JP2595459B2 - Card-type pachinko machine control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for a card-type pachinko game machine, and more particularly to an appropriate recognition control when a card-shaped storage medium is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko game machine, which is a card-type ball game machine using an electronic card or other portable storage medium, has a card issuing machine arranged near a prize exchange counter and the like. Is purchased and the card is inserted into the card holding device provided for each pachinko game machine, the number of balls is read from the card, and the pachinko game is performed, and the pachinko game is performed in the pachinko game process. The number increases and decreases. At the end of the game, the number of remaining balls is recorded on the card again, the card settlement machine reads the number of balls from this card, issues a receipt corresponding to the number of balls read, and exchanges the receipt for a desired premium. .
As a preferred example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-238271 proposed by the present applicant, in the case of this type of card type pachinko game machine, for example, a pachinko ball is placed in each pachinko game machine. The number of pachinko balls cannot be increased or decreased throughout the game process. Therefore, in this type of pachinko game machine, the ball held by the player is recognized as data that can be processed by a computer, and is calculated based on, for example, profit information based on winning ball detection or disadvantage information based on shot ball detection. It is increased or decreased as numerical data by processing.

[0003]

That is, in the case of a card-type pachinko gaming machine of an enclosed ball firing type, it is always physically set in a state where it can always be hit only if data on the number of balls is given from the outside. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to prevent a game using an unauthorized card. Also, in the case of a card-type pachinko gaming machine of the enclosed ball bullet type, as described above, the absolute number of pachinko balls on the pachinko gaming machine side does not increase or decrease at all, and it is difficult for the player to directly recognize his own profit status. There is also a problem that it is easy to have mistrust.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a card-type pachinko gaming machine which makes it difficult to use an unauthorized card. Another object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a card-type pachinko game machine, which makes it possible to directly and easily recognize the profit state of a player in a card-type pachinko game machine in which the absolute number of pachinko balls does not physically increase or decrease. For other purposes. In summary, the control device of the card-type pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is a game device in which a pachinko ball circulating inside is fired by a firing device based on mounting a card-shaped storage medium on a card holding device. Assuming that the control device of the card-type gaming machine is as follows: possessed ball information storage means for storing the possessed ball information held by the player; and the possessed ball information storage means provided in a predetermined portion of the pachinko gaming machine side Ball information display means for visually displaying the ball information of the game machine : the game machine identification information received by the card-shaped storage medium is
Must match the first identification information prepared in advance
Access to the data in the card-shaped storage medium
Set accessible flags to allow access
Accessible flag setting means and:
The card identification information read from the card-shaped storage medium side and transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine side with the necessary condition that the function flag is set matches the second identification information prepared in advance in the pachinko gaming machine side As a prerequisite,
A playable flag setting means for setting a playable flag; and ball holding information for writing ball holding information on the card-shaped storage medium side to the ball holding information storage means on condition that the game playable flag is set. Writing means; and possessed ball information display control means for visually displaying the possessed ball information written in the possessed ball information storage means on the possessed ball information display means on condition that the playable flag is set; The above object is attained by providing: a launch control means for enabling the launching device to be fired on condition that the playable flag is set.

[0005]

That is, in the control device of the card type pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, basically, the pachinko ball circulating inside is fired by the firing device based on the mounting of the card-shaped storage medium on the card holding device. It is possible to play a game. The card-shaped storage medium is inserted into the card holding device
And the pachinko gaming machine side sends the gaming machine identification information to the card side.
Gaming machine identification sent by this card-shaped storage medium
The information is compared with the first identification information prepared in advance on the card side
And access is required if they match.
The possible flag is set, and the card
Access to data in storage media is allowed and card-shaped storage
Readout of card identification information prepared in advance on the medium
Card identification information is transmitted to the pachinko machine.
It is. The card identification information transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine is compared with the second identification information prepared in advance in the pachinko gaming machine, and a playable flag is set as a playable flag setting means on condition that both match. Set by On condition that the playable flag is set, the possessed ball information writing means writes the possessed ball information on the card-shaped storage medium side to the possessed ball information storage means, and the possessed ball information stored in the possessed ball information storage means. The ball information is visually displayed on the ball information display means by the ball information display control means. Also, on condition that the playable flag is set, the launching device is set in a launchable state by the launch control means, so that a game can be played by launching the internal pachinko ball.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below shows an example in which an electronic card having a non-volatile semiconductor memory is used as an example of a card-shaped storage medium, but a card-type sphere using a storage medium storing information indicating the number of balls possessed. A game machine
The present invention can be applied to any card-type pachinko gaming machine. First, FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic card type pachinko gaming machine 1 used in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with its front glass removed, and 2 is a guide rail. , 3 denotes a game board surface surrounded by the guide rail 2, 4a denotes a hitting handle, 4b denotes a hitting rod, and the game board 3 has an electric accessory 5, a tulip 6, and
It is well known that the prize-winning tool 7 and the windmill 8 are appropriately arranged. In the electronic card type pachinko gaming machine shown in this embodiment, the pachinko balls circulate only in the single pachinko gaming machine 1, and the pachinko balls do not circulate with the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has the following configuration in order to enhance the presence of the pachinko game.

First, reference numeral 9 denotes an enclosed ball gutter. The enclosed ball gutter 9 is provided at a position corresponding to a saucer in a normal pachinko game machine, and the enclosed ball gutter 9 is provided with a pachinko ball struck by a hitting ball 4b. Collection port 9 for collecting winning balls and out balls
a comes, and the tip of the enclosed ball gutter 9 reaches the striking rod 4b.
Then, the pachinko balls in the enclosed ball gutter 9 can be viewed from the see-through window 9b. Reference numeral 10 denotes a status indicator for displaying that a hitting operation has been performed. In the illustrated embodiment, the status indicator 10 comprises 16 lamps.
The status indicator 10 is turned off when the popping operation is not performed, but the lamps are turned on from right to left on the drawing due to the popping operation. Reference numeral 11 denotes a safe lamp that lights when the pachinko ball wins any one of the winning regions, and reference numeral 12 denotes a specific mode lamp that lights when the electric accessory 5 is in a specific mode that provides a benefit to the player. Show. Reference numeral 13 denotes a 4-digit numerical display which is an example of possessed ball information display means for displaying the number of possessed balls of a player by a numerical value, and 14 comprises, for example, nine lamps and is a bar graph. An analog display, a numeral 15 indicates a completion lamp which is lit when the game is terminated by hitting, and a numeral 16 indicates a speaker for generating a sound effect. Further, reference numeral 17 denotes a card holding device for inserting an electronic card, 18 denotes an interruption switch which is pressed when a game is interrupted by a meal or the like, and 37 denotes an end switch which is pressed when a player voluntarily ends the game. Also, 19
Is an additional purchase indicator light which is a feature of the present embodiment, and the additional purchase indicator light 19 is turned on when the number of balls possessed by the player becomes zero, to urge the player to purchase additional balls. It is.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the electronic card type pachinko gaming machine, which mainly shows a circulation path of a winning ball and an out ball. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a winning ball collecting gutter for collecting pachinko balls that have won all the winning regions, and reference numeral 31 denotes an out ball collecting gutter for collecting pachinko balls winning in the out hole 32 (see FIG. 2). The pachinko balls collected by the winning ball collecting gutter 30 are detected by the winning ball sensor 33 as an example of profit information, and the pachinko balls collected by the out ball collecting gutter 31 are detected by the out ball sensor 34 as an example of disadvantage information. Is done. And winning ball collecting gutter 3
The pachinko balls collected at 0 and the pachinko balls collected at the out-ball collecting gutter 31 are collected at the enclosed gutter 9 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the enclosed gutter 9.
Reference numerals 2 and 9a denote the guide rail 2 and the collecting hole 9a shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. The collecting hole 9a has a pachinko ball and an out ball collected by the winning ball collecting gutter 30 shown in FIG. The collected pachinko balls flow into the collection gutter 31. The end of the enclosed ball gutter 9 reaches the hitting position, and the pachinko ball in the enclosed ball gutter 9 is sent immediately before the hitting ball 4b by the interlocking lever 4c interlocking with the hitting ball 4b, and is sent to the guide rail 2b. It is launched along. Also, 35
Is a launching ball sensor that detects the launched pachinko ball, 3
Reference numeral 6 denotes foul ball sensors that detect pachinko balls that have been struck out but do not flow into the game board surface 3 but flow back through the guide rails 2 and return to the enclosed ball gutter 9. It is needless to say that the output of the shooting sphere sensor is used as an example of disadvantage information, and the output of the foul sphere sensor is used as an example of profit information.

Next, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an additional purchase device which is an example of the ball number addition information generating means. Additional purchase device 1
00 denotes a coin insertion slot 102 for inserting coins and a bill insertion slot 103 for inserting bills on its front panel 101.
And an amount indicator 104 for displaying the amount of money inserted, an amount selection switch 105 for selecting an amount corresponding to the number of balls to be purchased, and a change discharge port 106 for discharging change. , A card issuing port 107 for issuing an electronic card, an additional purchase switch 108a for selecting an additional purchase mode, a new purchase switch 108b for selecting a new card purchase mode, and a pilot lamp 109 indicating that the vehicle is in operation. . A coin sorter 110 is provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot 102, a bill validator 111 is provided on the back side of the bill insertion slot 103, and a change outlet 10 is provided.
A change discharging device 112 is provided on the back side of the card issuing port 10.
The card issuing devices 113 are arranged on the back side of the card 7 respectively.

Next, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a system obtained by connecting the additional purchase device 100, the card type pachinko gaming machine 1, and the electronic card 20, which is an example of a card-shaped storage medium. The additional purchase device 100 has a control device 114 including a microcomputer. The control device 114 includes a price indicator 104, a price selection switch 105, an additional purchase switch 108a, a new purchase switch 108b, a pilot lamp 109, a coin sorter. 110, bill validator 111, change discharging device 112, card issuing device 113
Are respectively connected. The additional purchase device 100 is arranged in a gap between the pachinko gaming machines 1 connected in the island facility.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 40 denotes a control device for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine, 41 denotes an arithmetic unit for executing arithmetic processing of the number of possessed balls and various controls accompanying the pachinko game, and 42 denotes a program. The stored ROM, 43 is a RAM for storing calculation results and various data, 44 is a transmission controller for transmitting and receiving data to and from the electronic card 20, 4
Reference numeral 5 denotes an input latch register for storing input signals generated by various information sources of the pachinko gaming machine, and reference numeral 46 denotes an output latch register for storing output signals to be transmitted to various control targets of the pachinko gaming machine.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a level shifter which converts a signal generated by a source of various information into a level suitable for the control device 40 and supplies the converted signal to an input latch register 45. Reference numeral 60 denotes various control signals supplied from an output latch register 46. Are respectively shown to amplify and drive various control targets. still,
The level shifter 50 includes a game end switch 37, a card sensor 22 provided in the card holding device 17 for detecting that the electronic card 20 is connected, and a source of a ball number update signal as game information. A certain safe sphere sensor 33, an out sphere sensor 34, a launch sphere sensor 35, a foul sphere sensor 37, and an additional purchase device 100 that is a source of a ball number update signal as value information are connected. Then, the arithmetic unit 41 performs an update calculation of the number of possessed balls based on the output of the generation source of these various possessed ball number update signals.

Reference numeral 70 denotes a voice synthesis IC for generating various sound effects, and reference numeral 80 denotes a power supply circuit for the electronic card 20. The electronic card 20 used in this embodiment has a card control unit 20a having a microprocessor and a storage unit 20b having a non-volatile IC memory.
The power of 0a is externally supplied. In this embodiment, a part of the external connection terminal 20c of the electronic card 20 connected to the contactor 17d is used for power supply connection, and a part of the external connection terminal 20c not used as a power supply line is used. Transmission control device 44 of pachinko gaming machine 1
The transmission and reception of data including the number of possessed balls is performed between the server and the server.
The contactor 17d has a connection contact provided in the card holding device 17. Reference numeral 90 denotes an interval timer which is an example of an interrupt signal generating means for periodically generating the timing for performing the update operation of the number of possessed balls, and 91 sets the time required for determining whether the electronic card 20 is correct or not and whether to return to zero. Timer.

In this embodiment, an example is shown in which the additional purchase device 100 also has a new issuing mechanism for the electronic card 20.
The additional purchase device 100 is basically for additionally purchasing the number of possessed balls, and the additionally purchased number of possessed balls is transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is connected to the electronic device connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1. The data is written to the storage unit 20b of the card 20. Although various methods for transmitting the number of additionally purchased balls to the pachinko gaming machine 1 are conceivable, the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment responds to the number of balls updating signal added from various sensors to the electronic card 20. Since the number of possessed balls stored in the storage unit 20b is updated, the number of additionally purchased balls is also transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine 1 as a possessed ball number update signal in this embodiment. Additional purchase device 100
The details of the operation of the control unit 114 will be described later with reference to a flowchart. However, when the additional purchase amount is specified, the control unit 114 sets a value corresponding to the additional purchase amount in the shift register 115, and Reference numeral 115 denotes a pulse which is transmitted to the level shifter 50 in a number corresponding to the set value.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the above items and the flowcharts of FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. In the present embodiment, the number of possessed balls that increases or decreases with the transition of the game state or the operation of the additional purchase device 100 is:
Each time the interval timer 90 generates an interrupt signal, the arithmetic unit 41 of the pachinko gaming machine calculates and sends the updated number of balls to the electronic card 20 side. And FIG. 7 is a basic flowchart of the pachinko machine,
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for the interrupt processing, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart for the additional purchase device.

First, when the power is turned on, the arithmetic unit 41 clears the in-game flag prepared in the RAM 43,
When the flag during the game is 0, the calculation unit 41 monitors the output of the card sensor 22. Before any player selects the pachinko gaming machine, 0 is displayed on the numerical value display 13 as the number of possessed balls, and the status display 10 is lit periodically to display the pachinko gaming machine, for example. Indicates that the machine is waiting for customers.

When the player inserts the electronic card 20 into the card holding device 17, the card sensor 22 turns on,
The corresponding portion of the input latch register 45 is turned on via the level shifter 50. Then, the arithmetic unit 41 includes a timer 91
Is activated and the ON time of the card sensor 22 is measured. When the time during which the on-time is regarded as valid elapses, the electronic card 20 is temporarily regarded as valid, and a portion corresponding to the card holding device 17 of the output latch register 46 is set, and the electronic card 20 is removed. Hold. The electronic card 20 is held by, for example, an electromagnetically driven shutter mechanism. At this time, the external connection terminal 20c of the electronic card 20 is electrically connected to the contactor 17d of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the electronic card 20 is connected to the electronic card 20 via the power supply circuit 80-contactor 17d-external connection terminal 20c. Power is given.

Now, when the electronic card 20 is held in this way, the arithmetic unit 41 operates the transmission control unit 44 and the contactor 1.
A predetermined series of identification signals are given to the card control unit 20a through the 7d-external connection terminal 20c. On the other hand, electronic card 2
0 starts operation when the power is turned on, and executes an initial program in the storage unit 20b. This initial program is for monitoring conditions for setting an accessible flag prepared in a predetermined area in the storage unit 20b. When a predetermined series of identification codes is input from outside, the initial program becomes accessible. The flag is set. The setting of the accessible flag is a necessary condition for accessing the data area in the storage unit 20b.

When the predetermined series of identification codes sent from the pachinko gaming machine is satisfactory, the card control device 20a sets an accessible flag and stores it in the data area of the storage unit 20b. The identification signal is read out and supplied to the arithmetic unit 41 via the external connection terminal 20c-contactor 17d-transmission control device 44. And
If the identification code sent from the electronic card 20 has a predetermined arrangement, the arithmetic unit 41 sets 1 to a flag during game in the RAM 43. Conversely, if the identification signal is not in a predetermined arrangement, the arithmetic unit 41 clears the portion of the output latch register 46 assigned to the card holding device 17, and the card holding device 17 ejects the electronic card 20. And return to the customer waiting state. Therefore, the calculation unit 41 also functions as a game-enabled flag setting unit.

When the flag is set to "1" during the game, the arithmetic unit 41 reads the number of balls in the data area of the storage unit 20b in the electronic card 20, and reads out the number of balls.
M43 is written into the output latch register 46.
Is set to the location assigned to the launching device 4 of the above. Then, the driver 60 drives the firing device 4 and thereafter operates the hitting handle 4a, thereby enabling the hitting operation by the hitting rod 4b. Therefore, the RAM 43 functions as possessed ball information storage means for storing possessed ball information.
The arithmetic unit 41 that controls writing of the ball information on the card-shaped storage medium side to the AM 43 functions as a ball information writing unit, and the RAM 43 also functions as a firing control unit that sets the firing device to a resilient state. The arithmetic unit 41 sets the number of balls possessed by the player in the portion of the output latch register 46 assigned to the numerical display 13 / analog display 14, and the driver 60 displays the number of balls possessed on the numerical display 13. At the same time, a bar graph corresponding to the number of balls is displayed on the analog display 14. Therefore, the calculation unit 41 also functions as a ball information display control unit. While the flag is set to 1 during the game, the above operation is repeated until the game end condition is satisfied, so that the number of balls held by the player is displayed on the numerical display 13 and the number of balls held is displayed. A bar graph of the corresponding length is displayed on the analog display 14.

The interval timer 90 periodically generates an interrupt signal when the power is turned on.
Calculates the number of balls possessed by the player, which changes in the game process each time this interrupt signal is received, while the flag is set to 1 during the game, and stores the calculated number of balls possessed by the electronic card 20 side. The data is written in the unit 20b and the RAM 43 of the own device. Specifically, the number of possessed balls is updated in response to the outputs of the safe ball sensor 33, the out ball sensor 34, the launch ball sensor 35, the foul ball sensor 36, and the additional purchase device 100.

When an interrupt signal is applied from the interval timer 90, the arithmetic unit 41 determines the state of the area assigned to the safe sphere sensor 33, launch sphere sensor 35, foul sphere sensor 36, and additional purchase device 100 of the input latch register 45. Is checked, the safe ball sensor 33, the launch ball sensor 35,
If any one of the foul ball sensor 36 and the additional purchase device 100 is on, the number of balls in the RAM 43 is read,
After performing the following update operation of the number of possessed balls, the corresponding area of the input latch register 45 is cleared. First, when the ball is hit by the hitting rod 4b, a pachinko ball is hit and the number of balls held by the player is reduced by one. Therefore, the arithmetic unit 41 sets the firing sphere sensor 3 in the input latch register 45
R if the area assigned to 5 is set
A new ball number is calculated by subtracting 1 from the ball number in the AM 43. At this time, the operation unit 41 sets an area of the output latch register 46 corresponding to the status indicator 10.
Then, the driver 60 drives the status display 10 to display that the resilient operation has been performed.

If the repelled pachinko ball does not flow into the game board surface 3 and is returned to the enclosed ball gutter 9 by flowing backward on the guide rail 2, the repelling operation on the pachinko ball is invalid. It is necessary to offset this bouncing motion. Therefore, when the area assigned to the foul ball sensor 36 in the input latch register 45 is set, the calculation unit 41 adds one to the number of balls in the RAM 43 to calculate a new number of balls. Further, when the flipped pachinko balls flow into the game board surface 3 and flow into any of the prize areas, a certain number of prize balls are paid, so that the number of possessed balls increases by the number of prize balls. Therefore, when the area assigned to the safe ball sensor 33 in the input latch register 45 is set, the arithmetic unit 41 adds a predetermined number of prize balls (for example, 13) to the number of balls in the RAM 43 to newly store the number of balls. Calculate the number of balls.

Further, the number of balls held by the player increases when the player purchases additional balls by using the additional purchase device connected to the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, the operation unit 4
1 is RAM when an area allocated to the additional purchase device 100 in the input latch register 45 is set.
43 is the number of balls per game degree (for example, 2
5) is added to calculate the new number of balls. The new ball count thus calculated is written in the RAM 43, and the transmission control device 44-contactor 1
7d is given to the electronic card 20 via the external connection terminal 20c, and is stored in the data area of the storage unit 20b. While the flag is set to 1 during the game, the above operation is repeated until the following game end condition is satisfied, and the numerical value corresponding to the increased or decreased number of balls is displayed on the output latch register 46. Is set at a location corresponding to the display 13 and the analog display 14. Then, since the driver 60 drives the numerical display 13 and the analog display 14, the number of possessed balls is displayed on the numerical display 13 and the analog display 14 each time the number is updated.

The game ending conditions include a case where the player presses the game ending switch 37 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a case where the number of hits reaches a predetermined number, and a case where the number of possessed balls becomes zero. First, when the game player presses the game end switch 37 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine, the portion assigned to the game end switch 37 of the input latch register 45 is set, and the arithmetic unit 41 responds to this by responding to this. While clearing the middle flag, the portion of the output latch register 46 corresponding to the card holding device 17 and the firing device 4 is reset. Therefore, the launching device 4 finishes the popping operation, and the card holding device 17 returns to the electronic card 20.
And waits for customers. Also, the number of balls possessed by the player increases in the game process, and the RAM 43 and the electronic card 2
When the number of balls to be written to the storage unit 20b of 0 reaches the expected number of hits, the arithmetic unit 41 sets a position corresponding to the completion lamp 15 of the output latch register 46 and sets the driver 60
Turns on the completion lamp 15. Thereafter, the arithmetic unit 41 clears the flag during the game in the RAM 43 and stops the card holding device 17 and the firing device 4 in the same manner as described above. When the number of hits is set for each pachinko gaming machine, the same calculation as the calculation of the number of possessed balls may be performed for each pachinko gaming machine, and stored in the RAM 43.

Further, when the number of balls held by the player becomes 0, the game end condition is satisfied. By the way, if the bouncing operation is performed when the number of balls held by the player is 1, the firing ball sensor 3
In response to the output of 5, the number of possessed balls becomes 0, but at this point, the final fate of the lastly launched pachinko ball is unknown, and any of the prize areas is won, or It may be reduced as a foul sphere. Further, if the player immediately performs an additional purchase operation even when the number of possessed balls becomes 0, the number of possessed balls increases by the additional purchase operation. Therefore, it cannot be immediately determined that the player has no right to continue the game when the number of possessed balls becomes zero. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the final zero determination is performed as follows. That is, when the number of balls possessed by the player becomes 0, the arithmetic unit 41 sets the flag during return to zero in the RAM 43 to 1, activates the timer 91, and then stops the firing device 4. Therefore, the bouncing operation cannot be performed at this time, but since the flag is set to 1 during the game, the arithmetic unit 41 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 sets the number of balls every time an interrupt is added from the interval timer 90. Is performed. In addition, when the flag during the return to zero is set in this way, the timer 9
Until the time of 1 is up, the arithmetic unit 41 sets a portion corresponding to the additional purchase indicator light 19 of the output latch register 46, turns on the additional purchase indicator light 19, and urges the player to make an additional purchase.

Here, the operation of the additional purchase device 100 is described in ninth
This will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. In the additional purchase device 100, the control device 114 has the coin sorter 110 and the bill validator 1 at all times since power-on.
11 outputs are monitored. Then, when the player is urged to turn on the additional purchase indicator light 19 or at an arbitrary timing during the game, a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 102, and the coin sorter 110 generates amount information, or When a bill is inserted into the insertion slot 103 and the bill discriminator 111 generates amount information, the inserted amount is displayed on the amount display 104 and waits until the amount selection switch 105 is pressed. When the player presses the amount selection switch 105 and specifies the purchase amount, the amount selection switch 105 adds the amount information to the control device 114. Then, the control device 114 calculates the change amount by subtracting the amount information added from the amount selection switch 105 from the amount information added from the coin sorter 110 or the bill validator 111, and operates the change discharge device 112 to change the change. To discharge. Additional purchase device 1 of the present embodiment
00 also serves as the card issuing function.
14 waits for either the additional purchase switch 108a or the new purchase switch 108b to be pressed, and when the new purchase switch 108b is pressed, activates the card issuing device 113 and issues the electronic card 20 from the card issuing port 107. . It is needless to say that the number of possessed balls corresponding to the amount selected by the amount selection switch 105 is written in the electronic card 20 issued at this time.

When the additional purchase switch 108a is pressed, the control unit 114 sets the game frequency corresponding to the amount selected by the amount selection switch 105 in the shift register 115, for example, with 100 yen as one game frequency. Then, the shift register 115 generates a number of pulses corresponding to the set numerical value, and the pulses are applied to the input latch register 45 via the level shifter 50.
In this manner, the level shifter 5
After the pulse is applied to the location corresponding to 0, the control operation on the pachinko gaming machine side described above is performed, and the arithmetic unit 41 on the pachinko gaming machine side increases the number of balls by 25 each time a pulse is applied from the shift register 115. to add. If the additional purchase operation is performed before the timer 91 times out in this way, the number of balls possessed by the player increases, so that the firing device 4 resumes operation and can continue the game. It should be noted that the pachinko ball hit last before the timer 91 expires becomes a foul ball, or the number of balls held by the player becomes 1 or more due to winning in any of the winning areas. Needless to say, the pachinko game can be continued as it is.

If the timer 91 times out without the number of balls held by the player becoming one or more, the arithmetic unit 4
1 clears the flag during the game in the RAM 43, stops the card holding device 17, and enters a customer waiting state. In addition, the above-mentioned timer 91 indicates that the pachinko ball hit at the end is the game board surface 2.
Is required and sufficient time to pass through to any of the prize areas or to be returned as a foul ball or an out ball, and for a time sufficient for the player to perform an additional purchase operation. Needless to say, there is. In addition, electronic card 2
Even when the number of possessed balls in 0 is 0 from the beginning of the game, if the additional purchase indicator light 19 is turned on and the additional purchase operation is performed before the timer 91 times out, the game can be performed.

In the above, an electronic card having a semiconductor non-volatile memory as a card-shaped storage medium is used, and an electronic card-type pachinko machine in which data relating to the number of balls held is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine to the card side in real time. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine has been described, a card-type pachinko gaming machine of a type in which at least the number of possessed balls is read from a storage medium and at least the number of remaining balls at the end of the game is written into the storage medium. The invention is equally applicable. Also, in the above description, an example is shown in which the additional purchase device is arranged in the gap between the pachinko gaming machines connected in the island facility. However, if there is no means for newly issuing cards, for example, As shown in FIG. 10, pachinko gaming machine 1
It is also possible to cut out the outer frame of the player and insert the additional purchase device 100. In this case, a prepaid card system is used in which the amount information held by the player is stored in the card-shaped storage medium. It is also possible. In the above, when the number of balls held by the player becomes 0, the additional purchase indicator light 19 is displayed.
Is shown, but the additional purchase indicator may be turned on when the number of balls possessed by the player falls below a certain value. Furthermore, in the above description, an example is shown in which an additional purchase device is arranged for each pachinko game machine. However, one additional purchase device is provided for two pachinko game machines, and one of the pachinko game machines is provided by a switch. You may make it select.

[0032]

As has been described above, according to the control apparatus of the card type pachinko game machine of the present invention, it intended to assume pachinko machine using the pachinko ball circulating inside the
However, when the card was inserted, it was simply transmitted from the card side
Only check the collation of identification information on pachinko machines
Not the identification information prepared in advance on the pachinko machine side
Was transmitted to the card side and the card side checked the collation
If the result is correct, set the accessible flag and
Required that the accessible flag is set
The identification code prepared on the card side as a matter is pachinko game
Since it is transmitted to the machine side, it is used for the card side.
Accessible files are required to obtain the intended identification information.
Available for pachinko machines for rug set
The identification code must be obtained, and the pachinko machine
It is generally difficult to obtain the provided identification code.
Because there is a game about the number of balls from outside,
Performing tricks or producing counterfeit cards
Become difficult. In addition, since the ball information of the player is always displayed on the ball information display means, it is possible for the player to directly recognize the profit state, thereby enhancing the sense of reality of the pachinko game. Becomes

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine with a front glass removed.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of an enclosed gutter.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an additional purchase device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an overall system obtained by connecting an additional card and a pachinko gaming machine that connects the additional card with an electronic card;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of the additional purchase device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 13 Numerical display 17 Card holding device 20 Electronic card 33 Safe ball sensor 34 Out ball sensor 35 Launch ball sensor 41 Operation unit 90 Interval timer 100 Additional purchase device

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A control device for a card-type gaming machine in which a pachinko ball circulating inside is played by a firing device based on mounting a card-shaped storage medium on a card holding device, and a game is played. Possessed ball information storage means for storing possessed ball information held by customers; possessed ball information display means provided at a predetermined portion of the pachinko gaming machine side for visually displaying possessed ball information of the possessed ball information storage means; , The gaming machine identification information received by the card-shaped storage medium is a card
Side must match the first identification information prepared in advance.
As a prerequisite, access data in the card-shaped storage medium
The accessible flag that allows you to
Accessible flag setting means and that the accessible flag must be set
The condition that the card identification information read from the card-shaped storage medium side and transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine side must match the second identification information prepared in advance in the pachinko gaming machine side, and a playable flag is required. A flag setting means for setting the game flag; and a ball information writing means for writing ball information on the card-shaped storage medium side to the ball information storage means on condition that the game flag is set. A ball information display control means for visually displaying the ball information written in the ball information storage means on the ball information display means on condition that the playable flag is set; And firing control means for enabling the firing device to fire, provided that a possible flag is set. Characteristic pachinko machine control device. 2. The pachinko gaming machine control device according to claim 1, wherein said possessed ball information display means visually displays the possessed ball information held by the player by numerical values. Control device. 3. The pachinko gaming machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the possessed ball information display means displays the possessed ball information possessed by the player by numerical display means and analog display means. Characteristic pachinko machine control device.