JP2651780B2 - Pachinko hall sales management backup device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for backing up sales data and prize data, which is necessary to guarantee the continuous management of sales by a hall computer in a pachinko hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sales management of pachinko halls has conventionally been
The sales data output from the pachinko ball or coin lending machine and the prize data output from the pachinko ball or coin counter are input to a hall computer, and the sales computer calculates the sales amount, the prize amount, the fraction, etc. using the hall computer. This is done by storing it as management data and printing it out or outputting it to the head office online.

[0003] However, in the hall computer, management data may be lost or lost due to troubles such as human error and failure, and confusion may be caused by interruption of sales management. Therefore, in order to back up this hall computer, the sales data and premium data output from the rental machine and the counter are input to the total meter by wiring independent of the hall computer,
The total meter backs up sales data and premium data. This total meter simply counts sales data and premium data cumulatively every day, and an electromagnetic meter is generally used. The total meter is provided with a keyed housing so that it cannot be operated from the outside, and the housing is provided with a cumulative data display section for sales data and premium data.

Therefore, the pachinko hall manager looks at the accumulated data display section of the total meter every day and records the accumulated data of the displayed sales data and prize data in a diary. Even if the event occurs, it is possible to manually calculate the amount of sales, the amount of premiums, the fraction, and the like for today, from the accumulated data recorded in the diary. Thereby, confusion due to an unexpected trouble of the hall computer can be prevented.

[0005]

However, as described above, the manager has to go to the pachinko hall every day and record the accumulated data displayed on the total meter in a diary, which is very troublesome. In addition, in the pachinko hall of the chain system, since the manager is the headquarters separated from the pachinko hall, going to see the total meter of each chain store every day becomes a burden of labor and expense,
It was virtually impossible.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even if a manager is separated from a pachinko hall, backup data of sales data and prize data input to a total meter can be easily obtained. A new pachinko hall sales management backup device that saves money and reduces the need for purchasing new equipment and securing space at the destination by using a facsimile that is already widely used as the destination. Is to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, sales data output from a pachinko ball or coin lending machine and premium data output from a pachinko ball or coin counter are provided. In a pachinko hall sales management backup device that inputs data to the total meter by wiring independent of the hall computer and backs up sales data and premium data with the total meter, the keyed housing of the total meter Data generating means for counting the sales data and prize data input to the total meter and generating backup data therein, and transmitting means for modulating the backup data and transmitting the modulated data to a destination device via a public telephone line. Was adopted.

[0008] It is preferable that the data creating means creates the accumulated data of sales data and premium data and the data for today as the backup data. Preferably, the destination device is a facsimile, and the transmitting means is a facsimile adapter for transmitting to the facsimile. It is preferable that a display unit for displaying the current date and time, such as a date, is provided on the housing so as to be visible from outside.

[0009]

According to the sales management backup device of the present invention,
The data creation means counts the sales data and premium data input to the total meter to create backup data, and the transmission means modulates the backup data and sends the modulated backup data to a destination device via a public telephone line. Therefore,
By setting the transmission destination to the administrator, the administrator can obtain backup data by outputting from the device. Further, since the data creation means and the transmission means are provided inside the keyed housing so as not to be operated from the outside, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a sales management backup device for a pachinko hall embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko hall, 2 denotes a head office which is a manager, and the head office 2 is far from the pachinko hall 1.

A number of pachinko ball or coin lending machines 3 are installed at various places in the pachinko hall 1, and each lending machine 3
Output sales data. A plurality of counters 4 for counting the total number of pachinko balls or coins issued by customers are installed at the prize exchange in the pachinko hall 1, and each counter 4 outputs prize data. In the office of the pachinko hall 1, a hall computer 5, a facsimile 6, and a total meter 7 are provided independently of each other.

The rental computer 3 and the counter 4 are connected to the hall computer 5 via a main wiring 8, so that the sales data and the prize data are inputted. The hall computer 5 calculates the sales amount, the prize amount, the fraction, and the like from the input sales data and the prize data, saves the management data, prints out the data from the connected printer 9, and prints the host computer of the head office 2. 21
It is configured to output online.

The facsimile 6 is provided for transmitting and receiving various documents to and from the facsimile 22 of the head office 2 or a facsimile (not shown) of another place, and has been widely used in the pachinko hall 1 conventionally. is there.

The lending machine 3 and the counter 4 are connected to the total meter 7 via a sub-wiring 10 independent of the main wiring 8, so that the sales data and the prize data are input. The total meter 7 continuously counts the input sales data and premium data every day, and uses an electromagnetic meter. The total meter 7 includes a housing 12 with a key 11 so that the total meter 7 cannot be operated from the outside. The housing 12 is provided with a cumulative data display unit 13 for sales data and premium data. The total meter according to the present embodiment can connect up to a total of 48 rental machines 3 and counters 4, and correspondingly, the housing 12 has 48 input terminals T1 to T4.
8 are provided. This maximum number of connections can be changed as appropriate.

In the housing 12, as shown in FIG.
A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14 which counts sales data and premium data input to the total meter 7 to create backup data, modulates the backup data, and modulates the backup data via the public telephone line 23 to the head office 2 And a facsimile adapter 15 for transmitting to the facsimile 22 of the first embodiment.

More specifically, the input terminals T1 to T48
Are connected to the CPU 14 via the waveform shaping unit 16, and further provided to the CPU 14 are the type and number of the rental machine 3 or the counter 4, the date and time, the telephone number of the facsimile 22, the presence / absence of scheduled transmission, etc. A dip switch setting unit 17 for making various settings, a timer generation unit 18, and a date display unit 19 for displaying the current date and time are connected. The date display section 19 is provided on the housing 12 and is visually recognized from the outside. The CPU 14, the facsimile adapter 15, and the like are compactly mounted on a single board, and are easily housed in the housing 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 14 counts the sales data and prize data input to the total meter 7 to create cumulative data of the sales data and the prize data as backup data, and also, up to the previous day. Temporarily store the accumulated data. Then, the accumulated data up to today and the accumulated data up to the previous day are compared, the difference is calculated, and today's data of sales data and premium data as backup data is created.

As shown by a dotted frame in FIG. 2, a data collection unit and a display control unit 31 for counting and accumulating the input sales data and premium data, and a data collection unit and a display control unit 31 Cumulative data display unit 32 (input terminals T1 to T16, T17 connected to and controlled to display cumulative data of sales data and premium data
To T32 and T33 to T48. ) And the key control unit 33 for controlling the display control unit 31 to turn ON / OFF or clear the accumulated data display unit 32 are not essential if the accumulated data display unit 13 by the electromagnetic meter is provided. However, if these 31, 32, and 33 are provided, the accumulated data display section 13 can be replaced with the accumulated data display section 32.

According to the sales management backup device configured as described above, the CPU 14 provided in the housing 12 of the total meter 7 counts the sales data and premium data to create backup data, and the facsimile adapter Reference numeral 15 modulates the backup data and transmits it to the facsimile 22 of the head office 2 via the public telephone line 23, and the facsimile 22 automatically receives the data. By setting the presence / absence of the scheduled transmission to “Yes” in the dip switch setting unit 17, the automatic transmission is performed at the scheduled time every day (can be freely set). Table 1 below shows a specific example of the transmitted / received backup data.

[0020]

[Table 1]

In Table 1, No. Reference numerals 1 to 48 denote lending machines or counters corresponding to the input terminals T1 to T48. P lending machine is a pachinko ball lending machine, P100, P50
0, P1000 indicates the type of pachinko ball lending machine, PJC
Indicates a pachinko ball counter. S lending machine indicates a pachislot coin lending machine, S100 indicates a coin lending machine denomination, and SJC indicates a coin counter. The total item indicates cumulative data of sales data in each rental machine or cumulative data of prize data in each counter. Today's item shows today's data of sales data in each rental machine or today's data of premium data in each counter.

The items of pachinko sales at the top are P rental machines, P
The sum of today's data of sales data at 100, P500 and P1000, the item on the right to the prize is the total of today's data of prize data at the PJC, and the right divisor shows the ratio of these today's data. Is shown. The slot sales item is the total of the today's data of the sales data in S100 and S100, and the prize item on the right is SJ.
C represents the total of the present day data of the prize data, and the right divisor thereof indicates the ratio of these today's data.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if the head office 2 as the manager is separated from the pachinko hall 1, the backup data of the sales data and premium data input to the total meter 7 can be easily transmitted from the facsimile 22. The labor and cost required for sales management can be reduced. Further, by using a facsimile that has already been widely used as a transmission destination, it is not necessary to purchase a new device and secure a space at the transmission destination.
Further, since the sales management backup device of this embodiment is housed in the housing 12 with the key 11, it is also useful for preventing fraud.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be embodied with appropriate modifications without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0025]

According to the pachinko hall sales management backup device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, since it is configured as described above, even if the manager is separated from the pachinko hall, it is input to the total meter. Backup data of sales data and premium data can be easily obtained, thereby saving labor and cost. Further, since the data creation means and the transmission means are provided inside the keyed housing so as not to be operated from the outside, fraudulent acts can be prevented, and the administrator can obtain accurate data.
In addition to the above effects, according to the third aspect of the invention, by using a facsimile that has already been widely used as a destination device, it is possible to eliminate the need to purchase a new device and secure a space at the destination. According to the invention described in claim 4, the current date and time can be visually recognized from outside the total meter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire sales management backup device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of a data creation unit and the like of the sales management backup device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a data creation procedure by the data creation means.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko hall 2 Head office 3 Rental machine 4 Counter 5 Hall computer 7 Total meter 8 Main wiring 10 Sub wiring 14 CPU 15 Facsimile adapter 22 Facsimile 23 Public telephone line

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] Claims 1. Sales data output from a pachinko ball or coin lending machine and premium data output from a pachinko ball or coin counter are input to a total meter via wiring independent of a hall computer. In a sales management backup device of a pachinko hall in which sales data and prize data are backed up by a total meter, a housing with a key provided in the total meter is provided.
Data generating means for generating backup data by counting sales data and premium data input to the total meter inside the body, and modulating the backup data and transmitting the modulated data to a destination device via a public telephone line. Sending
A sales management backup device for a pachinko hall characterized by providing communication means . 2. The pachinko hall sales management backup device according to claim 1, wherein said data creating means creates the accumulated data of sales data and premium data and data for today as said backup data. 3. The destination device is a facsimile.
Transmitting means for transmitting to the facsimile
The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is a shimiri adapter.
Sales management backup device. 4. The current date and time are displayed on the housing.
Claims in which the date etc. display part shown is provided so as to be visible from the outside
Pachinko hall sales management bag described in 1, 2 or 3
Up device.