JP2775675B2 - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game medium for playing a game.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a gaming machine main body capable of playing a game .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional game store, a game machine is installed separately.
Game media, such as balls, have been lent out by inserting money into the game media renting device that has been turned off. In addition, game media lending
Equipment should be properly located in island facilities consisting of a row of gaming machines
In order to improve the convenience of players, lend each game media
Money entered into the device is collected on a belt conveyor, etc.
It will be transferred to one side of the island facility via the mechanism and collected.
I was

[0003] In addition, Can be used as long as the day in the game arcade
Issue a functional card by inserting money, and
By using the value information which is previously stored, game
There has also been a card-type game media lending device capable of lending game media such as balls without directly inserting money when lending the medium . In this way, lending game media to the island facilities
Even with the equipment in place, expensive and complex
Does not require complicated equipment, and money is stolen in the island facilities
There is no danger.

[0004]

However, the game medium lending card used in the card-type game medium lending apparatus as described above issues a unique card which can be effectively used only at the game shop, and Is inserted into the game medium lending device so that the lending of the game medium can be performed, so that the convenience of the player is not necessarily improved. In other words, in the effective period of the game medium lending for the card is limited to the day, settled the card that was purchased in the game store to when you leave the game store (asked to return the balance of unused minutes), at a later date must be purchased anew the game-medium renting for the card when making a game, because that would be requested a complicated act of purchase and settlement of card for the player, handling of the card becomes cumbersome On the contrary, the convenience of the player is impaired.

[0005] Also, the game store is valid only on the day
Card-type game media lending that issues game media lending cards
In the exit system, when the store closes,
A limited number of players
A game store where only checkout machines are installed, and many players check out
You have to wait for. Note that the payment machine
Increasing the number of players will reduce the waiting time for such players to settle.
Although capital investment can be reduced , capital investment on
In addition, maintenance and repair of all payment machines are also required.
The burden on the amusement store has increased significantly,
You.

[0006] In addition, at the closing time of the game store,
And other financial institutions have already closed their operations.
Each game store reserves enough banknotes for the settlement of the card for body lending.
The game store cannot pay for it.
The game store has a significant impact on
Therefore, the risk of the game store is great.

Further, when using a card-type game medium lending device which can use a game medium lending card which is valid only at the game store on the day as described above, the card balance (unused value information) despite, the settlement of Yu technique medium lending card, since it is intended to the card unusable state, a waste of Tremendous resources.

Therefore, it is not limited to the day of issuance,
Play cards using cards provided by available card suppliers
Card supply based on sales data used to rent technical media
A system for billing the paying organization is also conceivable.

[0009] When employing the such game media lending system, substantial benefits of the gaming facility, in order to be able to occur with the lending game media, using information (used game media lending card Value information) is extremely important,
The system is required to have high reliability that can prevent the tampering of the use value information. In other words, if the system is capable of falsifying and requesting the value-of-use information as if the value-of-use information used by the game media lending card was actually used, the card sales would be reduced. Since the balance between money and cost billing based on card usage is not maintained, a game media lending system that can be adopted in a game store cannot be established.

[0010] It is possible to prevent the use valuable information from being falsified.
For example, issuing a game media lending card
Transfer format for value of use information determined by the card supplier
-The information such as mats is kept private and the game media rental car
Touch the internal mechanism of a device that handles
There is a way to make it impossible. Only
A game store is located inside the equipment related to the lending of game media.
If the game cannot be touched,
If the equipment involved in the outage breaks, repair it independently at the game store
Cannot respond, delaying the response and
Due to the inability to lend game media at
Sales of the amusement store based on technical media lending will decrease
There is a possibility.

[0011] In addition, the use of the game media
When sending value information, send value in use information
It is necessary to be able to identify the device that does the work. You
That is, it is assumed that only the value-in-use information is transmitted.
In the event that the
Is not possible, so when the value in use information is sent
Copy the transmission data and repeat the transmission data
If you resend, the number of resent
The value information will be recorded, and the amusement store will
Sales on the data will increase.
If you allow such a game store's fraud, you can
System reliability cannot be maintained at all.
No.

As a method of avoiding such a problem,
Stock multiple equipment for renting game media at a game store in advance.
Although it is conceivable to keep it, it is a device for renting game media
Is independent of the gaming machine so that it can be exchanged independently.
Relatively large equipment
Space for spare equipment.
Resources must be secured, which is inefficient. Only
Also, when replacing a device, an identification
Information needs to be reset and such identification information Information setting
The fixed work is complicated, and the setting of identification information should be
If you make a mistake, send it with value information
Data is no longer accepted as inappropriate
Then, there is a possibility that disadvantages may occur in the game store.

[0013]

The present invention SUMMARY OF] has been proposed in view of the above, which can be a game with a required game media Yu
A game machine including a game machine main body (for example, a pachinko machine 1)
Game media discharge device that can discharge multiple types of game media
(For example, a ball discharge device 73) and a card supply organization (for example,
Game media lending supplied from the card issuing center 7)
Card into which a business card (for example, card 24) can be inserted
The mouth (65) and the game media lending card
A function of discharging game media using valuable value information
In addition, use value information related to the discharge of game media
Game medium lending control means having a transmission function.
The game medium lending control means is a first control means (example
For example, the first control device 75a) and the second control means (for example,
And the first control device 75b).
The means include identification information capable of identifying the game medium lending control means.
Identification information setting means (for example, a unit number setting switch)
Switch 96) and the second control means includes the car
The game media lending card inserted into the
Based on the player's lending operation, provided that there is value information
Operating the above-mentioned game medium discharging device to
The first control means is configured to include a function of discharging the body.
The identification information set by the identification information setting means of
Source of value-in-use information transmitted from control means 1
As the information for identifying the
Is also transmitted when transmitting.

[0014] Insert the Yu technique medium lending card you card supply engine supplied to the card insertion port, when the player performs a lending operations, game medium discharge device by game media lending controller
Is activated and a predetermined number of game media are discharged, and the value-of-use information relating to the discharge of the game medium is transmitted together with the identification information, so that the transmission source of the value-of-use information becomes clear. Thus, the reliability of the transmission data transmitted from the game medium lending control means is improved. In addition, in the case where a malfunction occurs only in the mechanical unit other than the first control unit including the identification information setting unit in the game medium lending control unit of the gaming machine,
For example, when a malfunction occurs in the second control means including a function related to the operation of the game medium discharge mechanism, the first control means having no malfunction can be continuously used.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a game medium lending mechanism according to the present invention.

The supervising organization issues a game medium lending card in which valuable information and the like in a predetermined mode are stored, and sells the card to a player through a sales unit. A player uses this card at a game store to play a game by renting a game medium from a game medium lending device. The amusement store
Send sales data from the game media lending device to the controlling organization. The managing organization pays the sales price corresponding to the sales data to the game store through the financial institution or directly.

FIG. 2 et seq. Show an embodiment in which the present invention is used in a pachinko game store.

In the pachinko game store, as shown in FIG.
A large number of pachinko machines 1 are arranged side by side, and a game medium renting device 2 for renting a ball used as a game medium is arranged between the pachinko machines 1 and 1 at appropriate intervals. The game medium lending management device 4 installed in the management room is electrically connected via the in-store transmission lines 5.

The cards used in the pachinko game store are sold by a counter in the store or a card issuing machine 3 installed at an appropriate position in the store. Cards purchased from card supply agencies are not limited to the day of sale and continue
This is a game media lending card that can be used as a game media lending card.

The sales data and the like calculated and stored by the game medium lending management device 4 are sent to the supervising organization, but the game medium lending management device 4 is connected to an out-of-store transmission line 6 such as a telephone line or a dedicated line.
May be electrically connected to the card issuing center 7 serving as a supervising organization via the PC to transmit data.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the card issuing machine 3 opens a bill insertion slot 10 as a bill insertion slot on the front surface 8 of a box 9 having an openable front surface 8, and inserts the bill. A purchase amount selection operation unit 11 composed of a plurality of push buttons is provided above the mouth 10, and an insertion amount display unit 1 composed of a plurality of 7-segment indicators is provided above the purchase amount selection operation unit 11.
2, an in-operation indicator 13 indicating that the operation is in progress and an issuance suspension indicator 1 for indicating the suspension of the issuance next to the input amount indicator 12.
4, card issuing ports 15 and 15 'are opened vertically below these indicators 13 and 14, and a change return port 16 is opened below the card issuing ports 15'.

In the inside of the box 9, a bill discriminating device 17 as a currency discriminating device is placed at a position communicating with the bill inserting slot 10 when the front portion 8 is closed. Insert the card issuing device 18 into the card issuing port 1
A card issuing device 18 'is arranged at a position communicating with 5', and a change payment device 19 is arranged at a position communicating with the change return port 16, and a machine number setting for setting the machine number of the card issuing machine 3 at the bottom. And a monitor device 21 for displaying the amount of sales, the number of cards issued, the remaining amount of cards, the remaining amount of change, the banknote overflow, and the like, and a control device 22 for controlling the above devices as necessary. In the device 22, the input amount indicator 12, the issuing indicator 13, and the issuance indicator 1 are displayed.
4. Banknote recognition device 17, card issuing devices 18, 18 ',
The change payment device 19, the table number setting device 20, and the alarm display device 23 attached to the upper surface of the box 9 are electrically connected.

The bill validator 17 takes in the bill inserted by the player from the bill insertion slot 10 to determine the authenticity of the bill, determines the type of the bill, sends a signal to the controller 22, and outputs a signal to the controller 22. If it is determined to be a valid bill, it will be returned to the player. On the other hand, when the banknote recognition device 17 determines that the banknote is appropriate and determines the type of the banknote, the control device 2
The input amount display unit 12 displays the amount of the bill in response to the signal from 2. For example, if a 10,000-yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 10, “10,000 yen” is set, and if a 5,000-yen bill is inserted, “5,000 yen” is set.
000 yen "and 1,000 yen bill are displayed as" 1,000 yen ". In this state, when the player operates the purchase amount selection operation unit 11 to select a desired amount to be provided for the game,
The card issuing machine 3 operates the card issuing device 18 or 18 'to issue a card storing valuable value information corresponding to the amount selected by the purchase amount selection operation unit 11.

[0025] The card issuing machine 3 as a sale means that the
As shown in FIG. 5, the card 24 issued by
It is a thin plate made of a synthetic resin or the like, on the surface of which a money display 25 is provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction, a balance display 26 is provided above the money display 25, and a magnetic surface is provided below the money display 25. An information storage unit 27 including a security storage unit 28 is provided below the information storage unit 27, and an arrow indicating an insertion direction of the card 24 is displayed. In addition,
In order to make it easy to understand the insertion direction of the card 24 and prevent mistakes in the insertion direction, one corner of the leading end of the card 24 may be cut obliquely in advance.

The amount display section 25 of the card 24 displays the amount stored in the information storage section 27 at the time of purchase, for example, "10000 yen". This amount indicates the usage limit of the card 24. In the balance display section 26, in the gaming medium lending device 2, the balance of the card is indicated by a punch hole,
Display with markings. The information storage unit 27 stores an effective amount and a limit amount, and the effective amount is updated and recorded in the gaming medium lending apparatus 2 as a balance. The security storage unit 28 stores security data in order to prevent forgery of the card 24.

This security data is obtained from an optical sensor,
The information is concealed and stored in the design of the card in a manner that can be read by a magnetic sensor or the like. In this case, the same data as the security data stored in the security storage unit 28 is stored in the information storage unit 27, and the two data are compared at the time of lending the game medium. It is determined to be used, and the game medium is lent out. Further, in order to more clearly manage the sales in the game medium lending device 2, a card number may be stored in the information storage unit 27 in addition to the above information. This card number consists of a unique number that is different for each card.
When the game media lending device 2 transmits data to the game media lending management device 4, the card number is transmitted.
Information can be managed more clearly.
You .

As shown in FIG. 6, the card issuing device 18 has one end of a conveying means 30 such as a belt conveyor provided so as to be vertically opposed to the outlet of the card storage section 31 and the conveying means 3.
0 facing the card issuing port 32, and
A card detector 33 is provided in the vicinity of the card issuing port 32. Further, a card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage unit 31. Therefore,
When the card issuing device 29 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 22, the shutter device 35 opens to take out one card 24 from the card storage unit 31 and operate the motor 36 to remove the card 24 taken out. It is transported in the direction of the issuing port 32. When the card detector 33 detects the end of ejection of the card 24, the motor 36 is stopped, and the change payment device 19 is operated by the change signal from the control device 22, and the selected amount is subtracted from the amount of the inserted bill. The money amount is calculated by the calculation control unit of the control device 22, and the money corresponding to this money amount is paid out to the change return port 16.

Note that the card issuing machine 3 itself can store valuable value information and the like , and the card issuing device 37 with a writing function used in such a case is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, an information writing device 38, a printing device 39, and a card transport detector are added to the above-mentioned card issuing device 18, and the same device as the card issuing device 18 is denoted by the same reference numeral. I do.

One end of a conveying means 30 such as a belt conveyor provided so as to face the top and bottom faces the outlet of the card storage unit 31 and the other end of the conveying means 30 faces the card issuing port 32. For example, an information writing device 38 including a magnetic head or the like, a printing device 39, and a card transport detector are provided. Further, a card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage unit 31. Therefore, when the card issuing device 37 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 22, the card issuing device 37 opens the shutter device 36 to take out one card 24 from the card storage unit 31, and operates the motor 36 to operate the card 24 taken out. In the direction of the card issuing port 32.

The first card transport detector 40 detects the card 2
When the second card transport detector 41 detects that the card 4 has been normally transported and the second card transport detector 41 detects the leading end of the card 24, that is, when the information storage section 27 of the card has arrived at the information writing device 38, the control is started. The information writing device 38 magnetically writes the store code, date data, security data and card identification information in the information storage unit 27 in response to a signal from the device 22. Then, the third card transport detector 42 detects that the card 2
4 is detected, the motor 36 is temporarily stopped, and the printing device 3
9 prints the card issuance date and security data in the security storage unit 28 according to a print signal from the control device 22. The security data is concealed and printed in the characters of the date.

When the printing process is completed, the motor 36 operates to convey the card 24, and when the card detector 33 detects the card 24, the motor 36 stops again and the printing device 3
9 prints the amount at the time of issuance on the amount display section 25. In this way, various kinds of information are written, and the card 24 on which the amount at the time of issuance is printed is discharged to the card issuance slot 32. Then, when the card detector 33 detects the end of ejection of the card, the motor 36 is stopped, and the change payment device 19 is operated by the change signal from the control device 22, and the selected amount is subtracted from the amount of the inserted bill. Is calculated by the calculation control unit of the control device 22, and the money corresponding to this amount is paid out to the change return port 16.

In the card issuing device 18 and the card issuing device 37 with a writing function, the card shortage detector 34
Detects the shortage of the card 24 in the card storage unit 31, the control device 22 which has received the signal from the card shortage detector 34 displays the shortage of the card 24 on the monitor device 21 and displays the alarm display 23 It lights up to notify the attendant, and also turns off the issuance indicator 13 and simultaneously turns on the issuance cancellation indicator 14 to visually indicate to the player that the card has been issued. In the same manner as above, the card issuance is stopped when the change is insufficient or when the bill storage unit for storing the bills inserted by the player is full.

As described above, the card issuing device 3 with a writing function
For 7, you can write multiple amounts with one unit,
Issuing card with amount information etc. left blank
A card with a writing function that is supplied from the Seki to the game store and installed in the game store
The price issuing device 37 writes the amount information according to the purchase amount.
If only a certain amount of face value card is concentrated
Out of stock cards for sale when they sell
On the other hand, the amount of money issued
Cards may be tampered with
Car as a card supply organization for maintenance and management of issuing devices
Security system such as that performed by
Required.

However, there are many card issuing centers 7
Issuance of all cards installed at multiple amusement stores
Managing the device is important for the card issuing center 7.
It is a very heavy burden. In addition, the card issuing device
If so, it is a relatively minor trouble
Game, the game store cannot deal with it on its own.
Repair is completed by the card issuing center 7.
Card issuance will be delayed until
May affect the sales of
That is not desirable.

Therefore, the game media lending system according to the present invention
For sales, for which sales information has been
Cards are sold from the card issuing center 7 to each game store
Supply the card to the tier, and pay the received card for each sales method.
Payment to the card issuing center 7
Management of the card issuing device 18 that sells the purchased cards Skill
By adopting a system configuration that performs each store,
We decided to prevent such troubles.

In the present embodiment , two card issuing devices are provided in the card issuing machine 3, and two types of cards having different amounts of money, for example, "1000 yen" and "3000 yen" are charged and operated by the player. The card corresponding to the desired price is selectively ejected by selecting the purchase price selection operation section 11. However, three or more issuing devices 18 may be provided to increase the selectable price. A plurality of different cards may be filled so that a desired card can be selected. Further, only one card issuing device may be used to fill one type of card.

It is desirable that the above-mentioned card issuing machine 3 be managed by the card issuing center 7 and that card replenishment, payment collection, etc. be performed at the card issuing center 7. When the card issuing machine 3 is installed in a pachinko gaming shop, the management of the card issuing machine 3 may be performed by the pachinko gaming shop. In this case, the pachinko gaming shop purchases a card and pays for the card. To the card issuing center 7.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game medium lending management device 4 includes a central processing unit 43 and a main storage device 44.
, An auxiliary storage device 45, a calendar 46, a keyboard 47, and a display device 48 including a cathode ray tube or the like.
, A printer 49, a first transmission control device 50, and a second transmission control device 51, which are electrically connected. In addition, power is supplied to the game medium lending management device 4 via the auxiliary power supply device 52 and the power supply device 53.

The central processing unit 43 is a device for comprehensively managing each control device in the game medium lending management device 4, and performs data transfer between the devices, data processing, and the like.

The main storage device 44 has a file in which sales data and total sales data of each game medium lending device 2 are stored, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 43 when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 45 is composed of a hard disk or the like, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 43 and unique data such as a store number for the card issuing center 7 to identify each amusement store. Is stored.

The calendar 46 is for setting the date, time and the like. The date information is used when the sales data is stored in the auxiliary storage device 45 or when the sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 7. The time data is used when storing the sales information from the game medium lending device 2 in the main storage device 44.

The keyboard 47 is a command panel for the central processing unit 43. As shown in FIG. 10, a key switch 54, an opening switch 55, a closing switch 56,
Sales switch 57, print switch 58, transmission switch 5
9, a file switch 60, a numeric keypad 61 and the like are provided.

The key switch 54 is a switch for preventing an erroneous operation of the store opening switch 55 and the store closing switch 56. Each switch does not operate unless the switch is turned on.

The store opening switch 55 is connected to the game medium lending device 2.
Switch to start accepting cards at
By operating this switch, a start command is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2.

The store closing switch 56 is provided for the game medium lending device 2.
Switch to end the acceptance of cards in
By operating this switch, an end command is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2.

The sales switch 57 is a game medium lending device 2
Is a command switch for displaying on the display device 48 the total sales of the game media and the sales of the individual game media lending devices 2.

The print switch 58 is provided for the game medium lending device 2.
Is a command switch for causing the printer 49 to print the total sales of the game media and the sales of the individual game media lending devices 2.

The transmission switch 59 is a command switch for transmitting the total sales data to the card issuing center 7. When the total sales data is automatically transmitted according to a command from the card issuing center 7, the transmission switch 59 becomes unnecessary.

The numeric keypad 61 is a switch for inputting the number of the game media lending device 2 or the like when it is desired to know the sales of the specific game media lending device 2.

The printer 49 is a device for printing sales and the like in the game medium lending device 2 described above.

The first transmission control device 50 is a device for establishing a transmission / reception right on the transmission line 5 in the amusement store, standardizing the transmission / reception data, and managing data transmission / reception required by the central processing unit 43. is there.

The second transmission control device 51 establishes a transmission / reception right on the telephone line (or a dedicated line) between the game store and the card issuing center 7 and standardizes the transmission / reception data.
This is a device for performing transmission / reception management of data required by the central processing unit 43.

The power supply device 53 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 52 is a backup power supply at the time of a power failure. Sales data and the like stored in the main storage device 44 are restored by the power failure. It is a device provided to prevent loss.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the processing in the game medium lending management device 4 described above.

When the power is turned on in the game medium lending management device 4, the sales file is cleared, the code is received from the card issuing center 7, the code is stored, and when the store opening switch 55 is turned on, the game medium is turned on. A store opening instruction signal and an encryption are transmitted to the lending device 2, and the system enters a state of waiting for reception of sales data. When the sales data is received from the game medium lending device 2, the corresponding unit number on the sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the unit sales file, the time is read from the calendar 46, the time, the received card number, the reception The amount of money done is stored. When the store closing switch 56 is turned on, a store closing command signal is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2. When the transmission switch 59 is turned on, the total sales are calculated, the transmission data is processed by the encryption transmitted from the card issuing center 7, and the sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 7. When the file switch 60 is turned on, the date information and the sales file are stored in the auxiliary storage device 45, and the processing in the game medium lending management device 4 ends.

The game media lending device 2 shown in FIG. 12 is disposed between the pachinko machine 1 and the pachinko machine 1, and has a card insertion slot 65 of a card reading / writing device 64 provided on the front surface 63 of the box 62. , A pilot lamp 66, an alarm display 67, an amount display 68, a purchase selection switch 69, and a ball rental port 70, and a supply ball is provided above a ball supply gutter 71 branched from a ball supply gutter above the pachinko machine line. A detector 72 is provided, and a plurality of types of balls are provided at the lower end of the ball supply gutter 71.
A ball discharge device 73 as a dischargeable game medium discharge mechanism is provided, and the outlet of the ball flow down gutter 74 of the ball discharge device 73 is connected to the ball rental port 70, and as shown in FIG. Is electrically connected to the first control device 75a, and the first control device 75a, the alarm display 66,
The money amount display 68, the purchase selection switch 69, the supply ball detector 72, and the ball discharge device 73 are electrically connected to the second control device 75b, and the first control device 75a is managed through the in-store transmission line 5 for management of game media lending. It is connected to the device 4.

[0059] That is, in the present embodiment, the game medium
Of a pachinko machine 1 that can play a game using the body
First control in game media lending device 2 arranged on one side
When the means 75a and the second control means 75b cooperate,
"Value information is stored on the card 24, which is a game media lending card.
A predetermined number based on the player's lending operation on the condition that there is
A function to discharge a ball as a game medium and a ball as a game medium
Has a function to transmit value information on the use of waste
Game media lending control means
You.

The first control device 75a is a control device for controlling the card reading / writing device 64 and transmitting sales data and the like to the game medium lending management device 4, and is for preventing forgery of the card and falsification of the sales data. The card issuing center manages the supply. Therefore, the first control device 75a
The card specifications, communication specifications, etc. handled by will not be disclosed to pachinko game machine manufacturers, game media rental device manufacturers, and pachinko game stores. Also, the first control device 75
By covering a with a board case or the like and affixing a sealing paper or sealing with a resin to prevent opening of the control device, falsification of sales data and the like can be prevented.

The first controller 75a reads data such as value information stored in the card 24,
Update and data transmission to the game media lending management device are performed, but the second control device 75b controls other operations, that is, operations associated with the lending of game media. The second control device 75b is appropriately manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the game medium lending device 2, and the management is performed by the game store.

The pilot lamp 66 accepts the card 24 and indicates that the game medium can be lent out.
When there is no ball in the supply ball detector 72 or when the connection with the game medium lending management device 4 is not confirmed, the light turns off and the card 2
4 is stopped. The alarm display 67 indicates that the reception card 24 is inappropriate, for example, when the security data of the security storage unit 28 and the security data of the information storage unit 27 of the card 24 do not match. Amount display 68
Displays the balance of the reception card 24. The purchase selection switch 69 is a switch for specifying a purchase amount.
In the present embodiment, the switch is constituted by switches of 100 yen, 200 yen, and 500 yen, and game media corresponding to the designated amount is lent. Incidentally, the purchase selection switch 69 may be omitted, and a game medium corresponding to a predetermined amount, for example, 200 yen, may be lent out by one card insertion.

The card reading / writing device 64 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored in the card 24, reading security data, and marking the balance, as shown in FIG. A first conveying roller 78 and a second conveying roller 79 driven by a conveying motor 77 are provided on the conveying path 76 toward the card feeding path 76.
5, an insertion detection sensor 80 is provided on the side of the card insertion port 65 of the first transport roller 78, and a security reading sensor 81, a read / write head 82, a marking device is provided between the first transport roller 78 and the second transport roller 79. 83
And an inversion position detection sensor 84 is provided near the end of the card transport path 76. An encoder 86 that rotates simultaneously with the transport motor 77 is mounted on a shaft 85 of the transport motor 77, and a positioning sensor 87 is attached to the encoder 86. The transport motor 77, the insertion detection sensor 80,
The security reading sensor 81, the read / write head 82, and the marking device 83 are connected to the first control device 75a.

The transport motor 77 is a motor that can rotate forward and reverse to drive a transport roller that transports the card 24.
The first and second transport rollers 78 and 79 are connected via a transport belt 88.

The insertion detection sensor 80 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 24 and driving the transport motor 77 to rotate in the forward direction. The transport motor 77 is stopped.

The security reading sensor 81 is a sensor for reading data concealed in the security storage unit 28 of the card 24,
The storage unit 8 includes an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like according to the storage method of No.

The read / write head 82 is a head for reading information stored in the storage information section 27 of the card 24 and updating value information and the like, and is composed of a magnetic head or the like.

The marking device 83 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display section 26 of the card 24, and includes a punching machine, a printing stamp, and the like according to the balance display method.

The encoder 86 generates a positioning signal for determining a data read position and an update position of the information storage unit 27 of the card 24, a security data read position, a marking position on the balance display unit 26, and the like. The device is composed of a slit disk or the like.

The positioning sensor 87 is a sensor for detecting a positioning signal of the encoder 86 and determining each reading position and the like. When the encoder 86 is formed of a slit disk, it optically detects a slit opening / closing state. This is converted into a pulse train and sent to the first controller 75a.

The reverse position detecting sensor 84 is connected to the card 24
And a sensor for determining the reverse rotation position by detecting the leading end of the card 24 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the ball discharge device includes a ball stopper portion 90 that protrudes and retracts in the ball supply gutter 71 by driving the ball discharge solenoid 89 to regulate the flow of the ball, A ball discharge sensor 91 for detecting one piece is provided,
The ball discharge solenoid 89 and the ball discharge sensor 91 are electrically connected to the second control device 75b.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the first control device 75a and the second control device 75b of the game medium lending device 2 described above.

The first control device 75a includes an arithmetic control circuit 92
a, a ROM 93a, a RAM 94a, and a CPU having a transmission control circuit 95. The CPU is connected to a card read / write device 64 and a unit number setting switch 96, controls these devices, and is connected to a second control device 75b. Exchange is taking place. Further, power is supplied to the CPU via a power supply circuit 99.

The transmission control circuit 95 is connected to a level conversion circuit 101.
In step 01, the waveform of received data is converted and the signal level for improving the drive capability of the transmission data signal is converted. A branch circuit 102 is connected to the level conversion circuit 101,
The transmission and reception signals are separated and combined.
Further, the branch circuit 102 includes a transmission line connector terminal 10.
3 are provided and connected to the transmission line by a connector.

The unit number setting switch 96 is a switch for setting the transmission address of the game medium lending device 2, and this address data is always added to the transmission data. You
That is, in the present embodiment, this unit number setting switch is used.
H can identify the game medium lending control means.
Function as identification information setting means for setting information,
This identification information is used by the first control means 75a for use value information.
By sending the value information together with the
A game media lending control device is used by the game media lending management device 4
It becomes possible to identify.

The second control device 75b includes an arithmetic control circuit 92
b, a ROM 93b, and a CPU having a RAM 94b. A driver 97 and a receiver 98 are connected to the CPU, and these are controlled, and a first control device 75b is connected to exchange data. Also, CPU
Is supplied with power via a power supply circuit 99.

The above-mentioned driver 97 receives the control signal from the CPU and outputs the pilot lamp 66 and the alarm display 6.
7. Drive the amount indicator 68, the ball discharge solenoid 89, and the like. That is, in the present embodiment, the ball discharging device 7
By driving the ball discharge solenoid 89 of the third predetermined number of game media,
The second control device 75b having the function of discharging the body
Functions related to the operation of the ball discharge device 73 as a technical medium discharge mechanism
It contains.

The receiver 98 is for sending signals from the ball discharge sensor 91, the supply ball detector 72, the purchase selection switch 69, the ball rate setting switch 100 for setting the number of balls to be loaned for 100 yen to the CPU, and the like. . If the purchase selection switch 69 is omitted, a signal similar to the signal from the ball rate setting switch 100 is transmitted when a card is inserted, and a ball for 200 yen, for example, is lent.

The first control device 75a and the second control device 75b
Are transmitted and received between the first control device 75
a to the second control device 75b, a ready signal, an alarm signal, card amount data, a ball lending signal, and the like are sent out.
The controller 75b sends purchase price data, a discharge completion signal, and the like to the first controller 75a.

FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the processing in the game medium lending apparatus 2 described above.

In the first control device 75a, when the power of the game medium lending device 2 is turned on, the RAM 94a is cleared, the I / O port is initialized, and the machine number from the machine number setting switch 96 is read. Game media lending management device 4
Receives the store opening instruction signal from the second storage device 75b, sends a ready signal to the second control device 75b indicating that the game media lending management device is ready for the second control device 75b.
At 5b, the pachinko machine 1 becomes usable and enters a state of waiting for card insertion.

When the player inserts the card 24 into the card insertion slot 65, the insertion detection sensor 80 detects the leading end of the card 24 and sends a signal to the first control device 75a, and the first control device 75a controls the transport motor 77. When the card 24 is activated, the card 24 is read, the data in the information storage unit 27 is read by the read / write head 82, the security data in the security storage unit 28 is read by the security reading sensor 81, and the security data in the information storage unit 27 and the security storage unit 28 are read. If they match and there is a balance on the card 24, the card amount data is sent to the second control device 75b.

Here, if the security data do not match, or if there is no balance in the card 24, an alarm signal is sent to the second control device 75b and the transport motor 7
7 is operated to eject the card 24, and the player
When receiving "4", the alarm signal is turned off and the state returns to the state of waiting for card insertion.

When the ball discharge operation is completed by the second controller 75b and the purchase amount data is sent, the card amount is subtracted, and the card amount is inverted, and the data is inverted by the inversion signal of the inversion position detection sensor 84. The balance is stored in the card 24 by the read / write head 82 of the card read / write device 64, and the marking device 83 marks the balance. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the marking with the marking device 83 is performed using a card with a valuable amount of 10,000 yen and a balance of 5000 yen, the balance display unit 26 of 7000 yen or more is displayed.
Are painted out.

When the above processing is completed, data such as a machine number, a card number, and a purchase price are processed by encryption, and transmitted to the game medium lending management device 4 as sales data. Thereafter, when a store closing command signal is received from the game medium lending management device 4, the ready signal is turned off and the first control device 7
The process in 5a ends.

In the second control device 75b, when the power of the game medium lending device 2 is turned on, the RAM 94b is cleared, the I / O port is initialized, and the ball rate from the ball rate setting switch 100 is read. First control device 75
The ready signal from a is received, the presence or absence of supply balls is confirmed, and when a predetermined number or more of supply balls are accumulated, the pilot lamp 66 is turned on to display to the player that a card can be accepted. , A state of waiting for the card amount data from the first control device 75a. Here, the first control device 75a
When an alarm signal is received from the
To warn the player.

Thereafter, when the card amount data is received from the first controller 75a, the amount is displayed on the amount indicator 68, the purchase selection switch 69 is operated, and if there is a balance sufficient for the specified amount, the ball is discharged. Move on to operation. Here, when the balance is insufficient for the designated amount, the alarm display 67 is displayed, and the purchase selection switch 6 is displayed.
9 is selected again.

In the ball discharge operation, the number of discharge balls corresponding to the designated amount is calculated by the ball rate, and when the ball discharge solenoid 89 is excited, the ball stopper 90 retreats from the ball flow path in the gutter,
As the ball in the gutter flows down, the ball discharge sensor 91 detects the passing ball and sends a signal to the second control device 75a.

The second control device 75a is provided with the ball discharge sensor 9
When the signal from 1 is counted and it is counted that a predetermined number of balls have passed, the ball discharge solenoid 89 is demagnetized to stop the flow of the balls. Therefore, a predetermined number of balls, for example, 100 yen 2
Five balls are discharged to the ball rental port 70.

When the number of balls desired by the player has been discharged to the ball lending port 70 in this way, the arithmetic unit of the second control device 75a calculates the ball lending port 70 from the amount previously displayed on the money amount display 68. Is subtracted, and the balance is visibly displayed on the amount indicator 68. The balance may be calculated and displayed when the player operates the purchase selection switch 69. Then, the player receives the card 24 and the first control device 7
When the output of the card amount data from 5a is turned off, the display of the amount display 68 is turned off, and the output of the purchase amount data is turned off.

Thereafter, when the ready signal from the first control device 75a is turned off, the pilot lamp 66 is turned off,
The fact that the card is not accepted is indicated to the player, and the processing in the second control device 75b ends.

As described above, in the game medium lending device 2, the control device is a first control device 75a for controlling card reading, updating and data transmission with the game medium lending management device 4, and a ball lending operation. Since it is divided into the second control device 75b for controlling, forgery of the card 24 and falsification of sales data and the like can be prevented. That is, the first control device 75
a is a method of storing valuable information and the like stored on the card, a storage location, a calculation processing method by the CPU, and a communication with the game medium lending management device in order to seal the card at the card center 7 and distribute it to each pachinko game store. Specifications, data encryption methods, etc. are not disclosed to pachinko game machine manufacturers, game media lending device manufacturers, and pachinko game stores.

Further, the second control device 75b only controls the lending operation of the ball, and does not calculate the sales data or the like. Therefore, in the pachinko game store, even if the sales data of the card is increased, for example, even if the pachinko game ball which is actually rented for 200 yen is charged to the card issuance center 7, it is as if 400 It becomes impossible to make a claim as if the pachinko game balls were rented out.

FIG. 18 shows an embodiment of sales data managed by the game medium lending management device 4.

In the game medium lending apparatus 2, when the player operates the purchase selection switch 69, the game medium lending apparatus 2
, The card number of the inserted card, and the purchase price are transmitted to the game medium lending management device 4. These data are stored in the game medium lending management device 4 as files for each game medium lending device. The file for each game media lending device is composed of data for one day in which the purchase time, card number, and purchase price are one purchase data, and the total purchase price is stored as vehicle sales data.
The game media lending management device 4 collects the files for each game media lending device as a sales file of the game store, and stores the total of the vehicle sales data as the total sales data.

The card issuing center 7 transmits the store number and the total sales file among the above-mentioned files, and requests settlement of accounts receivable.

The file to be transmitted to the card issuing center 7 includes, in addition to the store number and the total sales file described above, a unit number and sales data for each game medium lending device, and a total sales file. May be sent. In this way, the card issuing center 7 can grasp detailed sales data at each game store, and the reliability is improved.

Further, in order to prevent falsification of the sales data on the in-store transmission line 5 or on the telephone line and the dedicated line, the bits of the transmission data are rearranged by encryption from the card issuing center 7 and the like. If processed, the data can be prevented from being tampered with at the game store. If this code is changed every day, it is more effective.

In the above embodiment, the game medium lending device for renting a ball to be used in a pachinko parlor has been described. However, the game medium in the present invention is not limited to a ball, but may be a game coin or the like.

[0101]

As described in the foregoing, according to the game device according to the present invention, by inserting the Yu technique medium lending card card supply engine you supplied to the card insertion port, when the player performs a lending operations , game medium discharge instrumentation by game medium lending controller
The device is activated and a predetermined number of game media are discharged, and the value-of-use information relating to the discharge of the game medium is transmitted together with the identification information, so that the source of the value-of-use information is clarified. Te, the reliability of the transmission data transmitted from the game medium lending controller high circle.

[0102] That is, since unauthorized tampering of use value information can be prevented, it is possible to realize a game media lending system using a game device according to the peace of mind this invention.

[0103] Thus, in the Yu Technical store that employs a game media lending system realized by using a game device according to the present invention, by using a game medium lending card supplied from the card supply authority, game Quit the game store
Et back when no annoyance miscellaneous of you fine compute the game media lending card, it becomes possible to greatly enhance the convenience for the player.
In addition, the game media lending card once obtained by the player can be used effectively until all of its value information is exhausted, so that it is not necessary to disable the game media lending card unnecessarily, and resources can be saved. It can also contribute to effective use.

[0104] Also, a game medium lending control operator of the gaming machine.
In the section, other than the first control means including the identification information setting means
If a failure occurs only in the mechanical part of, for example,
The second control means including the function related to the operation of the discharge mechanism is disabled.
In the event that a combination occurs, the first
Since the control means can be used continuously, the identification information
Complicated work such as resetting of identification information by the
It is unnecessary, and there is a disadvantage to the game store due to setting mistakes etc.
Such a situation can be prevented beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game medium lending mechanism.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when the present invention is implemented in a pachinko game store.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a card issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a card.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the inside of the issuing device.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device with a writing function.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a game medium lending management device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a game medium lending management device.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a keyboard.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a process in the game medium lending management device.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the game medium lending device.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing the inside of the card reading / writing device.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the ball discharging device.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a ball discharging device.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control device of the ball lending device.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a process in the game medium lending device.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a sales file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Game media lending management device 7 Card issuing center 24 Card 65 Card insertion slot 73 Ball ejection device 75a First control device 75b Second control device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1)Games that can be played using the required game media
In the gaming machine including the machine body, Game media discharge capable of discharging multiple types of game mediaapparatus
And the card supplierSupplied byGame media lending cardBut
Insertable card slot and aboveValuable information stored on the game media lending card
Using informationA function to discharge game media,
A function to send the value of use related to emissions to the outside
Game medium lending control means, comprising:ofControl means and secondof
And the control means.ofThe control means
Setting identification information for identifying the game medium lending control means;
And identification information setting means,ofThe control means
the aboveThe game media lending card inserted into the card slot
Lending operation of the player on condition that there is discrimination and valuable information
Activate the above-mentioned game media discharge device based on the
Eject game mediaThe function is included, and the firstofSet by the identification information setting means of the control means
Identification informationTransmitted from the first control meansValue
The above information is used to identify the sender of the value information.
When the value-in-use information is transmitted,
A gaming device characterized by the following.