JP2009207694A - Counter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counter by which the convenience of a player can be enhanced. <P>SOLUTION: The counter 10 allows the player to use a mobile terminal 200 instead of a membership card as a member specifying medium even though the player does not carry the membership card and allows the player to easily perceive the position of a mobile terminal certificating portion 340 when providing membership service by arranging, in the side portion of a touch panel 11, the mobile terminal certificating portion 340 for obtaining mobile terminal discriminating information from an IC chip incorporated in the mobile terminal 200 carried by the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter having a space for storing game media between a storage unit for storing game media for counting and a display unit provided on the upper part of the storage unit.

  Conventionally, at pachinko parlors and other amusement stores that provide pachinko games and pachislot games, members of the amusement store are recruited from players, and a membership card is issued to the member who wishes to register as a member, and this membership card is used. We offer a service for saving money and saving medals and information notification services via email.

  Specifically, when a player passes a membership application form filled with personal information such as address, name, and telephone number to a member of the amusement store and requests membership registration, the member of the amusement store Information is registered in the management device, and a member recording medium (member card) on which unique identification information (member ID) for identifying the member is recorded is issued to the member. Each member who has obtained the membership card in this way, as described in Patent Document 1, etc., saves and stores the acquired pachinko balls and medals, and replays these stored balls and medals at a later date, Can be exchanged for a free gift.

  In this way, at game stores, a member service is provided through a membership card to differentiate a player registered as a member from other players.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-210818

  However, the membership card is not used for other purposes used in the game store, and since the connection with the individual player is sparse, the portability rate by the player is not good, and the use of the membership card is promoted. Absent. For this reason, when a member does not have a membership card (when it is left at home or the like), there is a problem that saving and replaying cannot be performed, and the convenience of the player is impaired.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) caused by the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a counter capable of improving the convenience of the player.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the counter according to the present invention provides a game between a storage unit that stores a game medium for counting and a display unit that is provided above the storage unit. A counter having a space for inserting a medium, and an information acquisition device for acquiring mobile terminal identification information from an IC chip built in a mobile terminal possessed by a player is arranged on the side of the display unit It is characterized by.

  Moreover, the counter according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal mounting unit on which a mounting surface for mounting the mobile terminal is formed at a location close to the information acquisition device, and the mounting of the mobile terminal mounting unit It is characterized in that the surface is tilted so that the vertical position becomes higher as the surface proceeds in the depth direction.

  Moreover, the counter according to the present invention further includes light emitting means for irradiating the placement surface formed on the portable terminal placing means, and the portable terminal placing means and the light emitting means are configured as an integrated type. It is characterized by.

  Further, the counter according to the present invention is characterized in that the counter is formed so as to cover a side surface, a top surface, or both of the mounting surface of the portable terminal mounting unit irradiated by the light emitting unit.

  The counter according to the present invention further includes detection means for detecting an apparatus state of the counter, and light emission control means for changing a light emission mode by the light emission means according to the apparatus state detected by the detection means. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, since the information acquisition device for acquiring the mobile terminal identification information from the IC chip built in the mobile terminal possessed by the player is arranged on the side of the display unit, the user has the membership card. Even if not, a mobile terminal can be used as a member identification medium instead of a membership card, and it is easier for the player to recognize the position of the information reader when providing membership services, improving the convenience of the player There is an effect that it becomes possible.

  Further, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal mounting means is provided with a mounting surface on which the mobile terminal is mounted at a location close to the information acquisition device, and the mounting surface of the mobile terminal mounting means has a depth. Since the configuration is such that the vertical position is inclined so as to increase in the direction, the mobile terminal can be placed or detached smoothly.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the portable terminal placing means and the light emitting means for irradiating the placement surface formed on the portable terminal placing means are configured integrally, so that the place where the portable terminal is placed can be determined by the player. There is an effect that it becomes possible to clearly indicate to.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is configured so as to cover the side surface, the top surface, or both of the mounting surface of the portable terminal mounting unit irradiated by the light emitting unit, so that external light such as sunlight or lighting in a game store is provided. There is an effect that it is possible to visually recognize the light emission of the light emitting means without the influence of the above.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the apparatus state of the counter is detected, and the light emission mode by the light emitting means is changed according to the detected apparatus state. This makes it possible for the player and the employee to grasp the operation status of the entire machine, and allows the counter to be used smoothly.

  Exemplary embodiments of a counter according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the external configuration of the counter 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a counter 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the counter 10 is a counter having a space for putting pachinko balls between a hopper 105 for storing pachinko balls and a touch panel 11 provided on the upper part of the hopper 105, This is a so-called vertical ball counter.

  Here, the counter 10 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal authentication unit 340 that acquires mobile terminal identification information from an IC chip built in a mobile terminal 200 (mobile phone) possessed by a player. The feature is in the point arranged in.

  That is, in the counting machine 10 which is such a vertical ball counting machine, in order to use the portable terminal 200 which is likely to be carried by a player at all times as a member specifying medium, the portable terminal 200 receives the portable terminal identification information (this book In the example, a portable terminal authenticating unit 340 that obtains IDm uniquely given to the IC chip at the manufacturing stage is provided. When reading this IDm, the player connects the portable terminal 200 to the portable terminal authenticating unit 340. Mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is arranged on the side of touch panel 11 arranged at the position of the player's eye.

  For this reason, according to the counter 10, the portable terminal 200 can be used as a member specifying medium instead of the membership card even if the membership card is not possessed. As a result of making it easy to recognize the position, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player.

  Further, according to the counter 10, since the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is disposed at the position of the player's line of sight, an operation for bringing the mobile terminal 200 close to the employee who throws the acquired ball into the hopper unit 105 from the ball box is performed. It is also possible to prevent contact with the player.

  In order to use the mobile terminal 200 as a member specifying medium instead of the member card, mobile terminal identification information such as IDm of the mobile terminal 200 is given to a host device such as a terminal controller (member management T / C) for members. It is necessary to register as member information, and such IDm controls the counter 10 and other in-store devices (for example, a card processing unit that is a game media lending machine, an island edge replay machine, and storage and prize exchange control). The stored money balance corresponding to the acquired IDm is updated (added / subtracted) by a portable terminal authentication unit attached to or incorporated in a prize management device to be performed).

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, an interface with a player or an employee is provided on the front side of the upper portion of the housing of the counting machine 10, a receipt issuing port 101 for issuing a counting receipt, and a card for inserting a membership card An insertion slot 102, a ball outlet 104 for taking out surplus balls returned after counting, a touch panel 11 as a display input unit, and a placement unit 300 are attached.

  The placement unit 300 is a part on which the mobile terminal 200 is placed. That is, on the back side of the placement surface 110, a mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is installed adjacent to the back surface. In order to place the mobile terminal 200 within the communication range of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340, an LED 310 (see FIG. 3), the device status of the placement surface 110 and the portable terminal authentication unit 340, which are placement designation locations, is clearly shown.

  In addition, a space is provided on the front side of the central portion of the housing in order to put the acquired balls stored in the ball box into the hopper portion 105 provided on the front side of the lower portion of the housing.

  Further, a hopper 105 attached to the front side of the lower part of the housing has a shutter 106 that shields a ball inlet for an acquired ball provided at the bottom of the hopper 105 and an employee card (book) that stores an employee ID. In the example, it is assumed that the card is an IC card), and a holding part 107 that is a part for clearly indicating a proximity designated part for bringing the card close, a cover 109 for covering the entire hopper part 105, and a cover 109 when not in use are held. A lid holder 108 is provided.

  When the counting balls 10 are counted with the counting machine 10, the employee ID is read from the employee card by the employee reader / writer 16b arranged adjacent to the back of the holding unit 107, and the employee ID is registered as a registered employee. When the member ID matches, the shutter 106 is opened to enter the waiting state for receiving the acquired ball, and when the acquired ball stored in the ball box is inserted into the hopper unit 105, the acquired ball is moved from the ball intake to the inside. The acquired ball is counted inside through a counting sensor 15 described later. When the counting of the acquired balls inside is completed, the number of acquired balls as a counting result is displayed on the touch panel 11. At this time, if the mobile terminal 200 registered as a mobile member is placed on the placement unit 300, a storage button for performing counting and storing balls is displayed on the touch panel 11 in addition to a receipt issuing button for issuing counting receipts. Therefore, when the receipt issuing button is pressed, a count receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 101, and when the stored ball button is pressed, the counted value is added to the stored ball balance.

  Next, the internal configuration of the counter 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the counter 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the counter 10 includes a touch panel 11, a communication I / F unit 12, a timing unit 13, a shutter mechanism 14, a counting sensor 15, a card reader 16a, and an employee reader / writer. 56b, a placement unit 300, a printing unit 17, a storage unit 18, and a control unit 19.

  The touch panel 11 is a displayable and inputable employee device that can accept an operation input on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display. Specifically, unless the mobile terminal 200 of the non-mobile member is placed on the placement unit 300, the screen relating to counting is displayed as usual, and for example, an employee card is used to perform employee authentication while waiting for counting. A screen prompting the user to hold the screen, displaying the number of balls that have been counted at the present time during counting, and displaying the counting receipt issue button along with the counting result after counting. If the mobile member's mobile terminal 200 is further placed on the placement unit 300, a storage button for performing count storage is displayed and the count storage operation is received.

  The communication I / F unit 12 is an interface for performing various communications between the counter 10 and other devices (for example, other devices such as member management T / C). The time counting unit 13 is a processing unit for measuring time, and specifically, responds to a time inquiry from an issue control unit 19c described later, and returns the date and time at the time of the inquiry.

  The shutter mechanism 14 includes a shutter drive motor 14a that opens and closes a shutter 106 that is provided in an openable / closable manner at a ball inlet of the hopper 105, and an open / close detector 14b that detects the open / close state of the shutter. For example, when opening the shutter 106, the shutter mechanism 14 causes the shutter drive motor 14 a to open the shutter 106 until the open / close detection unit 14 b detects that the shutter 106 is in the open state, and after the counting is finished, the shutter 106. When the shutter 106 is closed, the shutter drive motor 14a is driven to close the shutter 106 until the opening / closing detection unit 14b detects that the shutter 106 is in the closed state.

  The counting sensor 15 is a sensor that counts the balls acquired by a player or employee. Specifically, it is provided in the vicinity of the passage path of the acquired ball introduced from the ball intake, and the acquired ball is passed by performing light emission such as infrared rays and reception of reflected light on the passage path. Detected, and the count control unit 19b counts up these passing numbers.

  The card reader 16 a is a reading device that reads recorded information from various cards (in this example, a magnetic card). For example, the card reader 16 a reads a member ID recorded on a member card and sends the read member ID to the control unit 19. Output. A player who has not registered the mobile terminal (identification information) as member information updates (adds or subtracts) the stored balance based on the member card as usual.

  The employee reader / writer 16b is a device that communicates with an IC card to read and write recorded information in the IC card. Specifically, the employee reader / writer 16b performs employee authentication from the employee card. This is for acquiring the employee ID.

  The printing unit 17 is a printing device that prints print data on a receipt, and prints and issues a count receipt based on issue control by the issue control unit 19c. For example, on the count receipt, a count ID associated with count information including the name of the game shop, the date and time of issue, the counter number, and the count value (the number of balls acquired) is printed as a barcode. In the first embodiment, the count ID associated with the count information is printed as a barcode. However, the data representing the count information itself may be printed as a barcode. A player who does not store the number of acquired balls receives the counting result in a counting receipt.

  Here, a specific configuration of the placement unit 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the placement unit 300 according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the placement unit 300 includes an LED 310, a light emission control unit 330, a light emission plate 320, and a mobile terminal authentication unit 340.

  The LED 310 is a semiconductor element that emits light by being conductive, and emits light of a predetermined color (for example, three colors of red, blue, and green) based on an instruction from a light emission control unit 330 described later.

  The light emitting plate 320 is a plate that radiates the LED light incident from the LED 310 to the outer surface. Specifically, the LED light incident from the LED 310 on the back surface of the light emitting plate that has been processed to be uneven (the back surface of the mounting surface 110). Are diffused and uniformly emitted to the outer surface of the plate.

  The light emission control unit 330 is a processing unit that performs light emission control of the LED 310, and detects a device state of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 (for example, an operation state in the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 and a communication state with the mobile terminal 200). A detection unit 335 is included.

  For example, if there is no abnormality in the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 and communication with the mobile terminal 200 can be performed normally (placement standby state of the mobile terminal 200), the mobile terminal 200 can be placed. Therefore, when the LED 310 blinks in blue and the mobile terminal 200 is placed on the placement surface (surface of the light emitting plate 320) 110 of the placement unit 300, communication between the mobile terminal 200 and the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is performed. Since it is started, the LED 310 is lit in green so as to notify that both of them are communicating, and then communication between the portable terminal 200 and the portable terminal authenticating unit 340 is completed. In order to notify that, the LED 310 blinks green, and when the portable terminal 200 is detached from the placement unit 300, the portable terminal 200 returns to the placement standby state, and the LED 310 blinks blue.

  The mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is a device that communicates with an IC card to read and write recorded information in the IC card, and is an antenna that is a module corresponding to the communication method A of the non-contact type IC chip. Module A is provided. That is, communication is performed with the communication system A IC chip 210 mounted on the mobile terminal 200 which is a so-called Osaifu-Keitai (registered trademark) to obtain the IDm of the mobile terminal 200.

  As described above, by configuring the mounting unit 300 on which the mobile terminal 200 is mounted, the LED 310, and the light emission control unit 330 to be integrated, a place where the mobile terminal 200 is mounted can be clearly indicated to the player. I am doing so.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the placement surface 110 of the placement unit 300 is arranged so as to be tilted so that the vertical position becomes higher as it goes in the depth direction. In this manner, the mounting surface 110 is inclined because if the mounting surface 110 is too close to the vertical surface, the operation when the mobile terminal 200 is mounted or removed becomes unstable. If a horizontal plane is used, a large amount of space is required in the depth direction, and a large operation is required when the mobile terminal 200 is placed or removed, so that the mobile terminal can be placed or removed smoothly. At the same time, for example, the mounting surface 110 is inclined 45 degrees from the vertical surface so that the light emission notification of the LED 310 can be easily recognized.

  Furthermore, the mounting surface 110 is tilted and a stopper is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface 110 to prevent the mobile terminal 200 from falling and the antenna module A of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 and the mobile terminal It becomes possible to fix and place the positions of the 200 IC chips 210 at appropriate positions.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting surface (surface of the light emitting plate 320) irradiated by the LED 310 is formed so as to cover both side surfaces and the top surface. Thus, the reason why the both sides and the top surface of the mounting surface 110 are covered is that the light emission of the LED 310 can be visually recognized without the influence of external light such as sunlight or lighting in the game store.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the storage unit 18 is a storage device such as a non-volatile memory that stores data and programs necessary for various processes by the control unit 19. For example, the storage unit 18 is read from an employee card at the time of employee authentication. An employee ID 18a of a registered employee (an employee permitted to perform counting work) registered in advance as an employee ID comparison target and a print format 18b for printing on a counting receipt are stored.

  The control unit 19 is a control unit that controls the counter 10 as a whole, and includes a display control unit 19a, a count control unit 19b, an issuance control unit 19c, an IDm inquiry unit 19d, and a counting storage request unit 19e. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU for execution, and the display control unit 19a, the counting control unit 19b, and the issue control. The process corresponding to each of the unit 19c, the IDm inquiry unit 19d, and the counting storage request unit 19e is executed.

  The display control unit 19 a is a processing unit that performs display control of the touch panel 11. For example, while waiting for counting, a screen for prompting an employee card operation to perform employee authentication is displayed, and during counting, a passing signal from the counting sensor 15 is counted up by the counting control unit 19b. When the display of the number of acquired balls displayed on the touch panel 11 is updated every time and the passing signal from the counting sensor 15 is not detected for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) and the counting is finished, the counting receipt issuance button Is displayed on the touch panel 11. Further, if the mobile terminal 200 of the mobile member is placed on the placement unit 300 before the issue button of the counting receipt is pressed, the storage button is also displayed on the touch panel 11.

  The counting control unit 19b is a processing unit that performs counting control of pachinko balls acquired by the player. Specifically, employee authentication is performed to verify whether the employee ID read from the employee card by the employee reader / writer 16b matches the employee ID 18a registered in the storage unit 18, and the result If the employee ID 18a is registered in advance, the shutter mechanism 14 is requested to open the shutter 106 that can be opened and closed at the entrance of the acquired ball, and the shutter 106 is opened. When the acquired ball is inserted into the hopper unit 105, the passing signal of the acquired ball is output from the counting sensor 15. Therefore, the count-up is continued until the passing signal is not detected for a certain time (for example, 3 seconds). Count the balls you earned with.

  The issuance control unit 19c is a processing unit that controls issuance of counting receipts. For example, when issuing a count receipt, the barcode information is generated from the count ID associated with the count information, and the generated barcode information, the date / time information acquired from the time measuring unit 13 and the count information are printed on the printing unit 17. The count receipt is printed and issued to the printing unit 17 in accordance with the print format 18b of each receipt stored in the storage unit 18.

  The IDm inquiry unit 19d is a processing unit that inquires whether or not the IDm read from the portable terminal 200 by the portable terminal authentication unit 340 is registered in the member management T / C. If such IDm is already registered (mobile member), it is possible to shift to a waiting state for counting and storing balls, but even if it is not registered, a new member registration may be made to the mobile member. .

  The counting storage ball requesting unit 19e adds all or a part of the count value of the acquired balls counted by the counting control unit 19b to the storage ball balance corresponding to the IDm of the mobile terminal 200 mounted on the mounting unit 300. To the member management T / C. In this embodiment, an addition request is made for all the count values of the acquired balls, but the number of balls to be added can be arbitrarily set within the range of count values by a player or a game store. it can.

  Next, the processing content of the light emission control part 330 of the counter 10 which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the light emission control process according to the first embodiment. This light emission control process is a process performed in conjunction with the state detection of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 by the state detection unit 335. The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 shows a case where the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is operating normally. When an abnormal operation (for example, failure) of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is detected, the light emission control is performed. The LED 310 is lit red by the unit 330.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5, when the mobile terminal 200 is not placed on the placement unit 300 (Yes in step S <b> 501), the light emission control unit 330 informs that the portable terminal 200 can be placed. Accordingly, the LED 310 blinks in blue (step S502).

  And when the portable terminal 200 is mounted in the mounting surface (surface of the light emission plate 320) 110 of the mounting part 300 (step S501 negative), communication with the portable terminal 200 and the portable terminal authentication part 340 starts Therefore, until the communication between the portable terminal 200 and the portable terminal authenticating unit 340 is completed (Yes at Step S503), the light emission control unit 330 lights the LED 310 in green so as to notify that both are communicating (Step S503). S504).

  Thereafter, when the communication between the mobile terminal 200 and the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is completed (No at Step S503), the light emission control unit 330 blinks the LED 310 in green so as to notify that the communication between the two has ended (Step S505). ) When the mobile terminal 200 is detached from the placement unit 300 (Yes in step S506), the mobile terminal 200 returns to the placement standby state, and the above-described steps S501 to S506 are performed until the power of the counter 10 is turned off. Repeat the process up to.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 that acquires mobile terminal identification information from the IC chip 210 built in the mobile terminal 200 possessed by the player is arranged on the side of the touch panel 11. Since it is configured, the mobile terminal 200 can be used as a member specifying medium instead of the membership card even if the user does not have a membership card, and the player can easily recognize the position of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 when providing the membership service. As a result, convenience for the player can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the device state of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is detected, and the light emission mode by the LED 310 is changed according to the detected device state. In addition, the employee can be grasped, and the mobile terminal can be used smoothly.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the embodiments described above. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

  For example, in the above-described first embodiment, the example (FIGS. 1 and 4) in which the mobile terminal authentication unit 340 is disposed on the left side facing the counter 10 has been described. As shown in FIG. 6, even when the mounting portion 300 is formed as a protruding member at the front end portion even on the same left side, or when the mounting portion 300 is arranged on the right side as shown in FIG. Similarly to the first embodiment, it is possible to perform an operation of bringing the portable terminal close to the line-of-sight position.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a vertical ball counter has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to a vertical ball counter. For example, in the case of a table-type ball counter 30 installed on a table, the space in the horizontal direction is restricted due to the nature of the counter disposed at the end of the island, but in such a case, FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, a cavity for inserting a mobile terminal is provided therein, and when the mobile terminal 200 is inserted into the cavity from the mobile terminal insertion port 400 or 450, the antenna module A and the IC chip of the mobile terminal 200 The mobile terminal authentication unit 340 can also be arranged so that it is at an appropriate interval from 210.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the light emission control unit 330 is notified of the device state of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340. However, it is not always necessary to notify only the device state of the mobile terminal authentication unit 340. You may make it alert | report the whole state.

  In the first embodiment described above, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, PHS, and PDA is exemplified as the mobile terminal 200. However, the mobile terminal 200 may not necessarily be a mobile terminal but may be equipped with an IC chip, and may be a general IC card or the like. It does not matter.

  In the first embodiment, the IDm stored in the IC chip 210 in the mobile terminal 200 is used to use the mobile terminal 200 instead of the membership card. However, the present invention is limited to this. Instead, information that can specify the member ID may be recorded in advance in a storage unit such as a memory of the mobile terminal 200, and the information may be read.

  In the above-described first embodiment, a ball counter that counts pachinko balls has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is similarly applied to a medal counter that counts medals. be able to.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

  As described above, the counter according to the present invention is suitable for improving convenience for the player.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a counter according to Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a counter according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a placement unit according to the first embodiment. It is an enlarged view of the mounting part in the counter shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of light emission control processing according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the application example of the counter which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the application example of the counter which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the application example of the counter which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the application example of the counter which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Counter 11 Touch panel 12 Communication I / F part 13 Timekeeping part 14 Shutter mechanism 14a Shutter drive motor 14b Opening / closing detection part 15 Count sensor 16a Card reader 16b Reader / writer for employees 17 Printing part 18 Storage part 19 Control part 19a Display control part 19b Count control unit 19c Issuance control unit 19d IDm inquiry unit 19e Count storage ball request unit 101 Receipt issuance port 102 Card insertion port 104 Ball exit 105 Hopper unit 106 Shutter 107 Holding unit 108 Cover holder 109 Cover 110 Mounting surface 200 Mobile terminal 210 IC Chip 300 Placement part 310 LED
320 Light emission plate 330 Light emission control part 335 State detection part 340 Portable terminal authentication part

Claims (5)

A counter having a space for putting game media between a storage unit for storing game media for counting and a display unit provided at an upper part of the storage unit,
A counter comprising: an information acquisition device for acquiring mobile terminal identification information from an IC chip built in a mobile terminal possessed by a player; A portable terminal placement means having a placement surface on which the portable terminal is placed at a location close to the information acquisition device;
2. The counter according to claim 1, wherein the placement surface of the mobile terminal placement means is disposed so as to be inclined so that the vertical position becomes higher as the depth of the placement surface increases. Further comprising light emitting means for irradiating the placement surface formed on the portable terminal placing means,
The counter according to claim 2, wherein the portable terminal mounting unit and the light emitting unit are integrated.   4. The counter according to claim 3, wherein the counter is formed so as to cover a side surface, a top surface, or both of the mounting surface of the portable terminal mounting unit irradiated by the light emitting unit. Detecting means for detecting the device state of the counter;
5. The counter according to claim 3, further comprising a light emission control unit that changes a light emission mode of the light emission unit in accordance with an apparatus state detected by the detection unit.

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