JP4508764B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system that performs management related to a game medium container used for storing and transporting game media acquired by a player in a game hall such as a pachinko hall.

In a pachinko hall (hereinafter also referred to as a store), so-called ball boxes are prepared for storing and transporting pachinko balls acquired by a player using a pachinko machine. Patent Document 1 describes a system that manages the use status of a ball box by storing a specific ID unique to each ball box so as to be readable. In this system, an ID reader that reads a specific ID from a ball box is installed for each gaming machine, and a specific ID is also set from a ball box used for counting pachinko balls in a counter installed to count premium pachinko balls. In addition to managing which pachinko machines each ball box has been used in the past, based on information read by the ID readers and pachinko ball balance information for each pachinko machine, etc. Various information such as the unused and used state of the ball box and the number of pachinko balls (however, approximate values) stored in the ball box in the used state can be managed. Based on such management information, the total number of ball boxes used and piled up with pachinko balls stored in the store, the total number of pachinko boxes in those ball boxes, the total number of empty ball boxes, from the outside It is possible to monitor the number of pachinko balls illegally brought into the store, the presence or absence of a so-called counting machine, the movement of the player's platform, and the like.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-169954

  In recent years, there are an increasing number of stores that allow a ball game while moving a table or a game while a ball is shared by a plurality of people. However, when the conventional ball box management system is applied to such a store, a third party steals a ball box owned by another person in a piled state and removes pachinko balls in the ball box. It is difficult to distinguish such fraudulent acts from normal acts when they are used in games with other pachinko machines, or when they engage in fraudulent acts such as counting with a counter for exchanging prizes. As a result, there is also a problem that it is impossible to cope with the theft of the ball box in which the pachinko balls are stored.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to automatically notify the original owner of the game media container when the game media container containing the game media is stolen. The purpose of this invention is to provide a game hall management system that can be notified in an automated manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is installed for each of a gaming medium container to which a unique ID number is assigned and each of a plurality of gaming machines in a game hall, and the gaming medium container is connected to the gaming machine. An ID reader that reads the ID number from the gaming medium container in a state of being placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the machine, a notification terminal provided corresponding to each gaming machine, and the ID by the ID reader In relation to the number reading operation, storage means for storing each ID number and the gaming machine in which the game medium container to which the ID number is assigned is used in association with each other, and a new ID by the ID reader Each time a number is read, the storage means is queried for the correspondence between the ID number and the gaming machine on which the ID reader is installed, and there is no correspondence between the ID number and the gaming machine. Expediently, a notification control means for causing the alert notification operation in the notification terminal provided in the gaming machine associated with the ID number, the serial broadcast terminal or the game machine which corresponds to the signal A transmission means is provided, and when the signal transmission means is operated when the notification terminal is in a state in which the notification operation is performed according to the control by the notification control means, the game medium container that caused the notification operation In this configuration , an alarm signal including information capable of specifying the presence position is transmitted to the game hall manager side .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the object, a game medium container to which a unique ID number is assigned and a plurality of game machines in a game hall are installed respectively, and the game medium container is connected to the game medium container. It is installed in an ID reader that reads the ID number from the game medium container in a state of being placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the machine, and a game medium counting device in the game hall, and the game medium in the game medium container is counted. An auxiliary ID reader that reads the ID number from the game medium container when inserted for the game, a notification terminal provided corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines in the game hall, and reading of the ID number by the ID reader In relation to the operation, storage means for storing each ID number and a gaming machine in which the game medium container to which the ID number is assigned is used in association with each other; Each time a new ID number is read by the data processor, the game device associated with the ID number is referred to the storage means, and a notification start control operation is performed in the notification terminal provided in the game machine. The notification terminal or the gaming machine corresponding to the notification terminal is provided with a signal transmission means, and the notification terminal is controlled by the notification control means. Accordingly, when the signal transmitting means is operated in a state in which the notification operation is performed, an alarm signal including information that can identify the location of the game medium container that has caused the notification operation is sent to the game hall manager side It is the structure which transmits to .

  In this case, as in the invention described in claim 3, the storage means includes a management table for recording the ID number and the machine number of the gaming machine in association with each other, and the ID reader reads a new ID number. Can be realized by updating and recording the gaming machine table number corresponding to the read ID number in the management table to the gaming machine number in which the ID reader is installed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage means is attached to each game medium container in a state where the ID number assigned to the game medium container is stored, and a new ID number is read by the ID reader. It may be configured by an information storage medium that stores the machine number of the gaming machine corresponding to the ID reader each time it is played.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the gaming medium container is placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the gaming machine, the unique ID number assigned to the gaming medium container is the ID installed in the gaming machine. Read by reader. In relation to such a reading operation, the storage means corresponds to each ID number and a gaming machine (a gaming machine corresponding to the predetermined position) in which the gaming medium container to which the ID number is assigned is used. It is stored in the attached state. When the ID number is read as described above, the notification control means inquires the storage means about the correspondence between the ID number and the gaming machine in which the ID reader is installed, and as a result of the inquiry, the ID number If there is no corresponding relationship between the game machine, that is, if the game medium container used in the game machine was used in another game machine, the notification provided in the other game machine A warning notification operation is performed at the terminal. Therefore, on the original owner side of the game medium container, based on the warning notification operation through the notification terminal, the game medium container has been used in another game machine according to the possession of the ball, or has been stolen. Since it is possible to confirm whether the game machine has been used by another game machine, when the game media container is stolen, the fact can be automatically reported to the original owner who is playing the game machine. .
In addition, when a player who is playing a game machine confirms that the game medium container has been stolen based on a notification operation (warning notification operation or counting start notification operation) by the notification terminal, the gaming machine or notification terminal The signal operation switch provided corresponding to is operated. Then, since an alarm signal including information that can specify the location of the game medium container that caused the notification operation is transmitted to the game hall manager side, the game hall side measures against theft of the game medium container can be quickly performed. To be able to do it.

  Also in the invention according to claim 2, when the gaming medium container is placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the gaming machine, the unique ID number assigned to the gaming medium container is an ID reader installed in the gaming machine. In relation to such a reading operation, the storage means stores each ID number and the gaming machine in which the game medium container to which the ID number is assigned is associated with each other. . Further, when the game medium in the game medium container is loaded for counting in the game medium counting device, the auxiliary ID reader installed in the game medium counting device reads the ID number from the game medium container. Then, the notification control means inquires the storage means for the gaming machine associated with the ID number, and performs the count start notification operation through the notification terminal provided in the gaming machine obtained by the inquiry. Therefore, on the original owner side of the game medium container, based on the counting start notification operation through the notification terminal, whether the counting operation of the game medium in the game medium container is performed with the consent of the owner, or Since it is possible to confirm whether the counting operation was performed by a third party who is not involved in the owner, in the event that the game media container is stolen, this is automatically notified to the original owner who is playing the game machine. It can be reported to.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, on the storage means side, the correspondence relationship between the gaming medium container to which the ID number is assigned and the gaming machine in which the gaming medium container is used can be managed in an integrated manner.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the storage means can be configured using the information storage medium for storing the ID number, the system configuration can be simplified.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire configuration of the game hall management system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 and a gaming machine terminal 2 (corresponding to notification control means) provided with a pachinko gaming machine 1 and a ball lending machine installed in the game hall each other exchange signals between each other. In the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine terminal 2, and a management device 3 (corresponding to storage means) installed in the management office of the game hall A call lamp unit 5 having a function of relaying data transmission / reception via the LAN 4 is provided.

In this case, a known out ball signal, a safe ball signal, a start signal, a jackpot signal, and the like are output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the management device 3.
The gaming machine terminal 2 is, for example, a CR machine (card reader) that releases a pachinko ball within the range of balance amount data stored in the prepaid card with a prepaid card (not shown) inserted into the card insertion slot 2a. A sales signal indicating sales by prepaid card (investment amount when viewed from the player side) is output from the gaming machine terminal 2 to the management device 3. . The released pachinko balls from the gaming machine terminal 2 are supplied to the upper plate 1a of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In addition to the card insertion slot 2a for the prepaid card, the gaming machine terminal 2 has a status display lamp 2b for displaying an operating state and an error state, and a touch switch panel (not shown) on the entire display area. ) Formed on a stand 2c (corresponding to a notification terminal), a card insertion slot 2d into which a membership card (not shown) issued by a pachinko hall is inserted, a card ejection button (not shown), and the like. ing.

  The above-mentioned display unit 2c is composed of, for example, a color liquid crystal panel, and can display aggregated data and various messages in the management device 3. Further, the display device 2c for each table realizes various switch functions by using the display image and the touch switch panel. Although not shown, the switch functions related to the present embodiment will be described later. Such a confirmation switch and warning switch (corresponding to a signal transmission means) are realized.

  The calling lamp unit 5 is not described with reference numerals, but a plurality of display lamps used for displaying the status of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 and various effects, game data related to the pachinko gaming machine 1 (such as the number of occurrence of jackpots) ) Is displayed, a remote control light receiving unit for receiving a signal from a remote control carried by a game hall employee, a call button, and the like.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a shelf 7 on which a ball box 6 (corresponding to a game medium container) can be placed is provided at the lower part on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. An ID tag 8 (equivalent to an information storage medium) for an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) system is attached to the bottom surface of the ball box 6, and the lower plate 1 b of the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the shelf board 7 side. At a lower position (corresponding to a predetermined position), an ID reader 9 for reading stored information of the ID tag 8 is attached in an embedded state. This ID reader 9 is provided in a state of one-to-one correspondence with all pachinko gaming machines 1 (and gaming machine terminals 2), and each ID reader 9 is connected to the LAN 4. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a lower plate 1b provided with a pachinko ball drop opening that can be opened and closed manually, and the ball box 6 is placed at a position below the lower plate 1b. The pachinko balls falling from the lower plate 1b are allowed to flow.

  In this case, at least the unique ID number (for example, serial number) assigned to the ball box 6 is stored in the ID tag 8, and identification information unique to the game hall is also stored as necessary. It is. Here, on the management device 3 side, a ball box management table for managing which pachinko machine 1 is currently used by the ball box 6 based on the ID number is set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, this ball box management table is a pachinko machine in which the ball box 6 to which the ID number is assigned is used at the present time in a state of being associated with each ID number (serial number) on a one-to-one basis. The machine number of the gaming machine 1 is registered as the latest machine number information. However, for the unused ball box 6 stocked in the ball box yard in the game hall, the unused information (= 0) is registered in the latest car number information column. Further, in a state where a plurality of ball boxes 6 are used in one pachinko gaming machine 1, the same machine number is registered in the latest machine number information column corresponding to the plurality of ID numbers related to the ball box 6. It will be. Note that the registration of the latest machine number information in the ball box management table is performed at the timing described below.

  In FIG. 1, a counter 10 (corresponding to a game medium counting device) for counting pachinko balls acquired by a player is installed at a plurality of locations (for example, island edges) in the game hall. Is connected to the LAN 4. In this case, the counting machine 10 has a hopper 10a for inserting pachinko balls, a display 10b made of, for example, a liquid crystal panel for displaying counting data, and a receipt outlet for issuing a receipt recording the counting results. 10c, a card insertion slot 10d into which a membership card is inserted, a ticket issuing button (not shown), a card ejection button, a remote control light receiving unit, and the like are provided. The counter 10 also has an ID reader 11 (corresponding to an auxiliary ID reader) that reads ID information from an ID tag 8 attached to the ball box 6 when a pachinko ball in the ball box 6 is put into the hopper 10a. Is built-in.

  Although not shown, the prize exchange counter in the pachinko hall has a plurality of POS terminals for performing prize exchange work, and these POS terminals are communicably connected to the management apparatus 3 via the LAN 4. Is done. The POS terminal has a function of paying out prizes according to the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player by checking the record information of the receipt issued from the counter 10 with the stored information on the management device 3 side. Further, the POS terminal can input data such as the number of various prizes received and the number of paid-out prizes to the prize exchange counter, and transmits these data to the management apparatus 3.

  Based on various signals (out ball signal, safe ball signal, start signal, jackpot signal, sales signal, etc.) output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the gaming machine terminal 2, the management device 3 Various game data on all pachinko machines 1 (number of out balls, number of safe balls, number of starts, number of special prizes, number of jackpots, operating rate, ball output rate, etc.) and the game ends on pachinko machine 1 With a well-known configuration with a function such as counting the number of possession data about the game player and various lending data (sales amount, divisor, etc.) at the gaming machine terminal 2 and accumulating them in the management database It is. Further, the management device 3 has a configuration including a later-described ball box management function related to the gist of the present invention.

Although not shown, the remote controller for transmitting signals to the remote control light receiving unit provided in the calling lamp unit 5 and the remote control light receiving unit provided in the counter 10 uses infrared light as a transmission medium. The signal indicating the machine number can be selectively transmitted according to the operation of the operation switch group including the numeric key switch.
4 and 5 show the contents of the control related to the ball box management function related to the gist of the present invention among the functions set in the control means in the gaming machine terminal 2, which will be described below. To do.

  That is, FIG. 4 shows the contents of a control routine related to the information reading operation from the ID tag 8. In the control routine of FIG. 4, until the corresponding ID reader 9 detects the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6, in other words, the ball box 6 is placed on the shelf plate 7 below the lower plate 1 b of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Wait until it is placed (step A1). When the ID tag 8 is detected, the storage information (at least the ID number) of the ID tag 8 is read (step A2), and thereafter the ball box management table (see FIG. 3) set on the management device 3 side is accessed. Then, the latest machine number information registered corresponding to the read ID number is read (step A3).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the latest machine number information read, that is, the registered machine number for the ball box 6 placed on the shelf 7 is the number of the own machine (corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1) (step). A4) If “YES”, the process directly returns. On the other hand, if the registered machine number is a machine number other than its own machine, it is determined whether or not the machine number is “0”, which is unused information (step A5).

  If the registered machine number is unused information, an update request for the ball box management table is transmitted to the management apparatus 3 (step A6). This update request includes the own table number data and the ID number read from the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6, and the management device 3 that has received the update request updates the ball box management table. Specifically, an operation of re-registering the latest machine number information corresponding to the ID number included in the update request to the machine number included in the update request is performed. In addition, after the registration is completed, the management device 3 is configured to answer back the response signal to the gaming machine terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the update request.

  After execution of step A6, the process waits until the response signal is answered back from the management apparatus 3 side (step A7). When the answer signal is answered, the process returns. Therefore, when the unused ball box 6 is placed at a predetermined position on the shelf board 7 (a position below the lower plate 1b of the pachinko gaming machine 1), the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the ball box 6 is used. The number is registered in the ball box management table on the management device 3 side in a state corresponding to the ID number of the ball box 6.

On the other hand, when it is determined as “NO” in Step A5, that is, when the registered stand number for the ball box 6 placed on the shelf board 7 is neither the stand number of the own stand nor the unused information “0”. In this case, a ball box movement notification is made to transmit a confirmation request signal to the gaming machine terminal 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the registered machine number (step A8).
As will be described later, in the other gaming machine terminal 2 that has received the ball box movement notification, either the permissible signal or the warning signal is sent to the gaming machine terminal 2 that has transmitted the ball box movement notification. Is configured to answer back.

  After execution of step A8, it waits until it receives either the said allowance signal or a warning signal (step A9, A10). In this case, when an allowance signal is received, the process returns after executing steps A6 and A7 in sequence, and when a warning signal is received, the process returns after executing step A11 for transmitting an alarm signal to the management device 3. The alarm signal includes information that can specify the content of the alarm and the source of the alarm signal (for example, the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1), and the management device that has received the alarm signal. For example, the content of the alarm and the transmission source thereof are transmitted to an amusement hall employee through an income carried by the employee.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows the contents of a control routine related to communication with other terminals (other gaming machine terminal 2 and counter 10). In the control routine of FIG. 5, the control waits until receiving either the ball box movement notification transmitted from the other gaming machine terminal 2 or the count start notification transmitted from the counter 10 as described later (step B1, B2).
When the notification of the movement of the ball box is received, an operation (corresponding to a warning notification operation) of displaying the ball box movement confirmation screen on the display unit 2c is executed (step B3). In this ball box movement confirmation screen, for example, a warning message for notifying that the own ball box 6 is being used in another pachinko gaming machine 1 and whether or not such a use state is permitted. A confirmation message of the contents to be inquired is displayed, and further, a confirmation switch and a warning switch using a touch switch panel (not shown) are displayed in a state corresponding to the confirmation message.

  When receiving the count start notification, an operation for displaying a count start confirmation screen on the display unit 2c (corresponding to the count start notification operation) is executed (step B4). In the counting start confirmation screen, for example, a warning message for notifying that the pachinko balls in the own carton box 6 have started counting by the counter 10 and whether such pachinko balls are started to be counted are permitted. A confirmation message asking whether or not to ask is displayed, and further, a confirmation switch and a warning switch using a touch switch panel (not shown) are displayed in a state corresponding to the confirmation message.

As described above, in the state where the ball box movement confirmation screen or the count start confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit 2c for each table, the system waits until either the confirmation switch or the warning switch in the screen is turned on (step B5 , B6).
Here, when the player in the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 permits the player's own ball box 6 to be used in another pachinko gaming machine 1 in the display state of the ball box movement confirmation screen ( Turn on the confirmation switch if you are sharing your own possession, that is, if you are lending or giving your own pachinko ball to the player's family or friend. become. In addition, when such a use state is not allowed (the case where the own box is taken away by a third party and the stored pachinko balls are used for games in other pachinko gaming machines 1 is considered). The warning switch will be turned on.

  Further, in the display state of the counting start confirmation screen, when a player in the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 allows the pachinko ball of his own ball box 6 to start counting with the counter 10 (the game concerned) When a customer asks a game hall employee to count pachinko balls in the ball box 6), the confirmation switch is turned on, and when such pachinko balls are not allowed to be counted. The warning switch is turned on when the own box is taken away by a third party and the stored pachinko ball is used for counting by the counter 10.

  When the confirmation switch is turned on, if the display screen at that time is a ball movement confirmation screen, an allowance signal is transmitted to the gaming machine terminal 2 that has transmitted the ball box movement notification, and the display When the screen is a count start confirmation screen, step B7 for transmitting an allowance signal to the counter 10 that is the transmission source of the count start notification and step B8 for initializing the display of the display unit 2c are sequentially executed. Return later.

  On the other hand, when the warning switch is turned on, if the display screen at that time is a ball movement confirmation screen, a warning signal is transmitted to the gaming machine terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the ball box movement notification, If the display screen is a count start confirmation screen, the process returns after executing step B9 and step B8 for transmitting a warning signal to the counter 10 that has sent the count start notification.

FIG. 6 shows the control contents related to the ball box management function set in the counter 10, which will be described below.
That is, in FIG. 6, the counter 10 waits until the built-in ID reader 11 detects the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6, in other words, until the operation of putting the pachinko balls in the ball box 6 into the hopper 10 a is performed. (Step C1). When the ID tag 8 is detected, the storage information (at least the ID number) of the ID tag 8 is read (step C2), and thereafter, the ball box management table (see FIG. 3) set on the management device 3 side is accessed. Then, the latest machine number information registered corresponding to the read ID number is read (step C3).

Next, it is determined whether or not the latest machine number information read, that is, the registered machine number for the ball box 6 subjected to the counting operation in the counter 10 is “0” which is unused information (step C4). ). If the registered machine number is unused information, that is, if it is in an impossible state, the warning processing routine C5 is executed.
In this warning processing routine C5, a warning message indicating that there is an abnormality in the ball box 6 subjected to the pachinko ball counting operation is displayed on the display 10b, and a warning signal is transmitted to the management device 3. This alarm signal includes information (for example, the management number of the corresponding counter 10) that can specify the content of the alarm and the source of the alarm signal, and is included in the management device 3 that has received the alarm signal. For example, the alarm content and the transmission source thereof are transmitted to an amusement hall employee through an income carried by the employee.

  After execution of such a warning processing routine C5, a reset operation by the game hall employee (for example, an operation of transmitting a reset signal from a remote controller carried by the game hall employee to a remote control light receiving unit (not shown) of the counter 10). It waits until it is performed (step C6), and when the reset operation is performed, the abnormal count end processing step C7 including initialization of the display content of the display 10b is executed and the process returns.

  When the registered machine number is not unused information (when the registered machine number related to the ball box 6 subjected to the counting operation corresponds to the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1), the pachinko corresponding to the registered machine number It is determined whether or not the gaming machine 1 is “counting reserved” (step C8). The counting reservation here is established when the player who wants to count the acquired pachinko balls calls the amusement hall employee and declares that pachinko balls will be counted from now on. In response to this, when an operation for transmitting a count reservation signal from a remote controller carried by the game hall employee to a remote control light receiving unit (not shown) of the calling lamp unit 5 is performed, “counting reservation is in progress”.

  If the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is “counting reserved”, the counting operation is terminated normally (step C9), and thereafter, an initialization request for the ball box management table is transmitted to the management device 3. It returns after executing step C10. This initialization request includes the ID number read from the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6 subjected to the counting operation. In the management device 3 that has received this request, the corresponding part of the ball box management table is displayed. Initialization, specifically, an operation of re-registering the latest machine number information corresponding to the ID number included in the initialization request in the unused information “0” is performed.

On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the registered machine number is not “counting reservation” (“NO” in step C8), confirmation is made toward the gaming machine terminal 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 A count start notification of transmitting a request signal is performed (step C11).
Here, as described above, in the gaming machine terminal 2 that has received the count start notification, either the allowable signal or the warning signal is answered back to the counter 10 that has transmitted the coefficient start notification. After the execution of step C11, the process waits until either the permissible signal or the warning signal is received (steps C12 and C13). In this case, when an allowable signal is received, the process returns after executing the steps C9 and C10 in sequence, and when a warning signal is received, the process returns after executing the warning process routine C5 and steps C6 and C7 in sequence.

  In short, according to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the following operations and effects can be achieved. That is, the ball box 6 is attached with an ID tag 8 that stores a unique ID number assigned thereto, and this ball box 6 is positioned below the lower plate 1b of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as a use position). The ID number is read by the ID reader 9.

  The management device 3 has the latest machine number information indicating the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which each ID number and the carton box 6 to which the ID number is assigned are currently used (however, the carton box 6 is not yet available). When in use, a ball box management table (see FIG. 3) in which unused information “0”) is associated is set, and accordingly, the ball box 6 and the pachinko that uses the ball box 6 are used. There is an advantage that the correspondence relationship with the gaming machine 1 can be managed centrally.

  In this case, when the ID number of the ball box 6 is read by the ID reader 9, the gaming machine terminal 2 inquires the management device 3 about the correspondence between the ID number and the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the ID reader 9 is installed. As a result of the inquiry, when the ID number is unused information “0” (when the ball box 6 placed at the use position is in an unused state), the management apparatus 3 receives a ball. The management device 3 that has requested the update of the box management table corresponds to the game machine terminal 2 of the update request source with the latest machine number information corresponding to the ID number in the ball box management table. Register the machine number of the pachinko machine 1

  In addition, as a result of the inquiry as described above, when there is a correspondence between the ID number and the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, when the ball box 6 placed at the use position is used by itself. No change occurs, but there is no correspondence between the ID number and the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the ball box 6 placed in the use position was used in another pachinko gaming machine 1 If this is the case, a warning notification operation of displaying a ball box movement confirmation screen on the display 2c for each unit corresponding to the other pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. Therefore, on the original owner side of the ball box 6, whether the ball box 6 was used in another pachinko machine according to the ball sharing based on the warning notification operation through the stand display 2c. Or, if you have been stolen and used in another pachinko machine 1, you can check if the ball box 6 has been stolen. Will be notified automatically.

  On the other hand, when the pachinko ball in the ball box 6 is put into the hopper 10 a of the counter 10, the auxiliary ID reader 9 installed in the counter 10 reads the ID number from the ball box 6. Then, the counter 10 inquires the management device 3 about the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 associated with the ID number, and the display for each machine corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the machine number obtained by the inquiry. The count start notification operation of displaying the count start confirmation screen in 2c is performed. Accordingly, on the original owner side of the ball box 6, the counting operation of the pachinko balls in the ball box 6 is performed based on the consent of the owner based on the counting start notification operation through the display 2 c for each stand. Or if the counting operation was performed by a third party who is not involved in the owner, if the ball box 6 is stolen, the fact that the pachinko machine 1 is playing You can automatically report to the owner.

  As described above, in a state in which the ball box movement confirmation screen or the count start confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit 2c, that is, in the state where the warning notification operation or the count start notification operation is performed through the display unit 2c, When a player playing a game on the gaming machine 1 confirms that the ball box 6 has been stolen based on the display screen, the player turns on a warning switch formed by a touch panel switch on the display unit 2c. become. When the warning switch is turned on in this way, an alarm including information (the number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the management number of the counter 10) that can identify the position of the ball box 6 that has caused each of the above notification operations. Since the signal is transmitted to the management device 3 and the contents of the alarm by the alarm signal and the transmission source thereof are transmitted to the game hall employee through the income carried by the employee, It is possible to quickly take action on the game hall side against theft.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be modified or expanded as described below, for example.
Although the management device 3 in which the ball box management table (see FIG. 3) is set as the storage means, a configuration using the ID tag 8 attached to the ball box 6 as the storage means is also possible. That is, in this case, each time a new ID number is read from the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6 by the ID reader 9, the machine number information of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the ID reader 9 is stored in the ID tag 8. It may be configured to write directly. According to such a configuration, the storage unit can be configured using the ID tag 8 for storing the ID number, which is beneficial in realizing the simplification of the system configuration. In the case of adopting such a configuration, unused information is written to the ID tag 8 when, for example, the ball box 6 is collected in the ball box place in the game hall, the RFID installed in the ball box place. It can be configured to be automatically performed by the terminal, and is based on the RFID terminal operated by the employee on the assumption that the game hall employee collects the ball box 6 to the ball box yard. It is also possible to adopt a configuration to perform.

  Although the function of the notification control unit is realized by the control unit in the gaming machine terminal 2, a configuration in which the function is realized by using the control unit in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is also possible. The unit display 2c provided in the gaming machine terminal 2 is used as the notification terminal. However, instead of this, a voice notification terminal that performs a voice notification operation may be provided, and the unit display 2c. And the voice notification terminal may be used in combination. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described as an example of the gaming machine, but it may be a slot machine. In this case, a medal that is a gaming medium is stored in the ball box 6, and the gaming medium counting device As a result, a medal counter will be installed.

  The ball box 6 is provided with electronic paper, and the ball box 6 is placed on the shelf plate 7 in a position below the lower plate 1b of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and an ID reader is attached to the electronic paper. 9 so that power can be supplied from the electronic tag, and the electronic paper receives the serial number information at the same time as writing the serial number information to the ID tag 8 of the ball box 6 so that the received serial number is displayed on the electronic paper. May be. By doing so, it becomes possible for the game hall employee and the player to visually confirm the machine number managed on the management device 3.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire system showing an embodiment of the present invention. Side view of the main part The figure which shows the example of a format of a ball box management table Flow chart showing control contents related to the ball box management function set in the gaming machine terminal 1 Flowchart 2 showing the control contents related to the ball box management function set in the gaming machine terminal Flow chart showing the control content related to the ball box management function set in the counter

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1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is a gaming machine terminal (notification control means), 2c is a display unit (notification terminal), 3 is a management device (storage means), 6 is a ball box (game medium container), 8 is an ID A tag (information storage medium), 9 is an ID reader, 10 is a counter (game medium counting device), and 11 is an ID reader (auxiliary ID reader).

Claims (4)

A gaming media container assigned a unique ID number;
An ID reader that is installed for each of a plurality of gaming machines in the game hall and reads the ID number from the gaming medium container in a state where the gaming medium container is placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the gaming machine;
A notification terminal provided corresponding to each of the gaming machines;
In relation to the ID number reading operation by the ID reader, storage means for storing each ID number and a gaming machine in which the gaming medium container to which the ID number is assigned is used in association with each other;
Each time a new ID number is read by the ID reader, the correspondence between the ID number and the gaming machine on which the ID reader is installed is referred to the storage means, and there is a correspondence between the ID number and the gaming machine. If not, a notification control means for performing a warning notification operation in the notification terminal provided in the gaming machine associated with the ID number ,
The notification terminal or the gaming machine corresponding to the notification terminal is provided with a signal transmission unit, and the signal transmission unit is operated when the notification terminal is in a state of performing a notification operation according to control by the notification control unit. In some cases, the game hall management system is configured to transmit an alarm signal including information capable of specifying the location of the game medium container that caused the notification operation to the game hall manager side . A gaming media container assigned a unique ID number;
An ID reader that is installed for each of a plurality of gaming machines in the game hall and reads the ID number from the gaming medium container in a state where the gaming medium container is placed at a predetermined position corresponding to the gaming machine;
An auxiliary ID reader that is installed in a game medium counting device in a game hall and reads the ID number from the game medium container when the game medium in the game medium container is inserted for counting;
A notification terminal provided corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines in the game hall;
In relation to the ID number reading operation by the ID reader, storage means for storing each ID number and a gaming machine in which the gaming medium container to which the ID number is assigned is used in association with each other;
Each time a new ID number is read by the auxiliary ID reader, the storage device is inquired of the gaming machine associated with the ID number, and a counting start notification operation is performed at the notification terminal provided in the gaming machine. and a notification control means for,
The notification terminal or the gaming machine corresponding to the notification terminal is provided with a signal transmission unit, and the signal transmission unit is operated when the notification terminal is in a state of performing a notification operation according to control by the notification control unit. In some cases, the game hall management system is configured to transmit an alarm signal including information capable of specifying the location of the game medium container that caused the notification operation to the game hall manager side .   The storage means includes a management table for recording the ID number and the machine number of the gaming machine in association with each other, and each time a new ID number is read by the ID reader, the read ID in the management table 3. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein the game machine management number corresponding to the number is updated and recorded in the machine number of the gaming machine on which the ID reader is installed.   The storage means is attached to each game medium container in a state where the ID number assigned to the game medium container is stored, and each time a new ID number is read by the ID reader, a gaming machine corresponding to the ID reader 3. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein the game room management system is configured by an information storage medium for storing the machine number.

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