JP2724556B2 - Game storage medium issuing 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 issuing a game storage medium used in a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, etc., using a storage medium such as a magnetic card or an electronic card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a card-type pachinko gaming system has been proposed as a typical example of a gaming device that plays a game via a card-shaped storage medium. As a card-type gaming system of this type, for example, when a card is issued, the number of held balls data corresponding to the purchase amount is stored in the card, and a game is performed within the range of the number of held balls, and the number of held balls data increased or decreased in the game is played. At the time of the end, a card which is stored in the card (Japanese Patent Publication No. 47-42227) or a card which records only the code number at the time of card purchase is issued, the number of balls held is stored in the central control device, and the card is stored. A game machine in which a stored number of balls is called by inserting it into a card reader of a pachinko machine and sent to a gaming machine so that a game can be played (Japanese Utility Model No. 61-32709, Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-17).
No. 106) has been proposed.

[0003]

The gaming card in the above card-type gaming system is such that a desired amount of money is issued when a player puts money into a card issuing device and presses an amount button. The valuable data of the issued card is recorded in a magnetic storage unit. For this reason, it is difficult to know the stored contents from the outside, and if the data of the issued card is incorrect, or if a game store clerk erroneously sets an invalid card in the issuing device and issues it as it is, And a game store may cause trouble.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium issuing apparatus which can prevent invalid or inaccurate issuance of a storage medium. is there.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a reading device (card CD) for a storage medium (card CD) provided with valuable data substantially equivalent to money or the number of game media. A game that has a card reader 800) and can issue a storage medium used in a gaming device (eg, pachinko machine 100, control unit 160) that can execute a game in connection with a storage medium being inserted into the reading device. Storage medium issuing device (card issuing machine 200) for storing storage media before issuance (card tank 701) and capable of reading information stored in an information storage unit of the storage medium Information reading means (card reader 800 of a storage medium issuing device) and a storage medium issued based on the information read by the information reading means determine whether or not the storage medium is valid. Storage medium determination means, storage medium recovery means for recovering storage media determined to be invalid by the storage medium determination means (for example, runway switching member 777 or confiscation tank 780), and storage recovered by the storage medium recovery means Collection storage medium counting and displaying means capable of confirming the number of media (for example, sensor 782, light projector 783, spare counter 79)
6).

Further, the information storage section of the storage medium is a magnetic data storage section (magnetic recording section MG), and the storage medium determining means is a magnetic data storage section which reads the magnetic data read from the magnetic data storage section of the storage medium by the information reading means. Is configured to determine whether the issued storage medium is valid based on

[0007]

According to the means described above, it is determined whether or not the storage medium is valid before the storage medium is issued by the game storage medium issuing device, and the storage medium determined to be invalid is determined by the storage medium collection means. Since it is collected, it is possible to prevent an invalid storage medium such as inaccurate information being stored in an information storage section of the storage medium from being issued from the storage medium issuing device for a game, and to prevent Unnecessary trouble with the store can be avoided.

When information is stored in a storage medium,
It is advantageous that the information storage unit is a magnetic data storage unit in terms of cost and the like. When a storage medium having such a magnetic data storage unit is issued, magnetic data is determined and issued, so that inaccurate magnetic data can be obtained. It is possible to reliably and quickly prevent an invalid storage medium having data from being issued.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a card-type pachinko game system as an example of a storage medium-type game facility to which the present invention is applied.

The pachinko gaming system according to this embodiment has a pachinko machine 100 as a game machine and a game storage medium issuing card CD as a storage medium having a local value for starting a game in each of the pachinko machines. The issuing machine 200 as a device, the prize ball obtained as a result of the game, and a payment device 300 as a storage medium payment device for payment of a purchase money not used for the game, and the various terminals described above are centralized. Management device 400 for managing and controlling
And a data transmission line 500 that organically couples the management device 400 and each terminal. These components constitute an organic combination.

The organic combination can be interposed only by the card CD, and the card can be operated and its valuable data can be converted only by the organic combination. Therefore, the pachinko machine 100, the issuing machine 200, the settlement machine 300, and the management device 400, which are the constituent elements of the organic binder, each have a card reader as a storage medium reading device (in this specification, a card reader). A card reader for writing data is also provided), and the information of the card and the information of each terminal are stored in the storage device of the management device 400 in the form of a file.

Next, before entering into a specific description of each component of the organic combination, a card used in the storage-medium type game facility of this embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2A, for example, the card CD used in the storage-medium type game facility of this embodiment includes a purchase amount AM, an issue date (= valid date) DATE, and the like. A print display section PRT is provided along the card insertion direction (longitudinal direction of the card) on which information necessary for the player and an issue serial number n and the like required when the damaged card is restored are printed at the time of issuance. Therefore, there is no need to prepare a plurality of types of cards on which different amounts of money are printed in advance.

Immediately above the print display section PRT, a perforation forming section for recording the state of the card, that is, the history or status transition of the card, such as issued, resurrected, played, returned to zero (zero), and settled, in the form of perforations. Hole forming area PH as
Are also provided along the card insertion direction.

[0015] By detecting the perforations formed in the card with a photoelectric detector, the card number can be easily read out from the file of the management device using the code recorded on the magnetic surface and confirmed without reading the data. This makes it possible to reduce the load on the controller and management device of the card reader required to determine the processing corresponding to the state of the card.

On the other hand, at a position slightly below the center of the card, there is provided a magnetic recording section MG as a magnetic data storage section which functions as an information storage section coated with a band-shaped magnetic material from the front end to the vicinity of the center. (See FIG. 2B). However, the magnetic recording portion MG may have a card formed not only in a part of the longitudinal direction but also in a continuous band shape from end to end of the card similarly to the print display portion PRT, or a magnetic material may be applied to the entire back surface of the card. May be used as a magnetic recording unit.

Further, in the card of this embodiment, a belt-like roller running area RRA slightly wider than the transport roller in the card reader is provided between the print display section PRT and the magnetic recording section MG, that is, at the center of the card. The magnetic recording section MG, the print display section PRT, and the authenticity discrimination area TF, which are provided along the longitudinal direction of the card and have important information used for determining the card surface, particularly the card, by contact with the transport roller. Is prevented from being damaged, and the information can be prevented from becoming unreadable.

Further, in the card of this embodiment, a true / false discrimination area TF made of a security mark concealed in characters such as a hole name printed on the card surface is provided below the magnetic recording portion MG. That is, the characters "PLAZA" printed on the front surface of the card are added to the detection bit patterns B0 to B9 in which the legs of each character are provided at a pitch such as 3.5 mm as shown in FIG. Design and print to come to the corresponding position. Then, the character width is set to 0.5 to 1.5 mm, and the distance between bits is set to 3.5 mm, and "1" or "0" of each bit is represented by shading of the character. In addition, the fifth bit B4 from the left and the last bit B9 of the 10 bits are bits B0 to B3.
And the shading of the character to represent the parity of B5 to B8. It is more preferable that the security bits concealed in the character string be formed using a special ink that can be detected only by the sensor and cannot be distinguished by human eyes.

Further, on the surface of the game card of this embodiment, a head cleaning area HCN is provided in which a cleaning agent for removing dirt on the magnetic head is applied to a belt-like area continuous with the magnetic recording portion MG. And At the same time, in the card of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3D, the magnetic recording portion MG is placed on a base material 11 made of a plastic such as polyester so that it is difficult to know where the magnetic recording portion MG is provided. A white layer 13 is formed on a magnetic layer 12 coated with particles uniformly, and a pattern printing layer 14 is further placed thereon, and then a part thereof (a print display section PR).
A thermosensitive coloring layer 15 is formed on the portion corresponding to T, and a transparent protective film 16 is coated thereon. In addition,
A cleaning agent of the same color as that of the white layer 13 is applied to the cleaning area HCN, and the surface thereof is exposed without being coated with the protective film 16 so that the cleaning area hardly changes in color from other parts. To improve the aesthetics. Also, the card base material 11
A pattern printing layer 17 is formed on the back surface of
8 for coating.

In the card having the above structure in which the white layer 13 is formed on the surface of the magnetic layer 12, the magnetic layer 12 made of black magnetic particles is
, It is possible to provide a card with rich fashion by printing a picture, and has a function of concealing the magnetic recording unit MG.

Furthermore, since the protective film 16 is coated on the surface of the card, an area holding important information used for discriminating the card, such as the print display section PRT, the magnetic recording section MG, and the authenticity discrimination area TF, is provided. The card is protected, and the information is less likely to be destroyed, thereby improving the reliability of the card.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the magnetic recording unit MG provided on the card.

The magnetic recording portion MG of the card of this embodiment has two
Track T, of which the first track T
Clock data for giving a sampling timing is recorded in RC1. The second track TRC2 includes, starting from the left, a 4-bit start code and a field STX containing the parity bit, a company code MKC indicating the manufacturer of the card reader, a device code MCC indicating the model of the card reader,
A game store identification code DSC, date data DATE, card number No., issuance command code FNC given by the card reader at the time of card issuance, text field TXT containing security data SDC read from the authenticity discrimination area, text end code In the field ET
X, a field LRC containing an exclusive OR value (detection code) of text data and an end code, and a field STX containing a start code. In addition, the date DATE is provided with a bit P indicating each parity every four bits, and the first four bits are provided.
Bit for “month”, 6th to 9th and 11th bits for “day”, and 12th to 14th and 16th bits
From the 19th bit to the 19th bit, the last two digits of the Christian era are binary-coded and recorded.

In the case of a card having a magnetic recording section, it is generally easiest to decode the recording format and the recording data from the date. Since a parity bit is inserted for each recording and the correspondence of recording bits is changed, it is extremely difficult to forge a card.

Further, the issue serial number n is displayed on the print display unit PRT.
The card can be restored from the file information of the management device even if the information in the magnetic recording unit MG cannot be read due to the damage of the card or the like.

Further, as described above, the information recorded in the magnetic recording unit of the card of this embodiment includes an identification code DSC for specifying the usable space of the card and an issue code for indicating the validity period of the card. Only the date DATE, the card number as an identification code obtained from the issue serial number n using an appropriate function or conversion method, and a check code for error detection, so that the purchase amount and the number of balls held are not recorded. Has become.

These are configured so that they can be extracted in real time from the data file of the management device 400 by the card number NO. This prevents fraud by copying the card and minimizes the damage caused by fraud. In other words, even if the card is copied, no damage occurs beyond the purchase price and the number of balls registered in the data file, so copying the card is a completely useless act.

Further, in the above embodiment, not only the magnetic recording information recorded on the card but also the authenticity discrimination area T which is difficult to forge.
Since the authenticity of the card is also determined by F, it is possible to more reliably prevent fraud on the card.
Further, since an unauthorized card can be immediately detected by checking the authenticity discrimination area TF, the unauthorized card can be found more quickly than sending the magnetic information to the management device 400 and determining the unauthorized card. It is to be noted that a hole is also formed in a telephone card or the like having a magnetic recording section, but a conventional card is provided to inform the user of the remaining balance, and a card reader is used to make a hole. Is not intended to be used for any processing or determination.

Next, an example of the configuration of a gaming machine as a gaming machine for providing an original game will be described with reference to FIGS.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is a pachinko machine 100
And a control unit 160 which is disposed on an island facility or the like above the game machine main body in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine, and mainly controls a display and a card reader and collects movable data during the game. You.

The pachinko machine 100 is mounted in a machine frame 101 fixed to an island facility of a pachinko parlor by a hinge 102 so as to be openable and closable. A reinforcing plate 107 having an operation dial reinforcing member 107a that withstands the weight of the pachinko machine 100 and absorbs the vibration of the hit ball firing device 103 is fixed to a lower portion of the machine frame 101. In the lower part of the pachinko machine 100, a hit ball launching device 103 for firing the enclosed balls one by one into the game area and an operation dial 104 thereof are provided,
Above the operation dial 104, a money amount display 111, a ball number display 112, a purchase switch 113, an interruption switch 114, an end switch 115, a game state for enabling a procedure for starting a game using the card. An operation panel 110 including a display 116 and the like is provided.
The configuration of the game area on the front of the pachinko machine is the same as that of the conventional one. The purchase switch 113 is an instruction switch for converting the card into a game ball in units of 200 yen or the like within the range of the amount of the card assuming insertion of the card into the card reader 800 built in the control unit 160. , The converted game balls are the number of possessed balls. The remaining amount of the card is 1
The converted number of balls is displayed on the ball number display 112, and the converted ball count is displayed on the amount indicator 111 in units of 00 yen as one unit. When the number of balls is decremented by one and a prize ball is generated, the number of prize balls is added and displayed. Exit switch 115
The player can turn on the card whenever the player wants to end the game (including a case where the player wants to change the game console) so that the control unit 160 can eject the card in use. At that time, the unit controller 190
At that time, the remaining amount of the player and the number of balls possessed (the sum of purchased balls and acquired balls) are registered in the file of the management device 400, and then the card is ejected from the insertion / ejection opening 802a of the card reader 800. Further, the interruption switch 114 is a switch used for temporarily suspending the game for a break, although the player does not intend to stop the game at the game machine currently playing,
When this switch is operated, the unit controller 1
90 waits until the card is ejected and the same card is inserted again, during which no other card is accepted. The purchase switch 113 among the above-mentioned switches is of a built-in lamp type, and the lamp in the purchase switch 113 blinks when the number of balls held becomes “0”.

The operation panel 110 is, as shown in FIG.
Openable front panel 105 at the bottom of pachinko machine 100
, And has a hollow shape with a triangular cross section, and the upper surface is inclined downward toward the front so that the display can be easily read. Inside the operation panel 110, wiring boards 120A and 120B are arranged in parallel with the display surface 110a. On the board 120A, a money amount indicator 111 and a ball number indicator 112 made of 7-segment type LEDs are provided. The switches 113 to 115 and the built-in lamp are mounted thereon, and are covered with a display plate 117.

The display 11 of the display plate 117
1 and 112 are transparent window portions 117a, and the portions corresponding to switches 113 to 115 are opening portions 1a.
17b (see FIG. 7). An operation button 118 is mounted in the opening 117b so as to cover above the switches 113 to 115. 121
Is a built-in lamp corresponding to the purchase switch 113.

At the front end of the operation panel 110, there is provided a game state display section 116 in which a display lamp 123 is covered with a translucent Fresnel lens 119 or the like. Dial 1
When it is turned 04, it turns on.

Further, on the side (left side in the embodiment) of the operation panel 110, an operation button 125 having a built-in stop switch 124 is mounted.
Is turned on, it is possible to give a command related to the game, such as stopping the operation of the accessory provided in the game section. The stop switch 124 is mounted on a wiring board 120C provided in the operation panel 110, and the wiring group 1 extending from the wiring board 120C.
26C and a wiring group 126A, 126B extended from each of the boards 120A, 120B is drawn out to the outside, and the pachinko machine control device 19 arranged at the lower part of the back of the pachinko machine by connectors 127A to 127C connected to its ends.
5 can be connected.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine 100 constituting the gaming machine of this embodiment is configured as a closed-type gaming machine that circulates and uses the game balls sealed in the machine, and includes a sealed ball circulating device 130 for circulating the sealed balls. On the back surface.

FIG. 15 shows a configuration example of the back side of the pachinko machine 100.
Shown in

A prize ball collecting gutter 131 covering a plurality of prize ball lead-out holes formed to penetrate the game board corresponding to a prize area provided in the game area on the front of the game board is held by the frame 106. It is attached to the back of the game board. The bottom wall of the winning ball collecting gutter 131 is inclined downward toward the center to form a guide shelf 131a, and below it, an out ball gutter 132a, a first safe ball gutter 132b, and a second safe ball gutter 132c, as shown in FIG. Are formed integrally with each other. In the middle of each gutter in the guide gutter 132, a photoelectric type out sensor SNS1, a first safe sensor SNS2, and a second safe sensor SNS3 each including a pair of light emitting and receiving devices are mounted.

The guiding gutter 132 has a merging gutter 132d for collecting the balls flowing into each gutter at one place.
The end of 32d is connected to the upstream side of the guide trough 133 which is gently inclined to align the pachinko balls in a line as shown in FIG.
Is configured. Further, on the upstream side of the guide gutter 133, a foul ball receiver provided at an upper end of the firing rail to collect a so-called foul ball (return ball) in which a hit ball hit along the firing rail returns toward the rail base. A foul ball gutter 133a disposed so as to face the inlet 134 (see FIG. 11) is integrally formed, and the foul ball is merged with the ball flowing down on the guide gutter 133 via the guide gutter 132. It has become. A foul sensor SNS4 is provided in the middle of the foul ball gutter 133a.

The lower end of the guide gutter 133 has a storage portion 135a for one ball facing the lower end of the guide gutter 133.
A ball feed 135 that separates the balls on the ball 3 one by one and allows the balls to flow downward is swingably attached. A stopper 136 is fixed to the rear of the ball feed 135 to prevent the ball feed 135 from rotating more than necessary, and when the ball feed 135 is turned downward by the weight of the ball that has flowed in, the upper end surface thereof is a guide gutter. 133
The upper sphere can be prevented from flowing down. further,
A rotatable ball leveler 137 is attached in the middle of the guide gutter 133, and a slide type ball punching mechanism 138 is provided downstream.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the sealed ball circulating device 130 is mounted on the back of the frame board 109, the ball removing mechanism 138 is provided with a blocking piece 148 protruding from the back of the frame board. The slide has been blocked and the ball cannot be removed. The enclosed ball circulating device 130 is mounted so as to be able to rotate as a whole by a hinge portion 139 provided on one side (the right side in FIG. 10), and is rotated rearward around the hinge portion 139. Then, the ball removal mechanism 138 is slid to perform the ball removal. Further, an elastic locking piece 133a is fixed to the end of the guide gutter 133, and this is fixed to the frame board 1
By engaging with the engagement step portion 149 of 09, the enclosing ball circulation device 130 can be fixed so as not to rotate.

The pachinko balls separated by the ball feed 135 pass through a ball passage hole 139 (see FIG. 11) formed in the frame board 109 provided behind the front panel 105, and are slanted toward the front of the frame board. One falls down to the base of the launch rail 140 that is fixed to the base. The firing rod 103a is disposed so as to face the base of the firing rail 140 (see FIG. 12). At the same time, below the base of the firing rail 140, an interlocking member 141 having a push-up piece 141a that is rotated in conjunction with the firing rod 103a and pushes up the ball feed 135 upward is provided.

Further, a concave groove is formed on the upper surface of the firing rail 140 to guide the sphere, and a reflection type photoelectric switch for detecting a sphere passing on the rail is formed on the front surface of the frame board 109. A sensor SNS5 is mounted at a distance of at least one ball from the rail upper surface by a bracket 142, and a return ball at the upper end of the mounting bracket 142 of the firing sensor SNS5 for preventing the return ball from jumping over the sensor. A blocking wall 143 is provided. Further, a foul ball receiving port 134 is formed in the frame board 109 corresponding to the upper end of the firing rail 140 to guide the return ball into the guiding gutter 132 behind the frame board, and the ball extends along the lower side of the foul ball receiving port 134. A receiving piece 144 protrudes.

A game board mounting portion 109a is provided at the upper end of the frame board 109, and game board positioning projections 145 are provided upright at both ends. Further, along the upper end of the frame board 109, a frame engaging portion 146 having a groove capable of engaging with the frame 106 for holding the game board is formed, and as shown in FIG. Frame 106 from above
Are lowered along the positioning projections 145, and the lower ends are engaged with the grooves of the frame engaging portion 146, whereby the two can be connected. The above frame 1
Locking device 10 for detachably engaging the game board with the side wall
6 are provided, and the fasteners 147 are tightened and fixed in a state where the game board held by the frame 106 is placed on the placement portion 109 a of the frame board 109. Note that a speaker 15 for generating a sound effect related to the game is provided on one side of the front of the frame board 109 (the left side in FIG. 11).
0 is attached.

On the other hand, the front panel 105 covering the front of the frame board 109 is, as shown in FIG.
One end (left end) is attached to the lower part of the opening bordered by the inner holding frame 108c so as to be openable and closable with a fulcrum as a fulcrum, and a firing rail frame 151 positioned above the firing rail 140 corresponding to the firing rail 140 is fixed to the back side. A cutout 151a is provided in the middle of the firing rail frame 151 so that the firing sensor SNS5 can face the frame. A lock lever 152 is provided on the back surface of the front panel 105 opposite to the hinge. Above the front panel 105 in the front frame 108, the glass frame 1
54 is also mounted to be openable and closable. On the other hand, on one side opposite to the hinge portion 102 on the back surface of the front frame 108, a locking tool 156 for locking the front surface to the machine frame 101 and a locking device 157 thereof are mounted as shown in FIG. Have been. Reference numeral 155 denotes an opening lever of the glass frame 154.

The frame 106 (see FIG. 13) holding the game board and the frame board 1
09 to the fitting receiving portion 108b on the back of the front frame, the fitting projection 106b on the back of the frame, and the fitting projection 1 on the back of the frame board.
The frame 1 holding the front frame 108 and the game board by screwing together so as to make the 09b coincide with each other.
06 and the frame board 109 are integrated.

FIG. 15 shows a state in which the frame 106 and the frame board 109 are attached to the back surface of the front frame 108 in this manner, and the winning ball collecting gutter 131 is further provided on the back surface of the game board held by the frame 106. The pachinko machine control device 195 is disposed below the frame board 109. Further, on the back of the frame 106 and the winning ball collecting gutter 131, a game control device 158 is provided.
And a relay board 159 are mounted.

FIGS. 16 to 18 show an embodiment of the control unit 160 which is constructed separately from the pachinko machine 100. FIG.

The control unit 160 of this embodiment includes a status indicator 1 on the front of the storage frame 161 to indicate the status of the pachinko machine.
62, an analog display 163 in which a plurality of lamps are arranged in a line, a safe ball lamp 1 for displaying a winning ball generation
64, a call button 165 for calling a clerk. The analog display 163 is used to display the number of balls held in a game in an analog manner, or to display a hit state or a free state by simultaneous blinking and moving blinking.

The speaker 166 is provided in the storage frame 161.
And a card reader 800 as a reading device, and a card insertion / ejection opening 802 of the card reader 800 is provided on the front of the storage frame.
a is exposed, a card holding display lamp 167 (LED1) indicating whether or not there is a card in the card reader is provided above the insertion / ejection opening 802a, and the control unit 160 is provided below the card insertion / ejection opening 802a. A card insertion display lamp 168 for displaying whether or not a card can be inserted is arranged.

Further, the storage frame 16 of the control unit 160
In the inside of the front panel 161a, the pachinko machine 100 is mounted.
A test switch 179 for enabling a game operation using a test card, which will be described later, is provided in a unique state separated from the management device 400, and the switch is turned on from the outside using a pin on the front of the storage frame. A pin insertion hole 169 for allowing the pachinko machine to be operated, and a name plate 170 for specifying a machine number given to the pachinko machine are provided.

Then, inside the front panel 161a of the control unit 160, as shown in FIG. 17, a setting switch 171 of the machine number displayed on the machine name plate 170, the status display 162 and the analog display 163. Lamp groups L11 to L15, L21 to L of the safe lamp 164
A lamp substrate 172 having the reference numerals 28, L31, and L32 (see FIG. 18), and a holding substrate 173 for the speaker 166 and the card insertion lamp 168 are mounted. A call switch 165a is provided behind the call button 165.

Further, in the storage frame 161, a card reader 800, a unit controller 190 for controlling the entire control unit 160, transmission means, and a monitor display 17 are provided.
A unit controller 180 having 4,175,176, a card reader controller 188, and a power supply 177 are built therein. In addition, below the card reader 800,
A storage box 178 for perforated pieces generated when perforation is performed by a perforation device (described later) in the card reader is detachably disposed. Note that a card ejection switch for instructing the card reader to forcibly eject the card is provided on a substrate constituting the card reader control device 188 (not shown).

The control unit 160 includes the front panel 1
Locking tool 179a and its release lever 1 on the free end side of 61a
79b is provided, and the release lever 179b faces the opening 161b formed at the lower end of the front panel 161a. As shown in FIG. 19, the control unit 160 is mounted on the machine frame 101 of the pachinko machine 100 and the unit mount 24 at the same height as the machine frame 101, and at this time, the front panel 161a is It is arranged so as to be flush with the front frame 108 of the pachinko machine. Therefore, the opening 161b of the front panel 161 facing the release lever 179b is normally closed on the upper surface of the front frame 108, and the opening 16
1b is exposed, and the release lever 179b can be operated. Thereby, the control unit 160
Need not be provided with a locking device.

The unit control device 180 in the control unit 160 is connected to the control device 19 of the pachinko machine 100 via a transmission line such as an optical fiber or a coaxial cable.
5 and a management controller 400 via a transmission controller and a local network (transmission cable) described later.

The control unit 160 of the embodiment is provided with an optical fiber connector 186 and a coaxial cable connector 187 on the back surface of the storage frame 161 so that data transmission can be performed using any transmission path. See FIG. 22).

FIGS. 20 to 22 show the pachinko machine 10.
1 shows an example of an island facility on which a gaming machine including a control unit 160 and a gaming machine is placed, and a state in which the gaming machine is mounted thereon.

In the island facility of this embodiment, a plurality of columns 22 are erected on a base 21 at an interval equal to the width of the gaming machine, and a horizontal mounting is provided at a height of about 60 cm from the floor. Table 2
3 is fixed by a support 22. In addition, this mounting table 2
Above 3, a first installation shelf 24 is fixed at a position separated by the height of the machine frame 101, and a second installation shelf 25 is further secured above the first installation shelf 25 by columns 22. A top plate 26 is fixed above the second installation shelf 25 so as to cover the upper end of the column 22. The table 23 described above
The first installation stand 24 has a front end projecting slightly closer to the support 22 than the support 22.
It is located rearward by the thickness of 01.

Then, the pachinko machines 100 are mounted together with the machine frames 101 on the mounting tables 23 between the columns 22, respectively.
1, the control unit 160 is mounted. Also,
A transmission path (not shown) constituting a local network is extended on the second installation table 25, and between the columns 22 is used for data transmission with the management device 400 via the transmission path. A transceiver 185 is mounted. In addition,
The front of the transceiver 185 is closed by the upper plate 27, and the lower part of the mounting table 23 is closed by the lower plate 28.

Further, although not shown, a 24 V power supply line extends on the lower surface of the mounting table 23, and a 100 V power supply line extends on the lower surface of the top plate 26. An outlet 30 for 24V power supply is provided at a position on the upper surface of the mounting table 23 corresponding to each gaming machine, and an outlet 31 for 100V power supply is provided on the bar 29 on the lower surface of the top plate 26 in correspondence with each gaming machine. Each is provided (see FIG. 22).

FIG. 23 shows an example of the configuration of a control system for the entire gaming machine including the pachinko machine 100 and the control unit 160.

Referring to FIG. 28, reference numeral 188 denotes a transport motor 8 which is a component of the card reader 800 shown in FIG.
07, a magnetic head 821, a punching device 820, and the like. The card reader controller 188, the pachinko machine controller 195, and various switches 171 and 1 provided in the control unit 160.
The unit 79, the displays 162, 163, 164, 168, and the speaker 166 are controlled by the unit control device 180.

Although not particularly limited, in this embodiment, the control device 195 of the pachinko machine 100 is connected to the unit control device 180 via an optical cable 191.
A detection signal from various sensors is input, and a drive control signal for a display or the like is output. To enable communication using an optical fiber cable, an optical multiplexed data link (interface) including a parallel-to-serial converter for converting parallel data and serial data, an optical-to-electric converter for converting electric signals to optical signals, and the like. ) Are provided between the unit controller 180 and the optical fiber cable 191 and at the connection between the optical fiber cable 191 and the pachinko machine controller 195 (described later).

By using the optical fiber cable 191 for data communication between the unit control device 180 and the pachinko machine control device 195, a large number of wirings conventionally arranged in a complicated manner behind the pachinko machine can be reduced. In addition to facilitating maintenance and management, malfunctions due to noise can be prevented.

Under the control of the pachinko machine control device 195, the money amount display 111, the number of balls display 112, the purchase lamp 121, the game state display lamp 123, the hit ball launching device 10
3 control device 194 and accessory control device 158, the purchase switch 113, the interruption switch 1
14. The signals from the ball detection sensors SNS1 to SNS5 such as the end switch 115 and the out sensor are subjected to waveform shaping by the pachinko machine control device 195 and the unit control device 18
0 is supplied. In this embodiment, the power supply system has two systems, 24 V AC and 100 V AC, and 24 V AC is supplied to the pachinko machine 100 side, and 100 V AC is supplied to the control unit 160 side. Separating the power supply in this way prevents the pachinko machine control unit from being inadvertently destroyed by the influence of the power supply in a pachinko parlor having many problems in the power supply system.

FIG. 24 shows the pachinko machine control device 19.
5 is shown.

The pachinko machine controller 195 is provided with a pachinko machine controller CPU 1 comprising a microcomputer.
This enables optical data transmission between the unit control device 180 and a reset circuit RST1 that monitors a periodic watchdog pulse output from the controller CPU1 and generates a reset signal when the pulse is interrupted. Therefore, a multiplex transmission controller CNT1 having parallel / parallel conversion means for converting parallel transmission data into serial data and serial / parallel conversion means for converting serial reception data into parallel data, and a photoelectric converter connected to the optical cable 191 via the optical connector 193. Conversion circuit OET and filter circuit FL for cutting noise of detection signals from various sensors
T, decoders DEC1 and DEC2 for decoding display data to the money amount display 111 and the ball number display 112, and a driver DR for forming a display drive signal based on the output thereof.
V1 and DRV2, a purchase lamp 121, a game state display lamp 123, and a driver DRV3 for generating a drive signal of the hit ball launching device 103.

Regarding the processing of the detection signal from the sensor in the pachinko machine control device 195, the unit control device simply removes noise from the detection signal, shapes it into a fixed pulse width, and outputs it as detection data of a launch sphere or a safe sphere. 18
Send to 0. That is, the pachinko machine control device 195 does not calculate the number of safe balls or the like, and such calculation is performed on the unit control device 180 side.

In the pachinko machine, noise is easily generated due to static electricity or the like. However, even if the pachinko machine controller CPU1 goes out of control due to noise or the like, since the reset circuit RST1 monitors the watchdog pulse, the watchdog periodically runs out due to runaway. When the pulse disappears, a reset signal is generated to initialize the CPU, so that runaway can be prevented.

The watchdog pulse can be easily generated by an interrupt from a timer counter in the CPU.

FIG. 25 shows a configuration example of the unit control device 180.

The unit controller 180 controls the card reader controller 188 and the pachinko machine controller 195 in order to enable a pachinko game to be played with a card. And a network controller 553 for establishing a transmission / reception right in a network and performing serial / parallel conversion of data under the control of the data transmission controller. The transfer of data between the controllers 190 and 551 and between the controllers 551 and 553 can be executed via dual port memories (RAMs) 550 and 552. Of these, the memory 552
Is divided into a transmission data storage area and a reception data storage area, and measures an adjustment function for making all transmission / reception data lengths the same (packetization) and speeds up data transmission (2.5 Mbps). It has a buffer function for it.

Each of the packet memories 552 has a capacity of 25
It is composed of four pages with a capacity of 6 bytes, of which page 0 is used for transmitting transmission request packets and page 1 is used for transmission.
Is used to transmit a scheduled data transmission packet. on the other hand,
Pages 2 and 3 are used alternately for data packet reception. The data transmission controller 551 instructs the network controller 553 on which page to use. Even if the next packet data is sent while the data transmission controller 551 is processing the received packet data, it is received by another page, so that all packets can be received reliably. A common reset circuit 55 is used to initialize the controllers 551 and 553 simultaneously.
5 are provided.

At the connection side of the network controller 553 with the management device 400, a signal conversion circuit 554 and a changeover switch 542 for performing waveform shaping of the received data and level conversion of the signal in order to increase the drive capability of the transmitted data. The transmission and reception signals are separated and coupled via the changeover switch 542 so as to be connectable to the optical connector 186 and to cope with the case where the transmission line of the low-layer network is constituted by a coaxial cable. The connection can be made to the branch circuit 540.
The optical transceiver 186 shown in FIG.
5 is connected.

Further, between the data transmission controller 551 and the network controller 553, a latch circuit 561 for storing the data reception result by the network controller 553 in response to a request from the data transmission controller 551, and a data transmission controller 551
Is a latch circuit 562 for storing a command such as a data transmission command to the network controller 553 and a latch circuit 563 for storing a low-layer network address, and three for displaying an abnormal communication control state in the unit controller 180. Latch circuit 5 for storing display data to monitor display 556 comprising an LED lamp
64 are provided. 557 is the latch circuit 56
This is a decoder that decodes addresses given to 1 to 564 and generates a selection signal.

On the other hand, a transceiver 571 for performing level conversion of transmission / reception data is provided between the unit controller 190 and the card reader control device 188, and a parallel / direct conversion of transmission / reception data is performed between the unit controller 190 and the pachinko machine control device 195. Multiplex transmission controller 572 and photoelectric conversion device 57
3 are connected.

Further, a latch circuit 574 for latching display data (segment data and common data) of a monetary amount and a number of balls, a purchase lamp, a game state display lamp, a hit ball Latch circuit 575 for latching a control signal for firing, pachinko machine 100 and control unit 16
0, an input / output controller 576 for loading input signals from various switches on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing and latching output signals for displaying various lamps, and a speaker 166 in the control unit 160.
Latch circuit 5 for latching audio data and the like to be generated
77 is connected.

Reference numeral 582 denotes a speech synthesis LSI, 583 a low-pass filter that cuts high-frequency components to improve sound quality,
Reference numeral 4 denotes an amplifier for adjusting the volume, of which a voice synthesis LSI is used.
Reference numeral 582 stores a plurality of audio data in a built-in EPROM, selects audio data in response to a selection signal (S0 to S3) given from the unit controller 190, and outputs the audio signal in synchronization with the start signal ST. And output is stopped by the reset signal R.

Note that 558 is the unit controller 19
0, a program ROM storing a control program, 55
A program ROM 9 stores a control program for the transmission controller 551. 585 decodes an address signal output from the unit controller 190, and outputs a program memory 558, a unit memory 550,
This is a decoder that generates a selection signal for the latch circuits 574, 575, 577 and the input / output controller 576.

As described above, the unit control device 180
The management device 400, the card reader control device 188, and the pachinko machine control device 195 have information exchange windows on three sides, and under the control of the management device 400, perform control for playing pachinko games with cards. And software for periodically transmitting pachinko machine game information generated as a game result to the management device. Further, in the unit control device 180 of this embodiment, the digit select signal (common signal) of the display data output from the unit controller 190 to drive the monetary value and the number of balls indicator is at an interval such as 2 ms. Paying attention to the point of periodic output, this is input to the reset circuit 555 as a watchdog pulse. The reset circuit 555 is configured to monitor the watchdog pulse in addition to the power-on reset and generate a reset signal when the pulse disappears.

Therefore, even if the unit controller 190 runs away due to noise or the like, the common signal is not output at normal intervals when the unit controller 190 runs away.
55 is activated to initialize the unit controller 190 and the data transmission controller 551, so that runaway is avoided.

At the same time, the unit controller 19
0 has an internal timer counter, and does not return ACK (positive) or NAK (negative) as a response to the transmission request within a fixed time (ex. 10 seconds), or a fixed time (ACK) after receiving the ACK. ex. 2 seconds), or when a disturbance in the internal memory (RAM) is detected, the common signal is forcibly fixed to a low or high level to reset itself. I can do it. In addition, the disorder of the internal memory can be easily determined by writing a specific code (A55A or the like) at a predetermined address in the memory at the time of initialization, and checking it by an interrupt process every 1 ms. Can be detected.

Further, the unit control device 180 of the embodiment
Means that the data transmission controller 553 has been
Even if data cannot be transmitted within (sec), the unit controller 190 is initialized, and abnormal data is
It is handled so that it is not transmitted to 0. That is, in the embodiment, a watchdog counter area is provided in the unit memory 550, and the data transmission controller 55
1 sets a predetermined code FF each time data is transmitted to the management device, and the unit controller 190
This counter is counted down by “1” every 0 ms. Therefore, if the data transmission controller is 5.
If the transmission cannot be performed for more than 12 seconds, the watchdog counter of the unit memory 550 becomes “0”. Therefore, this counter is monitored, and if it becomes “0”, it is determined that the data transmission controller 551 has gone down. Then, it can be reset by itself.

Further, the unit control device 180 of the embodiment
Means that the data transmission controller 553 has been
Even if data cannot be transmitted within (sec), the unit controller 190 is initialized, and abnormal data is
It is handled so that it is not transmitted to 0. That is, in the embodiment, a watchdog counter area is provided in the unit memory 550, and the data transmission controller 55
1 sets a predetermined code FF each time data is transmitted to the management device, and the unit controller 190
This counter is counted down by “1” every 0 ms. Therefore, if the data transmission controller is 5.12
If transmission cannot be continued for more than one second, the watchdog counter of the unit memory 550 becomes "0". Therefore, this counter is monitored, and when it becomes "0", it is determined that the data transmission controller 551 has gone down. hand,
You can reset yourself.

Further, in this embodiment, a special RAM is used as the unit memory 550 such that when data is written at a predetermined address (7FE), a predetermined terminal INT rises.
Utilizing this function, the data transmission controller 551 writes data at the predetermined address to start the terminal INT at the time of system startup, and inputs the signal of the terminal to the unit controller 190 to store the unit memory. Is used to synchronize between controllers. Note that the specific terminal INT falls when the unit controller 190 reads data at the predetermined address.

On the other hand, synchronization with the management apparatus 400 at the time of system startup is performed by the data transmission controller 551, and the data transmission controller is controlled by the management apparatus 40.
This is performed by receiving a line test command (described later) transmitted from 0 and transmitting a reception response to the management device 400.

As described above, the pachinko machine control device 195 does not calculate the number of safe balls or the like, but performs such calculation on the unit control device 180 side. , A detection signal related to a game ball such as a safe signal and a signal from the purchase switch 113 are input. Unit controller 19
0 is based on these signals, the number of payout balls, the number of outgoing balls,
Operation data such as the number of balls held and the sales amount are calculated, operation information (game state) and monitor information relating to the pachinko machine are generated, and these are transmitted to the transmission data area SDA of the unit memory 550 comprising a dual port memory (FIG. 26). reference)
Write to.

The operation data and the like written in the unit memory 550 are transmitted to the management device 4 by the transmission controller 551.
The data is transmitted to the management device by data communication between 00 and 00.
The data sent from the management device 400 is also temporarily written into the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, and the unit controller 190 reads the data to receive the data. The unit memory 550 includes a communication area CCA for storing commands and status information for notifying the other controller that other transmission data and reception data are in the memory, a working area UWA and DWA for each controller, and a communication area between controllers. A synchronization area CSA is provided.

FIG. 26 shows the overall configuration of the unit memory.
[Table 1], [Table 2] and [Table 3] show configuration examples of the transmission data area SDA, the reception data area RDA, and the communication area CCA.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

[0093]

[Table 4]

[0094]

[Table 5]

The monitor information 1 shown in [Table 1] includes a bit indicating that a test is being executed at system startup, a bit indicating initial value setting / not set, and a hot code as shown in [Table 4]. It is composed of a bit indicating an error, a bit indicating a local network abnormality (two bits for a low layer and a high layer), a bit indicating a gaming machine abnormality, and the like. The monitor information 2 has a bit indicating an abnormality of the card reader as shown in [Table 5].

Further, the operation information includes a bit indicating a stop state as shown in [Table 6], a bit indicating that a game is being interrupted, and a forced termination state by a management device or a controller based on a communication error or illegal detection. A bit indicating that the game is being played, a bit indicating that the gaming machine is in a free state without a player, and the like.

[0097]

[Table 6]

From [Table 6], the actual state of the pachinko machine is represented by the free state, 0000000000000001 during the game, 0000000000000010 at the time of the forced termination reception, 0000000000000100 at the time of interruption, and 0000000000001000 at the time of the occurrence of the stop, 0000000000010000. I understand.

FIGS. 27 to 32 show a specific configuration example of the card reader 800 for a pachinko machine provided in the control unit 160. FIG.

At the front end of a box-shaped case main body 801 constituting the card reader 800, a front lid 802 having a card holding display LED1 and a card insertion / ejection opening 802a is attached.
An L-shaped bracket 803 for fixing in the storage frame 161 of the control unit 160 is provided on a side wall of the case body 801.
Are fixed at the four corners.

As shown in FIG. 28, a base plate 804 serving as a card transport path is arranged in the case body 801. Above the base plate 804, a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the card is provided, and the support substrate 80 is parallel to the card.
5,806 are attached.

On the support substrate 805, a card insertion detection sensor 808 including a motor 807 and a micro switch, a card insertion detection sensor 808 including a shutter solenoid 809 and a micro switch, and a shutter Solenoid 809 and reflective optical sensors 810a and 810b for reading security code
Is attached. In this embodiment, the sensor 810
a and 810b, only one (810a) is used, and the other sensor (810b) is provided as a spare so that the security code may be increased in the future.

The motor 807 and the shutter solenoid 8
09, a second roller shaft 811 is rotatably mounted, and the center of the second roller shaft 811 is a transport roller 81.
2 is provided, and one end of the second roller shaft 811 is made to be able to protrude outside from the side wall 801a of the case body, and a pulley 813 is fixed to the protruding end. Also,
A projector 814 that irradiates the card position detection sensor SNS1 with detection light is attached near the shutter solenoid 809, and the detection light of the second position detection sensor SNS2 is provided between the second roller shaft 811 and the motor 807. A translucent portion 815 that can transmit light is formed. Further, a light projector 816 for irradiating a detection light to the punch hole detection sensor SNSp is attached to a side of the motor 807, and a rotary encoder 817 is fixed to one end of a rotation shaft 807a of the motor 807, and Rotating shaft 807
The other end of “a” protrudes outside from the side wall 801 b of the case body 801, and a small-diameter pulley 818 is fixed thereto.

On the other hand, the first roller shaft 81 is placed on the support substrate 806 disposed on the opposite side of the card insertion / ejection port 802a.
9 is rotatably arranged, and a punch device 820 using a solenoid as driving means and a magnetic head 821 can be attached. A through-hole 822 is formed in the support substrate 806 corresponding to the position where the magnetic head is mounted so that the head surface can face downward when the magnetic head is inserted downward from above. A transport roller 823 is fixed to the center of the first roller shaft 819, and both ends of the shaft are made to be able to protrude to the outside from the side wall of the case, and pulleys 824 and 825 are attached thereto. A belt 826 is wound between the pulleys 818 and 825, and a belt 827 is wound between the pulleys 824 and 813. The rotational driving force of the motor 807 is transmitted to the first roller shaft 819 by the belt 826. And transmitted to a second roller shaft 811 by a belt 827.

Further, on the lower surface of the support substrate 806,
Third and fourth card position detection sensors SNS3, SN
Light projectors 828 and 829 that irradiate S4 with detection light are attached.

Above the supporting substrates 805 and 806,
The first interface board 830 is arranged so as to cover this, and is fixed to the side walls 801a and 801b of the case. The interface board 830 includes the control unit 1
An interface circuit is provided for receiving various control signals from a card reader control device 188 provided in the device 60 and for passing a read signal from a sensor or a magnetic head provided on the card reader side to the card reader control device 188. ing. Also, on the lower surface of the interface board 830,
A light projector 831 is provided at a position corresponding to the light transmitting portion 815, and a speed detection sensor 832 is provided at a position corresponding to the encoder 817.

On the other hand, an auxiliary roller 836 urged upward by torsion springs 834 and 835 is provided on the base plate 804 disposed below the supporting substrates 805 and 806 at positions corresponding to the transport rollers 812 and 823. 837 is mounted so that the face slightly emerges from the openings 841 and 842 formed in the base plate. The base plate 804 has a support substrate 80
An auxiliary roller 838, which is also urged upward by a torsion spring 836, at a position corresponding to the magnetic head 821 attached so as to face downward from the through hole 822 provided in the nozzle 6, faces slightly upward from the opening 843. It is attached to put out. At the same time, the projectors 814, 816, 82
Through holes 844 are formed at positions corresponding to 8, 829 and 831, respectively. Further, the base plate 80
4 has a recess 845 along the width direction at the front end (see FIG. 30).
Is formed, and a cylindrical shielding member 846 is placed thereon. The shielding member 846 closes the card insertion / ejection opening 802a to prevent intrusion of dust, and acts so as to accept only cards having a certain rigidity or more by weight.

On the lower surface of the base plate 804, a second interface board 848 is attached by screws. On this second interface board 848, a circuit for interfacing with the card reader controller 188 is provided. Floodlights 814, 831,
828, 829 and 816,
Fourth position detection sensor SNS1, SNS2, SNS3
SNS4 and a punch hole detection sensor SNSp are attached. Also, auxiliary rollers 833, 837, 838
Relief holes 8 at positions corresponding to
49 are provided.

The upper supporting substrate 8 corresponds to the cylindrical shielding member 846 placed on the front end of the base plate 804.
An empty space 851 which is slightly larger than the shielding member 846 is formed at the front end of the shutter 05, and when the supporting substrate 805 is arranged on the base plate 804, the shielding member 846 is vertically movably housed in the empty space 851. It has become.

The frame 85 constituting the empty space 851
2, an opening 853 is formed in the rear wall, and the insertion detection switch 808 is disposed behind the opening 853 to move the movable contact 808.
a protrudes from the opening 853 into the empty space 851. The distal end of the movable contact 808a is normally positioned above the shielding member 846 as shown in FIG. 30A, and when a card CD is inserted through the card insertion / ejection port 802a, ( B) As shown in FIG.
The movable contact 808a is turned to push the 6 upward, and the insertion detection sensor 808 is turned on.

The shutter solenoid 809 mounted on the support substrate 805 is disposed downward as shown in FIG. 31A, and a pin 809b formed at the tip of the plunger 809a is provided on the support substrate 805 in the solenoid demagnetized state. 31B, the card C is inserted into the corresponding hole 855 formed at the corresponding position on the upper surface of the base plate 804 as shown in FIG.
D is prevented from being inserted.

Although not particularly limited, the rear wall of the case is opened so that the card reader 800 of this embodiment can be used in a card issuing machine.

FIG. 32 shows the positional relationship between the various sensors and the magnetic head in the card reader.

The insertion detection sensor 808 is arranged on the side closest to the card insertion / ejection port 802a, and the first position detection sensor SN
S1 is disposed immediately before the transport roller. The shutter pin 809b is disposed between the insertion detection sensor 808 and the first position detection sensor SNS1, and the security code reading sensors 810a and 810b are disposed almost right beside the first position detection sensor SNS1. The second position detection sensor SNS2 is located behind the transport roller 812, the third position detection sensor SNS3 is located behind the transport roller 823, the fourth position detection sensor SNS4 is located at the innermost part of the card reader, and -4th position detection sensor SNS1
SNS4 are located on the same straight line.

Further, the punch hole detection sensor SNSp and the punch pin PP are disposed between the second position detection sensor SNS2 and the transport roller 823, and the magnetic head 821 is disposed between the transport roller 823 and the third position detection sensor SNS3. Have been.

FIG. 33 shows the timing of card detection by various sensors arranged in a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 32 when a card is inserted, and the timing of control signals to the motor 807 and the shutter solenoid 809. As can be seen from the figure, in the card reader of this embodiment, when the card is inserted, the insertion detection sensor detects the insertion of the card, drives the motor and the shutter, and moves the position detection sensors 1-4.
The information on the card is read in the order of a security code, a punched hole, and a magnetic code at a predetermined timing while detecting the position of the card.

In addition, since the relative distances between the various sensors and the punch pins are important for accurately performing processing such as reading a card and punching a hole, the components are accurately mounted so as to have a predetermined positional relationship. Have been.

FIG. 34 shows a card reader controller 188.
A specific circuit configuration example (see FIG. 23) is shown.

The card reader controller 188 is a card reader controller CPU comprising a microcomputer.
2, a transceiver TRV that performs level conversion of a data signal transmitted and received between the unit control device 180, and drivers DRV 11 and DRV that form drive signals for monitor displays 175 and 176 provided in the control unit 160.
V12, motor 807 and punching device 820 in card reader 800, magnetic head 821, LED lamp 16
7, a driver DRV13 for generating a control signal for driving the shutter solenoid 809, a driver DRV14 for driving a relay RLY for turning on / off the power supplied to the motor 807, read data of the magnetic head in the card reader 800, and various kinds of data. A waveform shaping circuit SMG including a Schmitt trigger circuit for shaping a waveform of a detection signal from the sensor;
Flip-flop circuits F / F1, F / F for latching respective read data of two tracks read by a magnetic head
2 and a built-in power-on reset circuit and a watchdog timer. A pulse periodically output from the controller CPU2 (shared with the reset pulses of the latches LT1 and LT2) is monitored as a watchdog pulse and reset when the pulse is interrupted. Reset circuit RS for generating signal
T2.

The card reader controller CPU 2
The ON / OFF signal from the setting unit 171 of the device provided in the control unit 160 and the card ejection switch SWc is input to the control unit 160.

The four light-emitting diodes constituting the monitor display 176 include a power-on display LED 11 that is turned on while the power is on, and a card-in display LED 12 that indicates that the card is in the card reader. The LED 13 is used as an OK display LED 13 that is turned on when the control by the card reader controller is normally executed, and the LED 14 is unused so as to be used for any other monitor display.

On the other hand, the segment type monitor display 175
Is obtained by combining seven segments representing numbers and one dot display segment DT, as shown in Table 7 below.
, The contents of the abnormality of the card reader are indicated by a code.

Note that the error code in the right column of Table 7 indicates the card reader controller C when a corresponding abnormality occurs.
This code is used when the PU 2 notifies the higher-level control device of the content of the abnormality.

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[Table 7]

The card reader controller CPU 2 operates in accordance with the control program in the built-in ROM, executes card travel control, reads card data, checks card data, etc., based on commands from the unit controller 180, and executes card number And the control information of the card reader is transmitted to the unit control device. Communication with the unit controller 180 is performed by a built-in serial communication circuit using the serial ports TX and RX. The output of control signals to the components constituting the card reader 800 and the input of detection signals from various sensors are performed via an interface circuit 198 as shown in FIG.

The flip-flop FF2 that latches the magnetic data a on the track TRC2 of the magnetic recording unit MG of the card is operated using the read clock b read from the track TRC1 and triggering the flip-flop FF1 as a sampling clock. You. The flip-flop FF1 outputs a periodic signal c by being triggered by a read clock b and reset by a pulse e output from the CPU 2.

FIG. 35 shows a card reader controller 188.
5 shows a configuration example of an interface circuit 198 provided between the input and output components in the card reader.

In the figure, reference numerals SMG1 to SMG5 denote waveform shaping circuits including a Schmitt trigger gate and the like, REC1 and REC2 denote rectifier circuits, and MCCs.
1, MCC2 is a magnetizing current switching circuit, AMP1 to AMP4
Is an amplifier, MHD1 and MHD2 are magnetic heads, MT is a motor, SOL1 and SOL2 are solenoids, LED1 is a light emitting diode, DRV21 and DRV22 are drivers, S
NS11, SNS12, SNSp, SNS1 to SNS5
Is a sensor. CCC is a current switching circuit for switching the rotation direction of the motor MT, and VCC is a voltage switching circuit for switching the rotation speed of the motor MT.

The read clock signal of the read data read by the two magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD2 corresponding to the two tracks TRC1 and TRC2, respectively, is amplified by the amplifiers AMP1 and AMP3.
The data is rectified by the rectifier circuits REC1 and REC2, and further sent to the card reader controller 188 as rectangular waves through the waveform shaping circuits SMG1 and SMG3. On the other hand, the write data and the write clock supplied from the card reader control device 188 are input to the magnetizing current switching circuits MCC1 and MCC2 through the waveform shaping circuits SMG2 and SMG4, and according to the write data “1” and “0”. The direction of the head drive current is switched, amplified by the amplifiers AMP2 and AMP4, and supplied to the magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD2.

In order to drive the motor MT, the current switching circuit CCC changes the direction of the current flowing to the driver DRV21 based on the normal rotation signal and the reverse rotation signal given from the card reader control device 188, and changes the direction of the driver according to the speed switching signal. The voltage applied to the motor is switched by the DRV 21.

On the other hand, the security code reading sensor S
NS11 (810a), SNS12 (unused), punch hole detection sensor SNSp, position detection sensors SNS1 to SN
S4: The detection signal of the speed detection sensor SNS5 (821) is shaped by the waveform shaping circuit SMG5 and then supplied to the card reader control device 188, where the insertion detection switch 8
The detection signal 08 is noise-cut by the low-pass filter LPF, and is then shaped by the waveform shaping circuit SMG5.

FIG. 36 shows a card reader controller 188.
2 shows the timing of writing and reading magnetic data.

(A) to (D) relate to write data information, (E) to (G) relate to write clock information, (H) to (J) indicate read data information, and (K) ~
(M) shows the signal waveform of each part regarding the read clock information. 34 (N) to (R) show timings of signals indicated by reference symbols a to e in the card reader control device 188 of FIG.

Of these, the signals (H) and (K) are output signals of the amplifiers AMP1 and AMP3 constituting the interface circuit of FIG. 35, and the signals (I) and (L) are signals of the rectifier circuit REC1. The output signal of REC2 and the signals (J) and (M) indicate the output signals of the waveform shaping circuits SMG1 and SMG3, respectively.

In this embodiment, the so-called NRZI method is employed in which the polarity is inverted when data is "1" and the polarity is not inverted when the data is "0" or no signal. Has adopted.

Therefore, the CPU output, the write current, and the signals (B), (C), and (D) indicating the magnetization state change when the internal data (A) of the CPU changes from "0" to "1". It is inverted.

On the other hand, when the data written as described above is read by the magnetic head MHD2, the magnetization state (D)
The output of the amplifier AMP1 changes to + or-in accordance with the direction of magnetization when the signal changes, so that the card reader controller CPU2 corresponds to the signal (J) obtained by waveform shaping the output of the amplifier AMP1 at the rise of the read clock b. When the read data a is taken into the latch F / F2, if the signal a (N) is at a high level, it is recognized as data "1", and if the signal a is at a low level, the data is "0". (See (S) of FIG. 36).

In this embodiment, the recording density of the magnetic data on the card is 4.134 bits / mm (= 105 BPI).
Since the card transport speed is 300 mm / sec, the pulse cycle of the read clock data is about 806 μS.
Therefore, when magnetic data is written by the CPU 2, the period T0 of the CPU output (E) relating to the write clock is output as twice the clock pulse (1.612 ms).

FIGS. 37 and 38 show a configuration example of a card issuing machine 200 as a game storage medium issuing device.

The card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment includes a bill validator 210 for recognizing bills for card purchase,
Issuer 700 that prints an amount corresponding to the inserted bill and issues a card, bill dispenser 230 for dispensing bills as change, various displays 221 to 225, and overall control and management of card issuing machine 200 Apparatus 400
And a unit control device 280 for performing data communication between them.

In correspondence with the above-described bill validator 210, the front panel 201 which can be freely opened and closed is provided with a bill insertion slot 211, a purchase selection switch group 212 and a price display 213. Therefore, when the player first inserts a bill through the bill insertion slot 211, the inserted amount is displayed on the amount display 213. Then, by pressing a switch corresponding to a desired purchase amount from the purchase selection switch group 212, a card corresponding to the desired purchase amount is issued to the issuing device 7.
The card is issued from the card ejection port 202 of 00.

The purchase selection switch group 212 includes:
Each switch is configured with a built-in lamp, and when a bill is inserted, the built-in lamp corresponding to the switch that can be selected within the range of the inserted amount (3 for 3,000 yen, 5 for 5,000 yen) turns on It is supposed to be.

When a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 211 of the card issuing machine 200 and the purchase amount is determined by the purchase selection switch 212 and a balance is generated, the bill dispensing device 230 for refunding the balance is used to store the bill. The bill storage tank is provided so as to discharge bills corresponding to the balance from a bill payout port 232 provided on the front panel 201.

On the front panel 201 of the card issuing machine 200, an in-progress lamp 221 indicating that the card can be issued, an issuance stop lamp 222 indicating that the card cannot be issued, and a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 211. A bill insertion display 223 for indicating whether or not the card is accepted, a card issuance display 224 for notifying the card issuance state, and a bill dispensing display 225 for notifying the state of disbursement of the balance. Also, inside the front panel 201 of the card issuing machine 200, a monitor display 206 for displaying the type (number) of the abnormality of the issuing machine by a two-digit number, and resetting the display of the monitor display 206. And a reset button 207 for resetting.

Further, the card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment
In order to distinguish each of a plurality of (several tens) issuing machines installed in a game arcade and to allow the management apparatus 400 to identify the issuing machine that has issued a specific card, the machine number setting device 205 is internally provided. The setting device 205
Is sent to the management device 400,
It is used for generating a transmission address at the time of data communication and creating a data file for each issuing machine.

On the other hand, the issuance device 700 takes out blank cards stored in the card tank 701 as storage medium storage means one by one and sends them to the card reader 800 as information reading means. The card number and the identification code (store code), issue date code, check code, etc., which are calculated and sent by the management device 400 to the magnetic recording portion as the storage portion, are recorded, and the punch device 820 in the card reader 800 is recorded. , A punch hole is made in the issued punching position PH1 (see FIGS. 2 to 4), and then the date of issue, the issue serial number n, and the purchase price are printed by the printing device 750, and the card issued on the front panel 201 is printed. It is discharged from the mouth 202. Issuing serial number n
Means that the management device 400, which has received an application for card purchase from the card issuer 200, determines the issue serial number n in the order of acceptance for purchase applications from a plurality of card issuers under its control, and issues each card A code obtained by performing the code conversion processing such as the rearrangement of bits based on the issue serial number n as a card number, and recording and issuing the card number as a card number on the magnetic surface of the card. Is recorded in a file in the management device 400.

In order to enable generation of a card number from the issue serial number n, the control program of the management device 400 is provided with a card number generation routine and a code conversion routine, and a card read from the card. In order to confirm the coincidence between the number and the issue serial number n, an inverse conversion and inverse calculation routine is prepared.

Note that the card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment
The card reader 800 records the magnetic data and prints the card with the issue serial number n, the issue date, and three “0” excluding the thousands digit of the purchase amount printed, and the card is kept on standby. When a purchase switch is pressed, a thousand-digit number is printed and discharged, thereby shortening the apparent issuance time.

FIG. 39 is an overall perspective view of an issuing device 700 having a built-in card reader, and FIG. 40 shows a schematic configuration example of the issuing device.

The issuing device 700 of this embodiment includes a card ejection device 710 for taking out cards one by one from a card tank 701 in which a large number of cards whose magnetic recording section MG and print display section PRT are blank are stored. And a card reader 800 disposed behind the card reader 800, a card reversing device 740 disposed further behind the card reader 800, and a card reader 80
0, and a card deriving device 770 disposed in front of the printing device 750, and is controlled by a card issuing control device 790 disposed above the card reader 800. Has become.
The card reader in the issuing device 700 of this embodiment may have the same structure and function as the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine.

The card reader for the issuing machine is different from the card reader for the pachinko machine in that (1) it is necessary to have a function of recording magnetic data, and (2) the card can be ejected backward. It is necessary to be. As for (1), as shown in FIG. 35, the interface circuit 198 performs waveform shaping circuits SMG2 and SMG4 for shaping the write data signal and the magnetic current switching circuit MCC.
1 and MCC2, and magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD1
There is no problem because the HD 2 can write as well as read magnetic data. As mentioned in the description of the structure of the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine, FIG.
The card reader 800 shown in FIG. 30 to FIG. 30 has an open rear wall of the case, so that the inserted card can be ejected backward. Therefore, the issuing device 7 of this embodiment
00 can be exactly the same as the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine.

On the other hand, the card tank 701 is formed of a U-shaped frame having a space of the same size as the card, and is fixed to the upper end of the side wall 711 of the card removal device 710 with bolts. On the card stored in the card tank 701, a pressing member 702 for applying a certain pressure to the card and ensuring the removal of the card is placed. Notches 702a are formed on the right and left sides of the pressing member 702 so as not to be detected by a sensor 703 for detecting the presence or absence of a card in the tank. The blank card CD stored in the card tank 701
Is mounted on the front half of the base substrate 711 of the card removal device 710 as shown in FIG. This base substrate 711 has openings 711a, 711 along the center line.
b, 711c are formed, and the first transport roller 712, the second transport roller 713, and the third transport roller 714 are arranged so as to slightly protrude above the opening. A cutout 711d is formed at the front end of the base substrate 711 so that the operating piece 703a of the card presence / absence detection sensor 703 can be seen from below.

Further, a support plate 715, which is perpendicular to the base plate 711, is disposed substantially at the center above the base substrate 711, and is fixed to the side wall 716 of the card removal device 710. Then, on the front surface of the support plate 715,
A bracket 718 having a stopper 717 facing the base substrate 711 with an interval of one card is mounted. Further, a take-out motor 719 for driving the transport rollers 712 to 714 is disposed behind the support plate 715, and is fixed to the side wall 716.

A drive pulley 721 is connected to the rotating shaft of the take-out motor 719 via a speed reduction mechanism 720, and the drive pulley 721 is connected to the transport rollers 713 and 71.
4 and a timing belt 724 between the driven pulleys 722 and 723 mounted on the ends of the rotary shafts 713a and 714a.
Is wound. Further, the second transport roller 713
A clutch disc 725a is mounted on the rotation shaft of the second clutch disc 725, and a second clutch disc 725b is rotatably arranged facing the disc 725a. In addition, the pair of clutch disks 725a, 7
A clutch lever 727 having, at one end, a roller 726 capable of abutting on the outer periphery of 25b is swingably attached to the side wall 716. The other end of the clutch lever 727 is connected to a plunger 729a of a clutch solenoid 729 via a spring 728. When the solenoid 729 is excited, the clutch lever 727 is rotated and the roller 726 is moved to the clutch disk. The rotors 725a and 725b are simultaneously brought into contact with the outer peripheries thereof to transmit the torque, and when the solenoid 729 is turned off, the torque is shut off. Further, a pulley 730 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the clutch disk 725b.
A belt 732 is wound between the pulley 7 and a pulley 731 fixed to one end of the rotation shaft 712a of the first transport roller 712. Therefore, the rotational force of the take-out motor 719 is transmitted to the first transport roller 712 via the clutch mechanism (725, 726) only while the clutch solenoid 729 is excited.

Further, the first transport roller 712 is mounted eccentrically with respect to the rotation shaft 712a, and the upper surface thereof is usually lower than the base substrate 711, and the rotation shaft 712a rotates by 180 °. Then the opening 7
It protrudes slightly upward from 11a.

The issuing device 700 of this embodiment is
When the purchase selection switch 212 is operated after the bill is inserted,
The take-out motor 719 is rotated, and then the clutch solenoid 729 is turned on for a certain period of time.
Is rotated once. Thereby, the first
The transport roller 712 is eccentrically rotated, and sends out the card in the card tank 701 above the first transport roller 712 while pushing up the card. At this time, since the pressing member 702 is placed on the card CD and a constant pressure is applied, the lowermost card is separated from the card group in the tank by the frictional force with the roller. In addition, since the stopper 717 having an interval of one card and the base substrate 711 is provided at the rear, feeding of two cards is prevented.

In this manner, only one card taken out of the tank is sent out toward the rear card reader 800 by the second and third transport rollers 713 and 714 which are rotated while the take-out motor 719 is rotating. It is.

A running position detecting sensor CPS1 is provided at the rear end of the card removing device 710, and detects a sent card.

A pressing roller 734 for preventing the card from being lifted is provided above the third transport roller 714.

The card removed from the tank 701 by the card removal device 710 is stored in the card reader 800.
The writing of the identification code and the card number into the magnetic recording section is performed by the punching device 820, and a punching hole is formed in the issuing hole punching position by the internal punching device 820.
It is sent to 40. Below the card reader 800, a case 705 for accommodating perforated pieces, that is, punch waste is arranged.

Card reader controller 2 for issuing machine corresponding to controller 188 of card reader 800 for pachinko machine
88 is provided in the card issuance control device 790.

The card sent to the card reversing device 740 first includes a belt 742 wound around transport rollers 741a, 741b, and 741c, and a transport roller 743a, 743.
b is conveyed along the S-shaped traveling path while being sandwiched between the belt 744 wound around the roller b and the transport roller 746 while pushing the traveling path switching piece 745 disposed at the exit as shown by the broken line a.
a, 746b, and 746c are sandwiched between the belt 747 wound around the belt 747 and the belt 742, and are once sent upward. When the card passes through the runway switching piece 745, the switching piece 74
5 is rotated back from the position indicated by the broken line to the position indicated by the solid line by the tension of the spring 745a, and drives the belt 742 when the rear end of the card is detected by the traveling position sensor CPS2 disposed above the position. Traveling motor 7
06 is reversed. As a result, the card changes its direction and starts to be conveyed downward. Then, the transport roller 748
a, a belt 749 wound around 748b, 748c,
The direction is gradually changed by being sandwiched between the belts 747, and finally the sheet is fed forward in the horizontal direction.

The belts 742 and 749 are driven by a belt 707 directly driven by a traveling motor 706 and a belt 708 linked therewith. The running motor 70 is provided on the belts 744 and 749.
The driving force of No. 6 is not transmitted, and the card rotates with the frictional force as the card moves.

The belt 707 is also wound around a pulley integrated with a transport roller 771 of a card dispensing device 770 described later, and the card is discharged by the driving force of the traveling motor 706.

Further, the rotating shaft 709 of the transport roller 748c projects sideward, and a knob 709a is fixed to an end of the rotating shaft 709 as shown in FIG.
By manually turning the card, the card can be manually moved while the traveling motor 706 is stopped, and the card having a paper jam can be removed. Card reversing device 7
A travel position sensor CPS3 is disposed at the end of the drive 40. When the sensor detects the rear end of the card, the travel motor 706 is stopped.

The card sent from the card reversing device 740 enters the printing device 750, and is first detected by the traveling position sensor CPS4. Then, the transfer motor 751 in the printing device 750 is driven, and the driving force is applied to the belt 7.
62 and the transfer roller 752a via the gear group 763,
The card is transferred to the press roller 752b, and the card is held between the pressing rollers 753a and 753b disposed above the card and moved forward. In front of the transfer rollers 752a and 752b,
Transfer rollers 754 and 755 are arranged along the traveling path,
Above it is a print head 756 such as a thermal head.
Are arranged so as to be able to ascend and descend along the guide pins 757. A return spring 758 is provided around the guide pin 757.
Is inserted.

Reference numeral 758 denotes a print head raising / lowering motor. The rotation of the motor 758 is decelerated and transmitted to the driven shaft 759. A detection piece 760 having a notch is fixed to the driven shaft 759, and rotation position sensors 761 a and 761 b are arranged to face the periphery of the detection piece 760. Although not shown, the rotational force of the lifting motor 758 is transmitted to the print head 756 via, for example, a cam fixed to the driven shaft 759 and a tappet abutting on the outer periphery of the cam, thereby raising and lowering the same. At this time, the lifting motor 75
Numeral 8 rotates the driven shaft 759 by 180 ° in one operation. That is, the elevation motor 758 is always connected to the detection frame 76.
The notch of 0 stops rotation at a position facing the sensor 761a or 761b. When the traveling position sensor CPS4 detects a card and operates the elevating motor 758, the sensor 761a or 761b detects the detected frame. When the notch 760 is detected, the rotation of the motor is stopped. As a result, the print head 756 is lowered when the card is detected by the traveling position sensor CPS4, and when printing is completed, the elevating motor 758 is operated again to rotate the driven shaft 759 by 180 °, whereby the print head 756 is raised and stopped. I do. At the exit of the printing device 750, a traveling position sensor CPS5 is provided.
Detects the leading edge of the card, it operates the traveling motor 706 in the same direction (reverse direction) as before, and
The belt 772 wound around 1a, 771b, and 771c is driven, and when the sensor CPS5 detects the rear end of the card, the transport motor 751 in the printing apparatus is stopped. As a result, the card sent from the printing device 750 is immediately conveyed into the card deriving device 770 in front.

In the card deriving device 770, FIG.
As described in detail below, transport rollers 773, 774a, and 774b are disposed below the belt 772, and a belt 775 is wound around the transport rollers 774a and 774b. Moreover, in this embodiment, the conveying roller and its belts 772 and 775 are provided in two rows only in this card deriving device so that the ejection can be performed reliably. A card issuing port 202 is disposed in front of the conveyance path formed by the belts 772 and 775, and a traveling position sensor CPS6 is disposed immediately before the card issuing port.

A running path switching member 777 is disposed between the transport rollers 773 and 774b as an example of a storage medium collecting means rotatable about a support shaft 776. The runway switching member 777 is normally positioned at the lower end by a spring 778 as shown by a broken line B in FIG. 40, and guides the card sent from the printing device 750 toward the card issuing port 202. If the card is not valid or cannot be correctly recorded on the magnetic recording unit due to damage, the track switching member 77
7 guides the card to the lower confiscation tank 780. Switching card 777 for a correctly written card
Is rotated downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. This functions as storage medium determination means for determining whether the card is valid. Then, the card sent from the printing device 750 is guided to the card issuing port 202.
Below the transport rollers 774a and 774b, a confiscation tank 780 as an example of a storage medium collecting means is disposed, and a card guided by a runway switching member 777, which is located above with a normal bear, is used for this purpose. Confiscation tank 780
Is stored inside.

A notch 781a is formed in the rear wall 781 of the confiscation tank 780, and a sensor 782 constituting a part of the collection storage medium counting and displaying means is provided so as to face the notch 781a. . The sensor 782 is a light receiver, and the light transmitter 783 corresponding to the light receiver, which constitutes a part of the collection storage medium counting and displaying means, is provided with the pair of belts 7.
75, the detection optical axis is set to be oblique, and the card entering the confiscation tank 780 is detected, and when the number of cards in the tank exceeds a certain amount, the upper end of the card is set to the detection optical axis. So that it can detect when it is full. Further, the confiscation tank 780 is a plate 7 obliquely arranged below the tank.
A guide pin 785 that engages with an elongated hole 784a formed in a plate 784 is fixed to the lower surface of the guide pin 784 so that the guide pin 785 and the rear end of the plate 784 can be slid. Is always urged rearward by a spring 786 stretched between them.

When the end position of the card passes and the traveling position sensor CPS6 or the detection sensor of the confiscated card changes from on to off, the card deriving device 770 operates.
06 is turned off to stop the discharge or confiscation operation.

A card issuance display 787 is provided above the card issuance slot 202 to indicate the progress of card issuance work in the issuance device 700.

Further, the issuing device 700 of this embodiment is
As shown in FIG. 39, it is placed on a fixed base 791 on a base 793 supported by left and right rails 792a and 792b so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A power supply box 794 having a built-in power supply
On the front side of 4, a counter 795 for displaying the number of cards issued and a spare counter 796 functioning as a collection storage medium counting display means usable for displaying the number of confiscated cards and the like are provided. Is stored inside.

Reference numeral 797 denotes a handle used to slide the entire issuing device placed on the fixed base 791 forward, and reference numeral 798 denotes an operation button for locking the slide mechanism.

FIG. 43 shows a configuration example of a control system of the card issuing machine 200 configured as described above.

In the figure, reference numeral 790 denotes a card issuing control device, 280 denotes a unit control device, and 288 denotes a transport motor 807 which is a component of the card reader 800.
A card reader control device that controls the magnetic head 821, the punching device 820, and the like. Reference numerals LMP1 to LMP5 denote lamps built in the selection switch group 212 for the purchase amount, corresponding to the switches turned on. The operation button is illuminated from behind by turning on a lamp.

The control system of this embodiment is roughly divided into a control system by the unit control unit 280 and a control system by the card issue control unit 790. , The communication means for transmitting valuable data to the management device and receiving a card number in place of the valuable data, the means for paying out coins, and the state display means indicating the issuing processing state. , Card issuance control device 790
Is a card ejection device 7 constituting the issuing device 700 described above.
10, a card reversing device 740, a printing device 750, and a card deriving device 770, and a control device 2 of a card reader 800 responsible for checking a card and recording magnetic data.
It is in charge of 88 general controls. Communication between the unit controller 280 and the card issuing controller 790 is performed by serial communication.

On the other hand, the unit control device 280 can be connected to the low-layer network communication line 510 formed of an optical cable or a coaxial cable via the optical transceiver 185 in order to transmit and receive data such as a card number to and from the management device 400. Has been. The card issuing machine 200 according to the present embodiment allows the user to perform operation procedures by lighting or blinking status display means including various displays 221 to 225 provided on the front panel 201 by the unit control device 280 in accordance with the card issuing procedure. In addition, the card and the change of the discharged card are prevented from being forgotten.

That is, when the power of the card issuing machine 200 is turned on and the preparation for card issuance is completed, the unit controller 280 first turns on the issuance display 221 provided on the front panel 201, and displays the bill insertion display. 223 is blinked to display a message prompting the insertion of a bill to notify the outside that it is in a bill insertion waiting state. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 211 in this state, the unit controller 28
0 displays a number corresponding to the inserted amount on the amount indicator 213 and turns on the purchase lamps LMP1 to LMP5 built in the purchase selection switch 212 up to the amount corresponding to the inserted amount. That is, the lamp LMP1 for 1,000 yen, the lamp LMP1 to LMP3 for 3,000 yen, and the lamp LMP1 for 5,000 yen
ＬLMP5 is turned on to clearly indicate the operable switch. When any one of the valid purchase selection switches 212 is turned on in this state, the bill insertion display 223 is turned off, and the card issuance display 224 near the card issuance slot 202 is blinked instead, and the card is ejected. To the user.

Then, when actually ejecting the card from the card issuing slot 202, the unit control device 280 turns off the amount indicator 213 and the purchase lamps LMP1 to LMP5. At this time, if there is a change, the bill payout display 225 is blinked to pay attention, and the change is paid out. When there is no change, the bill payout indicator 225 is kept off. When the card is ejected, if the user removes the card ejected to the card issuing slot 202, the blinking of the card issuing display 224 is stopped and the light is turned off.

On the other hand, when there is a change, the bill payout display 2
30 detects the removal of change and receives the payout completion signal sent, and then turns off the bill insertion indicator 223.

Table 8 shows the state transition of various indicators on the front panel 201 by the unit controller 280.

[0183]

[Table 8]

In the figure, ○ indicates lighting, X indicates no light, Δ indicates blinking, D indicates numerical display according to the inserted amount, and B indicates turning on a lamp corresponding to the amount. In addition,
Table 8 also shows what the bill receiving state of the bill insertion slot 211 is in each state. This indicates that the next bill cannot be inserted until the card and change are removed.

FIG. 44 shows a configuration example of the unit control device 280.

The unit control device 280 of the issuing machine includes a card reader control device 288 and a card issue control device 79.
0, a unit controller 290 for comprehensively controlling 0.
A data transmission controller 551 for controlling data transmission with the management device 400, and a network controller 55 for establishing transmission / reception rights in a network and performing serial / parallel conversion of data under the control of the data transmission controller
The communication system has exactly the same configuration as the unit control device 180 of the pachinko machine. That is, between each controller 290 and 551 and 551
And 553 are configured to be executed via dual port memories (RAMs) 550 and 552. Among them, the memory 552 is divided into a transmission data storage area and a reception data storage area, and an adjustment function for making all transmission / reception data lengths the same (packetization) and a high speed data transmission (2 .5
Mbps).

Each of the packet memories 552 has 256
It is composed of four pages each having a byte capacity, of which page 0 is used for transmitting a transmission request packet and page 1 is used for transmitting a regular data transmission packet. On the other hand, pages 2 and 3 are used alternately for data packet reception. Which page to use depends on the data transmission controller 5
51 instructs the network controller 553.
While the data transmission controller 551 is processing the received packet data, even if the next packet data is sent,
Since it is received by another page, all packets can be received reliably. A common reset circuit 555 is provided so that the controllers 551 and 553 can be initialized at the same time.

The connection side of the network controller 553 with the management device 400 is provided via a signal conversion circuit 554 and a changeover switch 542 for performing waveform shaping of received data and level conversion of signals in order to increase the drive capability of transmitted data. The transmission and reception signals are separated and coupled via the changeover switch 542 so as to be connectable to the optical connector 186 and to cope with the case where the transmission line of the low-layer network is constituted by a coaxial cable. The connection can be made to the branch circuit 540.
An optical transceiver 285 is connected to the optical connector 186.

Further, between the data transmission controller 551 and the network controller 553, a latch circuit 561 for storing the data reception result by the network controller 553 in response to a request from the data transmission controller 551, and a data transmission controller 551
There are a latch circuit 562 for storing a command such as a data transmission command to the network controller 553 and a latch circuit 563 for storing a low-layer network address, and three latch circuits 563 for displaying an abnormal communication control state in the unit control device 280. Latch circuit 5 for storing display data to monitor display 556 comprising an LED lamp
64 are provided. 557 is the latch circuit 56
This is a decoder that decodes addresses given to 1 to 564 and generates a selection signal.

On the other hand, the point that the unit controller 280 of the issuing machine is different from the unit controller 180 of the pachinko machine is that the unit controller 290 is different from the card reader controller 28.
8 and does not communicate directly with the
0. Therefore, between the unit controller 290 and the card issuing control device 790, the transceiver 571 that performs level conversion of transmission / reception data is provided.
Is connected.

The unit controller 290 includes:
An input / output controller 576 for placing input signals from the unit number setting unit 205 and the reset switch 207 on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing and latching drive signals for displaying various lamps such as the in-progress display 221.
And input signals from the bill validator 210, the bill dispenser 230, and the purchase selection switch 212 on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing, and latch the control signals to the bill validator 210 and the bill dispenser 230. An output controller 578 is connected.

Control signals from the unit controller 290 to the bill validator 210 include an instruction signal for storing a bill determined to be a true bill in a safe while distinguishing between 10,000 yen, 5000 yen, and 1000 yen, and There is an instruction signal for enabling or disabling insertion of a bill into the bill insertion slot.

The input signals from the bill validator 210 to the unit controller 290 include a signal when the inserted bill is determined to be a true 10,000 yen bill and a signal when the inserted bill is determined to be a true 5000 yen bill. There is a signal when the inserted bill is determined to be a true 1000 yen bill, an alarm signal output when the bill is pulled out toward the bill insertion slot after the bill determination, and insertion of the bill, and the bill is identified. There is a signal indicating that the banknotes are being stored, a signal indicating that banknote jam has occurred, and a signal indicating that the banknote storage in the safe is full.

On the other hand, the control signals from the unit controller 290 to the bill dispenser 230 include an instruction signal for setting the number of bills to be dispensed in a binary code and an instruction signal for executing the dispensing of bills based on the set number of sheets. And an instruction signal for clearing the display of a monitor display (not shown) for displaying the payout execution result.

The input signals from the bill dispenser 230 to the unit controller 290 include a signal output each time one bill is dispensed and a signal output when an abnormality occurs in the dispensing apparatus and the dispensing operation cannot be executed. Alarm signal, a signal indicating that the remaining amount of bills in the bill storage unit has become 20 or less, a signal indicating that the bill dispensing operation is being performed, and the bill dispensing operation is completed. There is a signal indicating that the bill at the issuing port has been removed.

Further, the unit controller 290 includes decoders 586, 587 and a decoder driver for dynamically displaying an amount display 213 for displaying the purchase price and a monitor display 206 for displaying a number indicating the type of abnormality of the issuing machine. 588, 589 and a data bus 581.

[Table 9] shows an example of error numbers displayed on the monitor display unit 206, their contents, and processing.

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[Table 9]

In Table 9 above, when an error marked with an asterisk occurs, the system is reset and reset. When the error display is blinking, it indicates that the reset button needs to be pressed after the error recovery processing.

Note that 585 is the unit controller 29
The address signal output from 0 is decoded and the program memory 558 and the unit memory 550, the input / output controllers 576 and 578, the decoders 586 and 587,
This is a decoder for generating a selection signal for the decoder drivers 588 and 889.

Further, the unit control device 2 of this embodiment
In 80, of the display data output from the unit controller 290 to drive the money amount display 213, the digit select signal (common signal) periodically output at intervals of 2 ms is sent to the reset circuit 555, Input as a dog pulse. The reset circuit 555 monitors the watchdog pulse in addition to the power-on reset, and generates a reset signal for each controller 290, 551, 553 when the pulse disappears.

As described above, the unit control device 280
It has a window for information exchange in two directions: the management device 400 and the card issuance control device 790, and performs control for issuing a card under the control of the management device 400, and generates information as a result of the issuance process. And software for periodically transmitting operation information of the issuing machine to the management device.

Transmission and reception of data with the management device is performed via the unit memory 550 as in the case of the pachinko machine. The configuration of the unit memory 550 is exactly the same as that of the pachinko machine (see FIG. 26).
A reception data area RDA and a shared data area CDA for storing commands and status information for notifying the controller of the other party that transmission data and reception data are in the memory are provided.

Tables 10 and 11 show configuration examples of the transmission data area SDA and the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, respectively. The configuration of the communication area CCA is exactly the same as that of the unit memory of the pachinko machine (see [Table 3]).

[0205]

[Table 10]

[0206]

[Table 11]

The hot code shown in [Table 10] is stored in the transmission area of the unit memory 550 by the management apparatus 400 when the system starts up.
... 01 are written and sent to the management device periodically to check for the destruction of the RAM data due to noise such as static electricity and to detect abnormalities in the transmission data quickly. ing.

As shown in [Table 12], the monitor information 1 shown in [Table 10] includes a bit indicating that a test is being executed at the time of system startup, a bit indicating initial value setting / not set, and a hot bit. It is composed of a bit indicating a code error, a bit indicating an abnormality in the local network (transmission cable 500) (two bits for a low layer and a high layer), a bit indicating an abnormality in an issuer, and the like.

As shown in [Table 12], the monitor information 2 includes a bit indicating a failure of the card reader, a bit indicating the presence or absence of a card, a bit indicating a state in the banknote tank, a bit indicating a jam in the banknote, and a bit indicating a banknote jam. , A bit indicating the state of the balance dispenser in the bill tank, a bit indicating abnormality of the balance dispenser, and the like.

[0210]

[Table 12]

[0211]

[Table 13]

FIGS. 45 to 47 show examples of the structure of the settlement machine 300 described above.

The settlement machine 300 of this embodiment has a built-in card reader for reading a card number recorded in the magnetic recording section of the inserted card CD and checking the code, and receives data from the management device. A card settlement device 310 for collecting cards, a balance payment devices 321 and 325 for refunding an amount corresponding to an unused amount remaining unused for the card, and a receipt printed with the number of balls held by the game. Issuing printer 330
And various displays 340 to 342, and a unit control device 350 for controlling the entire settlement machine 300.

The settlement machine 300 has an upper panel 301 rotatable up and down.
In response to the above, a card insertion slot 302 is provided at the front end of the upper panel 301, and a ball number display 303 for displaying the number of awarded balls (number of balls) and an unused amount are displayed on the upper surface of the upper panel 301. An amount display 304 for displaying is provided. In addition, the settlement machine 300 of this embodiment has a flat upper surface so as to constitute a counter installed in a pachinko parlor, and has a ball number display 303 and an amount display 304.
Are provided, one of which is inclined forward to make it easier for a player to read, and the other is inclined backward to make it easier for a staff member inside the counter to read. Further, a display reset switch 305 for clearing the display of the display to “0” is provided near the rear of the upper surface of the upper panel 301. When a player first inserts a card through the card insertion slot 302, the card settlement machine 300
The card reader 800 reads the card number recorded on the magnetic surface of the card CD, sends the card number to the management device 400, and receives data on the card. Then, while displaying the unused amount on the amount display 304 and the acquired number of balls on the number-of-balls display 303, the printer 330
Issue a receipt on which the unused amount, the number of obtained balls, the history data and the like are printed. The inserted card in the card reader is pierced by a piercing device at a predetermined piercing position PH5.
After a punch hole (settled hole) is formed, the paper is discharged into the internal card collection tank 314.

In this embodiment, a recording head is unnecessary for the card reader of the settlement machine. However, a recording head is provided to erase and discharge the data on the magnetic surface of the settlement-completed card. Alternatively, decoding of the card number conversion method may be disabled to prevent forgery of the card.

As a card reader, the pachinko machine 100 is used.
The card reader 800 (see FIG. 27) is used as it is, and the card can be ejected backward like the card reader for the issuing machine. A card collection tank 314 is arranged behind the card reader. The printer 330 is
Pull out the blank sheet stocked in the roll state, print the date of issue, the number of balls acquired, the amount of unused money, and the card history, etc. on the surface, and print the top panel 30
Receipt issuing port 331 opened in the first concave portion 301a
Discharge more.

At the same time, money corresponding to the unused amount is paid out from the balance payout device. The balance dispensing device includes a bill dispenser 321 for dispensing bills and a coin dispenser 325 for dispensing 100-yen coins. A coin payout port 326 is provided corresponding to 325. In addition, in the settlement, 100
Since a fraction of less than 0 yen is generated, a coin dispenser 325 for dispensing coins of 100 yen units is required as described above.

Further, the upper panel 3 of the payment machine 300
On the upper surface of 01, there is provided a check-in lamp 341 indicating that the card is being settled, and a check-out stop lamp 342 indicating that the card cannot be settled.

Further, inside the openable and closable front panel 306, as shown in FIG. 46, a monitor display 343 for displaying an abnormality of the settlement machine such as a shortage of bills using an error number, and a display of the monitor display 343. A reset switch 351 for resetting the number and a number setting device 352 for distinguishing each of a plurality of payment machines installed in the game arcade so that the management device 400 can recognize the payment machine that has performed the payment for the specific card. And a coin removal switch 35 for discharging coins remaining in the tank of the coin dispenser 325 when the store is closed.
3 and a print changeover switch 354 for instructing whether or not to print the history data on a receipt issued by the printer 330.

The machine number set by the machine number setting unit 352 is sent to the management device 400, and is used for generating a transmission address in data communication and creating a data file for each settlement machine.

As shown in FIG. 47, the card settlement device 310 includes a card reader 800, an auxiliary transport device 311 disposed behind the card reader 800, and a controller for controlling the card reader 800 and the auxiliary transport device 311 in accordance with an instruction from the unit control device 350. And a card collection tank 314 disposed behind the power supply unit 313 and the auxiliary transport unit 311.

The card collection tank 314 is detachably inserted into a vertically long tank storage frame 316 fixed to a frame 315 of the card settlement device 310. Further, two counters 317 and 318 are provided on the side surface of the frame 315, and one of the counters 317 and 318 displays the number of collected cards. The other counter is unused.

The auxiliary transport device 311 is provided with a transport roller 36.
1, 362, a pair of upper and lower transport belts 363 and 364 wound therearound, and a transport motor 365 for driving the lower transport belt 364. Belts 363 and 36
4 and is transported toward the collection tank 314 at the rear.

Although not shown in FIG. 47, the card recovery tank 314 includes a card sensor 3 for detecting that the card has been discharged into the tank or that the card is full.
19 are provided (see FIG. 48). However, the settlement machine 300 of this embodiment is in the card confiscation mode only when the highest digit of the machine number setting device 352 is set to “9”, and the card inserted for settlement is settled in the card collection tank after settlement. The card is guided and confiscated, and at other times, the card is ejected forward after the settlement and returned to the player.

FIG. 48 shows an example of the configuration of a control system of the payment machine 300 configured as described above.

The control system of this embodiment is roughly divided into a control system by the unit control device 350 and a control system by the card settlement control device 312. The unit control device 350 includes the bill and coin dispensers 321 and 325.
And control of various displays 303, 304, 341-343 and printer 330 and various switches 351-354,
The card settlement controller 312 is in charge of accepting the input of the card 305, and the card settlement controller 312 is provided with an auxiliary transporting device 311; a counter 317 as a means for counting and displaying collected cards; and a card reader 8 for checking cards and reading magnetic data.
00 is in charge of the overall control of the control device 388.
Then, the unit controller 350 and the settlement controller 312
Communication with the communication is performed by serial communication.

On the other hand, the unit control device 350 can be connected to a low-layer network communication line 510 made of an optical cable or a coaxial cable via the optical transceiver 385 in order to transmit and receive data such as a card number to and from the management device 400. Has been.

The structure of the unit controller 350 of the settlement machine 300 is almost the same as that of the unit controller 280 of the issuing machine 200 shown in FIG. 44, and a unit controller 390 and a unit memory 550 corresponding to the unit controller 290 are provided. Data transmission controller 551, packet memory 552, network controller 553
And the like.

Unit controller 39 of payment machine 300
0 controls the above components, checks the card number, receives and displays the card data, executes the settlement process, collects the operation data, and transmits the operation data in the unit memory 550 composed of the dual port memory. Write to data area SDA. The operation data written in the unit memory 550 is transmitted to the data transmission controller 551.
Is transmitted to the management device by data communication with the management device 400 via the transmission cable. The data sent from the management device is also once written in the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, and the unit controller 390 reads the data to receive the data. The unit memory 550 is provided with a shared data area CDA in which a command and status information for transmitting the transmission data and the reception data in the memory to the other controller are stored.

Tables 14 and 15 show examples of the configuration of the transmission data area SDA and the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, respectively. The configuration of the communication area CCA is exactly the same as that of the unit memory of the pachinko machine (see [Table 3]).

[0231]

[Table 14]

[0232]

[Table 15]

As shown in [Table 15], in this embodiment, the card history data is also received, and this is printed on the receipt together with the time data and is ejected, so that the settlement data with high reliability for the player can be obtained. You can impress it. However, the history data is data of up to 20 times contained in the card file.

As shown in [Table 16], the monitor information 1 shown in [Table 14] includes a bit indicating that a test is being executed at the time of system startup, a bit indicating initial value setting / not set, and a hot bit. It is composed of a bit indicating a code error, a bit indicating an abnormality in the local network (transmission cable 500) (two bits for a low layer and a high layer), a bit indicating an error in a checkout machine, and the like.

[0235]

[Table 16]

As shown in [Table 17], the monitor information 2 indicates a bit indicating a printer error, a bit indicating a card reader error, a bit indicating a state in a coin tank, and a jam of a coin dispenser. It is composed of a bit, a bit indicating an abnormality of the coin dispensing machine, a bit indicating a state of the bill dispensing machine in the bill tank, a bit indicating an abnormality of the bill dispensing machine, and the like.

[0237]

[Table 17]

Next, the pachinko machine 100, the card issuing machine 200, and the payment machine 300 configured as described above are comprehensively controlled, and operation data is collected in real time. A management device that immediately restores the original data state, restarts the operation of each part of the system, enables the aggregation of data necessary for the management of the amusement store, and issues a resurrection card of the same qualification when the card is damaged 400 will be described.

FIG. 49 shows a specific configuration of the management device 400, and FIG. 50 shows a system configuration of the management device.

The management device 400 includes a central processing unit CPU of a minicomputer class, a main storage device M-MEM including a semiconductor memory (RAM), a timer (including a calendar) TMR,
Main control device 40 in which communication control device SCC and the like are stored
1 and a floppy disk storage device 402 as an auxiliary storage device provided above the main control device 401;
It comprises a hard disk storage device 403 and a personal computer 410. Further, the personal computer 410 has a built-in CRT display device 411 for displaying messages and collected data, a console 412 for the operator to give commands and setting data, and a CPU, and communicates with a central processing unit in the main control device 401. Local processing unit 4 connected via line and interrupt circuit
13 and a printer 414 for printing collected data and the like.
It is composed of

The local processing unit 413 and the central processing unit C
Communication control devices 406a, 406 for coupling with PU
b is provided in the main control device 401.

The printer 414 includes a buffer 414a for temporarily storing data to be printed in order to improve the throughput of the management device 400.

Further, the management apparatus 400 includes a card reader 407 that issues a resurrection card or a test card as a medium for causing the system to perform an action from each terminal and a pachinko machine that is unique to the pachinko gaming system. An auxiliary printer 408 for printing in real time emergency information generated in the system, such as "stop", is provided above the main control device 401 and connected to the central processing unit CPU via the communication control devices 406c and 406d. I have.

The SCC is a transmission control device for enabling data transmission to and from each terminal via a network.

When a power failure occurs, the operation data of all terminals volatilely held in the main storage device and the data of all issued cards are stored in the hard disk storage device 403.
Auxiliary power supply 4 that allows the management device to operate for at least about 10 minutes so that
09 is provided below the main control device 401.

In this embodiment, a system mainly including a pachinko machine 100, a card issuing machine 200, a checkout machine 300, and a management device 400 will be described. However, the present invention relates to an in-store broadcasting device, a prize exchange device, and a vending machine. And the like can be extended to a system that is controlled by the management device 400. In particular, there is a possibility that the prize exchange apparatus can easily apply a system in which a prize can be exchanged directly without using the card and passing through the checkout machine 300.

Further, the console 412 constituting the management device 400 also has a unique key configuration most suitable for the pachinko game system of this embodiment.

FIG. 51 shows an example of the configuration of the console 412. FIG. 1B shows the upper surface of the console, that is, the panel surface, and FIG. 1A shows the rear surface of the console.

In FIG. 51, reference numeral 421 denotes a store opening switch for instructing the start of business for each terminal of the system.
Reference numeral 22 denotes a store closing switch for instructing the end of business. The card can be operated in each terminal device after the store opening switch 421 is turned on until the store closing switch 422 is turned on. Reference numeral 423 denotes an end switch for storing the operation data of all terminals in the floppy disk storage device 402 after the business is closed, and an end switch for instructing the management device to stop the operation, and 424 for instructing a recovery process of the damaged card. It is a card resurrection switch.

The four switches of the store opening switch 421, the store closing switch 422, the end switch 423, and the card recovery switch 424 are particularly important switches for the present system, and are prevented from being easily operated during the operation of the system. Therefore, it is interlocked with the key switch 420 provided behind (the upper side in the figure), and unless the key switch 420 is turned on, the switches 421 to 424 cannot be operated to be turned on. Has become.

Reference numerals 425, 426, and 427 denote ten keys, a return key, and a delete key similar to those provided on a console of a normal personal computer or the like.

On the other hand, reference numeral 428 denotes a display menu switch for giving an instruction to display data on the card, operation data of each terminal, etc. on the screen of the CRT display device 411.
Is a CRT clear switch for requesting deletion of data displayed on the CRT display device. Reference numeral 430 denotes a print menu switch for giving a command to cause the printer 414 to print data on the card, operation data of each terminal, and the like.
Reference numeral 431 denotes a print stop switch for requesting the printer 414 to stop printing. Reference numeral 432 denotes a setting switch for requesting setting of the number of hits and the hitting mode in the pachinko machine, and 433 denotes a hitting, that is, a game continuation impossible state, in which a prize ball of the set hitting number is paid out. A stop release switch 434 for giving a release command of the stopped state of the pachinko machine that is used forcibly terminates the terminal by type at the end of business hours, or performs normal control and data collection due to a communication network abnormality or the like. A forced termination switch for forcibly terminating all terminals when it becomes impossible, or forcibly stopping a specific terminal when a player's fraud is discovered, 435 releases the suspension of the forcibly terminated terminal An end release switch 439 for performing the operation is a date and time setting switch. Further, the console 412 of the embodiment is provided with a buzzer 440 for generating a sound urging the operator to urge when an emergency such as a pachinko machine is hit and a buzzer stop switch 436 for instructing to stop sounding. Have been.

Of the above switches, switches 421 to 424 and 432 to 436 indicated by double frames in the drawing are:
These switches are built-in lamps, and when these switches are turned on, the built-in lamps are turned on during execution of the corresponding processing or while the state is continued. However, the buzzer stop switch 43
The lamp in 6 is linked with the buzzer, is turned on while the buzzer is sounding, and turned off when the stop switch 436 is pressed.

Further, the console 412 of this embodiment has a test card switch 437 for giving a test card issuance command on the back thereof, an exchange rate of purchased balls, a store code, the total number of terminals, Winning ball 1
A built-in switch 438 is provided for making a setting request such as the number of prize balls per piece. These switches 437 and 438 are different from other switches,
It is a switch that is rarely used, and is a switch that only needs to be known by a specific person (such as a manager of an amusement store), and is therefore provided on the back of the console.

Here, the test card will be described. As is clear from the configuration already described, in the gaming system of this embodiment, all terminals (pachinko machines, card issuing machines, settlement machines) are under the control of the management device, and can be operated by exchanging card numbers and the like. State, and the terminal cannot operate alone. However, since pachinko machines are frequently used, jams and so-called tulips and other accessories often break down, and it is necessary to adjust nails in the game area to adjust the payout rate. In this case, a test driving is performed after repair or nail adjustment. In this embodiment, the test switch 179 in the control unit 160 of each pachinko machine described above is turned on, and a special device issued by the management device is used. The test card is inserted into the card slot 802 of the control unit 160.
When inserted from "a", a certain number of balls is given, so that the pachinko machine can execute a game operation alone. As a result, it is not necessary to start up the entire system in trial running during non-business hours. In addition, during business hours, a trial hit can be performed without impairing the operation data during the game.

The card reader 407 provided in the management device 400 may have exactly the same configuration as the card reader 800 in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

However, a method may be adopted in which a blank card is inserted from outside, a code is recorded on a magnetic surface, and the blank is ejected, without a blank card inside. In that case, the card tank can be omitted. Further, since the test card and the resurrection card issued by the management device 400 do not necessarily need to specify the date of use and the serial number of the issuance unlike other general cards, the printing device may be omitted. However, it is also possible to incorporate a printing device and print out and issue the fact that the card is a test card. When a resurrection card is issued, a punching hole is punched at a predetermined punching position PH of the card by the punching device 807.

As described above, the terminal 10 of this embodiment
0, 200, and 300 are all under the control of the management apparatus 400, and unless the management apparatus 400 is activated, they cannot operate independently in principle. Therefore, at the time of system startup, the management apparatus 400 gives setting values to all terminals and initializes them. In addition, prior to the initialization, the terminal numbers are collected from each terminal to enable data transmission, and each transmission address is formed. During the operation of the system, the operation data of all the terminals is collected in real time, and the main storage device M-ME is collected.
M.

As described above, in this embodiment, the management device 400
The amount of data that is handled is enormous. Therefore, in the embodiment, these data are organized by file management to facilitate handling.

[Table 18] shows a file configuration example of data managed by the management device 400.

These files are usually stored in the main storage device MM.
Although recorded in the EM, all files are saved in the hard disk storage device 403 at the time of power failure. Further, data files relating to the terminals, ie, pachinko machine files (hereinafter referred to as P machine files), issuing machine files and checkout machine files are stored in the floppy disk storage device 402 at the end of business hours, and are provided for monthly operation data tallying and the like. You.

[0262]

[Table 18]

Next, each file shown in [Table 18] will be described in more detail.

The set value file FL1 in the table contains system characteristics such as the exchange rate of purchased balls, the store code, the number of terminals, the number of prize balls, the number of hits, etc., which are stored in advance in the hard disk by a console input when the system is introduced. This is a set value that varies depending on the configuration. The set value file is loaded from the hard disk HDD to the main storage device at the start of normal business. Further, the setting value file FL1 can be updated from the console by pressing a built-in switch when replacing a pachinko machine or the like.

[Table 19] shows a configuration example of the setting value file FL1.

[0266]

[Table 19]

In the table, the exchange rate of purchased balls is the number of balls to be paid per unit of purchase amount (for example, 200 yen), that is, the minimum number of balls held, and the number of NAUs means the high-layer network and the low-layer network as a data transmission system. This is the total number of network adapter units (communication control devices) provided at the connection part with. Further, the number of prize balls from a certain pachinko machine to a certain pachinko machine is set in a table indicated by a symbol i. This prize ball count is 2 per car
The number of types of prize balls can be set. In addition, in this embodiment, as shown by i = 1 to 16, all pachinko machines of the game arcade are divided into 16 groups, and the number of two prize balls of main and sub can be set separately. ing. However, consecutive machine numbers are given to pachinko machines having the same set value, and the target range is specified by the start number and end number.

Further, the number of hits is set in the table indicated by j, and the hitting mode is set in the table indicated by k. Here, the hit mode indicates a method of calculating the number of hits (arithmetic formula). For example, a mode in which hitting is performed when the number of payout prize balls reaches the hit number, or the number of payout prize balls. There is a mode in which, when the number of hit balls is subtracted from the number of hits reaches the number of hits, hitting is performed when the hitting number is reached. Although not particularly limited, in this embodiment, j = 1 to 16, k = 1 to 16
As shown by, the number of hits and the hitting mode can be independently set for each of 16 groups.

[Table 20] shows a configuration example of the transmission address file FL2 used for data transmission.

[0270]

[Table 20]

In [Table 20], the type flag is a flag for indicating the type of the terminal, "1" is a pachinko machine,
"2" is a card issuing machine and "4" is a checkout machine.
"0" indicates the absence of the terminal. The terminal number and serial number are the terminal number and serial number created except for "4" and "9". The unit number is placed under one NAU (network adapter unit) regardless of the type of terminal. The number of each terminal, that is, the number that is an address on a low-layer network described later, and the channel number is the address of each terminal viewed from the management device, that is, the number that is an address on a high-layer network described later. However, in the system of the embodiment, the number of pachinko machines connected under one NAU is set to 64 or less.

As described above, the NAU number and the machine number are numbers given by the setting switches (171, 205, 305, 561). In the case of a pachinko parlor, the machine numbers of the pachinko machines are customarily "4" and "4". It is a jump number given by a number excluding "9". Here, the fact that "4" and "9" are not used indicates that an octal representation is possible. Therefore, the unit numbers expressed in decimal numbers are represented by only the numerals 0 to 7 using the conversion table shown in Table 21. According to this, for example, the stand number “258” is described as “247”.

[0273]

[Table 21]

If this is expressed by a binary code in a binary octal system, it becomes “010 · 100 · 111”. This code indicates “167” in decimal notation, so that the pachinko machine numbers missing “4” and “9” are consecutive numbers. On the other hand, in order to reduce the address on the low-layer network to 8 bits, the lower 8 bits of the above code are taken, and this is regarded as a code “1010 · 0111” expressed in a binary octal system. It becomes "A7H". Further, besides pachinko machines, terminals such as issuing machines and checkout machines are also connected under one NAU, and the number of pachinko machines under one NAU is increased by 64 bits to give them an 8-bit unit number. The number is limited to one, and the logical product of the code "A7H" and the code "3FH" is obtained to obtain "27H". In this embodiment, this is used as the unit number. The channel number is “NAU number + unit number” with the unit number prefixed with the NAU number. According to such a method, in the custom of a pachinko game store having a number that does not use “4” and “9”, efficient address processing that matches the characteristics of a microcomputer that performs data processing using only the binary system Becomes possible.

The above file is created for all terminals based on the response data of the unit table request by the management device after the line test.

[Table 22] shows a configuration example of the card file FL3. The card file FL3 contains information for each card.

[0277]

[Table 22]

In the table, the card number is a number obtained from the issue serial number n using the function f (n), and the number of balls and the amount of money, and the card status is the number of the card specified by the issue serial number n and the card number. This information indicates the current state, and is referred to as a card text in this embodiment. Here, the card state is, as shown in [Table 23], a bit indicating a free state that is not used in a game, a bit indicating a game, a bit indicating a pause temporarily leaving the gaming machine, A bit indicating that the card has been settled at the checkout machine, a bit indicating that the number of balls held and the balance of the card have both become zero, a bit indicating that one or more hits have occurred in the past, and a forced termination And a bit indicating that the card has been used in the pachinko machine that has been used.

[0279]

[Table 23]

Returning to [Table 22], the terminal file serial number indicating the position of the terminal where the card is currently located and the terminal number are registered in the card file FL3.
Since pachinko machine gaming stores do not use the numbers “4” and “9” as unit numbers as a convention, two types of terminal numbers, back and front, are generated.

In Table 22, the i counter indicates the number of times the card has taken an action, that is, the number of times the card has been ejected from the organic coupling system to the outside. At that time, card information such as a stand number, the number of balls held, the amount of money, time, etc., that is, the card history is recorded. Statistically, most players play with less than 20 pachinko machines per day,
In this embodiment, the card history is recorded up to 20 times. However, if the number of times exceeds 20, i = 20
It is recorded by updating the table indicated by. In addition,
In the above case, the i counter does not count the interruption of the game. That is, each card information is recorded in a new area at the time of interruption, but the value of the i-counter is substantially updated by recording the card information in the same area without updating the counter when the game end switch is turned on after the interruption is released, and recording the card information in the same area. The number is matched.

Here, the state and action of the card and the registration of the FL3 card information in the card file will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a card is issued in the card issuing machine 200, the card is ejected, and the card shifts from the unissued (blank) state SS0 to the free state SS1. Then, when a card is inserted into the desired pachinko machine 100, the game state shifts to the gaming state SS2. Here, when the balls and the amount of money of the card become zero by the game, the card is ejected and the state is shifted to the return-to-zero state SS3. Further, when the interruption switch 115 is pressed during the game, the card is ejected and the state shifts to the interruption state SS4, and returns to the game state SS2 again by reinserting the same card. Then, when the end switch 114 is pressed to end the game during the game, the card is ejected and the state shifts to the free state SS1. The card is also ejected by the forced termination or the occurrence of a hit by the CPU, and the state shifts from the gaming state SS2 to the free state SS1. When the user goes to the checkout machine 300 with the card in the free state and performs a checkout process, the card is collected after an invalid mark is added, and the state is shifted to the settled state SS5. In the system of this embodiment, it is also possible to go to the checkout machine 300 without returning to the pachinko machine with the card in the interrupted state SS4 and perform the checkout process. In this case, the state shifts from the interrupted state SS4 to the adjusted state SS5. .

[0284] In the above state transition diagram, the circles attached to the arrows indicating the transition directions indicate actions involving recording of card information in the card file FL3. In each block, the code indicated by XXH is as shown in [Table 2].
The corresponding state is expressed by hexadecimal digits (HEXA expression) using the code indicating the card state of [3].

Next, [Table 24] shows a configuration example of the P machine file FL4.

[0286]

[Table 24]

In the same table, items from the machine number to the card status are data held in the transmission data area shown in [Table 1], and these are sampled by the management device 400 once a second. Is registered in the file. The number of main prize balls, the number of sub prize balls, the number of hits, and the hit mode are registered in the P machine file FL4 based on the set value file FL1 shown in [Table 19] when the system is started.

[Table 25] and [Table 26] show the issuing machine file FL5 and the settlement machine file FL6, respectively.
The data items shown in [Table 25] are data held in the transmission data area of the issuing machine shown in [Table 10], and the data items shown in [Table 26] are [Table 14]
Respectively coincides with the data held in the transmission data area shown in FIG. These are sampled by the management device once a second.

[0289]

[Table 25]

[0290]

[Table 26]

In Tables 24 to 26, data marked with a circle in the save column is data saved on the floppy disk FDD at the end of business.

Next, the card issuing machine 100, the pachinko machine 200, and the checkout machine 30 as terminals configured as described above.
0 and a management device 4 for centrally controlling these terminals
A data transmission path (local area network) that enables data transmission and card operation by organically coupling 00 is described. FIG. 53 shows a configuration example of a pachinko game system using a hierarchical data transmission path.

That is, 100 to 1000 terminals are grouped by 20 to 40 terminals, for example, in units such as island facilities of a game arcade, and the terminals of each group circulate at high speed on a ring-shaped transmission path. Token-passing low-layer network (token bus) 510 in which a node (terminal) having an access right called a token to be exchanged has a right to transmit and receive data in the form of a packet.
Depending on the network adapter unit (NAU)
530).

The plurality of NAUs 530 that control each low-layer network (token bus) 510 are
It is connected to the management device 400 via an A / CD high-layer network 520.

The low-layer network 510 has a capacity of 2.5 Mb.
The high layer network 520 is controlled to have a transmission rate such as 10 Mbps, and the NAU 530 absorbs the difference in transmission rate between the two to provide smooth data transmission. It acts as a buffer that enables it, thereby reducing the load on the management device 400 and enabling a large amount of operation data to be collected.

In FIG. 53, the symbol P indicates a pachinko machine as a terminal, the symbol H indicates a card issuing machine, and the symbol S indicates a checkout machine.

Each of the terminals P, H, and S is connected to the network 51.
It is connected to a branch line branched from 0. The control units 160, 250 and 350 of each terminal are connected to the end of each branch line. In FIG. 53, a control unit of each terminal is indicated by reference numeral U.

FIG. 54 shows a circuit configuration example of the NAU (network adapter unit) 530 that buffers data transmission between the low-layer network 510 and the high-layer network 520.

The NAU 530 of this embodiment includes a low-layer network controller 533 for establishing a transmission / reception right in the low-layer network 510 and performing serial / parallel conversion of data.
A high-layer network controller 537 for establishing a transmission / reception right in a CSMA / CD type high-layer network and performing serial / parallel conversion of data; and a data transmission controller 535 for controlling data transfer between these network controllers 533 and 537. Have.
Among the above controllers, the low-layer network controller 533 is composed of a communication LSI dedicated to token passing, and the high-layer network controller 537 and the data transmission controller 535 are configured by general-purpose microcomputers. Further, between the controllers 533 and 535 and between 535 and 537, a low-layer network 510 and a high-layer network 520 are provided.
The buffer packet memories 534 and 536 for absorbing the difference in data transmission speed are connected to each other.
The packet memories 534 and 536 are constituted by dual port memories and have a transmission data area and a reception data area. Also, the low-layer network controller 533 and the low-layer network (Talks bus) 510
A branch circuit 531 for separating and coupling a transmission signal and a reception signal, and a level conversion circuit 532 for performing level conversion of a transmission / reception data signal are connected between them. Similarly, a level conversion circuit 53 is provided between the high-layer network controller 537 and the high-layer network 520.
8 and a branch circuit 539 are connected.

Further, the NAU 530 of this embodiment includes:
A NAU number setting device 561 for setting a number for distinguishing a plurality of connected NAUs from each other;
A minimum number setting device 5 for setting the minimum number among terminals existing on the low-layer network 510 under the control of 0
62, and a number setting device 563 for setting the number of terminals existing on the low-layer network. The set values of the setting units 561 to 563 are input to the data transmission controller 535 in the NAU 530, and the NAU number is used to form the transmission address of each NAU in the high-layer network 520. The transmission address of each terminal in the low-layer network 510 is formed by the minimum number and the number.

The above hierarchical local network (FIG. 5)
In 3), when the system starts up, the management device 400 performs a line test through each NAU 530 and sets a setting value for each terminal, and the NAU 530 uses the low-layer network 510 once a second during system operation. Operation data is collected from the terminals P, H, and S and stored in its own memory. And the accumulated data is
In response to a request from the management device 400, the data is stored in the data file in the management device 400 from each NAU 530 through the high-layer network 520 once a second.

As described above, the communication network is NAU
530 as a buffer, and the high-layer network 520 transmits the transmission speed of the low-layer network 510.2.
Since the transmission rate is set to be four times the transmission rate of 5 Mbps, even in a system having 100 to 1000 terminals, each of the terminals can receive the signals from [Table 1], [Table 10], [Table 1].
3) A large amount of operation data as shown in [3] can be collected once a second in the management device.

[0303] Table 27 shows the types of received packets as viewed from the issuing device transmitted from the management device 400 to the unit control device 280 of the card issuing device 200 in the data transmission system. Issuing machine 200
Each type of transmission packet transmitted from the to the management device 400 is shown.

[0304]

[Table 27]

[0305]

[Table 28]

The “card purchase” packet described in [Table 28] corresponds to the bill insertion slot 21 of the card issuing machine 200.
When the bill is inserted into the purchase order switch 212 and the purchase selection switch 212 is turned on, the unit control device 280 sends the management device 400
The packet for requesting the card number and the serial number of the card concerned, and the "card purchase ACK" packet in [Table 27] are response packets to the packet.

In the system of this embodiment, a reservation such as a card number is made before a bill is inserted into the card issuing machine 200, and a preparation is made so that the amount can be printed and issued when the bill is actually inserted. To be able to do
When the card issuing machine 200 transmits a “card purchase” packet in which the card amount column is “0”, the management device 400 determines that the packet is a reservation reservation packet, determines an issue serial number and a card number, and After securing the area of the card in the file, an ACK packet containing the serial number and the card number is returned to the card issuing machine. On the other hand, when a bill was inserted, the card issuing machine entered the actual purchase amount in the card amount column with respect to the management device.
Send a packet. Then, the management device looks at the card number column, determines that the card is reserved for issuance, searches the card file, writes data such as the purchase amount and the issuance time in the data area of the card, and then transmits an ACK packet. It is to be returned to the issuing machine.

[0308] Except for the "card purchase" packet and its response packet, the packet is common to the packet transmitted and received between the pachinko machine and the management device.

[0309] Also, in Table 27, the NAK packet is a negative response to the other party when the management device 400 receives the "card purchase" packet from the unit control device 280, and it seems that the packet data was abnormal. In this case, a NAK packet is transmitted.

The codes 09H, 8OH,... Of each packet shown in [Table 27] and [Table 28] are:
It is expressed in hexadecimal, and it goes without saying that the code is an example and is not limited to this.

FIGS. 55 to 60 show the card issuing machine 2 in the data transmission system (local network).
5 shows a typical example of the format of a packet transmitted and received between 00 and the management device 400.

FIG. 55 shows the structure of the “line test” packet for the card issuing machine (common to other terminals).
FIG. 3B shows the structure of an “ACK” packet that is a response from the card issuing machine to the management device.

In the column of “issuer number” to “channel number” in the packet of FIG. 55A, the NAU is set in advance to the set values of the NAU number setting switch 561 and the unit number setting switch 562 at the time of initialization. The number calculated on the basis of this is entered when the "line test" packet is received from the management device, and is sent to the corresponding issuing machine. On the other hand, in the “Issuing machine number” to “Channel number” columns in the packet of FIG. 55B, numbers previously calculated by the unit controller 290 based on the set values of the unit number setting unit 205 are entered. To be sent.

In FIG. 55, what is indicated by LHD is a packet head used in the low-layer network 520, and the NAU 530 in the low-layer network 510.
Data transmission between the terminal and each terminal is performed by the packet head LH
D, and data transmission between the management device 400 and the NAU 530 in the high-layer network 520 is performed using the high-layer packet head HHD.

Data transmission from the management device 400 to each terminal via the NAU 530 is performed using two packet heads HHD and LHD. In this case, the network adapter to which the terminal of the transmission destination belongs is specified by the upper packet head HHD, and when a packet is captured therein, the upper packet head HHD is removed and only the lower packet head LHD is used as a head to lower the network adapter. The packet is transmitted over the network 510 and transmitted to a designated terminal.

On the other hand, when data is transmitted from each terminal to the management device 400, first, the terminal attaches only the packet head LHD for the lower layer network to the head of the data and sends out the data to the lower layer network 510. Then, the packet is captured by the NAU 530, whereupon the packet head LHD is further provided with a packet head HHD for a high-layer network, sent out over the high-layer network 520, and transmitted to the management device 400.

FIG. 56 shows a configuration example of an “initial value setting” packet from the management device 400 to each card issuing machine 200. The data column indicated by * 3 contains data read from the setting value file (see [Table 19]) of the management device, and these are stored in the reception data area of the unit memory. Only the hot code of the received data is copied to the transmission data area of the unit memory. There is no response to this received packet.

FIG. 57 shows an example of the configuration of various command packets without data from the management device to the issuing machine. In the packet type column of the same figure, x, x are codes of any of codes 90H (opening code), 91H (closing code), 95H (forced termination request), 96H (forced termination release), or B1H (restart). Enters. There is no response to NAU 530 for these received packets, and it is a one-way command transmission.

FIGS. 58A to 58C show examples of the structure of a "card purchase" packet requesting the management apparatus 400 to make a card issuance reservation, and its response packets "ACK" and "NAK".

[0320] In the data field of the "card purchase" packet at the time of card issuance reservation, only the issuance receipt number m indicating the number of the issuance card in the issuing machine is entered, and the card amount, card number, Issue serial number is "0"
Send as On the other hand, in the data column of the response "ACK" packet, the management apparatus inserts and issues the issue serial numbers n of all the issuing machines determined from the issue acceptance number m and the card numbers calculated from the issue serial numbers n. In the last "checksum" column of the ACK packet, an added value from the issuer number to the issue receipt number is entered as a check code.

On the other hand, the structure of the “card purchase” sent from the issuing machine to the management device when the bill is inserted into the issuing machine and the purchase amount is determined and the response packet are exactly the same as the packet of FIG. The only difference is that the actual purchase amount is entered in the card amount column of the transmission packet, and the number already determined at the time of reservation is entered in the column of the card number and issue serial number.

Further, FIG. 59 shows an example of the configuration of a “periodic data transmission” packet, and FIGS. 60A and 60B show an example of the configuration of a “unit recovery data” transmission / reception packet.

[0323] Among them, the "scheduled data transmission" packet contains all the data in the transmission data area of the unit memory and sends it. The management device receives this data and sends the data of the issuing machine in the issuing machine file. To update. However, the card amount and the issuance receipt number of the transmission data are data that are not used in the management device, and therefore are not registered in the file even if transmitted.

On the other hand, in the “unit recovery data” packet, all data in the issuing machine file of the management apparatus, the date read from the set value file, the identification code and the hot code are stored in the data area of the unit memory 550. Will be sent to match. However, the duplicate transmission of the received data packet head and the card text overlapping the transmission data area of the unit memory is omitted, and the unit controller 290 copies the data from the transmission data area to the reception data area. During received data *
The data indicated by 4 is written in the reception data area in the unit memory. In the response packet to the above packet, only the entire data in the transmission data area is inserted and transmitted.

The packets shown in FIG. 55 to FIG. 60 are not the whole of the original packet to be put on the network but only the main part, and also include the alert burst and the synchronous data for finding the head of the data. A header section including a source address field indicating a transmission source, a destination address indicating a transmission destination, a count section indicating a data length, and a check code section for error detection. These are automatically generated and added by the network controller in the control unit of each terminal.

Next, a control procedure regarding data transmission in the unit control device 280 will be described with reference to FIGS.

From the reset circuit 555 to each controller 2
When a reset pulse is supplied to 90, 551, 553, each controller clears the internal register and the internal RAM, and resets the data transmission controller 551.
Also clears the unit memory 550 for parallel communication with the unit controller 290 (step S
101, S201, S301). Then, the data transmission controller 551 writes appropriate data to a predetermined address (27FF) in the unit memory 550 (step S202). Then, the unit memory 550 raises the level of the signal INT output from the predetermined terminal. This signal INT is supplied to the unit controller 290 as an initialization signal as described above.

On the other hand, after clearing the internal register and RAM, the unit controller 290 clears the I / O port (step S102), and clears the unit memory 55.
It is monitored whether the initialization signal INT from 0 has risen (step S103). When the signal INT rises, the value set in the machine number setting unit 171 is read, and then the terminal serial number and the channel number are calculated from the machine number. (Steps S104 and S105). And
These numbers are written in the transmission data area SDA of the unit memory 550 (step S106).

The data transmission controller 551 reads the channel number in the transmission data area SDA and judges whether it is "0" (steps S203 and S203).
204), if the value is not "0" due to the writing by the unit controller, the read channel number is written to the latch LT3 (563), and then the latch LT2 (56
For 2), a command for designating the page configuration in the packet memory used for data transmission / reception is written (steps S205, S206). Then, the network controller 553 reads the channel number in the latch LT3, stores it in the internal RAM, determines its own address in the low-layer network (step S302), and reads the page configuration of the packet memory from the next latch LT2. It is stored (step S303). Thereby, the configuration of the transmission / reception page is determined.

Thereafter, the data transmission controller 551
Latches the page number used for the next data reception LT
2 (step S207). Then, this becomes a reception permission command to the network controller 553. Therefore, the network controller uses the latch LT
It is checked whether or not there is a reception page number in 2 and if there is a page number, it is determined that the reception has been permitted, and the processing shifts to the reception processing of step S305 (FIG. 52) and subsequent steps (step S304). In step S305, the network controller determines whether there is a transmission request from the NAU. Then, when there is a transmission request, after transmitting to the NAU that reception is possible, a packet sent from the NAU is received, and unnecessary portions such as a source address are removed by the received packet, The data section is converted into parallel data, and the received data is written to a specified page in the packet memory 582 (step S306).
To S308). Then, the network controller 5
53 writes the received command into the latch LT1 (561) (step S309).

Then, the data transmission controller 551 reads the data in the latch LT1 to confirm that there is a reception command, reads the reception data from a predetermined page of the packet memory 552, and temporarily stores it in the working area of the unit memory 550. (Steps S208, S2
09). Then, the data transmission controller 551 writes the next received page into the latch LT2. This is a command for permitting reception of the next packet (step S21).
0). This command (received page) is read and stored by the network controller 553 (step S
310), the next data can be received in parallel with the transmission of the received data from the data transmission controller 551 to the unit controller 290.

That is, the data transmission controller 551
Writes the received page into the latch LT2 in step S210, checks the command register CR2 in the unit memory 550 to confirm that it is "0", that is, there is no other transmission request to the unit controller 290 (step S211). The write position in the reception data area is determined from the reception packet type, and the reception data in the working area is moved to the reception data area of the unit memory (steps S212 and S213). Then, the received packet type name is written in the command register CR2 of the communication area (step S214).

Then, when the unit controller 290 monitors the command register CR2 and determines that the packet type has been written, the processing corresponding to the packet type is started (steps S107 and S108).
When the processing is completed, the command register C
R2 is cleared (step S109). On the other hand, the data transmission controller 551 writes the received packet type name in the command register CR2 in step S214, and then determines whether or not the packet is an “initial value setting” packet. Scheduled timer in unit memory to start transmission (1 second)
Is set (steps S215 and S216). If the received packet is not the "initial value setting" packet, it is determined in step S217 whether the packet is a "line test" packet. If it is a "line test" packet, in step S218, a process for transmitting the "ACK" packet as a response is executed, and if it is not a "line test" packet, the process directly proceeds to another process.

Next, the packet transmission processing will be described with reference to FIG.

When a packet transmission factor such as “purchase card” or “periodic data” occurs, the unit controller 290 first writes a packet type name in the “packet type” column in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550. That is, a packet head is created (step S121).
Then, the command register CR1 in the unit memory
Is checked to see if another transmission packet has already been entered. If there is no other transmission packet, the packet type name to be transmitted is written in the command register CR1, and then the transmission timer is set (step S122).
To S124). Writing the packet type name to the command register CR1 becomes a transmission command to the data transmission controller 551. On the other hand, the data transmission controller 5
51 monitors whether or not the packet type has entered the command register CR1 (step S221), and upon detecting that the packet type has entered, transmits transmission data corresponding to the transmission packet type from the transmission data area in the unit memory. The data is read and written to page 0 in the packet memory along with the address (fixed) of the destination NAU and the number of bytes of the transmission data (steps S222 and S22).
3).

After that, the data transmission controller 551
Writes the transmission command of the data in page 0 into the latch LT2 (step S224).

Then, this becomes a transmission command to the network controller 553, and the network controller 553 checks for the presence or absence of a transmission command, and when there is a command, waits for acquisition of the transmission right on the network. Wait for transmission permission (steps S321 to S323). Then, after transmitting the data in the page 1 of the packet memory, the transmission result is written into the latch LT1 (steps S324, S325). In response to this, the data transmission controller checks the latch LT1 to determine whether the transmission has succeeded. If the transmission has failed, the data transmission controller repeats the transmission process up to three times (steps S225 and S225).
226).

Then, after writing the transmission result in the status register STR in the communication area of the unit memory, the command register CR1 is cleared (step S22).
7, S228).

On the other hand, after setting the transmission timer in step S124, the unit controller 290 continuously monitors the command register CR1 (step S1).
25) If a time-over occurs before the command register CR1 is cleared by the data transmission controller 551 in step S228, the money amount display 2
Then, the common signal (watchdog pulse) of the display data sent to 13 is fixed at a low level, and the watchdog pulse is stopped (step S127). As a result, a reset is performed by the reset circuit 555, and steps S101, S201, and S301 are initialized.

Next, the scheduled data transmission processing is described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The data transmission controller 551 includes:
The regular timer set in step S216 is checked (step S231), and when one second has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S232, where all data in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 is read and written to the working area (step S233). Then, the data is compared again with the data in the transmission data area (step S234),
If they match, the command register CR1 is checked to see if another transmission request (packet type) to the data transmission controller has been entered (step S235), and data is read from the working area and written to the packet memory 552 as transmission data (step S235). Step S237,
S238). At this time, together with the transmission data, the destination address (NAU) and the length of the transmission data (the number of bytes)
Page 1 in the packet memory and the packet type name
Write to. If another packet name is included in the command register CR1 in step S235, the packet is transmitted (S236), and then the process proceeds to step S237.
Proceed to.

The reason why the data coincidence is determined in step S234 is that when the unit controller rewrites one byte of the data portion consisting of two bytes with respect to the transmission data area and transmits the regular data, the data is not determined. This is because such data will be transmitted. By confirming the coincidence of the data, it is possible to determine the determination of the data in the transmission data area.

Writing of transmission data (step S238)
Thereafter, the data transmission controller 551 writes a transmission command of the data in the page 1 to the latch LT2 (step S2).
239).

Then, this becomes a transmission command to the network controller 553. The network controller 553 checks for the presence or absence of a transmission command, and when there is a command, waits for acquisition of a transmission right on the network. Wait for transmission permission (steps S331 to S333). Then, after transmitting the data in the page 1 of the packet memory, the transmission result is written into the latch LT1 (steps S334, S335). In response, the data transmission controller 551 sets the latch LT
No. 1 is checked to determine whether or not the transmission has succeeded. If the transmission has failed, the transmission process is repeated up to three times (step S24).
0, S241).

The unit control device 18 of the pachinko machine
The data transmission process in the unit controller 380 of 0 or the settlement machine is also executed according to the same procedure as the control procedure of FIGS.

Next, control procedures in the unit controller 280, the card issuing controller 790, and the card reader controller 288 in the issuing machine 200 will be described in relation to data communication between them.

In the card issuing machine of this embodiment, the unit controller 290 can communicate only with the card issuing controller 790 and cannot directly communicate with the card reader controller 288. That is, the card reader control device 288 can communicate only with the card issuance control device 790. Therefore, the unit controller 29
0 and the card issuance control device 790 are communicated by a function code.
Communication between 90 and the card reader control device 288 is performed by a command. Incidentally, as the function code from the unit controller 290 to the card issuance control device 790, an "initial value setting" function for giving the card reader a date code and an identification code to be recorded in the magnetic recording section of the card, a function of the card A "card issue" function for issuing issuance and a "retransmission request" function for requesting retransmission of the function code sent immediately before, and a status indicating the status of the card reader received from the card reader controller 288 by the card issuing controller 790. Four types of commands of a "status request" function for requesting transmission are prepared.

The function code from the card issuing control device 790 to the unit controller 290 includes an “initial value request” function for requesting an initial value such as a date and an identification code at the time of reset, and the instructed processing ends normally. A "normal end" function that notifies the unit controller that the processing has been completed, and an "abnormal end" function that notifies that processing has not ended normally, and a request to retransmit the function code sent immediately before to the unit controller. There are five types of a "retransmission request" function and a "status transmission" function for transmitting the status of the card reader in response to the "status request" from the unit controller 290.

Note that, although not particularly limited, the above function code is transmitted sandwiched between a start code of STX and an end code of ETX, and between the STX and ETX, status and data to be transmitted are included in addition to the function code. There is also.

Specifically, the “normal end” function, the “abnormal end” function, and the “status transmission” function include an 8-bit indicating the card reader status as shown in [Table 29] and [Table 30]. The status 1 and the status 2 are provided, and the status is sent to the unit controller 290 together with the function code.

In the status 1 of Table 29, the transport unit sensor abnormality bit is set to “1” when any of the traveling position sensors CPS2 to CPS6 of the card issuing device 700 has failed.

[0351]

[Table 29]

[0352]

[Table 30]

On the other hand, as a communication command from the card issuing control device 790 to the card reader control device 288, a “magnetic write” command instructing recording of magnetic data on the card, a magnetic data of the card, a security code, and a punch hole are provided. A "magnetic read" command instructing to read each piece of information and sending magnetic data, a "security request" command instructing to send the read security data, and a "punch hole request" instructing to send the read punch hole data Command, a "reload" command for instructing rereading of data of the card held in the card reader, a "punch hole" command for instructing to punch a hole in the card,
A “card forward ejection” command to eject the card in the card reader toward the front insertion slot, a “card backward ejection” command to eject the card in the card reader backward, and a card reading command There are nine types of “cancel” command for canceling the status and “status request” command for instructing transmission of status information indicating the status of the card reader.

When the card reader control device 288 receives the above-mentioned command from the card issuance control device 790, it executes the corresponding processing and always returns a response. The types of response include: normal, communication error, command error, no magnetic recording data, magnetic data read failure, magnetic recording data error, security and magnetic data mismatch, company code or device code mismatch, magnetic write error, punch error, There are punch hole read error, security read error, punch dust full, motor error, RAM error, sensor error, card reader error, card length error, and card jam.

Although not particularly limited, the code indicating the command is transmitted between a start code ESC and an end code CR, and between the ESC and CR, data to be transmitted other than the command code is included. There is. The card reader controller 288 sends the card controller 79
The response to "0" is transmitted with a code indicating the type of error or an error code and requested data interposed between a start code STX and an end code CR.

FIGS. 65 to 72 show the card issuing machine 200.
The specific control procedure of the main processing in the unit controller 290 of FIG.

When a reset signal is received, the unit controller 290 initializes the CPU, that is, clears the internal memory (RAM), writes a check code at a predetermined address, and operates a timer, an internal register, and an I / O port. Is cleared or set to a predetermined value (procedure P
C101). Then, it waits for the initialization signal INT to rise from a predetermined terminal of the unit memory 550 (procedure PC102). When this signal rises, the machine number of the issuing machine is read from the machine number setting unit 205, and the terminal is used by using the machine number. Calculate the serial number and channel number,
These numbers are written in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 (procedures PC103 and PC104).

Next, it is determined whether or not the date in the reception data area of unit memory 550 is "0" to wait for reception of a "line test" packet (procedure PC10).
5). That is, until the “line test” packet containing the date is sent from the management device 400, the date field in the unit memory is “0”, and when the packet is received, the date is changed to “0”. Since it is no longer “0”, it is possible to know whether a “line test” packet has been received by monitoring this date.

Upon receiving the "line test" packet, unit controller 290 sets the initial value unset bit of monitor information 1 (see [Table 12]) in the transmission data area to "1" (procedure PC106). This bit is cleared to "0" when an "initial value setting" packet or a "unit recovery data" packet is received.
Then, the unit controller 290 checks whether there is a packet received from the management apparatus 400 by checking the command register CR2 in the communication area of the unit memory 550 (procedure PC107). Reception processing (procedure PC
201 to PC209), and then execute procedure P
Proceed to C108.

In the procedure PC 108, the unit memory 55
It is checked whether the reservation flag in the transmission data area of “0” is “0”.
Card number reservation processing (procedures PC211 to PC22)
After performing 7), the process proceeds to the procedure PC 109.
However, when the procedure PC 109 is first reached, the reservation flag is set to “0” by the initialization of the procedure PC 101, so that the card number reservation process is executed first.

In the procedure PC 109, the bill validator 210
Check the signal BUSY during the insertion of the banknote to check for the presence or absence of the insertion of the banknote. If there is no insertion of the banknote, the card purchase processing of FIG.
231 to PC264) and then the next procedure PC1
Proceed to 10.

The procedure PC 110 checks whether or not there is a packet registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory. If there is no unprocessed packet, or if there is an unprocessed packet, the packet reception process shown in FIG.
209), and then the procedure moves to the procedure PC111.

The procedure PC 111 checks from the card issuance control device 790 whether an “initial value request” function is included.
Returning to step 107, if any, the procedure PC 112 transmits an "initial value transmission" function containing the date and the identification code, and then returns to procedure PC 107 to repeat the above procedure.

FIG. 66 shows an example of a specific procedure of the packet receiving process in the flow of FIG.

[0365] When there is a received packet, the unit controller 290 first sets the received packet to "initial value setting".
It is determined whether the packet is a packet (procedure PC201). If the packet is an "initial value setting" packet, the initial value setting process (procedures PC271 to PC274) shown in FIG.
209, to notify the data transmission controller 551 that the packet has been received.
The command register CR2 in 50 is cleared.

Next, if the received packet is not the “initial value setting” packet, it is determined whether it is a “unit recovery data” packet (procedure PC202), and if yes, the unit recovery processing shown in FIG. 70 (procedures PC281 to PC288).
To move to procedure PC209.

If the received packet is neither “initial value setting” nor “unit recovery data”, it is determined whether or not “ACK” is received (procedure PC203). If “ACK” is received, nothing is done. The process directly proceeds to procedure PC 209. The “ACK” packet received at this time is “ACK” other than when the unit controller 290 transmits the packet to the management device 400 and waits for a response.
This is because

At procedure PC 203, if the received packet is “AC
If it is not "K", the process proceeds to procedure PC 204, where it is checked whether the initial value unset bit in monitor information 1 is "1". Here, if the initial value unset bit is “1”, the procedure proceeds to the procedure PC 209;
Go to 5. This is to prevent the issuing machine from erroneously starting the issuance operation when the “opening code” or the “forced termination release” packet comes in before the “initial value setting” packet is received.

Procedure PC 205 determines whether or not the received packet is a “store opening code” packet.
1 (procedures PC291 to PC2)
93) is executed. If it is not the "opening code", the procedure PC 206 determines whether or not the received packet is "compulsory termination release".
91 to P293 are executed, and if no, the process proceeds to the procedure PC 207.

In procedure PC207, it is determined whether or not the received packet is a "closure code". If yes, the forced termination process shown in FIG. 62 (D) (procedure PC295 to PC2)
97). If it is not the "closed code", it is determined in step PC208 whether the received packet is a "forced end request".
After the PC 297 is executed, if no, the process directly proceeds to the procedure PC 209 to clear the command register CR2 in the unit memory 550.

FIG. 67 shows a specific procedure of the card number reservation processing in the flow of FIG. Here, first, it is determined whether or not the initial value unset bit of the monitor information 1 in the unit memory 550 is “1” (procedure PC211). Here, if the bit is “1”, since the initial value has not yet been received from the management device 400, the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 65) without doing anything. Then, a “card purchase” packet containing only the issue receipt number with the issue serial number set to “0” is transmitted. It should be noted that the issue acceptance number is the card issuer 200
Is used by adding 1 to the number of issuances already issued. The management apparatus 400 determines the issue serial number n by adding the number of times of issuance of all issuers under its management.

Next, the unit controller 290
After setting the 0 second timer, it is determined whether or not the timer has timed out, and if no, it is determined whether a packet has been received from the management device by referring to the command register CR1 in the unit memory 550 (procedures PC213 to PC21).
5). If a packet has not been received, the process returns to the procedure PC 214 to determine again whether the 10-second timer has expired. If the time is over before receiving the packet, the procedure goes to procedure PC 219 to fix the common signal of the amount indicator 213 to low level or high, thereby stopping the output of the watchdog pulse. Incidentally, when this pulse is stopped, a reset signal is generated by the reset circuit 555, and the unit controller 290 and the data transmission controller 553 are reset.

If a packet is received before the timer set in procedure PC 213 has timed out, the procedure advances from procedure PC 215 to PC 216 to determine whether or not the received packet is “ACK”.
It is determined whether the received packet is "AK" (procedure PC 217), and if the received packet is neither "ACK" nor "NAK", it is registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory (procedure PC 218). The presence / absence of the processing packet is determined by the procedure PC 110 in the main flow of FIG. 65 and is processed.

If the procedure PC 219 determines that the received packet is “NAK”, the procedure moves to the procedure PC 219 to stop the watchdog pulse and reset. On the other hand, when the received packet is “AC
If it is determined to be “K”, the procedure proceeds to procedure PC 221 to set the reservation flag to all “1”, and then sends the “card issue” function to card issuing control device 790 with the amount set to “0”. (Procedure PC22
2).

Then, it is determined whether a “normal end” function has been received from the card issuing control device 790 (procedure PC223).
To determine whether the "abnormal termination" function has been received. If NO, the procedure returns to procedure PC 223 again to repeat the above-described determination. When the “normal end” function is received, the procedure proceeds to procedure PC 225 to start blinking of bill insertion lamp 223 and then returns to the original routine (FIG. 6).
Return to 5).

When the procedure PC 224 receives the “abnormal termination” function, the monitor display 206 displays an error number indicating the content of the error, waits for the recovery of the error state, and returns to the procedure PC 222 after the recovery. Then, the “card issuance” function is transmitted to the card issuance control device 790 again.

When the card issuance control device 790 receives a “card issuance” function of which the amount is “0”,
Take out the card from the card tank, record the magnetic data including the card number in the magnetic recording unit, and after interrupting the issuance hole, stop the process when three “0” s except for the thousands are printed and suspend. It is moving.

FIG. 68 shows a specific procedure of the card purchase processing in the flow of FIG.

When the unit controller 290 detects that a bill has been inserted into the bill validator 210, the unit controller 290 first checks whether or not the bill insertion lamp 223 is blinking (procedure PC 231). Return to the original routine (FIG. 65),
Move to the procedure of 32 or less. The above bill insertion lamp 22
3 is a procedure PC22 during the card number reservation process described above.
5 or the procedure PC22 in the forced termination release process of FIG.
Since the blinking starts at 5, the card purchase processing is executed after the reservation processing of the card number is completed or after the "forced termination release" packet is received.

[0380] The procedure PC232 gives the bill accepting instruction signal STACK to the bill validator 210,
The amount of money is read from the bill validator 210, and the lamps LMP1 to LMP5 with built-in switches are shown to indicate the purchase selection switch 212 that can be purchased according to the amount of money (LMP1 for 1,000 yen, LMP1 for 5,000 yen,
To LMP5) (procedure PC233).

Next, it is determined whether or not the inserted bill is less than 5,000 yen (procedure PC234).
Turn off the bill insertion lamp 223 at
The process proceeds to C237, and if it is less than 5,000 yen, procedure PC236 determines whether the next bill is inserted. This is because it is possible to purchase a high-priced card by continuously inserting bills. Here, when the insertion of the next bill is detected, the procedure returns to the procedure PC 232 again to give a bill taking instruction, turn on the purchase lamp corresponding to the total bill, and determine whether the total bill is less than 5,000 yen. I do.

When the inserted amount reaches 5,000 yen or when the next bill is not inserted, the flow shifts to procedure PC 237, and it is determined whether or not any of the purchase selection switches 212 has been turned on. Here, when the selection switch 212 is not turned on, the process returns to the procedure PC 234, and waits without shifting to the next procedure until the purchase selection switch is turned on.

After that, when the purchase selection switch 212 is turned on, the bill insertion lamp 223 is turned off, and then all the built-in lamps other than the switch that was turned on are turned off (procedures PC238, PC239). Next, card issuing port 2
After the blinking of the card issuing lamp 224 provided in the banknote 02 is started, it is determined whether or not there is a change. When there is a change, the blinking of the bill payout lamp 225 provided in the bill payout port 232 is started. (Procedure PC240-PC2
42). In the card issuing machine of this embodiment, the bill validator 2
This is because a card that can distinguish between 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen is used as 10, and an issuance card can be issued up to 5,000 yen per thousand yen.

On the other hand, if there is no change, procedure PC241
To PC 243 to proceed to the next procedure without blinking the lamp, and determine whether the reservation flag is "0".

Here, if the reservation flag is “1”, the value selected by the purchase selection switch 212 is entered in the amount column and the card number and issue serial number in FIG. Management device 4 in reservation processing
Then, a "card purchase" packet is transmitted to the management apparatus, in which the reservation number received from 00 and the number of issuances sent to the management apparatus at the time of reservation are entered in the column of the issuance reception number. On the other hand, when the reservation flag is "0", the selection value is entered in the column of the amount of money and the value obtained by adding +1 to the number of issued issuances is entered in the column of the issuance number, and the card number and the issuing serial number are each "0" A "Card purchase" packet is transmitted to the management device. It is assumed that a bill is inserted before the issuing machine reserves a card number.

[0386] After packet transmission, unit controller 29
0 determines whether the time is over after setting the 10-second timer.
To determine whether a packet has been received from the PC (procedure PC
246-P248). If no packet has been received, the procedure returns to procedure PC 247 to check the timer.
If the "ACK" packet does not return within the time-out, that is, within 10 seconds, the process proceeds to procedure PC252 to stop the output of the watchdog pulse.

When a packet is received within the time, it is determined whether or not the packet is "NAK". If the packet is "NAK", the flow shifts to procedure PC252 to stop outputting the watchdog pulse.

If the received packet is not "NAK", it is checked whether it is "ACK". If not, it is registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory and returns to procedure PC 247 to restart the timer. To check. Then, only when the received packet is “ACK”, the procedure shifts to procedure PC 253 to increment the number of issuances, and then sets the reservation flag set to “1” in procedure PC 221 of the reservation processing flow to “0”. Yes (procedure PC254).

[0389] Thereafter, the unit controller 290
After transmitting the "card issuance" function including the card number, the issue serial number and the purchase price to the card issuance control device 790, it waits for a response from the "normal end" function (procedures PC255 to PC257). If an "abnormal end" response is sent from the card issuing control device 790 before the "normal end" response, the unit controller 290 displays an error number indicating the content of the error on the monitor display 206, and then displays an error. Wait for the state to recover (procedure PC263, PC264).

[0390] On the other hand, when the "normal end" function returns after the card issuance command, the card issuance lamp 224 blinked by the procedure PC 240 is turned off.
It is determined again whether change has been made, and if change has been made, a change payout command signal is given to the change payout device 230 (procedure PC
258-PC260). Then, after turning off the banknote payout lamp 225 which is blinked by the procedure PC 242, the received money amount, the deposit money amount, and the payout money amount in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 are calculated and updated (procedure P
C261, P262). If there is no change, the procedure jumps from PC259 to PC262 and returns to the original routine (FIG. 66).

FIGS. 69 to 72 show specific procedures of the initial value setting processing, unit recovery processing, forced termination cancellation processing, and forced termination processing shown in the flow of FIG. 66, and are sent from the management apparatus 400. The corresponding processing is executed according to the received packets.

FIG. 69 shows the processing when the “initial value setting” packet is received.
Reference numeral 90 first copies the head portion of the received packet written in the received data area of the unit memory 550 to the transmitted data area, thereby creating a head portion of the packet at the time of transmission, and creates a hot code of the received data area. Is copied to a predetermined address in the transmission data area (procedures PC271 and PC272).

Next, by clearing the initial value unset bit of monitor information 1 in the transmission data area set to “1” by procedure PC 106, it is clearly indicated that unit control device 280 has received the initial value. Transmits an "initial value transmission" function to the card issuance control device 790, and returns to the original routine (procedures PC273 and PC2).
74).

When the "unit recovery data" packet is received, the processing in FIG. 70 is started. First, the packet type in the reception data area and the received recovery data are copied to the corresponding area of the transmission data area, and then the unit is copied. Command register CR in communication area of memory 550
Then, a transmission command of an "ACK" packet is written in the packet No. 2 to instruct the data transmission controller 551 to transmit the packet (procedures PC281 and PC282).

Next, after setting a timer (10 seconds), an "initial value transmission" function is sent to the card issuance control device 790 (procedure PC283, PC284). Then, it waits for the reception of the packet from the management device 400, and returns “ACK”
If a predetermined packet ("restart" packet) is not transmitted within a predetermined time (10 seconds) after transmission, the output of the watchdog pulse is stopped and the self-reset is performed (procedures PC285 to PC287). When the "restart" packet is transmitted within 10 seconds, FIG.
The procedure PC209 clears the command register CR2 and returns to the main routine of FIG. 65 (procedure PC2).
88).

FIGS. 71 and 72 show the processing when a “forced termination release” packet or a “forced termination” packet is received from the management device 400. When the unit controller 290 receives the "forced termination release", it first sets the bit indicating "in operation" in the operation information of the issuing machine, turns off the issuance stop lamp 222, turns on the issuance lamp 221 and turns on the bill. Lighting of the insertion lamp 223 is started (procedures PC291 to PC293). on the other hand,
When the “forced end” packet is received, the bit indicating “in operation” in the operation information is cleared, and then the issuance stop lamp 22
2 is turned on, the issuing lamp 221 is turned off, and then the bill insertion lamp 223 is turned off (procedure PC295-PC
297).

FIG. 73 shows a unit controller 290.
The procedure of the timer interrupt process executed by the timer interrupt separately from the main process (FIG. 65) in FIG.

When an interrupt signal is received at intervals of 1 ms from the internal timer set by the procedure PC 101 in the flow of FIG. 65, the unit controller 290 first reads the check code written in the internal memory by the procedure PC 101 and reads out the check code. Check the internal memory by checking if the code has changed, and if there is an error, procedure PC
The reset is performed by jumping to 124 and omitting the output of the watchdog pulse (procedure PC121).
When the internal memory is normal, the procedure PC122 updates the timer and then outputs a watchdog pulse.
Data for dynamically displaying the money amount display 213 is output, and the interrupt processing is terminated (procedure PC12
3, PC124).

Although not shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 65 to 73, when unit controller 290 receives a function from card issuance control device 790, it checks its code and if there is an error, returns A "retransmission request" function is transmitted.

FIG. 74 shows a control procedure for card issuance and the like in the card issuance control device 790.

When the card issuance control device 790 is reset, the internal memory, registers, I / O ports and the like are first cleared and initialized, and then a timer (ex. 10 seconds) is set, and the “initial value request” is set. The function is transmitted to the unit controller 290 (routines RN101 to RN101).
RN103). Next, it is checked whether a function from the unit controller 290 has been received, and if not, it is determined whether or not the timer set in the routine RN102 has expired (routines RN104 and RN105). Then, the routine RN104, RN104 until the time is over
5 is repeated, and if the time is over, the routine RN1 is executed.
Returning to step 02, the timer is reset and the "initial value request" function is transmitted again. First, "Initial value request"
This is because the unit controller 290 may not yet be ready for reception at the time of transmitting the function.

When a function from the unit controller 290 is received after transmitting the function, the routine shifts from the routine RN104 to the RN106 to check whether or not the received function is an “initial value transmission” function. After transmitting the function, return to the routine RN102,
Retransmit the "Request Initial Value" function. This is because a specific process such as issuing a card is accurately executed after first receiving an initial value from the unit controller 290.

If the function received in the determination of the routine RN106 is "transmission of initial value", the routine proceeds to the routine RN108, where the date and identification code sent together with the function code are stored in the internal memory. Thereafter, the initial value unset bit of the status register also prepared in the internal memory is cleared, and the "normal end" function is transmitted to the unit controller 290 (routines RN109 and RN110).

Thereafter, the routine RN111 waits for the reception of the next function from the unit controller 290. When the function is received, the process proceeds to the routines RN112 to RN115 to determine which function has been received. If the function is the "send value" function, the identification code is stored, and then the "normal end" function is sent (routine RN1).
16, RN117), if the function is the "card issue" function, the card issuance processing of FIG. 75 (routine RN1)
21 to RN129). If the received function is "retransmission request", the routine NR1
At 18, the previously transmitted function is retransmitted, and if it is a “status request”, a “status request” function is transmitted at routine RN 119. Routine R
The reason why it is determined whether or not the function is the “initial value transmission” function in N112 is that the process returns to the routine RN111 after execution of error processing (see FIG. 82) described later (reference V1).
Is considered.

FIG. 75 shows a specific procedure of the card issuing process in the flow of FIG.

When the card issuance control device 790 receives the “card issuance” function from the unit controller 290, it first checks the sensor 761a in the printing device 750 to determine whether or not there is a card waiting in the printing device. (Routine R121).

If there is no card, the next routine R
At 122, it is checked whether or not the amount in the "issue card" function is "0". If yes, the card removal processing routines RN201 to RN212 shown in FIG. 76 are executed, and then the reader control processing routines RN213 to RN shown in FIG.
N227, card inversion processing routine RN288 in FIG. 78
To RN243, the print 1 processing routine RN245 in FIG.
After executing ２６RN266, a “normal end” function is transmitted to the unit controller 290, and the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 75) (routine RN129). As a result, an issuance reservation process is executed in which one card is taken out from the card tank, magnetic data is written, and the printing device stands by in a state where all data except for the thousands of purchases are printed by the printing device.

If the routines RN121 and RN122 determine "no card" and "money $ 0", respectively, the card removal processes RN201 to RN212, the reader control processes RN213 to RN227, and the card inversion process RN2.
28 to RN243, print 1 processing RN245 to RN266
And the card ejection processing RN268 to RN280 in FIG.
And then counts the number of cards removed.
95 is counted up and a "normal end" function is transmitted (routines RN123, RN129). In this way, a card can be issued when a "card issue" function containing an amount of money is sent before the card number reservation. Such a situation occurs, for example, when only the card reader is turned off and the unit controller 290
This occurs when the power of the card issuance control device 790 is turned on and the process proceeds, and thereafter the power of the card reader is turned on.

On the other hand, in the routine RN121, the printing device 75
When it is determined that there is a card (reserved card) within 0, the routine goes to the routine RN124, where the card number of the already reserved card is compared with the card number sent by the "card issue" function. If the card numbers do not match, the stacking processes RN281 to RN299 shown in FIG. 81 are executed to store the reserved card in the confiscation tank 780, and then the card removal functioning as a collection storage medium count display means The two counters 79 and 796 for counting the number of sheets and the number of stack cards are updated (routine RN125). This is to avoid inconsistency between the issued card data and the card file data in the management device 400. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the amount is "0" (routine RN126). If the amount is zero, the next card removal process RN201 following the routine R122 is performed.
RN212 to RN212 to print 1 processing RN245 to RN266 to execute card issuance reservation processing. Also,
If it is determined in the routine RN126 that the amount is not "0", the processing from the card removal processing RN201 to RN212 to the card ejection processing RN268 to RN280 is executed, and the card is immediately issued without a card reservation.

[0410] On the other hand, if the card numbers match in the above routine RN124, the flow shifts to routine RN127 to determine whether or not the amount is "0". If the amount is "0", the process goes to the routine RN129 without any operation and transmits the "normal end" function.
9, the process proceeds to the print 2 process (routines RN126 to RN266), and after executing this, the card ejection process RN268
Through RN280 to update the card removal number counter and then transmit a "normal end" function (routines RN128, RN129). That is, the routine R
According to the procedures from N127 to RN128, printing and discharging of a thousand digits of the amount of money for the card waiting for reservation are performed.

Note that the above routines RN121 and RN12
In step R4, it is determined that "there is a reserved card" and "card number matches", and then, in the routine R127, it is determined that "amount = 0".
80 is turned off, turned on again, and the management device 400
After receiving the “unit recovery data” packet from
The unit controller 290 controls the card issuance control device 79
This occurs when a “card issue” function for card reservation is transmitted to “0”.

FIG. 76 shows a specific procedure of card ejection processing in the card issuing function reception processing flow of FIG. 75.

Here, first, it is checked whether there is a card in the card tank 701 by looking at the card presence / absence sensor 703 (routine R201). When the sensor is off, that is, when the tank is empty, the routine jumps to the routine RN212 to jump to the internal memory. After setting the take-out device abnormality bit of status 2 to "1", the flow shifts to the error processing routine of FIG.

[0414] If there is a card in the card tank 701, the routine shifts from the routine RN201 to RN202 and sends a "magnetic write" command to the card reader control device 288. Then, after setting the timer, the clutch solenoid 729 is turned on, and the take-out motor 719 is set.
Is rotated (routines RN203 and RN204). Thereby, one card is sent out from the card tank.

Next, it is checked whether or not the timer set in the routine RN203 has timed out.
It is checked whether the traveling position sensor CPS1 has been turned on (routines RN205, RN206). First traveling position sensor CPS
When 1 is off, the routine returns to the routine RN 206 to repeat the timer check. Thus, the first traveling position sensor C
When the time is over before the sensor is turned on, the routine jumps to the routine RN211 to set the traveling position sensor 1 abnormality bit of the status 1 to "1", and then sets the status 2 extraction device abnormality bit to "1". After setting to “1”, the flow shifts to the error processing routine of FIG. 82.

On the other hand, if the first traveling position sensor CPS1 is turned on before the time is over, the routine RN20
7, the clutch solenoid 729 is turned off, and the card is sent out from the tank to the roller 712.
Then, the transmission of the rotational force is stopped to prevent the feeding of two cards, and it is again checked whether the timer set in the routine RN203 has timed out (routine RN208). Then, the first traveling position sensor C
It is checked whether or not the PS1 has been turned off. If the sensor is turned off within a predetermined time, it is determined that the card has been removed from the card tank 701 and has been normally delivered, and the removal motor 719 is stopped to terminate the processing and return to the original routine. (FIG. 75). If the traveling position sensor CPS1 is not turned off within a predetermined time, it is determined that the card is jammed halfway, and the routine shifts to the routine RN211 to set the traveling position sensor 1 abnormality bit of status 1.

FIG. 77 shows a specific procedure of the reader control processing in the card issuing function reception processing flow of FIG. 75.

In this flow, first, after setting a timer, it is checked whether or not there is a response to the "magnetic write" command transmitted by the routine RN202 in the card removal processing flow before the timer expires (routine). RN213 to RN215). And
If there is no response within the time, the flow jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1", and shifts to the error processing routine of FIG.

If the response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the routine RN21
The process proceeds to step 6 to check whether the response is normal. If there is an error, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, and executes error processing. On the other hand, if the response is normal, a "punch hole" command containing data indicating the position of the issuing hole is transmitted to the card reader control device 288, and the timer is set (routines RN217, RN2).
18). Then, it is checked whether or not there is a response from the card reader control device 288 before the timer times out (routines RN219, RN22).
0). If there is no response within the time, the flow jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1", and shifts to the error processing routine of FIG.

If a response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the routine RN221
Then, it is checked whether the response is normal. If there is an error, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, and executes error processing. On the other hand, if the response is normal, the "card rear ejection" command is transmitted to the card reader control device 288 to set the timer (routines RN222, RN223). Then, before the timer times out, the card reader controller 288
Check if there is a response from the routine (routine RN
224, RN225). If there is no response within the time, the flow jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1", and shifts to the error processing routine of FIG.

If a response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the routine RN22
The process proceeds to step 6 to check whether the response is normal. If there is an error, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, and executes error processing. On the other hand, if the response is normal, the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 75).

FIG. 78 shows a specific procedure of the card inversion processing in the flow of the card issuing function reception processing of FIG. 75.

In this process, first, the transport motor 706 is rotated forward, and then a timer is set. Before the timer times out, it is checked whether or not the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on (routines RN228 to RN).
231). Then, within the time, the second traveling position sensor CPS
If No. 2 is not turned on, the routine jumps to the routine RN242 to set "1" in the jam error bit of the status 1 and "1" in the card transport error bit of the status 2 in the routine RN243. Move to error handling routine.

On the other hand, the second traveling position sensor C
When PS2 is turned on, the routine RN232, RN2
33 and before the timer set in the routine RN229 times out, the second traveling position sensor CPS
Check if 2 is off. When the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off, it means that the card has passed the traveling path switching piece 745. Therefore, if the second traveling position sensor CPS2 does not turn off within the time, the routine RN242
The routine jumps to "1" for the jam error bit of status 1 and "1" for the card transport error bit of status 2 in the routine RN243, and then proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG.

Also, the second traveling position sensor C
When PS2 is turned off, the process proceeds to the routine RN234, a new timer is set, and then the transport motor 706 is rotated in the reverse direction (routine RN235). As a result, the card is transported in the reverse direction, and is guided by the runway switching piece 745 to the runway toward the printing device 750.

After the transport motor reversely rotates, the card issuance control device 7
90 checks whether the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on again before the timer set in the routine RN234 times out (routine RN23).
6, RN237). If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 does not turn on within the time, the routine RN242
The routine jumps to "1" for the jam error bit of status 1 and "1" for the card transport error bit of status 2 in the routine RN243, and then proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG.

On the other hand, the second traveling position sensor C
When PS2 is turned on, the routine RN238, RN2
39, the second travel position sensor CPS is executed before the timer set in the routine RN234 times out.
Check if 2 is off. If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 has not been turned off within the time, the routine jumps to the routine RN242 to set the jam abnormality bit of the status 1 to "1", and the routine RN243 sets the card abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1". Is set, and then the flow shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 67. Further, when the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to routines RN240 and RN241, and whether or not the third traveling position sensor CPS3 is turned on before the timer set in the routine RN234 times out. Check, and if the sensor is turned on within the time, the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 75).

FIG. 79 shows a specific procedure of print 1 processing (including print 2 processing) in the card issuing processing flow of FIG. 75.

Here, the timer is set first, and then
Before the timer times out, it is checked whether or not the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 has been turned on (routines RN245 to RN267). Fourth travel position sensor CP
If the time is over before S4 is turned on, the routine jumps to routines RN265 and R266, sets "1" in the jam error bit of status 1, and sets "1" in the printer error bit of status 2. Then, the processing shifts to the error processing of FIG.

If the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned on before the time over occurs, the routine RN
Proceeding to 248, the print motor 751 is rotated,
Before the time over occurs, the third traveling position sensor CPS
3 is turned off (routine RN24)
9, RN250). Here, when the time is over, the routine jumps to the routine RN265 and shifts to error processing. When the third traveling position sensor CPS3 is turned off within a predetermined time, the transport motor 706 driven by the routine RN235 in FIG. 78 is stopped. Then, before the time is over, it is checked whether or not the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned off (routines RN251 to RN253). Here, when the time is over, the routine jumps to the routine RN265 as described above. On the other hand, if the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned off before the time is over, the routine proceeds to a routine RN254, in which the elevation motor 758 of the print head is turned on.
Rotate 180 ° and lower the head. then,
After printing the identification code, the date, and the number other than the thousands digit of the purchase amount, that is, “000” by the print head 756,
It is determined whether or not the amount data transmitted together with the “issue card” function code is “0” (routine RN
255-RN258).

When the amount is "0", the routine R
In step 259, the printing motor 751 is stopped with the print head 756 lowered, the movement of the card is stopped, and the printing apparatus 750 waits. If the amount is not "0", the flow advances to routine RN261 to print a thousand-digit number of the amount, and then the head elevating motor 7
58 is again rotated by 180 ° to raise the print head 756, and a new timer is set (routine RN26).
2). Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned on before the timer times out (routines RN263, RN264). If the timeover occurs, the process proceeds to the routine RN265 and the status 1 jam abnormality bit is cleared. 82 is set to "1" and the printer error bit of status 2 is set to "1", and the flow shifts to the error processing of FIG. On the other hand, if the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned on before the time is over, the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 75).

Further, this flow also shows the print 2 process in FIG. That is, when the reserved card is waiting in the printing device 750 in the card issuing process of FIG.
If the card number in the list matches the card number of the reserved card on standby and the amount is not "0", the printing motor 751 is started immediately in the routine RN260 in FIG. 79 to move the card. Routine RN261-
By executing the RN 264, the thousands of digits of the remaining money are printed, and then the process returns to the routine of FIG. 75 and proceeds to the card discharging process. Thus, when the banknotes are actually inserted into the card issuing machine 200, the execution of the routines RN245 to RN258 in FIG.
By printing only characters and immediately discharging the characters, the apparent time required from the insertion of the bill to the discharge of the card can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 80 shows a specific procedure of card ejection processing in the card issuing processing flow of FIG. 75.

When this processing is started, first, the lead-out solenoid 779 in the card lead-out device 770 is turned on to rotate the track switching member 777 downward, and then the transport motor 70
6 is started and a timer is set (routines RN268 to RN270).

Thus, the card sent from the printing device 750 is transferred to the card issuing port 202 through the derivation device 770. Then, the routine RN2
If the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off before the timer set at 70 has timed out, the printing motor 751 in the printing device 750 is stopped (routines RN271 to RN273). Card already in printing device 75
This is because they are sent from 0. If the time has elapsed before the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off, the process proceeds to routines R279 and RN280 to set "1" to the jam error bit of status 1 and the card transport error bit of status 2 respectively. From FIG. 82
Move on to error handling.

In the above routine RN273, the print motor 7
After stopping the 51, the timer set in the routine RN270 is checked again, and if the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 immediately before the card issuing port 202 is turned on before the time is over, the derived solenoid 779 is turned off ( Routines RN274 to RN276). If the timer times out before the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 is turned on, the routine shifts to the routine RN279.

In the routine RN276, the derived solenoid 77 is
After turning off No. 9, a new timer is set, and after 0.5 seconds, the transport motor 706 is stopped. 0.5 above
The second is determined from the relationship with the rotation speed of the transport motor 706, and the transport belt 77
2 is enough time to move the card a distance equal to its full length L0. By waiting 0.5 seconds after the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 detects the card, the card is stopped in a state where it is protruded about two thirds from the card issuing port 202. The sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 is turned off when the player manually pulls out the card from the issuing port 202.

FIG. 81 shows a specific procedure of the stack processing in the card issuing processing flow of FIG. 75.

The card issuance control device 790 sets the routine R
If it is determined in N121 that there is a reserved card in the printing device 750, but the received card number does not match the card number of the waiting card, this stacking process is executed, and the head lifting motor 758 of the printing device 750 is first turned on. 1
The print head 756 is raised by rotating by 80 ° (routine RN281). Then, a timer is set and the printing motor 751 is rotated to start the transfer of the card, and then the timer is checked (routines RN282 to RN
285). If the timer times out before the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 at the exit of the printing device 750 is turned on, it is determined that a card is jammed in the printing device 750, and the process proceeds to the routines RN296 and RN297 to return to status 1 82 is set to each of the jam error bit and the status 2 printer error bit, and then the flow shifts to the error processing in FIG.

If the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned on before the timer expires, the flow advances to routine RN286 to rotate the transport motor 706 in the reverse direction to start transport of the transport belt 772 of the card dispensing device 770. Then, set a new timer. Then, if the timer is checked and a time-out occurs before the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off, the routine jumps to the routines RN298 and R299 to set the status 1 jam error bit and the status 2 card confiscation device error bit respectively. After "1" is set, the flow shifts to the error processing in FIG. 82 (routines RN288, RN289).

On the other hand, if the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off before the timer expires, the routine proceeds to the routine RN290, where the printing motor 751 is stopped. Thereafter, the timer set in the routine RN287 is checked again, and if the time is over before the card full sensor 783 in the card deriving device 770 is turned on, or the time is over before the card full sensor 783 is turned on but turned off ( Routine RN291RN2
94), after executing the routines RN298 and RN299, shifts to the error processing routine of FIG. If the card full sensor 783 is turned on within a predetermined time after setting the timer, and if the card full sensor 783 is subsequently turned off, the process proceeds to the routine RN295 and stops the transport motor 706.

In the stacking process, unlike the card ejection process shown in FIG. 80, since the lead-out solenoid 779 is not turned on before the drive of the transport motor 706, the runway switching member 777 in the card leading-out device 770 moves to the card issuing port 202. The transport motor 706 is driven in a state where the traveling path is cut off. As a result, the conveyor belt 772
The card transported in the above is guided into the lower confiscation tank 780, and is detected by the card full sensor 783 on the way.

FIG. 82 shows various sensors CPS for detecting the position of the card in the processing flows of FIGS. 76 to 81.
A specific procedure of error processing executed when a time-out occurs before the 1 to CPS 6 or the like is turned on or off is shown.

In this processing, first, the card issuing device 700
All motors (extraction motor 719, transport motor 7
06, printing motor 751 and head lifting / lowering motor 75
8) is stopped, and an “abnormal termination” function is transmitted to the unit controller 290 (routine RN1).
51, RN152). Next, the unit controller 29
It is determined whether or not the function has been transmitted from 0 (routine RN153). If the function has not been received, it is determined whether or not the error has been recovered by checking the sensor in the card issuing device 700 (routine RN154). ), If not recovered, routine RN15
Wait for the error to recover by returning to step 3. If the cause of the error disappears while waiting for the recovery, for example, the card stuck in the card issuing device 700 is removed, the process proceeds to the routine RN155 to clear each abnormal bit of the status 1 and 2 to “0”. And then the routine RN156
Then, the counters 79 and 796 for counting the number of cards removed and the number of cards confiscated are updated, and the process returns to the routine RN111 in the main processing flow (FIG. 74) (reference V).
1).

On the other hand, when a function from the unit controller 290 is received while waiting for error recovery in the routines RN153 and RN154, the flow shifts to the routine RN157 to determine whether or not the received function is a “status request” function. If the answer is yes, the "status transmission" function is transmitted in the next routine RN158, and the process returns to the routine RN153 and waits until the error is recovered again. If the function received during the error recovery wait is not “status request”, it is determined in the routine RN159 whether or not the received function is “initial value transmission” function. Is stored in the internal memory, the "normal end" function is transmitted, the routine returns to the routine RN153, and the system waits for an error recovery again (the routines RN160 and RN16).
1).

If the function received while waiting for error recovery is neither “status request” nor “initial value transmission”, the routine returns from the routine RN159 to RN152, transmits the “abnormal termination” function, and then executes error recovery. wait.

Next, an example of a control procedure of the card reader 800 of the issuing machine 200 by the card reader control device 288 based on a command from the card issuance control device 790 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the flow of this embodiment can be commonly used as any control flow on the assumption that the same card reader as that of the issuing machine is used for the settlement machine 300 and the management device 400.

The major difference from the control flow relating to the card reader in the control unit 160 of the pachinko machine is that the control flow for writing and verifying the magnetic code and the flow for ejecting the card to the rear of the card reader instead of to the front are as follows. It has a point.

[0449] As described above, the card reader control device 2
Communication between the unit controller 88 and the unit controller 290 is performed by command transmission as described above. As a communication command from the card issue controller 790 to the card reader controller 288, magnetic data of the card is recorded. "Magnetic write" command to read, and "magnetic read" command to read the magnetic data and security code and punch hole information on the card and send magnetic data, and send the read security data A "security request" command, a "punch hole request" command to send the read punch hole data, a "reload" command to re-read the data of the card held in the card reader, Instructs the user to punch holes "Punch hole" command, "Card forward ejection" command to eject the card in the card reader toward the front insertion slot, and "Card backward ejection" to eject the card in the card reader backward. A command, a "cancel" command for canceling the card read command, and a "status request" for instructing transmission of status information indicating the status of the card reader
There are nine types of commands.

[0450] Of these, "magnetic read" and "reload"
The command is not used in the issuing machine 200, and "magnetic write"
The command is not used in the checkout machine 300 or the management device 400.

Note that the "magnetic read" command instructs the card reader 800 to read not only magnetic data but also all data on the card, and requests transmission of only magnetic data. Data request commands are separately prepared for security data and punch hole data.

FIG. 83 shows a card reader control device 288.
The main control procedure according to FIG.
The detailed procedure is shown in FIG. 102 and FIG.
3 shows a control procedure of an interrupt process generated by an interrupt separately from the main control.

When the card reader controller 288 is reset, that is, when the reset input terminal changes to low level, first, as shown in FIG. 68, the internal memory containing various flags, counters, buffers, work areas, registers, etc. Is cleared (routine R1101). Then, after setting the stack pointer when an interrupt occurs, initializing the I / O port and setting the state of the input / output terminals, the setting code is read from the device code setting device MCS and stored, and then the card transport motor is set. The relay RLY1 for supplying power to the power supply 807 is turned on (routines R1102 to R1102).
1105).

Next, the monitor display 175 for displaying the cause of the error is set to the off state, the power-on lamp LED 21 for indicating the power-on state is turned on, and the “card insertion prohibition” flag in the internal RAM is set to “1”. (Routines R1106 to R1108).

Then, after permitting the reception buffer to receive a command from the card issuing control device 790,
Check whether a command has been received (routine R110)
9, R1110). If there is no received command, the flow shifts to the routine R1117 to check whether the “card insertion waiting” flag is set to “1”, and
If "0", the process returns to the routine R1110 to wait for reception of a command. If the "card insertion wait" flag is "1", the card reading process shown in FIG. 86 is executed, and then the process returns to the routine R1110. The card reading process is the same as the process when the “magnetic reading” command is received.
The flowchart of this embodiment is designed so that it can be used in common when the same card reader 800 as the pachinko machine 100 or the issuing machine 200 is used for the checkout machine 300 or the management device 400. The flow to the "read process" is conscious of the control in the settlement machine and the management device. In the flow of this issuing machine, the "card insertion wait" flag is always set to "0" and has no meaning.

[0456] In the payment machine 300, the "store opening code"
When a “card accepted” function is sent to the card settlement controller 312 based on the reception of the packet, and a “magnetic read” command is sent from the card settlement controller 312 to the card reader controller 388, the routine R1 is executed.
At 110, it is determined that a command has been received, and the flow advances to the routine R1111.
By jumping to 1118 and proceeding to R1121, the type of command is determined, and the flow shifts to the magnetic reading process of FIG. 84. The card reading process of FIG. 93 is further executed from the routine R1202. Is OFF, the card is not read, the "card not read" flag is set, and routines R1203 to R1204 are set.
8 and set the "card insertion waiting" flag.
The process shifts to the third routine R1122 → R1117, where the process again shifts to the process of FIG. In other words, it waits for the card to be inserted forever, and executes the card reading process of FIG. 94 at the time of insertion.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the routine R1110 that a command has been received and if the received data is not “ESC” indicating the beginning of the command in the routine R111,
In the routine R1112, it is determined whether or not the command is the cancel command “CAN” of the previously transmitted command. Unlike the other communication commands, the cancel command “CAN” does not have the start code ESC and the end code CS, and is transmitted by the command code itself, so that such determination can be made. If the received command is not "CAN" in the routine R112, the process shifts to the routine R1117. If the received command is "CAN", the next routine R11 is executed.
In step 13, the "card insertion prohibition" flag is set, the card holding lamp is turned off, a code indicating a normal end is set in the transmission buffer, and the transmission processing shown in FIG. After transmitting to the device 790, the "card insertion wait" flag is cleared and the routine R
Return to 1110. As a result, the card insertion waiting state due to the “magnetic read” command transmitted from the card issuance control device 790 before that is canceled.

[0458] Thereafter, the command is received again, and the flow advances to the routine R1111. If it is determined that the command head code is received, the flow jumps to the routine R1118 to prohibit the reception of the subsequent command. The OK lamp indicating the reception state of the card reader control device 288 is turned off (routine R11).
19, R1120). Then, in a routine R1121, it is checked whether or not the received command corresponds to any of the nine commands described above.
"Command error" as error information in memory at 124
After writing a code indicating the above, the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. 101. If the command corresponds to the registered command, the process corresponding to the registered command is executed, the OK lamp is turned on, the process returns to the routine R1109, and the above procedure is performed. It repeats (routine R1122, R1123).

FIG. 84 shows a processing procedure when a “magnetic read” command is received, and FIG. 85 shows a “reload” command.
The processing procedure when a command is received is shown. Since these command processes are irrelevant in the card issuing machine 200, the description is omitted.

FIG. 86 shows a processing procedure of the card reader controller 288 when a “magnetic write” command is received.

When this command is received, first, the magnetic recording data sent in the form of ASCII code together with the “magnetic write” command is converted into a binary code suitable for internal processing and stored in the magnetic data buffer of the internal memory. Then, the head code STX (see FIG. 4) indicating the head of the magnetic data is inserted at the head of the magnetic data buffer, and the head code STX next to the magnetic recording data in the magnetic data buffer (the twenty-first code when the number of magnetic data is 20). ) Is filled with an ETX code indicating the end of data (routines R1231 to R123)
3). Next, after setting the number of magnetic data to be written (22 including the LRC calculated in the next routine), an address for sequentially reading magnetic recording data from the saved magnetic data buffer is set in the address counter ( Routine R1234, R1235).

Thereafter, the STX code (0BH) is set in a predetermined register A in advance in a routine R1236, and the exclusive OR of the data in the register A and the next magnetic data is calculated in routines R1237 to R1244. The process of re-entering the calculated data into the register A is repeated until the magnetic data is exhausted, so that the LRC code, which is the error check code of all the magnetic data, is finally left in the register A.

Since the RTX code (0BH) is initially set in the register A in the routine R1236,
In the first operation of exclusive OR (routine R1238), the same data is calculated, the result is all “0”, and the same result as not including STX in the calculation of LRC is obtained. Achieve initial goals. In the processing of routines R1237 to R1248, LRC
At the same time as the on-bit ("1") in each read data
It is determined whether the number of bits is odd or even. If the number is even, the parity bit in each data is set to "1" and saved in the data buffer to add the parity (odd parity) bit. (Routines R1239 to R1241). After the LRC and parity bit calculation processing, a code indicating STX is inserted at the end (24th) of the magnetic data buffer (routine R124).
5). That is, magnetic data, ETX and LRC are sandwiched between two STX codes (see FIG. 4).

Next, the data (LC
R), the parity bit is set to "1" only when the number of ON bits is even or odd, and the parity bit is also added to the LRC itself. (Routine R1246)
ＲR1248).

Thereafter, the write processing (routines R1301 to R1337) shown in FIG. 96 is executed to output magnetic data and a write clock, and the verify processing (routines R1341 to R1361) shown in FIG. After checking whether or not the data has been written correctly, it is determined whether or not a verify error has been detected (routine R1249). If an error has occurred, a magnetic write error is set as error information in the memory, and FIG.
(Routine R125)
1). If there is no verify error, a "normal" response command is set in the transmission buffer,
Is executed (routines R1421 to R1426), and the flow returns to the main flow in FIG.

FIG. 87 shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 288 when receiving a “status request” command from the card issuance control device 790.

When the “status request” command is received, the device code and the contents of status 1 held in the internal memory are moved to the transmission buffer, and a code indicating the end of the command is sent to the address next to the last data in the transmission buffer. C
After setting R, STX is set as transmission data and is transmitted first (routines R1261 to R126).
4). Thereafter, the address of the transmission buffer is set in the counter, and one byte of data is read from the transmission buffer using the address and transmitted. Then, the address of the transmission buffer is updated (routine R1265).
-R1268). Then, it is determined whether or not the CR code has been transmitted. If no, the process returns to the routine R1266 to transmit the next data, and the transmission of the CR code ends the processing for the “status request” command (routine R1).
269).

FIG. 88 shows a control procedure when a “punch hole request” command is received, and FIG. 89 shows a control procedure when a “security request” command is received. Response processing for these commands (R1271-R1279 and R1281-R128
The procedure of 9) is exactly the same as the response processing to the “status request” command of FIG. The only difference is that first, instead of the device code and the contents of status 1, punch hole data or security data read from the card and held in the internal memory is transferred to the transmission buffer.

FIG. 90 shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 288 when receiving a “punch hole” command from the card issue control device 790.

When this command is received, a reference is made based on the punch hole position set in the RAM by the initialization routine or the like based on the data indicating the hole to be punched (in this case, the issued hole) sent with the command. The distance from the position is read from the ROM and stored in the buffer (routine R1
291), and then performs the punching process (R311 to R3) in FIG.
52) is performed. Then, the "punch OK" flag is checked to determine whether or not the punching has been performed reliably (routine R1292). If yes, a normal response command is set in the transmission buffer (routine R1293), and FIG.
Is executed, and if no, the punch failure bit of status 1 is set to "1", punch error is written in the error information, and the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. 101 (routines R1294, R1295).

FIG. 91 shows a control procedure in the card reader control device 288 when receiving the “card backward ejection” command.

When this command is received, the 1-second timer is first set, and then the motor 807 is rotated forward at high speed (routines R1401, R1402). Then, it checks whether the timer set in the routine R1401 has timed out, and then checks whether or not the rearmost position detection sensor SNS4 in the card reader has been turned on (routines R1403, R1404). If a time-out occurs before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned off, the process jumps to the routine R1413 to stop the motor 807 and then checks whether all the sensors are off (routine R1414). Here, if at least one of the sensors in the card reader is turned on, "1" is set to the card jam bit of status 1 and a card jam error is written as error information, and then the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. Transition. If all the sensors are turned off in the routine R1414, it is determined that the discharge is completed, and the process jumps to the routine R1407.

On the other hand, before the timer set in the routine R1401 times out, the position detecting sensor SNS
When the motor 4 is turned off, wait 0.4 seconds before starting the motor 807.
Is stopped (routine R1403). The card reversing device 740 behind the card reader is driven, and the card reader 8 is turned on.
This is to wait for the card sent from 00 to be conveyed by the card reversing device 740.

After stopping the motor 807, the card jam bit of status 1 is cleared, the "verify error" flag set in the routine R1351 in FIG. 97 is cleared, and the card holding LED is turned off (routine R
1407-R1409). Thereafter, the "card insertion prohibition" flag is set to prohibit the insertion of the next card, and after setting the code of the "normal" response command in the transmission buffer, the transmission processing of FIG. 100 is executed (routine R
1410, R1411).

FIG. 92 shows a processing procedure of the card reader control device 288 when the "card forward ejection" command is received from the card issuance control device 790.

This processing is a flow prepared because it is necessary in the card settlement machine 300.
Is not executed, and the description is omitted.

FIGS. 93 and 94 show the specific procedures of the card reading process, the parity, and the LRC checking process in the “magnetic reading” command receiving flow of FIG. 84, and FIG. Although the specific procedure of the magnetic processing during the “Reload” command reception flow is shown,
These processes are also executed by the card settlement machine and not executed by the card issuing machine, and therefore the description is omitted.

On the other hand, FIG. 96 shows a specific procedure of the writing process in the flow of FIG.

In this processing, first, the rear end of the card is moved to the position of the position detection sensor SNS1 on the entrance side of the card reader 800, and then the number of magnetic data (ex. 24)
Is set in the counter (routines R1301, R13
02). At this time, the head of the card has not reached the position of the magnetic head 821. Then, after setting the head address of the magnetic data buffer containing the magnetic recording data in the address counter, the motor 807 is rotated at a high speed to turn on the write enable signal for the magnetic head 821 (high level).
(Routines R1303 to R1305). afterwards,
Erase data "0" for providing a non-data area at the beginning and end of the track TRC2 of the magnetic data recording section is set, a 200 ms timer is set, and then the "write interrupt" flag is set to "1". Set to start a write interrupt every 806 μsec (routines R1306 to R130
8). The write interrupt is set to occur every 806 μsec (when the card transport speed is 300 mm / S) according to a detection signal from an encoder that detects the rotation of the motor 807.

Next, after checking the timer set in the routine R1307, the write clock data is inverted, and the “write wait” flag is set to “1”. It waits until it is cleared to "0" (routines R1309 to R1312). Then, it is checked whether or not the position detection sensor SNS3 disposed slightly behind the magnetic head 821 is turned on (routine R1313). If it is off, the process returns to the routine R1309, and the above procedure is repeated until the sensor SNS3 is turned on. By repeating the above loop, the write clock data is inverted every time the write interrupt is executed once every 806 μsec. As a result, the direction of magnetization of the magnetic portion of the card by the magnetic head is inverted every 806 μsec, and clock data having a period of 1.612 m, which is twice as long, is written to the track TRC1 of the card. When the position detection sensor SNS3 detects the end of the card, the magnetic head detects the position of the track TRC2.
The mounting position is determined so as to reach the TX code writing start position, and when the sensor SNS3 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next routine R1314 to start writing magnetic data.
Before the sensor SNS3 is turned on, the routine R1 is executed.
If the timer set in 307 has timed out, it is determined that the card is jammed, and the routine R1309 is executed.
Jump to R1336, set the card jam bit of the status 1 to "1", write the card jam in the error information, and shift to the error processing routine of FIG. 101 (routine R1337).

If the position detection sensor SNS3 is turned on before the time is over, the flow advances to the routine R1314, where the number of bits (5 bits) of each data (including parity) is first set in the counter, and then the routine R1303 is executed.
The 1-byte (8-bit) magnetic recording data is read from the magnetic data buffer by using the address set in the step (1) and is inputted into the shift register as the parallel-to-direct conversion means, and the address counter is incremented (routine R1315)
R1316). Then, the data in the output buffer is
The bits are further shifted left by one bit for a total of three bits (routines R1317 and R1318). This places the most significant bit of the 5-bit magnetic data at the left end of the shift register.

Then, next, in the routine R1319, the bit at the left end of the shift register is turned on, ie, “1”.
It is determined whether or not “0”, the write data is inverted in the next routine R1320, and if “1”, the process jumps to the routine R1321 without inversion. Thus, a write signal of the NRZI system can be formed and output.
Following the output of the write data, the routine R1
The output of the write clock is also executed in the same procedure as that performed in steps 310 to 1312 (routines R1321 to R1).
323). Of these, the write data is on the second track TRC2 of the card, and the write clock is on the first track TC2.
Write to RC1 respectively.

After the output of the 1-bit data, the bit counter is decremented to determine whether or not the counter has become "0". If not, the flow returns to the routine R1318 to return the magnetic data in the shift register by one bit. By repeating the process of shifting to the left and outputting the data until the bit counter becomes "0", the 5-bit parallel magnetic data is converted into serial write data and output (routine R1324, R1325). And 1
When the output of the byte magnetic data is completed, the routine R1
Proceeding to 326, the number of magnetic data is decremented by one, and then the flow returns to routine R1314 to repeat the parallel-to-direct conversion and output of the next magnetic data. (Routine R132
7).

In the routine R1328, a timer for 100 ms is set, and then the routines R1309 through R13
The write clock data is output until the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on in accordance with the same procedure as in step 13 (routines R1329 to R1333). That is, even after writing the STX code as the last data of the magnetic data to the second track TRC2 on the first track TRC1 of the card, the clock data continues to be written until the end of the card (see FIG. 4). Since the magnetic data is not inverted on the second track after the writing of the magnetic data is completed, the direction of the magnetization is fixed and the data is erased.

On the other hand, if the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on before the timer is over in the routine R1329, the process proceeds to the routine R1334, where the write permission signal to the magnetic head 821 is turned off (low level), and then the rotation of the motor 807 is started. Stop and end (Routine R133
5). If the timer set in the routine R1328 times out before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on, the routine jumps to the routine R1336, sets the card jam in the status 1 and the error information, and then proceeds to the error processing routine in FIG. Transition.

FIG. 97 shows a specific procedure of the verify process performed after the write process of FIG. 96.

In this case, first, the motor 807 is reversed to retract the card until the rear end of the card is detected by the first position detection sensor SNS1 in the card reader, and then a one second timer is set (routine R1341, R
1342). Then, the motor 807 is rotated forward at high speed, the number of magnetic data is set (here, the next STX code of the LRC is not checked, so that the number is 23), and the second address of the magnetic data buffer is set in the address counter ( Routines R1343 to R1344). This is for excluding the first STX code from the target of verification.

After the address is set, the 1-bit reading process shown in FIG. 98 is executed to determine whether or not the data read in the routine R1346 and stored in the work area matches the STX code. It proceeds to the routine R1347. In the routine R1347, 5 bits are set in the bit counter, 1 bit of the magnetic data is read by the 1-bit reading process of FIG. 98, the bit is shifted into the least significant bit of the work area, and the bit counter is decremented. The process is repeated until the bit counter becomes "0", that is, until 5 bits are read (routines R1347 to R1349).

Then, the magnetic data read from the magnetic data buffer is compared with the magnetic data read from the card and stored in the shift register using the address set in the counter in the routine R1345 (routine R1350). Here, if the two data do not match, a verify error is set in the error information in the routine R1351, and if the data matches, the routine jumps from the routine R1350 to R1352 to increment the address counter of the magnetic data buffer. Routines R1347 to R1353 are repeated until the number of magnetic data becomes "0" by subtracting "1" from the number of magnetic data (routine R1354).

When the number of magnetic data becomes "0", the flow advances to routine R1355 to clear the 1-bit read latch and erase the read data. Then, the 1-second timer set in routine R1342 is reset. It is determined whether a time-over has occurred (Routine R1356).
In the next routine R1357, it is determined whether the position detection sensor SNS4 has been turned on. If the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on before the time is over, the routine proceeds to a routine R1358, where the card jam bit of status 1 is cleared and then the motor 807 is stopped (routine R1359).

On the other hand, if a time-out occurs before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on, “1” is set in the “card jam” bit of status 1 and then a card jam is written in the error information. Shift to processing routine (routines R1360, R136
1).

FIG. 98 shows a specific procedure of the 1-bit read process common to the verify process flow of FIG. 97 and the magnetic process flow of FIG.

In this process, the 1-bit read latch is first cleared (routine R581), and then the size of the card is inspected based on the outputs of the sensors SNS1 to SNS4 in the card reader (routines R582 to R5).
88). Then, it is checked whether magnetic data is latched in the read latch cleared in the routine R581, and if it is, the work area to which the latch data is transferred is shifted left by one bit and the least significant bit is set to zero. Transfer the data of the latch and finish (Routine R
589-R590).

In the card reader of this embodiment, the distance L3 between the first and third position detection sensors SNS2 and SNS3 is longer than the regular card length L0, and the second and third position detection sensors SNS1 and SNS3 The distance L3 between the regular card length L0
The distance between sensors is set to be shorter than
(See FIG. 32). Therefore, during the one-bit reading process shown in FIG. 98, the first to third position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS
By checking the output of NS3, a card size defect is detected (routines R584 to R5).
87).

FIG. 99 shows a specific procedure of the hole punching process in the “punch hole punching” command receiving flow of FIG. 90.

In the punching process, first, the card is moved to the innermost position of the card reader 800 (routine R311) to clear the “punch OK” flag (routine R312).
After that, the motor is reversed to start the timer (3 seconds) (routine R313), the "movement amount detection" flag is set, and then the movement amount counter is cleared (routine R31).
4-R318). Then, the "timer 2 operation" flag is set to permit the timer interrupt, the movement amount is detected by the timer interrupt, and the rotation of the motor is stopped when the punching position is reached (routines R319 to R322). After waiting for 150 msec (routine R323) to wait for the stop, the punch device 820 is operated.
(Routines R324 to R327). The above routine R323
After R327 is repeated twice to make sure that the hole is opened (routine R328), the moving amount counter is cleared, the motor is reversed at high speed, and the punched hole that is opened faces the punched hole detection sensor SNSp. move. Then, it is determined whether or not the punch hole detection sensor is ON. If the punch hole is opened at a regular position, "Punch OK" is displayed.
After setting the flag, the first position detection sensor SNS
When 1 is turned on and the rear end of the card is detected, the timer interrupt is stopped and the motor is stopped (routines R329 to R340).

In the above routine, if a time-out occurs during the movement of the card, it is determined that a card jam (paper jam) has occurred, and error processing is started (routines R315 and R332).

FIG. 100 shows the processing flow when the “magnetic write” command is received in FIG. 86, and “punch hole” in FIG. 90.
A specific procedure of the processing flow at the time of receiving the command, the processing flow at the time of receiving the “discharge card backward” command in FIG. 91, and the transmission procedure of the response command during the processing flow at the time of receiving the “discharge card forward” command of FIG.

In the transmission process, first, the reception of the reception buffer is prohibited, and then the start address of the transmission buffer is set in the counter (routine R1421, R1422). Next, the transmission data saved in the transmission buffer during each flow is read and transmitted for one byte, and then the address counter of the transmission buffer is incremented (routine R1423, R1424). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the code CR indicating the end of the response command has been transmitted (routine R1425). If not, the process returns to the routine R1423 to sequentially transmit the next one-byte data. , And then returns to the original routine (routine R1426).

On the other hand, FIG. 101 shows a specific procedure of error processing executed when an error occurs in each processing flow of FIGS. 83, 84 to 92, and 93 to 99. .

In this error processing, monitor display data, ie, an error display code (see [Table 7]) corresponding to the error information written according to the content of the error that has occurred in each of the above flows is read out from the internal memory and read. Is output to the monitor display 175 to display the type of error (routine R1131, R1132). And OK
The lamp is turned off, the "write inhibit" flag is set to "1" to inhibit the magnetic data write process, and then the timer 2 interrupt is stopped to inhibit the magnetic read process (routine R
1133-R1135). After a while, the card reader 80
After stopping the motor 807 within 0, turning off the shutter solenoid 809 to close the shutter and prohibit the card from entering, a response code (see the right column of [Table 7]) corresponding to the type of error is transmitted (routine). R1136 to R113
8) Then, the routine R110 in the main flow of FIG.
Return to 9 (see reference numeral V2).

Next, FIG. 102 and FIG. 103 show the processing procedure when a read interrupt occurs, and FIG. 104 shows the processing procedure when a write interrupt occurs.

As described above, in the card reader 800 of this embodiment, the detection signal from the sensor 832 for detecting the rotation speed of the motor 807 is input to the card reader control device 288 as an interrupt signal. When this signal comes in when the "timer 2 operation" flag inside the controller is set to "1" in the routine R524 in the card reading processing flow, the timer 2 interrupt processing of FIG. When the "write interrupt start" flag is set in the routine R1308 in the write processing flow, the write interrupt processing of FIG. 103 is executed.

The speed sensor 832 is provided so as to face the rotary encoder 817 attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 807, and an interrupt signal is input every time the card moves 0.1 mm regardless of the rotation speed. .

In the timer 2 interrupt processing, first, the routine R
If the "security read" flag and the "punch hole read" flag are both "0" in step 701, the mode is the movement amount detection mode, the routine proceeds to routine R710, the movement amount counter is incremented, and the interrupt processing is terminated. In addition,
The movement detection mode is set when it is desired to know the movement amount of the card from the reference position during the magnetic processing (routine R572) in FIG. 95 and the punching processing (routine R317) in FIG. 99. The movement amount detection mode is set by clearing the "read" flag and the "punch hole read" flag.

If the "movement amount detection" flag is "0" after entering the timer 2 interrupt processing, the flow advances to routine R702 to increment the movement amount counter, and then the "security reading" flag is set in routine R703. Check if it is set, and if it is set, the routine R7
04, it is determined whether or not the movement amount has become 4.8 mm or more (when the “security reading” flag is “0”, FIG.
Shift to the punch hole reading routine of 03). The “security reading” flag is set in the routine R523 during the card reading process in FIG.
This is when NSp is turned on, and at this time, the security code reading sensor 810a is located at the beginning of the security area (TF) of the card. Thus, the first security mark is provided at a position at least 4.8 mm away from the beginning of the security area. Therefore, it is determined in the routine R704 that the movement amount has become 4.8 mm or more. 4.8
If the distance is equal to or less than mm, the interrupt processing is terminated, and the moving amount counter is incremented again by the next timer 2 interrupt. Then, when the moving amount reaches 4.8 mm, the process proceeds to a routine R711, where the moving amount and the RAM are first determined by a routine R519.
The security code read sensor is turned on if it is within the read range, and if it is on, the counter that counts the width of the security code is incremented and interrupt processing is performed. finish
(Routines R712, R713).

When the code reading sensor is turned off, the value of the counter is checked (routine R714). If the width of the security code is "0", it is determined that there is no code, and the interrupt processing ends. On the other hand, security width is “0”
If not, the width of the counter is moved to the buffer, and then the counter is cleared, and it is determined whether or not the security width is 0.5 mm or more (routines R715 and R716). Here, if the width is 0.5 mm or less, it is regarded as abnormal, and if it is 0.5 mm or more, "1" is set to the most significant (or least significant) bit of the security buffer operated as a shift register.

Then, when the next timer interrupt is entered and the read out of the read range in the routine R711, the process proceeds to the routine R721 as the end of reading the first code, and the security read number (counter) is decremented. Then, the security buffer for storing the read code is shifted by one bit in the routine R723, and then the read range is added by the security code pitch (3.5 mm), and the processing is terminated. By shifting the security buffer every time one bit of security is detected, the serially read security code is converted into parallel data.

By repeating the above routine, if the number of security readings becomes "0", the routine R722
From R714, read security width of 0.5m
In the case of m, "1" is written to the most significant bit of the security buffer. After the security reading, the process proceeds to the magnetic data reading process, and the “punch hole reading” flag is set to “1” in the routine R553 of FIG. 95 and the “security reading” flag is cleared to “0”. When the timer 2 interrupt is started, the routine R
From 703, the flow shifts to the routine R731 in FIG. 103, where it is checked whether the punch hole detection sensor is on. If the sensor is on, the counter for counting the punch hole width is incremented in the routine R732, and the interrupt processing ends. Then, if the punch hole detection sensor is turned off by the next interruption, the routine proceeds to a routine R733 to check the punch hole width.
Here, if the detected width of the punched hole is 0.8 mm or more, it is regarded as a regular punched hole, and the top (or the lowest) of the buffer (operated as a shift register) storing the presence or absence of the punched hole in the routine R734. After writing "1" to the bit, and when the width of the punched hole is 0.8 mm or less, the punched hole width counter is cleared in the routine R735 and then the routine proceeds to the routine R736.

Here, it is determined whether or not the card moving amount is within the reading range, and if so, the above procedure is repeated. If the card moving amount is out of the reading range, the flow shifts to routine R741 or lower.

In the routines R741 to R745, the buffer containing the read bits is shifted by one bit by subtracting the number of punched holes read out, the punched hole width counter is cleared, the readout range is set again, and the processing ends. And
When the number of readings becomes "0", the "timer 2 operation" flag is cleared and the subsequent timer 2 interrupt operation is stopped (routine R742, R746).

On the other hand, after the "write interrupt start" flag is set in the routine R1308 during the write processing flow of FIG. 96, when a detection signal is input every 806 .mu.S from the rotation detection sensor 832 of the motor 807 of the card reader. , The write interrupt process of FIG. 104 is started.
R1310 or R in the flow of Step 6
The write clock data set at 1330 or the write data and write clock data set at routines R1320 and R1321 are output (routine R75).
1). Thereafter, the "write waiting" flag set in the routine R1311, R1322 or R1331 is cleared and the write interrupt processing is terminated (routine R75).
2).

[0513] In the above embodiment, only the card number is recorded on the card as the storage medium, and the purchase amount and the number of balls are stored in the storage device of the management device in correspondence with the card number. Although the present invention has been described with reference to the application to a game storage medium issuing device, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to an issuing device that issues a card that records the purchase amount or the number of game media.
The game storage medium issuing device does not necessarily need to be connected to the management device via the transmission medium, and may be an issuing device that issues a card under its own judgment.

[0514] In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a game facility provided with an enclosed ball circulation type pachinko game machine as an example of a game device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Gaming equipment provided with a gaming device configured to convert valuable data held by a medium into a real ball at each gaming device and supply it to the inside of the gaming device from a supply plate on the front of the gaming device to play the game. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a game facility provided with a game device of any configuration (including a game device other than a pachinko game machine) as long as the game can be played using a storage medium.

In the above embodiment, a card having a magnetic storage section is used as a game storage medium. However, a game storage medium issuing apparatus for a game facility using a so-called IC card having a semiconductor memory as an information storage section. It can also be applied to Further, the information determined by the storage medium determination means is not limited to information stored in a rewritable storage unit such as a magnetic storage unit, and may be information rewritably stored.

[0516]

As described above, the present invention has a reading device for a storage medium to which valuable data substantially equivalent to money or the number of game media is added, and the storage medium is inserted into the reading device. A game storage medium issuing device capable of issuing a storage medium used in a game device capable of executing a game in relation to a storage medium storing means for storing a storage medium before issuance, and information of the storage medium Information reading means capable of reading information stored in a storage unit, storage medium determining means for determining whether a storage medium issued based on the information read by the information reading means is valid, and the storage medium The storage medium collection means for collecting the storage medium determined to be invalid by the determination means, and the collection storage medium count display means for confirming the number of storage media collected in the storage medium collection means. Therefore, before the storage medium is issued by the game storage medium issuing device, the storage medium is determined by the storage medium determination unit whether the storage medium is valid, and the storage medium determined to be invalid is collected by the storage medium collection unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an invalid storage medium such as inaccurate information stored in the information storage unit of the storage medium from being issued from the game storage medium issuing device, and to prevent the player and the game store from communicating with each other. Unnecessary troubles can be avoided, and the number of storage media collected by the storage medium collection means can be counted and displayed by the collection storage medium count display means. The number of media can be checked.

[0517] The information storage unit of the storage medium is a magnetic data storage unit, and the storage medium determination unit issues a storage issued by the information reading unit based on the magnetic data read from the magnetic data storage unit of the storage medium. When the information is stored in the storage medium, the information storage unit is advantageously a magnetic data storage unit in terms of cost and the like. By deciding and issuing magnetic data when publishing a storage medium having the above, it is possible to reliably and promptly prevent an invalid storage medium having incorrect magnetic data from being issued.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a pachinko gaming system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view and an internal configuration diagram showing an example of a card used in the system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a configuration example of a true / false identification area in the card and a cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross-sectional structure of the card.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a magnetic recording unit in the card.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an entire pachinko machine constituting the gaming system.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view showing a configuration example of an operation panel on the front of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the operation panel unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration inside the operation panel unit.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of a sealed ball circulation device on the back of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the enclosed ball circulation device is attached to a pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing details of a base of the hit ball firing rail.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where a front panel of the pachinko machine is opened.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a frame holding a game board and a frame board provided with a firing rail coupled thereto.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a rear surface configuration of a front frame of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 15 is a rear perspective view showing a configuration example of a rear surface of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a pachinko machine control unit.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the control unit.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a front panel of the control unit.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a mounting positional relationship between the pachinko machine and the control unit.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a framework of an island facility in which a pachinko machine is installed.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state where a pachinko machine and a control unit are installed in the island facility.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a back surface of the island facility.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a control system of the whole pachinko machine.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of a pachinko machine control device.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of a pachinko machine control unit.

FIG. 26 is a memory map showing an area configuration of a unit memory.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a card reader of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the card reader.

FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view showing details of a card insertion portion of the card reader.

FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional side view showing details of a card insertion portion of the card reader.

FIG. 31 is a sectional side view showing details of a shutter portion at the entrance of the card reader.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory plan view showing a mounting positional relationship of various sensors provided in the card reader.

FIG. 33 is a detection timing chart of a sensor when a card is inserted.

FIG. 34 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of a card reader control device.

FIG. 35 is a block diagram showing an interface circuit of the card reader.

FIG. 36 is a timing chart showing data reading and writing timings of the card reader.

FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a card issuing machine used in the gaming system according to the present invention.

FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a state where a front panel of the issuing machine is opened.

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of a card issuing device provided in the issuing machine.

FIG. 40 is a schematic configuration diagram of the card issuing device.

FIG. 41 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a card ejection device that constitutes the card issuing device.

FIG. 42 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a card deriving device that similarly configures the card issuing device.

FIG. 43 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control device of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 44 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a unit control device of a card issuing machine.

FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a checkout machine.

FIG. 46 is a perspective view showing a state where a top panel and a front panel of the checkout machine are opened.

FIG. 47 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a card payment device constituting a payment device.

FIG. 48 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control device of a checkout machine.

FIG. 49 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of an entire management device.

FIG. 50 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the management apparatus.

FIG. 51 is a plan view and a rear view showing a configuration example of a console of the management device.

FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram showing a state transition of a card in the gaming system of the present invention.

FIG. 53 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a transmission system in the gaming system of the present invention.

FIG. 54: N for performing data transfer control on the network
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an AU (network adapter unit).

FIG. 55 is a configuration diagram of a “line test” packet.

FIG. 56 is a configuration diagram of an “initial value setting” packet.

FIG. 57 is a configuration diagram of a packet for giving an instruction from the management device to the card issuing machine.

FIG. 58: “Card purchase” packet and response “AC”
It is a block diagram of a K "packet.

FIG. 59 is a configuration diagram of a “scheduled data transmission” packet.

FIG. 60 is a configuration diagram of a “unit recovery data” packet and a response “ACK” packet thereof;

FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing a procedure of packet transmission / reception control in NAU.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing the procedure of packet transmission / reception control in the NAU.

FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing a procedure of packet transmission / reception control in the NAU.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing the procedure of packet transmission / reception control in the NAU.

FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of main processing in a unit controller of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 66 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of a packet reception process in the flow of FIG. 65;

FIG. 67 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a card number reservation process in the flow of FIG. 65.

FIG. 68 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of card purchase processing in the flow of FIG. 65.

FIG. 69 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when receiving an “initial value setting” packet in the flow of FIG. 66.

70 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of receiving a “unit recovery data” packet in the flow of FIG. 66.

FIG. 71 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a “forced termination release” packet is received in the flow of FIG. 66.

FIG. 72 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a “forced end” packet is received in the flow of FIG. 66.

FIG. 73 is a flowchart showing the contents of an interrupt process executed by a timer interrupt separately from the main process in the unit controller of the issuing machine.

FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the card issuance control device.

75 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure when a “card issuance” function is received in the flow of FIG. 74.

76 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of card ejection processing in the flow of FIG. 75.

FIG. 77 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of reader control processing in the flow of FIG. 75;

78 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a card reversal process in the flow of FIG. 75.

FIG. 79 shows printing and printing 2 in the flow of FIG. 75.
It is a flowchart which shows the specific procedure of a process.

FIG. 80 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of card ejection processing in the flow of FIG. 75.

FIG. 81 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of stack processing in the flow of FIG. 75;

FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of error processing executed when an error occurs in each processing flow of FIGS. 76 to 81;

FIG. 83 is a flowchart showing a control procedure common to the issuing machine and the card reader control device in the checkout machine.

FIG. 84 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the “magnetic read” command.

FIG. 85 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “reload” command is received.

FIG. 86 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving a “magnetic write” command.

FIG. 87 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving a “status request” command.

FIG. 88 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving a “punch hole request” command.

FIG. 89 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “security request” command is received.

FIG. 90 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “punch hole” command is received.

FIG. 91 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving a “card rear ejection” command.

FIG. 92 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving a “card forward ejection” command.

93 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a card reading process in the flow of FIG. 84.

94. Parity and LRC in the flow of FIG. 84.
It is a flowchart which shows the specific procedure of an inspection process.

FIG. 95 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of magnetic processing in the flow of FIG. 85;

FIG. 96 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a writing process in the flow of FIG. 86;

FIG. 97 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a verify process in the flow of FIG. 86;

FIG. 98 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a 1-bit reading process in the flows of FIGS. 95 and 97.

FIG. 99 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a punching process in the flow of FIG. 90;

FIG. 100 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of transmission processing during the control flows of FIGS. 84 to 92 and the like.

FIG. 101 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of error processing when an error occurs in the control flows of FIGS. 84 to 92.

FIG. 102 is a flowchart showing a magnetic reading timer interrupt processing procedure in the card reader controller.

FIG. 103 is a flowchart showing a magnetic read timer interrupt processing procedure in the card reader controller.

FIG. 104 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a write interrupt process at the time of magnetic writing in the card reader control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Pachinko machine 110 Operation panel 113 Purchase switch 114 Interruption switch 115 Exit switch 130 Ball circulation device 160 Control unit 180 Unit control device 188 Card reader control device 195 Pachinko machine control device 190 Unit controller 200 Card issuer 700 Card issuing device 710 Card removal Device 740 Card reversing device 750 Printing device 770 Card deriving device 300 Payment device 400 Management device 550 Unit memory 551 Data transmission controller 553 Network controller 800 Card reader 802 Card insertion / ejection port 807 Transport motor 809 Shutter solenoid 820 Punch device 821 Magnetic head

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] Claims 1. A reading device for a storage medium to which valuable data substantially equivalent to money or the number of game media is added, and a game can be executed in connection with the insertion of the storage medium into the reading device. A game storage medium issuing device capable of issuing a storage medium used in a game device, comprising: storage medium storage means for storing a storage medium before issuance; and information stored in an information storage unit of the storage medium. Readable information reading means, storage medium determining means for determining whether a storage medium issued based on the information read by the information reading means is valid, and the storage medium determining means has determined that the storage medium is not valid. A storage device for a game, comprising: a storage medium collecting means for collecting a storage medium; and a collected storage medium count display means for confirming the number of storage media collected in the storage medium collecting means. Body issuing device. 2. The information storage unit of the storage medium is a magnetic data storage unit, and the storage medium determination unit issues a storage issued by the information reading unit based on magnetic data read from the magnetic data storage unit of the storage medium. 2. The game storage medium issuing device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether the medium is valid.