JPH02224690A - Command card type premium exchange mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute an exchange with a player's desired premium, and also, to curtail a space and personnel expenses by providing each means of a counting means of an acquisition game medium and a remainder game medium, a card issuing and card recording means and a sales data transfer means, etc., so that a premium game medium control center can claims an amount of money corresponding to the game medium obtained by a player to each game store, and pays a remuneration to a sales store which sells a commodity by a card. CONSTITUTION:A premium ball account settling machine 1 is connected electrically through an in-store transmission line 3 to a managing device 2 installed in a game store. Also, the managing device 2 is connected electrically to a premium ball control center 5 through an out-store transmission line 4. In this state, in the case when a player executes a game by a pinball machine 6 and obtains a premium ball, he throws this premium ball into the premium ball account settling machine 1, and receives a card 7 in which the number of premium balls is stored and remainder balls. Subsequently, the player obtains a commodity as a premium within a range of the amount of money stored in the card 7 at a sales store in which a card rewriting and updating machine 8 is installed. Next, the premium ball control center 5 executes the settlement of account of the card price to each game store and the commodity price to the sales store. In such a way, a player's degree of satisfaction is enhanced, and also, it becomes unnecessary to show the commodities in the store, and the space is saved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) This invention records the number of game media that a player has won as a prize on a card in a prize game media settlement machine, and uses the card to Regarding a common card-type premium exchange mechanism that allows customers to purchase products.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, game media that a player obtains as a prize as a result of a game at a pachinko game parlor or the like is exchanged for a prize only at the game parlor.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the conventional prize exchange system described above, players can only exchange prize game media for prizes at the game parlor where they have acquired the prize game media. There are limits to the types of prizes that can be exchanged, and it is not always possible to exchange them for the prize desired by the player.

On the other hand, in game parlors, prizes are exchanged in proportion to the number of prize game media in one store, so space is required to display a wide variety of prizes, and employees are also required to exchange prizes. This poses a burden in terms of space and labor costs.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and is a prize game media payment machine that counts game media that a player has won as a prize and issues a card with the counting result stored. , a management device that calculates and manages the counting results of the won gaming media at the prize gaming media adjustment machine, and a prize game that centrally manages the counting results of the won gaming media calculated by the management device at a plurality of game parlors. In a common card-type prize exchange mechanism consisting of a media management center and a store where you can win products as prizes with the cards issued by the prize game media payment machine, the prize game media payment machine has the ability to An acquired game media counting means for counting the acquired game media, a surplus game media counting means for counting the remaining game media that does not meet the standard number for prize exchange, and a surplus game media return for returning the surplus game media to the player. a card issuing means for issuing the card to the player; a card recording means for recording the number of gaming media counted on the card; and a transmitting means for transmitting the number of settled gaming media and the number of remaining gaming media to the management device. a first control means for controlling the card recording means, the card issuing means, and the transmission means; a second control device for controlling the acquired game media counting means, the surplus game media counting means, and the surplus game media return means; The management device includes an acquired game media number calculation storage means for calculating and storing the number of acquired game media, a remainder game media calculation storage means for calculating and storing the remaining number of game media, and a surplus game media calculation and storage means for calculating and storing the number of acquired game media, and a system for calculating and storing the number of acquired game media. A means for transmitting the number of acquired gaming media to the management center is provided, and the store is provided with a means for transmitting the number of acquired gaming media to the management center, and the store is provided with a means for reading out and updating the information recorded on the card when a player acquires a product as a prize using the acquired card. The card rewriting/updating machine is equipped with a product amount input means for inputting the amount of the purchased product, a game media number conversion means for converting the product amount into the number of game media, and a card rewriting/updating machine. A card updating means for subtracting and updating the number of game media corresponding to the exchanged product from the recorded number of prize game media; a sales data storage means for storing sales of products purchased with the card; and a sales data storage means for storing the sales data for the prize game and a means for transmitting sales data to the media management center, and the prize game media management center bills each gaming parlor for an amount corresponding to the gaming media acquired by the player;
It is characterized by paying a price to the store that sells the product using the card (Function) When the player inserts the game media he/she has won into the prize game media payment machine, the prize game media payment machine The medium counting means counts the number of game media inserted, the card recording means records the number of game media on a card, and the card issuing means issues the card to the player.

In this case, the remaining game media that does not meet the standard number for prize exchange are returned to the player.

The counting results counted by the above-mentioned acquired gaming media counting means and surplus gaming media counting means are transmitted to the management device by the transmitting means.

Further, in the prize game media payment machine, the card recording means, the card issuing means, and the transmission means are controlled by the first control means,
The second control device controls the acquired game media counting means, the surplus game media counting means, and the surplus game media return means.

In the management device, the number of acquired gaming media transmitted by the above-mentioned transmission means is calculated and stored by the acquired gaming media number calculation storage means, and the number of acquired gaming media is transmitted to the prize gaming media management center by the acquired gaming media number transmission means. .

A player who owns a card obtains a product as a prize within the amount corresponding to the acquired game media stored on the card at a store where a card rewriting/updating machine is installed. At this time, the store enters the amount of the product that the player will acquire into the card rewriting/updating machine using the product amount input means, and the card rewriting/updating machine inputs the amount of the product entered by the number of game media converting means into the amount of the game media. The card updating means subtracts the number of game media corresponding to the exchanged product from the number of prize game media stored on the card and updates and stores the result. The above product amount is stored as sales data by the sales data storage means, and is transmitted to the prize game media management center by the sales data transmission means.

The prize game media management center centrally manages the number of game media acquired by the multiple game stores mentioned above and the sales data transmitted from the stores, and reports the number of game media acquired by players to each game store. charge an amount equivalent to

On the other hand, consideration is paid to the store that sells products using the card.

Further, when the remaining game media is donated to a third party at the player's choice, the following effects occur.

In the premium game media settlement machine, the number of remaining game media is counted by the remaining game media counting means, and the remaining game media are returned to the player by the remaining game media return means according to the player's selection, or the remaining game media are donated. Donate by any means.

This donation means is controlled by a second control device.

When surplus gaming media are donated, the number of surplus gaming media is calculated and stored in the management device by the surplus gaming media calculation storage means, and is sent to the prize gaming media management center by the surplus gaming media number transmission means. communicated.

The prize game media management center provides a third party with an amount corresponding to the number of game media left over from donations as a donation.

<Example> FIG. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of the system of the present invention.

A premium game media adjustment machine 1 installed in the game store is electrically connected to a management device 2 installed at an appropriate position in the game store via an in-store transmission line 3.

Further, this management device 2 is electrically connected to a prize ball management center 5 as a prize game media management center via an outside transmission line 4. When a player plays a game with the pachinko 116 and wins a prize ball as a result of the game, he or she inserts the prize ball into the prize payment machine 1 and receives the card 7 which stores the number of prize balls, which will be described in detail later. Uke takes the remaining ball. A player uses this card 7 to obtain a product as a prize within the amount of money stored in the card 7 at a store where a card rewriting/updating machine 8 is installed. The prize ball management center 5 settles the card price for each game parlor.
It also settles the product price to the store.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show the premium payment system l.

This premium law payment machine 1 is provided with a ball receiving part 10 on the top surface of a box body 9, and a display part 11 erected on the rear side of the top surface. are arranged in parallel, the front side of the upper surface is an inclined surface to form the operating section 14, and the operating section 1
4 has a card issue switch 15 and a surplus ball return switch 1
,6. Surplus ball donation switch 17, balance ball count display 18.
The 0-ball receiving section 10, in which the remaining ball number display 1'J and the remaining ball set number display 20 are arranged side by side, has a ball entrance 22 on the bottom surface 21, and a ball entrance 22 is opened on the bottom surface 21 from the opening 23 on the top surface of the box body. A side wall 24 is provided which slopes downward toward the front.

Further, the bottom surface 21 is located at the lower end of the side wall 24 and slopes downward toward the ball entrance 2Z, and the surface of the bottom surface 21 is provided with a plurality of introduction grooves 25 for guiding the balls. A shutter device 26 is provided to prevent admission. This shutter device 126 is opened and closed by a shutter drive mechanism 27 made of a solenoid or the like. Further, a card issuing port 28 and a ball return port 29 are provided on the front side of the box body 9. Inside the box 9, a card issuing device 30 is provided at a position communicating with the card issuing port 28, and a collection gutter 31 is provided at a position communicating with the ball entrance 22.
The upper ends are connected, a ball counter 32 is provided on the upper part of the collection gutter 31, and the return machine 33 is branched from the collection gutter 31.
The upper part of the ball storage part 4 is used as a ball storage part 34, a surplus ball discharge device 35 is provided at the lower part of the ball storage part 4, and the lower end of the return machine 33 is communicated with the return port 29. Also, inside the box body 9 is a card 7.
A local control device 36 is provided to control each device except for issuing control and to control communication with the management device 2. This local system @ device 36 is provided with a surplus pitch number setting device 37 for setting the minimum standard number of pitches to be stored when issuing the card 7.

FIG. 4 shows the surplus ball discharging device 35.

This surplus ball discharging device 35 includes a ball stopper section 39 that appears and retracts into the return machine 33 by the drive of a ball discharging solenoid 38 to restrict the flow of balls, and a ball discharging sensor 40 that detects each passing ball. , the bulb ejection solenoid 38 and bulb ejection sensor 40 are electrically connected to the local controller 36 .

As shown in Fig. 5, the card 7 issued by the above-mentioned premium law payment machine 1 has a thin plate shape made of paper, synthetic resin, etc., and has a balance display section 4 on its surface in the upper longitudinal direction. , a print area section 42 is provided below the balance display section 41, and four magnetic data storage sections and a security storage section 44 for storing security data are provided at the bottom in the longitudinal direction.

The balance display section 41 displays the approximate balance of the card 7 by punching holes.
The card is displayed with markings, etc., to let the card user know the balance on the card.

When the card 7 is issued by the premium law payment machine 1, the number of payment balls, payment mill (date of issue), and issuing store code are printed in the printing area section 42.

The magnetic data storage unit 43 stores the number of balls to be paid, the date of issue and issue store coat that are the same as the data printed in the print area,
The same security data as the security data stored in the security storage unit 44 is stored. When the player purchases a product using the card 7, the number of balls corresponding to the price of the product is subtracted from the settled ball count data, and the data is updated and stored. Further, this data may be directly stored in amount data instead of the number of balls to be settled. The security data is to prevent card forgery, and the card rewriting/updating machine 8
In the magnetic data storage section 43 and security storage section 4
4 are compared, and only when both data match, the card is authorized to be used for purchasing the product. That is,
If the two data do not match, the card can be detected as a fraudulent card.

The security storage section 44 is provided to prevent forgery of the card 7 as described above, and stores the same security data stored in the magnetic data storage section 43 using optical means, magnetic means, etc. The data is stored in a hidden state so that it cannot be read from the outside.

In addition, an arrow is displayed on the surface of the card 7 to indicate the insertion direction to make it easier to understand the direction in which the card 7 is inserted. You can also cut it into pieces.

The above-mentioned card 7 is stored in the card issuing device 30 provided in the premium law payment machine 1 and issued. This card issuing device 30 is shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

The card issuing device 5130 has a horizontal 0-shaped card transport path 46 at the bottom of the card tank 45 that stores the cards 7, and the card tank 45
A take-out device 47 for taking out the cards 7 one by one from the card.
A card reader/writer 48 is provided for reading security data of the card 7 and recording magnetic data,
A transfer device 49 for reversing and conveying the card 7 is provided at the bending part of the card conveyance path 46, and a printing device 50 for printing on the printing area portion 42 of the card 7 from the transfer device W49 toward the card issuing port 28; Switching device M51 for switching the conveyance path for proper cards and defective cards. A dispensing device 52 is provided for dispensing a suitable card to the issuing port 28. The switching device 51 is provided with an invalid card conveyance path 53 branched from the card conveyance path 46, and a confiscation tank 54 is provided at a position communicating with the invalid card conveyance path 53. Further, at the bottom of the card tank 45, there is a first card sensor 55 that detects the presence or absence of the card 7 in the card tank 45, and in the confiscated tank 54, there is a second card sensor 56 that detects the amount of cards stored in the confiscated tank 54. , a main control device 57 is provided below the transfer device 49. At the front of the card issuing device 30, a card issuing port 28 is provided at the exit of the card conveyance path 46. A monitor display 58 is provided to display card full information, and a window 59 is formed on the front surface of the card tank 45 so that the remaining amount of cards can be confirmed from the outside. Also, below the monitor display 58.

A start switch 60 is provided to send recovery information to the main control device 57 when an abnormality occurs in the card issuing device 30 and an employee recovers the abnormality.

When the above-described card issuing device 30 receives a card issuing command from the main control device 57, the card issuing device 30 takes out the cards 7 one by one from the card tank 45 using the take-out device 47, guides them to the card transport path 46, and transports them to the card reader/writer 48. do. In the card reader/writer 48, the card 7 to be issued
Reads security data and records magnetic data. The recorded magnetic data is then reproduced to determine whether it has been correctly stored. Here, if no security data is stored or if magnetic data is not stored normally, it is determined that the card is inappropriate.

The card 7 on which data has been written and determined by the card reader/writer 48 is conveyed toward the back of the card issuing device 30 , the conveying direction is changed by the transfer device 49 , and the card 7 is conveyed toward the front of the card issuing device 30 . be done. When the card 7 reaches the switching device 51, based on the determination result of the card reader/writer 48.

Valid cards are conveyed to the extraction device 52, and invalid cards are conveyed to the confiscation tank 54. Then, the correct card is derived from the deriving device 5.
2, the invalid card is ejected to the card issuing port 28, and the invalid card is stored in the confiscation tank 54. When the first card sensor 55 detects that the card tank 45 is empty of cards 7, or when the second card sensor 56 detects that the confiscated tank 54 is full of invalid cards, the monitor display 58 displays these cards. Display.

A block diagram of the control device of the above-mentioned card prize ball settlement machine 1 is shown in FIG.

This control device consists of a main control device 57 that performs control regarding card issuance, and a local control device 36 that performs other controls. The reason why the control device is separated into two is to keep the specifications of the card 7 secret and to prevent counterfeiting of the card 7 or revision of the data stored in the card 7.

The main control device 57 includes an arithmetic control circuit 61° ROM 6
2. Consists of a main CPU 65 having a RAM 63, a transmission control circuit 64, and a driver 66, a receiver 67, and a card issuing device 3° ejecting device 47, card reader/writer 48, transfer device 49, and printing device. 50. Switching device 51, deriving device 52, monitor display 58, first card sensor 55, second card sensor 56, machine number setting device 68. A restart switch 60 is connected to control these. Also, main CPU6
5 is managed by the in-store transmission line 3 via a level conversion circuit 69 for shaping the waveform of the received data and increasing the drive ability of the transmitted data signal, and a branching circuit 70 for branching and combining the transmitted signal and the received signal. It is electrically connected to device i2.

On the other hand, local control equipment! 136 is the arithmetic control circuit 71, R
Local CPU7 with OM 72, RAM 73
A ball counter 321 .4 is connected to the local CPU 74 via a receiver 75 . A surplus ball return switch 16, a surplus ball donation switch 17, a card issuing switch 15, a ball ejector 40, and a core for setting the number of remaining balls are connected to receive signals from these and display the number of settled balls via the driver 76. Container 18, remaining ball number display 19, remainder 1 setting number display 2
0, a payment in progress display 12, a payment abort display 13, a shutter drive mechanism 27, and a bulb discharge solenoid 38 are connected to drive these.

Further, the main control device 57 and the local control device 36 are electrically connected, and a ready signal, an issuance completion signal, etc. are transmitted from the main control device 57 to the local control device 36, and the local control device 36 receives a ready signal, an issuance completion signal, etc. 36 to main control device 5
7, issuance command signal, settled ball number signal, remaining ball number signal,
Alarm signals, donation signals, etc. are transmitted.

Flowcharts of the processing in the prize ball adjustment machine 1 are shown based on FIGS. 8 to 1θ.

Main control unit! At 57, when the power is turned on, R
The AM area 63 is cleared, the I10 boat is initialized, and the machine number is read from the machine number setter 68. When the store opening command signal is received from the management device 2, the code code for processing the signal to be transmitted to the management device i2, store code specific to each game store, and date information are read, and it is confirmed that the store opening command signal has been received. A response signal is sent to the management device 2.

Check the monitor indicating an abnormality in the card issuing device 30.

If there is an abnormality, the monitor cause is displayed on the monitor display 58,
Setting the monitor occurrence factor in monitor information, transmitting the state of the abnormality as monitor information to the management device 2, turning off the ready signal and waiting for the restart switch 60 to be pressed.
When the cause of the abnormality is removed and the restart switch 60 is pressed, the monitor information is reset, monitor information indicating normality is sent to the management device 2, the display on the monitor display 58 is turned off, and the ready signal is turned on. Return to abnormality detection processing.

On the other hand, if there is no abnormality and no abnormality is found in the local control device 36, the ready signal is turned on and an issuance command signal from the local control device 36 is waited for. When the issuance command signal is received from the local control device 36 and the settlement ball number signal, remaining ball number signal, and donation signal are received, the card 7 is taken out from the card tank 45 and the card reader/writer 4
8, the security data is read and it is determined whether the card is a proper card or not. If the card is a proper card, the number of settled balls 1 year month 1 Karapo code and security data are magnetically stored in the card 7. Then, the stored magnetic recording data is reproduced, and the card 7 is printed only when it matches the stored data! 50, and the number of settled balls, year, month and date on card 7.
A store code is printed and the card 7 is conveyed to the card issuing port 28. On the other hand, if the card is invalid and the stored data and the reproduced data do not match, the card 7 is transported to the confiscation tank 54 and the card 7 is transferred to the confiscation tank 54.
4, the process returns to the card 7 issuance process. When the correct card is normally conveyed to the card issuing port 28, the issuance completion signal is turned on, and data such as machine number, number of coins to be paid, number of remaining coins, and whether or not donations are processed are processed using the code read at startup, and payment is made. It is sent to the management device 2 as data.

After that, when the main control device 57 receives the closing command signal from the management device 2, it turns off the ready signal and ends the process.

On the other hand, local control equipment! At 136, when power is turned on, RAM area 73 is cleared and the I10 port is initialized. The number of balls to be left over is read from the remaining ball number setting device 37, the number of remaining balls is displayed on the remaining 1 set number display 20, the shutter device 26 is closed to prevent receiving prize balls, and settlement is canceled. Turn on the display 13 and wait for a ready signal from the main control device 57. If a ready signal is not received, turn on the payment abort display 13, turn off the payment in progress display 12, and return to the state of waiting for a ready signal. .

When the ready signal is received, a monitor indicating an abnormality in the surplus ball discharging device 35 is checked, and if there is an abnormality, an alarm signal is turned on to notify the main control device 57 that there is a local abnormality. On the other hand, if there is no abnormality, the alarm signal is turned off, the checkout stop indicator 13 is turned off, the checkout indicator 12 is turned on, and the shutter device 26 is opened to receive the prize balls. And surplus ball discharge device 35
The monitor factor is reset, the settlement counter and the remaining ball counter are reset, and the settlement ball number display 18 and the remaining ball number display 19 are turned off.

When the ball counter 32 detects a ball, rl is displayed on the remaining ball counter.
J is added, and the remaining ball counter value and the remainder 1 setting value are compared. If the number of remaining balls matches the predetermined remainder 1 setting value, the remaining ball counter value is added to the settlement counter value, and the remaining balls are calculated. Clear the counter and display the remaining ball counter value and settlement counter value on the remaining ball number display 19 and the settlement ball number display 1, respectively.
Display on 8. On the other hand, if the surplus ball counter value does not reach the predetermined surplus ball setting ``,'' that time is treated as a surplus ball.
O”, or even if there are no coins and the balance counter value is rQJ, there are surplus balls and the balance counter value is “O”.
If it is not "0", the process moves to card issuing processing.

When the card issuing switch 15 is pressed by the player, the shutter device 25 is closed and no more payment balls are accepted. When the player presses the surplus ball return switch 16, it memorizes that the surplus balls are to be returned to the player, and sends a settled ball number signal and a surplus ball number signal to the main control device 57, or When the surplus ball donation switch 17 is pressed by a person, a donation signal is transmitted to the main control device 57. Then, an issue command signal is sent to the main control device 57 to issue the card 7 to the player.

When the issuance completion signal is received from the main control device 57, and there are surplus balls and the surplus ball return switch 16 is pressed, the ball discharge solenoid 38 is turned on and the surplus balls are returned to the player. . In this case, a discharge monitoring timer is set, and each time the discharge sensor detects a discharged ball within a preset fixed time, "1" is subtracted from the surplus ball counter and the display on the surplus ball number display 19 is updated. This surplus ball discharge operation is repeated until the value of the surplus ball counter reaches rlJ. On the other hand, if the discharge of the remaining balls is not completed within a preset fixed time, the ball discharge solenoid 38 is turned off and a monitor is set to indicate that there is an abnormality in the discharge device. When all the surplus balls are discharged normally, the ball discharge solenoid 3
8 and return to the initial stage of the payment process.

The management device 2 includes a central processing unit 7 as shown in FIG.
7, a main storage device 78, an auxiliary storage device i79, a calendar 80, a keyboard 81, a display device 82 consisting of a cathode ray tube, etc., a printer 83, a first transmission control device 84, and a second transmission control device 85. These are electrically connected. Further, power is supplied to the management device 2 via an auxiliary power supply device 86 and a power supply device 87.

Central processing unit! Reference numeral 77 denotes a device for comprehensively managing each control device in the management device 2, and performs data reception and transfer between each device, data arithmetic processing, and the like.

The main storage device 78 has a payment machine file that stores payment data for each prize ball payment machine and a common file that stores total payment data, and also includes a processing program of the central processing unit 77 when the power is turned on. be remembered.

The auxiliary storage device 79 is made up of, for example, a hard disk, and stores unique data such as a store number used by the processing program of the central processing unit 77 and the prize ball management center 5 to identify each game store. Stores the day's payment data.

The calendar 80 is for setting the year, month, day, time, etc. The year, month, and day information is stored in the auxiliary storage device 79 for each payment data.
The time data is used when storing the data in the system and when sending the payment data to the prize ball management center 5, and the time data is sent to the prize payment machine.
It is used when storing payment information from the main storage device 78.

The keyboard 81 is a command panel for the central processing unit 77, and as shown in FIG.
8, opening switch 89, closing switch 90, sales switch 91, print switch 92, sending switch 93, file switch 94. A numeric keypad 95 etc. is provided. The key switch 88 includes an opening switch 89 and a closing switch 9.
This is a switch to prevent erroneous operation of the 0, and each switch will not operate unless the switch is turned on. The store opening switch 89 is a switch for starting the acceptance of payment balls at the premium payment system l, and by operating this switch, a command to start payment is sent to the premium payment system l. The closing switch 90 is a switch for ending the reception of settlement balls in the premium law settlement machine 1. By operating this switch, a settlement termination command is sent to the premium law settlement machine 1. The sales switch 91 is a command switch for causing the display device 82 to display operation performance data of the premium law settlement 41!1. Print switch 9
2 is the printer 83 for the operation record data of the premium law payment machine l.
This is a command switch for printing. The transmission switch 93 is a command switch for transmitting payment data and the like to the prize ball management center 5. Incidentally, in the case where payment data, etc. are automatically transmitted in response to a command from the prize ball management center 5, this transmission switch 93 becomes unnecessary. The file switch 94 is a switch for storing payment data in the auxiliary storage device 79. The numeric keypad 95 is a switch for inputting the machine number of the premium law payment machine 1, etc. when the user wants to know the sales of a particular premium law payment machine 1.

The printer 83 is a device for printing the payment results and the like in the above-mentioned premium law payment machine 1.

The first transmission control device 84 is a device for establishing transmission/reception rights on the in-store transmission line 3 in the gaming parlor, standardizing the transmission/reception data, and managing the transmission/reception of data required by the central processing unit 77. .

The second transmission control device 85 is a device for establishing transmission and reception rights on the outside transmission path 4 between the gaming parlor and the prize ball management center 5 and standardizing the transmission and reception data.

The power supply device i87 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 86 is a power source for bow-up during a power outage, so that the sales data etc. stored in the main storage device 78 will be lost due to a power outage. This is a device installed to prevent this.

Flowcharts of the processing in the management device 2 described above are shown in FIGS. 13 to 15.

In the management device 2, the settlement data regarding each premium law settlement machine 1 is processed as a settlement machine file, and the data stored in the settlement machine file is collectively processed as a common file.

When the power is turned on in the management device 2, each file is cleared and the code code from the prize ball management center 5,
A store code unique to each gaming parlor is received, this code code and store code are memorized, and when the store opening switch 89 is turned on, a store opening command signal is sent to the premium law payment machine 1, code code, store code, and date information. , and waits for a response signal from the Premiums Act settlement machine 1 for a certain period of time. At this point, the response signal from the Premiums Act settlement machine 1 is not received, and a communication error is set in the monitor information of the settlement machine file. and display device 8
2. Outputs the machine number and the cause of the abnormality of the premium law payment machine l in which an abnormality occurred in 8 printers. Then, the above-mentioned process is performed until all the prize balls have been settled.

If there is a premium payment machine that has experienced a communication error during the above process, it will send the opening command signal and code code again to the corresponding error machine, wait for a response for a certain period of time, and then receive the response signal. Then, the communication error in the monitor information of the corresponding file is reset.

At this point, check whether monitor information has been received from the Premiums Act payment machine l. If monitor information is received, search the corresponding machine number in the payment machine file and read the received monitor information into the corresponding file. If an abnormality has occurred, the display device 82 and printer 83 output the machine number and cause of the abnormality of the premium law payment machine 1 in which the abnormality has occurred, and notify the staff that an abnormality has occurred.

When the settlement data from the premium settlement machine 1 is received, the corresponding machine number in the settlement machine file is searched, the time is read from the calendar 80, and the total number of settled balls, the total number of remaining balls, the number of settled balls received, and the number of remaining balls are calculated. and rlJ is added to the number of payments. Here, if there is a surplus ball donation, the received number of surplus balls is added to the total number of surplus balls donated. Then, 1 time, the number of settled balls, the number of remaining balls, and the presence or absence of donations are stored, and the total number of settled balls, the total number of remaining balls, the total number of remaining balls donated, and the number of settlements are updated in the common file.

When the sales switch 91 is pressed, the settlement data of the common file is outputted to the display device 82, and when the print switch 92 is pressed, the settlement data of the common file is outputted to the printer 83.

Then, when the closing switch 90 is pressed, the prize ball settlement 1
Send a closing command signal to ml. When the transmission switch 93 is pressed, the payment data in the common file is read out, the store court, date information, and payment data are processed using the stored code, and the processed payment data is sent to the prize ball management center 5. . When the file switch 94 is pressed, the payment machine file and the common file are stored in the auxiliary storage device 79 together with the year, month, and day information, and the processing in the management device 2 ends.

It should be noted that the data may be transmitted to the prize ball management center 5 at the same time as the closing of the store without operating the transmission switch 93, or the data may be transmitted by a transmission request command from the prize ball management center 5. Files may be automatically stored in the auxiliary storage device 2179 at the same time as the store is closed, without operating the switch 94.

FIG. 16 shows a card rewriting/updating machine 8 installed in a store such as a department store.

This card rewriting/updating machine 8 has an operation section 97 provided on the top surface of a box 96, a display section 98 provided upright at the rear of the box 96, a card insertion slot 99 provided on the front of the box 96, and a bar code. The barcode reading device 100 is configured to read the barcode of a product with a .

The operation unit 97 is provided with a product amount input switch 101 consisting of a numeric keypad on the right side of the surface, and an amount determination switch 103 for instructing a control device 102 (to be described later) to finish inputting the amount, above the product amount input switch 101. A transmission switch 104 for transmitting the sales amount by the card 7 to the prize ball management center 5 and an update switch 105 for updating the number of prize balls stored in the card 5 are arranged side by side on the left and right, and the product amount input is performed. A receipt issuing port 106 is provided on the left side of the switch 101, and a sales printing switch 107 for printing sales data is provided below the receipt issuing port 106.

The display unit 98 is provided with a product price display 108 that displays the price of the product entered on the right side of the front surface, and above the product price display 108 is a reception desk that displays that the card 5 can be accepted. A display 109 and an alarm display 110 that lights up when the inserted card 5 is an invalid card or when the amount of the product exceeds the balance of the card 5 are installed side by side on the left and right. A man-hour display 111 that displays the stored man-hours and an amount conversion display 112 that converts and displays the man-hours into a monetary amount are arranged vertically side by side.

Further, inside the box body 96, a card reader/writer 113 is installed at a position communicating with the card insertion slot 99, and a receipt issuing slot 113 is installed at a position communicating with the card insertion slot 99.
06, a control device 102 for controlling each device and calculating and storing sales data, and establishment of transmission/reception rights for transmitting sales data to the prize ball management center 5. A transmission control device 115 is provided for standardizing transmitted and received data.

The barcode reading device 100 is also provided with a reading switch 100a for transmitting the read barcode to the control device 102.

The above-mentioned card reader/writer 113 is shown in FIG. 17.

This card reader/writer 113 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored on the card, reading security data, and marking the number of remaining balls. A first conveyance roller 118 and a second conveyance roller 119 driven by a conveyance motor 117 are provided on the card conveyance path 116, and the first conveyance roller 118 faces the card insertion slot 99. An insertion detection sensor 120 is provided on the side of the card insertion slot g9, and a security reading sensor 121, a read/write head 122. A marking device 123 is provided, a transport motor 117 is provided near the end of the card transport path 116, a card confiscation tank 124 is provided behind the card transport path i16, and the card transport path 11 is provided between the transport motor 116 and the card confiscation tank 124. A reversal position detection sensor 125 is provided on the .6, and the transport motor 117
An encoder 127 that rotates simultaneously with the transport motor 117 is attached to the shaft 126 of the transport motor 117, and a positioning sensor 128 faces the encoder 127.
7. The insertion detection sensor I20, the security reading sensor 121, the read/write head 122, and the marking device 123 are electrically connected to the control device N102.

The conveyance motor 117 is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation for driving a roller that conveys the card 7, and is a motor that can rotate in forward and reverse directions.
18, is connected to a second conveyance roller 119 via a conveyance belt 129. The insertion detection sensor 120 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 7 and driving the transport motor 117 in normal rotation. During card ejection, when the card 7 is no longer at this sensor position, the transport motor 1 is activated.
17 is stopped. Security reading sensor 121
teeth.

It is a sensor for reading data hidden in the security storage section 44 of the card 7, and consists of an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc., depending on the storage method of the security storage section 44. The read/write head 122 is a head for reading data stored in the magnetic data storage section 43 of the card 7 and updating the data, and is composed of a magnetic head or the like.

The marking device W123 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display section 41 of the card 7, and is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display section 41 of the card 7.
Consists of hole punches, printing stamps, etc. [Encoder] 27 is a device for generating a positioning signal for determining the data reading position and update position of the magnetic data storage section 43 of the card 7, the security data reading position, the marking position on the balance display section 41, etc. The zero positioning sensor 128, which is made of a slit disk or the like, is a sensor that detects the positioning signal of the encoder 127 and determines each reading position.
When the controller is a slit disk, the control device 10 optically detects the opening/closing status of the slit and converts it into a pulse train.
The 0 reversal position detection sensor 125 that sends out data to the card 2 is a sensor for determining the stop position of the card 7 and the reversal position of the transport motor 117.

This sensor detects the leading edge of the card 7 and determines the reverse position. The card confiscation tank 124 is a tank for storing cards 7 that have no remaining balls.

A block diagram of the control device 102 of the card rewriting/updating machine 8 described above is shown in FIG.

This control device 102 includes an arithmetic control circuit 1:10, RO
CPU 13 with M131 and RAM 132
It consists of 3.

This CPU 133 has a calendar circuit 134. Auxiliary RA
M135, card reader/writer 113, barcode reader 100. Receipt printer 114; transmission control device 115 is electrically connected and controls these. The CPU 133 also includes a product amount input switch 101, an update switch 105, a transmission switch 104, etc. via a receiver 136. Sales printing switch 107, conversion rate setting device 137, store code setting device 138, equipment number setting device 1 piece9. The amount confirmation switch 1 (13) is electrically connected and a signal is input, and the driver 140 is used to display the number of balls display 111, amount conversion display 112, product amount display 108, acceptance display 109, and alarm. The display device 11G is electrically connected and a drive signal is output.

In addition, the CPU 1:13 includes an auxiliary power supply device 1141 to prevent data stored in the event of a power outage from being lost.
．． Power is supplied via a power supply device 142.

Further, the transmission control device W115 is connected to a transmission line 143 such as a telephone line.
It communicates with the prize ball management center 5 via.

Flowcharts of the processing in the card rewriting/updating machine 8 described above are shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.

In the card rewriting/updating machine 8, when the power is turned on, the I
10 ports are initialized, RAM 132 and auxiliary RAM
M! :15 is cleared. Then, the conversion rate from man-hour to amount, store code, equipment number, and date information are read, and the conversion rate, store code, and equipment number 1 year, month, and date information are stored in the sales file. When the above process is completed, the acceptability indicator +09 is lit to indicate that the card 7 can be accepted.

When a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 99 and the insertion detection sensor 120 detects the card 7, card processing to be described later is performed.

When the sales print switch 107 is pressed, the total amount on the sales file, the number of cards handled, and the number of confiscated cards are output to the receipt printer 114.

When the transmission switch 104 is pressed, the data on the sales file is sent to the prize ball management center 5, the data on the sales file is output to the receipt printer 114, the acceptance indicator 109 is turned off, and the card rewriting/updating machine 8 Terminates the process.

Prize ball management center 5 that received the above sales data
In this case, the receiver audits the sales data it has received, and if it deems the sales data to be appropriate, it issues an order to the financial institution to pay the sales amount.

Card processing when the card 7 is inserted will be explained below.

When the insertion detection sensor 120 of the card reader/writer 113 detects a card, the transport motor 117 is driven to transport the card 7 into the card reader/writer 113 . Then, the security reading sensor 121 reads the security data stored in the security storage section 44, and the read/write sensor 122 reads the magnetic data stored in the magnetic data storage section 43. If the security data stored in the magnetic data storage section 43 and the security data stored in the security storage section 44 match and there is a memorized number of balls (balance), it is determined that the card is appropriate and the process proceeds to the next step. .

On the other hand, if the security data for one car does not match, or if there is no memory ball number (balance), the alarm display 110 is turned on for a certain period of time to call attention.

The cards are transported into the card confiscation tank 124.

Then, "rl" is added to the number of confiscated cards in the sales file.

If the card 7 is a proper card, the number of cards in the read magnetic data is displayed on the number of cards display 1.11, and the amount is converted to the amount corresponding to the number of cards according to the conversion rate, and the amount conversion display 112 to be displayed.

After the player selects a product and the sales clerk inputs the product price, the price confirmation switch 103 is pressed or the reading switch IQOa is pressed and the product price is read by the reader 10G, and the product selected by the player is displayed. amount is displayed on the product amount display 108. Then, the total amount of the product selected by the player is compared with the balance read from the card 7, and if the total amount of the product is within the balance, the product purchase process is performed.

On the other hand, if the total product amount exceeds the balance,
The alarm display 110 is lit for a certain period of time to call attention to the
Clear the display on the product price display 108 and return to the product price input process.

In the product purchase process, the product amount value is subtracted from the card amount value, and this subtracted value is displayed on the amount conversion display 112.

Also, convert this product amount into man-hours using the conversion rate,
The man-hours corresponding to the purchased product price are subtracted from the man-hours stored in the card 7, and the subtracted number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls display 11.
Display on 1. Then, the product amount value is added and stored in the sales file as the sales amount. When the above processing is completed, the display on the product price display 108 is cleared and the process returns to the product price input process.

When the update switch 105 is pressed, the date and
The time is read out and the date 1 time, product sales amount, and number of cards remaining are output to the receipt printer 114.

Here, when the number of cards becomes "0", the man-hours in the magnetic data storage section 43 of the card 7 are updated, the balance display section 41 is marked, the card 7 is transported into the card confiscation tank 124, and the sales file is filed. Add "l" to the number of confiscated cards above. On the other hand, if the number of cards is not rOJ, that is, if there is a balance, the magnetic data storage unit 4 of the card
3. Update the man-hours, mark the balance display section 41,
The card 7 is transported to the outside.

Then, the sales proceeds are added to the total sales amount on the sales file, "l" is added to the number of times the card has been handled, and the sales time, sales amount, and card issuing store code are stored on the sales file, and the process ends.

Figure 21 shows an outline of the payment machine file.

This settlement machine file contains the data on the number of balls paid when the player inputs the premium money into the premium payment machine l and presses the card issue switch 15, the machine number data of the premium payment machine where the payment was made, and the remaining balls. The number data and the presence or absence of donations are transmitted to the management device 2. These data are stored in the management device 2 as files for each prize ball payment machine. This prize ball settlement machine - The data for each machine includes the machine number, total number of balls paid, total number of remaining balls, total number of balls left over for donations, total data area consisting of the number of payments, and the payment time and number of paid balls for each payment. , number of remaining balls,
It is composed of an individual data area consisting of the presence or absence of donations, and one day's worth of data consisting of a monitor information area.

In addition, monitor information is also transmitted from the premium law settlement file to the management device W2 along with the machine number. This monitor information is
It consists of 8 bits, including 1 bit that controls abnormality information and 2 pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit. Note that the remaining 5 bits are unused. Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the restart switch 60 is pressed by the game store clerk, monitor information is transmitted again to indicate recovery.

FIG. 22 shows the common file W that integrates the data of the payment machine file.

This common file is updated when the data in the payment machine file is updated, and includes the total number of paid balls, total number of remaining balls, total number of remaining balls donated, code coat, store code, and setting value for the number of remaining balls. , and a working area.

The encrypted data may be changed daily, and the set value for the number of remaining balls is set at the prize ball management center 5, and each gaming parlor receives this set value via relay and sends it to the prize ball settlement machine 1. By doing so, the remaining ball number setting device 20 of the prize ball adjustment machine 1 becomes unnecessary.

The above-mentioned common file is transmitted to the prize ball management center 1. In addition, if more detailed data is required, the content of the payment machine file may be added and transmitted. By transmitting the above file, the game store requests the prize ball management center to settle the sales. do.

FIG. 23 shows an outline of the sales file created by the card rewriting/updating machine 8.

This sales file shows the sales time for each card.

It consists of sales amount, card issuing store code, total sales amount that integrates these data, number of cards handled, number of confiscated cards, store code, equipment number, date, and conversion rate.

The sales store transmits the above-mentioned sales file to the prize ball management center 1 and requests settlement of sales.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, a card storing the number of prize balls is issued by inserting the prize balls won by the player into the prize ball payment machine.

Therefore, players should bring this card with them.

You can exchange your card for a product within the amount equivalent to the number of prize balls you have won at any store that has a card rewrite/update machine installed. This allows the player to select a desired product from a wide variety of products and exchange it for a prize ball, thereby increasing the player's satisfaction level.

On the other hand, in game parlors, there is no need to display or store products to be exchanged for prize balls in the shop, and space can be saved. Furthermore, since the employees who were involved in exchanging prizes are no longer needed, the cost per person can be saved.

In addition, there were game parlors that donated the remaining game media that did not meet the standard number of prizes to a third party. Since this donation is managed collectively by the prize game media management center, there is no ambiguity in the donation and it is guaranteed that the donation will be made reliably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the system of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the prize ball adjustment machine, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the ball receiving section, and Fig. 4 5 is a front view of the card, FIG. 6A is a front view of the card issuing device, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the card issuing device.
Figure 7 is a block diagram of the control device of the card issuing device;
10 are flowcharts of processing in the card issuing device, FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the management device, FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of the keyboard, FIGS. 13 to 15 are flowcharts of processing in the management device, Figure 16 is a perspective view of the card rewriting/updating machine, Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view of the card issuing device,
Figure 18 is a block diagram of the card rewriting/updating machine, Figures 19 to 20 are flowcharts of processing in the card rewriting/updating machine, Figure 21 is a schematic diagram of the payment machine file, and Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of the common file. , FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of a sales file. In the figure, l...Prize ball adjustment machine, 2...management device, 3.
... In-store transmission line, 4... Out-of-store transmission line, 5... Prize ball management center, 6... Pachinko machine, 7... Card,
8... Card rewriting/updating machine, 30... Card issuing device, 32... Ball counter, 35... Surplus ball discharge device. Patent applicant: SOA Co., Ltd. Figure 4 Figure 23

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A prize game media adjustment machine that counts the game media that the player has won as a prize and issues a card that stores the counting results, and calculates the result of counting the acquired game media in the prize game media adjustment machine. a management device that manages the game media; a prize game media management center that centrally manages the counting results of acquired game media calculated by the management device at multiple gaming parlors; In a common card-type prize exchange mechanism consisting of stores where players can win products, the prize game media payment machine has an acquired game media counting means for counting the game media that players have won as prizes, and criteria for prize exchange. a surplus game media counting means for counting the surplus game media that is less than the number of game media, a surplus game media return means for returning the surplus game media to the player, a card issuing means for issuing the card to the player, and the card. A card recording means for recording the number of game media counted in the above, and a transmission means for transmitting the number of settled game media and the number of remaining game media to the management device are provided, and the card recording means, the card issuing means, and the transmission means are controlled. A first control means, a second control device that controls the acquired game media counting means, the surplus game media counting means, and the surplus game media returning means, and the management device calculates and stores the number of acquired game media. A gaming media number calculation storage means, a surplus gaming media calculation storage means for calculating and storing the remaining gaming media number, and an acquired gaming media number transmission means for transmitting the number of acquired gaming media to a prize gaming media management center are provided, and the above-mentioned store is equipped with a card rewriting/updating machine that reads and updates the information recorded on the card when a player uses the card he/she has acquired to win a product as a prize. A product amount input means for inputting the amount, a game media number conversion means for converting the product amount into the number of game media, and updating by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the exchanged product from the number of prize game media recorded on the card. A card updating means for recording, a sales data storage means for storing the sales of products purchased with the card, and a sales data transmission means for transmitting the sales data to the prize game media management center are provided, and the prize game media management center , a common card-type prize exchange mechanism characterized in that each game store is charged an amount corresponding to the game media acquired by the player, and the price is paid to the store that sells the product using the card. (2) A prize game media adjustment machine that counts the game media that the player has won as a prize and issues a card that stores the counting results, and calculates the result of counting the acquired game media in the prize game media adjustment machine. a management device that manages the game media; a prize game media management center that centrally manages the counting results of acquired game media calculated by the management device at multiple gaming parlors; In a common card-type prize exchange mechanism consisting of stores where players can win products, the prize game media payment machine has an acquired game media counting means for counting the game media that players have won as prizes, and criteria for prize exchange. a surplus game media counting means for counting the surplus game media that is less than the number of players; a surplus game media return means for returning the surplus game media to the player; and a fundraising means for providing the surplus game media as a donation to a third party. a card issuing means for issuing the card to the player; a card recording means for recording the number of gaming media counted on the card; and a transmitting means for transmitting the number of settled gaming media and the number of remaining gaming media to the management device. a first control means for controlling the card recording means, the card issuing means, and the transmission means, and a second control means for controlling the acquired game media counting means, the surplus game media counting means, the donation means, and the surplus game media return means. The management device includes: an acquired game media number calculation storage means for calculating and storing the number of acquired game media; a donation surplus game media calculation storage means for calculating and storing the number of surplus game media provided for donation;
Provided is an acquired game media number transmitting means for transmitting the number of acquired game media to the prize game media management center, and a donation surplus game media number transmitting means for transmitting the number of surplus game media provided for donation to the prize game media management center, The above-mentioned store is equipped with a card rewriting/updating machine that reads and updates the information recorded on the card when the player uses the card he/she has acquired to win a product as a prize. a product amount input means for inputting the amount of the purchased product; a game media number conversion device for converting the product amount into the number of game media; and a subtracting number of game media corresponding to the redeemed product from the number of prize game media recorded on the card. a card updating means for updating and recording the above-mentioned prize game media; a sales data storage means for storing sales of products purchased with the card; and a sales data transmission means for transmitting the sales data to a prize game media management center. The management center charges each game store an amount equivalent to the game media acquired by the player, pays the store that sells the product using the card, and collects any remaining game money that is donated to a third party. A common card-type prize exchange mechanism characterized by providing donations in an amount equivalent to the number of media.