JP5006003B2 - Card sales equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make effective use of a plurality of card dispensers mounted in a card vending apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The plurality of card dispensers 610 each of which is loaded with a number of cards to dispense the cards according to dispense signals are mounted in a game device or the card vending apparatus. Compared with an apparatus for mounting only one card dispenser 610, the card vending apparatus can house even more cards. Among the plurality of card dispensers 610, a card dispenser 610 for dispensing the cards is selected according to a predetermined dispensing condition and a dispense signal of the card is transmitted to the selected card dispenser. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card sales apparatus that sells cards used in game devices.

Conventionally, there has been proposed a card game device with a bar code that ejects a predetermined number of cards from a card ejecting device when a coin is detected by a coin detecting means and when a player advantageously unfolds (Patent Document 1). Specifically, when the player wins, two cards are discharged, and when the player loses, no cards are discharged. In addition, the card is always discharged when a coin is inserted.
Japanese Patent No. 3151978.

  However, in the prior art, the data stored in the barcode is used for the game, but is not used for controlling the type of the card to be ejected.

  Moreover, since only one card ejection device is mounted on the prior art card sales apparatus, a large number of cards cannot be accommodated in the card sales apparatus. This means that the card must be loaded frequently, and the burden of maintenance is large.

  In order to solve this problem, the present application proposes a game device and a card sales device equipped with a plurality of card discharge devices (card dispensers). This dramatically increases the number of cards that can be accommodated in the game device or the like.

  In addition, the application range of a card sales apparatus spreads by providing a some card dispenser. For example, by suitably setting the card discharge conditions from each card dispenser, it is possible to provide more amusement than just selling cards.

  By the way, in the prior art, only a game is played using a card, and attention is not paid to the collected value of the card itself. For example, if you increase the types of cards and control the amount of distribution according to the type, the collection value according to the amount of distribution will be born. In particular, a card with a small circulation volume is a rare card, and the collected value is increased. On the other hand, in order to increase the circulation amount of a certain type of card, it is only necessary to increase the ejection probability of the card. However, a card with a high discharge probability tends to reduce the inventory in the sales apparatus. Therefore, it is desirable that a card with a high ejection probability is more easily replenished than a card with a low ejection probability.

  By setting a plurality of value levels in a card in this way, not only can it be used in a game, but the collection value of the card is born, but the card can always be discharged with the same probability for all users. However, preferential treatment for players who have made a lot of investment can increase the number of enthusiastic players and is commercially preferred. Therefore, it would be desirable to give preferential treatment to card discharge conditions according to the investment amount of each player.

  Since so-called arcade game machines such as card sales devices are installed nationwide, players may use a plurality of card sales devices installed at different locations. In this case, if the investment amount of each player is tabulated for each card sales device, the investment of the player may be dispersed, and the player may not be sufficiently treated. Therefore, for a player who uses a plurality of card sales devices, it would be desirable to add up the investment amount for each card sales device and give preferential treatment to the emission conditions based on the total investment amount.

  It is important to give preferential treatment to emission conditions according to the amount of investment, but if you give preferential treatment according to the ingenuity of the player, amusement will increase. For example, if there are many types of cards and the discharge conditions differ depending on the combination, you can have fun exploring the optimal combination. However, in the prior art, the number of cards to be ejected is only controlled by winning or losing, and the number of cards to be ejected by winning or losing is different, or the cards are ejected depending on the combination of cards used in the game device. There was a limit to the fun because I couldn't make different types of cards.

  By the way, in a game device with a built-in card sales device, it may be considered that the card is discharged at the beginning or end of the game. However, there are some players who are not interested in playing the game and are enthusiastic about collecting cards. In that case, until the game is over, the next card cannot be purchased, and the player may feel dissatisfied. On the commercial side, the rotation rate of the apparatus may not be sufficiently improved. Therefore, it would be desirable to be able to purchase the next card without ending the game.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve these and other problems. Other issues can be understood throughout the specification.

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a card sales apparatus for selling a card provided with a recording medium on which data for games is recorded,
A housing with a carry-out port for carrying out the card;
A plurality of card dispensers that are provided in the housing and store the cards;
A card guiding member for guiding the card discharged from the card dispenser to the carry-out port;
A selection unit for selecting a card dispenser for discharging a card from the plurality of card dispensers according to a predetermined discharge condition;
A control unit that transmits a discharge signal to the card dispenser selected by the selection unit,
The selection unit selects a card dispenser that discharges a card based on a winning or losing result of the game player playing a game on a game device using a card, and the first card dispenser among the plurality of card dispensers. Contains a card having a relatively high value level, a second card dispenser among the plurality of card dispensers contains a card having a relatively low value level, and the selection unit if you win the game players in the game, the value level is raised dispense probabilities of cards with relatively high, if the player Makere the game, so that the value level is lowered dispense probabilities of cards with relatively high, A card dispenser for discharging a card is selected from the plurality of card dispensers. The card selling apparatus is provided.

According to the present invention, if the player wins the game, the card has a higher probability of discharging a card with a relatively high value level. It is possible to increase the enjoyment of collecting and to exhibit excellent effects such as being able to enjoy the game itself .

  In the following, an embodiment useful for understanding the high-level concept, middle-level concept, and low-level concept of the present invention is shown. Note that not all of the concepts included in the following embodiments are described in the claims. However, it should be understood that this is not intentionally excluded from the technical scope of the patented invention, but is not described in the scope of claims because it is equivalent to the patented invention.

  1 and 2 are perspective views showing the appearance of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The housing 100 includes an upper panel 101, an inclined panel 102, a back panel 103, a right panel 104, and a left panel 105. On the upper panel 101, an exhibition section 110 is installed. The display unit 110 includes a display panel 111 for posters and a display unit 112 for cards. The card display unit 112 can be locked by inserting a key into the cylinder 113 and rotating it.

  The display panel 120 is provided on the front surface of the housing 100. A first maintenance door 130 is provided below the display panel 120. An information reading unit 131 for reading information from a storage medium attached to the card is provided at the center of the first maintenance door 130. A coin insertion slot 132 is provided on the right side of the information reading unit 131. A cylinder 133 for locking the first maintenance door 130 and an operation panel 135 on which operation buttons are arranged are provided at the lower right of the coin insertion slot 132. The height to the center of the operation panel 135 is preferably about 700 mm to about 900 mm. This is because the age of the main player of this apparatus is assumed to be in the early teens.

  A second maintenance door 140 is provided below the first maintenance door 130. The second maintenance door is further provided with a card exit 141, a coin return port 142, and a cylinder 143 for locking the second maintenance door 140. Further, four casters 150 are provided on the lower panel of the housing 100.

  The reason why the upper portion of the back surface of the housing 100 is the inclined panel 102 is to avoid an increase in internal temperature due to exhaust heat. That is, when the game device or the card sales device according to the present embodiment is arranged in a store, it is desirable that the game device or the card sales device can be installed as close to a wall surface as possible from the viewpoint of space efficiency. However, if there is not enough space between the wall surface and the housing 100, heat cannot be exhausted. Therefore, by providing the inclined panel 102 on the upper portion of the housing 100, a sufficient distance from the wall surface is ensured, and the exhaust heat outlet 161 is provided to increase the exhaust heat efficiency.

  On both sides of the inclined panel 102, a handle 160 that also serves to prevent theft is formed. In particular, in this example, the handle is semi-annular so that the wire for theft prevention can be easily locked. In a conventional game apparatus or the like, since a handle is formed by providing a depression on the side surface of the apparatus, it is necessary to separately provide a locking portion for preventing theft. In addition, by providing a depression on the side surface, the depression may interfere with the inside of the apparatus. In the present embodiment, since the handle 160 is provided on the inclined panel 102, there is an advantage that a space is created in the space inside the apparatus and that an individual antitheft locking portion can be omitted.

  The handle 160 is preferably installed so that the center of the handle 160 is at a height of about 800 mm to about 1500 mm from the ground. This is because it is easy to push the device with the handle when the handle is at a height similar to the vicinity of the shoulder from the waist. According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2002, the average height of a Japanese male (17 years old) is 1700 mm, so the average waist position is about 800 mm and the average shoulder position is about 1500 mm. It is considered to be. More preferably, if the handle 160 is provided in the range of 1000 mm to 1300 mm, the installer of the apparatus will be able to easily apply force to the hand without taking an unreasonable posture. Since this figure is based on the average height of Japanese men, when using the device according to this embodiment in another country, the attachment position of the handle 160 is appropriately adjusted according to the average height of that country. do it.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. More specifically, a cross section taken along line AA, which is the center line of the front view shown in FIG. Inside the apparatus, there are a display device 601 for displaying a game screen, a card sales screen, etc., a speaker 602 for outputting sound effects of the game, a hinge 603 for enabling the display unit 112 to be opened and closed, and the display unit 112. Illumination device 604 such as a fluorescent tube for illumination is shown. A display screen of the display device 601 is provided to face the display panel 120. Further, the screen size of the display device 601 is preferably 14 inches to 15 inches, but is not necessarily limited to this size.

  A plurality of card dispensers 610 are mounted on the lower partition plate 612 below the display device 601. The card slope 611 is a guide path that guides each card discharged from the plurality of card dispensers 610 to the carry-out port 141. In addition, the information reading unit 131 has a non-contact type barcode scanner 620 mounted thereon, and reads the barcode of the card placed on the reading table 621. Although a conventional contact type barcode scanner may be employed, the non-contact type barcode scanner 620 is more convenient for players interested in collecting cards because it can suppress card wear. .

  An e-scanner device 630 may be provided below the reading unit 131. The e-scanner is a technique for acquiring information by reading out carbon in ink printed on a card or the like with a camera. According to the e-scanner, since special ink that cannot be seen by human eyes is used, the appearance of the card can be improved as compared with the barcode printed with the conventional black ink. Further, when the barcode is printed on the card with the ink and read by the e-scanner device 630, there is an advantage that the barcode can be read no matter what angle the card is placed in the horizontal direction. In addition, the e-scanner device 630 can also detect in which direction (angle) the card on which the barcode is printed is placed. For example, when the e-scanner 630 is placed with the long side of the card oriented vertically, it is processed as if an attack instruction has been input, and the card is placed with the long side of the card directed sideways Can be processed as if a defense instruction was input.

  Below the lower partition plate 612, a coin storage section 640 for storing coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 132 is provided. A control board 650 that controls the entire apparatus in an integrated manner is mounted at the bottom of the housing 100.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the first maintenance door 130 according to the present embodiment is opened. The first maintenance door 130 is supported by two left and right hinges 701 so as to be opened and closed. The coin guiding path 702 is a member that guides a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 132 to the coin detection unit 901.

  FIG. 8 is a front view when the second maintenance door 140 according to the present embodiment is unlocked. FIG. 9 is a perspective view when the second maintenance door 140 according to the present embodiment is unlocked. On the back surface of the second maintenance door 140, a coin detection unit 901 and a card carry-out port 141 are provided.

  The coin storage unit 640 has a drawer 803 that can be pulled out only to the front side of the housing. In the upper part of the coin storage unit 640, a storage port 801 for receiving coins that have fallen through the coin guide path 702 is provided. The drawer 803 cannot be pulled forward unless the cylinder 802 is unlocked.

  FIG. 10 a is a plan view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 b is a plan view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 11L is a left side view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 11R is a right side view of the card slope according to the embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1001 denotes a lower opening. Reference numeral 1002 denotes a rear side wall. Reference numeral 1003 denotes a front side wall. The rear is the card dispenser 610 side, and the front is the second maintenance door 140 side. Reference numeral 1004 denotes the left side wall. Reference numeral 1005 denotes the right side wall.

  The card slope 611 is disposed at a position where a card discharged from the plurality of card dispensers 610 can be received. The card slope 611 has a generally hexagonal shape when viewed from the front, and the opening cross-sectional area of the lower opening 1001 (referred to as the cross-sectional area in the horizontal plane) is smaller than the upper opening 910. It has a generally mortar shape. On both sides of the card slope 611, there are slope portions 804 in which part of the opening cross-sectional area gradually decreases from the upper part to the lower part. With this card slope 611, the card guides the card discharged from each card dispenser to the carry-out port 141.

  In the card slope 611, a card sticking prevention member 805 for preventing sticking of the card due to condensation or the like is provided along the slope portion 804. In the illustrated example, the card sticking prevention member 805 is a rod-shaped member. One end of the prevention member 805 is welded to the left side wall 1004 or the right side wall 1005 of the card slope. In particular, when the card slope 611 is made of metal, condensation tends to occur. In addition, the apparatus according to the present embodiment is often installed outdoors or indoors where it can easily be exposed to the outside air, which causes condensation.

Further, the card sticking prevention member 805 is arranged at a certain distance from the surface of the slope portion 804. This distance depends on the short side length of the card and the short side length d of the slope portion 804. That is, the distance is such that the card does not sink between the surface of the slope portion 804 and the card sticking prevention member 805. For example, it is assumed that the card sticking prevention member 805 is disposed along the center line of the card slope 611 as shown in FIGS. Further, when the length of the short side of the slope portion 804 is d and the length of the short side of the card is b, the condition that the shortest distance c from the slope portion 804 to the sticking prevention member 805 should satisfy is the three-square theorem. Therefore, 0 <c <(b ² −0.25d ² ) ^0.5 . More preferably, it is about 0.3b <c <0.7b. This is a condition for causing a part of the card to be caught by the sticking prevention member 805 even when one long side of the card abuts on the joint portion between the slope portion 804 and the front side wall 1003. .

  In the example of the figure, the sticking prevention member 805 is provided on both the left and right sides, but the sticking prevention member 805 may be omitted if the slope portion has an inclination of 45 degrees or more. For example, if the slope of the right slope portion 804 is 50 degrees and the slope of the left slope portion 804 is 35 degrees, the sticking prevention member 805 may be provided only on the left side.

  Note that the card may be stuck in the card slope 611 even if it is other than dew condensation. For example, if the depth d (FIG. 10) of the card slope 611 is shorter than the length of the long side of the card, there is a possibility of stacking. In particular, as shown in the figure, the stack is likely to occur when the discharge direction of the card dispenser 610 matches the short side direction of the opening of the card slope 611. A stack is a case where one short side of the card is in contact with an end of the slope part 804 (for example, a corner part formed by the slope part 804 and the front side wall 1003), and the other short side is opposite to the side wall. This means that the card falls against the (rear side wall 1002), and the card is prevented from falling due to friction with the side wall.

  Therefore, by providing the above-described sticking prevention member 805, card stacking can be suppressed. In this case, the sticking prevention member 805 is arranged such that one short side of the card is in contact with the end portion of the slope portion 804 (the corner portion formed by the slope portion 804 and the side wall on either side). And it is set as the spatial position which the other short side does not contact | abut to the opposing side wall.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the stack suppression condition according to the embodiment. Here, the stack suppression condition will be described using mathematical expressions. First, let x be the length of the long side of the card. A plane s orthogonal to both the surface of the slope portion 804 and the front side wall 1003 is considered, and a point where the above-described prevention member 805 intersects the plane s is defined as P. Further, a perpendicular line is drawn from the point P to the corner part, and the intersection of the perpendicular line and the corner part is defined as Q. The corner portion is a line segment formed by the intersection of the surface of the slope portion 804 and the surface of the front side wall 1003. Further, a perpendicular line is dropped from the point P to the slope portion 804, and the intersection is R. Let θ be the angle formed by the line PQ and the line QR. Here, in order to prevent one short side of the card from coming into contact with the corner portion and the other short side from coming into contact with the side wall, θ only needs to exceed Cos ⁻¹ (d / x) ( However, θ is preferably 70 degrees or less, and preferably 50 degrees or less in order to prevent the card from entering under the prevention member 805. Note that if the prevention member 805 is too close to the one side wall, the card enters under the prevention member 805. Therefore, the prevention member 805 is preferably disposed at a position offset from the front side wall and the rear side wall at an equal distance from the rear side wall. The offset amount is preferably about 0 to 0.25d. These calculations are based on the premise that the card is discharged from the rear side wall 1002 of the card slope 611 toward the front side wall 1003 as shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an exemplary card dispenser. As the card dispenser 610, an arbitrary one such as a card sending device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-20780 or a card dispenser (CD-200) manufactured by Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd. can be adopted. According to Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-20780, the card dispenser 610 is provided with a card accommodation unit 1301 capable of accommodating cards 1300 in units of hundreds. When the feeding roller 1303 is rotated by the motor 1302, the card 1300 located at the bottom is discharged in the direction of arrow C in the figure.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, in this embodiment, a plurality of card dispensers 610 are mounted. By mounting a plurality of card dispensers 610, a larger number of cards can be accommodated in the housing 100 than when only one is mounted as in the prior art. That is, the number of maintenance can be reduced. Further, among the four card dispensers 610, the two card dispensers 610 from the left are loaded with normal cards having a relatively low collection value (relatively high discharge probability). The third card dispenser 610 from the left is loaded with a rare card having a relatively higher collection value than the normal card (the ejection probability is relatively low). The fourth card dispenser 610 from the left is loaded with a super rare card having the highest collection value (lowest ejection probability). As described above, by separating the card dispenser 610 according to the value level and the ejection probability, it becomes easy to perform maintenance according to the type of the card. That is, since a card having a high discharge probability is quickly lost, a larger number of card dispensers 610 are allocated than a card dispenser 610 that has a low discharge probability. Further, when there are a plurality of card dispensers 610 for cards classified into the same value level, they are arranged adjacent to each other. For example, the card dispenser 610 for normal cards is arranged first and second from the left. Thereby, the card replenisher can easily replenish the card without making a mistake in the type of the card. In consideration of ease of replenishment by the card replenisher, the card dispenser 610 is arranged so that the value level increases from left to right.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card replenishment operation. According to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that the card can be replenished only by opening the first maintenance door 130. This is because the first maintenance door 130 for loading a card is provided above the card dispenser 610. In addition, since it is not necessary to unlock the second maintenance door 140 that covers the coin storage portion 640, safety against money can be maintained.

  As apparent from FIGS. 8, 9, and 14, the drawer 803 of the coin storage portion 640 cannot be pulled out unless the second maintenance door 140 is opened. That is, even when the first maintenance door 130 is unlocked, the coin storage unit 640 is provided at a position where money cannot be collected. Therefore, it is easy to ensure the safety of money.

  In addition, if the key for unlocking the first maintenance door 130 and the key for unlocking the second maintenance door 140 are at least different keys, it is easy to improve the safety of money. In addition, if the keys of the coin storage unit 640 are different from these keys, the safety of money can be further improved. The key is 80,000 lock.

  FIG. 15 is an exemplary block diagram of a control device according to the present embodiment. The CPU 1501 is a central processing unit that comprehensively controls the apparatus according to the present embodiment. The RAM 1502 is a storage unit for storing various data accompanying the operation of the CPU 1501. The ROM 1503 is a storage unit that stores the control program 1520 according to the present embodiment. The control program 1520 may be supplied from a CDROM or DVDROM (not shown). The hard disk drive 1510 is storage means for storing character data related to the control program 1520, card sales data, and the like.

  A display interface 1504 is a video circuit for causing the display device 601 to display various types of information.

  The I / O unit 1505 is an input / output interface for connecting various input devices. Various switches are provided on the operation panel 135 connected to the I / O unit 1505. For example, three buttons for the first player, three buttons for the second player, and the like are provided on the operation panel 135.

  The first card dispenser 610 to the nth card dispenser 610 are also connected to the I / O unit 1505. When a discharge signal is output from the I / O unit 1505, the card dispenser 610 discharges one card. The coin detection unit 901 is also connected to the I / O unit 1505, and a coin insertion signal is transmitted to the CPU 1501 via the I / O unit 1505.

  A barcode scanner 620 and an e-scanner 630 are also connected to the I / O unit 1505, and the read data is transmitted to the CPU 1501 via the I / O unit 1505.

  The audio circuit 1506 generates various audio signals in accordance with instructions from the CPU 1501 and outputs them to the speaker 602. The sound signal includes sound effects and voice guidance.

  FIG. 16 is an exemplary flowchart of the control program according to the present embodiment. In this example, it is assumed that the device according to the present embodiment functions as both a card sales device and a card game device, but the present invention may be applied to only one of them.

  In step S1601, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the coin detection unit 901 has detected the insertion of a coin. For example, the CPU 1501 may determine whether or not a coin insertion detection signal is generated by polling with respect to the coin detection unit 901. The CPU 1501 detects the insertion of a coin based on an interrupt signal from the coin detection unit 901. May be. If insertion of a coin is detected, the process proceeds to step S1602.

  In step S1602, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the purchase mode has been selected using the mode selection button on the operation panel 135. If the purchase mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S1603 to skip the game and send a card ejection signal. On the other hand, if the game mode is selected, the process advances to step S1608 to execute processing relating to the game.

  In step S1603, the CPU 1501 selects at least one of the plurality of card dispensers 610 for discharging the card according to a predetermined discharge condition. The discharge conditions may be incorporated in the control program 1520, or may be separately stored as data in the ROM 1503.

  As the discharge condition, the discharge probability for each type of card may be set differently. For example, the normal card discharge probability is set to 70%, the rare card discharge probability is set to 20%, and the super rare card discharge probability is set to 10%. The CPU 1501 selects the corresponding card dispenser 610 according to these discharge probabilities. In addition, when normal cards are loaded in two card dispensers, normal cards can be discharged without bias by setting the respective discharge probabilities to 30% and 5 minutes. In the case of selection based on the discharge probability, the CPU 1501 determines by random number processing. For example, when a numerical value from 1 to 10 appears with an equal probability by a random number, if any of 1 to 7 appears, the normal card is ejected, and if 8 or 9 appears, the rare card is ejected. If appears, drain the Super Rare Card.

  In step S <b> 1604, the CPU 1501 transmits a discharge signal through the I / O unit 1505 to the selected card dispenser 610. Upon receiving the discharge signal, the card dispenser 610 drives the motor 1302 to discharge one card.

  In step 1605, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the barcode scanner 620 has read the barcode data. When the player places an arbitrary card, such as the card ejected immediately before, on the card placement table 621, the barcode scanner 620 reads the barcode of the card. The read data is transferred to the CPU 1501 via the I / O unit 1505. If the barcode reading is detected, the process proceeds to step S1606, and if it has not been detected even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the card is discharged, the card purchase mode is terminated.

  In step S1606, the CPU 1501 reads information corresponding to the data read by the barcode scanner 620 from a database stored in the HDD 1510 or the like. This information is, for example, a battle ability parameter of the game character.

  In step S1607, the CPU 1501 outputs the read information to the display device 601 through the display IF 1504. Thereby, the card purchaser can confirm the parameter information of the purchased card.

  In the above-described embodiment, the card is discharged based on a fixed discharge probability defined in advance for each type of card. However, in the present invention, the discharge probability may be changed dynamically.

  For example, for a player who has purchased more cards, the CPU 1501 increases the discharge probability of rare cards and super rare cards higher than the normal discharge probability. For example, an identification card in which player-specific identification data is converted into a barcode is issued, and when the card is sold, the barcode is read by the barcode scanner 620. On the other hand, the CPU 1501 associates the identification data read by the barcode scanner 620 and the number of cards purchased into a database and stores them in the HDD 1510. Then, the CPU 1501 reads the purchase number data corresponding to the identification data at the time of selling the card, and increases the rare card discharge probability according to the purchase number.

  In the above example, the player is identified by the card. However, even when a plurality of players rent or borrow the card, the CPU 1501 updates the database by increasing the number of purchased cards as if the same player purchased the card. Resulting in. Therefore, in order to more accurately identify the player, the player may be identified using biometric information such as fingerprints and eye irises.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an apparatus using a biometric sensor. By connecting a sensor 1701 for acquiring biometric information to the I / O unit 1505, the CPU 1501 can execute more precise player identification. In addition, illustration of other components as shown in FIG. 15 is omitted.

  Furthermore, each card sales apparatus 1700 installed in the whole country may be connected to the network 1750, and the server 1710 on the network may hold the above-described database 1711. As described above, since the purchase history of each player can be managed by the server 1710, there is an advantage that a card can be purchased according to the card purchase history so far even when the player uses a card sales apparatus different from usual.

  In the example of FIG. 17, the CPU 1501 accesses the server 1710 via a communication device such as a modem 1702 connected to the I / O unit 1505, reads the purchase number of each player from the database 1711 of the server 1710, An instruction to increase the number of purchases is transmitted to the server 1710.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database according to the embodiment. The database 1711 stores player identification data 1801 and purchase number data 1802 in association with each other. The purchase number data 1802 may store purchase number data for each card type, such as normal card purchase number data 1803, rare card purchase number data 1804, and normal card purchase number data 1805. Of course, only the total number of purchased sheets may be stored.

  FIG. 19 is an exemplary sequence diagram according to the embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that biometric information is used as the player identification data. However, as described above, the player identification data can be input by other means such as the identification data stored in the barcode of the card. Also good.

  In step S1901, the CPU 1501 acquires biometric information by the biometric sensor 1701. In step S1902, the CPU 1501 creates a purchase number data search request (query) including player identification data, and transmits it to the server 1710 via the modem 1702.

  In step S1903, the server 1710 receives the search request and searches the database 1711. That is, the player identification data included in the search request is extracted, and the purchase number data corresponding to the extracted identification data is searched and extracted.

  In step S1904, the server 1710 transmits the extracted purchase number data to the apparatus 1700. The CPU 1501 of the apparatus 1700 receives the search result via the modem 1702.

  In step S1905, the CPU 1501 changes the discharge condition based on the purchased number data included in the received search result. For example, if no rare card has been purchased even though the total number of purchased sheets exceeds a predetermined threshold, the discharge condition is set so as to discharge the rare card. Alternatively, when the total number of purchases exceeds a predetermined threshold, the normal card discharge probability is lowered, and the rare card and super rare card discharge probabilities are increased according to the lowered amount.

  Alternatively, in proportion to the total number of purchases, the discharge probability of cards with a high value level may be increased, and the discharge probability of cards with a low value level may be decreased.

  In step S1906, the CPU 1501 selects a card dispenser 610 for discharge according to the changed discharge condition, and sends a discharge signal.

  In step S 1907, the CPU 1501 creates a registration request including type data representing the type of the discharged card (this type corresponds to the card dispenser used) and the player identification data, and the server 1710. Send to.

  In step S1908, the server 1710 extracts the type data of the ejected card and the player identification data from the received registration request. Further, the server 1710 retrieves and extracts the purchase number data corresponding to the player identification data from the database 1711, increments the purchase number corresponding to the card type data by 1, and updates the database 1711.

  As described above, by changing the discharge condition according to the number of cards purchased for each player, it is possible to give preferential treatment to the player who has purchased a large number of cards. For example, the greater the number of purchases, the greater the probability of ejection of cards with relatively high value levels, such as rare cards. That is, it becomes possible to treat the player advantageously according to the investment amount.

  FIG. 20 is an exemplary flowchart of the game processing according to this embodiment. This game process corresponds to step S1608 described above. In this example, a character card (C card) for selecting game characters, a skill card (S card) for selecting character skills, and an item card (I card) for selecting attack items These three types shall be used. Note that the default setting is used when a card is not scanned so that even a player who does not have a card can play.

  In step S2001, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display a message for instructing the player to scan the character card. Note that the message may be output by the audio circuit 1506.

  In step S2002, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not a character card has been scanned. For example, if the data input from the barcode scanner 620 includes card type data for identifying a character card, it is determined that the character card has been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2004. For other cards, a message instructing to scan again may be displayed on the display device 601. If the operation of the cancel button arranged on the operation panel 135 is detected, it is determined that the character card has not been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2003.

  In step S2003, the CPU 1501 determines a character by a random number. For data such as attack power and defense power for the determined character, default settings are read from the ROM 1503 and set.

  In step S2004, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display a message for instructing the player to scan the skill card. Note that the message may be output by the audio circuit 1506.

  In step S2005, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not a skill card has been scanned. For example, if the data input from the barcode scanner 620 includes card type data for identifying a skill card, it is determined that the skill card has been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2007. For other cards, a message for instructing to scan again may be displayed on the display device 601. If the operation of the cancel button arranged on the operation panel 135 is detected, it is determined that the skill card has not been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2006.

  In step S2006, the CPU 1501 reads out and sets default settings from the ROM 1503 as data related to the skill of the character.

  In step S2007, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display a message for instructing the player to scan the item card. Note that the message may be output by the audio circuit 1506.

  In step S2008, the CPU 1501 determines whether the item card has been scanned. For example, if the data input from the barcode scanner 620 includes card type data for identifying the item card, it is determined that the item card has been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2010. For other cards, a message for instructing to scan again may be displayed on the display device 601. If the operation of the cancel button arranged on the operation panel 135 is detected, it is determined that the skill card has not been scanned, and the process proceeds to step S2009.

  In step S2009, the CPU 1501 reads out and sets default settings from the ROM 1503 as data relating to the item of the character.

  In step S2010, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display a message for instructing janken input, and inputs jikenken data from the operation panel 135. On the other hand, the CPU 1501 determines the janken data for the enemy character using a random number. Note that the enemy characters are determined in advance by the CPU 1501 using random numbers. Default values are used for the determined enemy character skills and items.

  In step S2011, the CPU 1501 compares the janken data input from the operation panel 135 with the janken data determined for the enemy character, and determines whether or not the player has won. If it has won, the process proceeds to step S2012. If lost, the process proceeds to step S2015.

  In step S2012, the CPU 1501 executes an attack process. For example, based on the above-mentioned character data, skill data, and item data, the attack power of the player character and the defense power of the enemy character are calculated, and further the damage value of the enemy character is calculated from the attack power and defense power To do. Finally, the CPU 1501 subtracts the damage value from the current hit point (HP) value of the enemy character.

  In step S2013, the CPU 1501 determines whether the current HP value of the enemy character is negative. If negative, the process proceeds to step S2014. If it is positive, the process proceeds to step S2010, and the next janken process is performed.

  In step S2014, the CPU 1501 sets the card discharge conditions to be advantageous to the player. That is, the rare card discharge probability is set higher than normal, and the normal card discharge probability is set lower than normal.

  On the other hand, in step S2011, when the player side loses to janken, it progresses to step S2015 and CPU1501 performs a defense process. For example, based on the above-mentioned character data, skill data, and item data, the player-side character's defense strength and enemy character's attack strength are calculated, and the player-side character's damage value is calculated from the defense strength and attack strength. calculate. Finally, the CPU 1501 subtracts the damage value from the current hit point (HP) value of the player side character.

  In step S2016, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the current HP value of the player-side character is negative. If it is positive, the process proceeds to step S2010, and the next janken process is performed. If negative, return to the main flow with normal emission probability.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a game is performed using a variety of cards such as a character card, a skill card, and an item card, and the game is won, the value level of the discharged card is preferentially treated. . On the other hand, even if the game is lost, the card is discharged according to the normal discharge probability.

  In the prior art, when the game is won, two cards are discharged, and when the game is lost, no card is discharged. However, according to the invention according to this embodiment, the card is always discharged. It will be. Moreover, in the invention according to the present embodiment, the value level of the cards to be discharged is controlled according to the game win / loss. For example, if the game is won, the ejection probability of a card having a relatively high value level is increased, and if the game is defeated, the ejection probability of a card having a relatively high value level is decreased. As a result, it is possible to increase the enjoyment of collecting cards and to exhibit an excellent effect of enjoying the game itself.

  In the above-described embodiment, the character and the attack power and defense power of the character are determined according to the plurality of cards used, and this indirectly affects the type of game card to be discharged. It was to give. However, in the present invention, the type of card used in the game may directly affect the discharged card. For example, a table in which a combination of a plurality of cards used in a game is associated with a type of a card to be ejected is stored in the ROM 1503, and the combination of cards used is registered in the table for each game. If the combination is registered in the table, the CPU 1501 determines whether the combination has been made, and changes the discharge condition so that the corresponding type of card is always discharged. On the other hand, if the combination of cards to be used is not a combination registered in the table, the CPU 1501 uses default discharge conditions.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card combination management table. In this example, the cards to be discharged and the discharge conditions are registered in association with the combination of cards used in the game.

  In the above embodiment, the card is discharged at the end of the game, but the card may be discharged as the game progresses. For example, when the first enemy character is won, the CPU 1501 discharges the card according to the card discharge conditions at that time, and when the next character is won, another CPU is discharged. is there. In other words, if you continue to win, you will get a lot of cards, so you will be more curious about the game.

  Alternatively, when a certain enemy character is won, the CPU 1501 displays a message on the display device 601 for causing the player to select whether or not to eject the card. When a discharge selection instruction is input from the operation panel 135, the CPU 1501 discharges the card without changing the discharge condition. On the other hand, when the discharge is not selected, the CPU 1501 increases the preferential degree when changing the discharge condition, and stores it in the RAM 1502. When the next enemy character wins consecutively, the CPU 1501 changes the discharge condition to be more preferential than usual according to the preferential degree. On the other hand, if consecutive wins are unsuccessful, the CPU 1501 sets a discharge condition that is worse than the discharge condition when the enemy character is finally broken. In other words, the CPU 1501 increases the rare card ejection probability if it wins consecutively, but if it fails, the CPU 1501 decreases the rare card ejection probability than usual. That is, a high-risk high-return game mode is realized, and the player will be more interested in the game.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a game device including a plurality of card dispensers for discharging a game card is provided, the card is used according to a predetermined condition such as a card used in the game. The card dispenser for discharging can be selected. By mounting a plurality of card dispensers, the amount of stored cards can be increased and the number of maintenance can be reduced.

  In addition, by introducing the concept of value level and discharge probability to cards, and using different card dispensers according to the value level and discharge probability, the cards used in the game and the discharge conditions determined by the game win / loss As a result, cards with different value levels can be selected and discharged.

  Moreover, about the card | curd with relatively high discharge | emission probability, the frequency | count of a maintenance can be reduced by assigning a some card dispenser.

  In addition, by identifying the number of cards purchased for each player, it is possible to give preferential treatment to card discharge conditions for players with a relatively large number of cards purchased. Note that the number of cards purchased can be collectively managed on the server so that the number of cards purchased by the player can be reflected no matter where in the country the game is played.

  Also, by determining the discharge conditions depending on the combination of cards used in the game, the pleasure of searching for the best combination increases.

  Also, since the game mode and card mode can be selected when inserting coins, users who are more interested in collecting cards than games can purchase cards without playing the game. There is an advantage that the time until the next card can be purchased can be shortened. Further, there is an advantage that the rotation rate of the apparatus can be increased for the owner of the apparatus.

  In addition, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, although the card | curd provided with the barcode was demonstrated, this invention is applicable if it is a card | curd provided with the recording medium which recorded the data for games. Examples of the storage medium include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a memory, an RFID tag, and a non-contact type or contact type IC card IC.

  FIG. 22 is an exemplary flowchart showing another discharge condition preferential process according to the embodiment. According to this flowchart, the player's participation rate in determining the discharge condition increases, so that the player can enjoy the fun of pursuing the rare card discharge skill. Although this flowchart will be described as a subroutine of step S2014 described above, it may be called in another scene during the game. In other words, it may be called when the player loses the game. For example, the CPU 1501 may be called when it is determined that a predetermined condition (for example, a condition that a scanned card is in a specific combination as described with reference to FIG. 21) is satisfied during the game.

  In step S2201, the CPU 1501 switches the display of the display device 601 from the game screen to a determination screen for determining the discharge condition. Further, on the determination screen, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display a slot machine including three reels. The reel is a virtual reel realized by graphics display, and a large number of patterns are displayed on the surface thereof.

  In step S2202, an internal lottery is executed by random number processing, and it is determined whether or not a specific outcome (such as a three-seven) that increases the rare card ejection probability is aligned. The reason why the internal lottery is executed in advance is as follows. In other words, the relationship between the slot output and the stop input from the operation panel by the user is set so that the slot output completely depends on the input timing of the user. If this happens, the probability of winning (winning) a 100% rare card can be increased, so that interest is lost.

  Therefore, it is determined whether or not a specific item (such as a three-seven) that increases the discharge probability of a rare card is prepared by internal lottery (random number processing)), and it is left to the user to determine the specific item. Only the part of whether or not the items can be aligned. Note that the internal lottery in step S2202 is an option and is not essential according to the present invention, and may be omitted.

  In step S2203, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not a start instruction has been input using the rotation start button disposed on the operation panel 135. When a start instruction is input, the process proceeds to step S2204.

  In step S2204, the CPU 1501 causes the display device 601 to display the three reels so as to rotate.

  In step S2205, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not a button for instructing a rotation stop arranged on the operation panel 135 is input. This button may be provided according to the number of reels, or the rotation of each reel may be stopped by pressing one button three times. When a stop instruction for each reel is input from the operation panel 135, the process advances to step S2206.

  In step S2206, the CPU 1501 reduces the rotation speed of each reel in accordance with the input stop instruction, and finally displays the reels to stop. When the internal lottery is performed, the result of the internal lottery is read from the RAM 1502, and the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the internal lottery result indicates that a specific outcome is not aligned. When it is determined that the specific outcome is not aligned by the prior internal lottery, the CPU 1501 does not align the specific outcome even if a stop instruction is input at a timing when the specific outcome is aligned. , Control the rotation of at least one reel (specifically, reach but shift by one).

  As a result, even if it is determined that the specific outcomes are aligned internally, even a person who is good at pushing cannot align the specific outcomes. On the other hand, even if it is determined that a specific outcome is aligned internally, those who are not good at it cannot align the outcome.

  In step S2207, the CPU 1501 determines whether or not the outcome determined by the stop of the reel is a predetermined outcome. Predetermined outcomes are stored in advance in the ROM 1503 or the like in association with the priority level data of the discharge conditions. If the predetermined number is aligned, the process proceeds to step S2208, and if not, this flowchart is terminated.

  In step S2208, the CPU 1501 changes the discharge condition to be more advantageous than usual, and stores the change in the RAM 1502. For example, the priority (for example, ejection probability + 50%) corresponding to the aligned outcomes is read from the ROM 1503 or the like, and the contents of the ejection condition table in which the correspondence relationship between the type of each card and the ejection probability is rewritten. For example, if the rare card ejection probability is 20%, it is increased by 50% to 70%. Note that the discharge probability of other types of cards is reduced by the increment.

  As described above, by engaging the player more deeply in determining the discharge conditions, the player will be able to further enjoy the fun of pursuing rare card discharge skills.

  By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example in which the card | curd from which each value level differs was accommodated in each card dispenser and the example in which the card | curd of a common value level was accommodated in one part were demonstrated. However, each card dispenser may store different types of cards.

  For example, the “kind” here refers to a difference in role on the game used (for example, a character, skill, item, etc.). More specifically, a character card may be mounted on the dispenser 1, a skill card may be mounted on the dispenser 2, an item card may be mounted on the dispenser 3, and a rare card may be mounted on the dispenser 4. By configuring the apparatus in this way, the card can be discharged under the following discharge conditions.

  1. As described above, when the game apparatus is set to scan a plurality of types (for example, three types) of cards before or during the game, certain types of cards are not recognized by scanning. Suppose the default settings are selected. The CPU 1501 stores the unrecognized card type in the RAM 1502. Thereafter, when the player wins the game, the CPU 1501 reads information on the type of the card that has not been scanned from the RAM 1502, recognizes the type of the card based on the read information, and increases the ejection probability of the card of that type. Let As a result, the types of cards owned by a player can be leveled.

  2. As described above, when the player identification data and the card purchase number are stored in association with each other, it is possible to recognize which type of card has been discharged to the player. That is, the number of cards owned by the player can be grasped for each type of card. Therefore, when a card is discharged to a certain player, the discharge probability of the type of card with the smallest number of possessions is increased for the player. As a result, the types of cards owned by a player can be leveled.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front appearance of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the rear appearance of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the first maintenance door 130 according to the present embodiment is opened. FIG. 8 is a front view when the second maintenance door 140 according to the present embodiment is unlocked. FIG. 9 is a perspective view when the second maintenance door 140 according to the present embodiment is unlocked. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a side view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the card slope according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an exemplary card dispenser. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card replenishment operation. FIG. 15 is an exemplary block diagram of a control device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 16 is an exemplary flowchart of the control program according to the present embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an apparatus using a biometric sensor. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database according to the embodiment. FIG. 19 is an exemplary sequence diagram according to the embodiment. FIG. 20 is an exemplary flowchart of the game processing according to this embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card combination management table. FIG. 22 is an exemplary flowchart showing another discharge condition preferential process according to the embodiment.

Claims (1)

A card sales device for selling a card provided with a recording medium on which game data is recorded,
A housing with a carry-out port for carrying out the card;
A plurality of card dispensers that are provided in the housing and store the cards;
A card guiding member for guiding the card discharged from the card dispenser to the carry-out port;
A selection unit for selecting a card dispenser for discharging a card from the plurality of card dispensers according to a predetermined discharge condition;
A control unit that transmits a discharge signal to the card dispenser selected by the selection unit,
The selection unit selects a card dispenser that discharges a card based on a winning or losing result of the game player playing a game on a game device using a card, and the first card dispenser among the plurality of card dispensers. Contains a card having a relatively high value level, a second card dispenser among the plurality of card dispensers contains a card having a relatively low value level, and the selection unit if you win the game players in the game, the value level is raised dispense probabilities of cards with relatively high, if the player Makere the game, so that the value level is lowered dispense probabilities of cards with relatively high, A card dispenser for discharging a card is selected from the plurality of card dispensers. Card selling apparatus to.

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