JP2009101054A - Mahjong table - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mahjong table which automatically calculates finish scores by using mahjong tiles incorporating noncontact IC chips. <P>SOLUTION: The mahjong table is provided with an antenna for discriminating and reading the finish hand tiles in addition to an antenna for reading concealed hand tiles, revealed tile sets and revealed Dora determining tiles necessary for calculating scores for every player, and calculates the finish scores on the basis of tile information read by the antennas. A finish and combinations in the finish hand are input by using the operating button of an operation/display device arranged in the center of the mahjong table. Places for arranging the concealed hand tiles, the revealed tile sets, the revealed Dora determining tiles and the finish hand tiles are indicated by colors or the like. The mahjong table permits the players to read only tiles necessary for calculating scores from among tiles closely existing on the table and permits the players to easily and unerringly know the finish scores requiring complicated calculations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present application relates to a mahjong table that can automatically calculate the score by automatically reading the type of mahjong tiles with a built-in IC tag.

The mahjong game, which has a variety of game contents, is used by many people as an indoor game because it uses a beautiful kite as a game tool.
However, the mahjong game is not difficult to complete, and even a beginner can easily achieve it, but the score calculation at the end of the complex is complicated and extremely difficult for beginners. This is a heavy burden for beginners to learn the mahjong game.

  In recent years, small and inexpensive non-contact IC chips with communication functions have been put into practical use, and are attached to various items with antennas attached rather than those with antennas for transmission and reception, and used for individual identification Has been.

  In mahjong, a non-contact type IC tag is incorporated in a mahjong tile and used for score calculation. JP-A-1-254188, JP-A-10-222623, JP-A-2003-126539, JP-A-2003-2003 No. 154161 and Japanese Patent No. 3074566 have been proposed, but none have been put into practical use.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-179930 discloses a mahjong tile using an analog non-contact type IC chip that uses a change in impedance as an identification signal, a hammer reading area for reading the mahjong tile, a gate front tile reading area, and a secondary dew reading area. With a mahjong table.

The reason why it cannot be put to practical use is that mahjong tiles are pressed with a large force during molding, so the built-in non-contact IC tag is destroyed during molding and the mahjong tiles that are close to the mahjong table That is, it was impossible to read only what was necessary for the score calculation, there was no reading device that could withstand practical use, and the mahjong table was not easy to use and could not withstand practical use.
JP-A-1-254188 JP-A-10-222623 JP 2003-126539 A JP 2003-154161 A Japanese Patent No. 3074566 JP-A-10-179930

  The inventors of the invention according to this application have proposed a structure of a mahjong tile that can be put into practical use in Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-139985 using a non-contact type IC tag and not being destroyed during molding.

  In this application, using this mahjong tile, it is possible to read only what is necessary for score calculation from mahjong tiles that are close to the mahjong table, and it is convenient and practical. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mahjong tile reading method and an invention of a mahjong table.

  In the invention according to this application, the mahjong table is required to distinguish and read the “Women's メ ン” (mensen 牌), deputy brewery (“salashi”) and Dora ’s “Meguri” that is necessary for the score calculation. Are provided for each player, and the completion score is calculated based on the wrinkle information read by each antenna.

Agari is input to the Agari score calculator using the operation buttons of the operation / display device arranged at the center of the mahjong table.
As the operation / display device, an operation / display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-61132 can be used.

  In addition, in order to ensure the reading of the Monzen-an Temple, Deputy Dew-Make, Mekuri-an, and Kazunori-an, the location of each tile is clearly indicated on the mahjong table surface.

  Place the place for the first used by Kazunori and the place of the makuri mushroom on the edge of the mahjong table.

  In the case of a mahjong table that has an automatic laying mechanism and does not require a washing operation to stir the cocoon on the mahjong table, the laying place of the cocoon is lowered for accurate placement of the cocoon.

  In the mahjong table by the method of the invention according to this application, it is possible to read only the mahjong tiles that are close to the mahjong table and that are necessary for the score calculation, and the completion score of mahjong that requires complex calculations. Can be easily and reliably known.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the mahjong tile used in the mahjong table according to the invention of this application will be described with reference to FIG.
In this figure, (a) is a view of the mahjong tile disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-139985 as seen from the longitudinal direction, and (b) is a cross-sectional view as seen from the short side. (C) is an exploded view of the mahjong tile viewed from the longitudinal direction, and (d) is an exploded view of the mahjong tile viewed from the short side. Furthermore, (e) is a figure explaining the non-contact-type IC tag accommodated in the mahjong tile.

  This figure shows a back surface portion made of urea resin formed integrally with an exposed back surface member and an unexposed box-shaped internal member, and a print surface portion made of urea resin combined with the back surface portion. It is a mahjong tile that is molded in one piece and does not contain a magnetic material.

  In this figure, the exposed back member 3 and the unexposed box-shaped internal member 10 are integrally formed on the back surface. 1 is an IC chip, 2 is a substrate to which the IC chip 1 is attached, a conductive pattern 11 is formed on the substrate 2 as an antenna, and a non-contact IC tag is constituted by the IC chip 1 and the substrate 2. Yes.

The non-contact type IC tag composed of the IC chip 1 and the substrate 2 is disposed on the bottom of the box-shaped internal member 10, in other words, on the back surface portion 3, and the protective member 5 having a sufficient thickness is disposed thereon. Further, a printing surface member 4 is formed thereon.
In the back surface portion made of urea resin, the exposed back surface portion 3 and the unexposed box-shaped internal member 10 are integrally formed.

The protective member 5 which is a new element is a solid body of a rectangular parallelepiped shape made of urea resin, and an IC chip storage space 9 for storing the IC chip 1 and a substrate storage space 8 for storing the substrate are formed in the lower part, A non-contact type IC tag is accommodated here.
The printing surface 4 is not formed in advance as a member, but is formed from urea resin compound in the manufacturing process.

  In the mahjong tile having such a structure, the non-contact type IC tag is not damaged because the non-contact type IC tag is protected by the protective member from the heat and pressure at the time of forming the mahjong tile.

The IC chip built in the mahjong tile will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the mahjong game that is generally used, there are 9 types of cocoon balls, from 1 to 9 lions, 9 types from 1 to 9 lions, and 1 Nine types from Roku to Juku, 4 types of eastern, west, south, and north are included.
In addition, seven types of special kites such as red kites may be used, and the types of kites in that case are 41 types.
Since 26 = 32 <41 <27 = 64, if 8 bits = 256, it is possible to express all types of wrinkles used.

  In order to read a collection of kites, it is necessary to associate the types of kites with the IC chips built into the kites. In that case, use an unwritable IC chip as the IC chip. There are a method of reading the type of wrinkles by reading the ID, and a method of using a writable IC chip, writing the type of wrinkles, and reading the written type of wrinkles.

A non-writable IC chip is inexpensive, but a reading device is expensive. On the other hand, a writable IC chip is not cheap compared to a non-writable chip, but a reading device is relatively inexpensive.
Therefore, although the embodiment of this application shows the one using a writable EEPROM, it is naturally possible to use a non-writable ROM.

FIG. 2 shows a memory configuration of SL21CS20 manufactured by Philips Semiconductors used in the embodiment.
This memory has a memory area of 1024 bits, the first 64 bits (8 bytes) are used for a unique identifier (Unique Identifier), the next 64 bits (8 bytes) are used inside the memory, and the rest 896 bits (112 bytes) is a user area divided into 28 blocks of 32 bits (4 bytes).

  In this embodiment, the mahjong tile type code is written in the lowest 8 bits (1 byte) of the 0th block, which is the first block in the user area.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the bag type code.
As described above, since the type code of 牌 can be expressed by 1 byte, it is expressed by a 2-digit hexadecimal number (Hexadecimal Number).
In the example shown in the figure, the upper digit of Manz 牌 is 1H, the upper digit of Pins 牌 is 2H, the upper digit of Souzo 牌 is 4H, wind (Yuki) 牌 and The upper digit of the ternary paddle is 8H, and the upper digit of the special paddle is 0H.

  In addition, 1H to 9H is assigned to each lower digit of Manz マ ン, 1H to 9H is assigned to each lower digit of Pins 牌, 1H to 9H is assigned to each lower digit of Sawze 牌, and each lower digit of Winds 牌 is assigned to each lower digit. 5H to 7H, the upper digit of the ternary basket is 8H, and the lower digits of each special basket are 1H to 7H.

  Detection of the type of bag is performed by reading the type code written in the 0th block of the user area.

  Note that the unique ID assigned to the non-contact type IC tag can be used for identifying the type of bag.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of a mahjong table that reads a mahjong tile containing a non-contact IC tag.
The mahjong table 20 shown in this figure has an operation / display device 21 having an operation button and a display device at the center, and a hopper 22 for throwing a mahjong tile at the end of the game for cleaning / building. Furthermore, a lift 23 for construction is provided on the outer side, and the constructed mahjong tiles are arranged.
Note that the hopper 22 and the lift 23 are not provided on a so-called hand-drawn table, which performs washing and construction by hand.

  As the operation / display device 21, an apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-61132 is used.

Four sets of cocoon reading boards 28 for reading the types of mahjong tiles are provided corresponding to each player, and each of the cocoon reading boards 28 is provided with a maximum of 17 gates in front of one another (Mensen candy). The front gate reading antenna 25 for reading, the sub-dew reading antenna 26 for reading up to 16 sub-rows (salach wrinkles), and a single-row arrangement for reading the maximum number of 10 sheets including the back drum. In addition to the memory reading antenna 27, there is provided a summit reading antenna 24 that independently reads one summit.
In addition, since the cocoon reading board | substrate 28 is arrange | positioned under the mahjong table mat, it cannot actually be seen.

  In addition, each antenna unit is composed of an electromagnetic induction type loop antenna comprising a coil of several turns having an area corresponding to the area occupied by the largest number of ridges to be placed therein and a resonance capacitor. Yes.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the eyelid reading board 28.
On the eaves reading board 28, the front eaves reading antenna 25, the auxiliary dew reading antenna 26, the mecha reading antenna 27, and the summit reading antenna 24 are arranged as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, each reading unit E, S, W, N is connected in a cascade configuration to a CPU that controls the whole, and a terminal resistor is connected to the last reading unit, here reading unit N.
Also, a completion score calculation device for calculating the completion score is connected to the CPU.

  Note that other appropriate bus configurations may be employed for the connection between the reading unit and the CPU.

  The CPU reads the soot type information written on the non-contact type IC tag by these reading units, and passes it to the completion score calculator.

  A method of reading a plurality of non-contact type IC tags simultaneously while avoiding a collision includes SDMA (Space Divisional Multi Access) by arrangement space, TDMA (Time Divisional Multi Access) to read sequentially, FDMA ( Frequency Divisional Multi Access (CDMA) and Code Division Multi Access (CDMA) for changing codes are standardized.

  Note that the type of bag is written when the bag is manufactured or when the bag is shipped.

  In the mahjong table 20 shown in FIG. 4, the rooster reading is executed by placing the mahjong tile on a predetermined rooster reading antenna. However, since the kite reading antennas 24, 25, 26, and 27 are arranged inside the mahjong table, the position where the mahjong tile should be placed is not clear as it is, and there is a possibility that the kite cannot be read correctly.

Therefore, it is desirable to display on the top of the mahjong table the place where the kite should be placed.
A specific configuration is shown in FIG. On the upper surface of the mahjong table 30, there are a front gate storage area 35, a side dew station reading antenna 25, a side dew reader reading antenna 26, a mouthpiece reading antenna 27, and a position corresponding to each of the Wang Tung reading antenna 24. 36, the mekuri storage room 37, and the Wakio storage room 24 are clearly shown.

As shown in this figure, it is certain that the shed storage area is clearly divided into outer frame lines and ridge units.
When the allowable range of the storage space is large due to the reading antenna, it can be classified only by the outer frame line or only the colored portion.
Also, for beginners' convenience, the types of bags to be placed in the respective storage areas, that is, Mensen, Sarashi, Mekuri, and Agari are displayed.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the operation / display device 21.
The operation / display device 21 shown in this figure is shown as a second embodiment in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 12-61132.
The display device 41 is configured using an appropriate device such as a liquid crystal display device. Around the display device 41, two hopper operation buttons 43 for operating the automatic laying device, four dice operation buttons 42 assigned to each player, and game information are input to the computer. Are provided with game information input buttons 44 and 45 used by all players.

The game information input buttons 44 and 45 are used to input information such as game start, point confirmation, rule determination, place, manor, bar, and all game ends to the computer.
Reference numeral 46 denotes a reach stick storage place. When a reach is made, a switch is operated by placing a spot bar (usually a thousand-point stick) at the time of reach, and a “reach” sound is produced and reach information is input to the computer. In some cases, a reach bar storage is not required without using a point bar.

The operation of the mahjong table shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 will be described.
Before starting the game, the board position (banway / seat determination), and the Zhuang Zhuang based on the board position (Chichuwan, provisional parenting and house start determination) operate the dice button 42, the dice displayed on the display device 41 (Kaze-an) is performed.
Since these operations are performed by operating the dice button 42 connected to the CPU, the CPU knows where the seat of the house is. Naturally, the CPU also knows the location of the manor (chuwancha, parent), manor (both Zhuwan phone pie, wind in the field), and the gate wind (men phone pai, the wind of each house).

  Only the one in front of the mansion can be used as the dice button 42, and each game is started when the manor operates the dice button 42. The gate opening position is determined by the number of dice, and each player prepares a table by arrangement. At this time, a mechanism for determining the driver and the back driver is opened.

One station of mahjong ends with a Japanese station (Agari) where one of the players finishes or a flat station (Nagare) where none of the players finish. In the case of the Japanese Bureau, the completion score is calculated, and in the case of the completion by self-restraint (Tsumo), the score is paid to the three players, and in the case of the completion by the firing (fricomi), the payment points are given to the player who has fired. Allottees receive payment points.
Even in the case of a flat station, a player who is not listening may pay a penalty to a player who is listening, depending on the situation of the hearing (tempe).

  The score calculation is performed when one station is completed, and the end of the game is determined by placing the agari on the agari storage 34. Therefore, the presence / absence of the agari in the agari storage 34 is preferentially read.

The operation buttons provided on the operation / display device 21 will be described.
Mahjong performs various actions at each stage of the game, but many of these actions are performed selectively, so it is possible to change the function of the operation buttons according to the situation at that time. is there. For this purpose, a plurality of functions are assigned to the hopper operation buttons 43, the game information input buttons 44 and 45, and the dice operation buttons 42 arranged around the display device 41, and the plurality of functions are properly used according to each stage in the game. Is possible. In that case, the function of each button at that stage is displayed on the display device 41.

  When no point bar is used, and therefore there is no reach bar storage area, reach information is input by operating an appropriate button.

The automatic construction device operation button 43 also has a function of a start input at the start of use of the mahjong table.
The information input buttons 44 and 45 function as holding point confirmation buttons immediately after the start input from the hopper operation button 43.

When the hand is confirmed, the information input button 44 has a function of a rule input button, and the information input button 45 has a function of a rule confirmation button.
It is also possible to use a plurality of dice operation buttons 42 for this rule determination.

When the station is terminated due to the placement of a summit in one of the agari storage areas 34, the computer sets a mensen reading antenna 25, a salary screen paired with the agari reading antenna 24 in which the agari is placed. The type of candy placed on each of the reading antenna 26 and the memory candy reading antenna 27 is read, the completion score is calculated, and the Agari score is displayed on the display device 41.
In that case, it is also possible to display the number of payment points as shown in this figure.

When the information input button 45 is operated during the game, the station (nagare) that no one finishes is transmitted to the CPU. In addition, when a flat station is input, stack bar information is also input.
With this configuration, confusion related to the loading bar is prevented.
In addition, instead of the game information input button 45, the plain station input can be performed by a dice operation button.
Furthermore, plain station input can be performed by the hopper operation button 43.

  The end of all stations is input by operating the game information input button 45.

  As mahjong's resigning role, Kiyokazu Monzen, who finishes with the defeat of other players in the state of Monzen Kiyo, Kiyoe Monzen, who retires by self-restraint in Tsumon Reached by the Declaration of Reach, the first one to be completed in the first round immediately after the rebirth, Rinshan) Relief at the end of the sea (Rinshan Kaihou), the end of the submarine (Haite Moyue), the end of the last striking (Hoeteraoyu), the parental arrangement Forms such as Tenho, who has been retired, Chiwa, who is relieved by the first striking of the parent, and Jinho, who is retired by the first striking of the child There is a resignation role that is determined by the way of retirement.

Even if these wages are placed in the worship hall, they will be determined and cannot be calculated.
In order to deal with this, the game information input button 44 is operated to input these winning combinations.

9 to 11 show other examples of the eyelid reading board.
In the mahjong table 20 of the mahjong table 20 shown in FIG. 4, the front gate reading antenna 25, the auxiliary dew reading antenna 26, the mech reading antenna 27, and the waki reading antenna 24 are arranged on one board. In contrast, the tile reading board of the mahjong table 40 shown in FIG. 9 has a tile reading board 48 on which the front gate reading antenna 25 and the auxiliary dew reading antenna 26 are arranged, the memory reading antenna 27 and the summoning board. It is composed of two substrates, a reading substrate 49 on which the reading antenna 24 is arranged.
Further, the kite reading board 48 is arranged under the mahjong table mat, and the kite reading board 49 is arranged on the upper surface of the mahjong table frame.

  Such a configuration ensures distinction in the reading of the front gate, mekuri, and wakatsuki that are placed in close proximity.

FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the eyelid reading boards 48 and 49.
As shown in the figure, the front door reading antenna 25 and the auxiliary dew reading antenna 26 are arranged on the bag reading board 48, and the memory reading antenna 27 and the summit reading antenna 24 are arranged on the bag reading board 49. They are arranged as shown in this figure.

A mahjong table 50 corresponding to the mahjong table 30 shown in FIG. 7 is shown in FIG.
On the upper surface of the mahjong table 50, the mensen cocoon storage area 55, the salmon cocoon storage area 56, and the agari cocoon storage area 54 are respectively located at positions corresponding to the mensen cocoon reading antenna 25, the salmon candy reading antenna 26, the agari candy reading antenna 24 and the makeup reading antenna 27. In addition, the mekuri storage place 57 is clearly shown by dividing it by a frame line or a colored portion. Furthermore, in order to ensure reading, it is desirable to divide in units of ridges.

  The agari cocoon place 54 and mekuri cocoon place 57 of the mahjong table 50 are arranged on the upper surface of the mahjong table frame. It is desirable for handling that the cocoon place arranged on the upper surface of these mahjong table frames is provided at a position slightly lower than the upper surface of the mahjong table frame.

  Further, the mensen bowl storage area 55 and the salmon bowl storage area 56 arranged on the mahjong table are also provided at a position slightly lower than the upper surface of the mahjong table, so that the positional relationship between the mensen bowl and the mensen bowl reading antenna 25 and the reading between the salmon bowl and the salmon bowl. The positional relationship with the antenna 26 is fixed, and reading errors are reduced.

  In addition, if the salmon basket storage place 56 is arranged in the corner of the mahjong table, the position of the salmon basket can be determined without setting the installation position slightly lower than the upper surface of the mahjong table.

  As apparent from the above description, the mahjong table according to the present invention realizes the mahjong table using the mahjong tile using the non-contact type IC tag proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-139985.

Structural example explanatory drawing of the mahjong tile which incorporated the non-contact type IC tag. The memory block diagram of IC. An example of a bowl type code. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration example of a mahjong tile reading board according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the mahjong tile reading of this invention. Top view explanatory drawing of the mahjong table of the embodiment of the present invention Explanatory drawing of the display / operation apparatus of the mahjong table of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mahjong table according to the second embodiment. 4 is a configuration example of a mahjong tile reading board according to the second embodiment. Top view of mahjong table of Example 2

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC chip 2 Board | substrate 3 Back part 4 Printing surface 5 Protective member 8 Board | substrate storage space 9 IC chip storage space 10 Internal member 20, 30, 40, 50 Mahjong table 21 Operation / display device 22 Hopper 23 Lift 24 Agari 牌 reading antenna 25 Mensen read antenna 26 Smooth read antenna 27 Mekashi read antenna 28, 29 Reading board 34, 54 Agari coffee place 35, 57 Mensen fire place 36, 56 Smooth place 37, 57 Mekki place 41 Display device 42 Dice operation button 43 Hopper operation buttons 44, 45 Game information input buttons 46 Reach bar storage

Claims (1)

A mahjong table that reads the seed data of mahjong tiles with a built-in non-contact IC tag and calculates the reconciliation score:
An operation / display device is arranged at the center of the mahjong table, and a reading antenna for reading the seed data of the non-contact type IC tag is arranged for each player around the operation / display device;
The display device includes a display device and a plurality of operation buttons arranged around the display device;
Calculate the reconciliation score based on the seed data read by the reading antenna and the information input by the operation button;

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