JP2011177393A - Game machine, game management device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce labors in the confirmation of game machines to be processed, etc. <P>SOLUTION: When a second prescribed condition assuming that a player plays in a game machine is not satisfied by the time when the time elapsed from satisfaction of a first prescribed condition assuming that the player does not play in the game machine reaches a determination time, it is announced that the game machine is the machine to be processed on condition that the difference between the total number of Pachinko balls fed to a storing means in the game machine and the total number of Pachinko balls discharged from the storing means is larger than a threshold of difference. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus, a gaming management apparatus, and a gaming system for reducing work burdens such as confirmation work of gaming machines to be organized.

  Conventionally, an elapsed time t1 from the last output of an out signal output every time an out ball discharged from a pachinko machine is detected is measured, and when the elapsed time t1 is a predetermined time or more, There is one that notifies the pachinko machine to be organized by changing the light emission color or light emission mode of the RGB lamp (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-198552 A

  However, in these patent documents 1, not only the game machine which the player ended the game but became non-operational, for example, the player leaves the seat by a toilet, rest, meal, telephone, etc. As a result, the game hall staff will be informed that the game machine (organization target game machine) for which these notifications have been made has ended the game and has become non-operational. There is a problem that it is necessary to confirm whether the machine is a machine or a gaming machine that has been disabled due to the absence of seats, and the work burden of the confirmation work performed by these game hall staff cannot be reduced.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and provides a gaming apparatus, a gaming management apparatus, and a gaming system for reducing the work burden such as confirmation work of gaming machines to be organized. With the goal.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A predetermined grant condition (winning) is achieved by playing a game using game medium storage means (upper plate 23, lower plate 24) capable of storing game media (pachinko balls) and game media stored in the game medium storage means. ) Is established, a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) having a granting means (ball cutout device) for paying out a predetermined number of game media (prize balls) corresponding to the granting condition to the game media storage means A game device (card unit 3) provided in a one-to-one correspondence and counting the number of game media (acquired balls) discharged from the game media storage means without being used in the game. A gaming system including:
First specifying means (card unit 3; ball information table, stand terminal 5; number-of-balls management table) for specifying the number of granted game media (total number of winning balls) that is the number of game media granted by the grant means When,
Payment is made to the game medium storage means in accordance with the establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the provision condition (there is a prepaid balance, the number of stored balls, the game value of the number of held balls (counted number of balls)) Second specifying means (card unit 3; ball information table,) for specifying the number of supplied game media (the total number A of the total loaned balls, the total number of returned balls, and the total paidout balls), which is the number of game media issued Stand terminal 5; number of balls management table),
Third specifying means (card unit 3; ball information table, stand terminal 5; ball number management table) for specifying the number of used game media that is the number of game media used in the game from the game media storage means;
Fourth specifying means (card unit 3; ball information table, stand terminal 5; ball number management table) for specifying the number of acquired game media (total number of balls) that is the number of game media counted by the gaming device
When,
Establishment of the first predetermined condition based on the fact that the player is not playing on the gaming machine (total prize ball number, total loaned ball number, total return ball number, total payout ball number, total counted ball number, total out (None of the number of balls has changed) Elapsed time counting means (organization determination timer) to measure the elapsed time from time,
Whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period (determination time) ( Whether the organizing judgment timer has timed out by changing any of the total number of balls, total number of balls lent, total number of returned balls, total number of paid out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of out balls) Determining means (control unit 328, control microcomputer (MPU) 60) for determining;
When it is determined by the determining means that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period (when the organizing determination timer is up), the first specifying means The total number (total A) of the number of granted game media specified in (2) and the number of supplied game media specified by the second specifying means, the number of used game media specified by the third specifying means, and the A difference (difference threshold value) in which a total number (total B) of the number of acquired game media specified by the fourth specifying means and a difference game media number (difference = total A−total B) as a difference is predetermined. A notification means (card unit 3, hall computer 140) for notifying that the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming apparatus is an arrangement target table,
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, although it is determined that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches the predetermined elapsed period, the number of difference game media that is the number of game media existing in the game media storage means is What is larger than a predetermined difference, that is, what is necessitated to be organized due to the presence of the number of game media in the game medium storage means is notified, while game media stored in the game medium storage means Are used for games, and games that have just ended are not notified, and it is possible to omit confirmation work for these game machines that have simply ended games. The work burden can be reduced.

A gaming apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is
A predetermined grant condition (winning) is achieved by playing a game using game medium storage means (upper plate 23, lower plate 24) capable of storing game media (pachinko balls) and game media stored in the game medium storage means. ) Is established, a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) having a granting means (ball cutout device) for paying out a predetermined number of game media (prize balls) corresponding to the granting condition to the game media storage means A gaming device (card unit 3) that is provided in a one-to-one relationship and counts the number of game media (acquired balls) discharged from the game media storage means without being used in the game,
An acquired game medium number specifying means (RAM 328b; ball information table) for specifying the acquired game medium number (total counted ball number) which is the counted number of game media;
Granted game medium number information input means (award ball signal is input) for inputting information (prize ball signal) that can specify the number of granted game media (total prize ball number) that is the number of game media granted by the grant means. Input terminal), and
Payment is made to the game medium storage means in accordance with the establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the provision condition (there is a prepaid balance, the number of stored balls, the game value of the number of held balls (counted number of balls)) In order to input information (EXS signal from the pachinko machine 2) that can specify the number of game media that have been issued (the total number of balls that have been lent, the total number of balls that have been returned, and the total number of balls that have been paid out) Supply game medium number information input means (interface which can send and receive signals such as terminal terminal lending completion signal (EXS)),
Number of used game medium information input means for inputting information (out ball counting signal) that can specify the number of used game media (total number of out balls) that is the number of game media used in the game from the game medium storage means ( Out terminal counting signal input terminal),
Establishment of the first predetermined condition based on the fact that the player is not playing on the gaming machine (total prize ball number, total loaned ball number, total return ball number, total payout ball number, total counted ball number, total out Elapsed time counting means (control unit 328; organizing determination timer) for measuring the elapsed time since the time)
Whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period (determination time) ( Whether the organizing judgment timer has timed out by changing any of the total number of balls, total number of balls lent, total number of returned balls, total number of paid out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of out balls) Determination means (control unit 328) for determining;
When it is determined by the determining means that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period (when the organizing determination timer is up), the number of game media granted The total number (total A) of the number of granted game media specified from the information input to the information input means and the number of supplied game media specified from the information input to the supplied game medium number information input means, and the game used A difference that is a difference between the total number (total B) of the number of used game media specified from the information input to the medium number information input means and the number of acquired game media specified by the acquired game media number specifying means Output processing for notifying that the corresponding gaming machine is a table to be organized (provided that the number of game media (difference = total A−total B) is larger than a predetermined difference (difference threshold)) Notification output processing for performing primary notification processing) And stage (control unit 328),
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, although it is determined that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches the predetermined elapsed period, the number of difference game media that is the number of game media existing in the game media storage means is A message that is larger than a predetermined difference, that is, a game medium storing means that requires sorting due to the presence of the number of game media, is notified by an output process, while the game medium storing means Since all the stored game media are used in the game and the game is simply ended, it is not notified because it is not output processed, and it is possible to omit the confirmation work about these game machines that have simply ended the game, It is possible to reduce the work load such as the confirmation work of the organizing target gaming machines.

The game management device according to claim 3 of the present invention is
A predetermined grant condition (winning) is achieved by playing a game using game medium storage means (upper plate 23, lower plate 24) capable of storing game media (pachinko balls) and game media stored in the game medium storage means. ) Is established, information (table data) relating to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) having a granting means (ball cutout device) that pays out a predetermined number of game media corresponding to the granting condition to the game media storage means A game management device (hall computer 140, stand terminal 5) for managing
An acquired game medium that is counted by a game device (card unit 3) provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the game machine and is the number of game media discharged from the game medium storage means without being used in the game. Acquired game medium number information input means (table terminal 5, input port 58) for inputting information (acquired ball count signal) that can specify the number (total number of balls),
Granted game medium number information input means (table terminal 5, for inputting information (prize ball signal) that can specify the number of granted game media (total prize ball number) that is the number of game media given by the grant means. Input port 58);
Payment is made to the game medium storage means in accordance with the establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the provision condition (there is a prepaid balance, the number of stored balls, the game value of the number of held balls (counted number of balls)) Enter information (lending signal, return signal, payout signal) that can specify the number of supplied game media (the total number of balls lent out, the total number of returned balls and the total number of payout balls), which is the number of game media that have been issued Supply game medium number information input means (table terminal 5, input port 58) for
Number of used game medium information input means for inputting information (out ball counting signal) that can specify the number of used game media (total number of out balls) that is the number of game media used in the game from the game medium storage means ( Stand terminal 5, input port 58),
Establishment of the first predetermined condition based on the fact that the player is not playing on the gaming machine (total prize ball number, total loaned ball number, total return ball number, total payout ball number, total counted ball number, total out Elapsed time counting means (control microcomputer (MPU) 60; organizing determination timer) for measuring the elapsed time from the time)
Whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period (determination time) ( Whether the organizing judgment timer has timed out by changing any of the total number of balls, total number of balls lent, total number of returned balls, total number of paid out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of out balls) Determination means (control microcomputer (MPU) 60) for determining;
When it is determined by the determining means that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period (when the organizing determination timer is up), the number of game media granted The total number (total A) of the number of granted game media specified from the information input to the information input means and the number of supplied game media specified from the information input to the supply game medium number information input means, and the use The total number (total B) of the number of used game media specified from the information input to the game medium number information input means and the number of acquired game media specified from the information input to the acquired game medium number information input means; , The gaming machine corresponding to the gaming device is a target to be organized on the condition that the number of difference gaming media (difference number = total A−total B) that is the difference between the gaming devices is larger than a predetermined difference (difference threshold value). Output for notifying that Processing (primary notification process) informing output processing means for (CPU 142),
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, although it is determined that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches the predetermined elapsed period, the number of difference game media that is the number of game media existing in the game media storage means is A message that is larger than a predetermined difference, that is, a game medium storing means that requires sorting due to the presence of the number of game media, is notified by an output process, while the game medium storing means Since all the stored game media are used in the game and the game is simply ended, it is not notified because it is not output processed, and it is possible to omit the confirmation work about these game machines that have simply ended the game, It is possible to reduce the work load such as the confirmation work of the organizing target gaming machines.

A gaming system, a gaming device, and a gaming management device according to claim 4 of the present invention are the gaming system according to claim 1, the gaming device according to claim 2, and the gaming according to claim 3. Management device,
Elapsed period setting means (hole computer 140, arrangement target table setting screen) for individually setting the predetermined elapsed period (determination time) for each gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) is provided.
According to this feature, the elapsed period can be individually set for each gaming machine. For example, for gaming machines with good operation such as high popularity and new models, the elapsed period is set shorter than gaming machines with poor operation. Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent a gaming machine having a good operation from being occupied improperly for a long period of time and a decrease in operation.

The gaming system, gaming device, and gaming management device according to claim 5 of the present invention are the gaming system according to claim 1 or 4, the gaming device according to claim 2 or 4, and claim 3. Or the game management device according to 4, wherein
Elapsed period setting means (hall computer 140, arrangement target table setting screen) for setting the predetermined elapsed period (determination time) in a predetermined period (date, day of the week, time zone) is provided.
According to this feature, a predetermined elapsed period can be set only in a desired period. For example, a period with good operation such as a new store opening day, a Saturday or Sunday, or a night time period is more than a period with poor operation. In addition, by setting the elapsed period short, it is possible to effectively prevent the gaming machine from being occupied improperly for a long period of time during a period of good operation and the operation being lowered.

The gaming system, gaming device, and gaming management device according to claim 6 of the present invention are the gaming system according to any of claims 1, 4, and 5, and any of claims 2, 4, and 5. A game management device according to claim 3, wherein the game management device according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The notification means or the notification output processing means (card unit 3; control unit 328, hall computer 140; CPU 142) is based on the elapsed time (determination time, secondary notification time) counted by the elapsed time counting means. A mode according to the elapsed time (for example, the red and blue low-speed alternating lighting state due to the elapse of the determination time in the card unit 3, the red and blue high-speed alternating lighting state due to the elapse of the secondary notification time, the determination time in the hall computer 140 Notification or output is performed by yellow display of the table display area due to elapse of time and red flashing display of the table display area due to elapse of the secondary notification time.
According to this feature, the elapsed time can be easily grasped by the notification or the notification mode corresponding to the output, so that the response corresponding to the elapsed time can be quickly implemented.

A gaming system, a gaming apparatus, and a gaming management apparatus according to claim 7 of the present invention are the gaming system according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, and 6, A gaming device according to any one of claims 6 and a gaming management device according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
The gaming device (card unit 3)
The value comprising at least one of the counted number of acquired game media (counted number of balls (number of possessed balls)) or lending value (prepaid balance, number of stored balls) usable for lending of game media owned by the player A game value storage means (328b; card table) for storing a game value that can be used for paying out game media to the game medium storage means;
Supply processing for paying out at least a part of the game value to the game medium storage means of the corresponding gaming machine on the condition that the game value stored in the game value storage means exists. (Lending process, return process, payout process) and subtraction update process for subtracting and updating the game value used for the payout from the game value stored in the game value storage means (the prepaid balance in the card table, the stored ball Supply means (control unit 328) for performing a process of subtracting and updating the number and the counted number of balls),
A recording medium discharging means (card reader / writer 327) for discharging (returning or issuing) a recording medium (visitor card, membership card) that can specify the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means;
With
The notification means or the notification output processing means (card unit 3; control unit 328, hall computer 140; CPU 142) further has no gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means, or the recording The notification or the notification process (primary notification process) is performed on condition that the recording medium is discharged from the medium discharge means (a valueless signal is output).
According to this feature, in the state where the game medium is present in the game medium storage means, it is determined that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches the predetermined elapsed period. Since information that does not exist or that has been ejected from the recording medium is notified, it is possible to notify the information that needs to be organized more accurately.

A gaming system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh aspects,
The gaming device (card unit 3)
The value comprising at least one of the counted number of acquired game media (counted number of balls (number of possessed balls)) or lending value (prepaid balance, number of stored balls) usable for lending of game media owned by the player A game value storage means (328b; card table) for storing a game value that can be used for paying out game media to the game medium storage means;
Supply processing for paying out at least a part of the game value to the game medium storage means of the corresponding gaming machine on the condition that the game value stored in the game value storage means exists. (Lending process, return process, payout process) and subtraction update process for subtracting and updating the game value used for the payout from the game value stored in the game value storage means (the prepaid balance in the card table, the stored ball Supply means (control unit 328) for performing a process of subtracting and updating the number of counted balls),
A recording medium (visitor card, membership card) on which recording medium identification information (card ID) capable of identifying the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means and identifying each recording medium is recorded A recording medium discharging means (card reader / writer 327) for discharging (returning, issuing)
A recording medium processing unit (control unit 328, which receives the recording medium and reads at least the recording medium identification information of the recording medium and stores the gaming value specified from the received recording medium in the gaming value storage unit. Card reader / writer 327),
With
The recording medium identification information is recorded based on the recording medium identification information (card ID included in the card acceptance notification) read by the recording medium processing means in response to acceptance of a new recording medium in the gaming apparatus. Game device that has finally ejected the recorded recording medium (the card unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 of the serial number in which the card ID included in the card acceptance notification is recorded in the ejection ID of the ball management table) Device specifying means (CPU 142, hanging determination processing; Sk2),
The difference game medium number (difference number = total A−total B) of the gaming machine (the pachinko machine 2 of the machine number specified in the step of Sk2) corresponding to the gaming apparatus specified by the gaming apparatus specifying means Secondary notification means (hall computer 140) for performing a second notification (notification of the occurrence of hanging on the today's table data list screen) on the condition that is larger than a predetermined difference (difference threshold);
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, it is notified that the player has moved to another game machine in the state where the game medium is present in the game medium storage means, that is, the possibility that the game machine is being held is high. Therefore, it is possible to quickly find and deal with the occurrence of these hangings.

A game management device according to claim 9 of the present invention is the game management device according to any one of claims 3 to 7,
The gaming device (card unit 3) is configured to use the counted number of acquired gaming media (counted number of balls (number of possessed balls)) or lending value (prepaid) that can be used for lending gaming media owned by the player. The remaining value, the number of stored balls), a value that can be used for paying out the game medium to the game medium storage means, and a recording medium that can identify each recording medium Discharging (returning, issuing) the recording medium (visitor card, membership card) on which the identification information (card ID) is recorded, receiving the discharged recording medium, and reading at least the recording medium identification information of the recording medium;
Recording medium identification information input means for inputting the recording medium identification information read from the recording medium in the gaming apparatus in response to the reception of the recording medium (communication unit for receiving a card acceptance notification from the management computer 150) 149),
Based on the recording medium identification information input from the recording medium identification information input means, the gaming device that lastly ejected the recording medium on which the recording medium identification information was recorded (in the card acceptance notification to the ejection ID of the ball management table) Game device specifying means (CPU 142, holding determination process; Sk2) for specifying the card unit 3) corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 of the serial number in which the included card ID is recorded,
The difference game medium number (difference number = total A−total B) of the gaming machine (the pachinko machine 2 of the machine number specified in the step of Sk2) corresponding to the gaming apparatus specified by the gaming apparatus specifying means On the condition that is larger than a predetermined difference (difference threshold value), a secondary notification output for performing the second notification (notification of the occurrence of hanging) (sk6 hanging notification processing) Processing means (CPU 142);
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, it is notified that the player has moved to another game machine in the state where the game medium is present in the game medium storage means, that is, the possibility that the game machine is being held is high. Therefore, it is possible to quickly find and deal with the occurrence of these hangings.

It is a system configuration figure showing the whole picture of the game system in the example of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 which were used for the game system of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is top view sectional drawing which shows the structure of the card reader / writer 327 used for the card unit 3 of the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the protrusion part 305 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the counting and fraction discharge unit 340 used in the Example of this invention. It is a side view of the card unit 3 of the Example of this invention. It is a fracture | rupture top view which shows the internal structure of the counting and fraction discharge unit 340 used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the card table of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the game information table of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. (C) is a figure which shows the member game information used in the Example of this invention, (d) is a figure which shows the ball | bowl information table used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transmission data sequence transmitted from the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of the base terminal used for the present Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the structure of the transmission data sequence transmitted from a base terminal. It is a figure which shows the ball number management table in the stand terminal used for the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the system controller 100 used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the membership card table in the system controller 100 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a visitor card table. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management computer 150 used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member saving management table in the management computer 150 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a visitor saving management table. It is a figure which shows the unit management table used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member information table in the management computer 150 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the game history table classified by member. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hall computer used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the game information management table in the hall computer used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a ball management table, (c) is a rearrangement object table | surface table. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content implemented in the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the count information processing implemented in the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the payout process implemented in the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows transfer of the information between the card unit 3, the management computer 150, and the hall computer 140 in the Example of this invention. (A)-(d) is a figure explaining the flow path in the counting and fraction discharge unit 340 used for the Example of this invention, and the flow-down condition of the pachinko ball. It is a figure which shows the rearrangement object stand setting screen in the hall computer 140 used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the timer-up process implemented in the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the timer-up notification reception process implemented in the hall computer 140 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting aspect implemented in the hall computer 140 used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the hanging determination processing implemented in the hall computer 140 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the card unit 3 'and the counting / payout unit 10 in other forms. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the stand terminal in another form. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the information in another form.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the game system which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  An embodiment of a gaming system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall image of a gaming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A card reader-type pachinko machine (hereinafter abbreviated as a pachinko machine) 2 which is a gaming machine arranged in parallel on an amusement island (not shown), and a pachinko machine 2 at a predetermined position on the side of the pachinko machine 2 A visitor card with a prepaid function, which is a recording medium that is set up in a one-to-one relationship and is issued to non-member registered general players, and issued to member players who are registered as members of the gaming machine. Accepting a membership card, which is a recording medium, and lending pachinko balls, which are game media used for games in gaming machines, and counting pachinko balls acquired in games in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 In addition, the card unit 3 that pays out (returns) pachinko balls within the counted number of pachinko balls, the visitor card and the membership card used in the card unit 3, and management of the card unit 3 are managed. Management of the counted number of balls counted in the system controller 100 and each card unit 3, and the number of saved balls and membership cards recorded in the visitor card that the member player possessing the membership card can use for replaying A management computer 150 that manages the number of balls, a hall computer 140 that serves as a game management device of the present invention that manages game information such as machine data of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall, and a prize counter in the game hall And a gift exchange POS terminal 170 for exchanging gifts.

  Each card unit 3, the management computer 150, and the system controller 100 constituting the gaming system of this embodiment are bidirectionally connected via a hub (HUB) 7 and a communication cable 8, as shown in FIG. Each of the connected devices is assigned a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN), and each of the connected devices is connected to the local area network (LAN). A device ID that can individually identify the device is assigned to the device, and each device has an IP address table in which a device (unit) ID and a local IP address are associated with each other, or a unit management table (described later). 17), etc., so that each row specified from the device (unit) ID By transmitting and receiving to impart Le IP address to send data, and to be able to implement the transmission and reception of data with each other.

  As described above, the system controller 100 of the present embodiment manages the prepaid balance (game value) remaining in each member card and each visitor card, and these member cards via the communication line 11. And a management server 12 installed in a card management company outside the amusement hall that manages the visitor card so that bidirectional data communication can be performed. By transmitting the information, the card management company can grasp the sales etc. by the membership card and the visitor card of each game hall by the management server 12.

  In addition, each pachinko machine 2 is provided with a base terminal 5 in a one-to-one correspondence so that game information relating to each pachinko machine 2 can be collected, and the base terminal 5 and the hall computer 140 communicate with each other individually. It is connected via a cable 6 so as to be able to perform data communication in both directions, and game information based on signals input to each terminal 5 is sent to the hall computer 140 for centralized management.

  Each of the terminal 5 and the hall computer 140 is also given a local IP address to form an individual local area network (LAN), and each connection device has an apparatus (terminal) ID and a local IP address. By having an associated IP address table, a ball management table (see FIG. 20B) to be described later, and the like, each local IP address specified from the device (terminal) ID is assigned to transmission data and transmitted / received. Thus, data can be transmitted and received with each other.

  Further, the hall computer 140 and the management computer 150 are connected to each other via a dedicated communication cable 9 so as to be capable of two-way data communication directly. Data transfer from the hall computer 140 to the management computer 150 and management are performed. Data can be transferred from the computer 150 to the hall computer 140.

  The hall computer 140 is connected to a broadcasting system such as an on-site speaker that makes a call in the amusement hall and an on-site broadcasting system connected to a calling device such as an intercom that enables a call between staff members. By performing a predetermined announcement output to the broadcast system, the broadcast of the output announcement can be performed via a broadcast device or a telephone device, and a game that is positioned above each pachinko machine 2 Calling lamps 4 (see FIG. 2) installed on the side of the island are connected via the base terminal 5 so that the hall computer 140 can turn on these calling lamps 4.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the card unit 3 and the pachinko machine 2 have various signals associated with the lending of a plurality of pachinko balls (25 in this embodiment) predetermined as payout units. Are a terminal terminal lending completion signal (EXS) and a table READY signal (PRDY) output from the pachinko machine 2, a card unit READY signal (BRDY) and a terminal terminal lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ) output from the control unit 328. Are connected via an interface that can send and receive.

  First, the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine used in the present embodiment will be briefly described below. The pachinko machine 2 has a glass door frame 22 formed in a frame shape as shown in FIG. On the lower surface of the glass door frame 22, there is a hitting ball supply tray 23 which is a game medium storage part of the present invention. The operation unit 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply tray 23, and the pachinko balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 23 are stored below the hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 23. A lower plate 24 serving as a medium storage unit and a hitting operation handle (hereinafter referred to as an operation knob) 25 for firing the hit ball are provided.

  A game board 26 is detachably attached to the rear side of the glass door frame 22. A game area 27 is provided in front of the game board 26. A special figure variable display section 28 in which a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed in a lower area on the right side of the game area 27, and a plurality of types called “effect symbols” in the vicinity of the center thereof. Are provided, and an effect variable display unit 29 for displaying effect images and a variable display device 30 for variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information called “ordinary symbols” are provided. The game board 26 is provided with a plurality of winning holes 44, a passing gate 31, a starting winning hole 34, and a variable winning ball device 36. A recovery outlet 46 is formed.

  When a hitting ball is won in each of the winning openings, a winning ball corresponding to each winning opening is paid out by a ball cutting / dispensing device (not shown) and also according to the number of winning balls paid out by the ball cutting / dispensing device. A prize ball signal (1 pulse per 10 balls) is output to the outside, so that the number of prize balls is notified to the outside. In the present embodiment, a prize ball signal of 1 pulse is output for every 10 balls, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one pulse for each ball. The prize ball signal may be output as the unit of the number of prize balls for outputting the prize ball signal, the processing capability of the terminal 5 for inputting the prize ball signal, and the connection between the terminal 5 and the hall computer 140. What is necessary is just to set suitably based on communication speed.

  A hit ball fired by a hammer (not shown) that is swung by the operation of the hitting operation knob 25 enters the game area 27 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 27. At this time, pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 27 are circulated to the lower plate 24 through a circulation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball that has been driven into the game area 27 passes through the passing gate 31, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 is variably started.

  When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 30 is a predetermined display result (for example, ◯), the movable piece 35 provided at the start winning opening 34 is opened for a predetermined time and the player This is an advantageous state.

  When a pachinko ball is won at the start winning opening 34, all special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) in the special figure variable display section 28, and the effect display is started in the effect variable display section 29. After that, when the special symbol in the special figure variable display unit 28 stops and the result of the stop display becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the left, middle and right effects in the production variable display unit 29 are displayed. The variable display of the symbol is also stopped, and the display mode of the effect symbol is also set to a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), so that a specific gaming state (big hit state) occurs and a big hit signal is output. By being in a state, the occurrence of the jackpot is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol on the special symbol variable display unit 28 is stopped, a start signal having a predetermined pulse width is output, and the special symbol variable display (variable display) is performed on the special symbol variable display unit 28. Will be notified.

  When the big hit state occurs in this way, the opening / closing plate 40 provided in the variable winning ball apparatus 36 is opened, and a first state advantageous to the player is obtained. This first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, and then for the player This is a disadvantageous second state.

  If a hit ball that has entered the large winning opening of the variable winning ball apparatus 36 in the first state wins a specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), Waiting for the end of the first state, repeated continuation control is performed to control from the second state to the first state. The upper limit number of the repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

  When the display result of the special figure variable display unit 28 and the display result of the effect symbol of the effect variable display unit 29 are stopped and displayed with a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols, a big hit occurs as described above. A reach state may occur in a state before the stop display.

  When the special symbol variably displayed on the special figure variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined probability variation symbol type, After the completion of ”, the probability variation state in which the probability of a big hit again becomes a higher probability state than the normal probability state becomes a probability variation state. In the probability variation state after the end of the probability variation jackpot, the probability variation state signal is output, and the occurrence of the probability variation state is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol variably displayed on the special symbol variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols other than the predetermined probability variation symbol, the “big hit” by the repeated continuation control is performed. The special symbol and effect variable display part in the special figure variable display part 28 until the variable display reaches the predetermined number of times or the next big hit occurs in the special figure variable display part 28 and the effect variable display part 29. When the variable display time (variation time) of the effect symbol in 29 is shortened compared to the normal gaming state, it becomes a short state, and during these short states, the short and medium signal is output, The occurrence of a short time condition is notified to the outside.

  The pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment is equipped with an information output board (not shown) for outputting these signals externally, and the information output board and the base terminal 5 are connected via a signal cable (not shown). From the information output board, an external output signal consisting of a big hit signal, a probable change signal, a short time signal, a start signal, and a prize ball signal is input to the table terminal 5 via the signal cable. These signals are also input to the card unit 3 via the base terminal 5.

  Here, the big hit signal is a signal that is in the output state during the big hit state period, the probability changing signal is a signal that is in the output state only during the probability changing state period, and the short and medium time signal is the period in the short time state The start signal is a pulse signal of a predetermined width that is output when the variable display is completed after all the display results of the special figure variable display section 28 are derived and displayed. The ball signal is a pulse signal having a predetermined width that is output every time a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in this embodiment) are paid out in accordance with winning. Note that these prize ball signals are only for prize balls awarded by winning, pachinko balls paid out based on a request from the card unit 3 are excluded, and only the prize balls due to winning are the predetermined number of balls. It is a signal output every time.

  The pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment has a control for counting and paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from a game control board for controlling the game in the pachinko machine 2 based on a prize ball command output based on a prize. And a prize ball control board (not shown) that controls to count and lend out 25 pachinko balls, which are payout units, based on signals input / output from the card unit 3, as with a normal CR machine. In addition, pachinko balls can be lent and paid out in multiples of 25 balls, which is the payout unit.

  Next, the visitor card and the membership card used in the present embodiment will be briefly described. The visitor card and the membership card used in the present embodiment have a nonvolatile memory for storing various data. And an IC card on which an IC chip having a control unit that performs non-contact communication with an external reader / writer device is rewritten and read out. In the membership card, a card ID that can identify each card, specifically, a visitor card that has a card ID that begins with VC, and a membership card that has a membership card ID that starts with KC is stored in a non-rewritable manner in advance. In addition, the type can be identified from the card ID, the prepaid balance data that can specify the prepaid balance, Technique's various data lifting balls such as the number of possessed a reusable are stored in the day.

  The member card is issued to a member player who has registered as a member in the amusement hall, and a member ID assigned to the member is stored in a non-rewritable manner. In addition, as will be described later, the member player can use the membership card to store the pachinko balls once acquired and counted so that they can be used again in the game after the next day. However, these member cards do not directly record the number of stored balls, which is data of the stored balls, and the number of stored balls is associated with the member card ID and the member ID in the management computer 150 as will be described later. By being stored, it is specified from the member card ID or member ID.

  The visitor card is purchased and issued by a card issuing / payment machine (not shown) installed in the amusement hall, and is also issued by the card unit 3. The visitor card stores the number of balls and date based on the counted number of balls (the number of acquired game media) counted by the player who owns the visitor card. Only in each card unit 3 in the game hall can be used.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the number of possessed balls is written and recorded only on the visitor card, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the data on the number of retained balls and the number of accumulated balls is recorded. May be recorded on the membership card in the same manner as the visitor card.

  Further, as with the membership card, the visitor card may be configured such that the number of balls can be specified from the card ID without storing the number of balls.

  Next, the card unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10 and FIG. 25. On the front surface of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. A multi-function lamp 301 that is configured to light up in a plurality of colors so that the state of the card unit 3 and that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is an arrangement target table can be notified, a bill insertion slot for inserting bills 302, a protrusion 305 formed to protrude from the front side of the apparatus to the front side of the apparatus, a payout button 311 for receiving a counting payout operation for paying out the counted number of balls, a card insertion slot for inserting a member card or a visitor card 309 is provided.

  A card insertion slot 309 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 is connected to a card slot 392 of a card reader / writer 327 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) built in a position corresponding to the card insertion slot 309. A visitor card or a membership card can be inserted into the card slot 392 through the card insertion slot 309.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, on the surface of the protruding portion 305 facing the player, a display unit 312 capable of displaying various information, a menu button 316 for displaying a main menu screen, a table When a table data button 318 for displaying data and a member card is received, a replay game using the member card ID recorded on the member card and the number of balls specified by the member ID is performed. Replay button 319, replay display unit 320 for notifying that the operation of replay button 319 is effective, and an infrared signal from a remote control (not shown) possessed by an attendant of the game hall are An IR light receiving unit 315 that converts and outputs a signal is provided, and each display item displayed on the display unit 312 is provided on the surface of the display unit 312. Transparent touch panel 314 to be input is provided by touching with a finger.

  Further, a liquid crystal display 313, which will be described later, and a switch corresponding to each button are provided inside the protrusion 305, and these correspond to the protrusion 305 as shown in FIG. By being connected to the display control board 329 provided at the position in the apparatus, display control of the liquid crystal display 313, input position detection by the transparent touch panel 314, and the like are performed by the display control board 329.

  At the upper position in the card unit 3, a banknote inserted in the banknote insertion slot 302 is connected, and a bill inserted into the banknote insertion slot 302 is taken to identify its authenticity and banknote type. A banknote identification unit 321 that outputs to a control unit 328, which will be described later, provided in the unit is provided. In the banknote identification unit 321, various banknotes (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen each) (Banknotes) can be accepted.

  Further, a control unit 328 for controlling the operation of the card unit 3 is provided at a substantially central position of the card unit 3 so as to be easily connected to each part constituting the card unit 3, and as will be described later. Various operations of the card unit 3 are controlled by the control unit 328.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a recovery channel box 348 having a recovery channel inclined from the front side to the rear (inward) side of the card unit 3 is provided at the lowermost position of the card unit 3. In addition, the card unit 3 is disposed at the lower end position of the front surface of the card unit 3 on the front surface side of the recovery flow path box 348 at the lower position of the lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2, thereby being discharged from the lower plate 24. Pachinko balls with a fraction less than the number of payout units (25 balls), which is the minimum number of balls that can be lent out in the corresponding pachinko machine lending, etc., as will be described later. There is provided a connecting rod mounting port 348 ′ to which a connecting rod 344 for allowing the pachinko balls discharged from the box-shaped counting / fractional dispensing unit 340 to flow into the card unit 3 is mounted. The pachinko balls that flow down the connecting rod 344 and flow into the collecting channel box 348 from the connecting rod mounting port 348 ′ move the collecting channel box 348 from the front side to the rear (inward) side of the card unit 3. It flows down and is discharged from the lower rear end of the card unit 3 to a collection basket (not shown) in the game island.

  In the card unit 3 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the main body of the card unit 3 engages with a unit holder 31 'formed at the upper and lower positions, and the main body of the card unit 3 is pulled out in the front direction. A cylinder lock (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position below the front face of the card unit 3 through a unit holder 31 that can be held, and is locked by an unlocking key possessed by an attendant or the like. By releasing, the card unit 3 can be pulled out. The unit holder 31 is provided with a connector for relaying various connection cables. A communication cable or the like connected to the control unit 328 is relay-connected via the unit holder 31. It is devised so that a communication cable or the like is not entangled when the card unit 3 body is pulled out and the card unit 3 body cannot be pulled out.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card unit 3 of this embodiment. As described above, the card unit 3 mainly controls the bill identification unit 321, the card reader / writer 327, the display control board 329, the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340, and the control of each part of the card unit 3. And a control unit 328 that implements various functions of the card unit 3, and a bill identification unit 321, a card reader / writer 327, a counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 and a display control board 329 are provided in the control unit 328. To send and receive various data.

  The card reader / writer 327 reads and writes recorded information such as a (member) card ID, a member ID (member card only), and prepaid balance data recorded on the member card and visitor card inserted from the card insertion slot 309. I do.

  The configuration of the card reader / writer 327 used in the present embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4. Inside the card reader / writer 327, a member card or a visitor card is inserted from the card insertion slot 309. An insertion sensor 397 for detecting that a membership card or a visitor card is being inserted, a shutter solenoid 399 for moving a shutter to block insertion of a new membership card or visitor card from the card insertion slot 309, A guide rail 398 extending from the card insertion slot 309 and slidable with a membership card or a visitor card, and a membership card or a visitor card arranged so as to sandwich the guide rail 398 and inserted into the card slot 392 , The card slot 392 and the membership card and visitor card A take-in / discharge roller 387 ′ for discharging the card from the card insertion slot 309, a drive motor 386 ′ for driving the take-in / discharge roller 387 ′, and an inward side of the card slot 392 by the take-in / discharge roller 387 ′. The movement of the taken member card or visitor card on the guide rail 398 is carried out by being driven and rotated by the drive motors 386 and 393, and one side of the transport rollers 387 and 388 is stretched. A transport mechanism comprising a transport belt 391, a solenoid 389 for raising and lowering a stop pin that stops the transported member card or visitor card at a predetermined position, or a member card or visitor card stopped at a predetermined position A communication head 390 for supplying power to the terminal and performing data communication, and a membership card connected to the communication head 390 And a communication board 327a for controlling data transmission / reception with the visitor card, and reading data from the inserted membership card or visitor card and writing to the membership card or visitor card in a non-contact state. It is possible.

  A card storage section 370 capable of storing up to 10 visitor cards is provided at the inner terminal end position of the card unit 3 of the conveyor belt 391 provided in the card reader / writer 327 of the present embodiment. It is possible to issue visitor cards.

  Inside the card storage section 370 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of transport rollers 371 driven and rotated by a drive motor 373 and a transport belt 372 stretched around the transport rollers 371. And a visitor card for moving (accommodating and discharging) the visitor card is provided, and the visitor card stored in the card storage unit 370 is pressed toward the transfer belt 372 via the support plate 377. A pressing spring 376 is provided.

  A swing roller 375 that swings by a solenoid 374 is provided at a substantially central portion of the transport belt 372 in the transport mechanism. When the visitor card is taken into the card storage unit 370, the swing roller 375 is swung by the solenoid 374 and comes into contact with the transport belt 372, so that the central portion of the transport belt 372 protrudes and is already stored. By pressing the card or support plate 377, a gap for newly receiving the visitor card is formed between the conveyor belt 372 and the visitor card or support plate 377. Therefore, the inserted visitor card can be smoothly stored in the card storage unit 370, and after the visitor card is taken in, the swing roller 375 returns to a position where it does not come into contact with the transport belt 372. The visitor card is stored in a state where the protrusion of the central portion of the transport belt 372 is eliminated and the transport belt 372 contacts the entire surface of the visitor card, and when the visitor card is discharged, the visitor that contacts the transport belt 372 is stored. The card is discharged to the conveyance belt 391 by moving the conveyance belt 372 in the direction opposite to that of taking in the card.

  The card storage unit 370 is provided with a card replenishment detection sensor 378 that is an optical sensor that detects that the number of visitor cards stored in the card storage unit 370 is 1 or less. A card full detection sensor 379 is provided by an optical sensor that detects that the number of visitor cards stored in the card storage unit 370 has reached 10 (full). When the card replenishment detection sensor 378 detects that the number of visitor cards has become one or less due to the absence of light reflection from the visitor card, the detection signal is output to the control unit 328, whereby the control unit 328. When the multi-function lamp 301 is turned on in a predetermined lighting mode for requesting card replenishment, the store clerk is informed that there are not enough visitor cards, and the card full detection sensor 379 indicates the number of visitor cards. When it is detected that there are 10 sheets (full tank) due to light reflection from the visitor card, the detection signal is output to the control unit 328 so that the control unit 328 can In 370, you can recognize that the visitor card is full. The visitor card without performing the recovery of terpolymers card is ejected from the card insertion opening 309.

  When the visitor card is replenished to the card storage unit 370, the visitor card with a remaining balance of 0 is sequentially inserted into the card insertion slot 309 in a state where the clerk has shifted to the card replenishment mode by operating the remote controller. These inserted visitor cards are sequentially stored in the card storage unit 370.

  Next, the control unit 328 of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 328 is accepting a central processing circuit (CPU) 328a capable of executing a control program and a card reader / writer 327. Stores various data such as visitor card and membership card (membership) card ID, prepaid balance, number of possessed balls, number of stored balls, number of points visited, corresponding pachinko machine 2 machine data, game information of members playing games, etc. A RAM 328b, a control program executed by the central processing circuit (CPU) 328a, various setting information including the device ID of the card unit 3, and various data such as a (member) card ID in the absence of a seat. EEPROM 328c, which is a rewritable and non-volatile memory, and a reusable memory that can output time information, calendar information, etc. Include-time clock (RTC) 328d, RAM328b is backed up by a battery (not shown), even when the power supply is interrupted, the data stored in the predetermined period is maintained.

  As described above, the control unit 328 of this embodiment is connected to a prize ball control board (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 through a dedicated interface for transmitting and receiving various signals accompanying the lending of pachinko balls. In addition, by connecting to the terminal 5 via a signal cable derived from an input terminal capable of inputting various signals, various external output signals such as a big hit signal are transmitted via the terminal 5. Input is allowed.

  The control unit 328 is provided with a one-to-one position below the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and used game media discharged from the pachinko machine 2 by being used in the game with the pachinko machine 2 The out ball counting signal output from the out ball counter 16 that counts out balls is provided with an input terminal (not shown) that can be input via the platform terminal 5. In accordance with the input, a predetermined number (for example, 10) corresponding to the count signal is added to the total out ball value in a game information table (see FIG. 9B) or a ball information table (see FIG. 9D) described later. Update.

  Further, the control unit 328 is connected to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 and, as will be described later, in response to the reception of the counting information output from the counting / fractional payout unit 340, the lower position of the display unit 312 The total number of balls counted by the counting and fraction paying unit 340 (before that time) is updated by updating the value of the counted balls (see FIG. 5) displayed in If the number of balls already counted on that day already exists, the total number of balls held) is displayed as the counted number of balls.

  The control unit 328 is connected to a payout button switch 311 ′ corresponding to a payout button 311 provided at a position below the protrusion 305 on the front surface of the apparatus, and a signal corresponding to the operation of the payout button 311 By inputting from the button switch 311 ′, the presence / absence of the operation of the payout button 311 is grasped, and when the payout button 311 is operated, a payout process described later is performed to pay out pachinko balls corresponding to the number of payout units. While performing from the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the pachinko balls with a fraction less than the number of payout units are paid out from the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

  In the card table stored in the RAM 328b of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, the (member) card ID and member ID (read from the visitor card or member card inserted in the card reader / writer 327 are displayed. (Member card only), (Member) card ID and prepaid balance based on prepaid balance data, card ID or (member) card ID and number of possessed balls specified from member ID, (member) card ID And the number of stored balls specified from the member ID (member only) and the number of store visit points specified from the member ID (member only) are stored.

  In this embodiment, the number of possessed balls specified from the card ID or (member) card ID and the member ID and the number of retained balls counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 are integrated and stored. The integrated number of possessed balls is displayed on the display unit 312 as the counted number of balls, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is specified from the card ID or the (member) card ID and the member ID. It is also possible to individually store the number of held balls and the number of held balls counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340, and display each of these held balls on the display unit 312.

  Further, in the game information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 9B, game information for three days including today, that is, today's data, previous day's data, and previous day's data are displayed. It is remembered. The previous day data and the previous day data are also stored in the EEPROM 328c. However, when displaying the previous day data and the previous day data, the present day data and the previous day data can be processed at a higher speed than reading from the EEPROM 328c. In the embodiment, the previous day data and the previous day data read from the EEPROM 328c in advance are stored in the game information table stored in the RAM 328b.

  In the game information table of this embodiment, the current game based on the input status of the above-mentioned big hit signal, probability changing signal, and short-time signal output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to the input terminals 1 to 3 (not shown). State (only today), latest game state data (input state of input terminal 1 to input terminal 3, 0: LOW / not connected, 1: HIGH, today only) from the left bit and previous game state data ( The game state data before being updated to the latest game state data (only today), the total number of hit balls, the total number of winning balls from the start of business, the number of difference balls (the total number of hit balls-the total number of winning balls) , The total number of starts, reset every time the occurrence of a big hit state is identified, the number of start after hit that is the number of starts after the occurrence of the big hit, the number of big hits that is the number of occurrence of the big hit from the start of business, the time of business start Occurrence of probability variation state from The number of times of probability change, the number of short-time occurrences since the start of business, and the number of consecutive homes that are the number of big hits that occurred from the big hit that occurred in the normal gaming state to the next normal gaming state The game information is stored in the latest information based on the jackpot signal, probability change signal, time reduction signal, start signal, prize ball signal, and out ball count signal input to the input terminal. Updated.

  Note that today's table data tabulated and managed in these game information tables, as shown in FIG. 10, a specific data header indicating that it is transmission data including the table data at the head, and the card unit 3. Is transmitted in response to the transmission request from the management computer 150 (at the time of changing the gaming state) as a transmission data string of a predetermined format to which the device ID is assigned. The ECC in FIG. 10 is an error correction code.

  Further, in the member game information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 9C, game information from the time when the member card is inserted into the card reader / writer 327, that is, the insertion The game information relating to the game of the member who has the member card is stored.

  Specifically, the start time when the member started playing (member card acceptance time), the end time when the member finished playing (member card return time), the member's game time, and after the member started playing The number of start-ups, the number of jackpots that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of jackpots that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of positive changes that have occurred since the member started playing, the member has started playing The number of balls acquired from (the difference from the number of balls counted at the start of the game), the spending amount used by the member for the game, the number of replay balls used for replay after the member started the game, The number of balls used since the member started the game is updated and stored, and the game information (table data) since the member player playing the game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can start grasping. It is like that.

  Further, in a predetermined area of the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 9D, a ball information table in which ball information related to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is stored is stored, and the upper plate of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is stored. It is possible to determine whether or not unused pachinko balls are present in the game on the 23, the lower plate 24, or the like.

  Specifically, the total number of borrowed balls, which is the total number of borrowed balls paid out using the prepaid balance to the upper plate 23 and lower plate 24 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the upper plate 23 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 The total number of returned balls that are the total number of returned balls paid out to the lower plate 24 using the stored balls, and the return storage unit of the upper plate 23 and lower plate 24 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 The total number of balls paid out using the number of balls held (number of balls already counted) in 342, and the prizes paid out to the upper plate 23 and lower plate 24 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 The total number of award balls based on the input award ball signal, which is the total of the balls, and the total of the total number of borrowed balls, the total number of returned balls, the total number of paid-out balls, and the total number of winning balls. The total number of balls supplied (total A), which is the total number of balls supplied to the plate 23, the lower plate 24, etc. The total number of balls, which is the total number of balls discharged from 24 and counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340, and the out-ball counter 16 used for games in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 The total number of balls based on the input out ball signal, which is the total number of balls, or the total of the total number of balls and the total number of out balls, and the corresponding upper plate 23 and lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2 The total number of discharged balls (total B) and the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) are stored, which will be described later. Similar to the ball count management table in the base terminal 5, the table is updated in response to various signals input from the base terminal 5.

  Specifically, since the prize ball signal is output every time ten ball balls are counted in the pachinko machine 2, the total prize ball number is incremented by 10 in response to the input of one prize ball signal. The

  Since the lending signal is output to the base terminal 5 every time lending of 25 balls corresponding to the number of times is carried out by the pachinko machine 2, 25 is added and updated for each lending signal output. The

  Since the return signal is output to the base terminal 5 every time payout (return) of 25 replay balls according to the number of times is executed in the pachinko machine 2, the total number of returned balls is 1 25 is added and updated for each output.

  Since the payout signal equal to the number of balls paid out from the number of balls in the card unit 3 or the pachinko machine 2 is output to the total payout ball count, 1 is added and updated according to the output of the 1 payout signal. .

  The total counting ball number is updated by adding 10 balls when a constant counting command is received from the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, and less than 10 balls specified by the fraction counting command when receiving a fraction counting command. The number of balls is updated.

  As the total number of out balls, one out ball counting signal is output every time ten out balls are counted by the out ball counter 16, so 10 is added according to the input of one out ball counting signal. Updated.

  Further, as described above, the control unit 328 includes a remaining amount indicator provided in the operation unit 14 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, a loan button switch for detecting the operation of the loan button, a member card and a visitor being received. A return button switch for detecting the operation of the return button operated when returning the card is connected, so that the operation of the lending button and the operation of the return button can be detected, and the display control of these remaining amount indicators is performed.

  The control unit 328 outputs various information input from the display control board 329 in response to an output from the IR light receiving unit 315 according to transmission from the remote controller, operation of various buttons provided on the protrusion 305, and operation of the touch panel. The multi-function connected to the control unit 328 in response to the currency identification information by the banknote identification unit 321, the card insertion information from the card reader / writer 327, the visitor card storage state information, the determination result of the arrangement target table, etc. The overall operation control such as the lighting control of each LED such as the full color LED 301a provided in the lamp, the control of the card reader / writer 327, the display control board 329, the display control of the remaining amount indicator, and the card as shown in FIG. Determines whether or not the membership card or visitor card inserted in the insertion slot 309 can be used. Card accepting process, lending process using the prepaid balance based on the prepaid balance data read from the accepting membership card or visitor card, and returning the accepted membership card or visitor card by operating the return button Return processing, depositing to the prepaid balance remaining on the receiving membership card or visitor card according to the receipt of money, issuing / paying processing to write the prepaid balance to a new visitor card, and the number of stored balls The number of balls that have been paid out (returned) from the number of balls that have been counted (including those specified by the inserted visitor card and membership card) are counted by accepting the operation of the payout button 311 With payout processing to subtract and update from the number of finished balls, and by receiving signals based on leaving operations on the remote control It executes various processes unattended processing and the like for transition to Away mode.

  The control unit 328 is connected to the above-described system controller 100 and management computer 150 connected to the local area network (LAN) via the communication unit 334 and the HUB 7 so as to be capable of data communication. Various types of data can be transmitted to and received from the computer through the communication unit 334. In this embodiment, the card unit 3 and the hall computer 140 cannot be directly communicated with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the card unit 3 includes the second communication in addition to the communication unit 334. The unit 334 ′ may be provided so that the hall computer 140 can directly communicate with the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 through a separate local area network (LAN).

  The display control board 329 connected to the control unit 328 includes a liquid crystal display 313 that forms the display unit 312, a transparent touch panel 314, various switches (a menu switch 316 a corresponding to the menu button 316, and a base data button 318. The corresponding table data switch 318a, the replay switch 319a corresponding to the replay button 319), the IR light receiving unit 315, and the electronic components such as the LED 320a provided in the replay display unit 320 are connected. Operation information on the transparent touch panel 314, operation information on various switches, and information based on the output signal output from the IR light receiving unit 315 are output to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329.

  In the display control board 329 of the present embodiment, a display driving circuit (not shown) that performs display driving of the liquid crystal display 313 and a position that is pressed based on an output signal from the transparent touch panel 314 are specified and An input position detection circuit (not shown) that outputs the specified input position information, a VDP (not shown) that performs processing related to a display image displayed on the display unit 312, a VROM that stores image data used for menu display, etc. (Not shown), VRAM (not shown) for temporarily storing display data to be displayed on the display unit 312, and determination and processing associated with inputs from various switches and touch panels, etc., independently from the control unit 328 Based on display data (page data) output from the control unit 328, etc. A display screen, and is capable of displaying on the liquid crystal display 313 constituting the display unit 312.

  The control unit 328 is connected to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 so that various data such as counting information and a fractional payout request can be transmitted and received by serial communication capable of transmitting and receiving data with a small number of communication lines.

  Here, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 of the present embodiment will be described in detail. The counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 of the present embodiment includes the lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. It is a horizontally long box disposed between the repair board 1 of the amusement island, and is connected to a recovery flow path box 348 provided at the lowest position of the card unit 3 via a connecting rod 344. Yes.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the end of the connecting rod 344 bent at a right angle is attached to the connecting rod mounting port 348 ′ connected to the recovery flow path box 348 provided below the front surface of the main body of the card unit 3. Thus, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 is positioned immediately below the lower plate 24.

  The top surface of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 is formed with a hopper-shaped insertion portion 345 into which pachinko balls discharged from the lower plate 24 are inserted, and the front side of the card unit 3 main body ( On the left side), there is provided a return storage section 342 for storing the paid-out (returned) fractional pachinko balls so that they can be taken out.

  Further, a step portion is provided on the hitting operation handle 25 side of the counting / fractional payout unit 340 of the present embodiment, and the step portion has an elastic member on the upper surface, and the height position of the elastic member is provided. A hand placement member 343 capable of adjusting the position of the hand can be placed on the hand placement member 343 when the player operates the hitting operation handle 25. In a long game, it is possible to prevent the hand from getting tired by operating the hitting operation handle 25, but the present invention is not limited to this. 343 may not be provided.

  The counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 mainly includes an upper unit 340a constituting the upper part of the unit and a lower unit 340b constituting the lower part of the unit. The upper unit 340a is detachable from the lower unit 340b. Has been.

  The upper part of the upper unit 340a is a throwing-in part 345 having a concave shape capable of temporarily storing pachinko balls discharged from the lower plate 24.

  An inflow port 346 connected to the counting channel 347 formed in the lower unit 340b is provided at the lowest position on the bottom surface of the charging unit 345. As will be described later, the counting channel 347 is formed so as to be inclined toward the connecting rod 344 so that the connecting rod 344 side is downward, and the inflow port 346 is connected to the counting channel 347. It is provided so as to open toward the rear side of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, which is in a direction perpendicular to the inclination direction.

  Therefore, the pachinko balls thrown into the insertion portion 345 flow into the counting channel 347 from the inflow port 346 and flow down on the counting channel 347 in the direction of the connecting rod 344. Counting is performed by a counting sensor 356 (described later) provided in the downstream portion (see FIG. 8).

  That is, the counting passage of the present invention is formed by the inflow port 346 and the counting channel 347, and the direction of the inflow port 346 is provided so as to be perpendicular to the direction of the channel in the counting channel 347. The passage has one bent portion, so that it is possible to prevent the rod-shaped metal member from being inserted from these inflow ports 346 and reaching the counting sensor 356.

  In addition, an inclined cover portion 345 ′ formed so as to be inclined to the front side of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 is provided at the upper portion of the counting channel 347, and the pachinko balls on the inclined cover portion 345 ′ are It flows down to the front side of the input part 345. That is, the pachinko balls thrown into the throwing portion 345 are once collected at the front side position of the throwing portion 345, and then the bottom of the throwing portion 345 has the bottom of the throwing portion 345 in which the inflow port 346 is formed. By being inclined toward the hand placement member 343 side (right side), it flows down toward the inflow port 346 and flows from the inflow port 346 toward the rear of the counting / fractioning unit 340. It has become.

  In this way, the pachinko balls put in from the lower plate 24 are once collected on the front side of the loading unit 345, so that the pachinko balls in the loading unit 345 can be easily taken out without being obstructed by the lower plate 24. This is preferable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inserted pachinko balls may not be collected on the front side of the input unit 345.

  The inlet 346 is provided with an inlet shutter 352 for blocking the inflow of pachinko balls from the inlet 346, and the inlet shutter 352 is released, so that A pachinko ball flows into the counting channel 347 from the inlet 346.

  In addition, the side of the upper unit 340a on the side of the connecting rod 344 (on the left side) is provided with a counting operation unit 355 that is operated by the player when counting, and by the operation in the counting operation unit 355, The inlet shutter 352 is released in response to the operation of the counting switch 355 ′ included in the counting operation unit 355.

  On the other hand, on the front surface of the lower unit 340b, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a bottomed box-like return storage section 342 is provided at the end position of the connecting rod 344. A front portion of the return storage portion 342 is provided so as to protrude from the front surface of the lower unit 340b, and a take-out concave portion 342 ′ is provided at a portion of the front surface of the upper unit 340a that is an upper position of the return storage portion 342. It is provided so that the fractional pachinko balls paid out to the return storage section 342 can be easily taken out from the return storage section 342.

  Next, the structure of the lower unit 340b of a present Example is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340 when the upper unit 340a is removed, as viewed from above, that is, a plan view of the lower unit 340b as viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 8, it mainly includes a counting channel 347, a counting module 330, an inflow channel 339, a storage unit 338, a discharge channel 337, a return channel 335, and a return storage unit 342.

  The counting channel 347 is a two-channel channel formed across the lower unit 340b in the rear part of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 that is located immediately below the inclined cover portion 345 ′. Pachinko balls flow down in alignment toward the connecting rod 344 side.

  The counting module 330 is provided on the downstream side of the counting channel 347 and includes a counting sensor 356 for detecting and counting pachinko balls flowing down the counting channel 347.

  On the front side of the counting flow path 347, there is a storage part 338 for storing pachinko balls used for paying out pachinko balls having a fraction less than the payout unit number, and the front side of the storage part 338 has a height on the rear side. The storage portion 338 and the downstream portion of the counting module 330 are connected by an inflow passage 339 inclined toward the storage portion 338 side. The pachinko balls that have been counted by the counting sensor 356 are allowed to flow into the storage section 338 through the inflow passage 339 and be stored.

  A pachinko ball outlet 338 ′ stored in the reservoir 338 is provided at a front side position of the reservoir 338, and the outlet 338 ′ is directed toward the outlet 338 ′ in the reservoir 338. Guide grooves (not shown) formed so as to meander are provided, and the pachinko balls that have flowed into the storage portion 338 are stored in an aligned state on the guide grooves in the order of flow, The pachinko balls stored in advance are discharged from the outlet 338 ′.

  In addition, two flow paths are formed in the counting module 330, and among the two flow paths, one flow path on the front side is a flow path changing shutter at the downstream end position of the counting module 330. 351 is provided, and when the flow path changing shutter 351 is projected and retracted, the flow direction of the pachinko balls can be switched to the connecting rod 344 side or the inflow path 339 side.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a storage ball sensor 357 for detecting and counting pachinko balls flowing down the inflow passage 339 and stored in the storage portion 338 is located near the branch portion to the inflow passage 339. Is provided.

  Further, the outlet 338 ′ has the lowest height in the reservoir 338 so that the pachinko balls stored in the reservoir 338 naturally flow down toward the outlet 338 ′. The outlet 338 ′ is connected to the discharge channel 337 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the discharge passage 337 is provided with a recess mounted on the rotation shaft of the discharge motor 353 and having a recess capable of accommodating one pachinko ball on the outer periphery thereof, as shown in FIG. A sprocket 353 ′ is arranged, and the discharge sprocket 353 ′ regulates the natural outflow of pachinko balls from the outlet 338 ′, and the discharge motor 353 is operated to rotate the discharge sprocket 353 ′. Pachinko balls that have flowed out to the outlet 338 ′ are taken into the recesses formed in the payout sprocket 353 ′ one by one and discharged into the discharge flow path 337 by the rotation of the payout sprocket 353 ′. It flows down the path 337, joins the connecting rod 344, and is collected in the card unit 3.

  In the middle of the discharge flow path 337, a pachinko ball that has flowed down the discharge flow path 337 by advancing and retreating the flow dividing port 336 to the return passage 335 connected to the return storage section 342 and the flow path switching plate mounted. The flow path switching solenoid 358 that can be switched to the connecting rod side or the return path side is provided, and a discharge sprocket 353 ′ is disposed at an upstream position of the flow outlet 336 of the discharge flow path 337. A payout sensor 354 for detecting and counting the pachinko balls lifted and supplied to the discharge flow path 337 is provided, and the payout sensor 354 pays out (returns) to the player through the return passage 335. The number of balls can be counted, and pachinko balls collected (discharged) in the card unit 3 from the storage unit 337 through the connecting rod 344 can be counted. It has become to so that.

  In addition, inside the lower unit 340b located below the stepped portion where the hand placement member 343 is provided, a control microcomputer or the like serving as a control unit 350 for controlling the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340 is mounted. A control board 341 is incorporated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control board 341 includes the flow path changing shutter 351, the inlet shutter 352, the dispensing motor 353, the dispensing sensor 354, and the counting switch 355 ′ incorporated in the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340. The counting sensor 356, the storage ball sensor 357, and the flow path switching solenoid 358 are connected, and the control board 341 is controlled to form each function of the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340.

  In addition, the control board 341 is electrically connected to the main body of the card unit 3 via a connecting rod 344.

  Specifically, a connection channel formed so as to incline from the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 toward the connection rod mounting port 348 ′ is provided inside the connection rod 344, and the connection channel The connecting rod cover 344 ′ is attached to the upper portion of the connecting rod cover, and a connecting cable is installed in the connecting rod cover 344 ′.

  A predetermined number of metal connection terminal pins 349 ′ connected to the control unit 328 or a power supply circuit (not shown) via a connection cable are provided at an upper position on the front side of the recovery flow path box 348 inside the card unit 3 body. A connection terminal portion 349 is provided.

  These connection terminal pins 349 ′ are provided so as to face the upper position of the connection rod attachment port 348 ′ attached to the connection rod 344.

  On the other hand, a terminal insertion member connected to the connection cable in the connection rod cover 344 ′ is provided at the end of the connection rod cover 344 ′ attached to the connection rod attachment port 348 ′.

  Therefore, when the connecting rod 344 is mounted in the connecting rod mounting port 348 ′, the connection terminal pin 349 ′ is inserted into the terminal insertion member, and the connection terminal pin 349 ′ and the terminal insertion member are electrically connected to each other. The control unit 328 and the control board 341 inside the main body are communicably connected, and operating power is supplied to the control board 341 from the card unit 3 main body.

  Here, the flow of the pachinko balls in the counting / fractional payout unit 340 will be described with reference to FIG. 25. When pachinko balls are counted in a state where no pachinko balls are stored in the storage unit 338, FIG. As shown in (a), when the flow path is changed to the inflow path 339 side by the flow path changing shutter 351, the counted pachinko balls counted by the counting sensor 356 pass through the inflow path 339 into the storage unit 338. It flows into and is stored.

  At this time, the pachinko balls flowing into the inflow path 339 and the storage section 338 are detected by the storage ball sensor 357, and each time one pachinko ball is detected, the control board 341 (control section 350). On the other hand, when the detection signal is output, the number of replenishment balls, which is the number of pachinko balls flowing into the storage portion 338 and the inflow path 339 in the control board 341 (control unit 350), is counted. The replenishing ball number information including the counted replenishing ball number is transmitted to the control unit 328, whereby the replenishing ball number is updated by adding to the stored ball number data managed by the control unit 328.

  Specifically, from the start of input of a detection signal according to detection of a new pachinko ball by the storage ball sensor 357, the storage ball sensor 357 causes the storage portion 338 and the inflow path 339 to be filled with the pachinko balls. Count the number of detection signals that are input until the pachinko ball is detected continuously for a predetermined time or longer, or until the pachinko ball is not detected for a predetermined time or longer, and the count number is replenished. To the control unit 328, the control unit 328 adds and updates the count number included in the supplemented ball number information to the stored ball number data.

  After the inside of the storage section 338 and the inflow path 339 are filled with pachinko balls in this way, the flow path change to the inflow path 339 side by the flow path change shutter 351 is canceled as shown in FIG. As a result, all the pachinko balls that have been counted by the counting sensor 356 flow down the connecting rod 344 and are collected in the game island via the collection flow path box 348 inside the card unit 3.

  In the state where pachinko balls are stored in the storage unit 338 in this way, when the number of pachinko balls having a fraction less than the dispensing unit, for example, 20 balls are paid out (returned), that is, as will be described later. In addition, when a fraction payout request including 20 balls, which is the fraction to be paid out (returned), is received from the control unit 328, the flow path is switched by the flow path switching solenoid 358 to the return path 335 as shown in FIG. , And by operating the payout motor 353 until a detection signal of 20 which is the payout ball number (fraction) included in the received fraction payout request is input from the payout sensor 354, the payout ball number (fractional number) ) 20 pachinko balls are supplied to the discharge flow path 337, so that the 20 pachinko balls supplied to the discharge flow path 337 Flows into the return passage 335 from, comes to be stored is returned to the return reservoir 342.

  When a number of detection signals corresponding to these fractions are input from the dispensing sensor 354, a fraction dispensing completion notification is transmitted to the control unit 328 as a response to the fraction dispensing request. 328 subtracts and updates 20 which is the fraction included in the fraction payout request from the stored ball count data, and transmits a payout completion notification to the management computer 150 as will be described later.

  In addition, when a discharge request including the number of discharged balls, for example, 55 balls, transmitted from the control unit 328 in response to receiving the discharge instruction from the management computer 150 is received, as shown in FIG. In addition, the payout motor 353 is operated until the detection signal 55, which is the number of discharged balls included in the received discharge request, is input from the payout sensor 354 without switching the flow path to the return passage 335. Thus, by supplying 55 pachinko balls corresponding to the number of discharged balls to the discharge flow path 337, the 55 pachinko balls supplied to the discharge flow path 337 are connected to the inside of the connecting rod 344 and the card unit 3 main body. It is recovered in the game island through the recovery flow path box 348.

  When a number of detection signals corresponding to the number of discharged balls are input from the payout sensor 354, a discharge completion notification is transmitted to the control unit 328 as a response to the discharge request. In 328, 55, which is the number of discharged balls included and transmitted in the discharge request, is updated by subtraction from the stored ball number data.

  In addition, when the number of discharged balls included in the discharge request is the total number, the payout motor 353 is operated until no pachinko ball detection signal is input from the payout sensor 354, so that the storage unit 338 and the inflow passage 339 are operated. All the stored pachinko balls are discharged to the connecting rod 344, and the storage part 338 and the inflow path 339 are in an empty state.

  Here, the base terminal 5 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. As shown in FIG. 11A, the base terminal 5 of this embodiment has one input port 58 and one output port 57, and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and out ball counter. 16 and various signals output from the card unit 3 can be input, and various signals output from the pachinko machine 2 input to the input port 58 are output from the output port 57 to the card unit 3. Have.

  The output port 57 is connected to a call lamp 4 installed at an upper position of the connected pachinko machine 2, and is based on the call lamp control information transmitted from the hall computer 140. The hall computer 140 can control the operation (lighting mode) of each call lamp 4 via the base terminal 5.

  A control microcomputer (MPU) 60 for controlling the operation of the base terminal 5 is connected to the output port 57 and the input port 58, and the control microcomputer (MPU) 60 determines whether or not a signal is input to the input port 58. Can be detected, and various signals can be output from the output port 57.

  Further, the control microcomputer (MPU) 60 includes a program for performing various controls executed by the control microcomputer (MPU) 60, the terminal ID of the base terminal 5 and the base of the pachinko machine 2 connected to the input port 58. Non-volatile EEPROM 56 in which the setting data such as the number, the number of the connected pachinko machine 2 transmitted from the hall computer 140, the determination time for determining the arrangement target table, and the like are stored, and the control microcomputer (MPU) 60 is used for storage in various control processes carried out, and a RAM 55 in which a game information table (not shown) and a ball number management table shown in FIG. 12 are stored, and time information, calendar information, etc. at that time are stored. Bidirectional data communication between the real-time clock (RTC) 54 that can be output and the hall computer 140 The communication unit 59 is connected, and the game information collected in the terminal terminal 5 is transmitted from the communication unit 59 to the hall computer 140 by transmitting game information data having a transmission data sequence shown in FIG. Information is collected and managed by the hall computer 140.

  The control microcomputer (MPU) 60 has a function of determining that the time set (set) has elapsed based on the operation clock, and is set for the corresponding pachinko machine 2 by the hall computer 140. The passage of the determination time for determining and notifying the arrangement target table can be specified.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the input port 58 is provided with ten signal input portions 58a to 58j. The signal input portions 58a, 58b, 58c, and 58d are output from the pachinko machine 2, respectively. 1 jackpot signal, 2 jackpot signals, start (start) signal, and prize ball signal are input, and the signal input units 58e, 58f, 58g, 58h, and 58i are output from the card unit 3 and will be described later. A signal, a return signal, a payout signal, an acquired ball count signal, a valueless signal, and a leaving signal are input, and an out ball count signal output from the out ball counter 16 is input to the signal input unit 58j, and these signal input units In 58a to 58j, the input of each signal is detected, and an output corresponding to the signal detection is output to the control microcomputer (MPU) 60.

  In the game information table stored in the RAM 55, table data such as the total number of starts, the number of big hits, the number of chances of change, the number of times reduced, etc. of the pachinko machine 2 connected to the input port 58 from the start of business on that day The data is updated according to the signal input to the input port 58, and the input status of 1 signal for big hit and 2 signals for big hit is changed according to the change of input status of 1 signal for big hit and 2 signals for big hit. FIG. 11B is a table data such as data, total number of start times, number of big hits, number of probability changes, number of time reductions, and the like, with a terminal ID of the base terminal 5 and a predetermined data header indicating base data. Is transmitted to the hall computer 140 as transmission data having a format similar to the format shown in FIG. )) Is updated based on the transmission data.

  Further, the number of balls management table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 55 is configured as shown in FIG. 12, and is associated with the unit number of the connected pachinko machine 2 from the start of business on that day. The total number of winning balls, which is the total value of the number of winning balls by inputting the winning ball signal, the total number of balls, which is the total value of the borrowing balls by inputting the lending signal from the start of business on the day, and the start of business on the day Total number of returned balls that are the total value of the number of returned balls (number of replayed balls) due to the input of the return signal from the time, total total number of balls that are the total value of the number of balls that are discharged due to the input of the payout signal from the start of business on the day The total number of balls, which is the total number of balls obtained by entering the ball counting signal from the start of business on the current day, and the total number of out balls by inputting the ball counting signal from the start of business on the current day The total number of out balls is stored and these data are entered. In response to being updated in response to signal input to the port 58, the total number of winning balls, the total number of balls lent, the total number of returned balls, the total number of balls paid out, the total number of balls counted, the total number of balls out The data is transmitted to the hall computer 140 as transmission data in the predetermined format shown in FIG. 11B, with the terminal ID of the terminal 5 and a predetermined data header indicating that it is the number of balls data. The ball management table (FIG. 20B) in the hall computer 140 is updated based on the transmission data, and the total supply ball count (total A), total discharge ball count (total B), and the difference number Calculated and updated.

  As the total number of prize balls, a prize ball signal is output every time 10 ball balls are counted in the pachinko machine 2, so 10 is added and updated in response to the input of one prize ball signal.

  Since the lending signal is output every time lending of 25 balls corresponding to the number of times in the card unit 3 is carried out by the pachinko machine 2, 25 is added to the total lending ball number according to the input of 1 lending signal. Updated.

  Since the return signal is output every time the pachinko machine 2 pays out (returns) the number of 25 replay balls corresponding to the number of times in the card unit 3, the total return ball number is 1. 25 is added and updated in response to the input.

  As the total payout ball number, a payout signal of 1 is output every time the card unit 3 or the pachinko machine 2 pays out the number of balls held, so that 1 is output according to the input of the payout signal of 1 Added and updated.

  As the total number of balls to be counted, one acquired ball counting signal is output every time the number of acquired balls in the card unit 3 is counted. Therefore, 1 is added and updated according to the input of the one acquired ball counting signal. Is done.

  As the total number of out balls, one out ball counting signal is output every time ten out balls are counted by the out ball counter 16, so 10 is added according to the input of one out ball counting signal. Updated.

  In the present embodiment, the base data that is tabulated in the game information table and the ball count data that is tabulated in the ball count management table differ greatly in the frequency of updating, so these are used as individual transmission data. By transmitting the data to the hall computer 140, the number of balls data is quickly transmitted while avoiding an increase in communication load due to unnecessary and repeated transmission of the base data without being changed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and transmission data including the table data and the number of balls data is sent to the hall computer 140 every time the data is updated or for a predetermined time. You may make it transmit at every interval.

  Next, the system controller 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 13, the system controller 100 used in the present embodiment has a data bus 101 that transmits and receives data inside a computer, a CPU 102 that performs various processes performed by the system controller 100, a work memory, and the like. RAM 103, RTC 104 that outputs time information and calendar information, storage device 105 such as a hard disk, input device 106 such as a keyboard and mouse, display device 107 that displays and outputs various screens, and prints various information A printer 108, a communication unit 109 that performs data communication with each device such as a card unit 3 (control unit 328) and a card issuing / payment machine connected to a local area network (LAN), and a management server 12 installed in a card company Digital service for data communication with Unit (DSU) 110 is connected is a conventional computer.

  The storage device 105 has a membership card table (FIG. 14 (FIG. 14)) for managing prepaid balance remaining in the membership card in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processes executed in the system controller 100 are described. a)) and a visitor card table (see FIG. 14B) for managing the prepaid balance remaining on the visitor card.

  In the membership card table, as shown in FIG. 14A, each membership card is associated with a membership card ID that can be individually identified, and the membership ID of the membership player who has issued the membership card, and prepaid The remaining amount and an unusable flag indicating whether or not the member card is unusable are stored, and the prepaid balance or the use of the member card can be used from the member card ID or member ID stored in the member card. Can be specified.

  In the visitor card table, as shown in FIG. 14B, each visitor card is associated with a card ID that can be individually identified, and the status of the visitor card (whether it is being used or stored). ), The latest issuance date and time when the prepaid card was issued, the prepaid balance, and an unusable flag indicating whether or not the card is unusable are stored in the visitor card. The prepaid balance, the availability of the visitor card, and the latest issue date and time can be specified from the card ID.

  The system controller 100 (CPU 102) of the present embodiment transmits the device ID of the card unit 3 and the received membership card or visitor transmitted from each card unit 3 in response to acceptance of the membership card or visitor card in the card unit 3. In response to receipt of a card acceptance notification including the (member) card ID read from the card and the prepaid balance, a card acceptance process is performed for determining whether or not the member card or visitor card can be used and returning the card to the card unit 3.

  Further, the system controller 100 (CPU 102) of the present embodiment is included in the received lending completion notification in response to reception of a lending completion notification (to be described later) transmitted along with the lending processing in the card unit 3 (member). A subtraction update process for subtracting and updating the tax-included use amount included in the lending completion notice from the prepaid balance stored in the member card table or visitor card table corresponding to the card ID is performed.

  In addition, the system controller 100 (CPU 102) of the present embodiment receives the received card in response to receipt of a card deposit notification (to be described later) transmitted in accordance with the issuance / payment processing in the card unit 3 or the card issuance / payment machine. Corresponding to the (member) card ID included in the payment notification, a payment update process is performed to add and update the payment amount included in the card payment notification to the prepaid balance stored in the member card table or visitor card table.

  Next, the management computer 150 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 15, the management computer 150 used in the present embodiment is connected to a data bus 151 that transmits and receives data within the computer, and a central processing unit (for performing various processes performed by the management computer 150) CPU) 152, RAM 153 used as a work memory, real-time clock (RTC) 154 that outputs time information and calendar information, a storage device 155 including a hard disk, an input device 156 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and various screens are displayed. A display device 157 for outputting, a printer 158 for printing various information, and a communication unit 159 for performing data communication with the card unit 3, the sorting device 5 and the gift exchange POS terminal 170 connected to the local area network (LAN) are connected. Is a normal computer.

  In the storage device 155, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processing executed in the management computer 150 are described, the number of saving balls owned by the member player possessing the membership card Recorded in the visitor card and member saving management table (see FIG. 16 (a)) for managing the number of possessions acquired by the member player and the number of stored balls acquired by the member player before the day. A visitor saving management table (see FIG. 16 (b)) for managing the number of possessions acquired on the day by the player possessing the visitor card, and the counted balls at that time in each card unit 3 in the game hall A unit management table (see FIG. 17) for managing the number and the card being accepted by each card unit 3 and owning a membership card A member information table (see FIG. 18 (a)) in which member information relating to a member player is stored, and a game history including game information of the member player are stored for each member ID that can identify the member player. A member-specific game history table (see FIG. 18B) is stored.

  In the member saving management table, as shown in FIG. 16A, a member ID that is member identification information that can be associated with each member card ID and that can individually identify the member player who has issued the member card. And the total number of balls acquired by the member player on that day, which is the number of balls that have not been used for game or prize exchange, and the number of balls acquired by that member player before that day The number of stored balls, which is the total number of balls that are unused for gaming or prize exchange, is stored, and the savings owned by the member player from the member card ID or member ID stored in the member card It is possible to specify the number of balls and the number of balls that are balls.

  Note that the number of possessions managed in the member savings management table is managed as the number of possessions only on that day, and the number of possessions existing in the member savings management table in the processing at the end of business (data update processing) after the end of business. The number of balls is reset after being added to the number of balls.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, the visitor saving management table associates each visitor card with a card ID that can be individually identified, and possesses the latest issue date and time of the visitor card and the visitor card. The total number of balls that the player has acquired on that day and the number of balls that are unused for the game or prize exchange are stored, and the card ID stored in the visitor card It is now possible to specify the number of possessions possessed by a player.

  The number of balls managed in the visitor savings management table is valid only on that day when the number of possessed balls is counted, and is present in the visitor savings management table in the processing at the end of business after the closing of business described later. It is invalidated by resetting the number of holding balls to be reset. In addition, when the number of possessions before the day is recorded on the visitor card, the number of possessions is erased as invalid.

  In the unit management table, as shown in FIG. 17, the local IP in which the local IP address of the card unit 3 is stored in association with the device ID uniquely assigned to each card unit 3 installed in the game hall. An island where the island number of the gaming island in which the card unit 3 is installed is stored, a situation in which the card unit 3 is accepting or waiting for a card, and the card unit 3 corresponds to the corresponding machine number in which the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 is stored, the reception ID in which the card ID of the member card or visitor card being received is stored, and the number of balls counted for each card unit 3 at that time (Including the number of balls specified from the visitor card or membership card being accepted by the card unit 3) and the data of these counted balls Is transmitted from each card unit 3 periodically in response to reception of a transmission request from the management computer 150, and after a predetermined time (for example, after 5 seconds) after the change of the counted number of balls, each card unit 3 The latest counted ball count is managed by being transmitted from.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the member information table is associated with the member ID of the member player who owns the member card, and the personal identification number and the day of receiving the member card. Membership consisting of store visit points where the predetermined store visit points are added and updated once, rank based on store visit status, member's name (last name and name), gender, age, birthday, occupation, address, e-mail address Attribute information (personal information) is registered.

  In the member-specific game history table, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), for each member ID, the game history of the member player, specifically, the date of visit to the store, the table of the pachinko machine 2 that played the game. Number, model name, game start time (time), game end time (time), game time from game start to end, number of starts, number of bonuses, number of probability fluctuations (number of probability changes), number of balls earned, expenditure A game history including the amount of money, the number of replay balls, and the number of used balls is stored. The visit date of the member-specific game history table stores the date when the game history is stored based on the calendar information output from the RTC 154, and the game start time, game end time, game time, start count, The game history of the number of bonuses, the number of chances of change, the number of balls acquired, and the amount of money spent is stored based on member game history data transmitted from the card unit 3 when the member card is returned via the counting / payout unit 4.

  Next, the hall computer 140 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 19, the hall computer 140 used in the present embodiment is connected to each pachinko machine 2 and card unit 3 included in the received transmission data string on a data bus 141 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. Based on each game information collected from the game, etc., a game state determination process in each pachinko machine 2, a process for updating stored data in various tables such as a game information management table, and a display for displaying data in each information table CPU 142 that performs processing, RAM 143 that is used as a work memory, RTC 144 that outputs time information and calendar information, a storage device 145 that includes a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, and accepts setting contents on an arrangement target table setting screen that will be described later Input device 146 such as a keyboard and a mouse for performing Data display and output, and data communication with the display device 147 for notifying the occurrence of the table to be organized, the printer 148 for printing out the data of each information table, and the table terminal 5 It is a normal computer to which a communication unit 149 is connected.

  The storage device 145 stores game information (table data) of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processing executed in the hall computer 140 are described. A game information management table (see FIG. 20A) for management, and whether or not there are unused pachinko balls in the game on the upper plate 23, lower plate 24, etc. of each pachinko machine 2 A ball management table (see FIG. 20 (b)), a pachinko machine 2 that has been informed as a table to be organized, and a table to be organized in which visitor cards and membership cards discharged from the pachinko machine 2 of the table to be organized are registered ( FIG. 20 (c)) is stored.

  In the game information management table, as shown in FIG. 20A, the island number of the game island where the pachinko machine 2 is installed is associated with the machine number of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall. The stored installation island, the corresponding model name in which the model name of the pachinko machine 2 is stored, and various machine data from the start of business in the pachinko machine 2 are stored. Number of starts, number of big hits, number of probable changes, total number of hit balls, total number of winning balls, number of difference balls, and number of starts in the special figure variable display unit 28 during each big hit, The number of start times 2 is stored, and the table data managed in these game information management tables can be displayed on the display device 147.

  In the ball management table, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), in correspondence with the machine number of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall, on the terminal 5 installed corresponding to the pachinko machine 2. The given terminal ID, the local IP address of the base terminal 5, the acceptance ID that is the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted by the card unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2, and the card corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 The discharge ID that is the card ID of the member card or visitor card that was last discharged from the unit 3, the total number of balls that are the total of the number of balls that were paid out using the prepaid balance in the pachinko machine 2, the pachinko Payments paid out using the total number of returned balls paid out using the stored balls in the machine 2 and the number of balls held (number of counted balls) in the pachinko machine 2 The total number of balls that are the total number of balls, the total number of award balls that are the total number of prize balls that have been paid out by the pachinko machine 2, the total number of balls that are lent, the total number of returned balls, and the total number of balls that are paid out And the total number of balls that are supplied to the upper plate 23, the lower plate 24, etc. of the pachinko machine 2, and the total number of supplied balls (total A). The total number of balls that are discharged from the pachinko machine 2 and counted by the corresponding card unit 3, and the total number of out balls used in the game in the pachinko machine 2 Total number of out balls, or the total number of these balls and the total number of out balls, the total number of pachinko balls discharged from the upper plate 23 and lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2 ( Total B) and the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 20 (c), the table number of the pachinko machine 2 notified as the table to be arranged and the card unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 with the table number are finally discharged to the table to be arranged. The primary ID notification time and the secondary notification time for notifying that the member ID or the card ID of the visitor card, the discharge ID that is the card ID of the member card or the visitor card, and that the table has been determined to be sorted out when the predetermined determination time has elapsed. The time of secondary notification for notifying that it is the time to start organizing due to the passage of time is stored, and the memory of these organs to be organized is the game in the pachinko machine 2 is started. Thus, the rearrangement determination timer, which will be described later, counted (subtracted and updated) in the terminal 5 is deleted in response to the reset.

  In the hall computer 140 according to the present embodiment, an arrangement target table setting screen shown in FIG. 26 is displayed by performing a predetermined operation. In the arrangement target table setting screen, the arrangement target table is displayed. It is possible to set a main body for performing the determination and a determination time for determining the arrangement target table.

  In the arrangement target table setting screen of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the main body that performs the determination of the arrangement target table at the upper position of the screen is the hall computer 140 or the card unit 3, Period for applying the judgment subject setting item to set whether to be both, and the judgment time used in the judgment of the table to be organized for each gaming machine, island, or model installed in the game hall And a selection input section for “cancel” and “setting”.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the determination subject setting item includes check boxes corresponding to “this machine (hall controller)” and “each card unit”. When performing the determination, check only the check box corresponding to “this machine (Hallcon)”, and when performing the determination of the arrangement target table only with the card unit 3, set each card unit to When only the corresponding check box is checked, and both the hall computer 140 and the card unit 3 determine the arrangement target table, the check boxes corresponding to “this machine (Hall computer)” and “each card unit” Check it out.

  In this embodiment, in the determination subject setting item, it is possible to simultaneously select (check) check boxes corresponding to “this machine (hall controller)” and “each card unit”, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, these selections (checks) are considered as exclusive selections, and either “this machine (Hallcon)” or “each card unit” can be selected, and “this machine (Hallcon)” or It may be possible to determine the arrangement target table only in any of the “each card unit”.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 26, the determination time setting item includes a sub-item “target table” for designating the pachinko machine 2 to be set as a determination time, and a period during which the determination time to be set is applied. A sub-item “target period” for designating, a sub-item “determination time” for setting the determination time used to determine the rearrangement target table, and the elapsed time for performing the secondary notification are provided. .

  In the sub-item of “Target Unit”, check boxes corresponding to the “Model Unit”, “Island Unit”, and “Unit Unit” menus are provided, and the check box corresponding to “Model Unit” is checked. By specifying all of the same type of pachinko machines at once as the judgment time setting target, or by checking the check box corresponding to "island unit", pachinko machines installed on the same game island It is possible to specify all the machines at once as targets for setting the judgment time, and check each check box corresponding to “unit basis” for each pachinko machine 2 installed in the amusement hall. It can be set as a setting target.

  In addition, the date, day of the week, and time zone input sections are provided in the “subject period” sub-item, and inputs are made to these input sections so that a desired period to which the set determination time is desired is applied. Just do it.

  For example, since it is considered that the operation will increase in a specific event period, if you want to change the judgment time from the month of the month that is the event period to the month of the month, it will be the start date in the upper date input section Enter the month and day and enter the end date in the date input section below. If you do not enter the day of the week or time zone, enter the start date and end date. The set judgment time is applied to all business hours on business days.

  In addition, if you want to change the determination time to be used on a specific day of the week, for example, a Sunday with a high operating rate, you can select and enter `` Sunday '' in the day of week input section, and only the day of the week is entered, When no date or time zone is input, the set determination time is applied to all business hours on the input day of each week.

  In addition, when the operating rate is high during a specific business day, for example, from 18:00 to 21:00 at night, if you want to change the judgment time to be used in that time zone, It is only necessary to input 18 o'clock as the start time in the input section and 21 o'clock as the end time in the lower input section, and only these time zones are input, and the date and day of the week are not input In this case, the set determination time is applied in the time zone of all business days.

  In the sub-item “determination time”, a determination time for determining that the table is an arrangement target by continuing a state in which any change in the number of balls data has not been made after the change in any number of balls is completed ( A determination time input unit for specifying (elapsed time) (left in the drawing), and a secondary notification for specifying the elapsed time for notifying the start of arrangement after the determination time is determined as the arrangement target table. For example, when it is desired to set the arrangement target table to be determined when there is no change in the number of balls for 10 minutes. As shown in FIG. 26, it is only necessary to select and input 10 minutes to the determination time input unit, and when 10 minutes have elapsed since the determination of the arrangement target table is determined as the arrangement target table. Report the start of organizing If you want to practice secondary broadcast a which, as shown in FIG. 26, may be entered by selecting 10 minutes secondary broadcast time input unit. Note that, for these determination times, for example, 5 minutes is set for a pachinko machine 2 with a high operating rate such as a popular machine or a new model, and for example, 10 minutes is set for a pachinko machine 2 with a low operating rate. And so on.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by performing the secondary notification in addition to the primary notification, the rearrangement can be started by the secondary notification after specifying the rearrangement target table and informing through in-store broadcasting or the like. Since it becomes possible, between the primary notification and the secondary notification, the pachinko machine 2 notified by the player as an arrangement target table is returned and the game is resumed, or an attendant or the like prepares for the arrangement. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the secondary notification is not performed, but the start of the organization is notified in the primary notification, and the organization is started. Also good.

  Further, in this embodiment, as the method for specifying the elapsed time in the secondary notification time input unit, as shown in FIG. 26, the elapsed time from the time when it is notified that the table is determined to be organized is specified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the specification method of these elapsed times is in a state where there is no change in the number of balls data, etc., similarly to the specification in the determination time input unit. You may make it designate the elapsed time from.

  After specifying the contents of each setting item in this way, the setting is performed by selecting and inputting a “setting” selection input section provided at the bottom of the screen.

  Then, when the “setting” selection input unit is selected and input, the arrangement target table setting file stored in the hall computer 140 is updated based on the setting contents of the arrangement target table setting screen, and the determination subject setting is also performed. When the check box corresponding to “each card unit” is checked in the item, the setting contents of the arrangement target table setting screen are displayed on the card unit 3 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 to be set. A determination time setting request for reflection is transmitted to the management computer 150.

  In response to the reception of the determination time setting request, the management computer 150 specifies the device ID of the card unit 3 installed corresponding to the setting target table included in the received determination time setting request, and the specified device ID. By sending setting update data for updating the determination time, the secondary notification time, and the period during which each time is applied to the card unit 3, the target base specified on the rearrangement target base setting screen The contents specified on the arrangement target table setting screen are reflected in the setting data in the card unit 3 installed corresponding to the item No. 3, and used for the determination of the arrangement target table.

  In this embodiment, the player rests with the pachinko balls left on the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 24, or is rested by playing with another pachinko machine 2, a rest table, etc. As a value of the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B), which is a criterion for determining whether or not the table is an arrangement target, In the embodiment, since the prize ball signal and the out ball counting signal are output every 10 balls, the difference in signal input timing even if there is no pachinko ball in the upper plate 23, the lower plate 24, etc. In some cases, a difference of less than 10 balls may occur, and in consideration of the case where there are lost balls that have fallen from the upper plate 23 or the lower plate 24 to the game floor, Although it is set for the pachinko machine 2, the present invention is not limited to this, In an ideal situation where a ball signal or an out ball count signal is output for each ball, when there are no pachinko balls on the upper plate 23 or the lower plate 24, the total number of balls supplied (total The difference between A) and the total number of balls discharged (total B) should be 0. Therefore, when the lost ball is not considered, the difference threshold is set to 1, and when the lost ball is considered, it is 1 or more. An appropriate value of may be set as the difference threshold.

  In this embodiment, as the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B), a value obtained by subtracting the total B from the total A is used. However, when the value obtained by subtracting the total A from the total B is used as the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B), the absolute value of the value is used. Just do it.

  In the present embodiment, the same difference threshold is set for all the pachinko machines 2 in the game hall, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, a prize ball signal and an out Depending on the output form of the ball counting signal, etc., the range of values that can take the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) when there are no pachinko balls on the upper plate 23 or the lower plate 24 As in the case of the determination time described above, the setting target table is specified for each model, each island, each table, etc., as in the above-described determination time, and the difference threshold of each pachinko machine 2 is specified. May be set individually.

  Further, in this embodiment, as will be described later, in each pachinko machine 2, any of the total number of winning balls, the total number of borrowed balls, the total number of returned balls, the total number of paid-out balls, the total number of counted balls, or the total number of out-balls In response to the change in the number of balls data, the arrangement determination timer set in the arrangement table setting screen is reset, and when the arrangement determination timer is up, that is, All the monitoring targets of these changes are determined by determining whether or not there is no change in the number of balls data, and whether or not it is an arrangement target table when it continues for the determination time set on the arrangement target table setting screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the pachinko machine 2 in which a card unit having no replay function is used depending on the system, the total return from the monitoring target is performed. The number of balls The number of balls to be monitored is set on the arrangement target table setting screen in the same manner as the determination time described above, such as by removing or limiting the monitoring target to only the total number of balls. May be specified for each model, each island, each stand, etc., and set for each pachinko machine 2.

  Here, operation | movement of the card unit 3 of a present Example is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIGS. 21-23.

  First, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is activated by turning on the power to the card unit 3, thereby performing the activation process of Sb1, initializing various tables, checking the connection status of each unit, and system controller. 100 and the management computer 150 are transmitted with a connection confirmation request, and initial values and the like are set for each setting data based on the setting information returned from the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 in response to the transmission of the connection confirmation request. To do.

  Then, after the activation process is completed, the process of Sb2 to Sb9 is carried out to accept the card that is the insertion of the membership card or visitor card into the card insertion slot 309, and the rental button by the player (member or visitor) Operation, cash acceptance by inserting a bill from the bill insertion slot 302, operation of a return button by a player, operation of a replay button 319 (reception of replay operation information from the display control board 329), operation of a payout button 311, Stand-by state for detecting the leaving operation (reception of leaving operation information from the display control board 329) and the operation of the menu button 316 (reception of main menu display operation information from the display control board 329) in the remote control possessed by the staff It becomes.

  The control unit 328 monitors the reception of the counting information transmitted from the counting / fractioning unit 340 in parallel with the normal processing shown in FIG. 21 after the start processing of Sb1. Processing, processing for monitoring the reception of an added reservation request transmitted from the remote controller in response to an added reservation mode operation on the remote controller, and a big hit signal, a probability changing signal, a short time medium signal output from the corresponding terminal 5 By performing the interrupt monitoring process (not shown) for monitoring the input and change of the start signal, the winning ball signal, and the out-ball counting signal based on the processing task that is separate from the processing task that performs these normal processes, The occurrence of the target state is monitored, and the addition update to the counted number of balls, the update process of the game information, and the update of the data of various tables can be performed sequentially.

  That is, for example, when a start signal is input from the connected terminal 5, the control unit 328 adds 1 to the total number of starts and the number of start after hits in the today's data in the game information table to obtain game information. Update the table.

  When a prize ball signal (one pulse) is input from the connected terminal 5, the control unit 328 determines the total number of prize balls in the ball information table according to the prize ball signal input. Are added and updated, and along with the update of the total number of award balls, the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the number of differences are calculated to update the ball information table.

  Further, when an out ball counting signal (one pulse) is input from the connected terminal 5, the control unit 328 determines the ball according to the input of the out ball counting signal as the total number of balls in the ball information table. In addition to updating the total number of 10 balls, the ball information table is updated by calculating the total number of discharged balls (total B) and the number of differences as the total number of out balls is updated.

  In addition, for the connected terminal 5, the lending signal according to the number of pachinko balls lent in the lending process described later, or the number of pachinko balls returned from the number of stored balls in the replay process described later In addition to a corresponding return signal, a payout signal corresponding to the number of pachinko balls paid out from the number of balls held in a payout process described later, a leave signal output during the leave mode, and a corresponding pachinko machine 2 When there is no card table prepaid balance, number of possessed balls, or number of stored balls (members only) that can be used to supply pachinko balls, no-value signals are output continuously. ing.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when a visitor card or a membership card is discharged (issued or returned), none of the prepaid balance, the number of held balls, and the number of stored balls (members only) on the card table will exist. When the card or membership card is discharged (issued or returned), a non-value signal is output to the terminal 5 and the remaining prepaid amount, the number of balls, etc., by accepting other visitor cards or membership cards or accepting money, etc. The output of the valueless signal is maintained until one of the number of stored balls (members only) exists. In addition, even when a membership card is being accepted, there is no prepaid balance, number of possessed balls, number of accumulated balls (members only), or when a visitor card is being accepted, there is no prepaid balance or number of balls. Thus, even when the visitor card is collected, a valueless signal is output to the base terminal 5.

  In the present embodiment, when all of the prepaid balance, the number of possessed balls, and the number of accumulated balls (members only) no longer exist, only one valueless signal is output. It is not limited, for example, the prepaid balance, the number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls (members only) corresponding to the non-value signal A, the non-value signal B, and the non-value signal C, respectively, , It may be output when the number of stored balls (members only) no longer exists, and in addition to these signals, there will be no value according to the visitor card and membership card being discharged In order to be able to specify this, the visitor card or member card may output a valueless signal D corresponding to the discharge.

  Here, the flow of counting the pachinko balls acquired by the player in the card unit 3 will be described. When the pachinko balls are counted, the player is first paid out from the pachinko machine 2. The pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 24 are loaded into the loading unit 345 by operating a lever provided on the lower plate 24.

  Then, after the amount of pachinko balls to be counted is thrown into the throwing part 345, the counting operation part 355 is operated to open the inlet shutter 352 provided at the inlet 346 to the counting channel 347. As a result, the pachinko balls temporarily stored in the insertion portion 345 flow into the counting channel 347 from the inlet 346, flow down the counting channel 347, and are detected by the counting sensor 356. Every time a pachinko ball is detected, a count sensor signal of a predetermined pulse is output to the control board 341 (control unit 350).

  When a predetermined number (for example, 10) of count sensor signals are input from the count sensor 356 within a predetermined time (for example, 1 second), the control board 341 (control unit 350) has 10 balls. Count information including a constant count command indicating that the counter is counted is transmitted to the control unit 328 every time a predetermined number of count sensor signals are counted, and within a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). When a predetermined number (for example, 10) of counting sensor signals are not input, the counting includes a fraction counting command corresponding to the number of counting sensor signals that are input and counted at a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). Send information. As these fraction counting commands, a command of a type corresponding to a number less than a predetermined number may be determined in advance. If the predetermined number is 10, the fraction counting command corresponding to 1 to the fraction counting corresponding to 9 is performed. Nine types of fraction counting commands up to the command may be used.

  The count information is received at the SS1 step in the count information processing shown in FIG. 22 performed by the control unit 328, and it is determined that the count information has been received, and the process proceeds to the SS2 step. It is determined whether or not the count prohibition state is outputting the count prohibition instruction.

  If counting is prohibited, although not shown, a counting prohibiting instruction is transmitted to close the inlet shutter 352 to stop counting, and the process proceeds to step SS5 to indicate that a counting error has occurred. The process proceeds to an error notification process for displaying on the display unit 312 and notifying when the multifunction lamp 301 is lit. Then, the number of balls specified from the command included in the count information received during the prohibition of counting is paid out to the return storage unit 342 using the pachinko balls stored in the storage unit 338, as with the fractional payout. . On the other hand, if the counting is not prohibited, the process proceeds to step SS3, and it is determined whether or not it is in the addition reservation mode by the remote controller possessed by the attendant.

  If it is not in the reserve mode, the process proceeds to step SS4, where the number of balls held in the card table, the number of balls counted in the display unit 312 and the total number of balls counted in the ball information table are the commands included in the received count information. The number of balls corresponding to the type is added and updated, and an acquired ball count signal composed of pulses of the number of balls updated and updated (for example, 10 pulses when 10 balls are added and updated) is connected to the connected terminal 4 In the meantime, the process returns to the SS1 step without executing the SS4 step. That is, only when not in the added reserve mode, pachinko balls that have flowed into the counting flow path 347 from the inlet 345 through the inlet 346 are detected one by one by the counting sensor 356 and added to the number of held balls and the number of counted balls. It will be done.

  In addition, in these additions, the addition end detection timer (in this embodiment, 5 seconds is set) for detecting the end of the addition is reset for each addition, and the addition end detection timer is up. At the time point, that is, when the predetermined time set in the addition end detection timer has elapsed since the last addition was performed, the device ID of the card unit 3, the card ID of the card being received, and the post-addition When the number of possessed balls update request including the counted number of balls is transmitted to the management computer 150, the number of possessed balls after addition is the number of balls in the member saving management table or visitor saving management table of the management computer 150, The counted number of balls in the unit management table is updated without delay to the counted number of balls included in the number-of-balls update request.

  Next, when the player inserts a visitor card or member card into the card insertion slot 309 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, the insertion detection information accompanying the insertion of the visitor card or member card is a card reader. As a result of output from the writer 327 to the control unit 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is card acceptance in Sb2, advances to the step of Sb20, and performs card acceptance processing.

  In the card accepting process of this embodiment at Sb20, an instruction for taking in the membership card or visitor card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 is output to the card reader / writer 327, and the inserted membership card or visitor card is sent to the card reader. Data stored in the card slot 392 of the writer 327 and stored in the member card or visitor card, specifically, the (member) card ID and member ID (member card only) of the member card or visitor card And prepaid balance data, number-of-balls data (visitor card only), etc.

  Then, the control unit 328 transmits an authentication request including the (member) card ID read from the received member card or visitor card, the prepaid balance data, and the device ID to the system controller 100, and the authentication result from the system controller 100 is sent. Perform the card authentication process to receive.

  In response to the reception of this authentication request, the system controller 100 determines whether the (member) card ID included in the received authentication request exists in the member card table or the visitor card table corresponding to the mode flag included in the received authentication request. It is determined whether or not “1” is stored in the unusable flag and whether it is present and is not stored in “1”, that is, “0” is stored in the unusable flag. The prepaid balance stored in the membership card table or the visitor card table in association with the (member) card ID is the prepaid balance data included in the received authentication request, that is, the accepted member Prepaid balance specified from prepaid balance data read from card or visitor card It is determined whether or not it matches, and if it matches, “Authentication OK” is returned as an authentication result. On the other hand, if the (member) card ID does not exist in the member card table or visitor card table, it cannot be used. When “1” cannot be used is stored in the flag and when the prepaid balance does not match, “authentication NG” is returned. However, if the prepaid balance does not match and the prepaid balance specified from the prepaid balance data included in the authentication request is smaller, the prepaid balance in the member card table or visitor card table is set to the small amount. In addition to renewing the amount, “authentication OK” is returned to permit use of the member card or visitor card.

  When the authentication result returned from the system controller 100 is “authentication NG”, the card unit 3 outputs an instruction to eject the accepted member card or visitor card to the card reader / writer 327 and inserts the inserted member card or visitor. If the returned authentication result is “authentication OK” while returning the card and completing the card acceptance process, the (member) card ID, member ID (member only), and prepaid balance read from the accepted card are returned. Are stored in the card table, and as shown in FIG. 24, the management computer 150 reads (member) card ID, device ID, and the number of balls (from the visitor card) read from the received membership card or visitor card. Send a card acceptance notification containing

  In response to reception of this card acceptance notification, the management computer 150 first determines whether or not the number of possessed balls included in the received card acceptance notification is present, and if so, verifies the number of possessed balls. Perform verification processing.

  Specifically, in the visitor saving management table, whether or not the number of possessed balls stored corresponding to the card ID included in the card acceptance notification matches the number of retained balls included in the received card acceptance notification. Determine whether.

  If they do not match in the verification determination, the card unit 3 returns the verification error information indicating that the verification of the number of possessed balls is NG to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the received card acceptance notification. The visitor card is returned.

  Next, the management computer 150 updates the “status” data corresponding to the device ID included in the card acceptance notification to “accepting” in the unit management table, and includes the (member) card included in the card acceptance notification. The ID is stored in the item “Reception ID” of the unit management table.

  Then, the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls (member only) corresponding to the (member) card ID included in the received card acceptance notification are associated with the (member) card ID in the member saving management table or the visitor saving management table. In addition to specifying from each stored data, if the card ID is a member card ID, further specify the PIN and store visit point stored in the member information table corresponding to the member card ID, Sending the received card acceptance notification to the reception processing completion notification including the specified number of held balls, number of stored balls (member only), point of visit (member only), PIN (member only), and (member) card ID Reply to the original card unit 3.

  In response to the reception of the acceptance process completion notification, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) determines the number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls (member only), the point of visit (member only), the PIN number ( (Member only) is stored in the card table, the prepaid balance stored in the card table is displayed on the remaining balance indicator of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the number of balls stored in the card table is counted. It displays on the display part 312 as a number, and it returns to the standby state of Sb2-Sb9. In addition, at the time of receiving the acceptance processing completion notification, if the number of balls is already stored in the card table, that is, after playing the game without using the card and acquiring the pachinko ball and counting it, When it is inserted (for example, when a member card or a visitor card is forgotten to be inserted), the number of balls included in the acceptance process completion notification is added to the number of balls already stored and updated.

  Further, the management computer 150 transmits to the hall computer 140 the (member) card ID included in the received acceptance processing completion notification and the unit management table in accordance with the transmission of the acceptance processing completion notification to the card unit 3 described above. The card acceptance notification including the machine number corresponding to the “accepting” updated in step 1 is transmitted.

  In response to the transmission of this card acceptance notification, the hall computer 140 adds the card to the item of the reception ID corresponding to the machine number included in the received card acceptance notification in the ball management table shown in FIG. A ball management table update process for storing the (member) card ID included in the acceptance notification and updating the ball management table is performed, and a handle determination process described later is performed.

  In other words, the (member) card ID of the accepted card is registered in the ball management table in response to the receipt of a new card authenticated by each card unit 3, and these (member) card IDs are registered. Since the card is erased in response to receiving a return notification (to be described later) transmitted from the management computer 150 in response to the ejection of the card, the card management table 150 The (member) card ID can be specified in the hall computer 140.

  A lending button for detecting the operation of the lending button by the player when the player carries out the lending button operation after the prepaid balance is displayed on the remaining amount display in response to reception of the acceptance processing completion notification By outputting a signal from the switch to the control unit 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is an operation of the lending button in the step Sb3 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, and proceeds to the step Sb21 to execute the lending process. To do.

  In this lending process, first, the prepaid balance read out from the inserted membership card or visitor card (including the visitor card issued by inserting the banknote) and stored in the RAM 328b (card table) is the corresponding pachinko machine 2 If the prepaid balance is less than 100 yen, it is determined as “Yes” in the determination when the prepaid balance is less than 100 yen. When the lending process is finished and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, if the prepaid balance is 1 count = 100 yen or more, the process proceeds to the next step, and the prepaid balance is the usage count of the lending process in this embodiment. It is determined whether or not 5 degrees set as is equal to or more than 500 yen.

  When the prepaid balance is the usage frequency of 5 frequency = 500 yen or more, the usage amount ball lending process is performed. On the other hand, when the usage frequency is 5 frequency = less than 500 yen, the display amount ball lending process is performed. To implement.

  In this used amount ball lending process, a payout instruction for the number of pachinko balls corresponding to a use frequency of 5 degrees = 500 yen, specifically, a signal for instructing the payout of 25 balls, which is a single frequency, is output five times. Thus, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is made to pay out 125 balls corresponding to 5 times = 500 yen.

  Specifically, PRDY HIGH / LOW output from the pachinko machine 2 is determined. If PRDY is HIGH, a predetermined error process is performed, and the lending process is terminated.

  When PRDY is LOW, after BRDY is switched to LOW, BRQ is set to LOW, and a state of waiting for detection of EXS HIGH from the pachinko machine 2 is awaited. Based on detection of LOW of EXS, BRQ is set. Switch to HIGH and wait for detection of EXS HIGH.

  Next, when the payout for one time in the pachinko machine 2 is completed and the HIGH level of the EXS is detected, the control unit 328 displays the prepaid balance displayed on the balance indicator, the prepaid balance data on the card table, and the receiving member. 100 yen corresponding to the one time is subtracted from the prepaid balance data stored in the card or visitor card, and the number of BRQs is counted, and the counted number of BRQs is equivalent to the number of use of 5 times. Compare with 5 times.

  When the number of BRQs counted in this comparison does not match the number of 5 times, the payout process for the above-mentioned 1 time is performed again, and the number of BRQs counted in the comparison with the above-mentioned usage frequency Is equal to 5 degrees, BRDY is set to HIGH.

  Then, the total number of balls in the ball information table is updated by adding 125 balls, which is the number of balls corresponding to the five times of the loan, and a lending signal of 5 pulses corresponding to the number of times is connected. Output to the terminal 5. In addition, the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 to the system controller 100, the (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being received, and the usage amount (500 yen) corresponding to the usage frequency Is sent, and the used amount is subtracted and updated from the prepaid balance stored in association with the (member) card ID in the member card table or visitor card table of the system controller 100.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the accepting card is a visitor card. If it is not a visitor card, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, while the visitor card is being accepted. Determines whether the prepaid balance displayed on the balance display (same as the prepaid balance stored in the card table of the RAM 328b) is zero.

  If the prepaid balance is not 0 in the determination, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if the prepaid balance is 0, the number of balls in the card table is further increased. Determine if it exists.

  If the number of possessed balls is present, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if the number of possessed balls is not present, an instruction to collect a visitor card whose prepaid balance becomes 0 is output to the card reader / writer 327. Then, the card is stored in the card storage unit 370 on the inner side of the card reader / writer 327, and the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 are sent a collection notification including the card ID of the collected visitor card. After updating the “status” of the visitor card table of the controller 100 to “in storage” and updating the data of the card unit 3 in the unit management table of the management computer 150, the card table is reset, and Sb2 to Sb9 Return to the standby state.

  The collection notice is relayed from the management computer 150 to the hall computer 140 in response to the receipt of the collection notice, and stored in the reception ID of the ball management table of the hall computer 140 based on the collection notice. The card ID of the collected visitor card is deleted.

  On the other hand, in the display amount ball lending process, payout for the number of times obtained by dividing the prepaid balance (same as the prepaid balance stored in the card table of the RAM 328b) displayed on the balance indicator by 100 yen corresponding to one count. If the instruction, for example, the prepaid balance is 400 yen, the signal for instructing the payout of 25 balls, which is one frequency, is output four times, and the payout of 4 times = 100 balls corresponding to 400 yen is used as described above. In the same way as in the case of payout, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 carries out the payment, the prepaid balance displayed on the balance indicator, the prepaid balance data on the card table, and the member card or visitor card being received. The amount of 400 yen equivalent to 4 times of using prepaid balance data for pachinko ball lending is deducted and updated, that is, “ Updated to ".

  The system controller 100 completes the lending including the device ID uniquely given to the card unit 3, the (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being received, and the usage amount of 400 yen. The notification is transmitted, and the system controller 100 causes the prepaid balance stored in the membership card table or visitor card table to be subtracted from the prepaid balance stored in the membership card table or visitor card table and updated.

  Then, as in the case of the above-mentioned usage frequency, it is determined whether the card being received is a visitor card and the prepaid balance is 0 (in this case, it is always determined that it is 0), If it is a visitor card and the prepaid balance is 0, the visitor card is further collected on the condition that the number of possessed balls does not exist, and then the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. At this time, the total number of balls to be borrowed is updated by adding 100 balls corresponding to the number of 4 times, and a 4-pulse lending signal corresponding to 4 times is output to the connected terminal 5. The

  Further, in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, when a player inserts cash (banknote) from the banknote insertion slot 302, money identification information associated with the insertion of the cash (banknote) is controlled from the banknote identification unit 321. By outputting to the unit 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is acceptance of cash in the step of Sb4, proceeds to the step of Sb22, and performs issue / payment processing.

  In this issuance / payment process, first, the amount of money inserted is specified from the input money identification information, and it is determined whether or not there is a member card or visitor card accepted by the card reader / writer 327. To do.

  When it is determined that there is no member card or visitor card being received, the control unit 328 moves the visitor card stored in the card storage unit 370 to a predetermined reading position on the card slot 392, The card ID of the visitor card is read, and an issuance request including the read card ID, the input amount, and the device ID of the card unit 3 is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  In response to receiving this issuance request, the system controller 100 determines whether or not the card ID included in the received issuance request exists in the visitor card table, and if it exists, the visitor corresponding to the card ID. Update the “status” of the card table to “in use” and store the current date and time output from the RTC 104 in the latest issue date and time, and store the received input amount in the “remaining amount” as the prepaid balance, “Issuance permission” is returned to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the issue request. If the received card ID does not exist in the visitor card table, “Issuance impossible” is returned.

  In response to the transmission of the “issue permission”, the system controller 100 notifies the management computer 150 of an issuance notification including the stored latest issuance date and time, the card ID and the device ID included in the received issuance request. By notifying, the management computer 150 stores the latest issue date and time included in the received issue notification in the latest issue date and time of the visitor saving management table corresponding to the card ID included in the received issue notification and received The “status” of the unit management table corresponding to the device ID included in the issue notification is updated to “accepting”, and the received card ID is stored in “acceptance ID” to update the unit management table. As the unit management table is updated, a card acceptance notification including the received card ID and the unit number corresponding to the updated data is transmitted to the hall computer 140 in the same manner as when the card is accepted. The card ID included in the card acceptance notification is stored in the reception ID corresponding to the machine number included in the card acceptance notification in the ball management table.

  In addition, when the counting is performed in the counting / fractioning unit 340 of the card unit 3 without the visitor card or the membership card, the reception corresponding to the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 corresponds is performed. In the ID, the card ID is not registered, and an issue notification to be described later from the management computer 150 to the hall computer 140 in response to the visitor card being issued by operating the return button in the card unit 3 Is transmitted, the card ID of the visitor card included in the issue notification is registered in the discharge ID.

  In addition, when “Issuance is impossible” is received from the system controller 100, and when a visitor card is not stored in the card storage unit 370, the cash (banknote) inserted from the banknote insertion slot 302 is returned, An error notification process for turning on the multi-function lamp 301 in a predetermined error notification mode is performed until the error state is eliminated, thereby notifying the occurrence of an error.

  On the other hand, if there is a member card or visitor card being accepted in the card slot 392 at the time of cash (banknote) insertion, the amount specified above is stored in the member card or visitor card being received and the card table. After adding the prepaid balance specified from the stored prepaid balance data and updating each of the prepaid balance data to the prepaid balance data that can be specified, the deposit amount (to the input amount) is updated. The same) and the device ID of the card unit 3, the (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being received, and the mode flag are transmitted to the system controller 100, and the system controller 100 Member card table or visitor card table The said input money amount of money to be added update the prepaid balance, which is stored in association with the (membership) card ID Te.

  Then, the remaining amount of the prepaid displayed on the remaining amount indicator is updated and displayed as a new amount after the addition update, the deposit process is terminated, and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  Further, when the player operates the return button in the above-described standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, a signal from the return button switch for detecting the return button operation by the player is input to the control unit 328. As a result, the control unit 328 determines that there is an operation of the return button in Sb5, proceeds to Sb23, and performs return processing.

  In this return processing, first, it is determined whether or not there is a member card or visitor card being accepted by the card reader / writer 327. If there is no such card, the number of counted balls (the number of possessed balls) is present. Then, the issuing process of recording and discharging (issuing) the counted number of balls (the number of balls held) on the visitor card stored in the card storage unit 370 is performed.

  In this issuance process, the control unit 328 transmits an issuance notification including the device ID of the card unit 3, the card ID of the visitor card to be issued, and the number of possessed balls stored in the card table to the management computer 150.

  In response to the receipt of this issuance notification, the management computer 150 uses the visitor saving management table to determine the number of possessed balls stored in correspondence with the card ID included in the received issuance notification. And the current date / time output from the RTC 104 is stored in the latest issue date / time, and the “status” corresponding to the device ID received in the unit management table is changed to “standby”. An update completion notification is transmitted to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source. At this time, an issuance notification including the machine number corresponding to the updated data in the unit management table and the card ID included in the received issuance notification is transmitted to the hall computer 140, so that the hall computer 140 In the ball management table, the card ID included in the issue notification is stored in the discharge ID corresponding to the machine number included in the issue notification.

  In response to the reception of the update completion notification, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) records the number of balls in the card table on the visitor card moved from the card storage unit 370 to a predetermined reading position, and then issues a discharge instruction. The card is output to the card reader / writer 327 and the visitor card is ejected from the card insertion slot 309 to be issued, the card table is reset, the invalidation of the operation of the payout button 311 and the prohibition of counting are canceled, and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 Return to.

  On the other hand, if there is a member card or visitor card being accepted by the card reader / writer 327, the operation of the payout button 311 is invalidated and a count prohibition instruction is output to the counting / fractional payout unit 340, Prohibit new counting.

  In response to the output of the counting prohibition instruction, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 disables the operation of the counting operation unit 355, thereby prohibiting the opening of the inflow shutter 352, so that a new pachinko ball is counted. It is forbidden.

  The control unit 328 then sends a return notification including the device ID of the card unit 3, the card ID of the card to be returned, the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls (member only) to the management computer 150. Send.

  In response to receiving the return notification, the management computer 150 stores the number of balls and the number of stored balls stored in the member saving management table or visitor saving management table corresponding to the (member) card ID included in the received return notification. (Members only) is updated to the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls included in the received return notification, and the “status” corresponding to the device ID received in the unit management table is changed to “standby” And the update completion notification is transmitted to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the return notification.

  At this time, a return notice including the machine number corresponding to the updated data in the unit management table and the card ID included in the received return notice is transmitted to the hall computer 140, so that the hall computer 140 In the ball management table, the card ID is deleted from the reception ID corresponding to the machine number included in the return notification, and the card ID included in the return notification is stored in the corresponding discharge ID.

  In response to the reception of the update completion notification, if the card being received is a visitor card, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) gives the visitor card the number of balls in the card table, and then issues a discharge instruction. Is output to the card reader / writer 327 so that the visiting visitor card or membership card is ejected from the card insertion slot 309 and returned, and the card table is reset to cancel the invalidation of the payout button 311 and the prohibition of counting. Return to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  When the card to be returned is a membership card, the control unit 328 transmits a return notification including membership game information data stored in the membership game information table and resets the membership game information table. Member game information data is registered in the member-specific game history table.

  Further, when the player operates the replay button 319 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, the replay operation information is transmitted from the display control board 329 that detects the operation of the replay button 319 to the control unit. By being input to 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is an operation of the replay button 319 in Sb6, proceeds to Sb24, and performs a replay process.

  In this replay process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of balls is “0”. If the number of balls is not “0”, the operation is invalidated, and “ After the message “Please operate the payout button” is displayed on the display unit 312, the process returns to the standby state of Sb <b> 2 to Sb <b> 9, but if the number of possessed balls is “0”, the RAM 328 b It is determined whether or not the collated flag indicating whether or not the password stored in the password is “1” indicating that the collation has been completed. Perform the PIN code acceptance process.

  In this way, in this embodiment, the number of possessed balls acquired by the member player on the day is different from the number of accumulated balls, and payout is performed without requiring a fee, so there are the number of possessed balls that do not incur these fees. By disabling the replay operation in this case, the disadvantage of the member player due to the use of the accumulated number of balls incurred despite the existence of the number of possessed balls that do not incur the fee is eliminated. Be able to.

  In the security code acceptance process of this embodiment, first, a security code acceptance screen including a numeric keypad and an announcement display for prompting the input of the security code are displayed on the display unit 312 to accept the security code.

  Then, the received personal identification number is compared with the personal identification number stored in the card table, and when the two coincide, the collation flag in the predetermined area in the RAM 328b is updated to “1” indicating the collation. The replay ball lending process is executed on condition that the number of stored balls stored in the card table is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of replay unit balls (135 balls).

  On the other hand, in the case of “1” indicating that collation has been completed, it is further determined whether or not the LED 320a is in a lit state, that is, whether or not the number of stored balls is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of replay unit balls. Is in the lit state, 135 balls, which is the number of replay units, are subtracted from the number of balls stored in the card table and updated, the replay display unit 320 (LED 320a) is turned off, and the replay ball lending is performed. Perform the process. In the replay ball lending process of this embodiment, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the replay unit number (135 balls), specifically, 125 balls excluding 10 fees from the replay unit number (135 balls). As in the case of the lending process described above, the pachinko machine 2 is made to execute the pachinko machine 2 by outputting a signal instructing the payout of 25 balls, which is a payout unit in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, five times.

  Then, the total number of returned balls in the ball information table is updated by adding 125 balls, which is the number of balls actually paid out, and a 5-pulse return signal corresponding to 125 balls is connected as in the case of lending. To the terminal 5.

  In addition, when the number of stored balls after subtraction update of the number of replay unit balls is equal to or more than the number of replay unit balls, the replay display unit 320 (LED 320a) is turned on again after the replay ball lending process is completed. State.

  Then, after sending a replay completion notification including the membership card ID and membership ID stored in the card table to the management computer 150 and the number of replay units subtracted from the number of stored balls (135 balls), The replay process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  The management computer 150 that has received the replay completion notification, in the member saving management table, determines the number of replay units (from the membership card ID included in the replay completion notification and the number of stored balls stored in association with the member ID). (135 balls) is subtracted and updated.

  When the payout button 311 is operated in the above-described standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, an operation signal from the payout button switch 311 ′ is input to the control unit 328, so that the control unit 328 pays out in Sb7. When it is determined that the button 311 is operated, the process proceeds to Sb25, and the payout process shown in FIG. 23 is performed. When the payout operation is invalid, the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is continued without proceeding to Sb25.

  In the payout process of this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not there is a counted number of balls, that is, the number of balls in the card table (Sh1).

  In the determination in the step of Sh1, if there is no counted number of balls (the number of held balls), the process proceeds to the step of Sh6 and, for example, an error message “There is no counted number of balls” on the display unit 312. Is displayed to notify the player that there is no counted number of balls (the number of balls held), and then the payout process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  On the other hand, if there is a counted number of balls (the number of balls held), the process proceeds to step Sh2, where the counted number of balls is 125 balls or more corresponding to a preset number of 5 payouts which is a predetermined payout setting number. It is determined whether or not there is.

  If it is determined that the number of balls is 125 or more, the process proceeds to Sh8 and a payout set number payout process is performed.

  Specifically, in the payout set number payout process, the high / low PRDY output from the pachinko machine 2 is determined as in the case of the usage frequency loan process described above, and the condition is that PRDY is LOW. After switching BRDY to LOW, BRQ is set to LOW, and a state of waiting for detection of EX HIGH from the pachinko machine 2 is entered, and BRQ is switched to HIGH based on detection of the LOW of EXS. The payout of 25 pachinko balls corresponding to the frequency is executed, and a state of waiting for detection of HIGH of EXS is entered.

  Next, when the payout of one payout unit in the pachinko machine 2 is completed and the HIGH of the EXS is detected, the control unit 328 counts the number of BRQs, and the counted number of BRQs corresponds to the number of payouts set to 5 degrees. Compare with 5 times.

  If the number of BRQs counted in this comparison does not match the number of 5 times, the above-mentioned payout process is performed once again, and the number of BRQs counted in the above comparison is the set number of payouts. If it matches the 5th frequency, BRDY is set to HIGH.

  Then, the control unit 328 determines from the counted number of balls in the display unit 312 and the number of balls in the card table (if the card being received is a visitor card, the number of balls in the visitor card being received). While subtracting and updating the number of balls, the 125 balls are added and updated to the total number of balls paid out in the ball information table. Further, a 125-pulse payout signal corresponding to the 125 balls is output to the connected terminal 5. In the present embodiment, in paying out the number of balls, since a payout is performed up to one fractional ball as will be described later, the payout signal is output as a pulse of one ball unit. However, the output unit of these payout signals may be determined as appropriate according to the unit in which the payout is performed.

  Further, the management computer 150 includes a device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3, a (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being received, and the number of balls (125 balls) paid out. The payout completion notification is transmitted, and the number of balls (125 balls) paid out from the number of possessed balls stored in association with the (member) card ID in the member saving management table or visitor saving management table of the management computer 150 is displayed. After the subtraction update, the process proceeds to the card collection determination process of Sh20.

  In this card collection determination process, it is determined whether or not the accepted card is a visitor card whose number of counted balls (number of balls) after subtraction update is “0”. If the visitor card is “0”, the prepaid balance is also “0”, as in the case where the prepaid balance in the aforementioned lending process is “0”. After collecting the visitor card, the payout process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. In this case, the collection notification is transmitted to the management computer 150 as well as the collection in the lending process, and the collection notification is also transmitted from the management computer 150 to the hall computer 140.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in the step of Sh2 is a determination result that is not equal to or greater than the set number of payouts, the process proceeds to the step of Sh3 and 25 balls, which is the number of payout units in the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the counted number of balls. It is determined whether it is above.

  When it is determined that the number of balls is not more than 25 in the determination, for example, when the counted number of balls is 20, the process proceeds to the step of Sh4 and is stored in the storage unit 338 specified from the stored ball number data. It is determined whether or not the number of remaining pachinko balls (remaining number) is 20 or more that is the counted number of balls, that is, whether or not 20 balls that are the counted number of balls can be paid out. .

  In this determination, when it is determined that the number of pachinko balls (remaining number) stored in the storage unit 338 is not equal to or greater than the counted number of balls, that is, 20 pachinko balls cannot be paid out. In the case of, the process proceeds to the step of Sh7, and the display unit 312 displays a message “Cannot pay out due to lack of balls. Please call an attendant.” The storage ball remaining number error notification process of lighting in a predetermined lighting mode for notifying that a storage ball remaining number error has occurred is performed.

  An attendant who has grasped that the number of pachinko balls (remaining number) stored in the storage unit 338 is small by this notification, shifts to the added reserve mode and replenishes the ball storage unit 338 with the pachinko balls using the remote control. As a result, the pachinko balls can be paid out from the storage unit 338. Note that the number of pachinko balls counted during the added reserve mode is not added to the total number of balls counted.

  On the other hand, in the determination in the step of Sh4, if it is determined that the number of pachinko balls (remaining number) stored in the storage unit 338 is equal to or more than 20 balls, which is the counted number of balls, the step of Sh5 is performed. Going forward, a fraction payout request including the number of payout balls of 20 which is the counted number of balls is transmitted to the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

  In response to the reception of the fraction payout request, the counting / fractional payout unit 340 switches the flow path to the return passage 335 by the flow path switching solenoid 358 and is the number of payout balls (fraction) included in the received fraction payout request. By operating the payout motor 353 until 20 detection signals are input from the output sensor 354, 20 pachinko balls corresponding to the payout balls (fraction) are returned from the diversion port 336 on the discharge flow path 337. By flowing into the passage 335 and being returned to and stored in the return storage unit 342, the player can take out these 20 paid-out pachinko balls from the return storage unit 342.

  Then, at the stage where the payout of 20 pachinko balls based on the fraction payout request is completed, the control unit 350 of the counting / fractional payout unit 340 transmits a fraction payout completion notification to the control unit 328.

  In response to the reception of the fraction payout completion notice, the control unit 328 determines the number of balls counted on the display unit 312 and the number of balls held on the card table (if the card being received is a visitor card, the visitor card being received). The number of balls paid out is subtracted and updated from the number of possessed balls). Thereby, the counted number of balls and the number of balls are “0”.

  Also, the control unit 328 adds and updates the 20 balls to the total number of balls to be paid out in the ball information table, and outputs a 20-pulse payout signal corresponding to the 20 balls to the connected terminal 5.

  Then, the management computer 150 is provided with the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3, the (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being received, and the number of paid-out balls (20 balls). A payout completion notification is sent, and the number of payout balls (20 balls) returned from the number of possessed balls stored in association with the (member) card ID in the member saving management table or visitor saving management table of the management computer 150 ) Is subtracted and updated to “0”, the card collection determination process of Sh20 described above is performed, the payout process is terminated, and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is returned.

  On the other hand, in the determination in Sh3, when it is determined that the counted number of balls (the number of balls held) is 25 or more, the process proceeds to the step of Sh9, and the maximum payout within the range of the counted number of balls is possible. After specifying the payout unit and the fraction less than the payout unit, the process proceeds to the step of Sh10 to pay out the number of balls of the specified maximum payout unit from the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the steps of Sh4 and Sh5 described above are performed. By carrying out, the specified number of pachinko balls are paid out to the return storage unit 342 in the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

  Specifically, for example, if the number of possessed balls (the number of counted balls) is 110 balls, in the step of Sh9, the value obtained by dividing 110 balls which is the number of retained balls by 25 balls which are payout units. An integer value of 4 is specified as the payout frequency corresponding to the maximum payout unit, and 10 balls less than the payout unit, which is the remainder of the value divided by the payout unit of 25 balls, are specified as a fraction.

  Then, in Sh10, the PRDY output from the pachinko machine 2 is determined to be HIGH / LOW, and on the condition that PRDY is LOW, BRDY is switched to LOW, then BRQ is set to LOW, and the EXS from the pachinko machine 2 is set. HIGH detection waiting state, and by switching the BRQ to HIGH based on the detection of the LOW of the EXS, 25 pachinko balls corresponding to a single payout unit are paid out, and the EXS HIGH detection It will be in a waiting state.

  Next, when the payout of one payout unit in the pachinko machine 2 is completed and the HIGH level of the EXS is detected, the control unit 328 counts the number of BRQs, and the payout number specified in the step of Sh8. Compare with 4 times corresponding to 4 degrees which is the frequency.

  If the number of BRQs counted in this comparison does not match the number of 4 times, the payout process for the above-mentioned 1 time is performed again, while the number of BRQs counted in the above comparison is the number of payouts set to 4 If it matches, BRDY is set to HIGH.

  Then, the control unit 328 calculates the number of balls counted on the display unit 312 and the number of balls held on the card table (if the card being received is a visitor card), the number of balls on the visitor card being received) The 100 balls corresponding to the 4 payouts are subtracted and updated, the 110 balls are added and updated to the total number of paid balls in the ball information table, and a 110 pulse payout signal corresponding to the 110 balls is connected. Output to the terminal 5.

  Then, to the management computer 150, the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3, the (member) card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted, the number of balls paid out (100 balls), the mode A payout completion notification including a flag is sent, and the number of balls paid out from the number of possessed balls stored in association with the (member) card ID in the member saving management table or visitor saving management table of the management computer 150 ( (100 balls) is subtracted and updated, and then the steps of Sh4 and Sh5 are performed, so that the remaining 10 pachinko balls are paid out to the return storage unit 342 in the counting / fractional payout unit 340, The number of balls that have been paid out is subtracted and updated, and the counted number of balls in the display unit 312 and the number of balls in the card table (the car being accepted) Is a visitor card, the number of possessed balls of the received visitor card) is all “0”, and the number of possessed cards of the accepting card in the management computer 150 is also “0”. . If the card with the number of held balls is “0” is a visitor card, the card collection determination process of Sh20 described above is performed, and if collected, a collection notification is sent to the management computer 150. Is done.

  Further, when a player wants to leave his / her seat for his / her purpose, it is necessary to call an attendant and have the remote control carried by the attendant perform the leaving operation to shift to the away mode.

  When a remote control operation is performed on the remote controller, a predetermined infrared signal corresponding to the remote control operation is output from the remote control, so that the infrared signal can be specified by the IR light receiving unit 315. By being converted into a predetermined electrical signal and output to the display control board 329, the display control board 329 outputs to the control unit 328 the leaving operation information indicating that the leaving operation has been performed.

  The output of the leaving operation information is detected in Sb8 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, so that it is determined that there is a leaving operation, and the process proceeds to Sb26 to perform the leaving process.

  In this leaving process, the control unit 328 first invalidates all operations and outputs a count prohibition instruction to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 (control unit 350) to count new pachinko balls. Ban.

  The control unit 328 determines the (member) card ID and the member ID (member card only) and the number of balls being received by the card reader / writer 327 even if the card data in the RAM 328b is lost due to a long power interruption or the like. (Member) card ID and the member ID are stored in a predetermined storage area of the EEPROM 328c, and then a discharge instruction is output to the card reader / writer 327 to accept the member card or visitor card being received. The function lamp 301 is turned on in yellow to indicate that the user is away from the seat, and the display unit 312 displays “separated” and the elapsed time (remaining time of the predetermined away time). At the same time, by outputting a card insertion enabling instruction to the card reader / writer 327, the shutter is released along with the ejection. The solenoids 399 that the shutter of the card insertion opening 309 is a sinking state, the process proceeds to Away mode that only allows the card insertion from the card insertion opening 309. Note that during these leaving modes, a leaving signal is continuously output to the base terminal 5.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, since the RAM 328b of the control unit 328 is backed up by a battery, the (member) card ID and the member ID (member only) are cards that are subject to cancellation of the away mode. As information, it may be stored again in a predetermined area in the RAM 328b, or, as in the present embodiment, the (member) card ID and the member ID (only the member card) are stored in the card table when the member card or visitor card is received. ) Is already stored, the new (member) card ID and member ID are not stored, and the (member) card ID and member ID (member) already stored in the card table are omitted. (Card only) may be used.

  The player may leave his / her seat by bringing the membership card or visitor card discharged from the card insertion slot 309.

  Note that the control unit 328 transmits a leave notice including the device ID and the (member) card ID of the ejected card to the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 when shifting to the above-described leave mode. (Member) By registering the card ID as a leaving card, even if these discharged cards are received in another card unit 3 or a gift exchange POS terminal 170, the card cannot be used and returned. It is like that.

  When the player finishes his job and resumes the game, the member card or visitor card discharged at the time of leaving the seat may be inserted into the card insertion slot 309, and the member card or visitor card is inserted. In this case, the control unit 328 reads the (member) card ID and the member ID (member card only) from the inserted member card or visitor card, and stores the (member) card ID and member ID (member ID (only the member card) in the predetermined storage area of the EEPROM 328c. (Membership card only).

  If the (member) card ID and the member ID (member card only) do not match, the inserted member card or visitor card is ejected and the away mode is continued, while the (member) card ID and member ID ( (Member card only) matches, the (member) card ID and member ID (member card only) stored in the predetermined storage area of the EEPROM 328c are erased, and the operation performed in the transition to the away mode is prohibited. By canceling the prohibition of counting, the mode is changed from the away mode to the normal mode, and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is returned. Note that the output of the away signal is terminated in response to the transition to the normal mode.

  In the case where the player who has left the seat does not return even if the predetermined time has passed, the seat leaving mode can be forcibly canceled. When the forced release is performed, the clerk only has to operate the forced release button provided on the remote control that is possessed, and the forced release button is operated from the remote control (forced release operation) by operating the forced release button. The infrared signal is converted into a predetermined electrical signal that can specify the forced release operation by the IR light receiving unit 315 and output to the display control board 329. The forced release operation information indicating that the forced release operation has been performed is output from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328.

  When the forced release operation information is input during these leaving modes, the control unit 328 stores the (member) card ID and the member ID (member card only) and the number of balls stored in a predetermined storage area of the EEPROM 328c. Is stored in the other predetermined area of the EEPROM 328c as forced release history data, and then the data is erased and the card table is reset.

  Then, by canceling the prohibition of operation and counting prohibition performed in the transition to the away mode, the transition from the away mode to the normal mode returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, and a new member card or visitor card and It is possible to accept bills.

  The forcible release history data is transmitted to both the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 in response to a transmission request from the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 or in a closing-related process at the time of closing of business. Even if there is a complaint by a person away from the person by storing / managing by the management computer 150, the system controller 100 or management is performed by the forced release history data stored / managed by the system controller 100 or the management computer 150. Even if a failure occurs in any of the computers 150, the number of balls possessed by the person away can be reliably guaranteed.

  When the player operates the menu button 316 in the above-described standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, the main menu display operation information is received from the display control board 329 that has detected the operation of the menu button 316 from the control unit 328. , The control unit 328 determines that the menu button 316 is operated in Sb9, proceeds to Sb27, and performs a menu display process (not shown).

  In this menu display process, the control unit 328 first determines whether or not the player who is playing the game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member based on the data stored in the card table (whether the member ID is stored). If the player is not a member (if the member ID is not stored), the menu items of “table data”, “ranking”, and “notification” that do not include member-specific menu items The visitor main menu (see FIG. 5) including only the visitor main menu is displayed on the display unit 312 by outputting a visitor main menu display instruction to the display control board 329. On the other hand, if the player is a member, The member main menu shown in FIG. 5 further including menu items “point display” and “replay” as menu items is changed to a member main menu. It is displayed on the display unit 312 by outputting the over display instruction to the display control board 329.

  Each menu item displayed on the display unit 312 can be selected by the player, and if any menu item is not selected within a predetermined time, a menu display end instruction is displayed on the display control board 329. After the display of the main menu is terminated by outputting, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if any menu item is selected within a predetermined time, it corresponds to the selected menu item. After executing the process, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  When the “replay” menu in the main menu is selected, the replay process of Sb24 described above is executed.

  In addition, when the “device data” menu is selected, each data of today stored in the game information table is displayed. When the “ranking” menu is selected, the type of ranking, specific Specifically, a submenu screen for selecting a payout ranking, a jackpot ranking, a consecutive house ranking, etc. is displayed, and ranking data of the type selected on the submenu screen is acquired from the hall computer 140 and displayed on the display unit 312. Is displayed.

  In addition, when the “Point display” menu is selected, the number of points of the store points stored in the card table (if the store point is not stored, the store point acquisition request is sent to the management computer 150. When the “Notification” menu is selected, the notification information stored in the RAM 328b is displayed on the display unit 312. 312 is displayed.

  In addition, unlike the main menu, the display of the “counted number of balls” below the display unit 312 is always displayed below the display unit 312 so that the player can always display the number of counted balls. It can be confirmed.

  Here, the timer-up process performed in the card unit 3 when the check box corresponding to “each card unit” is checked in the determination subject setting item of the arrangement target table setting screen described above is shown in FIG. 27 will be described.

  If the card unit 3 is set as the determination subject of the arrangement target table determination by checking the check box corresponding to “each card unit” on the arrangement target table setting screen, as described above, The setting update data transmitted from the hall computer 140 via the management computer 150 reflects the setting data set on the rear panel setting screen and the current time point output from the real-time clock (RTC) 328d. Based on the date and time information, a determination time (the shortest time when there are a plurality of times) set in the corresponding period is specified, and the specified determination time is an arrangement determination timer (primary notification timer) Set to

  And, as described above, these set organization determination timers are the total prize ball number, the total number of loaned balls, the total number of returned balls, the total number of paid out balls, the total number of counted balls, which are stored in the ball information table. The ball number data of any of the total number of balls is reset in response to updating (changing).

  That is, the pachinko ball is updated when the game is executed in the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 corresponds, for example, when the total number of prize balls is updated due to the generation of prize balls, or when the player starts or continues the game. Update of the total number of balls due to the lending of the player, update of the total number of returned balls by performing a replay operation when the member player starts or continues playing, etc. , Counting the number of pachinko balls that the player has earned by playing the game, and updating the total number of balls paid out when the player starts or continues the game, etc. -Update of the total number of balls by having been performed in the fraction payout unit 340, and the total number of out balls by the occurrence of out balls by playing games in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 The new is made, i.e., the player is reset organize determination timer based on that game, organized by the player is not a game determination timer counting (time measurement) is continued.

  That is, because the player is not playing with the pachinko machine 2, all of the total number of balls, the total number of balls lent, the total number of balls returned, the total number of balls paid out, the total number of balls counted, and the total number of balls out Not changing corresponds to the first predetermined condition of the present invention, the arrangement determination timer of the present embodiment corresponds to the elapsed time counting means for measuring the elapsed time since the establishment of the first predetermined condition, When a player plays a game with the pachinko machine 2, any of the total number of balls, total number of balls lent, total number of returned balls, total number of payout balls, total number of balls, or total number of out balls changes. This corresponds to the second predetermined condition of the present invention.

  When the mode of the card unit 3 is the away mode, the arrangement determination timer and the like are not counted (timekeeping), and the arrangement determination timer and the secondary notification timer are not used during the separation mode. Does not timer up.

  And when the organizing determination timer is up, it corresponds to the case where the second predetermined condition is not satisfied by the time when the elapsed time from when the first predetermined condition is satisfied becomes the determination time that becomes the predetermined elapsed period, In response to the timer-up, the timer-up process shown in FIG.

  In this timer-up process, the control unit 328 first determines whether or not the timer that has been timer-up is an arrangement determination timer (St1).

  If the timer that has been timer-up is an arrangement determination timer, the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) stored in the ball information table at that time is set in advance. It is determined whether or not the difference is larger than the difference threshold (St2).

  If the difference number is equal to or smaller than the difference threshold value in the determination, the process is terminated. If the difference number is larger than the difference threshold value, the process proceeds to step St3 and whether or not a valueless signal is being output, that is, a pachinko ball. It is determined whether or not any of the remaining prepaid amount, the number of possessed balls, and the number of stored balls (members only) that can be used for the supply is not present.

  If the valueless signal is not being output, the process is terminated. If the valueless signal is being output, the process proceeds to step St4 and the primary notification process is performed. The set secondary notification time is specified from the setting data, the secondary notification time is set in the secondary notification timer, and the process ends.

  In the primary notification process of St4, the control unit 328 outputs a display instruction to display on the display unit 312 a message indicating that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a table to be organized, and starts displaying the message. At the same time, the lighting state of the full-color LED 301a is set to a lighting state of a predetermined mode for notifying that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is an arrangement target table, specifically, a red and blue low-speed alternating lighting state.

  The card unit 3 according to the present embodiment includes the display unit 312 including the multi-function lamp 301 having the full color LED 301a and the liquid crystal display 313 capable of notifying that the table is an arrangement target table. Although the notification is performed directly, the present invention is not limited to this, and in order to make it easier for devices other than the card unit 3, for example, a staff member, to recognize the call lamp 4 or the island of the game island. When notification is performed using a notification lamp or the like provided at the end, a primary notification signal is output to the external device such as the calling lamp 4 and the notification lamp in the primary notification process. good.

  On the other hand, the secondary notification timer set in step St5 is the total prize ball number, the total loaned ball number, the total return ball number, the total payout ball number, the total counted ball number, the total out number, similarly to the arrangement determination timer. It is reset in response to the update (change) of any ball count data of the ball count. In other words, after being notified as the arrangement target table, the pachinko balls remaining on the upper plate 23, the lower plate 24, etc. are counted, or the player who is away from the pachinko machine 2 returns and resumes the game. When the number of out balls changes, the secondary notification timer is reset together with the arrangement determination timer.

  On the other hand, after the secondary notification timer is set, the total prize ball number, total loaned ball number, total return ball number, total payout ball number, total counted ball number, total out ball by the time the secondary notification time elapses If neither of the numbers is changed, the secondary notification timer is up, and it is determined (No) in step St1 that the timer that has been increased is the secondary notification timer. Next notification processing is performed.

  In this secondary notification processing, the control unit 328 outputs a display instruction for displaying a message display on the display unit 312 to start organizing the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to the display control board 329 to start the message display. The lighting state of the full-color LED 301a is set to a lighting state of a predetermined mode for notifying that the arrangement of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is started, specifically, a high-speed alternating lighting state of red and blue.

As described above, when the primary notification signal is output to the external device such as the calling lamp 4 and the notification lamp in the primary notification processing, these external devices are also used in the secondary notification processing. On the other hand, a secondary notification signal may be output.

  Next, if the check box corresponding to “this machine (hall control)” is checked in the determination subject setting item on the rearrangement target table setting screen, the determination of the rearrangement target table is performed in the hall computer 140. The flow to be performed will be described.

  If the hall computer 140 is set as the determination subject of the rearrangement target table determination by checking the check box corresponding to “this machine (hall control)” on the rearrangement target table setting screen, the above-described case will be described. As described above, the arrangement target base setting file of the hall computer 140 is updated to the setting contents of the rearrangement target base setting screen, and the base terminal 5 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 designated as the setting target is specified, and the By sending setting update data for reflecting the period, determination time, and secondary notification time set in the organizing target base setting screen to the set data, to each identified terminal 5 The contents specified on the rear panel setting screen are reflected in the setting data of each terminal 5 installed corresponding to the target base specified on the target base setting screen. It is.

  In other words, in the terminal 5 installed corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, setting data reflecting the period, determination time, and secondary notification time set on the organizing target table setting screen in the hall computer 140 is stored. The determination time (which is the shortest when there are a plurality of times) that is stored and stored in the time period specified from the time information output from the real time clock (RTC) 54 is specified. The specified determination time is set in the arrangement determination timer.

  Then, as with the card unit 3 described above, these set organization determination timers indicate the total number of prize balls and total number stored in the ball number management table (FIG. 12) when the player is playing. The number of balls data of the number of balls lent, total number of returned balls, total number of paid out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of out balls is reset in response to being updated by signal input to the input port 58, Because the player is not playing, the total number of winning balls, total number of loaned balls, total number of returned balls, total number of paid-out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of balls stored in the number-of-balls management table (FIG. 12) When none of the number of out balls is updated, the count determination timer (time count) is continued.

  Note that when a leaving signal is input to the input port 58 in response to the card unit 3 being in the leaving mode, counting (timing) such as the organizing determination timer is not performed. In the absence mode, the arrangement determination timer and the secondary notification timer do not time up.

  When the organizing judgment timer is up, the fact that the organizing judgment timer has expired, the terminal ID of the base terminal 5, the base number of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the input state data (input) of the worthless signal The organizing determination timer up notification including “0” without input and “1” with input is transmitted to the hall computer 140.

  Further, when the secondary notification timer set request is returned from the hall computer 140 in response to the transmission of the organization determination timer up notification, the secondary notification time set in the corresponding period is specified from the setting data. The secondary notification time is set in the secondary notification timer.

  When the set secondary notification timer is up, the fact that the secondary notification timer has expired, the terminal ID of the base terminal 5, the base number of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the valueless signal Secondary notification timer up notification including the input state data is transmitted to the hall computer 140.

  These secondary notification timers, like the organizing determination timer, are the total number of winning balls, the total number of balls lent, the total number of returned balls, the total number of balls paid out, and the total amount stored in the ball number management table (FIG. 12). The ball count data of either the number of balls or the total number of balls out is reset in response to being updated by a signal input to the input port 58.

  In response to the reception of each of these timer up notifications, the hall computer 140 (CPU 142) performs timer up notification reception processing shown in FIG.

  In the timer-up notification reception process according to the present embodiment, the CPU 142 first determines whether or not the received timer-up notification is an organization determination timer-up notification (Sj1).

  When the received timer-up notification is an arrangement determination timer-up notification, it is stored in the ball management table (see FIG. 20B) in association with the machine number included in the received arrangement determination timer-up notification. The number of differences between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) is specified (Sj2).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the specified difference number is larger than a preset difference threshold value (Sj3).

  If the difference number is equal to or smaller than the difference threshold value in the determination, the process is terminated. If the difference number is larger than the difference threshold value, the process proceeds to step Sj4, and the input of the worthless signal included in the received organization determination timer up notification Based on the status data, whether or not a worthless signal has been input to the terminal terminal 5 that is the transmission source of the received organization determination timer up notification, that is, in the card unit 3 to which the terminal terminal 5 is connected, It is determined whether or not any of the prepaid balance, the number of possessed balls, and the number of accumulated balls (members only) available for supply are not present.

  If no valueless signal is input (when the input state data of the valueless signal is “0”), the process ends. On the other hand, if a valueless signal is input (the input state data of the valueless signal). Is “1”), the process proceeds to step Sj5 to perform the primary notification process.

  In this primary notification process, as shown in FIG. 29, the CPU 142 normally displays a table number, for example, 101, included in the received organization determination timer up notification on the today's table data list screen continuously displayed on the display device 147. The display area corresponding to the machine number is changed to yellow to notify that the 101st pachinko machine 2 is determined as the arrangement target table, and for the connected in-situ broadcast system, for example, “ The 101 series has been determined to be organized. If you are a player, please return as soon as possible. If you do not return, we will arrange the platform. " The synthesized voice is output to the player and the staff by broadcast in the hall, income, or the like.

  Subsequent to the primary notification processing, the CPU 142 transmits a secondary notification timer set request to the base terminal 5 that is the transmission source of the received organization determination timer up notification (Sj6). In response to receiving the next notification timer set request, the secondary notification time corresponding to the time point is specified and set in the secondary notification timer.

  Further, the CPU 142 specifies the card ID stored in the item of discharge ID of the ball management table in association with the number 101 which is the machine number that has been notified in the primary notification processing, and is shown in FIG. As described above, the identified card ID, the machine number, and the time when the notification is performed in the primary notification process are associated with each other and stored (registered) in the arrangement target table (Sj7).

  Then, proceeding to the step of Sj8, whether or not the same card ID as the card ID stored as the discharge ID in the arrangement target table is stored (registered) in the reception ID of the ball management table. That is, it is determined whether the same card ID is registered in the reception ID of the ball management table.

  If there is no registration of the same card ID in the reception ID of the ball management table, the process ends. On the other hand, if there is a registration of the same card ID, the player will carry the pachinko machine 2 It is determined that the pachinko machine 2 is held, and the process proceeds to step Sj9, where the hanging notification process for notifying the occurrence of the hanging of the pachinko machine 2 is performed.

  Specifically, in the carry notification process of the present embodiment, a machine number corresponding to the same card ID, for example, number 255 is specified in the ball management table, and is continuously displayed on the display device 147 as shown in FIG. In the current day data list screen, the display area corresponding to the identified number 255 is changed to green, and the number 101 of the pachinko machine being held is corresponding to the display area corresponding to the number 255. It is displayed at the position, and it is informed that the hanging with the 101st series is occurring in the 255th series.

  In the hanging notification process of the present embodiment, message data indicating that the hanging with the 101st in the 255th is generated is output to the in-house broadcasting system, so that only the income held by the attendant at the game hall , The synthesized voice of the message is output.

  On the other hand, if the received timer-up notification is not an organization determination timer-up notification, that is, if it is a secondary notification timer-up notification, it is determined No in step Sj1 and proceeds to step Sj10, where the secondary notification processing is performed. To be implemented.

  In this secondary notification processing, the CPU 142 indicates that the input state data of the valueless signal included in the received secondary notification timer up notification remains “1”, that is, the valueless signal is continuously input. After confirming this, the display area corresponding to the machine number included in the secondary notification timer up notification, for example, No. 213, is changed to blinking red, and the arrangement of the No. 213 pachinko machine 2 is started. In addition to notifying that the time has come, for example, output the message data of “No. 213 will be arranged.” The sound is output to the player or the staff through on-site broadcasting or income, etc., and the pachinko machine informed by the on-site broadcasting or notification by the card unit 3 Organizing is carried out by the staff.

  Further, in the hall computer 140 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, in response to the reception of a card acceptance notification transmitted from the management computer 150 in response to acceptance of a new card in the card unit 3, it is shown in FIG. A handle determination process is performed.

  In other words, a visitor card or a member card is transferred from the card unit 3 from the card unit 3 in a state where the pachinko machine 2 is occupied by leaving a pachinko ball on the upper plate 23 or the like of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3. The pachinko machine corresponding to the card unit 3 from which the visitor card or the member card is discharged is inserted into the card unit 3 corresponding to the other pachinko machine 2 and the game is played. Since it may occur even before the machine 2 is determined to be a table to be organized, a holding determination process is performed to determine whether or not the card unit 3 is in a holding state when a visitor card or membership card is newly received. ing.

  In this holding determination process, the hall computer 140 (CPU 142) stores, in the ball management table, the same card ID as the card ID included in the card acceptance notification received from the management computer 150 in the discharge management ID, as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (Sk1).

  And when the same card ID is not memorize | stored in discharge | emission ID in the ball | bowl management table, on the other hand, on the other hand, when the same card ID is memorize | stored in discharge | emission ID, this same card | curd is complete | finished The machine number whose ID is stored in the discharge ID is specified, and the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 that has finally discharged the member card or visitor card specified from the card ID is specified (Sk2).

  Then, it is determined whether or not another card ID is registered in the acceptance ID corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 with the specified machine number (Sk3).

  That is, a new visitor card or membership card is accepted after the visitor card or membership card is ejected to the card unit 3 that lastly ejected the visitor card or membership card identified from the card ID included in the received card acceptance notification. It is determined whether or not

  If another card ID is registered in the acceptance ID, the holding determination process is terminated. On the other hand, if no other card ID is registered in the acceptance ID, the process proceeds to the step of Sk4 to identify the specified pachinko. The difference threshold between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) corresponding to the machine number of the machine 2 is specified from the ball management table, and the specified difference threshold is set in advance. It is determined whether it is larger than (Sk5).

  In the determination, if the difference between the total number of supplied balls (total A) and the total number of discharged balls (total B) is equal to or less than the difference threshold, the process is terminated, while the difference is less than the difference threshold. If it is larger, the process proceeds to step Sk6 and the hanging notification process is performed.

  In this hanging notification process, as in the above-described notification process in step Sj9, the table number (for example, number 255) included in the received card acceptance notification is displayed on the today's table data list screen continuously displayed on the display device 147. Corresponding display area is changed to green, and the unit number of the pachinko machine that is being held, that is, the card unit 3 that has finally ejected the newly received visitor card or member card specified above corresponds The machine number (for example, 101) of the pachinko machine 2 to be displayed is displayed at the corresponding position, and it is notified that the hanging with the 101 series is occurring in the 255 series.

  By doing in this way, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of hanging even before it is determined as an arrangement target table and notified, and the operation of the pachinko machine 2 is reduced by quickly eliminating these hangings. Can be prevented.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, after the player has played, the visitor card and the membership card are discharged with the pachinko balls left on the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 24, and moved to another pachinko machine 2. For example, a visitor card with a prepaid balance of 5000 yen or a visitor card with 1000 balls (may be a membership card) is used. Insert into unit 3 and lend or pay out 125 balls (500 yen worth), let the 125 cards you pay out be ejected without playing a single ball, membership card and other cards Even if it is inserted into the card unit 3 and an attempt is made to carry a hanging game, it can be accurately grasped that the hanging is held, and the card is ejected. Also for the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3, the arrangement determination timer is reset and the timer count is started by lending or paying out 125 balls (for 500 yen), and the primary notification is performed after the determination time has elapsed. It becomes like this.

  Furthermore, after inserting a visitor card or membership card having no prepaid balance, depositing 1000 yen, for example, and lending out 125 balls to the upper plate 23 using 500 yen of the 1000 yen for lending, Even if you try to play a hand-held game by discharging a visitor card or a membership card without playing any of the 125 balls you have paid out and inserting the card into another card unit 3, It is possible to grasp exactly what is happening.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, any of the total number of awarded balls, the total number of lent balls, the total number of returned balls, the total number of paid-out balls, the total number of counted balls, and the total number of out-balls that satisfy the first predetermined condition. The total number of winning balls, total number of balls lent out, and total number of balls that are the second predetermined condition before the elapsed time from the time when there is no change (update) of the number of balls data (finished) reaches the judgment time (predetermined elapsed time) Although there is no change in the number of returned balls, the total number of paid-out balls, the total number of counted balls, or the total number of out-balls, the upper determination plate 23 and the lower plate that serve as game medium storage means, although the arrangement determination timer has timed up The difference number (total A−total B) that is the number of pachinko balls present in 24 is larger than a predetermined difference threshold, that is, the pachinko balls are present in the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 24 and need to be organized. On the other hand, what is said to be on the other hand, the snapper stored in the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 24 Since all the balls are used in the game and the game is simply finished, there is no notification, and the confirmation work for the pachinko machine 2 where the game is simply finished can be omitted. The work burden can be reduced.

  In addition, according to the above embodiment, since the determination time (elapsed period) can be individually set for each pachinko machine 2 on the organizing target table setting screen of the hall computer 140, for example, it can be operated like a highly popular or new model. For a good pachinko machine 2, setting a judgment time (elapsed period) shorter than a poor pachinko machine 2 will cause the good pachinko machine 2 to be occupied improperly for a long period of time, resulting in reduced operation. Can be effectively prevented.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, as shown in the sub-item of the target period on the organizing target table setting screen of the hall computer 140, a predetermined determination time (elapsed period) can be set only for a desired period. By setting a judgment time (elapsed period) shorter than a period of poor operation for a period of good operation such as a new opening day, a Saturday or Sunday, or a night time period, the pachinko machine 2 It can be effectively prevented that the operation is lowered due to improper occupation for a long period of time.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, primary notification such as alternating red and blue low-speed lighting (card unit 3) and yellow area display (hall computer 140), and red and blue high-speed according to the elapsed time. Since secondary notifications such as alternate lighting (card unit 3) and red area display (hall computer 140) are implemented, the elapsed time can be easily grasped according to these notification modes. Can respond quickly.

  In the above embodiment, the notification according to the elapsed time is limited to the first and second stages, but the present invention is not limited to this. As described above, more notifications may be performed according to the elapsed time.

  Moreover, according to the said Example, as conditions for determining as an arrangement | organization object stand, on condition that none of the prepaid balance, the number of balls, and the number of stored balls (member only) from which a valueless signal is output exist. In the pachinko machine 2 in which it is determined that the difference between the total A and the total B is larger than the difference threshold, none of the prepaid balance, the number of possessed balls, and the number of stored balls (members only) as the gaming value exists. Pachinko machine 2 (including those whose membership card or visitor card is discharged and the prepaid balance, the number of possessed balls, the number of accumulated balls (only members) does not exist) is informed, so it is necessary to organize more accurately The pachinko machine 2 can be notified.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, when the player moves to another pachinko machine 2 in the state where the pachinko balls are present on the upper plate 23 and the lower plate 24, that is, when the player performs the hanging, Since the hall computer 140 determines that this has been made and notifies the user, it is possible to quickly find and deal with the occurrence of such hanging.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the card unit 3 has a pachinko ball lending function using a prepaid balance, a pachinko ball return (replay) function using a stored ball, a pachinko ball payout function using the number of balls, a pachinko ball Although the example which has all the counting functions of the pachinko ball acquired by the machine 2 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 31, the prepaid balance that is used more than before is used. It is also possible to adopt a double sand configuration in which a counting / dispensing unit 10 having a return (replay) function, a dispensing function, and a counting function is installed on the side of the card unit 3 ′ having only the pachinko ball lending function.

  On the front of the counting / dispensing unit 10 shown in FIG. 31, a payout button 401 operated by the player when paying out the counted number of balls, and a ball cutting / dispensing unit stored in the counting / dispensing unit 10 are provided. A guide tube 403 for guiding the pachinko balls paid out from 402 to the upper plate 23 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is provided, and is separate from the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot of the card unit 3 ′. A card insertion slot 404 is provided through which a counting card in which the number of balls is recorded can be inserted.

  A counting ball inflow path 404 is led out from the lower end position of the front surface of the counting / dispensing unit 10 so as to cover the lower plate 24 from the lower side at a position directly below the lower plate 24 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2. The pachinko balls introduced into the charging hopper 405 from the lower plate 24 are stored in the counting / dispensing unit 4 through the counting ball inflow path 404. It suffices if it is entered into the acquired ball counter 406 and counted.

  As shown in FIG. 31, in the case of the double sand form using the card unit 3 ′ and the counting / dispensing unit 10, the base terminal 5 ′ corresponding to the double sand form shown in FIG. 32 should be used. Is preferred. Specifically, in addition to the lending signal output from the card unit 3 ′, the valueless signal 1 output when the prepaid balance is 0 (including when no prepaid card is accepted) can be input. In addition to the return signal, the payout signal, the earned ball count signal, etc. output from the counting / dispensing unit 10, when the number of stored balls or the number of balls held (the number of balls already counted) is 0 (the counting card is not accepted). It is assumed that the valueless signal 2 output to the hall computer 140 can be transmitted to the hall computer 140 including the input state data of the valueless signal 1 and the valueless signal 2. In the hall computer 140, when both the valueless signal 1 and the valueless signal 2 are input based on these input state data, Worthless signals definitive may be as considered to be output,

  Further, in the double sand form shown in FIG. 31, for example, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), the card unit 3 ′ has a total return ball number, a total payout ball number, or a total count from the counting / dispensing unit 10. The return signal, the payout signal, the acquired ball count signal, the valueless signal 2 and the like that can specify the number of balls may be acquired to perform the determination of the arrangement target table, and the totals are calculated based on these signals. , Total controller ball number, total loaned ball number, total returned ball number, total paid out ball number, total counted ball number, total out ball number data and transmission data including non-value information and unit number etc. It may be transmitted to the management computer 150 and the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 may perform sorting table determination and notification in the same manner as the hall computer 140.

  In addition, in the double sand form shown in FIG. 31, for example, as shown in FIG. 33 (c), the counting / dispensing unit 10 becomes information that can specify the total number of balls lent from the card unit 3 ′. You may make it possible to obtain the lending signal and the valueless signal 2 etc. and determine the arrangement target table, or the total number of winning balls, the total number of lending balls, the total return, which are aggregated based on these signals The system controller 100 and the management computer are transmitted to the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 by transmitting transmission data including the number of balls, the total number of balls to be paid, the total number of balls to be counted, the total number of balls to be played, and the non-value information and the unit number. In 150, the arrangement table determination and notification may be performed in the same manner as the hall computer 140.

  Further, in the double sand form shown in FIG. 31, for example, information indicating the total number of balls lent from the card unit 3 ′ to the system controller 100 or the management computer 150 and information indicating the output state of the valueless signal 2 And the like, and the system that transmits the information indicating the total return ball number, the total payout ball number, the total count ball number, the information indicating the output state of the valueless signal 2, and the like from the counting / dispensing unit 10 The controller 100 or the management computer 150 performs sorting table determination and notification, or the data transmitted to the system controller 100 or the management computer 150 is collectively transmitted to the hall computer 140, whereby the hall computer 140 organizes. You may make it implement stand determination and alerting | reporting.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the arrangement | positioning stand determination and alerting | reporting are implemented in the hall computer 140 used as the game management apparatus, this invention is not limited to this, For example, FIG. ), The total number of awarded balls, total number of borrowed balls, total number of returned balls, total number of paid-out balls, total number of counted balls, total number of out-balls, which are tabulated in the ball information table of the card unit 3 In addition, transmission data including non-value information and a machine number is transmitted to the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 so that the system controller 100 and the management computer 150 perform sorting table determination and notification in the same manner as the hall computer 140. May be.

  In the case where the transmission data described above is transmitted from the card units 3, 3 'and the counting / dispensing unit 10 to the system controller 100 and the management computer 150, as shown in FIG. From the controller 100 and the management computer 150, the data of the total number of balls, the total number of balls lent out, the total number of balls returned, the total number of balls paid out, the total number of balls counted, the total number of balls out of each pachinko machine 2 based on the transmission data, and Data such as valueless information may be transferred to the hall computer 140, and the hall computer 140 may perform sorting table determination and notification.

  Moreover, in the said Example, paying out the number of balls of a unit number is implemented in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and a fraction is paid out to the return storage part 342, and it shows in FIG. 31 which connects a card unit and the top plate 23. Although the card unit 3 that can omit the guide tube 403 and the like and can prevent the guide tube and the like from interfering with the game is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this. A ball cutting / dispensing device that counts and discharges the number of balls to be paid out, and a guide rod that guides the pachinko balls to be paid out to the upper plate 23 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 are provided. May be paid directly from the card unit to the upper plate 23.

  Further, in addition to the number of possessed balls, pachinko balls that are lent out using the number of replayed balls using the stored balls or the remaining amount of prepaid may be paid directly from the card unit to the upper plate 23 through the guide basket. .

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the stand terminal 5 is provided for every pachinko machine 2, this invention is not limited to this, By providing several input ports in these stand terminals 5, A single terminal 5 may be provided corresponding to a plurality of, for example, four pachinko machines 2.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the base terminal 5 and the hall computer 140 are directly connected is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and between the base terminal 5 hall computer 140 and the like. For example, a relay terminal (island terminal) may be provided for each game island, and the base terminal 5 provided on the same game island may be connected to the hall computer 140 via the relay terminal (island terminal). .

  Further, in the above embodiment, various ball number data such as total prize ball number, total loaned ball number, total return ball number, total payout ball number, total counted ball number, total out ball number, etc., and input of a valueless signal However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an individual communication interface is provided in the card unit 3. Are connected to the hall computer 140 so as to be able to communicate with each other individually, and from the card unit 3, the total number of prize balls and the total number of balls lent out are collected from the table data collected by the card unit 3 and the ball information table. The total number of returned balls, the total number of paid-out balls, the total number of counted balls, the total number of out-balls and the value-free information may be transmitted to the hall computer 140 as transmission data. Of may be pachinko machine 2 to be simplify the configuration of the system by omitting the base terminal 5 corresponding.

  Moreover, in the said Example, when the arrangement | positioning determination timer when the determination time passes, the primary notification is carried out on condition that a valueless signal is output from the card unit 3 However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, there is a case where the player leaves the gaming machine without knowing that the remaining number of balls can be paid out, or forgetting to know it. The primary notification may be performed regardless of whether or not these non-value signals are output, or the management computer 140 determines whether or not these non-value signals are subject to output. Similarly to the arrangement target table setting screen shown in FIG. 26, the setting may be made for each pachinko machine 2 or for each time zone.

  In addition, when the hall computer 140 and the card unit 3 are connected as described above, the sorting table determination is performed only in each card unit 3, and the determination result is notified to the hall computer 140. The hall computer 140 may perform various notifications, output to the on-site broadcasting system, and the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the lending signal output from the card unit 3 is input to the terminal 5 so that the hall computer 140 rents out the pachinko balls lent from the prepaid balance in each pachinko machine 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The hall computer 140 is connected to the system controller 100, and the total prepaid usage for each card unit 3 is calculated from the system controller 100. The total number of balls lent in the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to each card unit 3 may be specified by acquiring and dividing the total amount of prepaid use by the lending unit price of the pachinko balls.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the hall computer 140 does not perform alerting | reporting in the calling lamp 4 in primary alerting | reporting or secondary alerting | reporting, this invention is not limited to this, Primary alerting | reporting or secondary alerting | reporting , The lighting state of the call lamp 4 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 determined to be the arrangement target table, the predetermined lighting mode corresponding to the primary notification and the secondary notification via the platform terminal 5 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 Thus, notification in the calling lamp 4 may be performed.

  Moreover, in the said Example, reset of the arrangement | positioning determination timer and the secondary alerting | reporting timer is performed for the total prize ball number, the total loaned ball number, the total return ball number, the total payout ball number, the total counted ball number, and the total out ball number. It is based on the update (change) of the number of balls data, and it is not reset only by accepting the visitor card or membership card. For example, without performing a game, the visitor card or membership card By repeatedly performing the acceptance and return, it is possible to avoid substantially improperly occupying (keeping) the pachinko machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the last Depending on the receipt of a visitor card or membership card that is different from the visitor card or membership card that was discharged, the organization determination timer or secondary notification timer is reset, or the jackpot signal 1 or jackpot signal 2 It may be reset in response to the input of a dynamic signal, or the input state change of the valueless signal (with signal → with the receipt of a visitor card or membership card that has a prepaid balance, the number of balls, and the number of stored balls It may be reset in response to (no signal), or may be reset (starting timer counting) in response to the output of a valueless signal or the discharge of a visitor card or membership card.

  Moreover, in the said Example, by carrying out in the stand terminal 5 provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 by timing with the arrangement | positioning determination timer and a secondary alerting | reporting timer, by these arrangement | positioning judgment timer and a secondary alert | reporting timer Although it is possible to avoid the concentration of the processing load of the time measuring process on the hall computer 140, the present invention is not limited to this, and corresponds to each unit number in the ball management table of the hall computer 140. Each ball number data is updated almost simultaneously with each ball number data in the ball number management table of the terminal 5, so the hall computer 140 performs time counting by the arrangement determination timer and the secondary notification timer for each pachinko machine 2. Based on whether or not each ball number data corresponding to each car number in these ball management tables is updated, It may be to reset the next alarm timer.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the base terminal 5 corresponding to 1 to 1 is installed in each pachinko machine 2, and the various signals output from the pachinko machine 2 or the card unit 3 are input into the base terminal 5, and this input Information in the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 based on the signal is transmitted from the terminal terminal 5 to the hall computer 140, but the present invention is not limited to this, and without using these terminal terminals 5, Various signals output from the pachinko machine 2 or the card unit 3 may be directly input to the hall computer 140.

  In addition, the form of giving and receiving various information and signals is not limited to the form shown in the above-described embodiment, and a form of giving and receiving different from the form of giving and receiving in these embodiments, for example, the number of out balls is specified. Instead of inputting the out ball counting signal to the card unit 3 or the base terminal 5 from the out ball counter 16 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 on a one-to-one basis, the out ball discharged in the pachinko machine 2 is counted. Thus, the counted signal may be input to the card unit 3 and the base terminal 5 together with the prize ball signal. Also, the card unit 3 does not output the rental signal to the base terminal 5 for lending. By transmitting directly from the card unit 3 to the hall computer 140 as in the usage frequency notified to the system controller 100, the hall computer 140 is notified. There are may be from those used frequencies to identify the loan number ball.

2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 4 Calling lamp 5 terminals 100 System controller 102 CPU
105 Storage Device 106 Input Device 107 Display Device 109 Communication Unit 140 Hall Computer 142 CPU
145 storage device 146 input device 147 display device 149 communication unit 150 management computer 309 card insertion slot 312 display unit 314 transparent touch panel 315 IR light receiving unit 321 bill recognition unit 327 card reader / writer 328 control unit 334 communication unit 335 return passage 337 discharge flow path 338 Storage unit 340 Counting / fraction dispensing unit 341 Control board 344 Connecting rod 345 Input unit 347 Counting channel 350 Control unit 353 Discharging motor 355 Counting operation unit 356 Counting sensor 370 Card storage unit

Claims (9)

When a predetermined grant condition is established by playing a game using a game medium storing means capable of storing a game medium and the game medium stored in the game medium storing means, a predetermined number corresponding to the grant condition A device provided in a one-to-one correspondence with a gaming machine having a granting means for paying out game media to the game media storage means, and is discharged from the game media storage means without being used for a game A gaming system including a gaming device for counting the number of gaming media,
First specifying means for specifying the number of granted game media that is the number of game media given by the grant means;
Second specifying means for specifying the number of supplied game media, which is the number of game media paid out to the game medium storing means in response to establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the grant conditions;
Third specifying means for specifying the number of game media used, which is the number of game media used in the game from the game medium storage means;
Fourth specifying means for specifying the number of acquired game media, which is the number of game media counted by the game device;
An elapsed time counting means for measuring an elapsed time from when the first predetermined condition is established based on the fact that the player is not playing in the gaming machine;
Determination means for determining whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period. When,
When the determination means determines that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period, the number of game media specified by the first specification means The total number of supplied game media specified by the second specifying means, the number of used game media specified by the third specifying means, and the number of acquired game media specified by the fourth specifying means; An informing means for informing that the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming apparatus is a table to be organized on condition that the number of difference gaming media, which is a difference between the total number of the gaming machines, is larger than a predetermined difference;
A gaming system comprising: When a predetermined grant condition is established by playing a game using a game medium storing means capable of storing a game medium and the game medium stored in the game medium storing means, a predetermined number corresponding to the grant condition Counting the number of game media that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with a game machine having a granting means for paying out game media to the game media storage means and that are discharged from the game media storage means without being used for games. A gaming device that performs
An acquired game medium number specifying means for specifying the acquired game medium number which is the counted number of game media;
Granted game medium number information input means for inputting information capable of specifying the number of granted game media that is the number of game media granted by the granting means;
Supply game medium number information input for inputting information that can specify the supply game medium number that is the number of game media paid out to the game medium storage means in response to establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the provision condition Means,
Used game medium number information input means for inputting information that can specify the number of used game media that is the number of game media used in the game from the game medium storage means;
An elapsed time counting means for measuring an elapsed time from when the first predetermined condition is established based on the fact that the player is not playing in the gaming machine;
Determination means for determining whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period. When,
When it is determined by the determination means that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period, the determination is made from information input to the granted game medium number information input means Specified from the information input to the used game medium number information input means and the total number of supplied game media number specified from the information input to the supplied game medium number information input means. Corresponding on the condition that the difference between the number of used game media and the total number of acquired game media specified by the acquired game media number specifying means is larger than a predetermined difference. Notification output processing means for performing output processing for notifying that the gaming machine to be arranged is a table to be organized;
A gaming device comprising: When a predetermined grant condition is established by playing a game using a game medium storing means capable of storing a game medium and the game medium stored in the game medium storing means, a predetermined number corresponding to the grant condition A game management device for managing information relating to a gaming machine having a granting means for paying out gaming media to the gaming media storage means,
It is possible to specify the number of acquired game media, which is counted by a gaming device provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machines and is the number of game media discharged from the game media storage means without being used for the game. Acquired game medium number information input means for inputting information;
Granted game medium number information input means for inputting information capable of specifying the number of granted game media that is the number of game media granted by the granting means;
Supply game medium number information input for inputting information that can specify the supply game medium number that is the number of game media paid out to the game medium storage means in response to establishment of a predetermined supply condition different from the provision condition Means,
Used game medium number information input means for inputting information that can specify the number of used game media that is the number of game media used in the game from the game medium storage means;
An elapsed time counting means for measuring an elapsed time from when the first predetermined condition is established based on the fact that the player is not playing in the gaming machine;
Determination means for determining whether or not a second predetermined condition based on a player playing a game in the gaming machine is satisfied before the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means reaches a predetermined elapsed period. When,
When it is determined by the determination means that the second predetermined condition is not satisfied before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined elapsed period, the determination is made from information input to the granted game medium number information input means Specified from the information input to the used game medium number information input means and the total number of the supplied game media number specified from the information input to the supplied game medium number information input means. The difference between the number of used game media and the total number of acquired game media specified from the information input to the acquired game media number information input means is greater than a predetermined difference. On the condition, a notification output processing means for performing an output process for notifying that the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming device is a table to be organized;
A game management device comprising:   The gaming system according to claim 1, the gaming system according to claim 2, further comprising an elapsed period setting means for individually setting the predetermined elapsed period for each gaming machine. 4. The game management device according to 3.   The gaming system according to claim 1, the gaming apparatus according to claim 2, and the gaming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising elapsed period setting means for setting the predetermined elapsed period in a predetermined period. 3. The game management device according to 3 or 4.   5. The notification means or the notification output processing means performs notification or output in a manner corresponding to the elapsed time based on the elapsed time counted by the elapsed time counting means. 6. The gaming system according to claim 5, the gaming device according to any one of claims 2, 4, and 5, and the gaming management device according to any one of claims 3 to 5. The gaming device is:
A value for at least one of the acquired number of game media or the value for lending that can be used for lending game media owned by the player, and that can be used for paying out game media to the game media storage means Game value storage means for storing value;
Supply processing for paying out at least a part of the game value to the game medium storage means of the corresponding gaming machine on the condition that the game value stored in the game value storage means exists. A subtracting update process for subtracting and updating the gaming value used for the payout from the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage unit;
A recording medium discharging means for discharging a recording medium capable of specifying the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means;
With
The notification means or the notification output processing means is further provided that the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means does not exist or the recording medium is discharged from the recording medium discharging means. The game system according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, and 6, and the game apparatus according to any one of claims 2, 4, 5, and 6, wherein the notification or the notification process is performed. The game management device according to any one of claims 3 to 6. The gaming device is:
It is a value consisting of at least one of the counted number of acquired game media or the value for lending that can be used for lending game media owned by the player, and can be used for paying out game media to the game media storage means A game value storage means for storing various game values;
Supply processing for paying out at least a part of the game value to the game medium storage means of the corresponding gaming machine on the condition that the game value stored in the game value storage means exists. A subtracting update process for subtracting and updating the gaming value used for the payout from the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage unit;
A recording medium ejecting means for ejecting a recording medium on which recording medium identification information capable of identifying the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means and identifying each recording medium is recorded;
Recording medium processing means for receiving the recording medium and reading at least the recording medium identification information of the recording medium, and storing the gaming value specified from the received recording medium in the gaming value storage means;
With
Based on the recording medium identification information read by the recording medium processing means in response to the acceptance of a new recording medium in the gaming device, the game in which the recording medium on which the recording medium identification information is recorded is finally ejected Game device specifying means for specifying a game device;
Second notification means for performing second notification on condition that the number of difference game media of the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming device specified by the gaming device specifying means is larger than a predetermined difference; ,
The game system according to any one of claims 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The gaming device has a value comprising at least one of the counted number of acquired game media or a value for lending that can be used for lending game media owned by the player, and the game device stores the game media. The game value that can be used for paying out the medium can be specified, and the recording medium on which the recording medium identification information that can identify each recording medium is recorded is ejected, and the ejected recording medium is received and recorded. Read at least the recording medium identification information of the medium,
A recording medium identification information input means for inputting the recording medium identification information read from the recording medium by the gaming apparatus in response to acceptance of the recording medium;
Based on the recording medium identification information input from the recording medium identification information input means, a gaming device specifying means for specifying the gaming device that lastly ejected the recording medium on which the recording medium identification information was recorded;
An output process for performing the second notification is performed on the condition that the difference game medium number of the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming apparatus specified by the gaming apparatus specifying means is larger than a predetermined difference. Second notification output processing means for performing;
The game management device according to any one of claims 3 to 7, further comprising:

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