JP6803695B2 - Amusement park system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

At the amusement park, a game device that rents out game media in exchange for money received from the player is provided corresponding to the game machine, and money is collected from the player. Then, for example, it has been proposed to unlock the safes of a plurality of gaming devices all at once after the store is closed and collect money (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-021256

By the way, when the game device is unlocked by a remote control signal or the like, there is a game device in which the safe door cannot be opened only by unlocking depending on the state of the game device due to interference between the safe door and the side wall of the safe. Since the safe door cannot be opened only by unlocking such a game device, it is necessary to mechanically unlock the safe door with a key to open the safe door. In this case, since authentication by the remote control signal is not performed, an error state occurs, so it is necessary to further transmit the remote control signal in order to clear the error, and work such as changing the operating device in the order of remote control → key → remote control. There was a risk that the burden would increase. This fear applies not only to money but also to other items to be collected.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to carry out a work load for collecting money or the like even if there is a gaming device in which the storage door is not opened even if the lock is unlocked when the money or the like is collected. The purpose is to provide a system for amusement parks.

According to the system for the amusement park of claim 1, the second unlocking process is performed when a special unlocking condition different from the unlocking condition is satisfied, including after the first unlocking process, and therefore the first unlocking process is performed. Even if the storage door is not opened by the locking process and it is desired to unlock it again, it is not necessary to establish the unlocking condition again, and the work load for collecting money or the like can be reduced.

Overall block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the reel arrangement of a game machine Diagram showing the role setting of the game machine Diagram showing the effective line of the game machine Diagram showing the internal winning setting table of the game machine (A) and (b) are front views showing the closed state and the open state of the safe door in the game device. (A) and (b) are side views showing normal opening and abnormal opening of the safe door, and (c) is a perspective view for explaining the cause of the abnormal opening. (A) to (c) are diagrams showing screens of an open state notification of a safe door, an unlocking error notification, and an unauthorized error notification. Flow chart showing the flow of unlocking process

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of the amusement park system. A plurality of game machine islands (not shown) are provided in the game hall, and a large number of game machines 1 (for example, slot machines) and a large number of corresponding game devices 2 are installed on each game machine island. Has been done. As shown in FIG. 1, the two game machines 1 and the two game devices 2 are connected in association with one relay device 3. The relay device 3 is connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 3a. Further, an island-end camera 4 is installed at the end of each game machine island, and the island-end camera 4 is also connected to the management device 5 via LAN 3a. The island camera 4 is made of, for example, a well-known CCD camera, and is adapted to capture the state of the game machine island (inside the game hall).

The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is transmitted from the game machine side (that is, the game machine 1, the game device 2, the relay device 3, etc.) in the game hall, or a device such as the Shimabata camera 4. Various game data are managed based on the game signals to be played. For example, several hundred game machines including so-called pachinko machines are installed in the game hall, and all the game machines are managed by the management device 5.

The game machine 1 is provided with a display window 6a in front of the game machine 1, and the player can visually recognize the design of the reel 6 provided inside through the display window 6a. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel, and when each reel is stopped, it corresponds to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 6a. Is displayed. That is, in the display window 6a, a symbol display area for a total of 9 symbols is formed by 3 symbols for each reel.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game machine 1 is set with three types of combinations: a bonus combination, a small combination, and a replay combination. Two types of bonus roles, BB and RB, and three types of small roles, 7-card, 5-card, and 2-card, are set. In the game machine 1, the number of medals used in one game (the number of BETs inserted) is set to 3 in the normal state (3 BET), and 2 in the bonus state (that is, the BB state or the RB state). Is set to 2BET). Further, in the bonus state, the small winning combination (5-card winning combination) is set to be the internal winning combination, and the number of medals to be paid out when the 5-card winning combination is won is set to 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display window 6a has one horizontal window corresponding to the middle row (solid line indicated by "1" in the same figure) and two diagonal windows corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower rows (the same figure). (Solid lines indicated by "2" and "3") and two horizontal lines corresponding to the upper and lower rows (solid lines indicated by "4" and "5" in the figure), a total of five winning lines are set. When the winning symbols are aligned on one of the winning lines, the corresponding winning is generated.

Below the display window 6a, there are a MAXBET button 7 for inserting credit medals, a credit settlement button 8 for adjusting credit medals, and a medal insertion slot 9 for inserting medals. Below these, a start lever is provided. Ten, three stop buttons 11 are provided. When the credit settlement button 8 is operated while the number of credits is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the number of credits are paid out. The game machine 1 is provided with a saucer 12 at the lowermost portion and a lamp portion 13 at the uppermost portion. In the game machine 1, for example, a set value for setting the internal winning probability of the winning combination is provided in 6 stages of "1" to "6", and any of the set values is enabled. The higher the set value, the more advantageous the setting for the player, and the lower the value, the more disadvantageous the setting for the player.

When the game is started by operating the start lever 10 with the medal inserted, the game machine 1 extracts, for example, one of the random numbers generated between 0 and 65535, and illustrates the extracted random numbers. The internal winning combination is determined by collating with the winning random number table. Specifically, for example, if the set value is 1, as shown in FIG. 5, in the normal state, 256 lottery random numbers are assigned to the BB combination, and the theoretical internal winning probability is 256 /. It is 65536. Similarly, 256 lottery random numbers are assigned to the RB combination, 4096 to the 5-card combination, 8192 to the 7-card combination, 656 to the 2-card combination, and 8978 to the replay combination. Further, in the BB or RB state, 65535 random numbers for lottery are assigned to the 15-card combination, and the probability that the 15-card combination will be the internal winning combination is set to be high.

The game machine 1 determines the internal winning combination and starts the reel 6, and then stops control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) according to the operation of each stop button 11 by the player and the internal winning combination. To execute. The pull-in control is a control capable of pulling a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range (up to 4 symbols) from the time when the operation of each stop button 11 is detected onto the winning line and stopping the symbol. Then, a prize is generated when the symbol corresponding to the combination stops on the prize line.

When a small winning combination (7-card winning combination, 5-card winning combination, 2-card winning combination) is won in the normal state, the corresponding number of medals are paid out. In addition, if the replay role wins, the game can be executed again without inserting a new medal. In the bonus state, as mentioned above, the number of BETs is reduced to 2 BETs, and the probability that the 5-card combination will be an internal winning combination is increased, and if the 5-card combination wins, 15 medals will be paid out. .. Therefore, in the bonus state, a large number of medals can be obtained at once. Among the bonus states, the BB state ends with the payout of more than 300 medals, for example, and the RB state ends with the payout of more than 100 medals, for example. Transition. The specifications of the game machine 1 described above are an example, and game machines 1 having various specifications are installed in the game hall.

The game signal shown below is output from the game machine 1 according to the progress of the game by the player.
-Out signal = output from game machine 1. Since the number of medals in the bet state (3 medals) is pulsed out assuming that the medals in the bet state are consumed according to the start operation, the number of out signals × 1 becomes the out (consumption value, number of media used). In addition, the corresponding amount is output even at the time of replay.

-Safe signal = output from game machine 1. Since one pulse is output each time one medal is given (paid out), the number of safe signals x 1 is safe (winning value, number of payout media). In addition, even when the replay role is won, the medals used in the game are output.

-BB or RB signal = output from game machine 1. Since the level is output during the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB), the signal input period is specified as the bonus state.
The management device 5 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit, a transmission / reception unit, an output unit such as a monitor 5a or a printer, and an operation unit such as a keyboard 5b or a mouse, and receives a game signal or the like output from the game machine side. Therefore, it has a function of managing various information including game data.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming device 2 includes a coin insertion slot 21 for a player to deposit money, a card insertion slot 22 for a player to insert a general card, and a lending button 23 for paying out medals. A return button 24 for issuing a general card, a touch panel type display unit 25 for displaying various information, a receiving unit 26 for receiving a signal from a remote control 20 carried by an employee of the game hall, and a medal tray for the game machine 1. It is provided with a payout nozzle 27, a slot 28, and the like for paying out to 12. The display unit 25 is a liquid crystal color display capable of full-color display, and a transparent touch panel 25a is provided on the front surface of the display. As a result, the display unit 25 and the touch panel 25a are integrated to form an operating means. Although not shown, the gaming device 2 includes a control unit composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and operates as follows.

When money is deposited in the money slot 21, the money is accepted (money reception processing), the balance is displayed on the display unit 25, and when the lending button 23 is pressed (lending operation, granting operation), one unit of lending (lending operation, granting operation). For example, a loan medal (value given for 1000 yen) is paid out from the payout nozzle 27 (value given for consideration), and the consideration is deducted from the balance. In this case, the money can be accepted for a plurality of loan processes (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

Although detailed illustrations are omitted, the game device 2 is equipped with a so-called counting function for each machine, and can accept medals acquired by the player by inserting medals into the insertion slot 28, and the medals are inserted into the insertion slot 28. The medals are counted by the counting unit built in the own device 2, and the counted value is stored in the storage unit as a ball (counting medal number). As a result, a refund process (value-giving process) using the balls as consideration is also possible, and when a refund is made, the consideration (the same number as the refunded medals) is subtracted from the balls. When the return button 24 is pressed (accepting the issuing operation) with the balls and balance remaining, a general card capable of identifying the balls and balance is issued from the card insertion slot 22. If a general card is accepted, the ball and balance will be taken over.

The game device 2 uses a sales signal by serial communication via a relay device 3 to perform currency reception processing, consideration grant processing, balance, possession balls, number of lent balls, number of refund balls, deposit amount, number of counting balls, etc. It is possible to specify various information such as the number of lent balls, the sales amount to be considered for lent balls, and the reception and issuance processing of general cards, but these are pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, every 100 yen for sales). It may be possible to specify by 1 pulse or the like.

By the way, the game device 2 is a type of device that stores the money deposited from the money insertion slot 21 in an internal safe, and the stored money is collected outside the business hours of the game hall (after the store is closed). It has become. The configuration of the game device 2 regarding the safe will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. The direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 6 is the front-back direction (the front side of the paper surface is the front), and the left-right direction of the paper surface of FIG. 6 is the left-right direction of the game device 2 of the figure (the left side of the paper surface is the left side). That is, the direction is defined with reference to the case where the game device 2 is viewed from the front.

Here, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the area around the money slot 21 in the upper part of the game device 2, and FIG. 6A shows a normal state (closed state) in which the safe door 30 is closed, and FIG. 6B shows a normal state (closed state). It shows a money collection state (open state) in which the safe door 30 is opened. The game device 2 has a thin rectangular box shape in the left-right direction as a whole (see FIG. 1), and a storage unit 31 (FIG. 6 (FIG. 6)) for storing money 31a as a storage object to be collected is above the gaming device 2. b) See) is formed.

On the upper side of the storage unit 31, there is a money transport mechanism 32 that guides the money 31a inserted from the money slot 21 to the storage unit 31, and a money identification unit (not shown) that determines the authenticity of money in the middle of the transport path. ) And are provided. The money transport mechanism 32 includes a plurality of rollers for transporting banknotes (not shown) and a drive motor thereof, and transports the banknotes (money 31a) to the storage unit 31, the money identification unit, or the slot 21 side at their predetermined positions. It is configured to do. When the control unit of the game device 2 determines that the money 31a inserted from the money insertion port 21 is not genuine, the money transfer mechanism 32 returns the money 31a to the money insertion port 21 side, and when it determines that the money is genuine, the money is conveyed. It is transported to the accommodating portion 31 side by the mechanism 32 and stored.

On the lower side of the accommodating portion 31, a tray 33 integrally having a hemispherical support 33a and arranged so as to be slid in the vertical direction, and an elastic member (coil spring) for urging the tray 33 upward. ) 34 and are arranged. Therefore, the money 31a of the accommodating portion 31 is supported by the support 33a so as to be pushed upward together, and at the time of collection, the money 31a is collected by pulling the tray 33 downward.

The safe door 30 has a rectangular plate shape that fits in the left and right side wall portions 2a and 2b and the upper wall portion 2c of the game device 2, and is rotatably supported by the safe door fulcrum 29 at the lower end of the door 30. .. As a result, the safe door 30 is between a closed state in which it is flush with the front portion of the game device 2 and an open state in which the storage portion 31 is opened so that the coin 31a can be collected by tilting 90 degrees to the front side. It is configured as a rotating storage door.

The storage unit 31 is usually locked by a locking unit (locking device) 35 that locks the storage unit 31, and the safe door 30 is opened when the locking device 35 is unlocked. In the present embodiment, as the unlocking condition of the locking device 35, the control unit of the game device 2 has received the unlocking command from the management device 5, or the receiving unit 26 has received the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20. The conditions that are satisfied when the predetermined unlocking information such as that is received are set in advance. Even if any of these unlocking conditions is not satisfied, a mechanical key (not shown) is inserted into the keyhole 36a of the key rotor 36 shown in FIG. 6A to rotate the key rotor 36. The locking device 35 can be unlocked.

Specifically, the locking device 35 includes a key rotor 36 and an engaging portion 30a arranged on the safe door 30 side, and a lock mechanism 37 and a movable sensor 38 arranged on the game device 2 main body side. First, the key rotor 36 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the safe door 30, and is rotated between the locking position and the unlocking position with a key (not shown) inserted into the keyhole 36a. Further, the engaging portion 30a is provided at an upper position on the back side of the safe door 30, and has a “re” shape as shown in FIG. 7A.

The lock mechanism 37 shown in FIG. 6B includes a lock unit 40 arranged in the cover 39 and a solenoid unit (not shown) connected to the control unit of the game device 2. The lock portion 40 has a lock piece 40a formed so as to correspond to the engaging portion 30a of the safe door 30 at the position on the left side of the cover 39, and an operation portion 36b at the back of the key rotor 36 at the position on the right side of the cover 39. It integrally has an interlocking piece 40b formed so as to interlock by contact with (see FIG. 7A). The lock portion 40 has a lock position (see FIG. 6B) moved to the left so that the lock piece 40a engages with the engaging portion 30a of the safe door 30, and an unlock signal or management device from the remote controller 20. Based on the unlock command from 5, it moves to and from the unlocked position moved to the right by the solenoid unit. Further, as the key rotor 36 is rotated between the locking position and the unlocking position, the operating portion 36b moves the interlocking piece 40b between the left side position and the right side position to lock the key rotor 36. The piece 40a moves between the locked position and the unlocked position. In this way, the lock mechanism 37 (locking device 35) locks the safe door 30 by locking the engaging portion 30a at the lock position where the lock piece 40a protrudes to the left, and the unlocking signal from the remote control 20 or the management device. The lock mechanism 37 is released from the engagement portion 30a at the non-locking position where the lock piece 40a is retracted to the right side based on the unlocking command from 5 or the rotation operation of the key rotor 36 to the unlocking position. Unlocks.

The movable sensor 38 is housed in the upper part of the game device 2 so as to be adjacent to the lock mechanism 37. The movable sensor 38, which is an open sensor, is always urged forward in the open direction by an urging means (for example, a spring member) (not shown). Therefore, when the locking device 35 is unlocked, the movable sensor 38 and the spring member push the upper part of the safe door 30 forward as an opening means for guiding the safe door 30 to the open state, so that the pushed safe door is pushed out. Due to its own weight, 30 is opened as it is so as to fall down (see FIGS. 6 (b) and 7 (a)). Further, the movable sensor 38 is, for example, a proximity sensor connected to the control unit of the game device 2. When the safe door 30 is closed, it is pushed by contact with the safe door 30 to detect the closed state and detect the closed state. If it is not pushed into the safe door 30 (if it is separated from the safe door 30), this is detected as an open state. As described above, the control unit of the game device 2 (hereinafter, appropriately abbreviated as the game device 2) and the movable sensor 38 correspond to the detection means for detecting that the safe door 30 is in the open state.

Then, when the game device 2 detects the unlocked state by the movable sensor 38, the unlocking condition at that time (that is, either the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20 or the unlocking command from the management device 5). Is specified, and the opening information that can identify the corresponding condition and the fact that the opening state has been reached is transmitted to the management device 5. The management device 5 that has received the release information updates the history information and the like to be managed on the assumption that an event (management trigger event) has occurred, and performs imaging by the Shimabata camera 4. If the unlocking condition can be specified as the opening information, it is possible to specify that the unlocking state has been reached, so that it is not always necessary to transmit a plurality of pieces of information.

Since the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20 includes a remote controller ID that can identify at least one of the employee and the store, the locking device is used when the remote controller ID is a pre-registered and acceptable ID. Control to unlock 35. In this way, the game device 2 enables authentication of the collector (for example, an employee or manager of the game hall) by collating the transmitted remote control ID with the ID registered in advance. Further, the unlocking command from the management device 5 is premised on the operation performed by the administrator in the device 5, and the operation itself is an authentication operation even if it does not require a special operation, and is transmitted by the operation. Therefore, it can be said that the collector is indirectly authenticated. Therefore, the unlocking condition of the locking device 35 is established by authenticating the collector based on the unlocking command based on the remote control ID included in the unlocking signal or the authentication operation by the management device 5. That is, the preset unlocking condition is an unlocking condition that is established by authenticating the collector.

Further, in the present embodiment, the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20 or the unlocking command from the management device 5 is referred to as "unlocking information" and is distinguished from the "opening information" transmitted in the open state of the safe door 30. As will be described in detail later, the types of "unlocking information" include individual unlocking information that targets only one gaming device 2 that has received unlocking information, and not only one gaming device 2 but also others. The game device 2 also has simultaneous unlocking information to be unlocked. The individual unlocking information and the simultaneous unlocking information can be transmitted by both the remote controller 20 and the management device 5, and the unlocking conditions are classified into the individual unlocking conditions in which the unlocking target is a single gaming device 2. , Corresponds to the simultaneous unlocking condition of a plurality of gaming devices 2. That is, for example, if the unlocking information received by one game device 2 is individual unlocking information, the locking device 35 of itself 2 is unlocked, while if it is simultaneous unlocking information, another game to be unlocked. The unlocking information is transmitted to the device 2 to unlock the other locking devices 35 as well. In this case, the other gaming devices 2 to be unlocked may be designated by the gaming device ID (ID of each device 2) when the unlocking information is transmitted, or may be grouped in advance by game island unit or the like to perform one game. When the unlocking information is received by the device 2, the unlocking information is transmitted by identifying another gaming device 2 in the group to which the gaming device 2 belongs.

When the open state of the safe door 30 is detected in the game device 2 without receiving the above-mentioned unlocking information, a fraudulent error is notified in order to prevent fraud (FIG. 8 (c). )reference). That is, for example, when the safe door 30 is opened by rotating the key rotor 36 to the unlocking position using a key, the game device 2 does not receive either the unlocking signal or the unlocking command. Since the unlocking condition cannot be specified, an error is notified.

On the other hand, FIGS. 7A to 7C show a normal open state and an abnormal non-open state of the safe door 30 when the unlock condition is satisfied by receiving the unlock information. When the locking device 35 is unlocked when the unlocking condition is satisfied as described above, as shown in FIG. 7A, the safe door 30 is automatically tilted by approximately 90 degrees, and the safe door 30 is tilted. It becomes a normal open state of.

On the other hand, when the unlocking condition is satisfied, even if the movable sensor 38 tries to push the safe door 30 forward, for example, the side portion 30b of the safe door 30 and the inner wall portions 2a and 2b of the game device 2 It is assumed that the safe door 30 has only slightly collapsed due to rubbing or the like (see FIG. 7B), or the safe door 30 has not collapsed at all. For example, when the game device 2 is carried or installed, an external force such as bending or twisting acts on the housing C forming the outer shell of the game device 2, or the game device 2 is installed with the bending or the like occurring. It is caused by such things. Further, since the gap (play) between the safe door 30 and the housing C of the game device 2 is not provided so large in consideration of fraud, for example, the side portion 30b of the safe door 30 is the housing of the safe door 30. This is because the opening state is not smoothly formed by rubbing against the inner wall portion 30b in C. In this case, the game device 2 notifies the error on the screen of FIG. 8B, which will be described later.

The locking device 35 unlocks the lock mechanism 37 for a predetermined period (first predetermined period) set in advance based on the unlocking information. That is, the lock piece 40a of the lock mechanism 37 moves to the non-locked position based on the unlocking information, and then returns to the locked position within a predetermined period. Therefore, for example, in the case where the safe door 30 does not fall down at all even if the unlocking condition is satisfied, the key rotor 36 is rotated to the unlocking position by using the key to unlock the lock mechanism 37 and the safe door 30. It is necessary to defeat the door by hand to open it, and even if the lock is unlocked with that key, the above error notification will be sent, so this must be released by operating the remote control 20, which is extremely troublesome. Will be required.

Therefore, as described in the following description of the operation, the gaming device 2 of the present embodiment unlocks the locking device 35 as the first unlocking means and the second unlocking means when the unlocking conditions based on the unlocking information are satisfied. In addition to the normal treatment (first unlocking treatment), special unlocking conditions different from the unlocking conditions, which are longer than the unlocking period (first predetermined period) of the normal unlocking treatment (first predetermined period). (2) A process of unlocking the locking device 35 (second unlocking process) is performed for a predetermined period), so that the trouble of collecting money 31a is saved. Here, FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c) illustrate the screen of the display unit 25 displayed for the unlocking process, and is a specific example of the unlocking process periodically executed by the gaming device 2. The processing flow will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the game device 2 determines that it is the start timing of the unlocking process, it determines whether or not the unlocking information has been received (S1). When the game device 2 determines that the unlocking information is not received (S1: NO), it determines whether or not the safe door 30 is in the open state based on the detection signal of the movable sensor 38 (S12). In this case, when it is determined that the safe door 30 is not in the open state (S12: NO), the game device 2 finishes the unlocking process and returns.

On the other hand, when the gaming device 2 determines that the unlocking information has been received (S1: YES), the gaming device 2 executes the normal unlocking process (S2). Specifically, the control unit of the game device 2 is configured as the first unlocking means. For example, the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20 is received, and the collector is checked by collating the remote controller ID included in the unlocking signal. When it is determined that the unlocking condition is satisfied by the authentication, the normal unlocking process for unlocking the locking device 35 is performed. In the normal unlocking process, the locking device 35 moves the lock piece 40a to the unlocked position for a first predetermined period (for example, 1 second) to unlock. When the safe door 30 is tilted forward and opened due to the unlocking of the locking device 35, the collector collects the money 31a.

Further, when the game device 2 detects the open state of the safe door 30 by the movable sensor 38 (S3: YES), the game device 2 "unlocks the building burr" on the display unit 25 as shown in FIG. 8A. "Masu" is displayed to notify the unlocking of the locking device 35. When collecting user closes the safe door 30 finished the collection of money 31a, the game device 2 test known to its closed state by the movable sensor 38, to transition from unlock notification screen on the display unit 25 to the normal screen Then, the unlocking process is completed (returned).

On the other hand, even if the normal unlocking process is executed based on the unlocking information (S1: YES, S2), if the open state of the safe door 30 is not detected by the movable sensor 38 after the unlocking process (S3: NO), As shown in FIG. 8B, the game device 2 displays “Failed to unlock the building burr” on the display unit 25 and notifies the error state (S4). Further, the game device 2 receives an input operation (hereinafter, abbreviated as touch operation) in which the touch panel 25a of the display unit 25 is touched by the collector's finger during the error notification (S5).

Then, when the game device 2 receives a touch operation on the display unit 25 during error notification, it determines that the special unlocking condition is satisfied (S5: YES, S6), and unlocks the locking device 35. (Special unlocking process) is executed. In this special unlocking process, the lock piece 40a of the locking device 35 moves to the unlocked position for a second predetermined period (for example, 3 seconds) to unlock. During the second predetermined period, the safe door 30 was not normally opened by the normal unlocking process, so the normal unlocking process was performed in consideration of the grace period of the manual work in which the collector puts his or her hand on the safe door 30 to open it. It is set longer than the unlocking period of. As described above, the normal unlocking process is an unlocking process performed according to the establishment of the unlocking conditions that can be established in the normal time, while the special unlocking process cannot be established in the normal time, but an error related to unlocking. This is an unlocking process performed in response to the establishment of a special unlocking condition that includes at least the fact that the notification is being made, that is, that it is after the normal unlocking process. It should be noted that the unlocking process is not performed even if the touch operation is performed before the unlocking process is normally performed, such as when the release error notification is not given.

When the collector manually opens the safe door 30 after the special unlocking process and the movable sensor 38 detects the opened state (S7: YES), the game device 2 notifies the error in FIG. 8 (b). The screen transitions to the unlock notification screen of FIG. 8A, and the error notification ends (S10). As described above, the unlock notification screen returns to the normal screen when the collector finishes collecting the money 31a, closes the safe door 30, and the closed state is detected by the movable sensor 38 ( Finish the unlocking process).

On the other hand, when the open state of the safe door 30 is not detected (S7: NO), the gaming device 2 confirms the collector about the error, that is, sends an error release signal from the remote controller 20 to cancel the error notification by operating the remote controller. Accept (S8). When it is determined that the game device 2 has received the error release signal from the remote controller 20 (S8: YES), or when a preset error release period (for example, 20 seconds from the start of error notification) has elapsed (S9: YES). The error notification is terminated (S10). During the error notification after the special unlocking process in step S6 (S7: NO), unlike S5, the locking device 35 is not unlocked even if the display unit 25 is touched, but the unlocking device 35 is not unlocked. You may perform the process of Further, the time counting of 20 seconds in the error release period is temporarily interrupted by the special unlocking process, and the time counting is restarted after the special unlocking process.

Even if the error notification is made in step S4, if there is no touch operation on the display unit 25, the error notification is terminated by the elapse of a preset predetermined period (S11: YES) (S10), but this predetermined period The setting of is different depending on the type of unlocking information received in step S1. Specifically, for example, when the gaming device 2 receives the individual unlocking information from the remote controller 20 and determines that the individual unlocking condition is satisfied by collating the remote controller ID included in the individual unlocking information (S1: YES), the normal unlocking process is performed only for the one gaming device 2 that has received the information (S2). When the open state of the safe door 30 is not detected by this process (S3: NO, S4), it is said that, for example, 30 seconds have passed as a predetermined period after the normal unlocking process according to the establishment of the individual unlocking conditions. It is performed until it is determined (S11, S10). On the other hand, when the gaming device 2 receives the simultaneous unlocking information from the remote controller 20, and determines that the simultaneous unlocking condition is satisfied by collating the remote controller ID included in the simultaneous unlocking information (S1: YES). ), Other game devices such as the game device 2 of the group to which the game device 2 that received the information belongs (the game island on which the game device 2 is installed) are also subject to the normal unlocking process (S2). .. By this process, the error notification in the game device 2 in which the open state of the safe door 30 is not detected (S3: NO, S4) is, for example, 180 seconds as a predetermined period after the normal unlocking process according to the establishment of the simultaneous unlocking condition. This is performed until it is determined that the lapse has passed (S11, S10). In this way, the error notification period (predetermined period) is when the normal unlocking process is performed by satisfying the simultaneous unlocking conditions, rather than when the normal unlocking process is performed by satisfying the individual unlocking conditions. However, it is preset to be a long period of time. Of the gaming devices 2 for which the simultaneous unlocking conditions are satisfied, only one gaming device 2 that has received the simultaneous unlocking information from the remote controller 20 has the same predetermined period (30 seconds) as when the individual unlocking information is received. You may.

When the safe door 30 is opened by rotating the key rotor 36 with the key without receiving the unlocking information (S1: NO), the game device 2 detects the opened state by the movable sensor 38 (S12: YES). ). In this case, the gaming device 2 causes the display unit 25 to display "an illegal unlocking has been detected" as shown in FIG. 8 (c) (S13). In this way, when the open state of the safe door 30 is detected in a state where the unlocking condition that is the premise of the opening is not satisfied, the misuse is different from the error notification (S4) of FIG. 8 (b). Perform error notification. Then, the gaming device 2 confirms the collector about the fraudulent error, that is, receives an error canceling signal from the remote controller 20 (S14) for canceling the fraudulent error notification by remote control operation, and determines that the error canceling signal has been received. When (S14: YES), the misuse error notification is terminated (S15). In this way, unlike the error notification in S4, which is terminated according to the elapse of a predetermined period set in advance, the misuse error notification is not terminated even after the elapse of the predetermined period, and waits for the confirmation of the collector. Finish (return).

According to the above-described embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
In the amusement park system, the special unlocking process is performed when a special unlocking condition different from the unlocking condition is satisfied, including after the normal unlocking process. Therefore, the safe door 30 is opened by the normal unlocking process. Even if it is desired to unlock the lock again, it is not necessary to establish the unlocking condition again, and the work load for collecting money or the like can be reduced.

Since the special unlocking process is performed when the special unlocking condition including that after the normal unlocking process is satisfied, even if the safe door 30 is not opened by the normal unlocking process and the lock is desired to be unlocked again. It is possible to save the trouble of transmitting an unlocking signal or the like and reduce the work load required for collecting money or the like.

Since the special unlocking process is performed when the safe door 30 is not opened, the special unlocking process can be executed for the game device 2 in which the safe door 30 is not opened.
When unlocked by satisfying the individual unlocking conditions, normally only a single gaming device 2 is collected after the unlocking process, but when unlocking by satisfying the simultaneous unlocking conditions, a plurality of gaming devices 2 are used. For example, the game device 2 to be collected, for example, which is the last object to be collected, may take a long time after the unlocking process. However, since the grace period for the special unlocking process is longer in the case of unlocking due to the establishment of the simultaneous unlocking conditions, the special unlocking process can be executed even if it takes some time, and the special unlocking process can be performed individually. It is possible to reduce the risk that the grace period for locking will be longer than necessary.

Since the special unlocking process targets the gaming device 2 that has not been unlocked by the normal unlocking process, it cannot be expected that the safe door 30 will be automatically opened by its own weight during the special unlocking process, and the collector can directly unlock it. Since it is expected to be released, it is necessary to keep the unlocking period long. On the other hand, it is assumed that the normal unlocking process is performed by a device such as a solenoid mechanism, but if the device is unlocked for a longer period than necessary, the burden on the device will increase, but the normal unlocking process is more than the special unlocking process. Since the unlocking period is short, the risk can be reduced.

Since the special unlocking condition is satisfied by the touch operation during the error notification, it is possible to grasp that the special unlocking condition can be satisfied by checking the error notification.
The error notification is a notification of a state in which the special unlocking condition can be satisfied, and unlike the misuse error notification, it can be restricted so that the special unlocking condition is not satisfied more than necessary by ending after a lapse of a predetermined period.

Since the safe door 30 is urged in the opening direction by the opening means, the safe door 30 can be smoothly guided to the opened state at the time of unlocking, and the possibility that the safe door 30 is not opened due to the unlocking process can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or extended as follows.
As an unlocking condition that can be satisfied by the authentication of the collector, the reception of the unlocking signal from the remote controller 20 carried by the employee or the unlocking command from the management device 5 is exemplified. That is, since the management device 5 is installed in an office or the like where an unauthorized person cannot use the unlock command from the management device 5, it is possible to indirectly authenticate the collector without re-authentication (simultaneous unlocking). The same applies to the gaming device 2 that does not receive the unlock signal from the remote control 20), and other than the examples, biometric authentication, acceptance of a specific recording medium, and other authentication methods of the collector are adopted to support the authentication method. The authentication condition may be set as the unlocking condition.

As a special unlocking condition, it is illustrated that the safe door 30 is not opened after the normal unlocking process, but even if the sensor 38 for detecting the opened state of the safe door 30 is not provided from the viewpoint of cost or the like (the detection result of the sensor 38 is a condition). The special unlocking condition may be a condition that is satisfied when a special operation including a touch operation of the display unit 25 is accepted after the normal unlocking process. In addition, as an example of specifying the normal unlocking process, it is exemplified that the normal unlocking process is directly determined, but the normal unlocking process is indirectly determined by determining whether or not the unlocking condition is satisfied. It may be specified that it is after processing.

It is illustrated that the special unlocking condition is satisfied by receiving the touch operation of the display unit 25 during the error notification related to the unlocking of the locking device 35. For example, the operation of the buttons 23 and 24 provided on the game device 2 and the operation of the buttons 23 and 24 , A special operation such as rotating the nozzle 27, or a condition that is satisfied according to an unexemplified situation such as an error notification state elapsed for a predetermined period or longer may be a special unlocking condition. In this way, the operating means may be configured not only by the display unit 25 but also by other operating units other than the display unit 25. In addition, if the conditions can be satisfied after the special unlocking process and the conditions are different from the unlocking conditions, it is not always necessary to notify the error, and until the date update condition is satisfied, etc. Then, it is not always necessary to operate the timer (the internal timer of the game device 2 that clocks each of the above periods).

The unlocking period of the normal unlocking process and the special unlocking process is different, but if the unlocking conditions are different, the same period, that is, the same unlocking process itself may be used. ..
Although the safe for storing money is illustrated, the present invention may be adopted for the storage part of any storage such as a card or a medal, not limited to money, as long as it stores the storage to be collected. Of course, the money may be coins as well as banknotes.

The error release signal of the remote controller 20 carried by the employee is illustrated as the confirmation of the collector, but what kind of confirmation method is adopted, for example, the confirmation of the employee is specified by the special operation on the game device 2 or biometric authentication. You may.
Although the opening sensor is urged in the opening direction as an opening means for opening the safe door 30, for example, an opening means using a solenoid or the like may be adopted as an opening means different from the movable sensor 38 and the spring member. Alternatively, the opening means may not be provided, and the entire gaming device 2 may be tilted forward to be opened by the weight of the safe door 30 or the like.

As an example of the fact that the misuse error notification of FIG. 8 (c) does not end even after the predetermined period for ending the error notification of FIG. 8 (b) has elapsed, a configuration in which the elapse of the error release period is not determined is exemplified. However, for example, to set a predetermined period (for example, 1 hour) longer than the predetermined time for ending the error notification, and to end the error notification for misuse when the predetermined period elapses, for example, to end the error notification. Any configuration may be used as long as the misuse error notification is not terminated even after a predetermined time has elapsed.

Although the display of the error screen on the display unit 25 is illustrated as the error notification, a notification method other than the screen display may be adopted, for example, a buzzer sounds for a predetermined period or an error voice is output.

If the various setting information related to the unlocking illustrated is set in advance, it may be set arbitrarily by the game hall manager or set by the manufacturer of the management device 5, or externally (for example, the chain store headquarters or the management device). It may be downloaded from the management server of the manufacturer of 5 or the like and set, or it may be changed and set according to the actual value or the like. Further, the illustrated numerical values are merely examples, and any numerical value may be adopted.

The group of the game device 2 is not limited to the game island unit, but is, for example, a unit of a group having the same model or similar specifications of the corresponding game machine 1, or a group of the corresponding game machine makers in the same group. May be good.
The target game machine 1 can be exemplified by a slot machine, a pachinko game machine, or the like, but a so-called enclosed game machine or the like that updates points on the data according to the game without discharging the game medium can also be assumed. The expression of game value including the above points and game media such as medals and medals was used as appropriate.

A part of the processing performed by the game device 2 may be performed by the management device 5, the relay device 3, or the like, or as illustrated, the game device 2 alone constitutes the entire process, and the plurality of game devices 2 constitute the game system. You may. Further, it may be changed whether or not the illustrated configuration is appropriately adopted according to the setting, the illustrated configurations including the modified examples may be combined in any way, and the configurations may be excluded as appropriate. Good.

In the drawing, 1 is a game machine, 2 is a game device (control unit of the game device, 1st unlocking means, 2nd unlocking means, detecting means), 25 is a touch panel display unit (operating means), and 30 is a safe. A door (accommodation door), 31 is an accommodation unit, 35 is a locking device (locking unit), and 38 is a movable sensor (detecting means, opening means).

Claims (7)

A storage unit provided corresponding to the game machine and accommodating the storage object to be collected, a locking unit for locking the storage unit, and an opening capable of recovering the storage material when the locking unit is unlocked. A system for amusement parks that includes a game device equipped with a storage door that is in a state.
An operation means that can accept operations by the collector,
Determines whether unlocking condition is satisfied is set in advance, the first predetermined period is set in advance when a condition is satisfied, a first unlocking means for performing a first unlocking process you unlock the locking portion ,
The unlocking condition is satisfied by accepting an operation by the collector by the operating means when the storage door is not normally opened by the first unlocking process , including at least after the first unlocking process. Is characterized by including a gaming device including a second unlocking means for determining whether different special unlocking conditions are satisfied, and if so, performing a second unlocking process for unlocking the locking portion. Amusement hall system. A storage unit provided corresponding to the game machine and accommodating the storage object to be collected, a locking unit for locking the storage unit, and an opening capable of recovering the storage material when the locking unit is unlocked. A system for amusement parks that includes a game device equipped with a storage door that is in a state.
A detection means for detecting that the accommodation door is in an open state, and
A first unlocking means for determining whether a preset unlocking condition is satisfied, and if so, performing a first unlocking process for unlocking the locking portion.
It is determined whether a special unlocking condition different from the unlocking condition is satisfied, including at least that the storage door is not detected to be in the opened state after the first unlocking process, and if it is satisfied, the locking is performed. A game hall system including a game device including a second unlocking means for performing a second unlocking process for unlocking a portion. The amusement park system is composed of a plurality of amusement devices.
The unlocking conditions are classified into individual unlocking conditions in which the unlocking target of the locking portion is a single gaming device and simultaneous unlocking conditions in which a plurality of gaming devices are used.
The special unlocking condition includes at least a predetermined period set in advance after the first unlocking process.
During the predetermined period, the case where the first unlocking process is performed due to the establishment of the simultaneous unlocking conditions is better than the case where the first unlocking process is performed due to the establishment of the individual unlocking conditions. The amusement park system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the system is preset so as to have a long period of time. The first unlocking process is a process of unlocking the locking portion for the first predetermined period.
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second unlocking process is a process for unlocking a locking portion for a second predetermined period longer than the first predetermined period. Field system. A storage unit provided corresponding to the game machine and accommodating the storage object to be collected, a locking unit for locking the storage unit, and an opening capable of recovering the storage material when the locking unit is unlocked. A system for amusement parks that includes a game device equipped with a storage door that is in a state.
A first unlocking means for determining whether a preset unlocking condition is satisfied, and if so, performing a first unlocking process for unlocking the locking portion.
An operation means that can accept an operation by a collector and notifies an error state when the open state of the storage door is not detected after the first unlocking process, and an operation means for performing an error notification.
It is determined whether the special unlocking condition that is satisfied when the operation is accepted by the operating means during the error notification, including at least after the first unlocking process, is satisfied, and if it is satisfied, the above-mentioned A system for a game hall including a game device including a second unlocking means for performing a second unlocking process for unlocking a locking portion. The lock portion can be unlocked with a mechanical key even when the unlocking conditions are not satisfied.
When the open state of the accommodation door is detected in a state where the unlocking condition is not satisfied, the operating means performs an error notification for misuse different from the error notification.
The amusement park according to claim 5, wherein the error notification is terminated according to the elapse of a preset predetermined period, while the misuse error notification is not terminated even after the elapse of the predetermined period. System for. The amusement park system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an opening means for guiding the accommodation door to an open state.

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