JP3050605U - Automatic prize medal storage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Problem] Operate prizes with reliable security without using magnets such as prize cards and magnetic recording media, and operate prize clearinghouses unmanned and operate cash processing more safely. On the assumption that
Provided is an automatic premium medal purchase machine that can automatically receive a premium from a customer and pay cash. Kind Code: A1 A prize given as a prize of a game such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine is given a specific medal, an encryption code is given to each customer, and important encryption codes, data such as amount data, etc. are inputted by an external communication terminal S. Then, the data is transferred to the automatic premium medal buying machine by the communication means, recorded in a memory or the like, and the registered data is automatically searched and called by the command signal input with the encryption code at the time of cashing, and the premium medal M is inserted. An automatic prize medal purchase machine equipped with a mechanism that detects the outer shape, picture, marking, etc. with a CCD camera and, after a pass / fail judgment, pays out the money corresponding to the number of prize medals M to be inserted from a cash outlet.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 In the present invention, prizes issued in pachinko halls and the like are made into plate-shaped or circular medals (hereinafter referred to as prize medals), and the issued prize medals are automatically and safely purchased from customers. About the machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 After playing a pachinko game at a pachinko hall, etc., customers receive prizes from the pachinko hall in exchange for the number of balls obtained according to the win or loss, but when cashing prizes, customers currently have prizes at the exchange To convert the prizes to cash.

[0003] These prizes are often prize cards using permanent magnets called prize cards, and recently magnetic recording media have been seen, but as is well known, recording media such as magnets and magnets are easy to use. Even if security is accumulated many times because of the ability to read and write data, it is a hotbed of criminal acts such as fraudulent cards, because the key PIN and amount data are analyzed.

Further, there is a method of inputting a protection program to the magnetic data section at any time. However, the input of the protection program to the magnetic recording medium of the conventional premium card has a considerably limited data capacity, and the reading range (the number of tracks) is limited. It is very difficult due to limitations.

[0005] Occasional entry of protection programs can lead to mischief with fraudsters, and in terms of their security, the development of software and hardware in a company can take significant damage and risk.

[0006] Furthermore, violent crimes such as robbery at pachinko halls and prize exchanges frequently occur, and seriously injured employees of pachinko halls and prize exchanges.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The purpose of this invention is to operate prizes in a secure manner without using magnets and magnetic recording media using the above-mentioned prize cards, etc., and to make the prize clearinghouse unmanned and to operate cash transactions more safely. The objective is to provide an automatic premium medal purchase machine that can automatically buy premium medals received by customers from customers and pay cash.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The automatic premium medal purchase machine of the present invention is an automatic premium medal purchase machine that buys the premium medal using a premium issued as a premium of a game such as a pachinko or a slot machine as a premium medal. Attach the prize medal inserted from the medal insertion slot with at least the external shape, color, pattern, marking, etc. using a CCD camera, capture image data, collate any data registered in advance, and make a pass / fail judgment. It has a rejection function that sends a command signal to the electronic coin selector and returns it to the medal outlet if abnormalities are detected by detecting the weight material etc. by the electronic coin selector and an electronic coin selector. A medal detection control mechanism with a sensor that detects the number of prizes per hit, and temporary storage of prize medals by type An escrow mechanism for classifying and sending the data to the safe unit, and registration data (encryption code, amount data, etc.) given from the external communication terminal to the customer together with the prize medal and input by the counting input section of the external communication terminal. ) Is transferred via a communication cable and written to a memory in the CPU board, and is recorded by a communication control means for inputting an encryption code or the like given to the customer together with a premium medal at the time of cashing. Count input means, automatic search means for receiving a command signal by the means and automatically retrieving and retrieving registration data from the memory in the CPU board, and determining the amount data and the number of normal prize medals inserted. If it is normal, a designated number of bill coins are paid out to the cash payout slot in response to the payout command signal, and prize purchase control means with a coin payout mechanism are provided. It is equipped with a.

[0009]

[Action / Effect]

 In the automatic prize medal purchase machine of the present invention, registration data is managed by communication means without using a recording medium such as a magnet or magnetism, so that data such as an encryption code and amount data are read by a reader such as a card reader. The data cannot be read and the data cannot be rewritten using a device such as a card writer, so that the registered data cannot be forged or altered.

[0010] All that is given to the customer is the registration code or encryption code given to the prize medal corresponding to the acquired amount, so that the above-mentioned misconduct such as adding the amount data can be prevented.

[0011] Further, from the data registration to the cash dispensing, the realization of the cashing operation can be performed safely without manual operation by the labor saving of the cashing operation.

The prize medal is easier to handle than a card by applying hard plating or the like, so that the mechanism around the inside of the main body can be simplified.

[0013] In addition, as described in claim 2, by giving a special pattern, a stamp or the like or a special medal to the premium medal, image recognition with a CCD camera or the like and reflection of light such as a laser beam are performed. The prize medal can be determined by the various methods as described above.

[0014] By giving the premium medal described above a specific pattern, a stamp, a special shape special plating, or the like, it is possible to arbitrarily register and set each store or region, and in terms of security. The effect is high.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the prize medal safe unit for storing the inserted prize medals according to the type is very efficient in the case of collection and reuse.

Further, a counting input unit for inputting a registration code or an encryption code as described in claim 4 can be used as a start button, an end button, or a switch for calling a clerk. By displaying guidance for selecting each function in a message or the like on the display unit described in item 5 and substituting the above-mentioned switches, it is possible to reduce the number of main body parts and consolidate operation positions.

Further, by providing the VTR camera described in claim 6 in the main body, a crime prevention effect in crime prevention can be expected in a clearinghouse where security cameras are not installed and introduced. Can contribute to fraud prevention and crackdown.

[0018]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automatic premium medal buying machine, and FIG. 2 is a right side view. Reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped sheet metal housing. A medal slot 2 for inserting a premium medal M is provided on a front portion of the main body 1, and a CCD camera 3 is provided inside the medal slot 2 and on the right side (inside the main body).

The prize medal M is provided with a pattern, a mark, or the like on the surface thereof, and is further subjected to hard or special plating, and image data is captured by an electronic shutter of the CCD camera 3. An electronic coin selector 4 is provided below the CCD camera 3.

The electronic coin selector 4 detects the weight, material, and number of inserted prize medals M. Further, an escrow mechanism 6 for temporarily storing the premium medal M on the lower side and storing the premium medal M for each type in a safe unit 5 arranged for each type.

The counting input unit 7 arranged at the front and center of the main body 1 is a device for inputting a registration code or an encryption code given to a customer together with the premium medal M, and an LCD provided on the upper side thereof. This is a device for inputting a designated number in accordance with guidance of an operation method, a message, or the like displayed on the display 8 such as an LED.

A VTR camera 9 is built in the main body 1 on the upper side of the display 8 and a reinforced plastic mirror-printed on the front side to prevent mischief, or a smoke with a low transmittance. 10 panels, such as a reinforced acrylic plate. Further, a speaker 11 is provided on the left side to generate audio guidance, an alarm sound, and the like.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a bill dispensing mechanism 12 provided in the front of the main body 1, below the counting input section 7 provided in the center, and inside the main body 1, and is a 10,000-yen bill group previously stored in the storage section. The specified number of sheets are taken out from the 5,000-yen bill group and the 1,000-yen bill group and paid out to the cash payout exit 13. The coin dispensing hopper mechanism 14 disposed on the left side takes out a designated number of coins from the 500-yen group and the 100-yen group stored in the hopper tank section for each coin in advance and dispenses them to the coin exit 15.

To further explain the lower side, a main CPU board 16 as a main part of each control, an I / O board 17 for an input / output circuit, a communication control board 18 for controlling communication with the external communication terminal S, , A communication cable K, a power supply unit (not shown), a thermal printer for outputting registered data, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit and the like of the automatic premium medal purchase machine of the present invention are composed of a main CPU board 16, a CCD camera 3, an electronic coin selector 4, an escrow mechanism 6, a counting input unit 7, a display 8, and a speaker. 11 and the like, a bill payout mechanism 12, a coin payout hopper mechanism 14, and the like are connected to and controlled by the I / O board 17 described above. It has multiple memories or flash memories for handling communication data, and can store and register registration data (encryption code, amount data, etc.) transferred from the external communication terminal S via the communication cable K. In addition, the registration data can be called, updated, and deleted.

The operation of the automatic premium medal purchase machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When a customer receives a prize medal according to the number of balls obtained according to the win or loss after ending the game in a pachinko hall or the like, the customer is provided with an encryption code and the like, and the customer receives a prize code in the counting input unit 19 of the external communication terminal S. The data is input together with the registration data (encryption code, amount data, etc.), transferred to the communication control board 18 of the main unit 1 (in the lower side) of the automatic premium medal buying machine via the communication cable K, and stored in the main CPU board 16. Alternatively, it is recorded in a flash memory or the like.

It is very convenient that the above-mentioned encryption code can be used as a confirmation table if it is written and printed on a print recording paper or the like when it is delivered to a customer.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When redeeming the given premium medal, the customer inputs the above-mentioned encryption code in the counting input section 7 of the automatic premium medal purchaser. The main CPU board 16 proceeds from step 100 to step 110, where the main CPU board 16 automatically searches for the above-mentioned encryption code recorded in the memory chip and calls the recorded registration data.

Next, proceeding to step 120, if there is registered data corresponding to the inputted encryption code or the like, proceeding to step 130, the display 8 displays a message or the like prompting the next operation. On the other hand, if there is no registered data corresponding to the encryption code or the like in step 120, a message prompting re-input is displayed on the display 8 in step 130, and if there is no corresponding data after several re-inputs, step 250 Then, when an error is displayed and an input is made again, or after a specified second, a command signal for generating an alarm sound is sent to the speaker 11.

When the registered data is called out after the automatic search in step 130, a prize medal M insertion message is displayed on the display 8 and the process proceeds to step 140, where the medal M is inserted in the medal slot 2. In step 150, a command signal is sent from the main CPU board 16, an image of the medal M is taken by the CCD camera 3 with an electronic shutter or the like, converted into image data, captured, and registered in advance by arbitrary setting. Then, the process proceeds to step 160, where it is determined whether the data is normal.

If an abnormality is determined in step 160, the process proceeds to step 270, where a command signal is sent to the display 8 to display an abnormality. If it is normal, the routine proceeds to step 170, where the electronic coin selector 4 detects the weight, material, number of inserted coins, etc., and makes a pass / fail judgment. Here, if an abnormality is detected, the process proceeds to step 270, in which a command signal is sent to the display 8 to display an error, and then the process proceeds to step 280, in which a command signal is sent to the electronic coin selector 4 to return the medal return port by the reject function. Discharge abnormal medals to 19.

The premium medal M determined to be abnormal in step 160 also proceeds to step 170, and receives a command signal from the medal return port 19 in the reject function and is discharged.

In step 170, when it is determined that the prize is normal, the process proceeds to step 180, where the premium medal M falls from the electronic coin selector 4 to the escrow mechanism 6, is sorted by type, and is stored in the safe unit 5 by type.

Further, the process proceeds to step 190, where the amount is displayed according to the premium medal M inserted into the display 8, and if there is a premium medal M inserted before, the sum is displayed.

When a premium medal M of the same amount as that recorded in the registration data is inserted, the designated code number is displayed on the display 8 by the command signal. From step 190 to step 200.

The designated code number is simply a number, and by inputting the designated code number into the counting input unit 7, the cash out is accepted. Here, the process proceeds from step 200 to step 210.

After the above operation, upon receipt of the designated code number input signal, the process proceeds to step 220, where a payout command signal is sent to the bill payout mechanism 12 and the coin payout hopper mechanism 14, and the amount data and the premium medal M are added. A banknote with a total amount of 10,000 to 1,000 yen is paid from the banknote pay-out mechanism 12 to the banknote pay-out port 13, and if it is 500 yen or 100 yen, cash is paid from the coin pay-out mechanism 14 to the coin payout port 15.

After the above operation is completed, the process proceeds to step 230, where the registered data is updated in the memory or the like in the main CPU board 16, the payment record is added, and the unnecessary data is deleted. 15 sequentially stored in a memory or the like.

Although not shown, a backup power supply for power failure can be provided to maintain the registered data. A surge protector or the like is provided between the communication cable K and the communication control board 18 so that data due to a lightning strike or the like is provided. Can be maintained. Further, by connecting the devices in parallel with the communication cable K, it is possible to have communication control means for mutual communication with a plurality of devices.

[Submission date] July 9, 1997

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0001

[Correction method] Added

[Correction contents]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention is a device that will be used when Articles 185 and 186 currently in force are revised in the future. The premiums issued at pachinko halls, etc. will be plate-shaped and circular medals. The present invention relates to an automatic prize medal purchase machine that automatically and safely purchases the issued prize medals from customers in a prize exchange.

[Submission date] December 26, 1997

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Full text

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents] [Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention relates to an automatic premium medal storage device that automatically collates and stores premiums issued in pachinko halls and the like as plate-shaped or circular medals (hereinafter referred to as premium medals). About.

[0002]

[Prior art]

After playing a pachinko game at a pachinko hall, etc., customers can receive prizes from the pachinko hall in exchange for the number of balls obtained according to the outcome.

[0003] These prizes are often prize cards using permanent magnets called prize cards, and recently magnetic recording media have been seen, but as is well known, recording media such as magnets and magnets can easily transfer data. Even if security is accumulated many times because of the ability to read and write, it is a breeding ground for criminal acts such as fraudulent cards, because important PINs and XX data are analyzed.

Further, there is a method of inputting a protection program to the magnetic data section at any time. However, the input of the protection program to the magnetic recording medium of the conventional premium card has a considerably limited data capacity, and the reading range (the number of tracks) is limited. It is very difficult due to limitations.

[0005] Occasional entry of protection programs can lead to mischief with fraudsters, and in terms of their security, the development of software and hardware in a company can take significant damage and risk.

[0006] Furthermore, violent crimes such as robbery at pachinko halls and prize exchanges frequently occur at present, and cases of serious injury to pachinko hall employees are newly remembered.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

This invention is premised that the labor turned into a magnet, the operations and prize exchange prize in reliable security surface without using a magnetic recording medium according to prize card described, run more quickly Ya or business It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic premium medal storage device capable of automatically collating and storing premium medals.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

Automatic prize medal storage unit of the present invention is to introduce pachinko, matching the prize medals prize to be issued as a game scene article such as a slot machine as a prize medal, a is an automatic prize medal storage unit prize medals to be stored The medal slot for the prize and the prize medal inserted from the medal slot are captured by the CCD camera with image data of at least the outer shape, color, pattern, marking, etc., and are compared with arbitrary data registered in advance. It has a reject function that sends a command signal to the electronic coin selector and returns it to the medal outlet if abnormal is detected by detecting the weight material etc. by the image data collating means for performing pass / fail determination and the electronic coin selector and determining whether or not it is normal, with a sensor or the like to test knowledge the prize number of sheets per one time, and the medal detection control mechanism, temporarily classified as accumulated species classification the prize medal, And escrow mechanism for sending the pay unit, the external communication terminal, Jing products granted to the customer in the medal both the external communication terminal registration data (encryption codes, quantity data, etc.) entered by the counting input of the communication cable and transferred via the writes in the CPU board memory, said in matching a communication control means for recording, a count input hand stage by count input unit for inputting the cipher code or the like which is granted with prize medals Receiving the command signal by the means, automatically searching from the memory in the CPU board and automatically retrieving the registration data; and determining the quantity data and the number of normal prize medals inserted. and a, a command signal control functions to be transmitted to another communication device.

[0009]

[Action / Effect]

In the automatic prize medal storage device of the present invention, the registered data is managed by a communication means without using a recording medium such as a magnet or a magnet, so that data such as an encryption code and XX data are read by a reader such as a card reader. Since the data cannot be read and the data cannot be rewritten by a device such as a card writer, the registered data cannot be forged or altered.

[0010] The registration code is given for the quantity amount of the prize medals or encryption code, is a fraud prevention of plus such as the above-mentioned description of the quantity data.

[0011] In addition, the collation from the data registration, to store, by the labor of the business that was part can be carried out promptly to work without human intervention.

The prize medal is easier to handle than a card by applying hard plating or the like, so that the mechanism around the inside of the main body can be simplified.

[0013] Further, by giving a special picture engraving or a special pattern to the premium medal as described in claim 2, image recognition with a CCD camera or the like and reflection of light such as a laser beam are detected. It is possible to judge the prize medal by various methods as described above.

[0014] By giving the premium medal described above a specific pattern, a stamp, a special shape special plating, or the like, it is possible to arbitrarily register and set each store or region, and in terms of security. The effect is high.

By providing a storage unit for storing the inserted premium medals by type as described in claim 3, it is very efficient at the time of collection work or reuse.

Further, a counting input unit for inputting a registration code or an encryption code may be used as a substitute for a switch such as a start button, an end button or a call. By displaying a guide for selecting each function in a message or the like on the display device described in 5 and substituting the above-mentioned switch, it is possible to reduce the number of main body parts and collect the operation positions.

Further, by providing the VTR camera described in claim 6 in the main body, a crime prevention effect in crime prevention can be expected, and since one VTR camera is incorporated in one unit, it can contribute to prevention of fraud.

[0018]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the automatic premium medal storage device, and FIG. 2 is a right side view. Reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped sheet metal housing. A medal insertion slot 2 for inserting a premium medal M is provided on a front portion of the main body 1, and a CCD camera 3 is provided inside the medal insertion slot 2 and on the right side (inside the main body).

The prize medal M is provided with a pattern, a mark, or the like on the surface thereof, and is further subjected to hard or special plating, and the image data is captured by the electronic shutter of the CCD camera 3. An electronic coin selector 4 is provided below the CCD camera 3.

The electronic coin selector 4 detects the weight, material, and number of inserted prize medals M. Further, an escrow mechanism 6 for temporarily storing the prize medal M thereunder and storing the prize medal M by type in a storage unit 5 arranged by type.

A counting input unit 7 arranged at the front and center of the main body 1 is a device for inputting a registration code or an encryption code provided with the premium medal M, and an LCD provided above the device. This is a device for inputting a designated number according to the operation method, message, etc. displayed on the display 8 such as an LED.

On the upper side of the display 8, a VTR camera 9 is built in the main body 1, and on the front side, a reinforced plastic with mirror printing or a smoke-reinforced acrylic plate having a low transmittance is used. Ten panels are provided. Further, a speaker 11 is provided on the left side of the speaker 11 to generate audio guidance, an alarm sound, and the like.

To explain the lower side, a main CPU board 16 as a main part of each control, an I / O board 17 for an input / output circuit, a communication control board 18 for controlling communication with the external communication terminal S, It comprises a communication cable K, a power supply unit (not shown), a thermal printer for outputting registered data, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main CPU board 16 includes a CCD camera 3, an electronic coin selector 4, an escrow mechanism 6, a counting input unit 7, a display 8, and a speaker 11 as shown in FIG. Are connected to and controlled by the I / O board 17 described above. Although not shown, a plurality of memories or a flash memory are used for handling communication data, and the registration data (encryption code, xx data, etc.) transferred from the external communication terminal S via the communication cable K is provided. ) Can be saved and registered, and registered data can be called, updated, deleted, etc., and connected to other communication devices.

The operation of the automatic premium medal purchase machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the premium medal M is collated and stored, an encryption code and the like are both given by the external communication terminal S 1 and input together with the registration data (encryption code amount data and the like) in the count input unit 19, and the communication cable K Is transferred to the communication control board 18 of the main unit 1 (inner lower side) of the automatic premium medal storage device via the PC and recorded in a memory or a flash memory in the main CPU board 16.

The above-mentioned encryption code is described on a print recording paper or the like and can be used as a confirmation table, which is very convenient.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the premium medal M is collated and stored , the main CPU board 16 that inputs the above-described encryption code in the count input unit 7 of the automatic premium medal storage device proceeds from step 100 to step 110, and the main CPU board 16 The above-mentioned encryption code recorded in the memory chip is automatically searched, and the recorded registration data is called.

Next, proceeding to step 120, if there is registered data corresponding to the inputted encryption code or the like, proceeding to step 130, the display 8 displays a message or the like prompting the next operation. On the other hand, if there is no registered data corresponding to the encryption code or the like in step 120, a message prompting re-input is displayed on the display 8 in step 130, and if there is no corresponding data after several re-inputs, the process proceeds to step 250. The command signal for generating an alarm sound is sent to the speaker 11 when an input is made again or after a specified second.

If the registered data is called after the automatic search in step 130, a prize medal M insertion message is displayed on the display 8 and the process proceeds to step 140, where the prize medal M is inserted into the medal slot 2. If so, the process proceeds to step 150 where a command signal is sent from the main CPU board 16, the image of the premium medal M is shot by the electronic camera or the like with the CCD camera 3, converted into image data, captured and registered in advance by arbitrary setting. Then, the process proceeds to step 160 to check whether the data is normal.

If an abnormality is determined in step 160, the process proceeds to step 270, where a command signal is sent to the display 8 to display an abnormality. If it is normal, the routine proceeds to step 170, where the electronic coin selector 4 detects the weight, material, number of inserted coins, etc., and makes a pass / fail judgment. If an abnormality is detected here, the process proceeds to step 270, in which a command signal is sent to the display unit 8, an error is displayed, and further, in step 280, a command signal is sent to the electronic coin selector 4 to send the medal return port 19 by the reject function. Discharge abnormal medals to.

The premium medal M determined to be abnormal in step 160 also proceeds to step 170, and receives a command signal from the medal return port 19 in the reject function and is discharged.

In step 170, when it is determined that the prize is normal, the process proceeds to step 180, where the premium medal M falls from the electronic coin selector 4 to the escrow mechanism 6, is sorted by type, and is stored in the storage unit 5 by type.

Further, the process proceeds to step 190, where the quantity is displayed according to the premium medal M inserted into the display 8, and if there is any premium medal M inserted before, the quantity is displayed.

When the same prize medal M of XX as recorded in the registration data is inserted, the designated code number is displayed on the display 8 by the command signal. From step 190 to step 200.

The designated code number is made a simple number, and by inputting the designated code number to the counting input section 7, the collation and storage are approved. Here, the process proceeds from step 200 to step 210.

After the above operation is completed, the process proceeds to step 220 in response to the designated code number input signal, and the command signal can send the quantity data and the total quantity of premium medal M addition to other communication devices .

After the above operation is completed, the process proceeds to step 230, where the registered data is updated in the memory or the like in the main CPU board 16. They are sequentially stored in a memory or the like.

Although not shown, a backup power supply for power failure can be provided to maintain the registered data. A surge protector or the like is provided between the communication cable K and the communication control board 18 so that data due to a lightning strike or the like is provided. Can be maintained. Further, by connecting the devices in parallel with the communication cable K, it is possible to have communication control means for mutual communication with a plurality of devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic premium medal purchase machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the automatic medal buying machine.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the automatic medal purchaser.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic medal buying machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, body 2, medal slot 3, CCD camera 4, electronic coin selector 5, safe unit 6, escrow mechanism 7, counting input unit 8, display 9, VTR camera 10, 11, speaker 12, bill dispensing mechanism 13, bill dispensing port 14, coin dispensing hopper mechanism 15, coin dispensing port 16, main CPU board 17, I / O board 18 , Communication control board 19, medal return opening M, prize medal S, external communication terminal K, communication cable

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 9, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claim 1

[Correction method] Added

[Correction contents]

Claims 1. An automatic prize medal purchaser for purchasing prize medals issued as a prize of a game in a pachinko hall or the like after the enforcement of the criminal law, a medal insertion slot for inserting prize medals, and a medal insertion slot. The medal detecting means for detecting the data by detecting the shape, weight, material, color pattern, marking, etc. of the provided prize medal, and storing or storing bills and coins, and cash of the amount specified by the cash dispensing signal command A cash dispensing mechanism for dispensing the same to a cash dispensing port, communication control means for providing registration data (encryption code, amount data, and the like) provided and transferred from an external communication terminal in a memory in a CPU board, The data is input from a counting input section of an automatic premium medal purchase machine with an encryption code and the like, and a counting input means for making a pass / fail judgment and an automatic check of the registered data. Call and registration data automatic search means, and a prize medal purchase control for dispensing cash for the amount data from the cash dispensing port by the cash dispensing mechanism when the input is a normal input and the medal is detected by the medal detecting means. And an automatic prize medal purchase machine characterized by comprising: ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 26, 1997

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[Document Name] Statement

[Name of device] Automatic prize medal storage machine

[Utility model registration claims]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic premium medal storage device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the automatic medal storage device.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the automatic medal storage device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic medal storage device.

[Description of Signs] 1 is a main body 2, a medal insertion slot 3, a CCD camera 4, an electronic coin selector 5, a storage section 6, an escrow mechanism 7, a count input section 8, a display 9 is VTR camera 10, smoke-reinforced acrylic plate, etc. 11, speaker 16, main CPU board 17, I / O board 18, communication control board 19, medal return port M, premium medal S, external Communication terminal K is a communication cable

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Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] An automatic prize medal purchase machine for purchasing prizes issued as a prize of a game such as a pachinko hall and a slot machine, the medal insertion slot for inserting a prize medal, and a medal insertion slot. A medal detection unit that detects the data by detecting the shape, weight, material, color pattern, engraving, etc. of the premium medal, and stores or stores bills and coins, and cashes the amount of money specified by the cash dispensing signal command. A cash dispensing mechanism for dispensing to the dispensing port, and registration data (encryption code, amount data, etc.) provided, input, and transferred together with prizes from an external communication terminal
Communication control means for recording the data in a memory in the CPU board, and a code input means for inputting an encryption code or the like from the count input unit of the automatic premium medal purchase machine, and performing pass / fail determination,
When the registered data is automatically searched for and the registered data automatic search means is a normal input and the medal detecting means is a normal medal, the cash dispensing mechanism dispenses cash for the amount data from the cash dispensing port. Automatic prize medal purchase machine comprising: 2. A prize medal according to claim 1, wherein image data of the prize medal with a specific mark or a picture can be registered in advance, and a CCD for recognizing and collating the data.
The automatic premium medal purchase machine according to claim 1, further comprising a camera or the like. 3. An automatic premium medal purchase machine according to claim 1, further comprising a safe section for storing the inserted premium medals by denomination. 4. The automatic prize medal purchasing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a counting input section for inputting a registration number or an encryption code. 5. A non-rewritable recording medium such as a printing recording paper is used in place of a counting input section for inputting a registration number or an encryption code, and said data is read by a scanner or reflection of a laser beam. The automatic premium medal purchase machine according to claim 1, which can be used. 6. The automatic prize medal purchase machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying an amount display and a message according to the number of prize medals inserted. 7. The automatic prize medal purchase machine according to claim 1, further comprising a VTR camera.