JP3046189U - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a game machine with low price and low running cost. SOLUTION: A display medium having a display section 20 on which quizzes and answer options are described and a storage section 21 storing the correct answer is mounted on a card 12, or the display medium is constituted by the card 12 itself. I do. By configuring the display unit 20 to allow the player to directly view the display unit 20 via the transparent panel 10 to play the quiz game, a display such as a CRT or a ROM required for displaying quiz and answer options is not required. Thus, the manufacturing cost of the game machine 1 is reduced to facilitate its spread. Display media and cards 12
Since the quiz is updated simply by changing the, the novelty of the game can be maintained with a small running cost.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a game machine improvement.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Game machines used for games such as quizzes and fortune-telling are already known. This type of conventional game machine requires an expensive display for displaying a wide variety of texts and patterns, for example, a CRT, and also requires a large-capacity memory for storing information. And was very expensive.

[0003] Therefore, there are drawbacks in that the initial cost for installing the game machine is high, and it is difficult to spread to places such as shopping centers and small retail stores where sales are relatively small.

In addition, even if a game machine is introduced, the contents of quizzes and fortune-telling quickly become obsolete, and in order to maintain the novelty, a memory storing information, such as a ROM, is frequently used. Replacement is required, which causes problems such as troublesome maintenance and increased running costs.

At the present time, the payout of prizes by a game machine equipped with a device or monitor capable of displaying scores is prohibited under the management law, so that a conventional game machine of this type actually pays out prizes. Can not do.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional technology and to reduce the cost of replacing expensive memories such as ROMs without requiring expensive displays and large-capacity memories. An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that can maintain the novelty of the game machine without requiring it.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention provides a display medium having a display unit for displaying quizzes and answer options and a storage unit for storing the correct answer, a prize stocker for storing a plurality of prizes integrally equipped with the display medium, Transport means for transporting the prizes stored in the prize stocker one by one to the prize placement section of the game machine; prohibiting taking out of the prize in the prize placement section; and enabling visual display of the display section on the display medium. A reading panel for reading a correct answer from a storage unit of a display medium mounted on the prize of the prize placement unit, and a player selecting an answer from answer options on the display medium. Selecting means for determining whether or not the answer selected by the selecting means matches the correct answer read by the reading means. The determination means determines the result by has achieved the above objects Ri by the structure, characterized in that a prize payout means for paying out the prize from the prize placement section only if true.

[0008] The prize placed on the prize placement section and the display section of the display medium mounted on the prize, that is, the quiz and the answer choices are directly visible to the player via the transparent panel or the frame. It does not require an expensive display. In addition, quizzes and their answer choices are written directly on the display unit of the display medium, and information on correct answers to them is also stored in the storage unit of the display medium. There is no need for a ROM for storing texts and designs. Therefore, the game machine can be provided at a low cost and the initial cost can be reduced, so that the game machine can be introduced to various places.

In addition, the game machine, that is, the novelty of the quiz can be maintained simply by changing the display medium mounted on the prize. Not required, and running costs are greatly reduced.

In the case where the storage unit in the display medium is configured by means that can be read optically, that is, when the storage unit is configured by means that can be recognized by a human such as a barcode or a perforation, the transparent panel or the frame is used. A means for masking the storage unit and disabling visual observation will be provided. Of course, this does not apply when magnetic storage means is used.

When so-called character cards, star bromide, baseball cards (sucker cards), prize application cards (postcards), scratch cards (daffle chances), various stickers (stickers), and other cards are used as prizes, By using the back surface (which may be another surface, but the commercial value is inferior) as a display medium, it is possible to integrate the display medium and the premium.

[0012] Further, in order to maintain the commercial value of the prize, the display medium may be formed of a thin adhesive, and the display medium may be detachably attached to the prize. In this case, the player can remove the unnecessary display medium after obtaining the premium, and the commercial value of the premium itself is maintained as it is. In addition to cards, commercial items such as boxed items, bags, magazines and books can be used as prizes.

[0013]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a game machine 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

The game machine 1 has a coin slot 2 for inserting coins required for starting a game, a coin return slot 3 for paying out change, a prize payout port 4, and a quiz. Effect devices such as an LED 5 for displaying the remaining time of the display, a display light 6 which is turned on when the answer is correct, an indicator light 7 which is turned on when the answer is incorrect, a speaker 8 for outputting sound, and the like, and an effect device for selecting the correct answer. And a selection button group 9. These are all well-known elements.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a transparent panel or frame unique to the present invention, and corresponds to a display such as a CRT in a conventional game machine. In this embodiment, the transparent panel 10 is used together with the frame.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a main part of the internal structure of the game machine 1. Reference numeral 11 denotes a stocker for stacking and storing cards 12 as prizes, in which a number of cards 12 are stacked and stored. The belt conveyor 13 driven by the motor M constitutes a conveying means, and conveys the lowermost card 12 of the stocker 11 one by one to a prize placement section comprising a shutter 14.

SOL1 is a rotary solenoid for opening and closing the shutter 14. The SOL1 holds the shutter 14 at the solid line position in FIG. 3 in the OFF state, and moves the shutter 14 to the broken line position in FIG. To open.

The shutter 15 is a distribution piece for distributing the card 12 falling from the prize placement portion to either the prize payout port 4 or the prize collection hopper 16 and is driven by the rotary solenoid SOL2. The rotary solenoid SOL2 holds the shutter 15 at the solid line position in FIG. 3 in the OFF state, and closes the shutter 15 to the broken line position in FIG. 3 in the ON state.

The above-mentioned transparent panel 10 is provided in a portion covering the prize mounting portion, and allows only the visual observation of the card 12 and prohibits the card 12 from being taken out.

FIG. 2 shows a connection state of electrical components such as SOL1, SOL2, motor M, LED 5, indicator light 6, indicator light 7, speaker 8, switch group 9, and the like. These elements are driven and controlled by the microprocessor 17 via the respective drivers D. The coin detecting and sorting device 18 sorts coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 2 and outputs a game start signal when a set amount of money is reached.

The ROM 18 is for storing a drive control program required by the microprocessor 17, and is not for storing quiz-related information such as texts and designs. The RAM 19 is temporary storage means used by the microprocessor 17.

Further, the ROM 18 stores an audio file BGM1 storing BGM to be played in the background when the game machine 1 is in a standby state, and an audio file BGM2 storing BGM to be played in the background when the game is executed. A sound file BGM3 that stores a fanfare to be played when the answer is correct, a sound file BGM4 that stores a sound to be played when the answer is incorrect, and a sound file BGM3 in which the selection switch is not operated within the allowable answer time. A sound file BGM5 storing the sound of the above, a display file LIGHT1 (subroutine program) for blinking the indicator lights 6 and 7 alternately, and a display file LIGHT2 (subroutine program) for blinking only the indicator light 6; Display file LI for blinking only indicator light 7 GHT3 (subroutine program) is stored.

The audio file and the display file to be executed are selected by the main program of the microprocessor 17, and are executed independently by the background processing of the microprocessor 17. This is a configuration using so-called multitask processing.

FIG. 4 shows the positional relationship between the card 12 sent to the prize placement unit constituted by the shutter 14 and the transparent panel 10.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a display portion of a display medium constituted by the card 12 itself or a display medium attached to the card 12, on which quizzes and answer choices are written by means such as printing. ing. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, since the number of selection switches constituting the selection button group 9 is six, the number of options is naturally limited to six. The relation between the answer choices and the switches is associated by the selection number and the like. For example, if there are six options, selection numbers 1 to 6 are assigned to each of them, and each of the selection switches constituting the selection button group 9 is assigned as selection switches 1 to 6 from the left.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a storage unit of a display medium constituted by the card 12 itself or a display medium attached to the card 12, and stores a numerical value representing the number of a correct option. . In this embodiment, a mark sheet format storage method is used, and one bit of information is stored in each of the four print portions located at the center portion in light and dark. As a result, it is possible to store a numerical value from 0 to 16, but in this case, since there are only six options, three bits may be used.

Note that the uppermost mark portion and the lowermost mark portion are data portions required for positioning processing in transport control, and have nothing to do with the answer to the quiz. In any case, the data portion relating to the answer is at most 4 bits, and it is easy for a person who uses the game machine 1 to decode the code several times. Is kept invisible. Only the broken area in FIG. 4 is visible to the player. Note that this does not apply when a magnetic storage method is used.

As shown in FIG. 4, optical sensors Se 1 to Se 6 for reading information of each mark portion are provided at positions corresponding to the six mark portions of the storage unit 21 of the display medium on the housing side of the game machine 1. It is provided fixedly. As already mentioned, the numbers of the alternatives for the correct answer of the quiz are indicated by the lightness and darkness of the four printed portions located in the center, and as shown in FIG. 2, the transducer 22 was read by the optical sensors Se2 to Se5. The information is converted into numerical data and passed to the microprocessor 17. The light / dark information read by the optical sensors Se1 and Se6 is passed to the microprocessor 17 as it is. The optical sensors Se1 and Se6 are both turned ON only when the card 12 is transported to the correct position as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the operation of the game machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

When the game machine 1 is turned on, the microprocessor 17 first selects BGM1 and LIGHT1 as files to be executed in the background processing, and in each background processing, the sound of the background sound from the speaker 8 is selected. The output and the alternate lighting of the indicator lamps 6 and 7 are started (steps S1 and S2), and the process waits until a coin of a set amount is inserted and a game start signal is output from the coin detection / selection device 18 (step S3). ).

When the game start signal is output, the microprocessor 17 reselects the BGM 2 as a file to be executed in the background processing, starts outputting the BGM sound for the game (step S 4). Then, the motor M is operated to start driving the belt conveyor 13 serving as the conveying means (step S5), and until the optical sensors Se1 and Se6 are both turned on, in short, the card 12 located at the lowermost layer of the stocker 11. Is waited for to be transported to an appropriate position as shown in FIG. 4 (step S6).

When the sending of the card 12 is confirmed, the microprocessor 17 then stops the motor M to stop the conveyance of the card 12 (step S7), and reads from the storage unit 21 by the optical sensors Se2 to Se5. The information obtained is decoded (step S8), the number of the correct option for the quiz displayed on the display unit 20 of the card 12 is temporarily stored in the register R of the RAM 19 (step S9), and the allowable answer time is stored in the timer T. After the setting, the remaining time measurement is started (step S10), and the remaining time of the timer T becomes zero (step S12), or until the player operates one of the selection switches 9 in the selection switch group 9. During the period (step S14), the process of displaying the current value of the timer T on the LED 5 (step S11) and the operation of the selection switch group 9 The processing related to the detection (step S13) is repeatedly executed.

During this time, the player refers to the display section 20 of the card 12 to read quiz and answer options, selects a number corresponding to the option considered to be correct, and operates one of the selection switches of the switch group 9. . Otherwise you will run out of time.

If the operation of the switch group 9 is detected before the remaining time of the timer T becomes zero, the microprocessor 17 decodes the number of the option corresponding to the operated selection switch (step S15). It is determined whether or not the value matches the numerical value temporarily stored in the register 15, that is, whether or not the option selected by the player matches the correct answer (step S16).

If the answer is correct, the microprocessor 17 reselects BGM3 and LIGHT2 as the files to be executed in the background processing, sounds the correct fanfare, starts blinking only the indicator light 6, and gives the correct answer to the player. Informing (steps S17 and S18), the rotary solenoids SOL1 and SOL2 are operated to open the shutter 14 and close the shutter 15 as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, and the card 12 which has been placed on the shutter 14 until now as a prize. Payout to the prize payout port 4 (step S19, step S20).

The standby processing in steps S 21 and S 22 is for ensuring a waiting time for ensuring that the card 12 falls and a blinking time for the fan fare and the indicator lamp 6.

After the end of the operation time of the timer T, the microprocessor 17 returns the rotary solenoids SOL1 and SOL2 to the initial state, and returns the shutters 14 and 15 to their original positions (steps S23 and S24). The BGM1 and the LIGHT1 are reselected (steps S1 and S2), and a standby state is waited for the next player to insert coins (step S3).

On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S 16 is false, that is, if the option selected by the player is incorrect, the microprocessor 17 determines that the BGM 4 is a file to be executed in the background processing. LIGHT3 is reselected to sound an incorrect answer sound effect, and only the indicator lamp 7 starts blinking to notify the player of the incorrect answer (step S25, step S26), and only the rotary solenoid SOL1 is operated. The shutter 14 is opened as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3 (the rotary solenoid SOL2 does not operate, so the shutter 15 remains at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3), and the card 12 which has been placed on the shutter 14 until now is removed. The prize is collected in the prize collection hopper 16 (step S20). Thereafter, the microprocessor 17 executes the processing of steps S21 to S24 and the processing of steps S1 to S2 in the same manner as described above, and enters a standby state waiting for the coin insertion by the next player (step S3).

On the other hand, if the determination result of step S12 is true, that is, if the remaining time of the timer T becomes zero before the player operates the selection switch of the switch group 9, the player In this case, the microprocessor 17 re-selects the BGM 5 and the LIGHT 3 as files to be executed in the background processing and sounds a time-out sound effect. At the same time, only the indicator lamp 7 starts blinking to notify the player that the time has expired (steps S27 and S28), and only the rotary solenoid SOL1 is operated to open the shutter 14 as shown by the broken line in FIG. Open (the shutter 15 remains at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 since the rotary solenoid SOL2 does not operate), and the shutter 15 is mounted on the shutter 14 so far. The collected cards 12 are collected in the prize collection hopper 16 (step S20). After that, the microprocessor 17 executes the processing of steps S21 to S24 and the processing of steps S1 to S2 in the same manner as described above, and enters a standby state waiting for the coin insertion by the next player (step S3).

Therefore, regardless of whether the answer is correct or incorrect, or if the answer cannot be made due to time out, a new card 12 is required when the next game is started. Is provided, and a fair game is guaranteed. That is, the same question cannot be answered with the card 12 left on the shutter 14 serving as a prize placement section because the answer is incorrect or the time has expired.

It should be noted that the display unit 20 and the storage unit 21 may be integrally printed on the back surface of the card 12 using the card 12 itself as a display medium, or if it is desired to maintain a higher commercial value, A thin sheet-shaped display medium different from the display medium 12 may be provided, and the display unit 20 and the storage unit 21 may be printed on the display medium and attached to the surface of the card 12. A player who has obtained the card 12 by answering the quiz correctly can remove the display medium on which the display unit 20 and the storage unit 21 are printed and obtain a beautiful card 12, so that the satisfaction of the game is further improved. It will be expensive.

In this embodiment, since the card 12 that bends relatively easily is treated as a premium, it is desirable to provide the transparent panel 10 as a means for prohibiting unauthorized removal of the card 12. In the case where a card or a box that is not used is handled as a prize, the take-out of the prize can be prohibited only by using a frame that covers the outer periphery of the prize, even if the transparent panel 10 is not provided.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which quizzes and answer options are displayed over the entire visible area indicated by a broken line. However, the size of a portion serving as a display medium does not necessarily need to be adjusted to the size of the visible area. There is no. For example, when various cards and boxes, books, magazines, and the like are used as a prize, a game can be played in the same manner as described above by attaching a small sticker as a display medium to a predetermined position of the prize. In this case, it is convenient because the contents of the premium itself can be confirmed from the visible region.

Further, even when the size of the portion serving as the display medium is adjusted to the size of the visible region, the display medium is formed by a transparent seal or the like, and printing is performed only on a necessary portion such as a quizer option. This makes it easy to check the contents of the prize.

As described above, all of the storage means for storing the quiz and answer options and the correct answer are provided in the display medium formed by the prize itself or the display medium mounted on the prize. The quiz can be updated simply by replacing a new prize or pasting a display medium, and maintaining the novelty of the game (quiz) without changing the game machine 1 itself. be able to. Naturally, no maintenance such as replacement of ROMs or software updates is required, and there is no problem with running costs.

In addition, a display such as a CRT for displaying quizzes and options is not required, and the manufacturing cost is low. Therefore, it is easy to disseminate it in a market where expensive initial costs cannot be introduced. As it does not violate restrictions such as the above, payment of prizes is allowed.

[0047]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive game machine that does not require an expensive display or a large-capacity memory, and can provide a prize or a prize without replacing memory such as a ROM or performing troublesome maintenance work. The novelty of the game can be maintained only by updating the display medium attached to the prize. As a result, the initial costs required for the introduction of a game machine and the running costs after the introduction are small, making it easy to introduce a new game machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a game machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a connection state of electric components of the game machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a main part of an internal structure of the game machine according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a positional relationship between a card sent to a prize placement unit and a transparent panel.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart schematically showing a processing operation of the game machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a continuation of the flowchart showing an outline of the processing operation of the game machine of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game machine 2 coin slot 3 coin return slot 4 prize payout port 5 LED 6 indicator light 7 indicator light 8 speaker 9 selection button group 10 transparent panel 11 stocker 12 card 13 belt conveyor 14 shutter (prize placement part) 15 shutter 16 Premium collection hopper 17 Microprocessor 18 ROM 19 RAM 20 Display unit of display medium 21 Storage unit of display medium 22 Converter M Motor SOL1 Rotary solenoid SOL2 Rotary solenoid Se1 to Se6 Optical sensor

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A display medium having a display section on which quizzes and answer options are displayed and a storage section storing correct answers, and a prize stocker for storing a plurality of prizes integrally mounted with the display medium. Transport means for transporting the prizes stored in the prize stocker one by one to a prize placement section of the game machine; prohibiting taking out of the prize in the prize placement section and visually checking a display section on the display medium. A transparent panel or a frame to be enabled; reading means for reading a correct answer from a storage unit of a display medium mounted on the prize of the prize placement unit; and a player selecting an answer from answer options on the display medium. Selecting means for determining whether or not the answer selected by the selecting means matches the correct answer read by the reading means. And a prize payout means for paying out a prize from the prize placement section only when a result of the determination by the determination means is true. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the display medium is formed of a thin adhesive, and the display medium is detachably attached to the premium.