JP2588496B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing a game using a card in a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a sparrow ball machine, an arrangement ball machine and the like .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines include pachinko machines, slot machines, and arranged ball machines. As a conventional example, a pachinko machine will be described as an example, and a control device for a so-called card type pachinko machine is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-32709. According to these publications, the central controller is configured by connecting a card vending machine, a card settlement machine, and each pachinko machine. The pachinko machine does not discharge a winning ball, but calculates the entry and exit of a game ball, It is a method to fill in the card. Therefore, the player can play a game by carrying only the card, and there is an advantage that the trouble of carrying a large amount of heavy and easily dropped game balls can be reduced.

[0003]

The object of the invention is to be Solved by Yu through the card
The number of balls to be rented as pachinko machines
After winning, special prize may be won
Missing a special prize because there is no launch game ball in the player
Disadvantageous and quickly deal with players
The present invention is disadvantageous to the player.
This is to provide a pachinko machine that does not require a pachinko machine.

[0004]

A pachinko machine according to claim 1.
Can be played via a card that records the game value.
Cracks that create special prizes that are advantageous to players
After the card has lost its gaming value
When a special prize occurs, launch game as a service ball
Offers a sphere. A pachinko machine according to claim 2.
In the pachinko machine of claim 1, when a prize is won,
The service sphere is subtracted from the skill value.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a pachinko machine according to the first or second aspect.
With a card read / write device and a predetermined number of
The game value is recorded on the card by firing using the game balls in circulation
Subtract the number of shots and add the number of foul balls and prize balls
It has a control unit for calculating.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the game value is lost, a special
When a prize occurs, the service ball is ejected to continue the game
It is possible. As a result, the player wins a special prize
Profit can be obtained without missing. Claim 2
If you win after winning the service ball,
And subtract the service sphere from the game
Be fair. Claim 3 circulates a predetermined number of game balls.
A so-called circulating pachinko machine that uses a ring,
Discharge of the service ball of claim 2 to reduce the disadvantage of the player
It will be resolved.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described for a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a control device for a card-type pachinko machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a control block diagram.
400 is a central controller, 400a is a central controller 400
, 400b is a monitor, 400c is a keyboard, 400d is a printer, 100 (100a,
100b) is a card issuing machine, 200 is a card settlement machine, 1
Indicates a pachinko machine. Also, the card issuing machine 100a
And the card settlement machine 200 are connected by a series line 403a.
The card issuing machine 100b is a single line 403b.
Also, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are connected to a series of pachinko machines 1 installed on a so-called “island” by a line 4 connected in series.
04a, 404b ... are connected to the central control device 400. For this reason, since the central control device and each pachinko machine or card issuing machine or card settlement machine are not individually connected as in the conventional case, the number of lines is small and economical. That is, these communication control units are configured as a so-called LAN (local area network) system having a control circuit that cannot be connected to other devices when a specific device and the central control device 400 are transmitting and receiving data. Have been. For example, when data is exchanged with a specific pachinko machine of a plurality of pachinko machines, data exchange with another pachinko machine is prohibited, and data is sequentially processed. It goes without saying that the processing speed of the central control unit is selected so as to be able to respond to data exchange with each device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card issuing machine 100, and FIG.
5 shows a back view, FIG. 5 shows a control block diagram, and FIG. 6 shows contents to be written on a card. A lamp 102 indicating that the card issuing machine 100 is operating is provided at the upper left of the front of the card issuing machine 100, and the lamp is lit during the operation. On the right side, a coin slot 104 and a bill slot 105 are provided.
According to 1, it is determined whether the coin is a fake coin or a bill and the total is calculated. Further, the lower portion of-projecting deposit amount confirmation unit 131 outlet 106 is provided for discharging the change, change the discharge takes place through a change discharging device 132. 107a-
Reference numeral 107d denotes a ball lending push button with a lamp. Reference numeral 107a denotes a button for recording a symbol (game value) corresponding to the number of ball lending for A yen (the number of remaining balls) on a card 101 described later and issuing the card 101. Similarly, 107b is a push button for B circle, 107c is a C button, and 107d is a push button for D circle. Reference numeral 108 denotes a card issuing button with a lamp, which is activated after inserting the coin or bill and pressing any one of the ball lending push buttons 107a to 107d, and provides a predetermined symbol to be described in detail later on the card 101. Writing is started via the card read / write device 110. During writing, the lamp of the card issuance button 108 is turned on to prohibit the throwing of the ball lending push buttons 107a to 107d and coins or bills. When the writing to the card 101 is completed, the card is discharged from the card discharge port 109, and the number of lent balls written on the card 101 and the like are printed on a sheet by the printer 111 so that the player can confirm the discharge, and then discharged.

On the other hand, a card issuing machine 1 described later
Button 11 for switching between a remote system in which the system 00 operates in conjunction with the central control device 400 and a local system in which the system operates independently
2 are provided, and a lamp 112a for displaying each of them is provided.
112b is installed immediately above. Reference numeral 114 denotes a tallying button. By pressing the button 114, the card issue number and the number of lent balls of each card 101 issued so far, the total number of issued cards and the total number of lent balls, and the like are transmitted via the printer 111. Is printed. A memory clear button 115 erases the contents of the issued card stored in the issuing machine 100. Reference numeral 116 denotes a paper feed button used for printer adjustment and the like. Reference numeral 117 denotes a printer paper checking device that detects that there is no paper in the printer 111 and turns on the lamp 117a. Reference numeral 118 denotes a card presence / absence detection device that detects that there is no card 101 to be issued and turns on the lamp 118a. Reference numeral 119 denotes a 7-segment failure indicator which displays a failure location of the card issuing machine 100 by a numeral so as to be easily recognized. The card issuing machine control unit 130 is connected to
In addition to being connected via the F card, the communication control unit 13
3 and is connected to the central control unit 400 to exchange necessary data. In addition, a power monitoring unit 134 is provided in preparation for a power failure, and the memory 135 with power failure protection is operated by the battery 135 at the time of power failure.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. During the operation of the issuing machine 102, coins or bills are inserted through the coin insertion slot 104 or the bill insertion slot 105 while the lamp 102 is lit. The input amount confirmation device 131 determines whether or not the inserted coin or bill is a fake, returns if it is false or cannot be determined, and calculates the total amount if it is valid, and issues a card issuance control. Stored in the unit 130. Next, the card issuing control unit 130 determines which of the ball lending push buttons 107a to 107d has been pressed. If they are pressed at the same time, 1
07a, 107b... Are preferentially recognized. For example, when the button 107a is pressed, the difference A 'from the input amount is calculated because A yen is required. If A' is negative, that is, if A 'is small, the predetermined amount of time is waited for a new amount. Is determined. If it is not inserted even after a predetermined time has passed, the entire amount is returned via the change discharging device 132. on the other hand,
When A 'is positive, A' yen is discharged through the change discharging device 132 as change together with the card 101 described later. The contents shown in FIG. 6 are written on the card 101 by the card read / write device 110. The card 101 uses a magnetic card, and a head code is first written. Next, the data corresponding to the ball lending push buttons (107a to 107d), the signal for distinguishing between issuance at the time of remote or issuance at the time of local as the card status signal, and the dummy code and the number indicating the order of issuance as one of the fraud prevention measures. Write. And the issue year, month,
Day, hour, minute, second, and the ball lending push button (107a-10
7d) and the check code (parity) is written. Note that, in order to prevent the above codes from being fraudulent, each of the above codes is converted into a decimal coded binary number (binary code), and the relevant data is rearranged and written. For example, on March 25, "001001
00101 ", and the rearrangement is set to" 100100101001 "such that the fourth bit from the left is at the head.
Of course, the rearrangement method should be different for each card, but in the present embodiment, the same method is used as a simple method. If different rearrangement is performed for each card, the central controller 4
00, and the card issuing machine 100 and the pachinko machine 1 are configured to obtain the sorting information from the central control device 400 and decode each time. As another prevention method, data is created by using the encryption corresponding to the input data, for example, by associating 9 with data 1 and 6 with data 2. In addition, it is possible to make the creation of an unauthorized card more difficult by changing the encryption depending on the date and time, or by rearranging as described above. As described above, by adopting the dummy code, encrypting the data, rearranging the data, and the like, it takes a lot of time to decrypt the card, thereby preventing fraud. Further, the data of the card 101 is sent to and stored in the central control device 400 via the communication control unit 133, and is collated when used in the pachinko machine 1 to prevent fraud. In addition, the card 10 which is completed
1 is discharged from the card discharge port 109 together with the change.

Next, the player can purchase the card 101 even when the central control device 400 breaks down. That is, when the remote / local switching button 112 is pressed, a local state is set. In this local state, the card issuing machine 10 is independent of the central controller 400.
0 operates to issue the card 101 in accordance with the above-described steps. However, when the central control device 400 returns to normal and the remote / local switching button 112 is pressed for remote control, all the contents of the card 101 issued in the local state are transmitted via the central processing unit communication control unit 133. Transferred. When the power of the card issuing machine 100 is lost, the necessary data is stored in the memory 136 with power failure protection and detected by the power supply monitoring unit 134 via the battery 135 to take measures against power failure.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a partial section of the card-type pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. The game can be started by inserting a card 101 (FIG. 6) on which a specific number of balls to be filled is inserted from an insertion slot 31 of a card read / write device 30 provided at the lower left of the pachinko machine 1, and the number of shots is subtracted. The number of foul balls and the number of award balls are added, and the current number of remaining balls is displayed on the display 32. When the end button 33 is pressed, the number is returned to the card slot 31 through the card read / write device 30. That is, this is a pachinko machine 1 of a type in which a certain number of game balls are circulated and the number of profits and losses is calculated. Reference numeral 34 denotes a lamp which lights when an unauthorized card is inserted.

A metal frame 2 is fixed inside a front frame of the pachinko machine 1, and a glass door frame 4 which can be opened and closed freely on the metal frame 2.
Is attached. On the back of the front frame, a game board 9 having various winning ports is attached.
0 to 14 and a specific winning opening 15 are appropriately provided. or,
The special winning opening 19 is provided below the symbol display device 18, and when the symbol display device 18 controlled by the game control unit 99 wins a special prize, the special winning port 19 is kept open for a certain period of time to receive a game ball. A winning opening 19 is provided. Specifically, at the time of a special winning, the special winning opening 19 is kept open until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is generated before that. It is set to maintain the open state. Also, inside the special winning opening 19, a V winning opening 20 is provided.
The special winning opening 19 can be opened again. At the lower part of the V winning opening 20, there is provided an out opening 21 for collecting a game ball that has not won, and is guided to a ball feeding device 40 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 35 denotes a firing rod which hits a game ball at a constant interval via a motor by operating a handle 37, and moves between the inner and outer rails 36a and 36b.
And fires on the game board 9.

FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of the ball feeding device 40. The firing tray 41 is formed to be inclined downward in the direction of the firing rod 35 and has a winning ball entrance 43 and a foul ball and an out ball entrance 44 for receiving a game ball 45 from the out port 21 at the left end, and an opposite end. Is open. The winning ball entrance 43 has a winning ball detector 80 for detecting the number of winning balls.
(A proximity switch or the like) is provided, and the number of foul spheres is detected by a foul sphere detector (a proximity switch or the like) 82.
Further, when all of the game balls 45 to be circulated are arranged in the firing tray 41, a final ball detector (proximity switch or the like) 81 such as a proximity switch is provided at a position where the game ball is located at the rearmost game ball position. A firing rod 35 is provided on the side wall at the lower end of the firing tray 41.
An outlet 46 for discharging the game ball 45 to the launching part facing the is formed, and a swinging piece 48 for opening and closing the outlet 46 is provided with a shaft 48a.
It is pivotally supported by. The swinging piece 48 is formed in a mountain shape in a side view and is inclined downward in the opposite direction from the outlet 46 so that the game ball 45 can be easily discharged from the outlet 46. On the other hand, an L-shaped operating piece 50 that can be moved up and down around a shaft 50 a is provided at a position facing the swinging piece 48, and the rod 5 of the solenoid 51 is synchronized with the firing rod 35.
It moves up and down by raising and lowering 1a, and when it moves upward, it is sent from the outlet 46 to the firing portion facing the firing rod 35. At that time, the swinging piece 48 moves upward through the game ball, and the counting device (the pachinko machine controller 9) through the detecting end 49a of the limit switch 49.
A signal is sent to 0) that a game ball has been fired. A discharge port 53 for discharging game balls in the firing tray 41 is provided on the side of the operation piece 50 opposite the discharge tray 41.
It is provided on the side wall in the 6-side direction. A stop plate 55 for opening and closing the discharge port 53 is a U-shaped rotatable around a shaft 55a, and has an R-shaped claw 57 that rotates integrally with the operation rod 56.
It is configured to be able to open and close via. The stop plate 55 from which the lock of the claw 57 is released is formed in a weight balance such that the stop plate 55 can rotate counterclockwise about the shaft 55a.

FIG. 9 shows a control block diagram of the pachinko machine 1. A pachinko machine control unit 90 receives a signal from the game control unit 99 which controls the symbol display device 18 and a special prize in addition to the input / output of the above-mentioned devices. It is connected via an I / F card to a launch motor control device 95 for starting and stopping the launch motor 37 as well as signals for winning 1, winning 2 and special winning.
The pachinko machine control unit 90 is connected to the central control unit 400 via the communication control unit 91 to transmit and receive necessary data, and includes a power monitoring unit 92 in preparation for a power failure. The attached memory 93 is configured to operate. FIG. 10 shows a pachinko machine 1
FIG. 3 is a view showing the concept of a card read / write device 30 attached to a card 61. A card 101 inserted from a card slot 31 is rotated by a pair of forward / reverse rotatable driving sources 60 disposed vertically and horizontally. And write and read are performed by the read / write head 63.
Reference numeral 64 denotes a receiving box for a confiscated card.

The operation of the card-type pachinko machine according to the above configuration will be described. When the card 101 is inserted through the card slot 31, the card 101 is inserted via the rotary drive source 60 and the contents are read by the read / write head 63. Return to the original state because it was rearranged. The contents of the read card 101 are determined in accordance with the flow of FIG. First, the date of issue of the contents of the card is verified (step 1). If they match, the process proceeds to step 2, where it is determined whether the number of remaining balls is zero.
If the number is 0, the lamp of the unauthorized card is turned on and the card is returned (step 5). Although the collation can be performed by inquiring of the central control device 400, it is performed by the pachinko machine control section 90 in order to promptly deal with the information. It is stored in a specific data area of the pachinko machine control unit 90. Next, the issue number of the card and the number of remaining balls are collated. Such data is stored in the card issuing machine 2 immediately after the card is issued.
From 00, when the game is completed in another pachinko machine 1, since the data is sent from the pachinko machine 1 to the central control device 400, the data is collated with the data. As a result of the collation, if they match, the firing motor is started via the firing motor control unit so that the game can be started (step 4).
Conversely, if they do not match, the fraudulent card lamp 34
Is turned on and the card is returned (step 5).

During the game, the pachinko machine control unit 90 subtracts 1 from the “number of remaining balls” for each input from the fire ball detection 49 and adds 1 to the “number of remaining balls” for each input from the foul ball detector 80. ,
An operation of adding a predetermined number of prize balls based on signals from the prize 1 and the prize 2 is performed, and the number of remaining balls is sequentially displayed on the display 32. The “number of remaining balls”, “the number of times of winning 1 and winning 2”, “the number of special winnings”, and the like are sent to the central control device 400 via the communication control unit 91.

A process when the end button 33 is pressed to end the game when the number of remaining balls is other than "0" during the game will be described with reference to FIG. When the end button 33 is pressed, the firing motor is stopped (step 10) and a timer is started (step 11). The time-up time of the timer is about 3 to 5 in order to detect whether the game ball hit by the firing rod 35 at the end wins or becomes an out ball.
Set to seconds. Until the timer times out, it is detected whether or not there is a special prize (step 1).
3) If there is a special prize, the process proceeds to step 21 to activate the firing motor to restart the game, so that it is not necessary to reinsert a card. That is, by doing so, it is possible to deal with a special prize that is processed by time, and it is not disadvantageous for the player. On the other hand, if there is no special winning in step 13, the winnings 1 and 2 are detected in step 14, and if not, the process returns to step 12. Conversely, if a winning is made, the routine repeats this routine until the time is up in step 15 by adding the number of prize balls to the number of remaining balls in step 15. When the timer has expired, the routine proceeds to step 16, where it is determined whether or not the symbol for determining a special winning is changing. If fluctuating, step 1
Return to 1 and restart the timer to perform the above steps. On the other hand, if the symbol has not changed, the result is determined in step 17.
Proceed to 1 to restart the game. Conversely, when there is no special winning, it is determined in step 18 whether or not the last ball detector 81 is "ON". Since the last ball detector 81 is installed at a position where the last game ball can be detected when all the game balls to be circulated are lined up in the firing tray 41 as is clear from FIG. Such a detector 81
Is "ON", it indicates that the game ball is not caught on an obstacle nail or the like on the game board 9. Therefore, the process proceeds to step 19, where the remaining ball count is written to the card and then discharged, and the remaining ball count and data indicating that the game has been completed are sent to the central controller 400. The data is rearranged and written on the card to prevent fraud. On the other hand, when the signal from the last ball detector 81 is “OFF”, it means that the game ball is stuck on the game board 9, so that the abnormal lamp 85 is turned on to notify the attendant (step). 20) A signal to that effect is sent to the central control device 400 to proceed to step 21 to enable the game to be restarted. This makes it possible to cope with the clerk serving as a winning ball, which is often performed when a person gets stuck on an obstacle nail.

Next, during the game, the number of remaining balls as a game value
The processing when (the number of balls to be rented) becomes “0” (when the number is lost) will be described with reference to FIG. When the number of remaining balls becomes "0", the firing motor is stopped in step 30 and the timer 1 is started (step 31). The timer 1
Is set to approximately 3 to 5 seconds in order to detect whether the game ball finally hit with the firing rod 35 wins or becomes an out ball. It is determined whether or not the timer 1 has timed out (step 32). When the time has expired, the process proceeds to step 33 described later. Conversely, during the time counting, it is detected in step 34 whether or not a special prize has been won, and if so, the process proceeds to step 42 where a predetermined number of service balls are provided. On the other hand, if there is no special winning, the winnings 1 and 2 are detected in step 35, and if detected, the number of prize balls is added to the number of remaining balls in step 36, and the firing motor is started (step 37). The game is continued (step 40). In step 32,
When the timer 1 times out, it is determined in a step 33 whether or not the symbol for determining the special winning is changing. If it is fluctuating, the process returns to step 31 and the timer 1 is restarted to perform the above steps. On the other hand, if the symbols have not changed, it is determined in step 41 whether or not a special prize has been won.
Conversely, if it is a special prize, the process proceeds to step 42, where a service ball is provided, and a firing motor is activated so that the game can be restarted (step 43). It is detected whether or not it has been performed (step 44). When the winning is detected, the number of prize balls is added to the number of remaining balls in step 45, and after the number of remaining balls reaches a predetermined number that can be played by utilizing the special winning, the service provided The game is continued by subtracting the number of balls. If no prize 1 or 2 is detected in step 44, counting of the number of fired service balls is started (step 46), and it is determined whether or not the number of service balls is finished (step 47). If there is no winning, the process proceeds to step 44, and it is detected whether or not a prize has been won. When all the service balls have been hit, a timer 2 having the same action as the timer 1 is started to confirm whether the last service ball has won or has become a foul ball (step 4).
8) Then, winnings 1 and 2 are detected until the time is up (step 50). If a prize has been won, the process proceeds to step 45 to continue the game. Conversely, when the timer 2 times out (step 50), it is a case where no prize is won despite the provision of the service ball, ie, step 5
Proceed to 1. In step 51, the final sphere detector 81 sets “O
N "or not. In the case of "ON", the game is normally terminated without winning even after the number of remaining balls becomes "0", so the card is confiscated and put in the receiving box 64 (step 52). Conversely, the signal from the final sphere detector 81 is "OF"
In the case of "F", since the ball is stuck on the game board, the abnormal lamp 85 is turned on to notify the attendant (step 53), and the process proceeds to step 40 to allow the game to be continued. By this thing, scratched clerk as is well performed when caught by the failure nail open the glass door
It is possible to deal with the service of a game ball that has become a winning ball. If a special prize is detected after the number of remaining balls becomes “0” as described above, the probability of winning with the service sphere is high even if the service sphere is ejected in advance. It is not an illegal game because the number of service balls is deducted.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a card settlement machine 200.
FIG. 15 is a rear view, and FIG. 16 is a control block diagram. At the upper left of the front of the card settlement machine 200, a lamp 202 indicating that the settlement machine 200 is operating is provided, and the lamp is lit during operation. Reference numeral 204 denotes a 7-segment display for displaying the number of remaining balls described on an inserted card described later. Below that, a prize indicator 205 indicating the number of prizes and a return indicator 206 indicating the number of returned balls are provided. 20
Reference numeral 7 denotes a card insertion slot. The card inserted through the insertion slot 207 reads the content written on the card via the card read / write device 201 and writes the number of returned balls. On the left side of the card insertion slot 207, there is provided a settlement lamp 208 indicating that settlement is in progress, and on the right side, an unauthorized lamp 209 for indicating that the inserted card is invalid or unreadable. 211 is a printer, the total number of balls, a prize
It is a printer that prints the number , the number of returned balls, etc. On the other hand, on the back side of the card settlement machine 200, a remote local switching button 212 for selecting whether to use the settlement machine 200 remotely or locally is provided, and a lamp 212 indicating the state of the button is provided.
a and 212b are disposed at the top. Reference numeral 214 denotes a totaling button. The number of payment balls, the number of prizes, the number of balls returned, and the number of payment balls, prizes, and the number of balls returned for all cards that have been paid by pressing the button 214. Is printed via the printer 211. Reference numeral 215 denotes a memory clear button, which erases the stored contents of the adjusted card. A paper feed button 216 is used for adjusting the printer 211 and the like. A lamp 217 notifies the printer 111 that there is no paper. Reference numeral 220 denotes a 7-segment failure indicator which displays a failure location of the card settlement machine 200 by a numeral so as to be easily recognized. Incidentally, the respective devices are connected to the card settlement device control section 230 via the I / F card as shown in the control block diagram of FIG. 16. The card settlement machine control unit 230 is connected to the central control device 400 via the communication control unit 233 to exchange necessary data,
A power monitoring unit 234 is provided in preparation for a power failure.
Is configured to operate.

Next, the operation of the settlement machine 200 will be described. The card is inserted from the card insertion slot 207 with the lamp 202 turned on during the operation of the checkout machine, and the contents of the inserted card are read by the card read / write device 210. The read contents are in the original state because the binary codes are rearranged as described above. Next, data corresponding to the card, which is stored in the central control device 400 via the communication control unit 233, is read.
The collation is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. First, steps
At 401 , it is determined whether the date and the issue number match. When they match, it is determined whether the number of remaining balls matches (step 4).
11 ) If they do not match, the fraudulent card lamp is turned on and the card is returned (step 431 ). After it was confirmed that the normal cards, the balls number of cards displayed on the sphere number display 204, each prize display 205 by calculating the number of clicks and the remaining spheres prize, Shows the return indicator 206 Then, the print is discharged via the printer 211 (step 4).
21 ). To explain the buttons installed on the back of the checkout machine 200, the remote local switching button 212 enables the card 101 to be settled even when the central control device 400 fails, so that it is switched alternately by pressing the button. It has become. When the local state is established by pressing the remote local switching button 212 , the central control device 40
Regardless of 0, that is, without operating the contents stored in the central control unit 400, the card settlement machine 200 is operated, and the processing is performed according to the above-described steps. However, when the central control device 400 returns to normal and the remote local button 212 is pressed for remote control, all the contents of the card 101 settled in the local state are transferred to the central processing unit 400. Further, when the card settlement machine 200 is out of power, the necessary data is stored in the memory 236 with power outage protection 236 via the battery 235 and detected by the power monitoring unit 234 to take measures against power outage.

Next, the contents displayed on the central control unit 400 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the central control device 400 is connected to the card issuing machine 100, the card settlement device 200, and the communication control unit of the pachinko machine 1, and exchanges various data, and performs setting and display of the following data. Do.
FIG. 18 shows a "MENU" screen displayed on the monitor 400b. Status display, 2. Detail display, 3. 3. Individual operation; Information setting, 5. Clock setting, 6. Memory clear,
7. Classified so that card information can be displayed. Status display, as further screen 500 shown in FIG. 20, (indicating the status of each device terminal) cycle (indicating the status of the specified island terminal) Island another, in big hit (is currently a special pay Pachinko machine number is displayed), being stopped (displaying the currently stopped pachinko machine number),
Information can be obtained by selecting local (displaying the terminal in the local state). FIG. 20 shows a card issuing machine,
This shows the specific status of the card settlement machine and pachinko machine.
Numeral 501 sequentially displays the status of each device when "cycle" is designated. When "Issue by island" is selected, it is displayed for pachinko machines by island. Reference numeral 502 denotes a display in which "big hit" is selected, and the number of big hits for the pachinko machine during the big hit is displayed. Reference numeral 503 denotes a case in which “under stop” is selected, and the number of pachinko machines that have been stopped and the number of times are displayed. Reference numeral 504 denotes a screen on which “local” is selected.
A pachinko machine, a card issuing machine, and a card settlement machine which are not related to the central control device 400 are displayed.

FIG. 21 shows a display when the detailed display is selected in "MENU" (FIG. 18). Cycle, 2. 2. By island Individual selection is possible. The screen 511 includes: FIG. 9 shows an example of the issuing machine 100 when a cycle is selected. FIG. The number of cards sold and the like are displayed. 512 displays the information of the settlement machine 200,
The number of cards that have been settled, the number of cash exchanges, and the like are displayed. 51
Reference numeral 3 denotes information on the pachinko machine, and the number of shot balls, the number of winnings, and the like are displayed for each pachinko machine. FIG. 22 is a continuation of FIG. 21 and shows a screen when “individual” is selected;
The screen 520 further includes: 1. Opening the stopper; Change the number of hits,
3. Manual stoppage is selectable. 521 is 1.
This is to select to release the pachinko machine and release the pachinko machine that has been hit. 522 is 2. In the screen for selecting the number of hits, change the number by inputting the number and the number to be changed. 5
23 is 3. On the screen where manual stop is selected, specify the number of the pachinko machine to be stopped. FIG. 23 shows “MENU” in FIG. On the screen where you have selected the information settings,
530 further comprises: 1. System data setting, 2. System NO setting, 3. Number of hits setting Change stop count setting,
5. You can select a cash rate setting. 531 is 1. The screen when the system data setting is selected is shown, and the central control unit 4
00 and the data channel number (ch0, ch
), The island number, the model number of the pachinko machine, and the terminal name (selection of pachinko machine, card issuing machine, card settlement machine or unused) are set. On the screen 532, the number of the pachinko machine is input for each channel. 533 is 3. This is a screen for setting the number of hits, where the number of hits for the first time and the next time can be set for each pachinko machine model. 53
4 is 4. This is a screen on which the setting of the number of changed hits is selected, and the number of hits from the start time to the end time specified for each pachinko machine model can be set. After the end time has elapsed, the number of hits before the change is set. Reference numeral 535 denotes a screen on which a cash exchange rate can be set. The screen 540 in FIG. 24 is “MENU” in FIG. This is a screen when the clock setting is selected. 542 is the screen when MEMORY CLEAR is selected. This is the screen when you select card information, including card number, remaining ball count, ticket type, date and time of issue,
The number of the pachinko machine used is displayed. FIG.
Indicates an emergency state displayed by interruption of the central control unit. A screen 550 indicates that a failure has occurred in the device terminal, a screen 551 indicates an abnormal transmission to the terminal, and a screen 552 indicates an unauthorized state. This is to deal with the case where a card is used. As described above, the central control device is configured to easily display various data quickly. In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the number of balls lent (the number of remaining balls) corresponds to the number of coins, and the motor launching device corresponds to a drum rotating device or the like for a slot machine. However, since the matters such as the number of foul balls and the absence of a game ball are obvious, the description in the embodiment is omitted, but it goes without saying that the card-type control device of the present invention can be applied. The same applies to other gaming machines such as a sparrow ball machine and an arranged ball machine.

[0023]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the game value
When a special prize occurs after the game has run out, the service ball
Measures to prevent the player from being disadvantaged
If you win a prize, you will get a service from the game value
The ball is subtracted and fairness is expected for pachinko parlors.
You.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a control device of a card-type pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 shows an overall control block diagram.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of a card.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a partial cross section of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a cross section of the ball feeder.

FIG. 9 shows a control block diagram of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the concept of a read / write device of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing control of the read / write device of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing when a game end button is pressed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process when the number of remaining balls is 0.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a control block of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing processing of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 18 shows “ME” displayed on the monitor of the central control unit.
NU ”screen.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a state of each device displayed on a monitor.

FIG. 20 is a screen when “1. Status display” of the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor is selected.

FIG. 21 is a screen displayed when “2. Detail display” is selected on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 22 is a screen when “3. Individual operation” on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor is selected.

FIG. 23 is a screen when “4. Information setting” on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor is selected.

FIG. 24 shows “5. Clock display”, “6. Memory clear”, and “7.
This is the screen when "Card display" is selected.

FIG. 25 is a display screen when an emergency operation is performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 80 Foul ball detector 81 Final ball detector 30 Card read / write device 32 Remaining ball indicator 35 Firing rod 90 Pachinko machine control unit 99 Game control unit 100 Card issuer 101 Card 110 Card read / write device 111 Printer 112 Remote・ Local switching button 130 Card issuing machine control unit 200 Card settlement machine 210 Card read / write device 212 Remote / local switching button 230 Card settlement machine control unit 400 Central control unit 400b Monitor

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game through a card for recording a game value
Become possible and create special prizes that are advantageous for players
Pachinko machine, the card has no gaming value
When a special prize occurs after becoming a service ball
A pachinko machine characterized by providing a launch game ball. 2. When a prize is won, the game value is
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the service sphere is subjected to a subtraction process.
Dick machine. 3. A card reading / writing device having a card read / write device
Playing a number of game balls by circulating them and recording them on a card
Subtract the number of shots from the value to calculate the number of foul balls and prize balls
It is a pachinko machine that has a control unit that performs addition operation.
The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein