JP2578092Y2 - Ball lending machine that can record the number of lending (amount) - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial application field] The present invention is used in combination with an information providing device.
The present invention relates to the field of ball rental machines and ball rental machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Customers who have entered pachinko halls in the past,
Insert bills or coins into the ball lending machine installed in the hall and take out a predetermined number of pachinko balls, or sit down on a pachinko machine, insert bills or coins etc. In this system, a ball is taken out, a game is played while the lent ball is placed in a plate, and the ball paid out to the customer side as a prize ball is counted by a counter, and a prize corresponding to the number of prize balls is exchanged. Therefore, the hall had no information on what kind of table, how many balls were lent, and what kind of prize balls were played before the customer opened the store after entering the hall. In the case of a slot machine game, the same operation is performed as described above. In addition,
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 3-218784 discloses a daima ball lending machine.
Insert a card and find out which specific player
I was able to figure out if I just received a ball rental,
To provide a specific service to the player who owns the game
There was no ability at all.

[0003]

[Problem to be solved by the present invention] In the present invention, the ball side issues a card to a customer, and how many balls or medals are lent out until the customer enters the hall and the game is completed, and is acquired during the game. The total number of prize balls or medals recorded on the card is recorded on the card, and the same information as the information recorded on the card, as well as the information such as the date and the number of the used table, is used between pachinko machines. When a customer inserts a card into an information providing device connected to the computer, the information recorded on the inserted card is transferred to the hall side. In this method, information classified into various ranks is provided to the customer only when the conditions are equal to or greater than the predetermined conditions, and the information of the customer is returned to 0 after the provision of the information is completed. According to them, the hall side can grasp information such as in, out, favorite machine stand, entrance status, etc. of the moneyman in the hall with respect to the customer through the recording card, and can further exert the service to the customer. It is like that.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has an insertion port for inserting bills, coins or prepaid cards, a ball take-out port, and the like in a front portion, and a bill validator has a bill validator, a coin selector, and a ball supply. In the Taima ball lending machine and ball lending machine equipped with equipment, etc.,

A card number or the like issued to the customer from the hall side or the like is recorded in advance, and a recording card in which various information such as the details of the money used by the customer during the game, the number of lending balls, and the number of payout balls is inserted. A card insertion slot to be provided is provided at a predetermined position on the front portion of the ball lending machine, a reading and recording device connected to the card insertion slot is mounted in the ball lending machine, and the reading and recording device and the host computer are connected. After connecting, the host computer allows the customer who inserted the card to enter the same information as the various information such as the details of the money spent, the number of balls to be played, the number of balls played, and the like while the customer inserted the card. It is characterized and this <br/> holes side to set to use the card in the card insertion slot of the information providing apparatus was allowed contain various information to be defined in advance and to provide to customers who owns the card Rental number of balls (amount of money) is a recordable ball lending machine.

[0006]

The operation of the present invention will be described below.

First, a recordable card (magnetic card, I
A C card or the like is issued to the customer from the hall side or a card issuing company through a predetermined procedure (for example, enter the address, name, age, gender, occupation, etc. in the application form). In the issued card, a card number for identifying a customer, a issued store number and the like are recorded in advance, and the card is also input in advance to a host computer installed on the hall side.

[0008] A customer inserts a carried card into a card slot of a ball lending machine or a ball lending machine installed in a hall. When the card is inserted, the card is read by the reading and recording device, and it is checked whether or not the inserted card is registered in the host computer connected to each ball rental machine.

After the card is inserted as described above, bills or coins are inserted and a ball corresponding to a desired money member is lent. In the card inserted at that time, the number of balls (or money) indicating how much the customer has lent the ball is recorded by the reader and the recording device. At the same time, the number of balls lent to the customer and the money used are input to the connected host computer.

[0010] The above is the use state of the recording card when the customer enters, but also when the customer puts money into the above-mentioned ball lending machine again and the so-called customer spends money.
Each time the card is inserted into the card slot and a predetermined ball or the like is lent, the accumulated number is recorded on the card.
At the same time, the number of balls or the like corresponding to the money used is surely transferred to the host computer and input. Therefore, the number of output balls corresponding to the money used by the customer is recorded on the recording card.

In the case of the present invention, a card is inserted into the card insertion slot every time a ball is borrowed, but the card insertion port is connected to the reading and recording device, and the registered customer is not registered. Are checked by the host computer. If the person is registered as a result of verification, it is processed as a valid card.

Further, when a customer wins a winning ball on a counter, a card to be carried is inserted into a card insertion slot in advance, and then the winning ball is inserted. As a result, the number of input balls obtained by the customer is recorded on the insertion card via the reading and recording device, and at the same time, other information including the same information as above is input to the connected host computer.

On the hall side, various kinds of information to be provided are defined in advance. The information includes, for example, today's special table, payout information, and which table was better yesterday among empty tables. In addition, for customers who use a certain amount of money or more, so-called output balls with a certain amount or more,
Information different from the above, for example, information on replacement of a new machine, information on which month and on which day the machine is replaced, and the like. Further, information up to yesterday, information one week ago, or so-called information desired by customers is also used as the type of information. Therefore, since there is a remarkable difference in the amount of money used and the number of balls obtained as prize balls by each customer, the information is provided by giving a rank to the information to be made public by considering these on the hall side. .

As described above, after the total number of prize balls is counted by a counter and the number of input balls is recorded on the card, when the customer desires, the card is inserted into the card insertion slot of the information providing device and read.
It is a customer who is definitely registered by checking against the connected host computer, the information recorded on the card matches the information entered in the computer, and furthermore, exceeds the prescribed conditions When it reaches, various information according to each information content is displayed,
Alternatively, information is provided to the customer via a receiver or the like. When the information provision is completed, the input of the host computer is returned to 0.

The above-described case relates to pachinko ball lending and ball counting machines, but the present invention can also be used for medal lending and counting machines.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a recording card, which uses a magnetic card, an IC card, or the like. The issuing procedure of this card 1 is as follows.
Either the customer applies for a card issuance to the hall, or the hall recommends the customer to apply. At that time, the customer is required to fill in the customer's address, name, age, gender, occupation, etc. By mailing the card by registered mail from the hall or by requesting the card issuer, the relationship of trust between the customer and the hall is enhanced, and if it is returned, the applicant and the hall It is considered that the trust relationship between the applicant and the applicant is not established, and it is better for the applicant not to provide such information to the applicant from the hall.

Reference numeral a denotes a machine for paying bills and coins which can be used for bills and coins. Reference numeral 2 denotes an insertion slot for bills 2 '; 3 denotes a coin insertion slot; This is an insertion slot for the card 1, and a plurality of the insertion slots 6 may be provided. A reading and recording device 6 'is connected to each of the insertion ports 6. And, of course, the inter-ball lending machine a also has a mechanism for inserting bills and taking out change. Furthermore, the above-mentioned tama ball lending machine a has a mechanism for operating a so-called tama ball lending machine a, such as a bill discriminating device, a ball payout device, and the like in the machine. Was omitted.

Reference numeral b denotes a type different from the ball lending machine a, in which a prepaid card 7 is used. 8 insertion opening of prepaid cards 7, 9 are read and the insertion opening recording card 1 with the recording apparatus 10. A prepaid card 7 is provided in the inside of the tama ball lending machine b as described above.
And a mechanism for operating a so-called tama ball lending machine b, such as a discriminating apparatus and a ball payout apparatus, and these mechanisms are omitted in the present invention. c is a ball rental machine installed in a hall other than the tama ball rental machines a and b.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a ball counter, and an internal counter and the like are omitted. 13 is an insertion slot of the recording card 1 with a reading and recording device.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an information providing device, which includes an insertion port 15 for reading the recording card 1 and a recording device.
In addition to the above, a display unit 16 for displaying various information determined by the hall side is mounted. In addition, the receiver for providing the information may be attached.

Reference numeral d denotes a host computer to which the same information as the number of output balls recorded on the recording card 1 installed in the hall and the number of input balls paid out from the hall is input.

In the present invention, as described above, the ball lending machines a and b, c and l, the counter 12, the information providing device 1
4, card insertion slots 6, 9, 13,
15 are connected to card reading and recording devices 6 'and 10, respectively.
', 10 and the host computer d are connected.

In the present invention, the present invention can also be used in a slot machine medal lending and counting machine. Since the mechanism is the same as the pachinko ball lending count described above, it is omitted.

[0025]

[Effect] The present invention has the following effects.

According to the present invention, a card insertion slot for inserting a recording card in which a card number or the like issued to the customer from the hall side or the like is recorded in advance is provided at a predetermined position on the front portion of the tama ball lending machine. By mounting a reading and recording device connected to a card insertion slot in the ball lending machine and connecting the reading and recording device to the host computer, the customer enters the hall and leaves the hall. ,
The number of pachinko balls (or medals) borrowed to match the amount of money, the number of output balls accumulated and recorded, and the number of input balls taken out of the hall side as prize balls etc. is also recorded on the card. At the same time, when the same information is transferred to the host computer and input, and the recorded card is inserted into the information providing device, only when the hole side exceeds the prescribed conditions prescribed in advance, according to the information amount of the card Various information is displayed or provided via a receiver or the like, and after the provision, the input of the computer is returned to zero, and the customer uses the information on the hall side via the recording card according to the amount of money used. In addition to providing various types of information that customers want, it is possible to provide even more services to fixed customers than conventional services. Very fixed customer in providing information type related to the service can be reliably admission on the basis of trust, but having both equally excellent advantage of being able to contribute to the sales up.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a ball lending machine, a ball counter, and the like capable of recording the number of lending balls (amount) according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing a connection relationship between a ball lending machine and related devices when the recording card is used.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram from when a recording card is inserted into the ball lending machine to when the host computer is returned to zero.

[Explanation of symbols]

a, b: Lending machine between daimas 1 ... Recording card 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 ... Slot 2 '
... banknote 4 ... Ball lending selection button 5-... ball extraction unit 6 ', 10 ... reading and recording apparatus 7 ... prepaid card 12 ... ball counting machine 14 ... information providing apparatus 1
6 ... display part c ... ball rental machine d ... host computer

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A front face portion having an insertion slot for inserting bills, coins or prepaid cards, a ball take-out port, etc., and a ball lending machine in which a bill discriminating device, a coin selector, a ball feeding device, etc. are mounted. In the ball lending machine and the ball lending machine, the card number etc. issued to the customer from the hall side or the like are recorded in advance, and the details of the money used by the customer during the game, the number of ball lending,
A reading and recording device for providing a card insertion slot for inserting a recording card recording various information such as the number of balls to be thrown out at a predetermined location on the front portion of the ball-to-ball lending machine, and connecting to the card insertion slot in the ball lending machine. The reading and recording device is connected to a host computer, and the host computer is also connected to the host computer. In addition to inputting the same information as various information such as numbers, the card is inserted into a card insertion slot of an information providing apparatus in which a separately provided hall incorporates various predetermined information to be provided to a customer who owns the card. A ball lending machine capable of recording the number (amount) of ball lending, which is characterized by being used.