JP5409764B2 - Counting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a counting device that counts game media acquired by a game, and more particularly, to a counting device that can efficiently prevent fraud without degrading the service of a game store.

  Conventionally, in game stores such as pachinko parlors, data such as the number of balls thrown by the players and the number of balls paid out to the players is managed for each pachinko machine and is used for balance management of the amusement stores. Yes. Recently, as pachinko machines with two types of jackpot rounds with different numbers of jackpot rounds are being introduced, in order to record the deck data more accurately, it is considered to manage the number of balls by the number of jackpot rounds. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  Such table data may be released as a service so that it can be used as a reference for players to select a table. It is also used to prevent fraud such as bringing in balls from other stores and counting the number of balls picked up. Specifically, when a player finishes playing a game on a pachinko machine, the employee who counts the number of balls obtained is in a different office from the game floor, etc. Inquiries are made to employees using a wireless communication device, etc., and it is confirmed whether the difference from the counting result in the counter is within a certain range.

JP 2006-94960 A

  However, such fraud prevention is inefficient, and the time for which the employee is inquiring about the number of balls is waiting for the player, resulting in a decrease in service. In other words, in order to carry out fraud prevention as described above, in addition to employees who count the number of players' balls on the game floor, employees are always assigned to offices, etc. Since it is necessary to check the number of balls corresponding to the given machine number by operating the hall computer, manpower and time are required.

  On the other hand, ignoring fraud such as bringing in balls from other stores and counting the number of balls picked up will adversely affect sales at amusement stores, so it is desirable to closely monitor these frauds. ing. These problems can also occur in a pachislot machine that uses medals as game media.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at providing the counting device which can prevent fraud efficiently without degrading the service of a game store.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a counting device for counting game media acquired by a game , and is an inter-device device that is attached to the game table when the player finishes the game on the game table. by when base information according to the amusement machine has accepted the recording medium for employees recorded, a receiving means for receiving the platform information relating to a game table recorded in the recording medium for the employee, by the reception means An acquisition means for acquiring the number of game media acquired by the player on the game table based on the table information recorded on the received recording medium for the employee; a counting means for counting the game media possessed by the player; A determination means for determining whether a difference between the number of game media acquired by the acquisition means and the number of game media counted by the counting means exceeds a certain range; and a result of the determination by the determination means; If the difference in the number of tricks medium exceeds a certain range, and having a notification means for notifying that there is potential for fraud.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned invention, it further comprises an authenticating means for authenticating the employee recording medium accepted by the accepting means.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the acquisition means acquires the number of game media based on the stand information when an employee recording medium is authenticated by the authentication means.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the table information is identification information that can identify a game table, and the acquisition means pays the number of game media invested by the player and the player based on the table information. Receiving means for receiving game data including the number of issued game media from the outside, and calculating means for calculating the number of game media acquired by the player in the game machine from the game data received by the receiving means. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, the counting device is provided with an employee recording medium in which table information related to a game table is recorded by a table device provided alongside the game table when the player finishes the game on the game table. Number of game media received by the player at the game table based on the table information recorded on the received recording medium when the information about the game table recorded on the recording medium for the employee is received . The number of game media possessed by the player is counted, it is determined whether the difference between the number of acquired game media and the number of game media counted exceeds a certain range, and the difference in the number of game media is constant. When it exceeds the range, it is notified that there is a possibility of fraud. For this reason, fraud can be prevented by comparing the number of acquired game media on the data with the actual counting result. Furthermore, the number of game media can be quickly compared without assigning employees to a hall computer or the like that manages the data in order to obtain the number of game media acquired on the data. As a result, fraud can be efficiently prevented without degrading the service of the amusement store.

  Further, according to the present invention, the received recording medium for the employee is authenticated, and when the recording medium is authenticated, the number of game media based on the stand information is acquired. If the user does not have a recording medium, the processing of the counting device cannot be continued and fraud by the player during counting can be prevented.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the base data including the number of game media invested by the player and the number of game media paid out to the player is received from the outside based on the base information which is identification information for identifying the game base. Then, since the number of game media acquired by the player on the game table is calculated from the received table data, the calculated number of game media can be compared with the counted number of game media to prevent fraud.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the game store which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of table data according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the difference ball | bowl history which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the stand apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the counting device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the game medium counting system according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the stand apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the counting device which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the game medium counting system according to the second embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the stand apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the game medium counting system according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the game store described below, it is assumed that so-called “table movement” in which a game is played on another table using balls or medals obtained in the game is prohibited.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game shop according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The amusement shop shown in the figure has a hall computer 10, an island controller 20, a counting device 30, an inter-device device 40, and a pachinko machine 50.

  The hall computer 10 manages and manages the entire amusement store, and in particular, for all pachinko machines 50 in the store, balls that have been placed (hereinafter referred to as “placed balls”) and balls that have been dispensed (hereinafter referred to as “paid balls”). Etc.) is stored. Specifically, the hall computer 10 stores table data 11 as shown in FIG. That is, the hit ball, the payout ball, the difference ball between the hit ball and the payout ball, and the difference ball history are stored in association with the unit number. The difference ball is the difference between the thrown ball and the payout ball, so if the difference ball is a positive value, the game is profitable, and if the difference ball is a negative value, the player is profitable. Has occurred.

  Further, the difference ball history indicates a time transition of the difference ball, and when enlarged, for example, as illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 2-2, a black triangle mark indicates the time when a game end notification is received from the inter-device 40 or the counting device 30, as will be described later. At this point, the player ends the game, and the game Indicates that the balls acquired are counted. In the difference ball history shown in FIG. 2-2, while the graph extends to the driving side above the paper surface, the prize ball is not paid out, indicating that the amusement store is dominant, and the graph is paying out below the paper surface. While extending to the side, the prize ball is paid out, indicating that the player is dominant. Also, if the current difference ball is subtracted from the difference peak with the highest peak protruding to the driving side above the space between the time when the game end notification was received and the present time, the current player possesses You can get an approximate number of balls.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1 again, the island controller 20 manages a plurality of inter-devices 40 and pachinko machines 50 for each unit called “island”. Relay the exchange of information such as table data between them.

  The counting device 30 counts the balls that the player has acquired in the pachinko machine 50, and issues a receipt on which the counting results are recorded. At this time, the counting device 30 recognizes the IC card for the employee possessed only by the employee of the amusement shop, authenticates that the counting is a regular employee, and then counts the number of balls. Run. Further, the counting device 30 acquires the output data of the pachinko machine 50 from which the game has been acquired from the IC card for the employee, compares the output data with the count result, and the difference between the two exceeds a certain range. If this is the case, it is displayed that there is a possibility of fraud.

  The inter-device 40 accepts the insertion of cash by the player of the pachinko machine 50 provided therewith, and performs a lending process of balls as game media according to the amount of money inserted. During the ball lending process, the inter-unit device 40 records the balance of the amount inserted into the IC card inserted therein so that the player can settle it at the end of the game. In addition, when the IC card for the employee is received at the end of the game of the player, the inter-device device 40 transmits a game end notification to the hall computer 10 and also stores the base data of the pachinko machine 50 provided therewith. And record it on an IC card for employees.

  The pachinko machine 50 is a game machine that is attached to the inter-device 40, and in which a player places a ball that has been lent out by the inter-device 40 into the board to play a game. When a ball that has been driven into the pachinko machine 50 enters a predetermined winning opening on the board surface or a predetermined pattern is aligned on a liquid crystal screen or the like arranged on the board surface, a prize ball is paid out. The table data such as the shot balls and the payout balls are reported from the pachinko machine 50 to the hall computer 10 via the island controller 20 and stored by the hall computer 10.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the inter-device apparatus 40 according to the present embodiment. 3 includes an IC card receiving unit 401, a type determining unit 402, a table data acquiring unit 403, a payout data recording unit 404, a cash input unit 405, a lending processing unit 406, and a balance recording unit 407. Have.

  The IC card accepting unit 401 accepts a normal IC card in which a balance is recorded for settlement of the input amount and an employee IC card possessed by the employee. The IC card receiving unit 401 may receive a normal IC card and an employee IC card separately. In other words, the IC card receiving unit 401 may separately have an insertion slot into which a normal IC card can be inserted and a sensor that detects that the employee's IC card is held over.

  The type determining unit 402 determines whether the type of the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401 is a normal IC card or an employee IC card. When the IC card receiving unit 401 receives a normal IC card and an employee IC card separately, the type determining unit 402 confirms that the IC card receiving unit 401 has received the employee IC card. Detected and notifies the stand data acquisition unit 403 to that effect.

  When the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401 is an employee IC card, the table data acquiring unit 403 transmits a game end notification to the hall computer 10 and is also provided in the table unit 40. The table data of the pachinko machine 50 is acquired from the hall computer 10.

  The output data recording unit 404 refers to the difference data history of the base data acquired by the base data acquisition unit 403, and is the most on the driving side from the time of the previous game end notification to the present (in FIG. 2-2 The approximate number of balls is calculated by subtracting the current ball from the peak ball that protrudes upward), and is recorded on the IC card for the employee received by the IC card receiving unit 401 as ball data.

  The cash input unit 405 receives cash input by the player and notifies the lending processing unit 406 of the amount of money input.

  When the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401 is a normal IC card, the lending processing unit 406 performs ball lending processing up to the inserted amount notified from the cash inserting unit 405, and the pachinko machine 50 Instructs to borrow a ball. In response to this instruction, an actual ball is lent out from the pachinko machine 50. Further, the lending processing unit 406 updates the balance of the input amount notified from the cash input unit 405 every time the lending process is performed, and notifies the balance recording unit 407.

  The balance recording unit 407 records the balance notified from the lending processing unit 406 on a normal IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401. By inserting this IC card into a settlement apparatus (not shown), the player can settle the unused balance for the lending process out of the inserted amount.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the counting device 30 according to the present embodiment. The counting device 30 shown in FIG. 4 includes an IC card receiving unit 301, an authenticating unit 302, a ball data obtaining unit 303, a ball inserting unit 304, a counting unit 305, a comparing unit 306, a display unit 307, and a receipt issuing unit 308. doing.

  The IC card reception unit 301 receives an employee IC card, and when it is detected that the IC card has been received, notifies the authentication unit 302 of the fact.

  The authentication unit 302 authenticates that the IC card received by the IC card reception unit 301 is an IC card for a regular employee, and if the IC card is authenticated as an IC card for a regular employee, This is notified to the output data acquisition unit 303 and the counting unit 305.

  When notified that the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 301 has been authenticated by the authentication unit 302, the output data acquisition unit 303 acquires the output data recorded on the IC card for the employee, Output to the comparison unit 306.

  The ball throwing unit 304 accepts a ball thrown by an employee and transfers the accepted ball to the counting unit 305.

  When notified that the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 301 has been authenticated by the authenticating unit 302, the counting unit 305 counts the balls transferred from the ball inserting unit 304 and outputs the counting result to the comparing unit 306. To do.

  The comparison unit 306 compares the output data output from the output data acquisition unit 303 with the count result output from the counting unit 305, and determines whether or not the difference between the two is within a certain range. Then, the comparison unit 306 outputs the determination result together with the count result to the display unit 307.

  The display unit 307 displays the count result and determination result output from the comparison unit 306. Specifically, the display unit 307 displays the number of balls as a counting result, and displays that there is a possibility of fraud if the counting result is significantly different from the appearance data, while the counting result is If it is almost equal to the appearance data, it is displayed that there is no fraud.

  The receipt issuing unit 308 issues a receipt on which the counting result is recorded when the display unit 307 displays that there is no fraud. In addition, even if the receipt issuing unit 308 indicates that there is a possibility of fraud on the display unit 307, if the player directly confirms that there is no fraud, a predetermined operation is performed by the employee. To issue a receipt on which the counting result is recorded.

  Next, operations of the inter-device device 40 and the counting device 30 configured as described above when the game of the player is finished will be described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

  At the end of the game, the player who has acquired a ball by playing the game calls the employee to the pachinko machine 50 that was seated and requests the number of balls to be issued. The employee who has received the request holds (or inserts) the IC card for the employee possessed in the IC card reception unit 401 of the inter-device 40 provided in the pachinko machine 50. When the IC card is accepted by the IC card accepting unit 401 (step S101), the type determining unit 402 detects that the IC card accepting unit 401 has accepted the employee's IC card. The data acquisition unit 403 is notified.

  The fact that the IC card accepting unit 401 accepts the employee's IC card means that the player ends the game, so the game data notification unit 403 sends a game end notification to the hall computer 10. At the same time, the base data of the pachinko machine 50 installed in the inter-device 40 is inquired (step S102). When the game end notification is received by the hall computer 10, as described above, a mark indicating that the player has ended the game is given in the difference ball history of the table data 11. At this point, since no player other than the player who has finished the game has started a new game on the pachinko machine 50, it is possible to accurately leave the timing when the player has changed in the difference ball history. it can. As a result, when calculating the number of balls from the difference ball history, an error from the number of balls actually obtained by the player can be reduced.

  When the table data is inquired by the table data acquisition unit 403, the hall computer 10 transmits the table data of the pachinko machine 50 attached to the table device 40 that issued the inquiry to the table device 40 (step S103). . When the table data transmitted from the hall computer 10 is acquired by the table data acquisition unit 403, an approximate ball number is calculated from the difference ball history in the table data by the output data recording unit 404, and the IC card receiving unit It is recorded on the employee's IC card received in 401 as the appearance data (step S104). That is, the current difference from the peak difference ball that protrudes most toward the driving side (upward in FIG. 2-2) from the time of the previous game end notification to the present in the difference ball history by the outgoing ball data recording unit 404. The balls are subtracted and the approximate number of balls obtained is recorded on the IC card for employees. At this time, since the number of balls is obtained by communication between the inter-device 40 and the hall computer 10, no employee is required on the hall computer 10 side, and manpower can be saved. The processing time required for recording is also short.

  The employee's IC card in which the approximate number of balls has been recorded in this way is carried by the employee to the counting device 30 together with the balls (step S105), and is received by the IC card receiving unit 301 of the counting device 30 (step S106). ). Then, the authentication unit 302 authenticates that the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 301 is a regular employee IC card (step S107). 305 is notified. Here, if the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 301 is not a regular employee IC card, the IC card is not authenticated by the authentication unit 302, and the subsequent processing by the counting device 30 is performed. Is not executed.

  When the authentication unit 302 authenticates the employee's IC card, the employee inserts a ball into the ball insertion unit 304. Here, the counting unit 305 is notified that the IC card has been authenticated. The balls thrown into the ball throwing unit 304 are counted by the counting unit 305 (step S108). As described above, if the IC card for the employee is not authenticated by the authentication unit 302, the counting unit 305 does not count the balls even if the ball is inserted into the ball insertion unit 304. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which a shutter is provided in the ball insertion unit 304 and the shutter is not opened unless the IC card is authenticated by the authentication unit 302 and the ball insertion is impossible.

  On the other hand, when the output data acquisition unit 303 is notified that the IC card has been authenticated, the output data is received from the IC card for the employee received by the IC card reception unit 301 by the output data acquisition unit 303. To be acquired. This appearance data is the approximate number of appearances calculated from the difference ball history in the inter-device 40, and when obtained from the IC card by the appearance data acquisition unit 303, the comparison unit 306 causes the The number of balls out is compared with the actual counting result by the counting unit 305 (step S109). Here, the pachinko machine is not illegal, such as adding a ball brought from another store or picked up by a player to the game, and has a game that has been acquired by a game in another pachinko machine 50. If the table is not moved to change the number of balls, the number of balls in the ball data and the counting result should be almost the same.

  Therefore, the comparison unit 306 determines whether or not the difference between the number of balls in the ball data and the counting result falls within a certain range, and the result of this determination is output to the display unit 307 together with the counting result. Then, the display unit 307 displays the determination result and the counting result that there is a possibility that fraud has been performed or that there is no fraud. Specifically, if the difference between the number of appearances in the output data and the counting result is not within a certain range, the display unit 307 displays that the fraud may have occurred and the counting result. If the difference between the number of balls in the ball data and the counting result is within a certain range, the fact that there is no fraud and the counting result are displayed on the display unit 307.

  When the display unit 307 indicates that there is no fraud and the counting result is displayed, the counting result is output from the display unit 307 to the receipt issuing unit 308, and the receipt issuing unit 308 issues a receipt on which the counting result is recorded. Is done. In addition, when the display unit 307 indicates that there is a possibility that fraud has been performed and the counting result is displayed, the employee who has visually observed this display may take measures to directly check the player for fraud. It is done. As a result, if it is confirmed that the player is not cheating, the receipt issuing unit 308 is similar to the case where the employee performs a predetermined operation on the counting device 30 to display that there is no cheating. Thus, a receipt on which the counting result is recorded is issued.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, at the end of the game of the player, the inter-device acquires the table data stored in the hall computer, and the number of balls calculated from the base data is calculated in the inter-device. Record it on the IC card for the employee, compare the number of balls recorded on the IC card for the employee with the counting result of actually counting the balls in the counting device, and the difference between the two is within a certain range. If it exceeds, it is determined that there is a possibility of fraud. For this reason, it is not necessary to record the number of balls to be obtained from the table data on the IC card in a short time and wait for the player, and it is not necessary to place an employee on the hall computer side. As a result, fraud can be efficiently prevented without degrading the service of the amusement store.

(Embodiment 2)
The feature of Embodiment 2 of the present invention is that only the number of the pachinko machine installed in the inter-device is recorded on the employee's IC card, and the table data of the machine number recorded on the IC card in the counting device is recorded. It is a point to get.

  Since the schematic configuration of the amusement store according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, the internal configurations of the inter-device 40 and the counting device 30 are different from those of the first embodiment (FIGS. 3 and 4).

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the inter-station apparatus 40 according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. The table apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 6 adopts a configuration in which the table data acquisition unit 403 and the output data recording unit 404 are deleted from the table apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 3 and a table number recording unit 601 is added.

  The stand number recording unit 601 holds a stand number unique to the pachinko machine 50 attached to the inter-device 40, and the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401 is an employee IC card. In addition, the stored machine number is recorded on the IC card for the employee.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the counting device 30 according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. The counting device 30 shown in FIG. 7 employs a configuration in which the output data acquisition unit 303 is deleted from the counting device 30 shown in FIG. 4 and a table data acquisition unit 602 is added.

  When notified that the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 301 has been authenticated by the authenticating unit 302, the table data acquiring unit 602 transmits a game end notification to the hall computer 10 and records the table recorded on the IC card. Number base data is acquired from the hall computer 10. Then, the base data acquisition unit 602 refers to the difference ball history of the acquired base data, and protrudes most toward the driving side (upward in FIG. 2-2) from the time of the previous game end notification to the present. The current difference ball is subtracted from the peak difference ball to calculate an approximate number of balls to be output to the comparison unit 306.

  Next, operations of the inter-device device 40 and the counting device 30 configured as described above when the game of the player is finished will be described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the IC card accepting unit 401 accepts an IC card for an employee held over (or inserted) at the request of the player who has acquired a ball by the game at the end of the game (step S101), the type determining unit By 402, it is detected that the IC card reception unit 401 has received the IC card for the employee, and the fact is notified to the machine number recording unit 601.

  Then, the machine number recording unit 601 records the machine number of the pachinko machine 50 installed in the inter-device 40 on the IC card for employees accepted by the IC card accepting unit 401 (step S201). In the first embodiment, when an IC card for an employee is received by the IC card receiving unit 401, the inter-device device 40 and the hall computer 10 communicate with each other, and the base data of the pachinko machine 50 is used as the IC card for the employee. It was recorded on the card. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the inter-device 40 does not communicate with the hall computer 10, and the machine number stored in advance in the machine number recording unit 601 is recorded on the IC card for employees. Therefore, the processing time in the inter-bed apparatus 40 is shorter than that in the first embodiment. For this reason, it is possible to shorten the time that the player and the employee who have finished the game stay in the narrow passage facing the inter-device device 40 and the pachinko machine 50, and to the extent that the traffic of other players and employees is obstructed. It is reduced.

  The employee's IC card on which the machine number is recorded in this way is carried by the employee to the counting device 30 together with the balls (step S105), and is received by the IC card receiving unit 301 of the counting device 30 (step S106). The unit 302 authenticates the IC card for a regular employee (step S107). The base data acquisition unit 602 and the counting unit 305 are notified that the IC card has been authenticated.

  When the table data acquisition unit 602 is notified that the IC card has been authenticated, the table data acquisition unit 602 transmits a game end notification to the hall computer 10, and simultaneously the unit number recorded on the IC card for the employee The table data corresponding to is inquired (step S202). When the game end notification is received by the hall computer 10, as described above, a mark indicating that the player has ended the game is given in the difference ball history of the table data 11.

  In the present embodiment, it is considered that another player may start a new game from when the player leaves the pachinko machine 50 until the game end mark is given. This time is not so long, and even when compared with the first embodiment, the error of the timing when the player is changed is so small that it can be ignored. Further, for example, the game number notification may be transmitted to the hall computer 10 at the same time as the machine number is recorded on the IC card by the machine number recording unit 601 of the machine 40. Even in this case, since it is not necessary to wait for a reply from the hall computer 10 in this embodiment, the processing time in the inter-device 40 can be shortened.

  When the base data is inquired by the base data acquisition unit 602, the hall computer 10 transmits the base data corresponding to the base number to the counting device 30 (step S203). When the table data transmitted from the hall computer 10 is acquired by the table data acquisition unit 602, the table data acquisition unit 602 calculates the approximate number of balls to be played from the difference ball history in the table data and outputs it to the comparison unit 306. Is done. At this time, since the number of balls is obtained by communication between the counting device 30 and the hall computer 10, no employee is required on the hall computer 10 side, and manpower can be saved. The processing time required for calculation is short.

  On the other hand, after the authentication of the IC card by the authenticating unit 302, the employee places a ball into the ball throwing unit 304 and the counting unit 305 counts it (step S108). As described above, if the IC card for the employee is not authenticated by the authentication unit 302, the counting unit 305 does not count the balls even if the ball is inserted into the ball insertion unit 304. When the balls are counted by the counting unit 305, the number of balls output from the table data acquisition unit 602 is compared with the actual counting result by the counting unit 305 (step S109). Here, the pachinko machine is not illegal, such as adding a ball brought from another store or picked up by a player to the game, and has a game that has been acquired by a game in another pachinko machine 50. If the table movement is not performed, the number of balls that are obtained from the table data and the counting result should almost coincide.

  Therefore, the comparison unit 306 determines whether or not the difference between the number of balls obtained from the base data and the counting result falls within a certain range, and the result of this determination is displayed on the display unit 307 together with the counting result. . Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, when a message indicating that there is no fraud is displayed on the display unit 307, a receipt is issued by the receipt issuing unit 308, and there is a possibility that fraud has been performed on the display unit 307. If it is displayed, the employee confirms the fraud directly.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a player's game ends, the machine number of the pachinko machine that has finished the game is recorded on the IC card for the employee in the inter-device, The counter device obtains the table data corresponding to the table number recorded on the IC card from the hall computer, and compares the number of balls calculated from the table data with the counting result obtained by actually counting the number of balls in the counter device, If the difference between the two exceeds a certain range, it is determined that there is a possibility of fraud. For this reason, only the machine number is recorded on the IC card in the inter-device, further reducing the processing time in the inter-device, and allowing the player and the employee to stay in the passage facing the inter-device. It can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the degree to which the players and employees who have finished the game block the traffic of other players and employees in the passage facing the inter-device.

  In the present embodiment, the game end notification may be transmitted to the hall computer 10 when the employee IC card is received in the inter-device device 40. In the history, it is possible to accurately record the timing when the player changes.

  When the hall computer 10 receives the game end notification, the hall computer 10 transmits to the counting device 30 the base data of the pachinko machine 50 attached to the inter-device device 40 that has transmitted the game end notification. By holding it in the apparatus 30, when the IC card in which the serial number is recorded is received in the counting apparatus 30, the base data can be obtained immediately without performing communication with the hall computer 10. By doing so, the waiting time in the counting device 30 can be shortened, and the service can be further improved.

(Embodiment 3)
A feature of the third embodiment of the present invention is that fraud can be prevented without using a hall computer by collecting the pachinko machine table data by the table unit.

  Since the schematic configuration of the amusement store according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), description thereof is omitted. Moreover, since the internal structure of the counting device 30 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 4), the description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, only the internal configuration of the inter-device 40 is different from that of the first embodiment (FIG. 3).

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the inter-device apparatus 40 according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. The table apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 9 employs a configuration in which a table data storage unit 701 is added to the table apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 3 and the table data acquisition unit 403 is replaced with a table data acquisition unit 702.

  The table data storage unit 701 continuously collects and stores table data such as a shot ball and a payout ball transmitted from the pachinko machine 50 provided as needed. That is, the table data storage unit 701 stores the same information as the table data that the hall computer 10 stores for all the pachinko machines 50 in the amusement store only for the pachinko machine 50 provided in the inter-device 40.

  When the IC card received by the IC card receiving unit 401 is an employee IC card, the table data acquisition unit 702 outputs a game end notification to the table data storage unit 701 and also stores the game data in the table data storage unit 701. Acquire stored table data.

  Next, operations of the inter-device device 40 and the counting device 30 configured as described above when the player finishes the game will be described with reference to a sequence diagram shown in FIG. 10, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, when a ball is driven or paid out in the pachinko machine 50, information on the shot ball and the payout ball is reported to the hall computer 10 from the pachinko machine 50, and from the pachinko machine 50 to the machine. The information is also reported to the inter-device 40 one by one (step S301). The shot balls and payout balls reported from the pachinko machine 50 to the machine 40 are collected by the table data storage unit 701 and stored together with the difference ball and difference ball history by the table data storage unit 701.

  At the end of the game, when the IC card accepting unit 401 accepts the employee's IC card held (or inserted) by the request of the player who has won the ball by the game (step S101), The determination unit 402 detects that the IC card reception unit 401 has received the employee's IC card, and notifies the table data acquisition unit 702 to that effect.

  Then, the base data acquisition unit 702 outputs a game end notification to the base data storage unit 701, and simultaneously acquires base data from the base data storage unit 701. When the game end notification is output to the table data storage unit 701, a mark indicating that the player has ended the game is given in the difference history of the table data stored in the table data storage unit 701.

Further, when the table data is acquired by the table data acquisition unit 702, the approximated number of balls is calculated from the difference ball history in the table data by the output data recording unit 404 and received by the IC card reception unit 401. It is recorded on the employee's IC card as outgoing data (step S104). At this time,
Since the number of balls is obtained only by the processing in the inter-device 40, the processing by the hall computer 10 is not required, manpower can be saved, and the processing load on the hall computer 10 can be reduced.

  The employee's IC card in which the approximate number of balls is recorded in this way is carried by the employee to the counting device 30 together with the balls (step S105), and is received by the IC card receiving unit 301 of the counting device 30 (step S106). ), The authentication unit 302 authenticates the IC card for a regular employee (step S107).

  When the authentication unit 302 authenticates the employee's IC card, the employee inserts a ball into the ball insertion unit 304 and the counting unit 305 counts it (step S108). On the other hand, when the output data acquisition unit 303 is notified that the IC card has been authenticated, the output data is received from the IC card for the employee received by the IC card reception unit 301 by the output data acquisition unit 303. To be acquired. Then, the number of balls included in the output data is output to the comparison unit 306, and the comparison unit 306 compares the number of balls in the output data with the actual counting result by the counting unit 305 (step S109).

  Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, the comparison unit 306 determines whether or not the difference between the number of balls in the ball data and the counting result falls within a certain range, and whether or not there is a possibility of fraud is displayed on the display unit. 307. If the display unit 307 indicates that there is no fraud, the receipt issuance unit 308 issues a receipt, and if the display unit 307 indicates that there is a possibility of fraud, To confirm the presence or absence of fraud directly.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the base data of the pachinko machine provided with the inter-device is collected, and the output calculated from the base data stored in the inter-device when the player finishes the game. The number of balls is recorded on the employee's IC card, and the number of balls recorded on the employee's IC card is compared with the counting result obtained by actually counting the number of balls in the counting device. If it exceeds a certain range, it is determined that there is a possibility of fraud. For this reason, it is possible to compare the number of balls obtained from the stand data without counting through the hall computer and the counting result, to reduce the processing load of the hall computer, and to prevent fraud by faster processing. be able to.

  In each of the above embodiments, a pachinko using a ball as an example of the game medium has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachislot machine using a medal as the game medium.

  In each of the above embodiments, it is assumed that the ball data or the machine number is recorded on the employee's IC card in the inter-device, but the employee possesses it is not limited to the IC card, For example, a coin containing an IC chip may be used, and a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone may be used. When the inter-device device records data on the mobile terminal device, for example, by recording the table data that can be opened to the mobile terminal device possessed by the player, the player can view the data at a place other than the amusement store. And you can examine the table to play.

  The present invention can be applied to a case where fraud is efficiently prevented without degrading the service of a game store.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 301 IC card reception part 302 Authentication part 303 Outlet data acquisition part 304 Ball insertion part 305 Counting part 306 Comparison part 307 Display part 308 Receipt issue part 401 IC card reception part 402 Type determination part 403 Stand data acquisition part 404 Outlet data recording Unit 405 cash input unit 406 lending processing unit 407 balance recording unit 601 unit number recording unit 602 unit data acquisition unit 701 unit data storage unit 702 unit data acquisition unit

Claims (4)

A counting device for counting game media acquired by a game,
If the player customer has accepted the recording medium for employee table information according to the gaming table is recorded by features dies between devices in the recreation platform when terminating the game in the gaming table, for the employees Receiving means for receiving table information relating to the game table recorded on the recording medium;
Obtaining means for obtaining the number of game media acquired by the player on the game table based on the table information recorded on the recording medium for the employee received by the reception unit;
Counting means for counting game media possessed by the player;
Determination means for determining whether or not a difference between the number of game media acquired by the acquisition means and the number of game media counted by the counting means exceeds a certain range;
And a notifying means for notifying that there is a possibility of fraud when the difference in the number of game media exceeds a certain range as a result of the determination by the determining means.   2. The counting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising authentication means for authenticating the employee recording medium received by the receiving means. The acquisition means includes
3. The counting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the employee recording medium is authenticated by the authentication means, the number of game media based on the stand information is acquired. The table information is identification information that can identify a game table,
The acquisition means includes
Receiving means for receiving, from outside, table data including the number of game media invested by the player based on the table information and the number of game media paid out to the player;
The counting device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, further comprising: a calculation unit that calculates the number of game media acquired by the player in the game table from the table data received by the reception unit.

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