JP2010005034A - Each machine counting system and its fraudulent counting detection method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent fraudulent counting, relating to an each machine counting system and its fraudulent counting detection method. <P>SOLUTION: In the each machine counting system, a CR unit 10 with a counting function gives a counting notice indicating that Pachinko balls are counted to a hall computer 40, and the hall computer 40 acquires safe signals from a game machine 20, monitors whether or not the fraudulent counting is performed in the CR unit 10 depending on whether or not the safe signals are acquired when the counting notice is given from the CR unit 10 with the counting function, and reports the fraudulent counting when the fraudulent counting is detected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter counting system having counters corresponding to counters for counting game media obtained as a result of a game on the gaming base and an illegal counting detection method thereof.

  Traditionally, amusement stores such as pachinko parlors that provide pachinko games and pachislot games have received prizes that have been thrown out as game results from the standpoint of eliminating the need for counting game media using a counter installed on the island edge. The game media is counted by a pedestrian machine provided in each game machine, and the counted result is associated with a game recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a prepaid card) in the cradle machine as a game medium. There is known a counting system for each vehicle that re-lends within the range.

  Specifically, the pedestrian machine counts the number of balls thrown by throwing game media exceeding the storage capacity in the upper and lower plates of the game machine into a counting unit provided at the lower part of the dairy machine. Accumulate and store the counting results, and when the player performs a card return operation with the intention of leaving the seat, the cumulative number of counted gaming media is notified to the host device connected to the inter-machine, and the The number of counted game media is associated with a prepaid card.

  In such a counter counting system, unlike in the case of an island-edge counter, counting is intermittently repeated in each counter, making it difficult for employees to attend the counter. .

  For this reason, illegal counting is performed in which game media brought back from other stores or counterfeit game media are counted by the counter of the interbank machine, the count result is associated with the prepaid card, and prizes are exchanged using the prepaid card. There was room to be left.

  As a technique for dealing with such fraud, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses whether the sum of the number of balls out of the game table and the number of balls counted is greater than the sum of the number of safe balls and the number of balls lent. A technique is disclosed in which it is determined whether or not the inequality of the number of out balls + the number of balls to be counted ≧ the number of safe balls + the number of lent balls is satisfied, and when the inequality is satisfied, it is determined that an incorrect count is performed. The number of out balls refers to the number of balls that have been driven into the game table, and the safe number of balls refers to the number of balls thrown out as prize balls from the game table.

JP 11-192370 A

  However, in the above-described prior art (Patent Document 1), since the illegal count can be detected only after the person executing the illegal count leaves the game table, the site of the illegal count cannot be suppressed. There is a problem that it is difficult to effectively prevent illegal counting.

  That is, in the above prior art, an illegal count is detected when the inequality of the number of out balls + the number of counted balls ≧ the number of safe balls + the number of borrowed balls is satisfied, but the number of counted balls is notified to the host device. Since the prepaid card is returned, at least until then, the number of counting balls is not reflected, and even if illegal counting is performed, the above inequality is not satisfied, It is not possible to detect fraud at a stage.

  For this reason, it is an important issue to detect illegal counting at the time of counting in each of the counter counting systems.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) caused by the prior art, and provides a counter counting system capable of effectively preventing illegal counting and an illegal counting detecting method thereof. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, each device counting system according to the present invention is arranged corresponding to each game table and counts game media obtained as a game result on the game table. A counter counting system having counters corresponding to each unit, a counter notifying unit for performing a count notification indicating that the game medium has been counted by the counters corresponding to the respective units, and acquiring unit information from the gaming table Whether or not illegal counting is performed in each counter corresponding to the counter based on the counter information acquisition means, the count notification performed by the counter notification means, and the base information acquired by the counter information acquisition means An illegal count monitoring means for monitoring whether or not an illegal count is detected by the illegal count monitoring means, and a notification control means for controlling so as to notify the illegal count.

  In addition, in the above invention, each counter counting system according to the present invention is characterized in that the counter information acquiring means acquires a payout signal output in response to payout of award game media on the game stand, and the illegal counting monitoring means. Monitors whether the counter corresponding to each counter is performing illegal counting according to whether or not the payout signal is acquired by the table information acquiring unit when the count notification is performed by the count notification unit It is characterized by doing.

  In addition, in the above invention, each counter counting system according to the present invention is characterized in that the illegal count monitoring means is a payout acquired by the counter information acquiring means within a predetermined period after the counting notification is performed by the counting notifying means. When the number of signal acquisitions is equal to or less than the number of fraudulent times that can be considered as the fraudulent count, it is determined that fraudulent counting is being performed by the counter corresponding to each unit.

  In addition, each counter counting system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, a base information history storage means for storing the payout signal acquisition time as a base information history, and a payout signal acquisition time acquired by the base information acquisition means. And a table information registration means for registering the information in the table information history storage means, wherein the illegal count monitoring means determines the acquisition time of the payout signal stored by the table information history storage means by the count notification means. In the case where the counter does not exist within a predetermined period before the time when the counter is used, it is determined that the illegal counting is performed by the counter corresponding to each unit.

  Moreover, each counter counting system according to the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein the count notification means is capable of estimating that the counter value for a predetermined period in the counter corresponding to each counter is likely to be an illegal count. The count notification is made only after the above.

  Also, in the above-described invention, each of the counter counting systems according to the present invention is characterized in that the counter information acquiring unit acquires a capture signal output in response to the capture of a game medium in the gaming table, and the illegal count monitoring unit is When the acquisition signal is not acquired even after a game non-execution estimation period that can be estimated as non-execution of the game by the device information acquisition means, and when the count notification is performed by the count notification means, It is discriminated that illegal counting is performed by the counters corresponding to the respective units.

  Further, in the above-described invention, each of the counter counting systems according to the present invention is configured such that the illegal count monitoring means is not acquired even after the game non-execution estimation period has elapsed by the counter information acquiring means. Even when the count notification is performed by the count notification means, the count value for a predetermined period in the counter corresponding to each unit is not valid until the count value is greater than or equal to the estimated incorrect count value that can be estimated that there is a risk of the incorrect count. It is characterized by discriminating it from counting.

  In addition, the illegal counting detection method applied to each machine counting system according to the present invention is arranged corresponding to each game machine, and each machine counter corresponding to counting game media obtained as a game result on the game machine. An illegal count detection method applied to each of the counter counting systems having a counter notification process for performing a count notification indicating that the counter of the counter corresponding to each counter has been counted for the game medium; Based on the table information acquisition step, the count notification performed by the count notification step, and the table information acquired by the table information acquisition step, the counter corresponding to each table is illegally counted. An illegal count monitoring step for monitoring whether or not an illegal count is detected by the illegal count monitoring step, and a notification control step for controlling so as to notify the incorrect count when the illegal count is detected.

  According to the present invention, each counter corresponding to the counter performs a count notification indicating that the game media has been counted, acquires the base information from the game base, and corresponds to each base based on the count notification and the base information. It is configured to monitor whether or not illegal counting is performed by a counter, and when the illegal count is detected, it is configured to notify the illegal count. Therefore, the incorrect count is detected at the time of counting and the fact is notified. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent illegal counting.

Further, according to the present invention, the payout signal output in response to the payout of the award game medium on the game stand is acquired, and the count corresponding to each device is determined depending on whether or not the payout signal is acquired when the count notification is made. Since it was configured to monitor whether or not fraudulent counting was performed on the machine, fraudulent counting was detected at the time of counting, and notification was made to that effect, and fraud only with counting notification and one type of stand information (safe signal) Counting can be monitored, and it is possible to effectively prevent illegal counting with a simple configuration.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the number of payout signals acquired within a predetermined period after the count notification is made is equal to or less than the number of fraudulent counts that can be regarded as fraudulent counts, Since the counter is configured to determine that illegal counting is being performed, the distinction between special prizes (such as jackpots and bonuses) and illegal counting can be determined globally, and misidentification of both can be prevented with high accuracy. However, there is an effect that illegal counting can be effectively prevented.

  Further, according to the present invention, the acquisition time of the payout signal is stored as the base information history, the acquisition time of the acquired payout signal is registered, and the acquisition time of the stored payout signal is calculated from the time when the count notification is performed. If the counter does not exist within a predetermined period, the counter corresponding to each unit is configured to determine that illegal counting has been performed, so that illegal counting can be performed without monitoring the payout signal after counting notification. It is possible to discriminate and it is possible to detect the illegal count more quickly.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the count notification is made only when the count value for a predetermined period in each counter corresponding to each vehicle is equal to or greater than the illegal estimated count value that can be estimated to be an illegal count. It is possible to prevent miscounting the count of the game media that accompanies the movement of the table as an illegal count, and it is possible to prevent the player from wearing a wet garment with an incorrect count.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to acquire a capture signal that is output in response to the capture of a game medium on the gaming table, and to acquire the capture signal even after a game non-execution estimation period in which it can be estimated that the game is non-executable. If there is no count and a count notification is made, the counter corresponding to each unit is configured to determine that an incorrect count is being performed. Therefore, an incorrect count is detected at the time of counting and a notification to that effect is made. In addition, the illegal count can be monitored only by the count notification and one type of table information (out signal), and it is possible to effectively prevent the illegal count with a simple configuration.

  In addition, according to the present invention, even if the capture signal is not acquired even after the game non-execution estimation period has passed and the count notification is made, the count value of the counter corresponding to each unit is invalid Since it is configured to be determined as an illegal count only when the possible illegal count is greater than or equal to the estimated incorrect count value, it is possible to prevent the misidentification of the count of the game media that accompanies the movement of the game table as an incorrect count This is advantageous in that it is possible to eliminate illegal counting of wet clothes from the player.

  Exemplary embodiments of a counter counting system and an illegal counting detecting method thereof 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 system configuration of each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a system configuration of each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, each counting system includes a CR unit 10 with a counting function (hereinafter simply referred to as a CR unit), a gaming machine 20, an island controller 30, and a hall computer 40. Yes.

  Among them, the CR unit 10, the island controller 30 and the hall computer 40 are connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), while the gaming machine 20 and the hall computer 40 are connected to a pulse signal line. Connected through.

  The CR unit 10 is a card processing unit (between machines) attached to each gaming machine. In this embodiment, the CR unit 10 counts pachinko balls thrown from the lower plate of the gaming machine 20 (a counting unit described later). 12). Specifically, after counting the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player with the gaming machine 20 to which the device is connected, the count result is associated with the prepaid card as a count value, and the prepaid card with which the count value is associated is Issue. In addition, as in the prior art, ball lending is performed using the remaining amount valued on the prepaid card.

  The gaming machine 20 is a device in which a player plays a pachinko game by launching a pachinko ball into the game area. In this embodiment, the gaming machine 20 is a so-called CR pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card.

  In addition, the gaming machine 20 notifies the hall computer 40 of stand information such as a special prize, out, safe, start, etc. generated on the gaming stand through a pulse signal. The special prize refers to the big hit on the game stand, the out refers to the pachinko ball that is driven into the game stand, the safe refers to the pachinko ball thrown out from the game stand as a prize ball, and the start The term “event” refers to an event of starting a unit game on a game machine.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device that bundles a group of CR units 10 provided in a space (amusement island) surrounded by a passage.

  The hall computer 40 is a management device that collects and manages table information in a game store using a game table data management table 45a described later. Specifically, the pulse signal received from the gaming machine 20 is interpreted and the number of special prizes, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, or the number of games in the game table data management table 45a is added and updated.

  Here, each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment obtains a safe signal from the gaming machine 20 while performing a count notification indicating that pachinko balls have been counted by the CR unit 10, and the count notification is performed. It is characterized in that whether or not an illegal count is performed in the CR unit 10 is monitored depending on whether or not a safe signal has been acquired, and the incorrect count is notified when an incorrect count is detected. .

  That is, in this embodiment, when monitoring the illegal count in the counting unit 12 of the CR unit 10 as in the above prior art, the illegal count is not determined after the prepaid card is returned. In order to be able to detect on the spot, an illegal count is detected depending on how much a safe signal is received for an event (counting notification) called counting the number of possessions.

  The reason for the detection of such illegal counting is that when a legitimate game is counted, an event such as a big hit of a gaming table is accompanied, and this event causes the gaming machine 20 to the hall computer 40 to produce a large amount in a short time. Since there is a high probability that a safe signal will be notified, there are no cases where a safe signal is not detected or a large number of balls are counted even though almost no safe signal is detected. This is because it can be estimated that the

  Then, when a big hit occurs in the gaming machine 20, as shown in FIG. 2, from the gaming machine 20 for a certain period (generally, a period until an arbitrary count × 15 rounds are consumed). Since the safe signal (safe pulse) continues to be supplied intermittently, the distinction between the big hit and the illegal count can be determined globally, and misidentification of both can be prevented with high accuracy.

  Therefore, according to each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment, it is possible to detect an illegal count at the initial counting time and notify that fact, and it is possible to effectively prevent the illegal count.

  Then, the structure (CR unit 10 and hall computer 40) of each apparatus which comprises each stand counting system which concerns on Example 1 is demonstrated. In the following, the configuration of the hall computer 40 will be described after the configuration of the CR unit 10 is described.

  As described above, the configuration of the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an appearance of the CR unit shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the gaming machine 20 provided with the CR unit 10 is indicated by a broken line.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the CR unit 10 includes a state display unit 101 that is lit when an attendant is called, a bill insertion unit 102 that accepts various bills for lending, and a remote controller (portable terminal device) carried by the attendant. ), A display / operation unit 104 including operation keys such as a display and a numeric keypad, a ball dispensing unit 105 having a nozzle for dispensing a ball, and a prepaid card reception / It has the card insertion part 106 which returns, the counting part 12 which counts a possession ball (acquired ball), and the ball storage part 107 which stores a possession ball (acquired ball).

  Further, on the front surface of the ball storage unit 107, there are a counting display unit 108 for displaying a counting result of a possessed ball (acquired ball) and a possessed ball payout button 109 for instructing a game using the possessed ball. ing. The CR unit 10 guides the ball (acquired ball) from the lower plate of the gaming machine 20 shown in FIG. 21 to the ball storage unit 107, and the counting unit 12 counts the number of balls (acquired ball).

  When the player presses the possession ball payout button 109, the possession ball (acquired ball) is thrown out to the upper plate of the gaming machine 20 via the possession ball dispensing unit 105. Note that the possession ball dispensing unit 105 basically dispenses the possession ball, but also dispenses the borrowed ball when the bill is inserted into the bill insertion unit 102 and the lending button of the gaming machine 20 is pressed. May be performed.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the CR unit shown in FIG. Note that the actual CR unit 10 has functional units (for example, a bill validator unit and a card reader) other than the functional units shown in the figure, but FIG. 4 illustrates the characteristic points of the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment. Only the necessary components are extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the CR unit 10 includes a communication I / F unit 11 that controls various communications between other devices such as the island controller 30 and the hall computer 40, a counting unit 12, and a storage unit 13. And a control unit 14.

  The counting unit 12 is a processing unit that counts the possessed balls (acquired balls) thrown from the lower plate of the game machine 20 provided therein, and includes a counting sensor 12a that counts the possessed balls. This counting sensor 12a is provided in the vicinity of the passage path of the acquired ball introduced from the ball intake, and the passage of the acquired ball is performed by simultaneously emitting light such as infrared rays and receiving the reflected light in the passage path. Is detected, and the number of passes is counted up by the possession ball update unit 14a described later.

  The storage unit 13 is a storage device such as a non-volatile memory that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 14, and includes, for example, the possessed ball data 13 a indicating the number of possessed balls, and the section count value in a certain section. The section count value data 13b shown and the fraud monitoring count data 13c showing the fraud monitoring count which is a threshold for notifying the hall computer 40 of the count are stored. The section count value data 13b and the fraud monitoring count data 13c can be arbitrarily set through a host device such as the hall computer 40.

  The control unit 14 is a control unit that controls the CR unit 10 as a whole, and includes a possession ball update unit 14a and a count notification unit 14b. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded and executed on the CPU, respectively, in the possession ball update unit 14a and the count notification unit 14b. The corresponding process will be executed.

  The possession ball update unit 14a is a processing unit that performs addition update or subtraction update of possession balls. Specifically, when the sensor output from the counting sensor 12a of the counting unit 12 is obtained, the sensor output is counted up and counted up to the number of possessed balls stored in the storage unit 13 as possessed ball data 13a. When the possessed ball is paid out from the owned ball paying unit 105 in response to the operation of pressing the held ball paying button 109, it is stored in the storage unit 13 as held ball data 13a. An update is performed to subtract the number of balls to be paid out from the number of possessions.

  The possession ball update unit 14a further updates the section count value in addition to the possession ball update. Specifically, as described above, when the sensor output from the counting sensor 12a is obtained, the sensor output is counted up. At this time, the section count value stored as the section count value data 13b in the storage unit 13 is counted. Furthermore, addition update is performed, and when a predetermined period such as 1 minute elapses, the section count value is reset and the section count value is updated to zero. In addition, after the section count value is reset, the section count value is similarly counted from the next time when the sensor output is obtained.

  The count notification unit 14b is a processing unit that performs a count notification indicating that the pachinko ball has been counted by the counting unit 12 to the hall computer 40, and includes a section count value monitoring unit 14c that monitors the section count value.

  Specifically explaining the relationship between these two functional units, the count notification unit 14b is a fraud monitoring count in which the section count value stored in the storage unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 13 (for example, 250 pieces = equivalent to 500 yen). The section count value monitoring unit 14c monitors whether or not the section count value has been reached, and the count notification including the machine number is sent to the hall computer 40 only after the section count value reaches the fraud monitoring count. Although specifically described later, the hall computer 40 that has received the count notification starts monitoring a safe signal generated from the gaming machine 20 connected to the CR unit 10.

  In this way, the ball count is allowed until the section count value reaches the fraud monitoring count, and the count notification is not performed because the ball remaining on the upper plate or the lower plate is not used for moving the game table or the like. This is to prevent the act of counting from being mistaken as an illegal count.

  In addition, the number of balls that are counted when the table is moved is limited to the pachinko balls remaining on the upper and lower plates of the gaming machine 20 in the case of each table counting system. . For this reason, when the section count value reaches the fraud monitoring count, it is not a small amount due to the movement of the table, but is due to the big hit of the gaming machine 20, or the count notification is performed as the fraud count is being performed, An unauthorized monitoring is performed on the hall computer 40 side.

  Next, the configuration of the hall computer 40 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the hall computer shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, as in the case of the CR unit 10 of FIG. 4, only the components necessary for explaining the characteristic points of the hall computer 40 according to the first embodiment are extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the hall computer 40 includes a display unit 41, an audio output unit 42, a communication I / F unit 43, a pulse reception unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a control unit 46.

  The display unit 41 is a display device such as a monitor or a display, and the audio output unit 42 is an electronic device such as a speaker. The communication I / F unit 43 is a processing unit that controls various types of communication between other devices such as the CR unit 10 and the island controller 30.

  The pulse receiving unit 44 is a processing unit that receives various pulse signals output from the gaming machine 20. Specifically, numerical values such as the number of special prizes, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of start times associated with each pulse signal, for example, in the case of a safe signal, represent 10 payouts per pulse and CR in advance. The number of special prizes, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of start balls, and the number of start and the machine number of the transmission source, which are interpreted in accordance with this rule, are transferred to the machine data update unit 46a described later.

  The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and also stores a game machine data management table 45a for managing machine information for each game machine.

  The gaming table data management table 45a is a table that stores the number of special prizes, the number of outs, the number of safes, and the number of games for each unit number of the gaming machine 20. In addition, cumulative values are registered for the number of special prizes, the number of outs, the number of safes, and the number of games.

  The control unit 46 is a control unit that controls the entire hall computer 40, and includes a table data update unit 46a, a safe signal monitoring unit 46b, and a notification control unit 46c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU for execution, and the base data updating unit 46a, the safe signal monitoring unit 46b, The notification control unit 46c is caused to execute a corresponding process.

  The table data updating unit 46 a is a processing unit that updates the table information output from the pulse receiving unit 44 to the gaming table data management table 45 a in the storage unit 45. For example, when the unit number and the number of safe balls are received from the pulse receiving unit 44, the received safe number of balls is added and updated to the number of safe balls corresponding to the corresponding unit number in the game table data management table 45a.

  The safe signal monitoring unit 46 b is a processing unit that monitors a safe signal output from the gaming machine 20. Specifically, when a count notification is received from the CR unit 10, monitoring of the safe signal output from the gaming machine 20 with the machine number included in the count notification is started, and the number of times the safe signal is received is regarded as an illegal count. It is monitored whether or not the number of fraudulent misappropriations (for example, 3 times) that can be performed is exceeded. Then, if the number of times of reception exceeds the number of times of fraudulence within a predetermined period (for example, 1 minute and a half), it is determined that the number of possessed balls is normal due to the jackpot, and the safe signal monitoring is canceled. If the number of times of reception is equal to or less than the number of times of improper recognition even after the predetermined period has elapsed, it is determined that the number is illegal. It should be noted that parameters such as the number of times of fraudulent misappropriation and a predetermined period can be arbitrarily set according to the performance of the gaming machine (the performance of the game and the sweetness of the winning nails).

  The notification control unit 46c is a processing unit that performs notification control of illegal counts. Specifically, when the safe signal monitoring unit 46b determines that the illegal count has occurred, the fact that the illegal count is being performed and the machine number are displayed on the display unit 41, or the audio output unit 42 outputs the audio. I will let you. Here, the explanation is limited to the notification by the hall computer 40, but other terminal devices (for example, employee income, employee's mobile phone, etc.) may be notified of unauthorized counts. It doesn't matter.

  Next, the flow of processing performed by each counter counting system according to the first embodiment will be described. Here, after (1) counting notification processing performed by the CR unit 10 is described, (2) illegal counting monitoring processing performed by the hall computer 40 will be described.

(1) Count notification process As described above, the count notification process according to the first embodiment will be described here. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the count notification process according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, when the sensor output from the counting sensor 12a is obtained (Yes at Step S601), the possession ball updating unit 14a counts up the sensor output (Step S602), and stores it in the storage unit 13. Update is performed by adding the counted up value to the possessed ball and the section count value stored as the possessed ball data 13a and the section count value data 13b (step S603).

  Here, the section count value monitoring unit 14c determines whether or not the section count value stored in the storage unit 13 has reached the fraud monitoring count stored in the storage unit 13 (for example, 250 pieces = equivalent to 500 yen). Determination is made (step S604).

  At this time, if the section count value has not reached the fraud monitoring count (No in step S604), the section count value monitoring unit 14c determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the section count value was reset last time. Further determination is made (step S605).

  If the predetermined period has elapsed (Yes at step S605), the possession ball updating unit 14a resets the section count value stored as the section count value data 13b in the storage unit 13 to zero (step S606), and performs processing. Exit. If the predetermined period has not elapsed (No at step S605), the above steps S601 to 604 are repeated.

  On the other hand, when the section count value reaches the fraud monitoring count (Yes at Step S604), the count notification unit 14b notifies the Hall computer 40 of the count including the machine number (Step S607) and ends the process. .

(2) Unauthorized Count Monitoring Process Next, the unauthorized count monitoring process according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the illegal count monitoring process according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, when the safe signal monitoring unit 46b receives the count notification from the CR unit 10 (Yes in step S701), the safe signal monitoring unit 46b monitors the safe signal output from the gaming machine 20 of the machine number included in the count notification. Start (step S702).

  And when the safe signal is received from the gaming machine 20 of the corresponding machine number (Yes in step S703), the safe signal monitoring unit 46b may count the number of fraudulent times that the number of safe signal receptions can be regarded as an illegal count ( For example, it is determined whether or not (3 times) has been exceeded (step S704).

  At this time, if the number of safe signal receptions exceeds the number of fraudulent observations (Yes in step S704), the safe signal monitoring unit 46b determines that the number of safe balls that accompany the jackpot is normal, The monitoring is canceled (steps S705 and S706), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the safe signal from the gaming machine 20 of the corresponding machine number is not received, or even when the safe signal is received, the number of times of reception is equal to or less than the number of fraudulent times (No in Step S703 or No in Step S704) The safe signal monitoring unit 46b further determines whether or not a predetermined period (for example, one and a half minutes) has elapsed since receiving the count notification (step S707).

  Here, when a predetermined period (for example, one and a half minutes) has elapsed (Yes in Step S707), the safe signal monitoring unit 46b determines that the number is an illegal count (Step S708), and the notification control unit 46c The fact that the counting is performed and the machine number are displayed on the display unit 41, or the audio output unit 42 outputs the audio (step S709), and the process is terminated.

  As described above, according to each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment, the CR unit 10 performs counting notification indicating that pachinko balls have been counted, while acquiring a safe signal from the gaming machine 20. , Whether or not the illegal count is performed in the CR unit 10 depending on whether or not the safe signal is acquired when the count notification is performed, and the illegal count is notified when the illegal count is detected. Since it is configured in this way, it is possible to detect illegal counts at the time of counting and to notify the fact, and to monitor illegal counts only with count notification and one type of base information (safe signal). Can be effectively prevented.

  Furthermore, according to each vehicle counting system according to the first embodiment, the number of times of acquisition of the payout signal acquired within a predetermined period after the count notification is performed is less than or equal to the number of times of fraudulent deeming that can be regarded as fraudulent counting. In some cases, the CR unit 10 is configured to discriminate that illegal counting is being performed, so that it is possible to globally discriminate between jackpot and illegal counting, while preventing misidentification of both with high accuracy. It is possible to effectively prevent illegal counting.

  In addition, according to each car counting system according to the first embodiment, since the count notification in the counting part 12 reaches the fraud monitoring count or more, the count notification is made only when the game counter moves. It is possible to prevent the count from being mistaken as an illegal count, and it is possible to eliminate the illegal clothes from being worn on the player.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the illegal count is monitored using the relationship between the count notification and the safe signal has been described. However, the monitoring is not necessarily performed using the safe signal. Therefore, in the second embodiment, an embodiment in which the illegal count is monitored using the out signal will be described.

  That is, in the second embodiment, an out signal is acquired as base information from the gaming machine 20, and when the out signal has not been acquired even after a game non-execution estimation period that can be estimated as non-execution of the game, and the count notification is issued. When it was performed, it was decided that the CR unit 50 was performing illegal counting.

  This kind of detection of fraudulent counts is possible in the case of a pachinko game, whether it is a big hit or not, if there is a game in which no pachinko balls launched on the game stand are swallowed, This is because it is possible to estimate that illegal counting is performed when a large number of holding balls are counted even though no out signal is detected.

  As described above, each counter system according to the second embodiment can detect an illegal count at the time of counting and notify the fact, and can effectively prevent the illegal count as in the first embodiment. It becomes possible.

  Next, the internal configuration of the CR unit that is a main part of each vehicle counting system according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the CR unit 50 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in this CR unit 50, the game machine 20 does not notify the hall information directly to the hall computer 40, but notifies the hall computer 40 of the machine information via the CR unit 50. Is different.

  As described above, the configuration in which the base information is notified to the hall computer 40 via the CR unit 50 is an existing one. However, the CR unit 50 will mainly explain the second embodiment using this configuration. This is to exemplify a mode for monitoring the illegal count.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the CR unit 50 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a state display unit 51, a pulse reception unit 52, and a pulse transmission unit 53. In the following description, those that exhibit the same functions as those in the first embodiment will be omitted, and only functional sections having different functions will be extracted and described.

  The status display unit 51 is a display unit that displays the status of the CR unit 50. However, in the second embodiment, when an illegal count is detected by a section count value monitoring unit 55b described later, a display mode that indicates an incorrect count is displayed. The LED is turned on (for example, blinking red).

  The pulse receiving unit 52 is a processing unit that receives various pulse signals output from the gaming machine 20. Specifically, the special award pulse, out pulse, safe pulse or start pulse received as each pulse signal is transferred to the pulse transmission unit 53 as it is, and if the out pulse is received, the fact that the out pulse signal has been received is output. Notify the signal monitoring unit 55a.

  The pulse transmitting unit 53 is a processing unit that transmits various pulse signals received from the pulse receiving unit 52 to the hall computer 40.

  The CR unit 50 according to the second embodiment is a comparison value with the non-detection time of the out signal, and the count value monitoring start time (for example, 5 minutes) that triggers the section count value monitoring unit 55b to monitor the count value. The count value monitoring start time data 54a indicating) and the incorrect estimated count value data 54b indicating incorrect estimated count values (for example, 250) that can be estimated that there is a risk of incorrect count are further stored in the storage unit 54. Is different from the first embodiment. The count value monitoring start time data 54a and the illegal estimated count value data 54b can be arbitrarily set through a host device such as the hall computer 40.

  Furthermore, the CR unit 50 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it further includes an out signal monitoring unit 55a and a section count value monitoring unit 55b.

  The out signal monitoring unit 55 a is a processing unit that monitors an out signal output from the gaming machine 20. Specifically, it monitors the outpulse reception notification from the pulse receiver 52, counts up the non-detection time of the out signal until the outpulse reception notification is received, and if the outpulse reception notification is received Resets no detection time of out signal. The non-detection time of the out signal is monitored to determine whether or not the count value monitoring start time “5 minutes” stored as the count value monitoring start time data 54 a in the storage unit 54 has elapsed. When the time has elapsed, it requests the section count value monitoring unit 55b described later to monitor the section count value.

  The section count value monitoring unit 55b is a processing unit that monitors the section count value. Specifically, the fraud estimation count value stored as the fraud estimation count value data in the storage unit 54 as the fraud estimation count value data 13b (for example, 250 pieces = equivalent to 500 yen). Whether or not the above has been reached is monitored, and if the section count value is greater than or equal to the incorrect estimated count value, the status display unit 51 is instructed to display in a predetermined display mode (for example, blinking red). The section count value data 13b is updated by the possession ball update unit 14a as in the first embodiment.

  Next, the illegal count monitoring process according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the illegal count monitoring process according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the out signal monitoring unit 55a monitors the out pulse reception notification (the out signal output from the gaming machine 20) from the pulse receiving unit 52 (step S901) until the out pulse reception notification is received. (No in step S901), the non-detection time of the out signal is counted up (step S902). When an out pulse reception notification is accepted (Yes at step S901), the non-detection time of the out signal is reset (step S905).

  Then, the out signal monitoring unit 55a monitors whether or not the non-detection time of the out signal has passed the count value monitoring start time “5 minutes” stored as the count value monitoring start time data 54a in the storage unit 54 ( Step S903).

  At this time, when the count value monitoring start time has elapsed (Yes in step S903), the section count value monitoring unit 55b starts monitoring the section count value (step S904).

  Here, the section count value monitoring unit 55b has a fraud estimation count value (for example, 250) in which the section count value stored as the section count value data 13b in the storage unit 54 is stored as the fraud estimation count value data in the storage unit 54. Whether or not (equivalent to 500 yen) or more is monitored (step S906), and if the section count value is greater than or equal to the incorrect estimated count value (Yes in step S906), a predetermined display is displayed on the status display unit 51. An instruction is given to display in a mode (for example, red blinking) (step S907), and the process is terminated.

  In addition, when the section count value in the storage unit 54 is reset by the possession ball update unit 14a without the section count value being equal to or larger than the illegal estimated count value (No in step S906 and positive in step S908), the section count value The monitoring unit 55b cancels the monitoring of the section count value and ends the process.

  As described above, according to each vehicle counting system according to the second embodiment, an out signal is acquired from the gaming machine 20 and acquired even after a game non-execution estimation period in which the out signal can be estimated as non-execution of the game has passed. In the case where the counting is not performed, and when the counting unit 12 notifies that the counting is performed, the CR unit 50 is configured to determine that the incorrect counting is performed. As well as the first embodiment, it is possible to effectively prevent illegal counting with a simple configuration. Become.

  Further, according to each vehicle counting system according to the second embodiment, even if the out signal is not acquired even after the game non-execution estimation period has elapsed and the count notification is performed, the interval meter in the counting unit 12 is also measured. Since it is configured to be determined as an illegal count only when the numerical value is greater than or equal to an illegal estimated count value that can be estimated to be an illegal count, it prevents mishandling the possessed ball count accompanying the movement of the game table as an incorrect count Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the misappropriately counting wet clothes from being worn on the player.

  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 first embodiment, the safe signal after the count notification is performed by the CR unit 10 is monitored, but it is not always necessary to monitor the safe signal after the count notification. If the safe signal from and the acquisition time thereof are held as a history, the illegal count can be monitored using the safe signal before the count notification.

  Specifically, a table information history table for managing the acquisition time of the safe signal is stored in the storage unit, and when the safe signal is acquired from the gaming machine 20, the acquisition time is registered in the table information history table, None of the safe signal acquisition times stored in the table is included in a predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) before the count notification is made from the CR unit 10 or the number of acquisitions in the predetermined period Is set to be less than or equal to the estimated number of frauds, each vehicle counting system is configured to determine that fraudulent counting is performed in the CR unit 10.

  In this way, if the illegal count is monitored using the history of acquisition time, the illegal count can be determined without monitoring the safe signal after the count notification, and the illegal count can be detected more quickly.

  In the first embodiment, when the count notification from the CR unit 10 is received, monitoring of the safe signal is started as it is. However, it is not always good to strictly monitor in all cases. For example, in the case of a big hit (sudden probability fluctuation) with a small number of balls such as 2R and 3R, since the attacker's opening time is shorter than a normal big hit, a safe signal is often not generated.

  From this, the interval from the game machine 20 in which sudden fluctuations occur suddenly to the hall computer 40 as a history of pulse signals corresponding to the sudden fluctuations, or from receiving the special prize signal to receiving the start signal (I.e., jackpot digestion time) is measured by the hall computer 40, and a pulse signal corresponding to a sudden change in probability is received during a predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) before the count notification, or the jackpot digestion If the time is a big hit of probability fluctuation, the hall computer 40 may be configured not to monitor the safe signal even if the count notification is received.

  In the first embodiment, the hall computer 40 mainly monitors the illegal count, and in the second embodiment, the CR unit mainly performs the illegal count. In either case 1 or 2, the subject that monitors the illegal count may be either the CR unit 10 or the hall computer 40. Further, it is possible to cause other devices such as the island controller 30 to monitor the illegal count. Also, when the CR unit 10 and each counter are configured separately, each counter is illegal. Counting may be monitored.

  Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the example in which the present invention is applied to the pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to the case where the pachislot game is further included or only the pachislot game is targeted. Can be applied. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a game facility such as a game center.

  As described above, each vehicle counting system and its illegal counting detection method according to the present invention are suitable for effectively preventing illegal counting.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a system configuration of each counter counting system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a special prize (big hit) and a safe signal. It is the front view which showed the external appearance of CR unit shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of CR unit shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of the hall computer shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of count notification processing according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of fraudulent count monitoring processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a CR unit 50 according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of illegal count monitoring processing according to the second embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CR unit with counting function 11 Communication I / F part 12 Counting part 12a Counting sensor 13 Storage part 14 Control part 14a Ball update part 14b Count notification part 14c Section count value monitoring part 20 Game machine 30 Island controller 40 Hall computer 41 Display Unit 42 Audio output unit 43 Communication I / F unit 44 Pulse receiving unit 45 Storage unit 45a Game table data management table 46 Control unit 46a Unit data update unit 46b Safe signal monitoring unit 46c Notification control unit

Claims (8)

Each unit counting system having a counter corresponding to each unit that is arranged corresponding to each gaming unit and counts game media obtained as a result of the game on the gaming table,
Count notification means for performing a count notification indicating that the game medium has been counted in each counter corresponding to each vehicle;
Table information acquisition means for acquiring table information from the game table;
Based on the count notification made by the count notification means and the base information acquired by the base information acquisition means, an illegal count monitor for monitoring whether the counter corresponding to each counter is performing an illegal count. Means,
Each vehicle counting system comprising: notification control means for controlling to notify the illegal count when the illegal count is detected by the illegal count monitoring means. The platform information acquisition means
Obtaining a payout signal output in response to the payout of the award game medium on the game table;
The illegal count monitoring means includes:
Monitoring whether or not an illegal count is being performed by each counter corresponding to whether or not the payout signal is acquired by the table information acquiring unit when the count notification is performed by the count notification unit. The counter counting system according to claim 1, wherein: The illegal count monitoring means includes:
The number of times of acquisition of the payout signal acquired by the table information acquisition means within a predetermined period after the count notification is made by the count notification means is less than or equal to the number of fraudulent evaluations that can be considered as the illegal count. In this case, the counter counting system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined that the counter counting is performed by the counter corresponding to each counter. A table information history storage means for storing the acquisition time of the payout signal as a table information history;
Table information registration means for registering the acquisition time of the payout signal acquired by the table information acquisition means in the table information history storage means, and
The illegal count monitoring means includes:
When the acquisition time of the payout signal stored by the table information history storage means does not exist within a predetermined period before the time when the count notification is performed by the count notification means, 3. The counter counting system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined that illegal counting is performed. The counting notification means includes
5. The count notification is performed only when a count value for a predetermined period in each counter corresponding to each vehicle is greater than or equal to an illegal estimated count value that can be estimated to be an illegal count. Each unit counting system described in. The platform information acquisition means
Obtaining a take-in signal output in response to taking-in of game media in the game table;
The illegal count monitoring means includes:
When the capture signal is not acquired even after a game non-execution estimation period that can be estimated as non-execution of the game by the stand information acquisition means, and when the count notification is performed by the count notification means, 2. The counter counting system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that an illegal counting is performed by the counter corresponding to each counter. The illegal count monitoring means includes:
Even if the capture signal is not acquired even after the game non-execution estimation period has elapsed by the table information acquisition means, and even when the count notification is performed by the count notification means, 7. The counter counting system according to claim 6, wherein the counter counting system is determined only when the count value for a predetermined period is equal to or greater than the estimated fraud count value that can be estimated to be the fraud count. An illegal counting detection method applied to each machine counting system having a counter corresponding to each machine, which is arranged corresponding to each game machine and counts game media obtained as a game result in the game machine,
A count notification step for performing a count notification indicating that the game medium has been counted in each counter corresponding to each of the units;
A table information acquisition step of acquiring table information from the game table;
Based on the count notification performed by the count notification step and the base information acquired by the base information acquisition step, an illegal count monitor that monitors whether the counter corresponding to each counter is performing an illegal count. Process,
An illegal count detection method comprising: a notification control step of controlling so as to notify the illegal count when the illegal count is detected by the illegal count monitoring step.

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