monitoring device 95 (S34). If the movement information has not been received, the process ends.

  When the movement information is received, it can be determined that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is moving between the gaming machines 1 or is being carried to the counter 7 or the separate storage yard 9. Is stored in the moving storage area 82 as it is and deleted from the management storage area 81 (S35).

  As described above, when the ball box ID received simultaneously with the additional information is stored in the movement storage area 82, when the movement information is received by moving the information related to the ball box ID to the management storage area 81, The information related to the ball box ID received simultaneously with the movement information is moved to the movement storage area 82. Thereby, the tendency of the movement between the gaming machines 1 of the ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 can be grasped. In addition, by grasping the tendency of the movement of the ball box 3 between the gaming machines 1, it can be used as a reference when determining the arrangement of the gaming machines 1 in the game hall.

  In the first embodiment, when there is a change in the ball box ID read by the mounted IC tag reader 12 or the cart IC tag reader 44, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 or the separate ball The box monitoring device 95 transmits various information (ballless information, additional information, movement information, etc.) to the ball box monitoring management device 8B, but the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 and the separate ball box monitoring device 95 are arranged at predetermined intervals. The ball box ID and ball absence information read by the mounted IC tag reading device 12 or the cart IC tag reading device 44 are transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B, and the ball box 3 is added by the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Alternatively, movement may be monitored.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the IC tag reading process and the counter ball box monitoring device reception process according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The IC tag reading process is performed by the CPU of the counter ball box monitoring device 75. The machine box monitoring device reception process is executed by the CPU of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the IC tag reading process, first, it is determined whether or not the counter 7 is counting game balls (S41). If the game ball is not being counted, the process is terminated.

  When the game balls are being counted, the counter IC tag reader 71 transmits a question signal to read the ball box ID (S42). And it is determined whether ball box ID was received (S43).

  If the ball box ID is not received, the game ball is being counted by the counter 7, but at this time, it can be determined that the ball box 3 has not passed over the counter IC tag reader 71. The process proceeds to step S45 without storing any ball box ID in the counter storage area 751.

  On the other hand, when the ball box ID is received, since it can be determined that the ball box 3 has passed over the counter IC tag reader 71, the ball box ID is stored in the counter storage area 751 (S44).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the ball number writing button has been turned on (S45). If the ball box writing button has not been operated, it can be determined that the counting of the game balls has not ended, and thus the processing ends.

  On the other hand, when the ball number write button is operated, it can be determined that the counting of the game balls has ended, and therefore the ball box ID stored in the counter storage area 751 is transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (S46). ). Then, the ball box ID stored in the counter storage area 751 is deleted (S47). Thereafter, the process ends.

  In the counting machine ball box monitoring device reception process, first, it is determined whether or not a ball box ID has been received from the counting machine ball box monitoring device 75 (S48). If the ball box ID has not been received, the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the player receives the ball box ID, the player who owns the ball box 3 with the ball box ID can determine that the game has ended. (S49).

  As a result, the information related to the ball box ID of the ball box 3 that is no longer used by counting the game balls is deleted from the moving storage area 82, so that the ball box 3 can be moved to another game machine without any special operation. 1 can be used newly.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the moving storage area processing according to the first embodiment of this invention, which is executed by the CPU of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the moving storage area process, first, it is determined whether there is information relating to the ball box ID stored in the moving storage area 82 for a predetermined time (S51). Whether or not the information related to the ball box ID is stored in the movement storage area 82 for a predetermined time is determined based on the time stored in the movement storage area 82.

  If there is no information stored in the moving storage area 82 for a predetermined time, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if there is information stored in the moving storage area 82 for a predetermined time, the information regarding the ball box ID is deleted from the moving storage area 82 (S52). Thereafter, the process ends.

  For example, while the player is moving between the gaming machines 1, suppose that the game ball of the ball box 3, which is stored only about half, is moved to another ball box 3 and the ball box 3 is emptied. . However, since the information related to the ball box ID of the empty ball box 3 remains stored in the movement storage area 82, when the empty ball box 3 is newly used in another gaming machine 1, the ball box The past gaming machine number is stored in the management storage area 81 as if 3 has moved between the gaming machines 1.

  Therefore, the information regarding the ball box ID after a predetermined time has been deleted from the movement storage area 82, so that the game ball is moved to another ball box 3 while moving between the game machines 1, and is empty. Can be newly used in another gaming machine 1 different from the original gaming machine 1 without any special operation.

  It should be noted that the predetermined time for deleting the information related to the ball box ID is a sufficient time (for example, for a player to finish a game on one gaming machine 1 and start a game on another gaming machine 1 (for example, 5 minutes).

  In addition, when the mounting IC tag reader 12 is not provided in the container mounting unit 13, when the ball box 3 is moved from the cart 4 to the container mounting unit 13, information regarding the ball box ID of the ball box 3 is moved. It is moved to the storage area 82. In this case, the information regarding the ball box ID of the ball box 3 is deleted from the moving storage area 82 when a predetermined time elapses even though the same player continues to use the ball box 3. . However, when the ball box 3 is loaded on the carriage 4 again, the ball box ID of the ball box 3 may be stored in the management storage area 81, and no particular problem occurs.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the ball box information totaling display process according to the first embodiment of this invention, which is executed by the CPU of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the ball box information totaling display process, various information (for example, the number of ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1, the ball box 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 from the information stored in the management storage area 81). The total number of ball boxes 3 that have moved from other gaming machines 1, the total number of ball boxes 3 for each type of gaming machine 1, and the ball boxes 3 that are loaded near the gaming machine 1 have moved. The gaming machine number or model, or the tendency of movement of the ball box 3 between the models, etc.) are tabulated, and the tabulated result is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B (S61). Further, the totaling result is displayed on the display screen 61 of the information display device 6 via the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15.

  The displayed aggregation results will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a totaling result of the number of ball boxes 3 for each model according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 15C, the number of ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 is equal to the number of ball boxes 3 storing the game balls discharged by the current gaming machine 1 ( Divided into the number of ball boxes that have been released by the current gaming machine 1) and the number of ball boxes 3 that have stored the game balls discharged by other gaming machines 1 (the number of ball boxes that have been issued by other gaming machines 1). indicate.

  The number of ball boxes 3 is totaled as follows. First, when no gaming machine number is stored in the previous gaming machine number 813 with respect to the gaming box ID stored in the gaming box ID 811, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine number 813 is replaced with the current gaming machine number. The number is counted as “the number of ball boxes released by the current gaming machine 1” of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number stored in the number 812. Further, when a gaming machine number is stored in the previous gaming machine number 813 with respect to the gaming box ID stored in the gaming box ID 811, the gaming machine number corresponding to the gaming box ID is changed to the current gaming machine. The number is counted as “the number of ball boxes delivered by other gaming machines 1” of the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the number 812.

  FIG. 15A shows the result of counting the number of ball boxes 3 of model A and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  A total of ten gaming machine numbers 101 to 110 are installed in the gaming machine 1 of model A.

  A total of 22 ball boxes 3 are stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of model A. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machines 1 having the gaming machine numbers 101 to 110) is 19, and the number of ball boxes 3 that are put out by the other gaming machines 1 is three. The number of gaming machines 1 on which the ball boxes 3 are stacked is four (the gaming machines 1 with the gaming machine numbers 101, 103, 104, and 107). The breakdown is as follows.

  Twelve ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 101. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been issued by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 101) is 12, and there is no ball box 3 that has been issued by other gaming machines 1.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 102, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  Five ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 103. Of these, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 103) is five, and there is no ball box 3 that has been put out by other gaming machines 1.

  Three ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 104. Among them, there is no ball box 3 that was released by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 101), and the number of ball boxes that were issued by other gaming machines 1 is three.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machines 1 of the gaming machine numbers 105 and 106, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  Two ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 107. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 101) is two, and there is no ball box 3 that has been put out by other gaming machines 1.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machines 1 of the gaming machine numbers 108 to 110, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  FIG. 15B shows the result of counting the number of model B ball boxes 3 and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  A total of ten gaming machine numbers 111 to 120 are installed in the gaming machine 1 of model B.

  A total of 33 ball boxes 3 are stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the model B. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been issued by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machines 1 of the gaming machine numbers 111 to 120) is 30, and the number of ball boxes 3 that are issued by the other gaming machines 1 is three. The number of gaming machines 1 on which the ball boxes 3 are stacked is seven (the gaming machines 1 with the gaming machine numbers 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119 and 120). The breakdown is as follows.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 111, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 112, eight ball boxes 3 are stacked. Of these, the number of ball boxes that have been issued by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 112) is eight, and there is no ball box 3 that has been issued by other gaming machines 1.

  Six ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 113. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 113) is six, and there is no ball box 3 that has been put out by other gaming machines 1.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 114, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  Two ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 115. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 115) is two, and there is no ball box 3 that has been put out by other gaming machines 1.

  Six ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 116. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 116) is three, and the number of ball boxes 3 that are put out by the other gaming machines 1 is three.

  Two ball boxes 3 are stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 117. Of these, the number of ball boxes that have been issued by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 117) is two, and there is no ball box 3 that has been issued by other gaming machines 1.

  In the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 118, the ball box 3 is not stacked.

  Six ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 119. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been put out by the current gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 119) is six, and there is no ball box 3 that has been put out by other gaming machines 1.

  Three ball boxes 3 are stacked near the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 120. Among them, the number of ball boxes that have been issued by the current gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 120) is three, and there is no ball box 3 that has been issued by other gaming machines 1.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B counts the number of ball boxes 3 for each model as described above at predetermined time intervals. The amusement hall can check the total result with the output device, and can also print the total result. In addition, the game hall may display the counting result at a suitable place in the gaming machine 1 or the game hall so that the player can recognize it.

  When the player counts the game balls discharged from the gaming machine 1 immediately after the game starts, or when the player moves with the game balls between the gaming machines 1, the employee moves on the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4. If you simply write down the number on a piece of paper, you can't tell if a game ball is coming out of a particular model. However, by summing up the information related to the ball box IDs stored in the management storage area 81 as described above, the number of ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 which is very important information for business can be accurately obtained. It can be detected. In addition, it is possible to know the amount of balls for each model.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the totaling results of the movement progress of the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  The game hall inputs the gaming machine number using the input device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Then, the detailed movement progress of the ball box 3 stacked in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 of the inputted gaming machine number is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Here, a detailed movement process of the ball box 3 when the 116th series is designated will be described.

  FIG. 16 (A) shows the total results of the movement progress of the ball box 3 between the gaming machines 1 and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  Six ball boxes 3 are stacked in three rows and two rows near the 116th gaming machine 1. In the bottom two ball boxes 3, game machine numbers 026 and 156 are displayed. That is, it can be determined that the bottom two ball boxes 3 have moved from the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 156 to the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 116 via the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 026.

  A gaming machine number 026 is displayed in one of the middle boxes 3. That is, it can be determined that the ball box 3 has moved from the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 026 to the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number 116.

  In other words, the game balls stored in the two lowest ball boxes 3 are discharged by the game machine 1 with the game machine number 156, and the game balls stored in one of the middle boxes 3 are the game machines with the game machine number 026. It can be determined that the gaming balls discharged by the machine 1 and stored in the other three ball boxes 3 are discharged by the gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number 116.

  By displaying the result of the above-mentioned counting, the game hall is discharged in any game machine 1 in the game box stored in the ball box 3, and then the ball box 3 moves via any game machine 1. Can know.

  FIG. 16B is a total result of the movement progress between the models of the ball box 3, and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  Six ball boxes 3 are stacked in three rows and two rows near the 116th gaming machine 1. A model C and a model D are displayed in the lower two ball boxes 3. That is, it can be determined that the two lowest ball boxes 3 have been moved from the gaming machine 1 of model D to the gaming machine 1 of gaming machine number 116 via the gaming machine 1 of model C.

  The model C is displayed in one of the middle boxes 3. That is, it can be determined that the ball box 3 has been moved from the gaming machine 1 of model C to the gaming machine 1 having the gaming machine number 116.

  That is, the game balls stored in the lower two ball boxes 3 are discharged by the model D gaming machine 1, and the game balls stored in the middle ball box 3 are discharged by the model C gaming machine 1. Thus, it can be determined that the game balls stored in the other three ball boxes 3 are discharged from the game machine 1 of the game machine number 116 type.

  By displaying the above-mentioned total results, the game hall knows which model the game balls stored in the ball box 3 are discharged and after which the ball box 3 moves through. Can do.

  In FIGS. 16A and 16B, the game machine number is displayed on the schematic diagram of the ball box 3 on the ball box monitoring and management device 8B, and the progress of the movement of the ball box 3 is shown. For example, the number of ball boxes 3 and the gaming machine number through which each ball box 3 passes may be displayed only by characters.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the totaling result of the movement tendency of the ball box 3 between the models according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  The game hall inputs the model of the gaming machine 1 using the input device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Then, among the gaming machines 1 installed in the game hall, the total result of the movement tendency of the ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of all the gaming machines 1 of the input model is output from the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Displayed on the device. Here, the total result of the movement tendency of the ball box 3 when the model A is designated will be described.

  FIG. 17 (A) is a tabulated result of the movement tendency of the ball box 3 from one model to another, and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  Here, from the gaming machine 1 of the model A to the gaming machine 1 of the model B, three boxes of ball boxes 3, to the gaming machine 1 of the model C, eight ball boxes 3 and from the gaming machine 1 of the model D to twelve boxes. The ball box 3 is moving. That is, a player who has played a game on the machine A of the model A has a strong tendency to move to the game machine 1 of the model D among the models B, C, and D, and has a low tendency to move to the game machine 1 of the model B. .

  By displaying the above totaling results on the output device of the ball box monitoring and management device 8B, the game arcade, for example, when the gaming machine 1 is rearranged, the gaming machine 1 of the model A and the gaming machine 1 of the model D This can be used as a reference for determining the arrangement of the gaming machines 1, such as close to each other.

  FIG. 17B is a tabulated result of the movement tendency of the ball box 3 from another model to one model, and is displayed on the output device of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  Here, model B gaming machine 1 to five box ball boxes 3, model C gaming machine 1 to three box ball boxes 3, and model D gaming machine 1 to eight box ball boxes 3 are model A. The game machine 1 has been moved. That is, among the models B, C, and D, a player who was playing with the game machine 1 of the model D has a strong tendency to move to the game machine 1 of the model A, and the game played with the game machine 1 of the model C The tendency for a person to move to the gaming machine 1 of model A is weak.

  By displaying the above totaling results on the output device of the ball box monitoring and management device 8B, the game arcade, for example, when the gaming machine 1 is rearranged, the gaming machine 1 of the model A and the gaming machine 1 of the model D This can be used as a reference for determining the arrangement of the gaming machines 1, such as close to each other.

  FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram of the display screen 61 of the information display device 6 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

  In the display screen 61, a range (display range) in which various information can be displayed is divided into a plurality of blocks, and different information is displayed in each block.

  In the upper left of the display range, the number of big hit states (number of big hits) (for example, 15) that occurred in the gaming machine 1 on the day is displayed.

  In the lower left of the display range, the number of start times (for example, 153) of the variable display game after the previous big hit state occurrence of the gaming machine 1 is displayed.

  In the upper right of the display range, the number of probability variation states (probability variation number) (for example, 10) that occurred in the gaming machine 1 on the day is displayed.

  In the lower right of the display range, the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 (the number of cart ball boxes) (for example, 9) among the ball boxes 3 currently held by the player who plays with the gaming machine 1 Is displayed. Thus, by displaying the number of cart boxes on the display screen 61, the number of the cart boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 is clarified. Therefore, the player counts the cart boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4. Without checking the number displayed on the information display device 6, the number of ball boxes 3 owned by the user can be grasped. Further, by displaying the number of ball boxes 3 on the information display device 6, it is possible to appeal the payout rate of the gaming machine 1 to other players.

  The information displayed in the display range is not limited to these. Further, the player can switch displayed information by operating the data switching button 62.

  Even if anti-theft of the ball box 3 is realized by specifying the gaming machine 1 on which each ball box 3 is loaded using the above gaming equipment and further specifying the player who plays with the gaming machine 1. Good. That is, by identifying a player who owns a game ball in the ball box 3 using the present invention, a person other than the player counts the game balls in the ball box 3 or plays game balls in the ball box 3. It is possible to prevent a game from being played.

(Second Embodiment)
The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above in the configuration of the carriage 4 and the means for specifying the gaming machine 1 (game machine specifying device). Here, only the configuration different from the above-described first embodiment will be described, and the same reference numeral is given to the same configuration as the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of the carriage 4 according to the second embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 19A is a perspective view of the carriage 4.

  In the second embodiment, a panel-like solar cell 47 is provided between two hand pressing member attachment portions 46 provided on the placement surface 415. The solar battery 47 generates electricity by receiving the light in the amusement hall and supplies power to the cart 4.

  Note that the solar battery 47 may be provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41, for example, instead of between the hand pressing member mounting portions 46, as long as it can sufficiently receive the light in the game hall. Further, a rechargeable battery may be provided instead of the solar battery 47.

  A power switch 48 is provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41.

  When the employee sets the power switch 48 to ON, supply of power to the carriage 4 is started. As a result, the cart IC tag reader 44 and the IC tag 31 can communicate with each other, and a data receiving unit 25 (FIG. 20) and a data transmitting unit 49 described later can communicate with each other. Then, the ball box ID and ball presence information of the IC tag 31 read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 are transmitted to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15.

  Further, when the employee sets the power switch 48 to OFF, power is not supplied to the carriage 4. As a result, the cart IC tag reading device 44 and the IC tag 31 cannot communicate with each other, and the data receiving unit 25 and the data transmitting unit 49 cannot communicate with each other.

  The power switch 48 need not be provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41 and may be provided on the mounting surface 415. However, it is desirable not to provide the power switch 48 at a position where the power switches 48 are easily operated when the carts 4 come into contact with each other, or when a player or employee comes into contact with the cart 4.

  A data transmission unit 49 is provided on the side surface on the short side where the hand pressing member mounting portion 46 is not provided in the periphery of the mounting plate 41. The data transmission unit 49 transmits the ball box ID and ball presence information read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 to the outside (the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15) by performing infrared communication with the data receiving unit 25.

  In addition, since the direction in which the carriage 4 is arranged with respect to the chair 2 differs depending on the game hall, the position where the data transmission unit 49 is provided is selected from the side on the short side and the side on the long side in the periphery of the mounting plate 41. You may be able to do it. When the data transmission unit 49 is provided on the long side surface of the mounting plate 41, the employee arranges the carriage 4 so that the side surface on which the data transmission unit 49 is provided faces the data reception unit 25.

  FIG. 19B is a configuration diagram of the data transmission unit 49.

  The data transmission unit 49 includes an infrared transmission device (not shown) including an infrared LED on the inside of the carriage 4, and infrared rays are transmitted from the infrared LED.

  The data transmission unit 49 is provided with a transmission window 490 through which infrared rays transmitted from the infrared LED are transmitted. The transmission window 490 is provided with a transmission surface (radiation surface) 491 through which infrared rays are transmitted substantially vertically (substantially parallel to the side surface of the mounting plate 41).

  The transmission window 490 is configured to be swingable left and right around a swing shaft provided in the vertical and horizontal directions. That is, the transmission surface 491 changes its direction from side to side while maintaining a substantially vertical shape.

  The employee adjusts the direction of the transmission window 490 when placing the cart 4 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 so that the transmission surface 491 faces the data receiving unit 25 and changes the infrared radiation direction. Note that the transmission surface 491 is not substantially vertical, and the direction thereof may be changeable in the vertical direction.

  In this way, by directing the transparent window 490 toward the data receiving unit 25, the data transmitting unit 49 can be prevented from transmitting data to the data receiving unit 25 of another gaming machine 1. Even if the number of carts 4 used in the game hall increases, data can be reliably transmitted from the data transmission unit 49 to the data reception unit 25.

  The data transmission unit 49 is provided with a light emitting device constituted by a lamp or an LED. When the data transmission unit 49 becomes communicable with the data reception unit 25, the light-emitting device is turned on or blinks to notify that communication is possible.

  Note that the data transmission unit 49 may be provided with a sound output device including a speaker or the like. When the data transmission unit 49 becomes communicable with the data reception unit 25, a sound (for example, a beep sound or a sound) indicating that communication is possible is output from the sound output device.

  FIG. 20 is a configuration diagram of the data reception unit 25 and the data transmission unit 49 according to the second embodiment of this invention.

  The column 23 of the chair 2 is provided with a data receiving unit 25 on the back side. It is desirable that the data receiving unit 25 be provided at substantially the same height as the data transmitting unit 49 when the cart 4 is placed in the vicinity of the chair 2. The data receiving unit 25 may be provided below the island facility so as to correspond to each gaming machine 1.

  The data transmission unit 49 transmits the ball box ID and the ball presence information read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 to the data reception unit 25. When the data receiving unit 25 receives the ball box ID or the ball presence information from the data transmission unit 49, the data receiving unit 25 transmits these pieces of information to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 sets the ball box ID of the ball box 3 in which the gaming balls are stored among the ball box IDs received from the data receiving unit 25 to the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15. The number is transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B together with the number.

  Note that the communication distance between the data transmission unit 49 and the data reception unit 25 is limited to be shorter than the installation interval of the gaming machines 1 in the island facility. As a result, the data transmission unit 49 transmits data to the data reception unit 25 of the other gaming machine 1, or the data reception unit 25 receives data from the data transmission unit 49 of the cart 4 of the other gaming machine 1. To prevent that. The communication distance between them may be limited by adjusting the output of the data transmission unit 49, or may be limited by adjusting the output of the data reception unit 25.

  In order to ensure communication between the data transmission unit 49 and the data reception unit 25, it is desirable that the carriage 4 be disposed in the vicinity of the column 23.

  Note that the communication range between the data transmission unit 49 and the data reception unit 25 may be set to be extremely small (for example, communication is not possible unless the data transmission unit 49 and the data reception unit 25 are in contact with each other). When the employee places the cart 4 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1, loads the ball box 3 on the cart 4, or moves the ball box 3 from the cart 4, the employee transmits the data transmitting unit 49 to the data receiving unit 25. Contact. Each time the data receiving unit 25 comes into contact with the data transmitting unit 49, the data receiving unit 25 receives the ball box ID or the ball presence information.

  The gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the data transmission unit 49, and the data reception unit 25 constitute a gaming machine specifying device. In other words, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 receives the ball box ID and ball presence information from the data transmission unit 49 via the data receiving unit 25, so that the ball box ID of the ball box ID received by the cart IC tag reading device 44 is obtained. It is specified that the player who owns 3 is playing a game on the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the data receiving unit 25.

  In addition, since the data transmission unit 49 and the data reception unit 25 communicate with each other, the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the carriage 4 can be identified wirelessly, so that the work of connecting the wiring and the operation of inputting the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 Can be realized, and a gaming machine can be realized with a simple configuration.

  In the second embodiment, since the cart 4 and the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15 communicate wirelessly in this way, the connection unit 16 and the connection unit 96 in the configuration diagram of the game management system shown in FIG. Is not provided.

  In the separate storage area 9, a data receiving unit (not shown) is provided in the separate ball box monitoring device 95. When the employee places the carriage 4 in the separate storage site 9, the employee places the data transmission unit 49 in the vicinity of the data reception unit. In addition, the separate ball-box monitoring device 95 is provided with a plurality of data receiving units so that a plurality of carts 4 can be placed in the separate storage area 9.

  When the employee places the cart 4 in the separate loading yard 9, the employee stores the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player who owns the ball box 3 of the cart 4 plays in the separate ball-box monitoring device 95. You may enter. By doing so, it is possible to easily determine which game machine 1 the player who plays in the game machine 1 holds the ball box 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate storage yard 9. In this case, the separate ball box monitoring device 95 transmits the ball box ID received from the cart IC tag reading device 44 and the input gaming machine number to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the second embodiment, the gaming machine ball box monitoring device 15, the data receiving unit 25, the IC tag 31, the cart IC tag reading device 44, the data transmitting unit 49, and the separate cardboard box monitoring device 95 are used as game equipment. Configure.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above in the configuration of the carriage 4 and the means for specifying the gaming machine 1 (game machine specifying device). Here, only the configuration different from the above-described first embodiment will be described, and the same reference numeral is given to the same configuration as the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 21 is a right side view showing the configuration around the gaming machine 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In the third embodiment, an IC tag (second recording medium) 26 is provided on the lower surface of the seat surface 21 of the chair 2. In the IC tag 26, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the chair 2 is stored. In the third embodiment, the bogie communication connection portion 29 is not provided in the chair 2.

  A carriage IC tag reading device 44 is provided on the mounting plate 41 of the carriage 4 (FIG. 23). The communication range of the cart IC tag reader 44 is upward from the position where the cart IC tag reader 44 is provided to the extent that the IC tag 26 enters the communication range when the cart 4 is arranged behind the chair 2. It is formed in a vertically long ellipse. For example, the communication range is limited from the cart IC tag reading device 44 so as to be a vertically long ellipse having a major axis of about 70 cm and a minor axis of about 50 cm. The communication range is limited by providing directivity to the antenna of the cart IC tag reader 44. The communication range may be limited by adjusting the reception sensitivity, frequency, and output of the cart IC tag reader 44.

  When the cart 4 is arranged in the vicinity of the chair 2, the cart IC tag reader 44 reads the gaming machine number of the IC tag 26. The gaming machine number read by the cart IC tag reader 44 is stored in the RAM 403 (FIG. 24) of the cart controller 400 (FIG. 24) of the cart 4. As described above, by providing the IC tag 26 on the chair 2, the gaming machine number can be reliably acquired by a simple operation.

  You may comprise the IC tag 26 so that it can be pulled out from the back surface of the chair 2 to the back side (passage side). When the employee places the carriage 4 at a position slightly away from the chair 2, the employee pulls out the IC tag 26 and holds it over the carriage IC tag reader 44 of the carriage 4. By doing so, the gaming machine number is input to the RAM 403 of the cart 4.

  The IC tag 26 and the cart IC tag reader 44 constitute a gaming machine information acquisition unit. When the cart IC tag reading device 44 communicates with the IC tag 26, the cart control device 400 acquires the gaming machine number.

  The gaming machine number stored in the RAM 403 is overwritten and stored on the other gaming machine number when the cart IC tag reading device 44 reads the other gaming machine number. Further, the gaming machine number stored in the RAM 403 is erased when the power switch 48 is turned off.

  FIG. 22 is a system configuration diagram of a game management system according to the third embodiment of this invention.

  The information display device 6 and the receiving device 27 are connected to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B receives the ball box ID and the gaming machine number (unique information) stored in each cart 4 from the data transmission unit 49 via the receiving device 27. The ball box monitoring and management device 8B stores these pieces of information, so that the cart 4 is located in the vicinity of any gaming machine 1 (the gaming machine 1 before moving in the case of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading place 9). Can be identified.

  The IC tag 26, the receiving device 27, the cart IC tag reading device 44, and the data transmitting unit 49 constitute a gaming machine specifying device. In other words, when the receiving device 27 receives the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from the data transmission unit 49, the player who holds the ball box 3 of the ball box ID received by the cart IC tag reading device 44 can play the gaming machine. It is specified that a game is played with the numbered gaming machine 1.

  The ball box monitoring and management device 8B stores these pieces of information, so that the ball box 3 loaded in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1, the ball box 3 loaded in the separate storage yard 9, and the counter 7 count. The ball box 3 is managed by the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In addition, the ball box monitoring and management device 8B includes the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the gaming machine 1 on the information display device 6 and the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on the cart 4 of the separate storage yard 9. The total number of is displayed.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B includes a ROM that stores a CPU, a program, and the like in advance, a RAM that is a memory used as a work area when the CPU is operating, and a storage device (HDD) such as a hard disk that stores various data. Provided. The RAM includes a storage area for temporarily storing various data (for example, the previous management storage area 83 or a new management storage area), and a work area for temporarily storing data necessary for the operation of the CPU. Prepare.

  These CPU, ROM, RAM and HDD are connected by a bus. The bus includes an address bus and a data bus used by the CPU for reading and writing data. The bus is connected to a network communication port and an I / O port for controlling input / output with the outside.

  The network communication port is a data input / output unit for performing data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol, and is connected to the internal network.

  The I / O port includes a display that displays the number of ball boxes 3 stacked in the vicinity of each gaming machine 1 or which gaming machine 1 the ball box 3 has moved through, and a speaker. An output device is connected. Further, input devices (camera, microphone, keyboard, mouse, etc.) for operating the ball box monitoring management device 8B are connected to the I / O port.

  The receiving device 27 is provided for each island facility, each floor, each passage, or each predetermined block in the game hall. The receiving device 27 receives a ball box ID or the like from the data transmission unit 49 of the carriage 4 or the data transmission unit 79 of the counter 7 arranged in the game hall. Then, the receiving device 27 transmits the received ball box ID and the like to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  The receiving device 27 and the data transmission unit 49 or 79 communicate using a wireless LAN. The data transmission unit 49 communicates with the receiving device 27 to transmit the ball box ID and the gaming machine number read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 to the outside (ball box monitoring management device 8B).

  Note that communication between the receiving device 27 and the data transmission unit 49 or 79 is not limited to a wireless LAN. However, for example, when the receiving device 27 is provided for each island facility, the distance between the receiving device 27 and the data transmission unit 49 or 79 is several meters or more, and thus a communication method with a communication distance of several meters or more is desirable.

  Each gaming machine 1 is provided with an IC tag 26. The IC tag 26 stores the gaming machine number of the corresponding gaming machine 1. When the cart IC tag reading device 44 reads the gaming machine number from the IC tag 26 or the ball box ID or ball presence information from the IC tag 31, these pieces of information are stored in the RAM 403 of the cart control device 400. Then, the ball box ID and the gaming machine number of the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored are transmitted from the data transmission unit 49 to the receiving device 27.

  The gaming machine number read by the cart IC tag reader 44 from the IC tag 26 is not erased from the RAM 403 unless another gaming machine number is overwritten or the power switch 48 is set to OFF. That is, even if the trolley 4 is placed in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 and the trolley IC tag reader 44 reads the gaming machine number of the IC tag 26 and then the trolley 4 is moved to the separate loading place 9, The RAM 403 stores the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 before movement.

  Therefore, the receiving device 27 also receives the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from the data transmission unit 49 of the cart 4 placed in the separate loading yard 9, and the game of the player who holds the ball box 3 of the cart 4 is received. The machine 1 can be specified.

  Note that the communication range of the cart IC tag reading device 44 does not read the IC tag 26 of each gaming machine 1 arranged facing the passage so long as it passes through the passage from the gaming machine 1 to the separate storage yard 9. Limit to range.

  However, when a player who holds the ball box 3 of the cart 4 moves the gaming machine 1 while the cart 4 is placed in the separate loading place 9, the employee can enter a gaming machine number input button 420 or a remote controller described later. The gaming machine number of the new gaming machine 1 may be stored in the cart 4 using

  The counter 7 is provided with a data transmission unit 79. The data transmission unit 79 transmits the ball box ID read by the counter IC tag reader 71 to the receiver 27. Then, the receiving device 27 transmits the received ball box ID to the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  Thus, by providing the receiving device 27 in the game hall and receiving information from the data transmitting unit 49, it is not necessary to provide the data receiving unit 25 for each gaming machine 1. Moreover, since the cart 4 can be freely arranged in the game hall, when the cart 4 cannot be placed in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1, the cart 4 can be moved to the separate loading hall 9 without any special operation.

  As a method for specifying the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 on which the cart 4 is placed, the cart 2 may be provided with the cart IC tag without providing the chair 2 with the IC tag 26. An ID number for uniquely identifying each cart 4 is stored in the cart IC tag. In addition, an IC tag reader is provided at a predetermined position in the game hall.

  Then, the distance between the IC tag reader and the cart IC tag is measured based on the inquiry signal transmitted by the IC tag reader and the delay time of the received answer signal from the cart IC tag. Based on the measured distance, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 on which the carriage 4 is placed is specified.

  For example, if the distance between the first gaming machine 1 and the IC tag reader is 5 meters, the distance between the cart 4 (cart IC tag) placed on the gaming machine 1 and the IC tag reader is also about 5 meters. It is. Therefore, if the distance between the cart IC tag and the IC tag reader is 5 meters, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 on which the cart 4 is placed can be specified as 1. For example, if the distance between the cart IC tag and the IC tag reader is 6 meters, the gaming machine number is 2 and if the distance is 7 meters, the gaming machine number is specified as 3.

  Further, instead of the data transmitters 49 and 79 and the receiving device 27 communicating with each other using a wireless LAN, a cart IC tag is provided on the cart 4, and each place in the game hall (for example, for each island facility, for each floor, for a passageway) An IC tag reading device may be provided every time or every predetermined block, and the IC tag reading device may receive the gaming machine number and the ball box ID from the cart IC tag.

  In this case, the gaming machine number read from the IC tag 26 by the cart IC tag reader 44 and the ball box ID read from the IC tag 31 are stored in the RAM 403 of the cart controller 400. Then, the gaming machine number and ball box ID are written in the cart IC tag.

  Then, IC tag readers provided at various locations in the game hall receive the gaming machine number and ball box ID from the cart IC tags provided at each cart 4. As a result, the gaming machine 1 on which each cart 4 is placed and the number of ball boxes 3 loaded on each cart 4 are specified.

  It should be noted that, in the amusement hall, the radio wave is not easily propagated by being disturbed by island facilities, the counter 7 or the like. In this case, it is desirable to provide an IC tag reader for the cart IC tag for each passage.

  In the third embodiment, the IC tag 26, the receiving device 27, the IC tag 31, the cart IC tag reading device 44, and the data transmitting unit 49 constitute a gaming facility.

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of the carriage 4 according to the third embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 23A is a perspective view of the carriage 4.

  In the third embodiment, in addition to the cart IC tag reader 44, a gaming machine number display 410 and a gaming machine number input button 420 are provided between the two placement position restricting portions 45 provided on the placement surface 415. In addition, a gaming machine number input remote control receiving unit 430 is provided. Note that the gaming machine number input button 420 and / or the gaming machine number input remote control receiving unit 430 are not essential components.

  The gaming machine number display 410 is composed of a plurality of 7-segment LEDs. The gaming machine number display 410 displays the gaming machine number of the IC tag 26 read by the cart IC tag reading device 44. As will be described later, when a gaming machine number is input by a gaming machine number input button 420 or a gaming machine number is input by a remote controller carried by an employee, the gaming machine number is displayed on the gaming machine number display 410. Is displayed.

  The gaming machine number input button 420 is composed of ten buttons from 0 to 9. The employee can input the gaming machine number by operating the gaming machine number input button 420 corresponding to the gaming machine number. The gaming machine number input button 420 constitutes gaming machine number acquisition means.

  Further, as another form of the gaming machine number acquisition means, the gaming machine number of the corresponding gaming machine 1 may be input using a remote controller (not shown) carried by the employee. The remote control includes ten buttons from 0 to 9. When a button corresponding to the gaming machine number is operated, a signal is transmitted from the remote controller, and the gaming machine number input remote control receiving unit 430 receives the gaming machine number. The gaming machine number is stored in the RAM 403 of the carriage 4.

  A panel-like solar cell 47 is provided between the two hand pressing member mounting portions 46 provided on the mounting surface 415. The solar battery 47 generates electricity by receiving the light in the amusement hall and supplies power to the cart 4.

  Note that the solar battery 47 may be provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41, for example, instead of between the hand pressing member mounting portions 46, as long as it can sufficiently receive the light in the game hall. Further, a rechargeable battery may be provided instead of the solar battery 47.

  A power switch 48 is provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41.

  When the employee sets the power switch 48 to ON, supply of power to the carriage 4 is started. As a result, the cart IC tag reader 44 and the IC tag 26 or 31 can communicate with each other. Then, the gaming machine number of the IC tag 26 or the ball box ID of the IC tag 31 read by the cart IC tag reading device 44 is transmitted to the receiving device 27.

  Further, when the employee sets the power switch 48 to OFF, power is not supplied to the carriage 4. As a result, the cart IC tag reader 44 and the IC tags 26 and 31 cannot communicate.

  The power switch 48 need not be provided on the side surface of the mounting plate 41 and may be provided on the mounting surface 415. However, it is desirable not to provide the power switch 48 at a position where the power switches 48 are easily operated when the carts 4 come into contact with each other, or when a player or employee comes into contact with the cart 4.

  A data transmission unit 49 is provided on the side surface on the short side where the hand pressing member mounting portion 46 is not provided in the periphery of the mounting plate 41.

  Since the direction in which the carriage 4 is arranged with respect to the chair 2 varies depending on the game hall, the data transmission unit 49 may be provided on the side of the long side of the periphery of the mounting plate 41. In this case, the employee arranges the carriage 4 so that the side surface on the long side where the data transmission unit 49 is provided faces the data reception unit 25.

  FIG. 23B is a configuration diagram of the data transmission unit 49.

  The data transmission unit 49 includes a radio wave transmission device (not shown) that generates a high-frequency signal on the inner side of the carriage 4, and radio waves are transmitted from the radio wave transmission device. And the data transmission part 49 is provided with the antenna 492 which radiates | emits the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitter to space. As this antenna 492, a planar antenna having directivity in a substantially vertical direction is used.

  The antenna 492 is configured to be swingable left and right around a swing shaft provided in the vertical direction. That is, the antenna 492 changes its direction from side to side while maintaining a substantially vertical position. The employee adjusts the direction of the antenna 492 when placing the cart 4 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 1 and adjusts the directivity so that the antenna 492 faces the receiving device 27 to change the radiation direction of the radio wave. Note that the antenna 492 is not substantially vertical, and its orientation may be changed in the vertical direction.

  In this way, by directing the transmission window 490 toward the receiving device 27, data can be reliably transmitted from the data transmitting unit 49 to the receiving device 27.

  The data transmission unit 49 is provided with a light emitting device constituted by a lamp or an LED. When the data transmission unit 49 becomes communicable with the data reception unit 25, the light-emitting device is turned on or blinks to notify that communication is possible.

  Note that the data transmission unit 49 may be provided with a sound output device including a speaker or the like. When the data transmission unit 49 becomes communicable with the data reception unit 25, a sound (for example, a beep sound or a sound) indicating that communication is possible is output from the sound output device.

  FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a cart control apparatus 400 provided in the cart 4 according to the third embodiment of this invention.

  The cart control device 400 operates when the generated current from the solar battery 47 is input.

  The cart control apparatus 400 is provided with a CPU 401, a ROM 402 that stores programs and the like, and a RAM 403 that is a memory used as a work area when the CPU operates.

  The RAM 403 includes a storage area for temporarily storing various data (for example, a gaming machine number storage area or a ball box ID storage area), and a work area for temporarily storing data necessary for the operation of the CPU 401.

  These CPU 401, ROM 402 and RAM 403 are connected by a bus 404. The bus 404 includes an address bus and a data bus used by the CPU 401 for reading and writing data.

  An I / O port 405 is connected to the bus 404. The I / O port 405 is a parallel or serial input / output port, and is connected to an external input / output terminal via a driver.

  Then, power is output from the external input / output terminal to the cart IC tag reader 44. When the cart IC tag reader 44 is supplied with power from the cart controller 400, the cart IC tag reader 44 can communicate with each IC tag. The ball box ID or ball presence information and the gaming machine number are input from the cart IC tag reader 44 to the external input / output terminal.

  In addition, the I / O port 405 receives a signal for instructing power on or off from the power switch 48. In addition, the ball box ID and the gaming machine number of the ball box 3 in which the game balls are stored among the ball box IDs input from the cart IC tag reader 44 are output from the I / O port 405 to the data transmission unit 49. .

  In addition, the gaming machine number input from the cart IC tag reading device 44, the gaming machine number input button 420 or the gaming machine number input remote control receiving unit 430 is output from the I / O port 405 to the gaming machine number display 410.

  In addition, a signal related to the gaming machine number input by the gaming machine number input button 420 is input to the I / O port 405. In addition, a signal relating to the gaming machine number received by the gaming machine number input remote control receiving unit 430 is input to the I / O port 405.

  FIG. 25 is a configuration diagram of the previous management storage area 83 and the new management storage area 84 according to the third embodiment of this invention.

  The RAM of the ball box monitoring management device 8B is provided with a previous management storage area 83 and a new management storage area 84. When receiving the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from the cart 4 in the game hall via the receiving device 27, the ball box monitoring management apparatus 8B stores the ball box ID and the gaming machine number in the new management storage area 84.

  Then, the ball box monitoring management device 8B compares the new management storage area 84 with the previous management storage area 83, and has a ball box ID in which the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 are different. In this case, data of the previous management storage area is added to the new management storage area 84 and stored.

  Thereafter, the data in the new management storage area 84 is updated by overwriting the previous management storage area 83, and the data in the new management storage area 84 is initialized.

  Then, when a ball box ID and a gaming machine number are newly received from the cart 4 via the receiving device 27, the same processing is executed.

  In the previous management storage area 83, the ball box ID previously received from the data transmission unit 49 via the receiving device 27, the gaming machine number previously received from the data transmission unit 49 that transmitted the ball box ID, and the gaming machine number The gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 has played in the past is stored.

  Specifically, in the previous management storage area 83, the ball box ID 831, the current gaming machine number 832, the previous gaming machine number 833, the previous gaming machine number 834,. Is stored.

  The ball box ID 831 is the ball box ID of the ball box 3 previously read by the cart IC tag reading device 44, and stores, for example, A154, A278, or B089.

  The current gaming machine number 832 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the cart IC tag reading device 44 that has read the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 831.

  That is, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the cart 4 of the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 831 was placed last time (the cart of the cart 4 in which the ball box ID is placed in the separate storage area 9 If it is read by the IC tag reading device 44, it is the gaming machine number previously stored in the gaming machine number storage area of the cart 4).

  For example, 128 is stored in the ball box ID of A154. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 was previously loaded in the vicinity of the 128th game machine 1. Further, 305 is stored in the A278 ball box ID, and 008 is stored in the B089 ball box ID.

  The previous gaming machine number 833 is the gaming machine in which the player who played the previous gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 832 played before the gaming machine 1. It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, it is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 that was loaded immediately before the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 831 was loaded last time, for example, a ball of A154 226 is stored in the box ID. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 is stacked in the vicinity of the 226th gaming machine 1 immediately before the 128th gaming machine 1. Then, it can be determined that the game balls in the ball box 3 are discharged by the 128th or 226th game machines 1.

  Note that the previous gaming machine number is not stored for the ball box IDs of A278 and B089. That is, it can be determined that the game balls in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID A278 are discharged by the 305th game machine 1, and the game balls in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID B089 are discharged by the 008th game machine 1. .

  The previous gaming machine number 834 is a gaming machine in which the player who played the previous gaming machine 1 of the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 832 played the game machine two before the gaming machine 1. It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, the game machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 with the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 831 is loaded two times before the previous gaming machine 1 is used.

  The n-th previous gaming machine number 83n is the gaming machine that the player who had played the previous time with the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 832 played the nth gaming machine 1 before. It is a gaming machine number of 1.

  That is, the game machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 having the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 831 is loaded n times before the previous gaming machine 1 is used.

  Note that for any ball box ID, the two previous gaming machine numbers and the n previous gaming machine numbers are not stored.

  The new management storage area 84 includes the ball box ID received from the data transmission unit 49 via the receiving device 27, the gaming machine number received from the data transmission unit 49 that has transmitted the ball box ID, and the gaming machine having the gaming machine number. The gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player at 1 has played in the past is stored.

  Specifically, in the new management storage area 84, the ball box ID 841, the current gaming machine number 842, the previous gaming machine number 843, the two previous gaming machine numbers 844,. Is stored.

  The ball box ID 841 is the ball box ID of the ball box 3 newly read by the cart IC tag reader 44, and stores, for example, A154, A278, or B089.

  The current gaming machine number 842 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 corresponding to the cart IC tag reading device 44 that has read the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 841.

  That is, the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the cart 4 of the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 841 is currently placed (the cart of the cart 4 in which the ball box ID is placed in the separate storage area 9 If it is read by the IC tag reading device 44, it is the gaming machine number currently stored in the gaming machine number storage area of the cart 4).

  For example, 130 is stored in the ball box ID of A154. In this case, it can be determined that the ball box 3 having the ball box ID A154 is currently stacked in the vicinity of the 130th gaming machine 1. Further, 305 is stored in the A278 ball box ID, and 008 is stored in the B089 ball box ID.

  The previous gaming machine number 843 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 842 played before the gaming machine 1. It is.

  In other words, it is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 that is loaded immediately before the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 841 is currently loaded, for example, a ball of A154 128 is stored in the box ID. In this case, it can be determined that the cart 4 of the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 is placed in the vicinity of the 128th game machine 1 immediately before the 130th game machine 1.

  Note that the previous gaming machine number is not stored for the ball box IDs of A278 and B089. That is, it can be determined that the game balls in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID A278 are discharged by the 305th game machine 1, and the game balls in the ball box 3 with the ball box ID B089 are discharged by the 008th game machine 1. .

  The previous gaming machine number 844 is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 842 played the game machine 1 immediately before that gaming machine 1. It is.

  That is, it is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 loaded two times before the gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 3 of the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 841 is currently loaded, for example, a ball of A154 226 is stored in the box ID. In this case, it can be determined that the cart 4 of the ball box 3 having the ball box ID A154 is placed in the vicinity of the 226th gaming machine 1 in front of the 130th gaming machine 1. Then, it can be determined that the game balls in the ball box 3 are discharged by the game machines 1 in the 130th, 128th or 226th series.

  For the ball box IDs A278 and B089, the previous gaming machine number is not stored.

  The n-th gaming machine number 84n is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 in which the player in the gaming machine 1 with the gaming machine number stored in the current gaming machine number 842 has played n times before the gaming machine 1. It is.

  That is, it is the gaming machine number of the gaming machine 1 that has been loaded n times before the gaming machine 1 on which the ball box 3 with the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID 841 is currently loaded. Note that the n-th previous gaming machine number is not stored for any ball box ID.

  The ball box monitoring management device 8B compares the data in the previous management storage area 83 with the data in the new management storage area 84 (step S105 in FIG. 29). Here, the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 of the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 are different.

  When there is a ball box ID in which the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 are different, the data in the previous management storage area 83 is added to the data in the new management storage area 84 and stored (FIG. 29). Step S107). Here, the data of the current gaming machine number 832 (gaming machine number 128) of the ball box 3 whose ball box ID is A154 is changed to the previous gaming machine number 843 and the data of the previous gaming machine number 833. (Game machine number 226) is added and stored in the storage area of the previous game machine number 844.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart of the IC tag information processing according to the third embodiment of this invention, which is executed by the CPU 401 of the carriage control device 400.

  In the IC tag information processing according to the third embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the cart IC tag reader 44 has received a ball box ID, ball presence information, or a gaming machine number from the IC tag 26 or 31 (S71). ). If the cart IC tag reader 44 does not receive any of the ball box ID, ball presence information, and gaming machine number, the process is terminated.

  When the cart IC tag reading device 44 receives any of the ball box ID, the ball presence information, or the gaming machine number, it is determined whether or not there is a gaming machine number in the received information (S72). If there is no gaming machine number, it can be determined that the cart IC tag reader 44 has received only the ball box ID or the ball box ID and ball presence information.

  In this case, it is considered that the cart 4 is loaded with the ball box 3, but the cart 4 is not yet placed near the chair 2. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S75 without confirming the gaming machine number stored in the gaming machine number storage area.

  On the other hand, if there is a gaming machine number in the information received by the cart IC tag reader 44, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine number is the same as the gaming machine number stored in the gaming machine number storage area. (S73). If both are the same gaming machine number, the process proceeds to step S75.

  If both are different gaming machine numbers, the gaming machine number received by the cart IC tag reader 44 is overwritten and stored on the gaming machine number stored in the gaming machine number storage area (S74).

  Then, the ball box IDs other than the empty ball box 3 among the ball box IDs received by the cart IC tag reader 44 are stored in the ball box ID storage area (S75). Thereafter, the process ends.

  Whether or not the ball box 3 is empty is determined based on whether or not ball bearing information is simultaneously received from the IC tag 31 of the ball box ID when the cart IC tag reader 44 receives the ball box ID. That is, when the cart IC tag reader 44 receives only the ball box ID, it can be determined that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is empty. On the other hand, when the cart IC tag reader 44 receives the ball presence information from the same IC tag 31 simultaneously with the ball box ID, it can be determined that the ball box 3 of the ball box ID is not empty.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart of the gaming machine number processing according to the third embodiment of this invention, which is executed by the CPU 401 of the carriage control device 400.

  In the gaming machine number process, first, it is determined whether or not the power of the carriage 4 is set to OFF by operating the power switch 48 (S81). If the power is not set to off, the power remains on, so the process proceeds to step S84 and the gaming machine number stored in the gaming machine number storage area is displayed on the gaming machine number display 410.

  On the other hand, when the power is set to OFF, the gaming machine number storage area is initialized (set to 0) (S82). Next, the display of the gaming machine number display 410 is turned off (erased) (S83). Thereafter, the process ends.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart of data transmission processing according to the third embodiment of this invention, and is executed by the CPU 401 of the carriage control device 400. The data transmission process is executed every predetermined time or every time the cart IC tag reader 44 receives the ball box ID of the ball box 3.

  In the data transmission process, first, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine number storage area is 0 (S91). If the gaming machine number storage area is 0, the power of the cart 4 is set to OFF, or the power is set to ON but the cart 4 is not yet placed near the chair 2 so that the gaming machine number is It can be determined that no gaming machine number is stored in the storage area. Therefore, in this case, the process ends.

  If the gaming machine number storage area is not 0 and any gaming machine number is stored, the gaming machine number and the ball box ID stored in the ball box ID storage area are obtained from the data transmission unit 49. The data is transmitted to the ball box monitoring management device 8B (S92). Thereafter, the process ends.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart of received data processing according to the third embodiment of this invention, which is executed by the CPU of the ball box monitoring management device 8B.

  In the reception data processing, first, it is determined whether or not the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are received from the data transmission unit 49 via the reception device 27 (S101). At this time, the ball box monitoring management device 8B determines whether or not the ball box ID and the gaming machine number have been received from the data transmission unit 49 for all the receiving devices 27 installed in the game hall.

  If no ball box ID and no gaming machine number are received, the process ends.

  Note that a reception timer may be set in the RAM of the ball box monitoring management device 8B to determine whether or not the reception timer has expired. The reception timer measures the time (reception time) for the reception device 27 to receive the ball box ID and the like from the data transmission unit 49. The reception time is a time sufficient for all the receiving devices 27 installed in the game hall to receive the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from all the data transmission units 49 within the communication range of each receiving device 27. To do.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are received from the data transmission unit 49 until the reception timer expires. If the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are not received at all, it can be determined that no cart 4 in which the gaming machine number is stored is placed in the game arcade, and thus the process ends.

  When the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are received, it is determined whether or not the same ball box ID exists in the received ball box ID (S102). In other words, among the plurality of receiving devices 27 installed in the game hall, two or more receiving devices 27 may simultaneously receive the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from one data transmission unit 49.

  In this case, since the ball box ID and the gaming machine number received by each receiving device 27 are the same, when there is the same ball box ID, one of them is left and the other ball box ID and the gaming machine number are Delete (S103). When there is no same ball box ID, the process proceeds to step S104.

  Next, the received management box 84 stores the received ball box ID and gaming machine number in association with each other (S104). Specifically, among the ball box ID and the gaming machine number received from the one data transmission unit 49, the ball box ID is stored in the ball box ID 841, and the gaming machine number is associated with the ball box ID and the current game. Store in machine number 842.

  Therefore, in step S104, only the ball box ID 841 and the current gaming machine number 842 are stored in the new management storage area 84, from the previous gaming machine number 843 to the nth gaming machine number 84n. Is set to 0 (that is, nothing is stored).

  Next, the data in the new management storage area 84 in which the ball box ID and the gaming machine number are stored in step S104 are compared with the data in the previous management storage area 83 (S105). Then, it is determined whether there is a ball box ID whose gaming machine number has changed among the ball box IDs stored in the ball box ID 841 (S106). Specifically, among the ball box IDs stored in the ball box ID 841, the ball box IDs in which the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 stored in association with the ball box ID are different. It is determined whether there is.

  If there is no ball box ID in which the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 are different, it can be determined that none of the ball boxes 3 has moved, and thus the process ends. The previous management storage area 83 is updated by overwriting the new management storage area 84 data stored in step S104, and the new management storage area 84 data stored in step S104 is initialized. finish.

  On the other hand, when there is a ball box ID in which the current gaming machine number 832 and the current gaming machine number 842 are different, the gaming machine number n times before the current gaming machine number 832 stored in association with the ball box ID. The data of 83n is associated with the ball box ID and added to the previous gaming machine number 843 (n + 1) from the previous gaming machine number 843 and stored (S107). Thereafter, the process ends.

  The previous management storage area 83 is updated by overwriting the new management storage area 84 data stored in step S104, and the new management storage area 84 data stored in step S104 is initialized. finish.

  Thus, in the third embodiment, every time the receiving device 27 receives the ball box ID and the gaming machine number from the cart 4, the received information is stored in the new management storage area 84. The process of deleting the ball box ID of the ball box 3 moved to the machine 7 or the empty ball box 3 from the management storage area is unnecessary, and the ball box 3 can be easily managed by the ball box monitoring management device 8B. Become.

  In addition to those described in the scope of claims, the following can be cited as typical ones from the viewpoint of the present invention.

  (1) A game management system, provided in a game medium storage container for storing a game medium paid out from a gaming machine, provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and a recording medium capable of transmitting a stored identifier A gaming machine communication device capable of receiving an identifier of the recording medium provided in the gaming medium storage container possessed by a player who plays with the gaming machine, and a unique identification of the gaming machine from the gaming machine communication device A game management system that receives and manages information and the identifier, wherein the gaming machine communication device is provided in the gaming medium storage container placed in the vicinity of the gaming machine An identifier of a medium can be received, and the game management device stores an identifier storage unit that associates and stores the identifier and the unique information, and the identifier and the identifier stored in the identifier storage unit. On the basis of the specific information, and a container tally means for aggregating the number of the game medium reservoir placed on the gaming machine vicinity.

  (2) A gaming management system, wherein the gaming machine communication device is provided in the gaming medium storage container placed near a gaming chair where a player faces the gaming machine among the gaming machines. A first communication device capable of receiving the identifier of the recording medium, wherein the container number counting means is placed in the vicinity of the gaming chair and is played by a player playing a game machine corresponding to the gaming chair. The number of the game medium storage containers including the game medium storage container storing the game media to be stored is counted.

  (3) A gaming management system, wherein the gaming management device includes an identifier received from the gaming machine communication device, unique information of a gaming machine corresponding to the gaming machine communication device, and a player who plays with the gaming machine in the past Specific information of the gaming machine that has played a game, movement information indicating that the received identifier is no longer received by the gaming machine communication device, or additional information indicating that the gaming machine communication device has received a new identifier , Including movement history information acquisition means for acquiring movement history information, and movement history collection means for collecting the history of movement of the gaming machine by the player based on the acquired movement history information.

  (4) A game management system, wherein the gaming machine communication device is provided in the gaming medium storage container placed on a container placing portion provided at a position where a gaming medium is paid out from the gaming machine. A second communication device capable of receiving an identifier of a recording medium, wherein the container number counting means is mounted on the container mounting portion and includes the game medium storage container storing the game medium. Count the number of containers.

  (5) A game management system, comprising: a storage amount determination means for determining whether or not the amount of game media stored in the game medium storage container is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount; The number of game medium storage containers in which a predetermined amount or more of game media is stored is totaled.

  (6) In the game management system, the game medium storage container includes a storage amount detection unit that detects whether or not the amount of the game medium stored in the game medium storage container is a predetermined amount or more, The recording medium transmits the stored identifier and the detection result by the storage amount detection means, and the storage amount determination means stores a predetermined amount or more of game media in the game medium storage container based on the detection result. It is determined whether or not it has been done.

  (7) In the game management system, the identifier storage means receives the identifier of the recording medium provided in the game medium storage container storing a predetermined amount or more of game media from the gaming machine communication device. A management storage area for storing management information in which the unique information of the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming machine communication device and the identifier are associated, and an identifier of the management information stored in the management storage area are received from the gaming machine communication device. A storage area for storing the management information of the identifier that is no longer received, a first management information deleting means for deleting the management information stored in the movement storage area from the management storage area, and the gaming machine When the management information of the identifier received from the communication device is stored in the mobile storage area, the unique information associated with the received identifier is added to the unique information. Unique information addition storage means for generating new management information by adding unique information of the gaming machine corresponding to the machine communication device and storing it in the management storage area, and management information of the identifier received from the gaming machine communication device Is stored in the migration storage area, the management information deletion means for deleting the management information from the migration storage area.

  (8) A game management system capable of receiving an identifier of the recording medium provided in the game medium storage container for storing a game medium to be input to a game medium counter that counts the input game medium When the identifier is received from the third communication device, the identifier storage means deletes the management information of the received identifier from the mobile storage area.

  (9) A game management system, comprising a fourth communication device capable of receiving an identifier of the recording medium provided in the game medium storage container placed in a place other than the vicinity of the gaming machine, and the identifier storage means When the identifier is received from the fourth communication device, the management information of the identifier stored in the mobile storage area is stored in the management storage area, and the management information of the identifier is deleted from the mobile storage area.

  (10) In the game management system, the game management device includes identifier determination means for determining whether or not identifier management information received from the gaming machine communication device is stored in the management storage area, When it is determined that the management information of the received identifier is stored in the management storage area, the unique information of the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming machine communication device that has received the identifier is stored in the management storage area. In the management information of the identifier, the unique information associated with the identifier and the fact that a plurality of gaming machine communication devices have received one identifier are notified.

  (11) In the game management system, the identifier storage means deletes management information stored in the mobile storage area for a predetermined time or more.

  The embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all points and is not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the invention but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims.

  As described above, the gaming facility according to the present invention is a game for counting the number of ball boxes loaded on a cart in a gaming place where gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines, coin gaming machines, and slot machines are installed. Can be applied to equipment.

It is a front view which shows the structure around the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a right view which shows the structure around the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a system configuration figure of the game management system of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the trolley | bogie of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the cart IC tag reader of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the ball box of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the mounting IC tag reading apparatus and IC tag of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of another form of the mounting IC tag reader of the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and an IC tag. It is explanatory drawing of the game machine storage area and the counter storage area of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a management storage area and a migration storage area according to the first embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the IC tag information processing and gaming machine ball box monitoring device reception processing of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the IC tag reading process and the counter ball box monitoring apparatus reception process of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the movement storage area process of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the ball box information totaling display process of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the total result of the number of ball boxes for every model of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the total result of the movement progress of the ball box loaded on one cart of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the total result of the tendency of the movement of the ball box between the models of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the display screen of the information display apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the trolley | bogie of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the data reception part and data transmission part of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a right view which shows the structure around the game machine of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a system configuration | structure figure of the game management system of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the trolley | bogie of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the trolley | bogie control apparatus provided in the trolley | bogie of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the last management storage area and the new management storage area of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of IC tag information processing of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the game machine number process of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the data transmission process of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the reception data processing of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Chair 3 Ball box 4 Cart 6 Information display device 7 Counter 8A Hall management device 8B Ball box monitoring management device 9 Separate loading place 12 Placed IC tag reader 13 Container placement part 15 Game machine ball box monitoring device 16 connection unit 25 data reception unit 26 IC tag 27 reception device 29 cart communication connection unit 31, 31A IC tag 32, 33 side wall 36 magnetic sensor 37 magnet 38 bottom wall 39 contact plate 43 cart wiring 44 cart IC tag reader 45 mounting Position restriction unit 49 Data transmission unit 71 Counter IC tag reader 75 Counter ball box monitoring device 81 Management storage area 82 Moving storage area 83 Previous management storage area 84 New management storage area 95 Separate ball box monitoring apparatus 96 connection Part 151 Game machine storage area 290 Connection port 313 Communication line 400 Dolly control device 415 Placement surface 420 Game machine number Power button 490 transmissive window 491 transmitting surface 492 antenna 751 counting machine storage area

Claims (9)

A first recording medium provided in a game medium storage container for storing a game medium paid out from a gaming machine and capable of transmitting a stored identifier;
A communication device that is provided on a mounting table on which the gaming medium storage container is mounted, and that receives an identifier of the first recording medium provided on the gaming medium storage container mounted on the mounting table;
A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine identifying device that identifies a gaming machine in which a player holding a gaming medium stored in a gaming medium storage container having an identifier received by the communication device. The gaming machine specifying device is:
A player who has a game medium stored in a game medium storage container with an identifier received by the communication device is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and wired to the communication device. And a wiring connection part for specifying that a game is played with the corresponding gaming machine,
2. The gaming machine in which the player is playing is specified by associating the gaming machine connected by the wiring connection unit with the identifier of the gaming medium storage container received by the communication device. The described gaming equipment. The gaming machine specifying device is:
A transmitting device that is provided on the mounting table and transmits the identifier received by the communication device to the outside of the mounting table;
A game provided corresponding to the gaming machine, having a communication distance with the transmission device shorter than an installation interval of the gaming machine, and receiving an identifier from the transmission device, thereby storing a game stored in the game medium storage container of the identifier A receiving device for specifying that the player who owns the medium is playing with a gaming machine corresponding to the communication device;
The game machine that the player is playing is specified by associating the gaming machine corresponding to the receiving device with the identifier of the game medium storage container received by the communication device. Amusement equipment. The gaming machine specifying device is:
Gaming machine information acquisition means for acquiring unique information of the gaming machine;
Gaming machine information storage means for storing unique information acquired by the gaming machine information acquisition means;
A transmission device for transmitting the identifier received by the communication device and the unique information stored in the gaming machine information storage means;
By receiving the identifier and unique information transmitted from the transmitting device, the player holding the game medium stored in the game medium storage container with the identifier is playing a game machine corresponding to the specific information. And a receiving device for specifying
The gaming machine information storage means and the transmission device are provided in the mounting table,
The receiving device is provided at a predetermined location of a game hall,
2. The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine in which the player is playing is specified by associating the identifier of the gaming medium storage container received by the receiving device with the unique information. The game medium storage container is
A rectangular bottom wall;
Four side walls erected around the bottom wall;
The first recording medium provided on at least one of the four side walls, and
5. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to receive only the identifier of the first recording medium provided in the game medium storage container placed on the table. The gaming equipment described in one. The mounting table includes a mounting surface on which the game medium storage container is mounted,
The gaming equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the placement surface is provided with a placement position restricting portion that restricts a position where the game medium storage container is placed. The transmitter includes a radiation surface that radiates radio waves or infrared rays transmitted from the transmitter toward the outside of the mounting table,
The radiation surface is
The gaming facility according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the gaming facility is configured to be substantially parallel to a side surface of the mounting table and to change an inclination angle with the side surface. The game medium storage container includes a storage amount detection means for detecting whether or not the amount of the game medium stored in the game medium storage container is a predetermined amount or more,
The gaming facility according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first recording medium transmits a detection result by the storage amount detection unit to the communication device. A second recording medium provided corresponding to the gaming machine and storing unique information of the gaming machine;
5. The gaming facility according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine information acquisition means acquires the unique information of the gaming machine by the communication device receiving the unique information stored in the second recording medium. .

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