JP5535557B2 - Device for each device and its game media return method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is arranged corresponding to each game machine, counts game media obtained as a game result on the game machine, manages the counted value as a game medium, and ranges of the number of game media held It is related with each stand corresponding | compatible apparatus which returns a game media in the inside, and its game media return method.

  Conventionally, in game stores that provide pachinko games and pachislot games, a counter for counting game media such as pachinko balls and medals obtained by players has been provided at the island edge. A count value recording medium associated with count information including a count value of a game medium has been issued to a player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in such an island edge counter, the game media obtained by the player in a game is stored in a storage box such as a ball box or a medal box, and when the game is terminated, this storage box is stored at the island edge. There was an inconvenience for the store side and the customer side because it was necessary to transport.

  From the viewpoint of eliminating this inconvenience, the game media obtained as a result of the game is counted with a ball counter attached to or built in the lending processing machine corresponding to each game machine, and the count value is stored and managed as a game media. In addition, there is known a counter counting system for re-renting within the range of this portable game medium (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  Specifically, the lending processor counts the number of thrown balls by letting the gaming media exceeding the storage capacity in the upper and lower plates of the gaming table enter a ball counter attached to the lower portion of the lending processor, The count value is accumulated and stored as a game medium, and when a player performs a return operation of the game medium, a certain number of game media are paid out from the game medium while a game recording medium is returned. When the operation is accepted, the existing game medium is notified to the host device connected to the lending processor, and the game medium is associated with the game recording medium associated with the prepaid remaining number of games. Return the recording medium.

  When a recording medium associated with a count value, such as a count value recording medium or a game recording medium, is brought into the prize counter, an employee of the game shop reads the count value from the recording medium through a predetermined reading device. Handing over general prizes such as sweets and cigarettes with the count value as the upper limit, or giving away special prizes premised on the purchase at the prize purchase place to a special dispenser We offer exchange service.

JP 2003-135831 A JP 2007-229112 A

  By the way, as for the players who use the above-mentioned prize exchange service, their favorite general prizes are not always prepared in the amusement shop, so there is a strong desire to exchange them for special prizes as much as possible. Against this backdrop, there is a strong need for the game media remaining as fractions that cannot be exchanged for special prizes to be received in-kind rather than being exchanged for general prizes.

  However, the above-described conventional techniques have a problem that, as a result, fractional game media often remain in the count value used for prize exchange, which is contrary to the needs of the player.

  In other words, in order to play a game without leaving any fractional game media on the island edge counter, it is necessary to accurately check the number of all game media before counting with the island edge counter. In addition, it takes a lot of labor and it is practically difficult to perform such work.

  On the other hand, in the case of each vehicle counting system, the number of existing game media can be confirmed by display, but only a certain number of game media can be refunded when partially returning the possessed game media, The fraction game medium still remains in the count value.

  For this reason, when a player plays a game, it is an important issue how to digest the fractional game medium with the game.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) caused by the conventional technology, and each device corresponding to the player's use needs of the game media and the game of the game The purpose is to provide a media return method.

To solve the above problems and to achieve the object, the present onset bright counts the game media obtained as a game result of the game board while being arranged corresponding to the respective amusement machine, the regimen numerical Each device corresponding to the number of game media and controlling the return of the game media within the range of the number of game media, storage means for storing the number of game media, and storage in the storage means When the operation means for performing the return operation of the number of held game media and the return operation by the operation means are received, the number of game media stored in the storage means is not a multiple of the predetermined number of game media, Return control means for controlling to return the difference number of game media while subtracting the difference between the number of game media and a multiple of a predetermined number of game media from the number of possession game media stored in the storage means ; Features provided To.

The present onset Ming, in the above invention, the return control means, upon receiving a return operation by the operation means, the number of game media has stored in the storage means a multiple of a predetermined number of game media If there is, it is controlled to return the number of game media corresponding to the predetermined multiple while subtracting a predetermined multiple of the predetermined number of game media from the number of game media stored in the storage means. .

The present onset Ming, in the above invention, further comprising a receiving means for receiving the number of secure game media to ensure without the return of the retention game medium count, the return control means, the return operation by the operation means If accepted, if the difference between the number of game media stored in the storage means and the number of reserved game media accepted by the acceptance means is less than a predetermined multiple of the predetermined number of game media, the predetermined multiple Control is performed to return the number of game media corresponding to the fraction while subtracting the fraction less than the number of game media stored in the storage means .
In the present invention, the predetermined number of game media is the number of game media necessary for exchanging special prizes.

The present onset Ming, while being arranged corresponding to the respective amusement machine counts the game medium obtained as a game result of the game machine, the have game medium managed as a game medium has the regimen numerical A held game medium return method applied to each device corresponding device that performs return control of held game media within a range of numbers, an operation step of returning the number of held game media stored in a storage unit, and the operation If the number of game media stored in the storage unit is not a multiple of a predetermined number of game media when a return operation by a process is accepted, a difference between the number of game media held and a multiple of the number of predetermined game media is calculated. And a return control step of controlling to return the difference number of game media while subtracting from the number of game media stored in the storage unit .

According to the present invention, the number of game media arranged corresponding to each game machine and obtained as a game result on the game machine is counted, and the counted value is managed as a game medium. Each device corresponding to a device for controlling the return of a possessed game medium within the range of the storage device, a storage means for storing the number of possessed game media, and an operation means for performing a return operation of the number of possessed game media stored in the storage means When the return operation by the operation means is accepted, if the number of game media stored in the storage means is not a multiple of the predetermined number of game media, the number of the possessed game media and the predetermined number of game media while subtracting the difference from the game medium count has stored in the storage means and, since it is configured to include a return control unit for controlling to return the number of game media the difference, lifting Chi game media number Special prize exchange Returning to have a game medium to converge to a multiple of the number of game media can be performed, an effect that it becomes possible to meet use needs of balls have gaming customers.

Further, according to the present invention, when the return control means accepts a return operation by the operation means, if the number of game media stored in the storage means is a multiple of the predetermined number of game media , the return control means Since a control is made to return the number of game media corresponding to the predetermined multiple while subtracting a predetermined multiple of the number of game media from the number of game media stored in the storage means, there is a difference. Otherwise, by returning a predetermined number of game media necessary for exchanging special prizes, the number of game media can be converged to a multiple of the special prize exchange game media. .

In addition, according to the present invention, the information processing apparatus further includes a reception unit that receives a reserved number of game media to be secured without returning the number of held game media, and the return control unit receives the return operation by the operation unit. If the difference between the number of game media stored in the storage means and the number of reserved game media received by the reception means is less than a predetermined multiple of the predetermined number of game media, a fraction less than the predetermined multiple Is controlled so as to return the number of game media corresponding to the fraction while subtracting from the number of game media stored in the storage means , for example, only the game media corresponding to the investment amount invested in the game machine As a result of satisfying the needs for exchanging prizes, the number of game media with good cuts such as 10,000 yen and 5,000 yen can be fulfilled without satisfying the need to exchange prizes without being digested by the game. An effect that it is possible to flexibly adapt the use needs have ball.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the characteristics of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the CR unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the CR unit according to the third embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the secured ball number receiving process according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a screen displayed on the display unit. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the third embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of a device corresponding to each apparatus and a method for returning a possessed game medium according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the concept of each device corresponding to the present embodiment will be described. Each table corresponding device 10 according to the first embodiment is a card processing unit (hereinafter simply referred to as a CR unit 10) having a counting function, and is arranged corresponding to each pachinko machine 20, and in the pachinko machine 20 The pachinko balls obtained as a result of the game are counted, the counted values are managed as possessed balls, and the retained balls are returned within the range of the number of possessed balls.

  Here, the CR unit 10 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it performs return control of the possession ball so as to converge to a predetermined setting value, and the possession that remains as a result when the possession return operation is performed. The ball is returned so that the number of balls can be exchanged for special prizes without leaving the ball, so that it can be adapted to the player's need to use balls.

  That is, in this CR unit 10, when the number of existing balls is not a multiple of the number of replacement balls of the special prize, the remaining number of balls that are not divisible by the number of replacement balls is thrown out. Is a multiple of the number of exchanged special prizes, throwing out a multiple of the exchanged number of special prizes (of course, it should be smaller than the number of possessions), the possession balls can be exchanged for special prizes. Return the ball so that it converges to a multiple of the number of balls.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, if the player has a ball return operation when the player has 3247 balls, the existing ball will first be replaced with a special prize. It is determined whether or not the number is a multiple of the number of balls, that is, whether or not there is a remainder in the division value obtained by dividing the possessed ball “3247” by the number of balls to be exchanged for special prizes (for example, 125 pieces = equivalent to 500 yen). . In this case, the quotient is 25, the remainder is 122, and a remainder is generated. If there is a surplus in this way, in order to converge the number of balls to a multiple of the number of replacement balls, the remaining 122 balls are subtracted from the ball “3247” and updated to 3125 balls. The 122 pachinko balls are thrown out.

  Furthermore, when the possession return operation is performed when the number of possessed balls is 3125, the remainder is not thrown out because the remainder when the previous possession return is divided by the number of exchanged balls has already been thrown out. . In this way, if the number of held balls is a multiple of the number of exchanged balls for special prizes, if you return a pachinko ball that is a multiple of the number of exchanged balls for special prizes, the returned balls will also be a multiple of the number of exchanged balls Then, for example, 125 pieces (1 times the number of exchanged balls for special prizes) are subtracted from the number of possession balls “3125” to update the possession balls to 3000 and throw out the 125 pachinko balls.

  In this way, if the number of possessed balls converges to the number of exchanged balls for special prizes, there is no need to adjust the extra balls as in the case of returning the original possession, so the prize balls are counted by paying out special prizes, etc. Unless the number of balls is increased, 125 balls will be returned each time a ball return operation is performed. If the number of possessed balls increases, it is necessary to throw out extra balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes.

  Thereafter, when a card return operation is accepted when the number of possessed balls is returned up to 2500, the retained balls “2500” are returned in association with the prepaid card.

  If a certain number (for example, 125) of balls is returned from the ball “3247” as in the prior art described above, when the number of balls does not increase by paying out a special prize, etc. Even when the card return operation is performed, 122 extra balls are generated, and since the number of returned items is too large, the number of special prizes that can be exchanged is always reduced by one.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the extra balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes are returned in advance, for example, in the example of FIG. It can be exchanged to ÷ 125).

  In this way, in this embodiment, it is possible to return the possession balls so that the number of exchangeable special prizes is as large as possible and to digest the excess balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes in the game. It is possible to meet the use needs of the player's possession.

  In addition, since the surplus balls can be digested in the game, it is possible to prevent the situation from being changed to an undesired prize by the prize counter and to improve the operating rate of the game machine.

  In addition, in this connection, the frequency with which extra balls that are fractions are exchanged for prizes can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of collected balls at the prize counter and to quickly perform prize exchange work. Become. In particular, during busy periods such as before closing the store, it is possible to contribute to preventing congestion of the prize counter.

  Next, the configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 20 provided with the CR unit 10 is indicated by a broken line.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the CR unit 10 includes a state display unit 101 that is turned on when an attendant is called, a bill insertion unit 102 that accepts various bills for lending a ball, and a ball that accepts a request to return a possession ball. A return button 103, a displayable and inputable touch panel 104 capable of accepting an operation input on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display, a ball dispensing unit 105 having a nozzle for dispensing a ball, and a prepaid card The card insertion part 106 which receives / returns cards, etc., the counting part 15 which counts a possession ball (acquisition ball), and the ball storage part 107 which stores a possession ball (acquisition ball).

  Further, the pachinko machine 20 is provided with an upper plate 210 for storing pachinko balls used for pachinko games, and a lower plate 220 for storing pachinko balls overflowing the allowable capacity of the upper plate 210. The upper plate 210 is further provided with a 7SEG display unit 211 for displaying the remaining number of prepaid cards, a ball lending button 212 for receiving a ball lending request, and a return button 213 for receiving a prepaid card return request. In the present embodiment, the ball lending button 212 and the return button 213 are provided on the pachinko machine 20, but they are not necessarily provided on the pachinko machine 20 side, and may be provided on the CR unit 10.

  When borrowing a pachinko ball, when a player presses the ball lending button 212 on the pachinko machine 20 side, a ball lending operation signal is transferred to the CR unit 10 and the ball lending operation is accepted on the CR unit 10 side. At this time, when the prepaid remaining number is present, a ball throwing instruction is issued from the CR unit 10 to the pachinko machine 20, and the lending balls are thrown onto the upper plate 210.

  In addition, when the ball is counted, when the acquired ball is inserted into the ball storage unit 107 from the lower plate 220 of the pachinko machine 20, the inserted ball is guided to the counting unit 15 and the number of acquired balls is counted. . When the player presses the possessed ball return button 103, the possessed ball passes through the possessed ball dispensing unit 105 if it is within the range of the number of balls stored and managed as a retained ball (acquired ball) by the storage unit 17 described later. Then, it is thrown out on the upper plate 210 of the pachinko machine 20. In addition, you may make it pay out from the pachinko machine 20 like the rental ball.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the CR unit according to the first embodiment. Note that the actual CR unit 10 has functional units (for example, a bill validator unit) other than the functional units shown in the figure, but FIG. 3 is necessary to explain the characteristic points of the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment. Only the components are extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the CR unit 10 includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a communication I / F unit 13a, a gaming machine communication I / F unit 13b, a card processing unit 14, and a counting unit. 15, a bead payout control unit 16, a storage unit 17, and a control unit 18.

  The operation unit 11 is a generic term for various buttons such as the holding ball return button 103 and the touch panel 104 shown in FIG. 2, and the display unit 12 is a generic term for the status display unit 101 and the touch panel 104 shown in FIG. .

  The communication I / F unit 13a is an interface that controls various communications between other devices such as a host device that manages and manages the remaining number of prepaid cards and the number of possessions, and an island controller that bundles CR units 10 in units of game islands. It is.

  The gaming machine communication I / F unit 13b is an interface that controls various communications (for example, a ball lending request and a ball throwing instruction) with the pachinko machine 20 provided alongside the CR unit 10.

  The card processing unit 14 is a processing unit that handles various cards inserted from the card insertion unit 106. Specifically, information recorded on various cards such as prepaid cards and membership cards is read, and information is written on these cards.

  The counting unit 15 is a processing unit that counts the balls acquired from the lower plate 220 of the pair of pachinko machines 20, and includes a counting sensor that counts balls that are not shown. Specifically, this counting sensor is provided in the vicinity of the passage path of the acquired ball introduced from the ball storage unit 107, and is acquired by performing light emission such as infrared rays and reception of the reflected light on the passage path. The passage of balls is detected, and the number of passages is counted up by a possessed ball adding unit 18c described later.

  The bead payout control unit 16 is a processing unit that performs throwing control of the bead. Specifically, when a ball payout instruction including a payout (return) number is issued from the bead subtracting unit 18d described later, the pachinko machine 20 upper plate is passed through the ball payout unit 105 for the number of payouts. Throw to 210.

  The storage unit 17 is a storage device such as a non-volatile memory that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 18, and stores, for example, ball data 17 a indicating the number of balls.

  The control unit 18 is a control unit that controls the entire CR unit 10, and includes a remaining number update request unit 18a, a ball lending processing unit 18b, a possessed ball adding unit 18c, a managed ball subtracting unit 18d, and an associating unit 18e. Have Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, and the remaining frequency update request unit 18a and the ball lending processing unit 18b are executed. , The possessed ball adding unit 18c, the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d, and the associating unit 18e are caused to execute corresponding processes.

  The remaining frequency update request unit 18a is a processing unit that requests the higher-level device to add or subtract the remaining frequency of the prepaid card. Specifically, when an operation for depressing the ball lending button 212 (ball lending operation) is accepted, a request for subtraction of a lending unit frequency such as a frequency of 5 is made to the host device. Note that the bill valuation request (addition request) is made in response to the insertion of the bill into the bill insertion unit 102 without any particular limitation as in the existing case.

  The ball lending processing unit 18b is a processing unit that issues a ball throwing instruction to the pachinko machine 20 when the prepaid remaining frequency is subtracted by the remaining frequency update requesting unit 18a. Specifically, a predetermined number of ball throwing instructions by the CR unit 10 between the communication I / F unit 13b for gaming machines and the communication I / F unit (not shown) in the pachinko machine 20 (For example, when lending a ball at 4 yen per ball, 25 pachinko balls 20 are thrown at a frequency (100 yen)) are set, and the remaining prepaid card being inserted is set. When the lending unit frequency is subtracted from the frequency, a ball throwing instruction corresponding to the frequency is given to the pachinko machine 20, and the pachinko ball corresponding to the lending unit frequency is given to the pachinko machine 20 (in this example, 125 per 5th frequency). ).

  The possession ball addition unit 18c is a processing unit that performs addition update of possession balls. Specifically, when the counting sensor output from the counting unit 15 is obtained, the sensor output is counted up, and the counted value is added to the number of possessed balls stored as the possessing ball data 17a in the storage unit 17. Update.

  The possessed ball subtracting unit 18d is a processing unit that performs subtractive updating of the possessed ball. Specifically, when the operation of pressing the holding ball return button 103 is received, if the number of existing holding balls is not a multiple of the number of replacement balls of the special prize, the number of holding balls should be converged to a multiple of the number of replacement balls Then, the ball payout controller 16 subtracts the remaining balls that are not divisible by the number of replacement balls from the number of balls stored as the ball data 17a in the storage unit 17 and pays out the pachinko balls of the remaining balls. To instruct. On the other hand, if the number of existing balls is a multiple of the number of balls to be exchanged for the special prize, the number of balls to be exchanged for the special prize, for example, 125 is subtracted from the number of balls stored as the ball data 17a in the storage unit 17. At the same time, the control unit 16 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of exchanged balls. In addition, at the time of addition update or subtraction update, a process of displaying the number of possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 on the touch panel 104 is also performed.

  Here, if the number of existing balls is not a multiple of the number of balls to be exchanged for special prizes, the possession ball subtracting unit 18d has a small amount (for example, less than 75 balls) for extra balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes. If this is the case, it was decided to throw out 125 extra balls that were exchanged for special prizes in addition to the extra balls.

  In this way, when there is a small amount of extra balls, throw out 125 balls for the number of exchange balls for special prizes together, and once again carry out the ball return operation, the ball return operation will be performed again immediately. It is not necessary to perform a useless duplication operation.

  The associating unit 18e is a processing unit that associates a possession ball with a prepaid card. Specifically, when the holding operation of the return button 213 is accepted by the pachinko machine 20 and the possessed ball stored as the possessed ball data 17 a by the storage unit 17 is zero or more, the stored in the storage unit 17. The host device is requested to register the possessed ball data 17a in association with the ID of the prepaid card to be issued. When only the prepaid remaining number exists, the prepaid card to be issued is returned as it is.

  In this embodiment, the prepaid remaining number is managed by the latest remaining number while maintaining synchronization between the CR unit 10 and the host device, while the prepaid card is returned for the possession. Until then, the possessed ball data 17a is managed locally in the CR unit 10, and when the prepaid card is returned, the possessed ball is associated with the prepaid card ID and notified to the host device.

  Next, the processing flow of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, when the pressing operation of the holding ball return button 103 is accepted (Yes at Step S401), the holding ball subtraction unit 18d determines whether the holding ball stored as the holding ball data 17a by the storage unit 17 is zero. It is determined whether or not (step S402).

  At this time, if the possessed ball is not zero (Yes at Step S402), the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d determines whether or not there is a remainder in the division value obtained by dividing the number of retained balls by the number of exchanged balls of the special prize. (Step S403). If the possession ball is zero (No at step S402), the possession return need not be performed, and the process is terminated as it is.

  Here, if there is a remainder in the division value obtained by dividing the number of possessed balls by the number of exchanged special gifts (Yes in step S403), the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d determines that the surplus balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes have a predetermined value (for example, , 75) or more (step S404).

  At this time, if the surplus ball is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (Yes at Step S404), the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d subtracts only the surplus ball from the number of retained balls stored as the retained ball data 17a in the storage unit 17. At the same time, the handball payout control unit 16 is instructed to pay out the remaining number of pachinko balls (step S405), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the surplus ball is less than the predetermined value (No at step S404), the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d replaces the surplus ball and the special prize based on the number of retained balls stored as the retained ball data 17a in the storage unit 17. The total value of 125, which is the same number as the number, is subtracted, and the handball payout controller 16 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the total value (step S406), and the process is terminated.

  If there is no remainder in the division value obtained by dividing the number of possessed balls by the number of exchanged special prizes (No in step S403), the possessed ball subtracting unit 18d stores the possessed data stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a. It subtracts a multiple of the number of replacement balls of the special prize, for example, 125 times the number of replacement balls from the number of balls, and instructs the possession ball dispensing control unit 16 to dispense the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of replacement balls ( Step S407), the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a multiple of the number of exchange balls necessary for exchanging with a special prize is set as a set value, and the possession balls are returned so as to converge to the multiple of the exchange balls. So, you can return your possession so that the number of special prizes that can be exchanged is as large as possible, and you can digest the remaining extra balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes in the game. It is possible to meet the usage needs of

  In the present embodiment, the number of returned balls other than at the time of adjusting the extra balls is 125, which is a multiple of the number of exchanged balls, but it is not necessarily a multiple of the special prize. For example, if the number of balls to be exchanged for special prizes is large compared to the storage capacity of the upper and lower plates of the game stand, it will be counted again after exceeding the storage capacity. Therefore, it is not necessary to return the possessed ball so that it is divisible by the number of exchanged balls every time the possessed ball is returned, and the returned number of possessed balls other than at the time of adjusting the excess balls may be a divisor of the number of exchanged balls.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the number of balls required for exchanging with a special prize (the number of exchanged balls) is 125 has been described. However, the number of exchanged balls may be any number, and a plurality of types of balls may be used. The same can be applied to the case where special prizes exist.

  For example, if there are two types of special prizes, the number of replacement balls is 250 (= 1000 yen equivalent) and 625 (= 2,500 yen equivalent) for the upper and lower plates of the game platform. If the number of balls reaches 500 or more, it can be exchanged for special prizes in units of 125, but until it becomes 500 or more, special prizes can be exchanged only in units of 250. In such a case, what is necessary is just to make variable the number of returned balls in the case of less than 500 pieces and the case of 500 pieces or more.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the extra ball adjustment is performed first has been described. However, it is not always necessary to perform the first, and the extra ball adjustment may be performed at an arbitrary timing from the second time to the last.

  Further, in this embodiment, an example in which each counter is provided in the lower part in the CR unit has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and each counter is provided separately from the CR unit, The present invention can be similarly applied to each counter counting system that is communicably connected to the CR unit.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a pachislot game is further included or only a pachislot game is targeted. it can. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a game facility such as a game center.

  In the first embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the fraction of the held ball that cannot be divided by the number of exchanged balls of the special prize is first paid out, but it is not always necessary to pay out the fraction of the held ball first. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a description will be given of an embodiment in which the fraction of the ball is paid out when the card is returned.

  That is, in the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment, the fraction of the possessed ball is paid out first, but even if the fraction is paid out to make the possessed ball a multiple of the number of exchanged balls for the special prize, Will continue. At this time, when a special prize (big hit) is won by the pachinko machine 20 and the ball is obtained, the pachinko ball is newly counted by the counting unit 15 and the possession ball is increased. For this reason, in the first embodiment, the held balls can be converged to a multiple of the number of exchanged balls of the special prize, but it is necessary to pay out the fraction of the possessed balls again. An operation is required every time the possessive is updated.

  Therefore, in the CR unit 50 according to the present embodiment, a function is added so that the possession ball return operation performed to pay out the fraction of the possession ball only needs to be performed once. Specifically, the CR unit 50 is newly provided with an operation unit that receives both the fraction adjustment command and the card return command at a time. And when CR unit 50 receives operation with respect to this operation part, it subtracts the fraction of the bead which cannot be divided by the number of exchange balls of a special prize from the possession ball. Further, the CR unit 50 throws the fractional pachinko balls to the ball dispensing unit 105. Thereafter, the CR unit 50 returns the possessed ball after throwing the fraction in association with the card.

  Thereby, according to the CR unit 50 according to the present embodiment, the possession ball return operation performed to pay out the fraction of the possession ball is only required once, and the number of possession ball return operations for fraction adjustment can be reduced. . As a result, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, it is possible to adapt to the player's use needs of the possession ball, and it is possible to further improve the operational convenience of the player.

  Next, the configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. In the following, the configuration of the CR unit 50 according to the second embodiment will be described while comparing with the configuration of the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 3), and the functional units having similar functions are the same. The description is abbreviate | omitted and attached | subjected.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the CR unit according to the embodiment. The pachinko machine 20 connected to the CR unit 50 shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a card return (perfect) button 214 that receives both the command for adjusting the fraction of the ball and the command for returning the card. Here, the card return (perfect) button is provided in the pachinko machine 20, but it may be provided in the CR unit 50. When the card return (perfect) button is provided in the CR unit 50 in this way, the card return (perfect) button may be displayed on the touch panel 104 and an operation may be accepted on the touch panel 104.

  Further, the card return button 213 performs card return only when a card return operation is performed as in the first embodiment. Here, in order to distinguish from the card return (perfect) button 214, the card return (normal) button 213 will be described below.

  The CR unit 50 shown in FIG. 5 is different from the CR unit 10 shown in FIG. This bead subtraction unit 51 is a processing unit that performs a subtraction update of a bead as in the first embodiment, but the opportunity to execute a subtraction update of the fraction of the bead is different from the possession subtraction unit 18d. In other words, the possession ball subtraction unit 51 does not adjust the fraction of the possession ball when the operation for pressing the possession ball return button 103 is accepted, and the possession of the possession ball when the operation for pressing the card return (perfect) button 214 is accepted. Adjust the fraction.

  Specifically, when the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 receives a pressing operation of the retained ball return button 103, the retained ball stored as the retained ball data 17a in the storage unit 17 is a predetermined number of paid-out balls (for example, , 125) or more. At this time, if the number of possessed balls is equal to or greater than the number of paid-out balls, the possessed-ball subtracting unit 51 subtracts the number of paid-out balls from the possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a, and the number of paid-out balls It instructs the handball dispensing control unit 16 to dispense a pachinko ball. On the other hand, if the possessed ball is less than the number of paid-out balls, the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 subtracts the total number of balls from the possessed ball stored as the retained ball data 17a in the storage unit 17 and also pachinko for the total number of balls. It instructs the handball dispensing control unit 16 to forcibly dispense the ball.

  On the other hand, if the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 accepts a pressing operation of the card return (perfect) button 214, it can be divided by the number of possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a by the number of exchanged balls for the special prize. No fractional excess ball is subtracted. Then, the possession ball subtraction unit 51 instructs the possession ball dispensing control unit 16 to dispense the remaining pachinko balls of the fractional number, and issues (returns) the possessed ball after the fraction adjustment in association with the card. To the associating unit 18e. In the case where the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 receives an operation of pressing the card return (normal) button 213, only the card issuance (return) is executed by the associating unit 18e.

  Subsequently, a processing flow of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the second embodiment. This possessed ball return process is performed when the retained ball stored in the storage unit 17 as the retained ball data 17a is larger than zero.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the operation of pressing the holding ball return button 103 is accepted (Yes in step S501), the holding ball subtraction unit 51 stores the holding ball stored as the holding ball data 17a in the storage unit 17 as a predetermined payout ball. It is determined whether or not the number is more than the number (for example, 125) (step S502).

  At this time, when the number of possessed balls is equal to or greater than the number of paid-out balls (Yes at Step S502), the possessed-ball subtracting unit 51 subtracts the number of paid-out balls from the possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a. The handball payout controller 16 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of payout balls (step S503).

  On the other hand, when the number of possessed balls is less than the number of paid-out balls (No in step S502), the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 subtracts the total number of balls from the possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a and The handball payout controller 16 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls for the number of balls (step S504), and the process ends.

  In addition, when the holding ball return button 103 is not pressed (No at Step S501) or when pachinko balls corresponding to the number of payout balls are returned (Step S503), the CR unit 50 presses the card return button. Transition to the standby state (step S505).

  Here, when a pressing operation of the card return button is accepted (Yes in step S505), the possession subtraction unit 51 determines which one of the card returning (perfect) button 214 or the card returning (normal) button 213 is pressed. (Step S506). When the card return button is not pressed (No at Step S505), the process proceeds to a standby state (Step S501) of the press operation of the possession return button 103.

  At this time, if the card return (perfect) button 214 has been pressed (Yes at step S506), the possessed ball subtracting unit 51 uses the number of possessed balls stored in the storage unit 17 as the possessed ball data 17a. It instructs the handball dispensing control unit 16 to subtract the surplus balls that are not divisible by the number of exchanged balls of the prize and to pay out the remaining pachinko balls of the fraction (step S507). Then, the possession ball subtracting unit 51 instructs the associating unit 18e to issue (return) the possessed ball after the fraction adjustment in association with the card (step S508).

  On the other hand, if the card return (normal) button 213 has been pressed (No at step S506), the associating unit 18e does not adjust the fraction of the ball and the associated ball 18e stored in the storage unit 17 The card 17 is issued (returned) in association with the data 17a (step S508).

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the subtracted pachinko balls are thrown out after the subtraction of the possession balls. However, after the pachinko balls are first thrown out, the throwing pachinko balls are subtracted from the possession balls. It is good. Further, the card return is performed after the possession balls are subtracted and thrown out, but the possession balls may be subtracted and thrown out after the cards are returned.

  For example, it is assumed that the predetermined number of payout balls at the time of the holding ball return operation is 125, and the number of exchange balls for the special prize is 125. At this time, if the number of possessed balls is 3247, when the possessed ball return button 103 is pressed, 125 paid-out balls are returned and the number of held balls is 3122.

  If the card return (perfect) button 214 is pressed at this stage, the number of possessed balls is reduced to 3000 after returning the remaining balls of 122 extra balls that are not divisible by 125 exchanged balls. Return the old card. For this reason, it is not necessary to use a game to digest the surplus balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes and to exchange them for prizes other than special prizes at the prize counter. Note that when the card return (normal) button 213 is pressed, a card in which 3122 possession balls are directly associated is returned.

  As described above, according to the CR unit 50 according to the present embodiment, the holding ball return operation performed for paying out the fraction of the possessed ball is only required once, and the number of the possession ball returning operation for fraction adjustment is performed. Can be reduced. As a result, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, it is possible to adapt to the player's use needs of the possession ball, and it is possible to further improve the operational convenience of the player.

  By the way, in the second embodiment, the card return (perfect) button 214 that accepts both the fraction adjustment command and the card return command is provided. However, it is not always necessary to accept both commands at once. Alternatively, a perfect button for receiving a command for adjusting the fraction of the ball can be provided separately.

  For example, a perfect button for receiving a command for adjusting the fraction of the ball is provided, and after the button is pressed, the ball stored as the ball data 17a in the storage unit 17 is a special prize replacement ball. Monitor whether it is divisible by a number. Then, when it is detected that the number of possessed balls has reached the number of balls that cannot be divided by the number of exchanged balls for a predetermined time or longer, the fraction adjustment of the possessed balls may be automatically performed. Thereby, it is not necessary to perform the ball return operation for adjusting the fraction of the ball until the card return operation is performed. Furthermore, the game can be ended immediately after returning the card without leaving the pachinko ball on the upper plate 210 of the pachinko machine 20 at the stage where the card return operation is performed.

  In this example, the fraction of the ball is automatically adjusted after the perfect button is operated once. However, only when the correct button is pressed and the correct button is pressed. You may make it perform fraction adjustment.

  In the above-described first and second embodiments, the adjustment of the fraction of the ball is manually executed by interlocking with the pressing operation of the ball return button 103 or the card return (perfect) button 214. The fraction adjustment can be automatically executed. For example, when the counting unit 15 does not perform counting for a predetermined period after the holding ball return operation is performed, the fraction adjustment of the holding ball may be automatically executed. This makes it possible to steadily converge the possession balls to a multiple of the number of exchange balls of the special prize without performing any special operation on the player.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the embodiment in which the ball is returned so as to converge to the number of exchanged balls of the special prize has been described, but by converging to other set values, It can be adapted to the usage needs.

  In other words, the player needs to exchange prizes only for the amount of money invested in the game machine, and the number of possessions with good cuts such as 10,000 yen or 5,000 yen will not be digested by the game. There is a need to exchange.

  Therefore, in the third embodiment, in order to realize the above needs, the number of reserved balls to be secured without returning the possession balls is received, and the received number of secured balls is set as a set value so as to converge to the number of secured balls. An embodiment for performing return control of the possession will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the CR unit according to the third embodiment. In the following description, the description will be made while comparing with the CR unit 10 according to the first embodiment, and the same functions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the CR unit 30 according to the third embodiment has secured ball count data 31 a indicating the secured ball count to be secured without returning the possession ball, compared to the CR unit 10 shown in FIG. 3. The point which memorize | stores in the memory | storage part 31 and the point which the control part 32 further has the securing ball number reception part 32a differ.

  The secured ball number receiving unit 32a is a processing unit that receives the secured ball number desired to be secured without returning the possessed ball. Although details will be described later with reference to FIG. 8, as an outline, when the number of possessed balls stored as the possessed ball data 17 a by the storage unit 31 exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 3000), the touch panel 104 displays When the possessed ball securing button is displayed and an operation for pressing the possessed ball securing button is accepted, designation of the number of secured balls is accepted after further displaying a numeric keypad, a determination button, and the like (see FIG. 9). In this way, when designation of the number of reserved balls is received, it is set and registered in the storage unit 31 as the number of reserved balls 31a. In addition to displaying the ball holding button on the touch panel 104, a physical mechanical switch or the like is arranged on the CR unit from the beginning, and the button is activated when the value exceeds a predetermined value. It may be.

  The possessed ball subtracting unit 32b is a processing unit that performs subtractive updating of the possessed ball, similarly to the retained ball subtracting unit 18d shown in FIG. 3, but the secured ball number stored as the secured ball number data 31a by the storage unit 31. The point is that the return control of the possession ball is controlled so as to converge.

  The details will be described later with reference to FIG. 10, but as an outline, when the holding ball return button 103 is pressed, if the number of held balls is larger than the secured number of balls, the held ball is basically returned. The number of returned items is changed depending on how much the number of possessed balls is larger than the number of secured balls. For example, when the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of secured balls from the number of possessed balls is withdrawn and smaller than the unit number of balls (for example, 125), the difference value is subtracted from the possessed ball and thrown out. In addition, even if the difference value between the number of held balls and the number of secured balls is greater than 125 unit balls, the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of secured balls and the number of unit balls to be deducted from the number of held balls is a predetermined value (for example, If it is smaller than 75), even if it is returned in the next return, it becomes a small amount for use in the game, so the difference value between the number of possessed balls and the number of reserved balls is returned at once. If the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of reserved balls and the number of withdrawal unit balls from the number of held balls is larger than a predetermined value (for example, 75), the number of withdrawal units is subtracted from the holding ball and thrown out. Let

  In this way, when returning the possessed balls to the secured number of balls, it is necessary to return the number of withdrawal unit balls that is a fixed number, and finally pay out the number of balls that are withdrawn and less than the unit number of balls during the game In some cases, winning a special prize or the like may occur, and just because the adjustment is made at the beginning, it is not always possible to withdraw to the end and return the possession of the number of units.

  In addition, when returning the possessed balls to the reserved number of balls, if the number of returned balls to be returned next time is less than a predetermined value, the difference value between the number of retained balls and the secured number of balls will be returned at one time. This is for the purpose of preventing a player from performing a useless ball return operation for returning a small amount of balls to be used in a game.

  Next, the processing flow of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, after the number of reserved balls is received from a player (1) the number of reserved balls reception process is described, (2) the possession ball return process based on the number of reserved balls is described.

(1) Secured ball number receiving process As described above, the reserved ball number receiving process according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the secured ball number receiving process according to the third embodiment. This process is started when a possession ball addition is performed by the possession ball adding unit 18c.

  As shown in the figure, the secured ball number receiving unit 32a waits until the number of balls stored as the ball data 17a by the storage unit 31 exceeds a predetermined value (for example, 3000) (No in step S601). In this state, when the number of possessed balls becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined value (Yes at Step S601), a possession ball securing button is displayed on the touch panel 104 (Step S602).

  Here, when the possessed ball securing button is pressed (Yes in step S603), the secured ball number receiving unit 32a further displays the number of secured balls after further displaying a numeric keypad, a determination button, etc., as shown in FIG. The designation is accepted (step S604), and the number of reserved balls that has received the designation is set and registered in the storage unit 31 as the secured ball number data 31a (step S605), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the number of possessed balls is less than the predetermined value without pressing the possessed ball securing button (No in step S603 and affirmative in step S606), the secured ball number receiving unit 32a displays the possessed ball securing button from the touch panel 104. Is deleted (step S607), and the process is terminated.

(2) Owned ball return processing Next, the owned ball return processing according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the bead return process according to the third embodiment. Note that this flowchart shows processing when the reserved ball number data 31 a is set and registered in the storage unit 31.

  As shown in the figure, when a pressing operation of the possessed ball return button 103 is accepted (Yes in step S801), the possessed ball subtracting unit 32b stores the number of retained balls stored as the retained ball data 17a by the storage unit 31. It is determined by 31 whether or not it is larger than the reserved ball number stored as the reserved ball number data 31a (step S802).

  At this time, if the number of possessed balls is larger than the secured number of balls (No at step S802), the possessed ball subtracting unit 32b subtracts the difference value obtained by subtracting the secured number of balls from the number of possessed balls (for example, the number of unit balls (for example, , 125) is determined (step S803). If the number of possessed balls is less than or equal to the secured number of balls (Yes at step S802), the intention to accept the setting registration first is respected, and the possessed ball return is prohibited, and the processing is ended as it is.

  Here, when the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of reserved balls from the number of possessed balls is greater than 125, which is the unit number of balls (Yes in step S803), the possessed ball subtracting unit 32b determines the number of secured balls from the number of possessed balls. It is further determined whether or not the difference value obtained by subtracting the number and the number of withdrawal unit balls is larger than a predetermined value (for example, 75) (step S804).

  As a result, when the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of secured balls and the number of withdrawal unit balls from the number of possessed balls is larger than a predetermined value (for example, 75) (Yes in Step S804), the possessed ball subtracting unit 32b Then, the unit number of 125 is subtracted from the holding ball, and the holding ball dispensing control unit 16 throws out the subtracted pachinko balls (step S805), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, even if the difference value obtained by subtracting the secured number of balls from the number of held balls is greater than 125, which is the number of unit balls, the difference value obtained by subtracting the secured number of balls and the number of drawn unit balls from the number of held balls is a predetermined value. If it is equal to or less than (for example, 75) (Yes in step S803 and negative in step S804), the possession ball subtracting unit 32b subtracts the possessed ball to the reserved number of balls and sends it to the possession payout control unit 16 for the subtraction. The ball is thrown out (step S806), and notification is made by displaying on the touch panel 104 that the possessed ball has reached the secured number of balls (step S807), and the processing is terminated.

  In addition, even when the difference value obtained by subtracting the number of reserved balls from the number of possessed balls is 125 or less, which is the unit number of balls (No in step S803), the possessed ball subtracting unit 32b holds the possessed balls up to the secured number of balls. Subtract the pachinko balls for subtraction and throw the pachinko balls for subtraction (step S806), and notify the touch panel 104 that the possessed balls have reached the number of reserved balls (step S807). End the process.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of reserved balls to be secured without receiving the possession ball is received, the received number of secured balls is set as a set value, and the number of possessed balls is converged to the secured number of balls. Since it is configured to perform return control, for example, there is a need to exchange prizes only for the amount of investment invested in the game machine, and only the number of possession that has good cuts such as 10,000 yen or 5,000 yen can be digested with games As a result, it is possible to flexibly adapt to the player's use needs of possessions.

  In addition, in this embodiment, when returning the possession to the reserved number of balls, it returns a certain number of withdrawal unit balls, and finally withdraws fractional balls that are less than the unit number of withdrawals. However, when the holding ball return button 103 is pressed for the first time after accepting the setting registration of the number of reserved balls, the fractional ball may be returned. In this case, when the number of fraction balls is less than a predetermined value (for example, 75), the number of unit balls may be returned together with the fraction balls.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the number of returned balls to be held next time is less than a predetermined value when the held ball is returned to the reserved number of balls, the difference value between the number of held balls and the number of reserved balls is set to 1 at a time. Although it was decided to return it, it may be misunderstood that the number of possessed balls returned is changing an illegal possessed ball, so it is not always necessary to return it once.

  In this embodiment, when the number of possessed balls reaches the secured number of balls, it is prohibited to return the possessed balls. However, a new secured number of balls may be set, or a predetermined operation may be performed. Then, the setting registration of the number of reserved balls may be canceled.

  As described above, the device corresponding to each vehicle and the held game medium returning method according to the present invention are suitable when the player needs to use the possessed ball.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CR unit with counting function 11 Operation part 12 Display part 13a Communication I / F part 13b Communication I / F part for gaming machines 14 Card processing part 15 Counting part 16 Handball payout control part 17 Storage part 18 Control part 18a Remaining frequency update Request unit 18b Ball lending processing unit 18c Owned ball adding unit 18d Owned ball subtracting unit 18e Association unit 20 Pachinko machine

Claims (5)

The game media provided corresponding to each game machine and the game media obtained as a result of the game on the game machine are counted, and the counted value is managed as a game media to be held within the range of the number of game media possessed. It is a device corresponding to each unit that performs medium return control,
Storage means for storing the number of said game media;
Operation means for performing a return operation of the number of possessed game media stored in the storage means;
If the number of game media stored in the storage means is not a multiple of a predetermined number of game media when a return operation by the operation means is accepted, the number of game media held and a multiple of the number of predetermined game media Return control means for controlling to return the difference number of game media while subtracting the difference from the number of game media stored in the storage means . If the return control means receives a return operation by the operation means, and the number of game media stored in the storage means is a multiple of a predetermined number of game media, a predetermined multiple of the predetermined number of game media 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein control is performed so as to return the number of game media corresponding to the predetermined multiple while subtracting the minutes from the number of game media stored in the storage means . A receiving means for receiving the reserved number of game media to be secured without returning the number of possessed game media ;
When the return control means receives a return operation by the operation means , the difference between the number of game media stored in the storage means and the number of reserved game media received by the reception means is a predetermined number of game media If it is less than a predetermined multiple of the number, control is performed to return the number of game media corresponding to the fraction while subtracting the fraction less than the predetermined multiple from the number of game media stored in the storage means.
The apparatus for each stand according to claim 1.   The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the predetermined number of game media is the number of game media required for exchanging special prizes. The game media provided corresponding to each game machine and the game media obtained as a result of the game on the game machine are counted, and the counted value is managed as a game media to be held within the range of the number of game media possessed. A portable game media return method that is applied to each device-compatible device that performs media return control,
An operation step of returning the number of game media stored in the storage unit;
If the number of game media stored in the storage unit is not a multiple of a predetermined number of game media when a return operation by the operation process is accepted, the number of game media held and a multiple of the number of game media And a return control step of controlling to return the difference number of game media while subtracting the difference from the number of possession game media stored in the storage unit .

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