JP2641155B2 - Centralized control equipment for pachinko games - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized management device for a pachinko game store, and more particularly to information related to profit and loss information transmitted from a pachinko game machine which is designed to play a separate game in addition to a pachinko game. The other game-related information generated as a result is output by the data output processing means as predetermined various data, and the desired various data is visually displayed on a visual display means, or a writable / readable storage. The present invention relates to a new centralized management device for a pachinko game store having a transmission control means for storing and storing in a medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in recent pachinko game stores, terminal devices such as pachinko game machines and ball rental machines are connected to a computer system via a transmission line. It collects information indicating the number of balls, the number of supply balls, the number of out balls, and the like, performs centralized management of so-called all-store systems such as supply instructions and stop instructions for each terminal device, and performs business tally processing. Then, the game store decides on a sales policy such as a nail adjustment based on the operation information thus collected.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, many pachinko machines, such as large electric ones, have been incorporated into pachinko gaming machines in order to improve the service for the players. A pachinko gaming machine equipped with this kind of accessory has a large change in the prize rate per unit operating time depending on whether the accessory is in a specific gaming state called a jackpot or in a state other than a jackpot, and is extremely ejaculate. Although it is expensive, it is true that it has gained the support of many players, but on the other hand, as a game store, only profit and loss calculation obtained from the number of winning balls, out balls, supply balls, etc. In some cases, it is true that it is becoming difficult to determine a sales policy by adjusting nails for the following reasons.

That is, this kind of gaming machine with an electric accessory is controlled so that a specific gaming state corresponding to a so-called jackpot occurs with a certain probability for the operation of another game.
This probability is obtained when a long-term cycle such as a month unit or a year unit is considered, and has a considerable deviation when considered in a short cycle such as business hours of a day. However, with a system that aggregates only information related to profit and loss calculation as in the past, it is not possible to understand the factors involved in changes in the game state such as the occurrence of jackpots, so the probability of jackpot occurrence is determined uniquely. A business policy must be determined based on the original, or a business policy must be determined based on the intuition of the coordinator.

[0005] Therefore, even when the nail adjustment of the hitting table is considered as an example, the nail adjustment is performed when the hitting occurs due to the occurrence of the jackpot and when the hitting occurs regardless of the occurrence of the jackpot. Although the method is completely different, this distinction cannot be made at all with the conventional aggregation of profit and loss calculation only, so it is said that the jackpot was generated too much for the table where the hit was made regardless of the occurrence of the jackpot. It is quite possible to make nail adjustments based on judgment. Also, considering the case where the stoppage occurs due to illegal means such as artificially opening the variable prize device with a piano wire or the like, the conventional system cannot not only find the illegal means but also nails. The nail may be further tightened based on the judgment.

In particular, in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having a large accessory in recent years, each accessory is adjusted in advance so that a jackpot (specific gaming state) occurs with a predetermined probability. The inherent probabilities that have been set have individual characteristics and habits depending on the model and type. Especially in the short term, the deviation is large, and in order to accurately grasp the tendency of pachinko machines,
There is a demand for grasping history data of profit / loss related information and other game related information.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and has as its object the purpose of, for example, a pachinko game machine having an electric accessory.
As a result of another game by another game means, when the player enters a specific game state, the profit of the player fluctuates rapidly, and the profit and loss related information in the management of the game store on the premise of a pachinko machine with a large bias in the probability that a jackpot occurs Another object of the present invention is to provide a new centralized management device for a game arcade, which is capable of grasping history data such as game-related information and other game-related information.

[0008] Therefore, the centralized control device of the pachinko game store of the present invention is premised on the centralized control device of the pachinko game store that manages the operation state of a plurality of pachinko game machines: the pachinko game machine is at least: Disadvantageous first
A variable prize device (for example, a variable prize device 440) that can be converted into a state and a second state that is advantageous to the player, and a specific ball detection unit that detects a pachinko ball that has flowed into a specific area and generates a specific ball detection signal. (For example, the specific sphere detector 421a
４２421c) and the specific sphere detection signal is within a predetermined upper limit.
Count and memorize, and start another game based on this memorized value
Another game starting means for generating another game starting signal
For example, the game device activation means 422) and the separate game activation means
Another game control means for starting another game predetermined based on another game start signal from the (e.g., random number generation means 423, L
ED display sections 411a to 411c, etc.), specific game state detecting means (for example, AND logic 425) for detecting that the game result of the started another game has reached a predetermined specific game state, and the specific game. On the condition that there is a detection output of the state detection means, the second state of the variable prize device is repeated based on a predetermined rule, and the maximum profit provision means capable of providing a predetermined maximum profit (for example, maximum The centralized management device collects various information transmitted from each terminal device during business and creates various data as management data (for example, the control system 100). ), At least: profit-and-loss-related count storage means (for example, totaling memos) for integrating and storing profit-and-loss information generated with the game of each pachinko gaming machine. 160), another game that includes the specific ball detection signal and another game start signal for each pachinko machine
Other game-related counting storage means (for example, integration memory 160) for accumulating and storing related information, and data output processing means (for example, for outputting various information stored in each of the counting storage means as predetermined various data) CPU 130,
ROM140, RAM150, etc.) and various desired data output from the data output processing means are visually displayed on visual display means (for example, CRT 311 and printer 321), and the desired various data are written / read. Transmission control means (for example, the transmission control device 11) for storing and storing in a possible storage medium (for example, the magnetic disk 331)
0, I / O ports 310, 320, 330, etc.).

[0009]

The pachinko game machine assumed in the present invention is:
When another game control means starts another game in response to the detection output of the specific ball detection means, and when the specific game state detection means detects that a predetermined game state has been set as a game result of another game, the maximum The profit giving means repeats the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that there is a detection output of the specific game detecting means, and gives a predetermined maximum profit to the player in a short time. Make it possible. On the centralized control device side, the profit and loss related count storage means accumulates and stores the profit and loss related information, and another game related count storage means stores the specific ball detection signal.
No. and the other game related information including the other game start signal are accumulated and stored, and the data output processing means outputs various data. These various data are stored and stored in a writable and readable storage medium by the transmission control means, and the contents thereof are visually displayed on a visual display means. Can be easily grasped at any time.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing, in principle, a centralized management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a control system, which includes a plurality of pachinko gaming machines via a transmission line 200. P1 to Pn are connected. Each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn transmits information indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplies, and the like to the transmission line 2.
00 to the control system 100 and the transmission line 2
00, the control information transmitted from the control system 100 via the control system 100 controls the replenishment of the ball shortage table and the stoppage of the replenishment of the hitting table, and the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn.
Transmits the information associated with the state of the accessory to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200, although the specific information differs depending on the type of the accessory. The information transmitted to the control system 100 in this manner is first applied to the transmission control device 110, and the transmission control device 110 divides this information into profit and loss information for each type of information and each identification code of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn. It accumulate | stores in the accumulation | storage memory 160a * b * c * d which acts as a count storage means or another game related count storage means, and stores it.

Then, the CPU 130 for controlling the entire control system 100 as the business totaling means is a R
In accordance with a program written in the OM 140 in advance or a program loaded in the RAM 150 at the time of initializing the system, the integration memories 160a, b, c, d
The information integrated and stored in the memory is read via the transmission control device 110 functioning as a transmission control means, displayed on the CRT display 311 via the I / O port 310, or the printer 321 via the I / O port 320. Print out from. Based on the information obtained in this manner, the operator grasps the state of the accessory of each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, and uses the information as a material for nail adjustment and discovery of fraudulent acts on the next day.

As described above, each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn
The specific contents of the information sent by each pachinko gaming machine P1
~ Pn of course depends on the composition of the character possessed,
FIG. 2 shows an example of a pachinko gaming machine with an electric accessory. That is, FIG. 2 shows an example of a gaming board surface 400 including a gaming area formed on a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine with an electric accessory, and the illustrated gaming machine is a player based on a game result of a so-called slot game. This is a type that opens and closes a variable winning device that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player.

As shown in the figure, a game device 410 having three digits of 7-segment LEDs, which is an example of a so-called variable display device, is provided at substantially the center of the game board surface 400 as a component of another game means. When the game device 410 variably displays a plurality of pieces of identification information and stops, the opening mode of the variable winning device described later is controlled in accordance with the display mode as a result of another game, thereby increasing the profit state of the player. fluctuate. Further, in this embodiment, the control of the other game control signal relating to the operation of the game device 410 as another game means and the detection output of the specific game state detection means for detecting the specific game state as another game result are also controlled via the transmission line 200. System 10
The data is transmitted to the 0 side.

That is, in addition to the normal winning ball devices 401, 402, 403 that promise only refund of prize balls to the winning balls, and the out holes for collecting out balls, Specific ball winning areas 420a, 420b, 420c as specific areas to start the game
Are provided, and the specific ball winning areas 420a, 420b,
When the pachinko ball wins in 420c, the game device 410
Is activated, and the display mode fluctuates continuously. When the player presses the stop switch 430 provided on the front of the gaming machine, or when the player does not press the stop switch 430 for a predetermined time after the game device 410 is operated, the game device 410 operates. Is stopped, and the variable winning device 44 is displayed according to the display mode of the game device 410 at that time.
0 is controlled. Specifically, the game device 41
0 is [7.7.7] and the variable prize device 440 is opened for 30 seconds when the game is over, and when the game is completed in other display modes, the variable prize device 4 is opened.
40 opens for 0.6 seconds.

In this embodiment, the central variable winning area 44 is located at the center.
0a is defined as a special ball winning area. When the variable winning device 440a (special ball winning area) wins while the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds as described above, the 30-second opening is performed. After finishing, the variable winning device 44
0 is further opened for 30 seconds. In FIG. 2, a so-called tulip type is shown as an example of the variable prize apparatus 440. However, other variable prize apparatuses have a very low or no prize probability at the time of closing, and no variable prize at the time of opening. The present invention can be applied to any form that improves the winning probability.

FIG. 3 shows a control system for controlling the operation of such a pachinko gaming machine. The operation of the pachinko gaming machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. When a pachinko ball wins one of the 420b and 420c, it is constituted by, for example, a photoelectric sensor or a micro switch, and the specific ball winning area 420a or 42
Specific ball detectors 421a, 421b, and 421c as specific ball detection means provided in Ob 420c generate specific ball detection signals, and the specific ball detection signals are applied to game device activation means 422.

The game device starting means 422 adds a start signal and a stop signal to the random number generator 423. The game device activation means 422 has a built-in counter capable of counting and storing the specific ball detection signal continuously up to four shots. Unless the counter overflows, a random number is generated every time the specific ball detection signal is added. Generator 4
When the start signal is applied to the game device 23, the game device 410 operates.

When the start signal is applied in this manner,
The random number generator 423 generates three series of random numbers from 0 to 9 by software, and these random numbers are added to the decoders / drivers 424a, 424b, and 424c for each series. And decoders / drivers 424a, 424b, 4
24c decodes each random number and drives the corresponding LED display unit 411a, 411b, 411c of the game device 410. Therefore, the display mode of the game device 410 fluctuates continuously at the same time that the game device activation means 422 that has received the specific ball detection signal applies the activation signal to the random number generator 423, and the slot game is started. In this sense, the game device activation unit 422, the random number generation unit 423, the LE
The D display units 411a, 411b, 411c and the like serve as separate game control means.

When the player presses the stop switch 430 at an arbitrary timing after the slot game has been started in this way, a stop signal is output from the stop switch 430, and the stop signal is transmitted through the OR gate 432 to generate a random number. Section 423. Then, upon receiving this stop signal, the random number generation unit 423 stops generating random numbers.
The LED display units 411a and 411b of the game device 410
The display content of 411c is fixed at that time, and the slot game ends. The game device activation means 422 also has a timer function. Even when the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, a stop signal is generated when, for example, four seconds elapse after the activation signal is output to the random number generation means 423, This stop signal is sent to the random number generator 423 via the OR gate 432.
Is added to Therefore, even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, the slot game automatically ends when four seconds elapse after the start of the slot game. When the slot game is completed in this manner, the random number generation unit 42
From 3, a game end signal indicating the end of the game is applied to the AND logic 425 and the variable winning device control means 441 as the specific game state detecting means.

First, numerical information equivalent to the random number applied to the decoder / driver 424 is added to the AND logic 425 from the random number generator 423. When the AND logic 425 receives the game end signal, the AND logic 425 generates the random number at that time. The logical judgment of the three series of random numbers output by the unit 423 is performed. If all the random numbers indicate [7], the output is set to positive logic. Set the output to negative logic.

On the other hand, the variable winning device control means 441 checks the output logic of the AND logic 425 when receiving the game end signal, and determines the 0.6 second timer 44 when the output logic is negative.
A trigger is applied to the 30 second timer 443 if the output logic of the AND logic 425 is positive.

First, when a trigger is applied to the 0.6-second timer 442, the 0.6-second timer 442 emits for 0.6 seconds, and the output of the drive signal becomes positive. The drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the variable winning devices 440a, 440b, 440c
446a, 446b, 44 for driving
6c is excited during that time, and the variable winning devices 440a and 440
b.440c opens for 0.6 seconds. Then, the falling edge of the drive signal output by the 0.6 second timer is applied to the game device starting means 422 via the OR gate 447, and the counter in the game device starting means 422 is decremented. Therefore, if the counter in the game device activation means 422 is adjusted so as to overflow at, for example, four counts, the specific ball detection signal is continuously received up to four times. 1
It will not be accepted unless the game ends and the game result appears.

On the other hand, when a trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443, the 30-second timer 443 transmits for 30 seconds, and the driving signal output from the 30-second timer 443 becomes positive. The drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the solenoids 446a, 446b, 446c for driving the variable prize devices 440a, 440b, 440c are excited during that time, and the variable prize devices 440a, 440b, 440c are excited.
40c opens for 30 seconds. Further, since the output of the 30-second timer 443 is applied to one control input terminal of the AND gate 451, when the variable winning device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the logic of one control input terminal of the AND gate 451 is changed. It is positive. Also, the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is applied to the other control input terminal of the AND gate 451, but the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is at the H level in the initial state. When the pachinko ball wins the variable winning device 440a defined as the area, the special ball detector 45
The special sphere detection signal generated by 3 is applied to the maximum profit giving means 454 via the AND gate 451. Then, for example, the AND gate 451, the special sphere detector 453, and the like function as continuation condition detecting means.

The maximum profit giving means 454 opens the variable winning device 440 again for 30 seconds when certain conditions are satisfied, and gives a very large profit to the player. Specifically, the maximum profit giving means 454 is logically configured to start its operation when a special ball detection signal is applied via the AND gate 451, and when the operation starts, it monitors the output of the 30 second timer 443. Then, after the output is completed, a trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443 via the OR gate 448 only once. Accordingly, if the variable prize device 440a wins during the time when the variable prize device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the variable prize device 440 again sets 3
It will open for 0 seconds. Since the AND gate 451 is also open when the variable prize device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the variable prize device 4 is opened when the variable prize device 440 is open for 30 seconds.
As long as the player wins within 40a, the variable winning device 440 repeats the opening of 30 seconds endlessly.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the number setting means 452
The falling edge of the output of the 30-second timer 443 is counted by a counter built in, and when this counter counts a set number, for example, 10, the overflow output of the number setting means 452 falls to L level. As a result, since the AND gate 451 is closed, the special sphere detection signal generated thereafter is output to the maximum profit providing means 45.
4 and therefore, the variable winning device 440 is 10
When the 30 second opening is completed, the maximum profit giving means 454 generates a reset signal instead of outputting a drive signal to the 30 second timer 443, and this reset signal resets the number setting means 452 via the OR gate 447. At the same time, the counter built in the game device activation means 422 is decremented. If the variable prize device 440 does not win the variable prize device 440a during the opening of the variable prize device 440 for 30 seconds, the special sphere detection signal is not added to the maximum profit giving means 454. After completion, the device is initialized. And, for example, OR gate 448,
The 30-second timer 443 and the like function as repetitive drive control means.

By the way, the variable prize winning device 440 is constructed so as to greatly improve the internal prize winning efficiency by being opened as described above. Has a significant relationship with the profits of the amusement store, and has a significant relationship with the management status of the amusement store. Therefore, in order to provide fair and appropriate fine-tuned services to gamers, and to operate sound management that takes into account the locality and location of the game, the detection output from the specific game state detection means and the separate game It is desirable that the operating information related to the variation of the mode of the variable winning device 440 including the separate game control signal relating to the operation of the means be accurately grasped.

For example, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 2, the factors involved in the variation of the mode of the variable winning device 440 include (a). (B) the number of times that the display of the game device 410 has a so-called jackpot display mode of [7.7.7] within a unit time; The number of times a slot game has been played within a unit time, (c). The number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420 within the unit time,
(D). The number of times the variable winning device has repeatedly opened for 30 seconds according to the command of the special ball detection signal within the unit time,
Etc. can be considered. Here, the unit time can be set as appropriate, such as the business hours of one day as desired, or the predetermined time during which each pachinko gaming machine is actually operating, as desired. .

In this embodiment, as an example of various information related to another game, the control system 100 recognizes information related to the change of the mode of the variable winning device 440 in FIG.
Are transmitted to the control system 100, and the signals transmitted on the control system 100 side are integrated and stored. Specifically, (a). Within the unit time,
In order to grasp the number of times the display of the game device 410 has changed to the jackpot display mode, the variable prize device 441 transmits a trigger added to the 30-second timer 443, and (b). In order to grasp the number of times the slot game has been played within the unit time, the game device activation means 422 transmits an activation signal added to the random number generation means 423, and (c). A specific ball detection signal is transmitted in order to grasp the number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420 within a unit time, and (d). Within the unit time, the variable prize winning device is activated by the special ball detection signal command.
In order to grasp the number of times the opening of 0 seconds is repeated, the driving signal added to the 30-second timer 443 by the maximum profit giving means 454 is transmitted.

The terminal point ABCD in FIG. 3 shows an example of an outlet for these signals, and a specific transmission system and a configuration example of the transmission system are shown in detail in FIG. The transmission system shown in FIG.
Signals generated at points A, B, C, and D in the pachinko gaming machine Pi (i is a natural number from 0 to n) scanned by the decoder 111 on the 10 side are transmission lines 202a and 202b corresponding to each signal. The integration memories 160a and 160 are latched by the latch circuit 112 on the transmission control device 110 side via the transmission control devices 202c and 202d, and correspond to the respective information.
b, 160c and 160d are stored. In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal designation address by the decoder 111 and each integration memory 160a, 160b, 160c, 1
Since the address of 60d is matched in hardware, the information is collected very quickly in this embodiment.

Next, the detailed configuration of the transmission system shown in FIG. 4 will be described together with its operation. The basic clock oscillated by the oscillator 113 that determines the basic operation speed of the transmission system takes a count value from 0 to 7. Ring counter 114
Of the ring counter 114, which is added in synchronization with the basic clock, is applied to a decoder 115 for controlling the timing, and the decoder 115 decodes the count value of the ring counter 114. To generate various control signals from 0 to 7. One transmission cycle is completed while various control signals from 0 to 7 generated by the decoder 115 make one cycle.
The most significant digit of the ring counter 114 is applied to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 116, and the counted value of the ring counter 116 is used to specify the address of the pachinko gaming machine as a terminal, and to store the accumulated values in the integrating memories 160a, b, c. Used for addressing.

That is, the count value of the ring counter 116 is applied to a decoder 111 for designating the address of the terminal device, and the decoder 111 decodes this and designates the first to n-th terminal devices. Then, while the count value of the ring counter 116 is incremented by one, the ring counter 11
Since the count value of 4 makes one cycle, the data transmission cycle with the pachinko gaming machine ends while the decoder 111 designates a certain pachinko gaming machine.

For example, as a result of the slot game being played on the first pachinko gaming machine, the display mode of the game device 410 is changed to [7.7.7] (that is, a big hit).
Let's say The display mode of the game device 410 is [7
[7.7], the variable winning device control means 441 applies a trigger to the 30-second timer 443 via the OR gate 448, and this trigger is derived to the point A. (Refer to FIG. 3) Referring to FIG. 4, a drive current flows through the driver circuit Da by the trigger derived to the point A, and the relay 211a in the distribution board 210 as an output terminal board provided in the pachinko game machine is closed. To achieve. The switchboard 210 is provided in a predetermined portion on the back side of the pachinko game machine, and is connected to a centralized management device in a pachinko game store.

On the other hand, at a certain timing, the ring counter 1
When the count value of 14 becomes 1, the decoder 111 designates the first unit by turning on the first output and turning on the sweep driver DR1. When the sweep driver DR1 is turned on in this way, the photocoupler Pa, the transmission line 202a, the relay 211a, the terminal designation line 201 are supplied from the power supply V.
Current flows through the path, and the phototransistor forming the photocoupler Pa is turned on.

The latch circuit 112 has four storage locations La to Ld.
The latch circuit 112 is assigned to the signals at the points, points B, C, and D.
The input signal is latched at the timing when the load signal as the output is added. Therefore, when the phototransistor constituting the photocoupler Pa is turned on as described above, the storage location La of the latch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of the jackpot at the timing when the decoder 115 raises the load signal, and its output is It is added to the memory control means 161 in the accumulation memory 160a.

In addition to the output of the latch circuit 112, load, count and write control signals are applied to the memory control means 161 from the decoder 115, and a memory address is applied from the address bus AD. When the load signal is applied from the decoder 115, the memory control means 161 applies a preset enable signal PE to the preset counter 162, and the preset counter 162 presets the derived value on the output line of the memory 163. Note that the decoder 115 has the
When the first, second, and seventh outputs are activated, the buffer gate 117 is activated, so that the memory control means 161 supplies the count value of the ring counter 116 via the buffer gate 117 (ie, The first control address is added, and the memory control means 161 gives this address to the memory 163 as it is. Therefore, at this time, the storage content of the address assigned to the first unit of the memory 163 is derived from the output line of the memory 163. Since the stored content of the address assigned to the first unit in the memory 163 indicates the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first unit up to the immediately preceding operation cycle, the preset counter 162 stores The integrated value of the number of jackpots that have occurred in the first unit up to the cycle is preset.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises a count signal, the count signal is supplied to the memory control means 16.
1, the memory control means 161 determines that the storage location La of the latch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of a jackpot when this count signal is added.
The counter 62 outputs a count-up clock ck.
Therefore, in the present operation example, the count-up clock ck is added to the preset counter 162,
The preset counter 162 counts the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first unit up to the immediately preceding operation cycle by one.
It will count up.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises the write signal, the write signal is applied to the memory control means 161. When the write signal is applied, the memory control means 161 sends the write control signal W to the memory 163. Add. As a result, the memory 163 stores the value derived on the output line of the preset counter 162 (that is, the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first unit up to the immediately preceding operation cycle to the jackpot generated in the first unit in the current operation cycle). Is stored.) The same operation as described above is performed each time the output signal of the decoder 111 specifies each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, so that the number of jackpots generated in each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn is stored in the memory in the integrating memory 160a. 163. Further, the integration memories 160b, c, and d have the same configuration as that of the integration memory 160a.
Since d is also configured in the same manner as the relay 211a, by performing the same operation as above, the integrated value of the number of slot games is stored in the integration memory 160b, and the integrated value of the number of winnings in the specific ball winning area is specified. In the accumulation memory 160c as the ball number counting storage means, the accumulation value of the number of times the variable prize apparatus repeats opening for 30 seconds due to the prize in the special sphere winning area is stored in the accumulation memory 160d.

As described above, each integration memory 160a / b
・ Integrated value of necessary information is stored in cd
Reference numeral 130 denotes each of the accumulation memories 160a, b, and b at the timing when the occupation of the address bus AD is permitted by the decoder 115.
The information stored in cd is read.

That is, when the outputs Nos. 3 to 6 of the decoder 115 are at the H level, the buffer gate 117 is deactivated, and
Buffer gate 118 is activated. Therefore, CPU
Reference numeral 130 denotes a latch circuit 119 via the system bus SB for the table address of the pachinko gaming machine from which data is to be collected.
Is written to the address bus AD at the timing when the buffer gate 118 is activated, and the table address is given to the memory 163 via the memory control means 161. Then, information of the designated pachinko gaming machine is read from the addressed address in the memory 163, and is sent to the system bus SB via the output buffer 164.

The accumulated number of jackpots generated in each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn is collected from the accumulation memory 160a, and the accumulated value of the number of slot games is collected from the accumulation memory 160b. When the integrated value of the number of winnings to the prize is collected, the variable prize-winning device is activated by the winning in the special ball winning area from the integrating memory 160c.
Needless to say, data is collected from the integration memory 160d when the integrated value of the number of times of opening for two seconds is collected. The OR gate OR2 is for preventing the transmission system from being carelessly operated when the CPU 130 occupies the address bus AD.
2 is at the H level (that is, when the decoder 115 is not outputting the load count write control signals), the decoder 111 is activated.

The information collected in this manner is sent to the CPU 13
0 performs predetermined arithmetic processing and outputs data as profit / loss related information and another game related information (for example, the I / O port 31).
Displayed on CRT 311 via “0”. The printout is performed from the printer 321 via the I / O port 320), and is stored and stored on the magnetic disk 331 as a storage medium via the I / O port 330. Therefore, CRT 311
Transmission control device 110, I / O as transmission control means for visually displaying desired various data on a visual display means such as printer or printer 321 and for storing desired data on a storage medium such as magnetic disk 331. Ports 310 and 32
0, 330 etc. are functioning.

FIG. 5 shows the output-processed CR.
This shows an example of a display screen of T311. For example, the number of profit balls, the number of loss balls, the number of differences, etc. are displayed as profit / loss information for each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn as various kinds of data. As information, the number of times of winning, the number of games, the number of specific ball winnings, the number of times of changing the winning device, and the like are displayed. The data printed out from the printer 321 and the data stored on the magnetic disk 331 are also not shown in the drawing because they are similar to the data displayed as described above. By analyzing the data, each pachinko gaming machine P1
The game progress of Pn can be accurately determined, and various histories can be grasped by appropriately calling and displaying and analyzing data stored in the magnetic disk.

For example, if the number of jackpots is low but the hit is stopped, it can be determined that the obstacle nail for the normal prize hole is open, and the number of games and the number of hits can be determined. If a certain probability is maintained and the number of specific ball winnings is high, it can be determined that the obstacle nail for the specific ball winning area is open. In addition, if the number of big hits occurs with a higher probability than the average with respect to the number of games, it can be determined that the influence of the indeterminate random number factor is present. If the number of device fluctuations is extremely high, it can be determined that there is some kind of fraud.

By using various data collected in this way, instead of performing arithmetic processing based on the number of hit balls and the number of payback balls and performing hit control as in the prior art, a large number of hits (this kind of The hit control may be performed based on a pachinko gaming machine, which typically reaches the hit number when a big hit occurs.

It should be noted that in the above description, the number of large hits, the number of winning specific balls,
The example of the transmission system in the case of collecting the number of games and the variable prize apparatus as the different game-related information has been described. A micro switch and a photoelectric sensor for detecting the occurrence of a winning ball or the occurrence of an out ball are provided at predetermined positions of each pachinko gaming machine, and an integration memory 160 and a latch circuit 1 corresponding to each sensor are provided as a transmission control system.
Twelve storage locations, a transmission line 202, and the like are provided, and the same operation as described above is performed. The switches S1 and S2 in FIG. 4 indicate the circuit arrangement positions of these sensors, and the open terminals of the switches S1 and S2 are connected to a transmission line (not shown).

By the way, it goes without saying that the type of information related to the predetermined gaming state in which the profit of the player rises sharply changes according to the type of the accessory provided in the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 6 shows an example of a pachinko gaming machine having a role other than the above, and what kind of information should be transmitted in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having such a role will be discussed below.

FIG. 6 shows a gaming board surface 400 of a pachinko gaming machine having a role other than that described above. To summarize the structure and operation, the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.
Basically, if the pachinko balls hit in the same manner as a normal pachinko game machine are collected in the out hole 501, the profit of the game shop is obtained, and any of the winning ball devices 502, 503, 504 is provided.
The back mechanism is configured so that a predetermined number of prize balls are refunded if the player wins the prize balls 505 and 506, tulips 508 and 509, and other prize ball devices described later. To explain the characteristic points, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 6, when a player wins a special winning hole 520 as a special ball winning area in the process of playing a game as described above, the variable winning device 530 is, for example, 10 It is controlled to open for seconds. Since the variable prize device 530 is a very large hitting ball prize device, once it is opened, a large number of prize balls are returned to the player, so that the variable prize device 530 is opened. The degree of the winning rate for the prize hole 520 has a significant relationship with the profit of the player, and the player's profit is increased if the special prize hole 520 is in a game state where it is easy to win, and conversely, the special prize hole 520 is increased.
If the player is in a gaming state in which it is difficult to win a prize, the profit of the player decreases. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 6, the probability of winning in the special winning hole 520 can be adjusted according to the state of the hit ball winning tool 540 provided in the middle of the flow path where the launched pachinko ball reaches the special winning hole 520. Like that.

FIG. 7 shows a special prize hole 520 serving as a starting point of the variable prize winning device 530 and the special prize hole 5.
The relationship of the hit ball prize winning tool 540 that regulates the winning probability of the prize 20 is shown in an enlarged manner. In detail, hitting ball prize tool 5
A vertical winning hole 541 is drilled substantially at the center of the board for attaching itself to the game board surface 400 of the pachinko gaming machine, and a support shaft 542 fixed to both sides of the winning hole 541.
, Movable wing pieces 543 each having a triangular shape are pivotally supported. An obstacle piece 544 is formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543 at the lower end of the outer side of the pair of movable wing pieces 543, and a return piece 545 is formed at the lower end of the inner side of the movable wing piece 543. Are formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543.

Each of the movable wing pieces 543 swings right and left around the support shaft 542 by the own weight of the pachinko ball, and the ejected pachinko balls flow down along the game board surface 400 to form the movable wing pieces 543 on both sides. When flowing into the inside, the movable wing pieces 543 swing outward around the support shaft 542 under the influence of the weight of the pachinko balls, and stop when the wings are opened at about 60 degrees. When the pachinko ball wins in the movable wing piece 543 while the movable wing piece 543 is opened right and left in this way, the movable wing piece 543 is closed by the force of the pachinko ball hitting the return piece 545. I do.

Further, below the hit ball prize tool 540,
Obstacle nails 550 are arranged in a funnel shape so as to guide the pachinko balls flowing below the hit ball winning tool 540 to the special winning hole 520.

Now, when the hit ball prize tool 540 is in a closed state, most of the pachinko balls flowing down to the side of the hit ball prize tool 540 are flipped by the obstruction pieces 544 and obstacle nails 550 arranged in a funnel shape. , It hardly wins the special prize hole 520, and therefore, the variable prize winning device 53
0 is rarely opened. On the other hand, when the hit ball prize tool 540 is in the open state, the pachinko ball that has flowed to the side of the hit ball prize tool 540 has a considerable probability of being inside the obstacle nails 555 arranged in a funnel shape along the outside of the obstacle piece 544. The pachinko ball that has flowed into the inside of the obstacle nail 555 in this way wins a special prize hole 520, and the variable prize device 53
0 is also opened, for example, for 10 seconds each time a pachinko ball wins in the special winning hole 520.

Therefore, if the nail is adjusted so that the probability of winning the hit ball prize tool 540 is extremely low, the hit ball prize tool 540 can be obtained.
As long as is closed, the variable winning device 530 is rarely opened. However, once the hit ball winning device 540 is opened, the variable winning device 530 is opened with a very high probability after that, and the extreme ecstasy. It will be a strong pachinko machine. Therefore, in the case of this type of pachinko gaming machine, the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, or the number of replenishing balls is not simply transmitted to the control system side. If information indicating the state of the variable winning device 530 can be transmitted, more accurate management as a game store will be possible. Therefore, in order to detect this kind of information, this embodiment employs the following method.

As is well known, in a pachinko gaming machine, pachinko balls that have won any of the winning ball devices are finally collected on a winning ball collecting gutter (not shown) on the back side of the gaming machine, and the winning ball collecting gutter is not shown. Is counted by a winning ball detector provided near the exit of the game. If the winning ball device is any kind of accessory, in order to detect the pachinko ball winning the accessory, the winning pachinko ball must pass a predetermined sensor before reaching the winning ball collecting gutter. I just need.

In the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as information indicating a factor involved in the occurrence of a gaming state in which the profit of the player fluctuates rapidly, the hit ball prize tool 540 is used.
Are opened, and the number of times the gaming state becomes easy to win in the special winning hole 520, the number of winnings in the special winning hole 520 which triggers the opening of the variable winning device 530, and the like are listed. In order to detect the number of winnings in the special winning hole 520, which triggers the opening of the variable winning device 530, as shown in FIG. 7, the special winning hole 520 includes a micro switch, a photoelectric sensor, or the like inside the special winning hole 520. What is necessary is just to provide the detector 521.

On the other hand, in order to detect the number of times that the hit ball prize tool 540 is opened and the gaming state is easy to win in the special prize hole 520, it is necessary to simply detect the pachinko ball hit in the hit ball prize tool 540. Instead, it is necessary to detect a pachinko ball that has won the hit ball prize tool 540 when the hit ball prize tool 540 is closed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the path through which the pachinko ball that has won the hit ball prize tool 540 reaches the prize ball collecting gutter (not shown) is branched into a first flow path 546 and a second flow path 547, and the first flow path 546 A game state detector 548 for detecting a pachinko ball flowing down is provided, and a branch punch 549 swinging integrally with the movable wing piece 543 is provided in the second flow path when the movable wing piece 543 is closed. When the movable wing piece 543 is opened while the movable wing piece 543 is open, the first
It protrudes into the vertically long winning hole 541 so as to close the flow path.

Accordingly, when the movable wing piece 543 is closed, the pachinko ball that has won the hit ball prize 540 is placed in the first flow path 5.
The game state detector 548 is turned on after passing through the ball 46, but the pachinko ball that has won the hit ball prize tool 540 when the movable wing piece 543 is opened passes through the second flow path 547, so that the game state detector 548 is turned on. Does not work. Therefore, if the number of times that the game state detector 548 is turned on is counted, the movable blade 5
The number of times 43 has been opened can be known.

The sensors arranged in the vicinity of the accessory in this manner, that is, the detector 521 and the game state detector 548
In order to incorporate this into the transmission circuit, for example, the signal lines of the switches S1 and S2 in FIG. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the information collected in the conventional system such as the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of replenishing balls, etc. is transmitted to the control system 100, the sensor for each information is replaced by the sensor S1 in FIG. What is necessary is just to add to the same place as S2, and to add the transmission line 202 and the accumulation | storage memory 160 corresponding to this for every information. Also, if a margin is provided in advance for the number of addresses of the integrating memory 160 and the number of output bits of the decoder 111, even when a pachinko game machine is added, it is possible to cope with it simply by adding the terminal designation line 201.

In the above description, two examples of the pachinko gaming machine with the accessory have been described. However, the present invention is applied to the case where the profit of the player fluctuates greatly due to the variation of the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. The types of pachinko machines are widely applicable. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a case where predetermined components such as a storage medium processing means of the business totaling processing means are optionally provided in the centralized management device.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, the history data of the profit and loss related information and the separate game related information are accumulated and stored in the storage medium by the transmission control means, and various desired data are displayed on the visual display means as needed. Because it is possible to perform output processing visually, even if the pachinko gaming machine has a large deviation in the probability that a big hit (specific gaming state) will occur in a short period, such as a pachinko gaming machine with an electric accessory, Thus, it is possible to more accurately grasp the tendency of a long-term pachinko machine and how the tendency of each pachinko gaming machine changes due to occasional nail adjustment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine having an electric accessory.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a transmission system.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a CRT display screen.

FIG. 6 is a surface view of a pachinko game machine having another accessory.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 control system 200 lines 160 integration memory 311 CRT 410 game device 440 variable winning device 420 specific ball winning area

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A centralized management device of a pachinko game store that manages the operation state of a plurality of pachinko gaming machines, wherein the pachinko gaming machines have at least a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player. A variable prize device that can be converted into a specific ball, a specific ball detection unit that detects a pachinko ball that has flowed into a specific area and generates a specific ball detection signal, and converts the specific ball detection signal to a predetermined upper limit or less.
In the game, and start another game based on the counted value.
A separate game activation means for generating a separate game activation signal
Based on another game start signal from another game start means,
Another game control means for starting another game, a specific game state detecting means for detecting that a game result of the started another game has reached a predetermined specific game state, and a detection output of the specific game state detecting means And a maximum profit providing means capable of providing a predetermined maximum profit by repeating the second state of the variable prize apparatus based on a predetermined rule, as a necessary condition. As a means of collecting business information that collects various information transmitted from each terminal device during business and creates various data as management data, at least profit and loss related information generated with each pachinko gaming machine Profit and loss related count storage means for integrating and storing, the specific ball detection signal and separate game start signal for each pachinko gaming machine
Another game-related counting storage means for accumulating and storing different game-related information including: a data output processing means for outputting various information stored in the respective count storage means as predetermined various data; Transmission control means for visually displaying desired various data output from the means on a visual display means and for storing the desired various data in a writable / readable storage medium. Centralized control device for pachinko game stores.