JPH02174885A - Pinball game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid incurrence of player's displeasure by providing the first control to read the valuable data and update, and the second control to control a put-in amount indicator and a game medium releasing device to a game medium lending device. CONSTITUTION:A ball lending machine 4 is provided with a coin slot 39 at the upper part of the front 38 of its box body 37 and a card slot 46 for a card reader writer 45 below a coin return 44. The card reader writer 45 and balance indicator 47 are connected electrically to main control 61. The main control 61, put-in amount indicator 40, ball releasing device 52, falling regulating member 55, coin identification device 56 and coin passage branch member 59 are connected electrically to a local control 62, and the main control 61 is connected to an administrating device 6 through a transmission passage 7 in the game house. Therefore, when a player lend pinballs from the ball lending machine, either card or coin will be available. When the balance in the player's card is nothing during playing, the player can lend pinballs with coin without buying another card, so that a player is not spoiled in the fun of playing a pinball game.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Fields> The present invention involves issuing a storage medium storing valuable information and identification information at a storage medium issuing center, having a player purchase the storage medium, and distributing the storage medium. To provide a pachinko game system in which when a game medium is inserted into a game medium lending device or money is inserted, game media are lent within the range of the amount corresponding to the valuable data of the storage medium or within the range of the inserted money.

(Prior Art) In conventional game parlors, game media such as balls were rented out by inserting money into a game media lending device.

There was also a cart-type game media lending device in which a card was issued at a game parlor and game media such as balls were lent out using the card.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in game parlors that have installed game media lending devices such as ball lending machines that rent out game media such as balls on the condition that money is inserted, they run out of game media on hand. Then, the player has to insert money into the game media lending device again to obtain the game media, which is troublesome for the player.

In addition, at game parlors that have gaming media lending devices such as ball lending machines that lend out gaming media such as one ball by inserting a card, you can play with the card you have as long as there is a balance on the card. When the remaining balance runs out, the player has to insert money into the storage medium vending device again to purchase a card, which is also troublesome for the player.

Furthermore, the cards sold are stored with a balance of a certain amount or more, which is several times the minimum unit required for gaming.
Players who wish to play with an amount corresponding to the unit required for the game, which is less than the selling price of the card, are dissatisfied because they have to purchase a card that is more than the desired amount.

<Means for solving the problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and includes a storage medium storing at least valuable data and security data;
a storage medium issuing center that supervises issuance and settlement of the storage medium; a storage medium sales means that sells the storage medium to players; a gaming media lending device that lends gaming media to players; , a pachinko gaming system comprising a management device that is electrically connected to a gaming media lending device via a transmission line and that calculates and stores the sales status of storage media and the lending status of gaming media; includes a money slot for inserting money, an input amount display for displaying the amount of money inserted, a storage medium insertion slot for inserting the storage medium, and a storage medium insertion slot communicating with the storage medium insertion slot. a storage medium mounting device for reading valuable data;
A balance display device that displays the amount of valuable data read by the storage medium loading device, and a game media ejecting device that discharges the game media to a game media outlet, and within the range of the balance stored in the storage medium. A first game medium lending means that lends out game media within the amount of money inserted, and a second game medium lending means that lends out game media within the amount of money inserted, a first control mat that performs control necessary for reading and updating valuable data stored in a storage medium; and the first ftlI
The present invention is characterized in that a second control device is provided which is electrically connected to the control device and performs necessary control for the operation of the input amount display and the game medium ejecting device.

<Function> A storage medium issuing center issues and manages storage media storing valuable data and security information, and a storage medium selling means sells the storage media to players.

When you insert the storage medium or insert money into a gaming media lending device installed in a game store, the gaming media lending device will display the balance of valuable data stored in the storage medium or the range of the amount of money inserted. In a gaming media lending device that allows a player to specify an amount and lends gaming media corresponding to that amount, when lending gaming media using a storage medium, security data stored in the storage medium ensures that the cart is properly Determine whether it has been issued,
Only in the case of a proper card, the amount of money specified by the player is subtracted from the valuable data, the valuable data is updated and stored in the storage medium, and the storage medium is returned to the player. Then, the amount of money specified by the player is transmitted to the management device as usage value data or usage amount data. In the game media lending device, the first control device controls operations related to storage medium management such as reading and updating of valuable data stored in the storage medium, and transmission of used valuable data, and controls related to lending operations of game media. is performed by the second control device,
The gaming parlor calculates the amounts corresponding to the storage media sold and the gaming media lent, and transmits the calculation results to the storage media issuing center to settle the charges for the storage media.

<Example> The present invention will be described below based on an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game parlor.

A configuration diagram of the pachinko gaming system according to the present invention is shown in the uSI diagram.

A card sales a3 in which a card issuing center 1 serving as a storage medium issuing center issues a card 2 as a storage medium storing valuable data, etc., and this cart 2 is installed in a game store or a retail store as a means for issuing game media. sold to players. The players.

Use this card 2 at a game parlor or use money to receive a loan of balls as a game medium from the ball rental Ja4 as a game medium lending device, and transfer the balls to the pachinko machine 5.
At the game parlor where the player plays the game, the management device 6 processes the sales data from the cart sales A3 and the ball rental A14, and sends the processed data to the card issuing center 1. The cart issuing center 1 settles accounts with the game store based on these sales data.

As shown in FIG. 2, in a pachinko game parlor, a large number of pachinko machines 5 are installed side by side, and between the pachinko machines 5 and the pachinko Ia5 is a ball rental machine 4 that lends out balls used as game media. Arrange them at appropriate intervals, and
and the management device i16 installed in the management room through the in-store transmission line 7.
Connect electrically via.

Card 2 is used in this pachinko parlor.

Cards are sold at the counter inside the store or from card vending machines 3 installed at appropriate locations within the store.

In addition, the sales data etc. calculated by the management unit 216 are sent to the card issuing center 1, but the management unit 216 is electrically connected to the card issuing center 1 via an external transmission line 8 such as a telephone line. Data may also be transmitted.

The card 2 issued by the above-mentioned card vending machine 3 is, as shown in FIG. 10, and an amount display section 11 for displaying the sales amount and effective amount, and a security storage section 12 for storing security data are provided at the lower part in the longitudinal direction.

The balance display section 9 displays the approximate balance of the cart 2 using punch holes, markings, etc., so that the card user is informed of the balance of the cart 2.

The issuance display section IO is to prevent double issuance of cart 2, and when issuing a cart with cart sales Ia3, punch holes,
It is indicated by marking etc. that the disease has already occurred.

The sales amount of the card 2 is displayed on the amount display section 11,
When card 2 is sold with a premium attached, the effective amount obtained by adding the premium to the sales amount is also displayed. This premium makes the effective amount of Cart 2 higher than the actual selling price and provides the difference to the player.For example, there is no 500 yen card, 1 ooo
40 yen for Yen cart, 100 yen for 2000 yen cart.

A 3,000 yen card costs 200 yen, a 500 yen cart costs 400 yen, and a 10,000 yen cart costs 800 yen.

The security storage unit 12 is provided to prevent counterfeiting of the cart 2, and stores the same security data stored in the valuable data storage area using optical means, magnetic means, etc. The data is stored in a hidden state so that it cannot be read from the outside.

On the back of the card, an m';a data record fjl@13 is provided as a valuable data storage area at the bottom in the longitudinal direction, and an issue number display section 14 and an issue date display section 15 are provided below the magnetic data storage section 13. It is a provision.

The magnetic data storage unit 13 stores amount data representing the valid amount of the card 2, cart type data representing the issued amount of the card 2, and security data for preventing counterfeiting of the cart 2. For the amount data, the effective amount of card 2 is memorized when the cart is manufactured, and card 2 is stored in Tamakura Ja4.
When used, the amount used is subtracted and stored again. The card type data stores the issued amount of the card 2 at the time of manufacture, and when selling the cart 2 at the cart vending machine 3, checks whether the amount data and card type data match or not. is prevented. The security data is the same as the data stored in the security storage unit 12 mentioned above at the time of card manufacture, and when the two data are compared, if the data does not match, the card is treated as an invalid card. 0 issue number display By displaying a series of serial numbers that do not overlap with each other in section 14, it is possible to detect stolen cards.If a lottery is conducted using these numbers, it is possible for players to bring invalid cards with no balance into the game store. Since you don't have to throw it away, you can contribute to the beautification of the amusement arcade.

In addition, an arrow is displayed on the surface of the cart 2 to indicate the insertion direction to make it easier to understand the insertion direction of the cart, and one corner of the tip of the cart 2 is made diagonally in advance to prevent mistakes in the insertion direction. The card 2 may be cut, or an advertisement display section 16 may be provided in the margin of the card 2 to display an advertisement, or an instruction manual section 17 may be provided to display instructions on how to handle the card 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the management device 6 includes a central processing unit 211.
8, a main storage device 19, an auxiliary storage device 20, a calendar 21, a keyboard 22, a display device 2!23 consisting of a cathode ray tube, etc., a printer 24, a first transmission control device 25, and a second transmission control device. Consisting of g# mounting W126,
These are electrically connected. Further, the auxiliary power supply device 27 . Power is supplied via a power supply device 28.

The central processing unit 1B is a device for comprehensively managing each control device in the management device M6, and performs data reception and transfer between each device, data arithmetic processing, and the like.

The main storage device 19 includes a ball lending machine sales file that stores sales data and total sales data of each ball lending machine 4, and a vending machine sales file that stores sales data of the cart vending machine 3.
It has a common file that integrates these, and stores the processing program of the central processing unit 3118 when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device N20 consists of, for example, a hard disk, etc., and is a central processing unit! ! ! 18 processing programs and unique data such as a store number used by the card issuing center l to identify each game store are stored, and at the end of business, each sales data of the day is stored.

The calendar 21 is for setting the year, month, day, time, etc., and the year, month, and day information is for storing each sales data in the auxiliary storage device 2I2.
The one-hour data is used when storing sales information from the ball lending machine 4 in the main storage device 19.

The keyboard 22 is a command panel for the central processing unit 718, and as shown in FIG.
．． Opening switch 30, closing switch 31. Sales switch 32. A print switch 33, a transmission switch 34, a file switch 35, a numeric keypad 36, etc. are provided. The key switch 29 includes an opening switch 30 and a closing switch 31.
This is a switch to prevent accidental operation of the switch, and each switch will not operate unless the switch is turned on.

The opening switch 30 is a switch for starting the acceptance of the card 2 at the ball rental machine 4 and for allowing the card vending machine 3 to sell carts.

By operating this switch, a start command is transmitted to the ball lending machine 4 and a sales permission command is transmitted to the cart vending machine 3. The closing switch 31 is a switch for ending the acceptance of cards 2 in the ball lending machine 4 and prohibiting the card vending machine 3 from selling cards. By operating this switch, a closing command is issued to the ball lending machine 4. , a card sales prohibition command is sent to the cart vending machine 3. The sales switch 32 is the ball rental machine 4
This is a command switch for displaying the total sales, individual sales, and sales of the card vending machine 3 on the display device 2123. The print switch 33 is a command switch for causing the printer 24 to print out the total sales of the ball lending machine 4, the individual sales, and the sales of the cart vending machine 3. The transmission switch 34 is a command switch for transmitting total sales data and the like to the cart issuing center 1. Note that this transmission switch is not necessary when total sales data, etc. are automatically transmitted in response to a command from the cart issuing center 1. The file switch 35 is a switch for storing the sales data of the ball rental a4 and the sales data of the cart sales a3 in the auxiliary storage device 20. Numeric keypad 36.

This is a switch for inputting the machine number of the ball rental machine 4, etc. when you want to know the sales of a specific ball rental machine @4.

The printer 24 is a device for printing the sales at the ball rental machine 4, the sales at the cart vending machine 3, etc. described above.

The first transmission control device 25 is a device for establishing transmission and reception accumulation on the in-store transmission line 7 in the game store, standardizing the transmission and reception data, and managing the transmission and reception of data required by the central processing unit 2i18. .

The second transmission control device 26 establishes transmission and reception on the outside transmission path 8 between the gaming parlor and the cart issuing center l, standardizes the transmission and reception data, and manages the transmission and reception of data required by the central processing unit 18. It is a device for carrying out.

The power supply device 28 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 2129 is a backup power source in case of a power outage, and serves as a main storage device W! This device is provided to prevent sales data, etc. stored in the 119 from being lost due to a power outage.

Flowcharts of the processing in the management device N6 mentioned above are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

In the management device 6, the sales data regarding the ball rental machine a4 is processed as a ball rental machine sales file, the sales data regarding the card vending machine 3 is processed as a vending machine sales file, and these two data are collectively processed as a common file.

When the power is turned on in the management device 6, each file is cleared, a code is received from the card issuing center 1, this code is memorized, and when the store opening switch 30 is turned on, a store opening command signal is sent to the ball lending machine 4. , sends the code, and waits to receive sales data. Here, if a response signal from the main control device of the ball rental machine a4 is not received within a certain period of time, an abnormality is set in the monitor information of the ball rental machine sales file, and the display device 23. When the processing for the all-balls lending machine 4 is completed, the printer 24 outputs the machine number where the abnormality occurred and the details of the abnormality to inform the game clerk, and repeats the above process until the confirmation of the response signal of the all-balls lending machine Ia4 is completed. Send the opening command signal and code again to the ball lending machine 4 where the error occurred, wait for a response for a certain period of time, and once the response is received, the machine will sell the ball.
Reset the communication error in the monitor information of the above file.

On the other hand, if there is no response from the abnormal ball rental machine 4, the reset process is skipped and the process moves to the next process.

Then, confirm the reception of the monitor information from the ball rental I14,
The corresponding machine number on the ball rental machine sales file is searched, the received monitor information is read, and if no abnormality is set in the monitor information, the process moves to sales data reception processing. On the other hand, if an abnormality occurs, the display device 23 and printer 24 output the machine number where the abnormality occurred and the details of the abnormality to notify the game store clerk.

When coin sales data is received, the corresponding machine number in the ball lending machine sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the coin sales, and the common file is updated.

When card sales data is received, search the corresponding machine number in the ball lending machine sales file, read the time from the calendar, add the amount received from the ball lending machine to the ball lending machine sales file,
The time, cart type, and purchase amount are stored, and the total ball rental machine sales, total number of purchases, number of cart uses, and sales calculation value in the common file are updated, and the processing of the ball rental machine sales data is completed.

After that, when the sales switch 32 and print switch 33 are turned on, the sales data stored in the common file is transferred to the display device 23. Output to printer 24. When the closing switch 31 is turned on.

An end command signal is sent to ball rental a4. Transmission switch 3
4 is turned on, the sales data in the common file is read out, the transmitted data is processed using the code sent from the card issuing center 1, and the sales data is sent to the card issuing center 1. When file switch 35 is turned on,
The date information, the ball rental machine sales file, the vending machine sales file, and the common file are stored in the auxiliary storage device, and the processing in the management device 6 is completed.

It should be noted that the data may be sent to the cart issuing center 1 at the same time as the store is closed without operating the sending switch 34, or the data may be sent in response to a sending request command from the card issuing center 1. Files may be automatically stored in the auxiliary storage device 20 at the same time as the store is closed, without any operation.

The ball rental machine 4 shown in FIG.
A coin slot 39 as a coin slot is opened at the top of the front part 38 of the box body 37, and a coin slot 39 is provided at the top of the coin slot 39 to display the amount of coins inserted. An amount display 40 and a pilot lamp 41 are provided, a coin return device 42 is provided at the bottom of the coin slot 39 for returning the inserted coins, and a ball for discharging balls as game media is provided at the bottom of the coin return device 42. An ejection port 43 is provided, and a coin return port 44 for returning inserted coins to the player is provided below the ball ejection port 43, and a card reader/writer 45 as a storage medium loading device is inserted into the bottom of the coin return port 44. Mouth 46
A balance display 47 for displaying the balance of the cart is provided between the card insertion slot 46 and the coin return slot 44.

In addition, inside one box 37, a ball storage section 50 is provided above a ball supply machine 49 branched from a ball supply gutter 48 above the pachinko machine, and a ball supply detector 51 is provided in the ball storage section 50 for one ball. A sparse discharge device 52 is provided at the lower end of the storage section 50, and one bulb discharge device 5
The outlet of the second ball flow down trough 53 is connected to the ball discharge port 43. The coin flow path 54 communicating with the coin input port 39 is provided with a flow regulating member 55 that allows coins to flow down one by one, and a coin identification device 56 is provided at the lower part of the flow regulating member 55. The path 53 is branched into a recovered coin flow path 57 and a returned coin flow path 58, and a coin flow path branching member 59 is provided at this branch point so that the lower end of the recovered coin flow path 57 faces the coin recovery port 60, and the returned coin flow path 57 is separated into a recovered coin flow path 57 and a returned coin flow path 58. The lower end of the channel 58 faces the coin return port 44.

In addition, the card reader/writer 45. The balance display 47 is electrically connected to the main control device 61.

The main control device 61, the input amount display 401, the ball discharge device 52, the flow regulating member 55, the coin identification device 56, and the coin flow path branching member 59 are electrically connected to the local control device 62, and the main control device fi61 is transmitted within the store. It is connected to the management device 6 via the line 7.

The main control device 61 is a control device for controlling the cart reader/writer 45 and transmitting sales data etc. to the management device 6. The main control device 61 is a control device for controlling the cart reader/writer 45 and transmitting sales data etc. to the management device 6. will manage the supply. Therefore, the card specifications 1 communication specifications etc. handled by this main control device 61 are not disclosed to pachinko machine manufacturers, ball rental machine manufacturers, j5 or pachinko game parlors, and the main control device M61 is covered with a board case or the like. By preventing the control device from being opened by pasting a paper seal or marking it with a resin shell, it is possible to prevent the loss of sales data, etc.

The main control device 2t61 described above reads and updates data such as valuable data stored in the cart 2, and transmits the data to the management device 6.

The local control device N62 controls other operations, ie, operations associated with lending game media and the like. Also,
The local control device W162 is manufactured appropriately according to the specifications of the ball lending machine 4, and is managed by the game parlor.The local control device W162 is capable of recovery when an abnormality occurs in the local control device 62 and the abnormality is corrected by the staff. A signal transmitting or starting switch (not shown) is provided.

The cart reader/writer 45 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored in the cart 2, reading security data, and marking the balance.

As shown in FIG. 9, the flow regulating member 55
9 is a device for flowing down coins one by one, and includes a first solenoid 63 and a first solenoid 63.
and a coin stop member 65 connected to a plunger 64. The coin stopping member 65 is an L-shaped member, one end of which is connected to the plunger 64 of the solenoid 63, a first stopper 66 on one side of the other end, and a first stopper 66 on a bent portion.
A second stopper 67 is provided protruding from the same side. Further, arc-shaped first stopper insertion holes 68 through which the first stoppers 66 are inserted are provided in both wall surfaces of the coin flow path 54.
4, arc-shaped second stopper insertion holes 69 through which the second stopper 67 is inserted are opened from the upper end of the coin flow path 54 in the width direction to approximately the center thereof. A first coin detector 70 is provided on the outer wall of the coin flow path 54 between the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper insertion hole 69. The first stopper 66 is inserted into the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper 67 is inserted into the second stopper insertion hole 69.

Therefore, the first stopper 66 and the second stopper 67 are always located at the upper ends of the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper insertion hole 69, respectively, due to the bias of the spring 71, and the first stopper 66 is located at the upper end of the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper insertion hole 69, respectively. Located in the center, it controls the flow of coins. When the player inserts a coin into the coin slot 39 in this state, the coin flows down the coin channel 54 and comes into contact with the first stopper 66 and stops. At this time, when the first coin detector 70 detects a coin,
The first solenoid 63 is energized and attracts the plunger 64, the coin stop member 65 connected to the plunger 64 is lowered, and the first stopper 66 and the second stopper 67 are inserted into the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper, respectively. It moves down inside the insertion hole 69 toward the lower end. Then, the first stopper 66 comes out from inside the coin flow path 54, and the second stopper 6f is located approximately at the center of the coin flow path 54. Therefore, the coins stopped by the first stopper 66 flow down the coin flow path 54 toward the coin identification device 56. At this time, if the player has continuously inserted coins, the second stopper 67 prevents the next coin from flowing down. Then, the solenoid 63 is demagnetized, the coin stop member 65 connected to the plunger 64 is raised, and the first stopper 6
6. When the second stopper 67 rises toward the upper end inside the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper insertion hole 69, the next coin flows down the coin flow path 54 to the first stopper 66 and passes through the first stopper insertion hole 68 and the second stopper insertion hole 69, respectively. It comes into contact with the first stopper 66 and its flow is restricted. Then repeat the above operation.

The coin flow path branching member 59 is shown in FIGS. 10 to 12.

The coin flow path branching member 59 includes a second solenoid electromagnet 72 provided on one outer surface of the coin flow path 54 and a flow path switching member 74 attached to the case 73 of the second solenoid electromagnet 72.

The flow path switching member 74 includes an adsorption member 75 made of a magnetic material,
It consists of a flexible L-shaped coin receiving piece 76 that is integrally attached to a suction member 75, and a spring attachment part 77 is provided on the upper part of the suction member 75. On the other hand, the case 73 has a spring receiving portion 78 protruding from the upper surface near the coin flow path 54. Further, on both wall surfaces of the coin flow path 54, there are elongated holes 7 into which the coin receiving piece 76 enters and exits.
9 is open, and an introduction piece 80 is provided above the elongated hole 79 on the second solenoid electromagnet 72 side. Therefore, in order to attach the flow path switching member flap 4 to the case 73, the introduction piece 80
The coin receiving piece 76 is exposed to the lower part of the case 73, the adsorption member 75 is hinged to the outer end of the case 73, and a spring 81 is added to the spring mounting part 77 and the spring receiving part 78. A second coin detector 82 is provided on the outer surface of the nearby coin flow path 54.

Therefore, the coin receiving piece 76 of the coin flow path switching member 59 is
It is always located outside the coin flow path 54 due to the bias of the spring 81,
The coins that have flowed down the coin channel 54 flow straight down, and flow down to the coin return port 44 via the return coin channel 58 (FIG. 11).

On the other hand, when the coin is identified as a regular coin by the coin identification device 56, the second solenoid electromagnet 72 is energized, the attraction member flap 5 is attracted to the second solenoid electromagnet 72, and the coin receiving piece 76 is inserted into the elongated hole 79. The coins that have protruded and flowed down are placed on the upper coin receiving piece 76, guided to the collected coin channel 57, and flowed down to the coin collection port 60 (Fig. 1O).Here, the second coin detector 82 detects the coins. When detected, the second solenoid electromagnet 72 is demagnetized and the coin receiving piece 76 comes out of the coin flow path 54 again.

In this way, regular coins are guided to the coin collection port 60, and defective coins are guided to the coin return port 44.

As shown in FIG. 13, the ball ejection device M52 includes a sprocket 83 that engages the balls one by one, and a first sprocket that is attached coaxially with the sprocket 83 and rotates together with the sprocket 83.
a gear 84; a second gear 85 meshing with the first gear 84;
A locking member 86 that is attached coaxially with the second gear 85 and rotates together with the second gear 85a, a stopper member 87 that prevents rotation of the locking member 86, and a discharge solenoid 88 that drives the stopper member 87. and an ejection end sensor 89 that detects the ejection of the ball.

The stopper member 87 is a substantially triangular member, and its apex is attached to the plunger 90 of the discharge solenoid 88, and a locking portion 91 is provided at the other point on the opposite side, and a shaft hole 9 is provided at the center of the stopper member 87.
2 is opened and is pivotally attached to a support shaft 94 provided on the case member 93.

The outer peripheral surface of the locking member 86 is provided with a protruding claw portion 95 that engages with the locking portion 91 of the stopper member 87 .

Further, one end of a switch member 96 is attached to the plunger 90 of the discharge solenoid 88.
The other end faces the discharge end sensor 89, and a shaft hole 97 is formed approximately in the center of the switch member 96 to be pivotally attached to the support shaft 94.

Therefore, the plunger 9 of the discharge solenoid 88 is always
0 protrudes under its own weight, and the claw portion 95 of the locking member 86 engages with the locking portion 91 of the stopper member 87. When the discharge solenoid 88 is energized, the plunger 90 is attracted, and the stopper member 87 connected to the plunger rotates, causing the claw portion 95 and the locking portion 91 to engage or disengage, and the second gear 8
5. The first gear 84 meshed with the second gear 85 and the sprocket 83 coaxial with the first gear 84 rotate. Then, as the sprocket 83 rotates, a predetermined number of balls are ejected. Further, since the discharge solenoid 88 is demagnetized after being energized for a certain period of time, it is demagnetized when the claw portion 95 rotates once, and the claw portion 95 and the locking portion 91 are engaged again to complete ejection of the ball. Furthermore, when the discharge solenoid 88 is energized, the switch member 96 also rotates, and the discharge end sensor 89 is turned on to send out a discharge end signal.

FIG. 14 shows a block diagram of the main control device 61 and local control device ff162 of the ball lending machine 4 described above.

The main control W device 61 includes a calculation m control circuit 98 and a ROM 9.
9. RAM100. CPU with transmission control circuit 101
102, this CPU 102 has a cart reader/writer 45, a machine number setting switch 103. A restart switch 104 is connected to control these, and a local control device 2162 is also connected to exchange data. Further, power is supplied to the CPU 102 via a power supply circuit 105. The above transmission control circuit 10
A level conversion circuit 106 is connected to 1, and this level conversion circuit 106 converts the signal level for shaping the waveform of received data and increasing the drive ability of the transmitted data signal. The level conversion circuit 1.06 includes a branch circuit 107.
is connected to separate and combine the transmitted and received signals. Further, the branch circuit 107 is provided with a transmission path connector terminal 108, and is connected to the in-store transmission path 7 through a connector.

The machine number setting switch 103 is a switch for setting the transmission address of the ball lending machine 4, and this address data is always added to the transmission data.

The local control device 62 includes an arithmetic control circuit 109, a ROM
ll0. Consisting of a CPU 112 with RAM III,
A dryer 113 and a receiver 114 are connected to this CPU 112 to control them, and a main control device 61 is also connected to exchange data. Also,
Power is supplied to the CPU 112 via a power supply circuit 105.

The above-mentioned driver 113 receives a control signal from the CPU 112, controls the pilot lamp 41, the balance display 47, the input amount display 40, the discharge solenoid 88, and the first solenoid 6.
3. Drive the second solenoid electromagnet 72.

The receiver 114 includes a discharge end sensor 89, a supply bulb detector 51. First coin detector 70. Second coin detector 82,1
This is for sending to the CPU 112 a signal from the ball rate setting switch 115 that sets the number of balls to be rented for 0.00 yen.

Various signals are exchanged between the main control device 61 and the local control device 162, but the main control wave g! 161 to the local control device 62, card amount data, ready signal, and ball lending signal are transmitted.

An alarm signal, a first discharge completion signal, a second discharge completion signal, and a card acceptance prohibition signal are transmitted from the local control wave M62 to the main control device 61.

The flowchart of the processing in the ball lending machine 4 described above is shown in the 15th
The figure is shown in FIG.

In the main control device 61, when the power of the ball rental A4 is turned on, the RAM 100 is cleared, the I10 boat is initialized, and the machine number is read from the machine number setting switch 103. When the opening command signal from the management system ms is received, , memorizes the code, sends a response signal to the management device 6, checks for an abnormality in the cart reader/writer 45, and detects an inappropriate card.If no abnormality is found, it is determined that preparations in the management device 216 are complete. A ready signal indicating the ball lending a4 is sent to the local control device 62, and the local control wave W162
becomes available. On the other hand, if an abnormality is discovered,
Monitor information indicating an abnormality is set, the monitor information is transmitted to the management device 6, and the ready signal is turned off. Here, when the abnormality is recovered and the local control device 62 is provided or the start switch 104 is pressed, the monitor information is reset, the monitor information is transmitted to the management device 6, and the ready signal is turned on.

When the player inserts coins into the coin insertion slot 39, pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money inserted are ejected. Local control device 6
1, which indicates that the pachinko ball was ejected with a coin from 2.
When receiving the ejection completion signal, it transmits the coin sales data to the management device 6 and waits until the card acceptance prohibition signal from the local control device 62 is turned off.

When the player inserts the cart 2 into the card insertion slot 46 while the card acceptance prohibition signal from the local control wave M62 is off, the card 2 is transported into the card reader/writer 45, and when the card 2 is transported normally, Read the data in the magnetic data storage unit 13 and the security data stored in the security storage unit 12, and if the security data in the magnetic data storage unit 13 and security storage unit 12 match and there is a balance on the card 2, The cart amount data is sent to the local control device 62, and the local control device 6
Set a local monitoring timer to detect the abnormality in step 2. If the local control device 62 cannot detect any abnormality, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are ejected and the process moves on to the next process. If the security data does not match, the monitor is set to indicate an abnormality, and if there is no balance in the cart 2 or if there is an abnormality in the local control device 62, the card 2 is ejected. and returns to the state of waiting for card insertion.

Then, the ejection operation of the ball by the local control wave W162 is
When the second ejection completion signal indicating that the pachinko ball has been ejected by the card 2 is sent, the cart amount is subtracted, the amount in the magnetic data storage unit 13 is updated, and the card 2 is sent to the cart. It is discharged from the insertion port 46.

When the above processing is completed, data such as the machine number, cart type, purchase amount, etc. are processed using encryption, and the sales data is sent to the management device 6. Thereafter, when a closing command signal is received from the management device 6, the ready signal is turned off and the processing of the main control device 161 ends.

In the local control device 62, when the power of the ball rental a14 is turned on, the RAM 111 is cleared, the I10 boat is initialized, and the ready signal from the main control device ff161 is read, which reads the ball rate from the ball rate setting switch 115. When the feeding method is received and the presence or absence of the feeding method is checked, and if the feeding method is planted in a predetermined number or more, the alarm signal is turned off and the pilot lamp 41 is turned on to indicate that the cart 2 can be accepted. Display to the person. On the other hand, if there are no more than a certain number of supply methods, an alarm signal is sent to the main controller i.
! Send to 61.

After that, when the player inserts a coin into the coin input slot 39 and the first coin detector 70 detects the coin, it transmits a cart acceptance prohibition signal to the main control device 61, turns on the first solenoid 63 for a certain period of time, and then inputs the coin. is caused to flow down to the coin identification device 56. If the coin is determined to be a defective coin by the coin identification device 56, the coin is returned. On the other hand, if the coin is a regular coin, the coin is counted by the ejection counter and the input amount is displayed according to the amount of the coin.
In the case of 00 yen coins, add "5" to the ejection counter,
"5" is displayed on the input amount display 40, and in the case of a 100 yen coin, rlJ is added to the discharge counter, and rlJ is displayed on the input amount display 40.

Then, the second solenoid electromagnet 72 is turned on and a timer is set, and when the second coin detector 82 detects a coin within a certain period of time set by the timer, the second solenoid electromagnet 72 is turned off and the ball is ejected. Move to. On the other hand, if the second coin detector 82 does not detect a coin within a certain period of time set by the timer, it is assumed that an abnormality such as a coin clogging the coin flow path 54 has occurred, and an alarm signal is turned on and the second solenoid is activated. The electromagnet 72 is turned off and the coin is guided to the coin return port 44.

In the ball ejection operation, the ejection solenoid 88 is turned on for a certain period of time and a ejection monitoring timer is set. When the ejection end sensor is turned on within the certain period of time set by the ejection monitoring timer, rlJ is displayed from the ejection counter and the input amount display. 40
rlJ is subtracted from , and a first discharge completion signal is transmitted to the main control device 61. On the other hand, if the discharge end sensor 89 is not turned on within a certain period of time set by the timer, it is assumed that there is an abnormality in the ball discharge operation, an alarm signal is turned on, and the process returns to the initial stage. After repeating the above process, when the value of the discharge counter reaches "0", the card acceptance prohibition signal is turned off and the process returns to the initial stage.

When the card amount data is received from the main control unit N61, the amount is displayed on the balance display 47, the number of balls to be ejected is determined from the ball rate, and the ejection solenoid 88 is turned on for a certain period of time.
When the discharge monitoring timer is set and the discharge completion sensor turns on within the specified time set by the discharge monitoring timer,
A second discharge completion signal is transmitted to the main control device 81.

On the other hand, if the discharge end sensor 89 is not turned on within a certain period of time set by the timer, it is assumed that there is an abnormality in the ball discharge operation, an alarm signal is turned on, and the process returns to the beginning. Then, set the main monitoring timer, subtract the purchase amount from the initial balance, display 47 on the balance display, turn off the balance display 47 after a certain period of time set by the timer, and start the ball ejection operation. finish.

As described above, in the ball lending machine 4, the main control device fi61 controls the I'41a device, the cart reading, updating, and data transmission with the management device 6, and the local control device controls the ball lending operation. 62, it is possible to prevent counterfeiting of cart 2 and modification of sales data, etc. That is, the main control device 61 controls the storage method and storage location of valuable data etc. stored on the card 2 in order to seal it at the cart issuing center 1 and distribute it to each pachinko game parlor.
The arithmetic processing method in the CPU 102, communication specifications with the management device 6, data encryption method, etc. are not disclosed to pachinko game machine manufacturers, game media lending device manufacturers, and pachinko game parlors.

In addition, the local control device W162 only controls the rental operation of one ball, and does not calculate sales data, etc.
Therefore, at a pachinko game parlor, sales data from card 2 may be inflated, for example, when requesting payment from card issuing center l, even though the pachinko game balls worth 200 yen have actually been lent out, 400
It would be impossible to make a claim under the guise of renting pachinko game balls worth 10,000 yen.

An example of sales data managed by the management device 6 is shown in FIGS. 21 and 22.

Figure 21 is a configuration diagram showing the outline of the ball lending machine sales file.
When a ball is lent with a coin at the ball lending machine a4, the machine number of the ball lending machine 4 and the amount for each person are transmitted to the management device 6. Also, when a ball is lent by cart 2, ball lent @4
The machine number, the type of the inserted card 2, and the purchase amount are transmitted to the management device 6. These data are stored in the management device 6 as a file for each ball rental machine. This file for each ball lending machine is composed of one day's worth of data including coin sales, card sales, purchase time, cart type, purchase amount, and monitor information.

Further, when an abnormality occurs from the ball lending machine 4 to the management device g16, monitor information is also transmitted together with the machine number. This monitor information consists of 8 bits, and 1 bit controls abnormality information.
It consists of bits and four pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit. Note that the remaining 3 bits are unused. Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the restart switch 104 is pressed by the game store clerk, monitor information is transmitted again to indicate recovery.

FIG. 22 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a common file for integrating and transmitting vending machine sales data and ball lending machine sales data to the card issuing center 1. Updated together when updated.

This common file stores the total ball rental machine sales corresponding to the card ball rental machine sales that store the card ball rental machine sales, the total number of purchases, the number of uses for each card type, and the vending machine sales corresponding to the vending machine sales data. The total, the total number of cards issued in the cart, the total number of issued cards for each type of card, and the calculated sales value, which is the actual accounts receivable at the game store, which is calculated by subtracting the total sales of vending machines from the total sales of ball rental machines, and is set and transmitted at the card issuing center. Encryption code used for data processing, date information,
It consists of a ball lending rate and a working area, and the working area is written with the total of coin and ball lending machine destinations that store ball lending machine sales using coins.

Incidentally, the encrypted data may be changed daily, and the ball rate can be stored in a changeable manner in the management device 6, and the ball rate can be sent to the ball lending machine 4 at the same time as the store opening command.
The ball rate setting switch l15 becomes unnecessary.

The above-described common file may be transmitted to the cart issuing center 1, or if more detailed data is required, the contents of the ball lending machine sales file and the vending machine sales file may be added and transmitted.

By transmitting the above file, the gaming parlor requests the cart issuing center 1 to settle the total sales of the cart vending machine and the total sales of the ball lending machine (sales calculation value).

In addition, in order to prevent the amount of sales data from being transmitted on the in-store transmission line 7 or the out-of-store transmission line 8, the bits of the transmitted data are rearranged using encryption from the card issuing center 1.
By processing sales data, it is possible to prevent the amount of data at game parlors from increasing. If this code is changed every day, it will be more effective.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the cart 2 is inserted into the ball rental machine 4, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are ejected, but it is possible for the player to arbitrarily select the number of pachinko balls to be ejected. A selection switch may be provided to select and eject pachinko balls worth, for example, 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, etc.

In the above embodiment, a game media lending device that rents out balls to be used at a pachinko parlor has been described. However, the game media in the present invention is not limited to balls, but may also lend game coins, etc. The cart used in the example.

It can be used in any mechanism that uses a prepaid card, such as a card-type sealed ball pachinko machine, a vending machine, etc.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the game machine 11, both cards and coins can be used when borrowing pachinko balls from a ball rental machine.

However, even if you run out of balance on your card during a game, you don't have to get up from your seat, go to the card vending machine and buy a cart, and you can borrow a pachinko ball with the coins you have and continue playing. Can be done.

Furthermore, even if the player wants to play with a small amount of money less than the card sales amount, the 5M players will not be dissatisfied because they can borrow pachinko balls using coins without purchasing cards.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 151 is a conceptual diagram of a pachinko gaming system, Fig. 2 is a system configuration diagram in a game parlor, Fig. 3A is a surface view of a card, and Fig. 3B is a diagram of a card. 4 is a block diagram of the management device, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the keyboard installation, FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts of processing in the control device of the management device, and FIG.
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the coin lending machine, Figure 9 is a perspective view of the flow regulating member, Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views of the coin flow path branching member, and Figure 12 is a cross section of the coin flow path branching member. Surface diagram. Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the inside of the ball discharging device, Fig. 14 is a block diagram of the control device of the ball lending machine, Figs. 15 to 20 are flowcharts of processing in the control device of the ball lending machine, and Fig. 21 22 is a configuration diagram of the ball rental machine sales file, and FIG. 22 is a configuration diagram of the common file. In the diagram, 1...Card issuing center, 2...Card. 3... Card vending machine, 4... Ball lending machine, 5... Pachinko machine, 6... Management device, 39... Coin slot, 4
0... Input amount display, 43... Ball discharge port, 45.
..., card reader/writer, 46-...cart insertion slot,
47... Balance display. Figure 9 Figure 1/Figure 10 Figure 12

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A storage medium that stores at least valuable data and security data, a storage medium issuing center that supervises issuance and settlement of the storage medium, and a storage medium sales means that sells the storage medium to players. , a gaming media lending device that lends gaming media to players; and a gaming media lending device that is electrically connected to the storage media vending device and the gaming media lending device via a transmission line, and that monitors the sales status of storage media and the lending status of gaming media. In a pachinko gaming system comprising a management device that performs calculation and storage, the game media lending device includes a money slot for inserting money, an input amount display for displaying the amount of the inserted money, and the storage medium inserted therein. a storage medium insertion port for reading valuable data from the storage medium; a storage medium loading device that communicates with the storage medium loading device to read valuable data from the storage medium; a balance display that displays the amount of valuable data read by the storage medium loading device; a gaming media ejecting device for discharging the media to a gaming media ejecting port, a first gaming media lending means for lending gaming media within the range of the balance stored in the storage medium, and a range of the amount of money inserted. A second game medium lending means for lending out game media within the storage medium lending device is provided, and the game medium lending device includes a first control unit for performing control necessary for reading and updating valuable data stored in the storage medium in the storage medium loading device. 1. A pachinko gaming system, comprising: a second control device electrically connected to the first control device and performing necessary control for the operation of the input amount display and the game medium ejecting device.