JPH02277485A - Game medium lending device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a time for interrupting a game by arranging each game medium lending device and each card selling machine at each game machine. CONSTITUTION:Each game medium lending device 5 is set at each game machine 7, and is provided with a valuable data reading means 19 for reading the valuable data of a card, a game medium discharging means 31 for lending the game media of a certain number, a subtracting means for subtracting a usable valuable data from the valuable data of the card, and a renewing data for re-memorizing an arithmetic result at the subtracting means, on the card. Besides, auxiliary card selling devices 23, 24 for selling cards with memorized valuable data and security data at least by casting currencies through game players, and a valuable data transmitting means for transmitting the used valuable data and selling amounts on selling the cards in the selling device, are arranged. As this result, going to a card selling machine at a separated place in order to buy a new card is not required, and a time for interrupting a game can be shortened.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Fields> The present invention allows a card issuing center to issue a card storing valuable information and identification information, have a player purchase the card, and then use the card at a game parlor. The present invention relates to a game medium lending device in a card type gaming system, which lends out game media within an amount corresponding to the valuable data of the card when inserted into the game medium lending device.

<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 card-type game media lending device that issued a card at a game parlor and used the card to lend out game media such as balls.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in a card-type game media lending device that lends game media such as balls with a card, balls etc. can only be borrowed within the range of valid valuable data on the card. If the player runs out of valuable data, he or she must stop playing and insert money into a card vending machine to purchase a new card, which is troublesome for the player and significantly reduces the enjoyment of the game. Lose.

Furthermore, game media lending devices are generally installed at several locations within a store, and are also installed between game machines. Therefore, the game media lending device is shared by several players, or even if it is installed between gaming machines, one game media lending device is shared by two players. Therefore, if you run out of game media during a game and want to purchase new game media, if another player is using the game media lending device, you will have to wait until the player finishes using the device, and it will be difficult for the player to purchase new game media. It's irritating and seriously hurts the luck of the game.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes: a card storing at least valuable data and security data; a card issuing center that supervises issuance and settlement of the card; a main card vending device that sells the cards to players; a game media lending device that lends game media within the range of valuable data stored in the cards; and a gaming machine that plays games by inserting the game media; A payment machine for paying prize game media acquired with the game machine, the main card vending device, the game media lending device, the game machine, and the payment machine are electrically connected via a transmission line, and the card A management device that calculates and stores the sales status, rental status of game media, and settlement status of acquired game media, and a transmission means that transmits the calculation results calculated by the management device to the card issuing center, In a card-type gaming system that performs payment based on the above, the gaming media lending device is installed in each gaming machine, and includes a valuable data reading means for reading valuable data on the card, and a gaming media discharge device that lends out a certain number of gaming media. means, a subtracting means for subtracting the used valuable data from the valuable data of the card, an updating means for re-storing the calculation result of the subtracting means on the card, and a player inserting money into the valuable data and the security data. A game medium comprising at least an auxiliary card vending device that sells stored cards, and a valuable data transmitting means that transmits used valuable data and sales related to card sales in the auxiliary card vending device to a management device. Rental equipment.

<Function> A card issuing center issues and manages cards in which valuable data and security data are stored, and the cards are sold to players by a main card vending device or an auxiliary card vending device provided for each gaming machine.

The player inserts this card into a game media lending device provided for each gaming machine and borrows the game media.

Then, the player inserts the borrowed game media into the game machine and plays a game.

Further, by inserting money into an auxiliary card vending device provided in the game media lending device, a new card storing valuable data and security data is issued.

When the game ends and there is game media acquired as a prize, the prize game medium is put into the payment machine and payment is made.

The management device calculates and manages the card sales results at the main card vending device and the auxiliary card vending device, the lending results at the game media lending device, the payment results at the payment machine, etc.

Further, at the gaming parlor, the card sales results and gaming media rental results, which are calculated and managed by the above-mentioned management device, are transmitted to the card issuing center to request settlement, and the card issuing center performs settlement based on this.

<Example> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a system in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine and a so-called pachi-slot machine.

Inside the game store, there is a main card vending machine 3 for selling cards 2 (Fig. 4) storing valuable data and security data issued and managed by the card issuing center 1, and cards sold by the main card vending machine 3. 2, a ball lending machine 5 and a medal lending machine 6 as gaming media lending devices that lend out gaming media and issue cards 2 similar to the above-mentioned card 2 by inserting money into the auxiliary card vending machine 4; A pachinko I17 and a pachislot machine 8 are used as gaming machines for playing games using game media, a payment machine 9 for paying for premium game media obtained as a result of the game, and the above-mentioned main card sales@3. Auxiliary card vending machine 4, ball lending machine 5, medal lending machine 6, pachinko machine 7. A management device 11 that is electrically connected to the pachi-slot machine 8 and the checkout @ 9 via an in-store transmission line 10 and controls them is installed.

Further, the above-mentioned management device 11 communicates with the card issuing center 1 via an external transmission line 12.

The card issuing center 1 audits the sales data from the main card vending machine 3 and the auxiliary card vending machine 4 transmitted from the gaming parlor, the sales data from the ball rental @5, etc., and settles the card price.

Settlement between the above-mentioned card issuing center 1 and the game parlor is performed directly or via a financial institution.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 7 is shown below in FIG.

Pachinko 4m in Figure 2! 7 and a ball rental machine 5 are shown.

This pachinko machine 7 has a ball supply tray 14, a firing operation section 15, etc. disposed on the surface of a picture frame-like front frame 13, and
A game g116 is provided to cover the area later.

The ball lending machine 5 is placed on the upper part of the pachinko machine 7, and has a display unit 18 on the front side of the box body 17.

The display operation unit 18 is provided with an amount display 19 at the top that displays the balance of valuable data stored in the card 2, and a card insertion/ejection port 20 is provided at the bottom of the amount display 19. At the bottom of the switch 20, there are purchase selection switches 21 arranged side by side on the left and right for instructing the player to rent out the ball within the range of valuable data according to his/her selection. A return switch 22 is provided for returning the item. The above-mentioned purchase selection switch 21 is made up of, for example, switches for 100 yen, 300 yen, and SOO yen, and when the player presses the desired switch, balls corresponding to the amount of each switch are lent. Further, on the right side of the display operation section 18, there is a bill insertion slot 23 into which bills for purchasing a new card 2 are inserted. A card issuing port 24 from which the card 2 is ejected is opened. Also,
On the right side of the amount display 19, there is provided a keyhole which is a reset switch 25 for instructing abnormality recovery in the ball lending machine 5, and on the right side of the keyhole there is a pilot lamp 26.

The inside of the box 17 is shown in FIG.

Inside the box 17, a card reader/writer 27 is located at a position communicating with the card insertion/ejection opening 20, a bill validator 28 is located at a position communicating with the bill insertion slot 23, and an auxiliary card issuing device is located at a position communicating with the card issuing port 24. In addition to the device 29, a control device 30 for controlling each device of the ball lending machine 5 and a ball discharging device 31 for discharging the balls are also provided. Further, the control device 30 is provided with a machine number setting switch 32 for generating a unique machine number for each ball rental machine 1115. Furthermore, a speaker 33 is provided inside the display/operation section 18 for generating sound effects and the like during the game.

The bill validator 28 described above takes in the bill inserted by the player from the bill insertion slot 23, determines the authenticity of the bill, determines the type of one bill, sends a signal to the control device 30, and sends a signal to the control device 30 to determine whether the bill is inappropriate. If the banknote is determined to be a valid banknote, it will be returned to the player. On the other hand, when the banknote validator 28 determines that the banknote is an appropriate banknote and also determines the type of banknote, the card 2 is issued from the auxiliary card vending machine 29 in response to a signal from the control device 30.

The above-mentioned card 2 is shown in FIG.

The card 2 is a thin plate made of paper, synthetic resin, etc., and has a balance display section 341 and an issue display section 35 on the top in the longitudinal direction, and displays the sales amount and effective amount on the bottom in the longitudinal direction. An amount display section 36 and a security storage section 37 for storing security data are provided.

The balance display section 34 displays the approximate balance of the card 2 by punching holes.
It is displayed with markings or the like to let the card user know the balance of the card 2.

The issuance display section 35 is for preventing double issuance of the card 2, and indicates that the card 2 has already been issued by punch holes, markings, etc. when issuing the card 2 at the main card vending machine 3 or the auxiliary card vending machine a14. do.

The sales amount of the card 2 is displayed on the amount display section 36,
When selling the card 2 with a premium added, the effective amount obtained by adding the premium to the sales amount is also displayed. This premium makes the effective amount of Card 2 higher than the actual selling price and provides the difference to the player.For example, a 500 yen card does not have a 1000 yen
40 yen for a yen card, 100 yen for a 2000 yen card,
For a 3,000 yen card, the fee is 200 yen, for a 5,000 yen card, it is 400 yen, and for a 10,000 yen card, it is 800 yen.

The security storage unit 37 is provided to prevent forgery of the card 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.

In addition, an arrow 38 is displayed on the surface of the card 2 to indicate the insertion direction to make it easier to understand the insertion direction of the card 2, and in order to prevent mistakes in the insertion direction, one corner of the tip of the card 2 is marked in advance. The card 2 may be cut diagonally, or an advertisement display section 39 may be provided in the margin of the card 2 to display an advertisement.
A handling instruction section 40 may be provided to display how to handle the card 2.

On the back of the card, a magnetic data storage section 41 is provided as a valuable data storage area at the bottom in the longitudinal direction, and an issue number display section 42 and an issue date display section 43 are provided below the magnetic data storage section 41.

The magnetic data storage unit 41 stores amount data representing the valid amount of the card 2, card type data representing the issued amount of the card 2, and security data for preventing the card 2 from being counterfeited.

The amount data stores the valid amount of the card 2 at the time of card manufacture, and when the card 2 is used in the ball loan 115, the amount used is subtracted and stored again. The card type data stores the issued amount of card 2 at the time of manufacture.

Main card vending machine 3. When selling the card 2 in the auxiliary card vending machine 4, it is checked whether the amount data and the card type data match or not, thereby preventing issuing mistakes and fraudulent issuance of the card 2. The security data is the same as the data stored in the security storage section 37 described above at the time of card manufacture, and the two data are compared and if the data do not match, the card is treated as an invalid card.

Stolen cards can be detected by displaying a series of serial numbers that do not overlap with each other on the issue number display section 42, and if a lottery is conducted using these numbers, players can easily find invalid cards with no balance. Since there is no need to throw it away inside the amusement arcade, it can contribute to the beautification of the amusement arcade.

The above-mentioned auxiliary card issuing device 29 is shown in FIG.

This auxiliary card issuing device 29 has a horizontal 0-shaped card transport path 45 at the bottom of a card tank 44 that stores cards 2.
and a take-out device 4 for taking out the cards 2 one by one from the card tank 44 toward the back of the card transport path 35.
6. An authentication device M47 is provided to judge the authenticity of the issued card, and a transfer device 48 is provided at the bending part of the card conveyance path 45 to invert and convey the card 2. A switching device 49 switches the conveyance path of the correct card and the defective card, and transfers the correct card to the card issuing port 2.
A deriving device 50 is provided for deriving the information to the fourth stage. Switching device 49
An invalid card conveyance path 51 branched from the card conveyance path 45 is provided, and a confiscation tank 52 is provided at a position communicating with the invalid card conveyance path 51. Also, card tank 44
At the bottom of the transfer device 48, there is a first card sensor 53 that detects the presence or absence of the card 2 in the card tank 44, and in the confiscation tank 52, a second card sensor 54 that detects the amount of cards stored in the confiscation tank 52. An issuance control device 55 that controls issuance of the card 2 based on an issuance command from the control device 30 is provided at the bottom. On the front side of the auxiliary card issuing device 29, a card issuing port 24 is provided at the exit of the card transport path 45.
has been opened, with a card issuing port 24 and a card tank 44.
In between, there is a monitor display 56 that displays information on no cards in the card tank 44 and information on full cards in the confiscated tank 52.
This is provided.

When the above-mentioned auxiliary card issuing device M29 receives a card issuing command from the control device 30, the card 2 is taken out one by one from the card tank 44 by the take-out device 46, guided onto the card conveyance path 44, and conveyed to the authentication device 47. do. The appraisal device 47 reads the magnetic data, security data, issuance display, card type data, card size, etc. of the issued card 2 to determine whether it is a proper card. The conditions for a proper card are that the amount data representing the valid amount of card 2 is equal to the card type data representing the issued amount of card 2, and that the security data in the magnetic data storage section 41 and the security data in the security storage section 37 are equal. This includes that there is no issuance hole in the issuance display section 35 indicating that the issue has already occurred, and that the card size is a regular size. Appraised by the appraisal device 47 and sent to the auxiliary card issuing device 2
Card 2 that was being conveyed towards the back of 9 is transferred to transfer device 4
8 to change the conveyance direction, and the auxiliary card issuing device 29
It is transported towards the front of the machine. Card 2 is switching device 49
When the number of cards reached is reached, the valid cards are conveyed to the derivation device 50 and the invalid cards are conveyed to the confiscation tank 52 according to the appraisal result of the appraisal device 47 . Then, the correct card is ejected to the card issuing port 24 by the ejecting device 50. When the first card sensor 53 detects that the card 2 is missing from the card tank 44 or when the second card sensor 54 detects that the confiscated tank 52 is full of invalid cards, the monitor display 56 displays these information. Display.

The above-mentioned card reader/writer 27 is shown in FIG.

The card reader/writer 27 is a device for reproducing and updating the magnetic data stored in the card 2, reading security data, and marking the balance. established,
A first card driven by a transport motor 58 is placed on the card transport path 57.
Conveyance roller 59. A second transport roller 60 is provided, the first transport roller 59 faces the card insertion/ejection port 20, an insertion detection sensor 61 is provided on the card insertion/ejection port side of the first transport roller 59, and the first transport roller 59 and the first transport roller 59 face the card insertion/ejection port 20. 2. A security reading sensor 62 and a read/write head 6 are installed in the middle of the two conveyance rollers 60.
3. A marking device M64 is provided, a reversal position detection sensor 65 is provided near the end of the card transport path 57, an encoder 67 that rotates simultaneously with the transport motor 58 is attached to the shaft 66 of the transport motor 58, and the encoder 67 determines the position. Let's face the sensor 68.

The conveyance motor 58 is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation for driving a roller that conveys the card 2, and a first conveyance roller 59.
, are connected to a second conveyance roller 60 via a conveyance belt 69. The insertion detection sensor 61 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 2 and driving the transport motor 58 in normal rotation. When the card 2 is no longer at this sensor position 61 during card ejection, the transport motor is activated. 58 is stopped. The security reading sensor 62 is a sensor for reading data hidden in the security storage section 37 of the card 2, and is a read/write sensor consisting of an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc., depending on the storage method of the security storage section 37. The card 63 is a head for reading information stored in the magnetic data storage section 41 of the card 2 and for updating valuable data, etc., and is composed of a magnetic head or the like. The marking device fi64 is the balance display section 3 of the card 2.
This is a device for displaying the balance on 4 and consists of a hole puncher, a printed stamp, etc., depending on the method of displaying the balance. The encoder 67 is a data read position and update position of the magnetic data storage section 41 of the card 2, and a security data read position.

It is a device for generating a positioning signal for determining the marking position etc. on the balance display section 35, and a 0 positioning sensor 68 made of a slit disk or the like detects the positioning signal of the encoder 67 and performs each reading. If the encoder 67 is a slit disk, it is a sensor for determining the position, etc., and if the encoder 67 is composed of a slit disk, a zero inversion position detection sensor 65 optically detects the slit opening/closing status, converts it into a pulse train, and sends it to the control device 30. is a sensor for determining the stop position of the card 2 and the reverse position of the transport motor 58, and is a sensor for detecting the leading edge of the card 2 and determining the reverse position.

The above-described ball ejecting device 31 and the members for leading out the balls from the ball ejecting device W31 are shown in FIGS. 7 to 1O.

The ball ejecting device 31 includes a ball stopper section 72 that moves in and out of the ball supply machine 71 by driving a ball ejecting solenoid 70 to restrict the flow of balls, and a supply ball detector 73 that detects the presence or absence of a supply ball.
and an ejection sensor 74 that detects each passing ball.

The above-mentioned ball ejector! The upper end of the ball discharge gutter 75 communicates with I31. In addition, the lower end of the ball ejection gutter 75 is connected to the ball ejection lower 7
A connecting gutter 76 protrudes toward the ball, and a ball ejecting gutter 78 that can be rotated left and right is connected to the ball ejecting lower 7, and the tip of the ball ejecting gutter 78 faces the ball supply tray 14. . Therefore, the balls ejected by the ball ejecting device 31 flow directly into the ball supply tray 14, so that each time a player borrows a ball, he or she takes out a ball from the ball rental machine 5 and puts it into the ball supply tray 14. There's no need.

In addition, since the ball guide gutter 78 rotates left and right, the front frame 13
The ball guide gutter 78 does not get in the way when opened.

In order to keep the specifications of the card 2 secret and prevent counterfeiting of the card 2 and the amount of data stored in the card 2, the above-mentioned control device 30 has a main control device that controls reading and writing of the card, and other devices. It may be separated into a local control device that performs control.

The main card vending machine 3 is shown in FIG.

This main card version 41!11 is provided with a front part 80 that can be opened and closed in one box-like body 79, and card issuing ports 81 are arranged side by side on the left and right approximately in the middle of the front part 80, and card ejecting ports 81 −・
A window for viewing the card remaining amount +12- is provided at the top of each of the cards, and a card amount designation switch 83 is provided at the bottom of each of the card ejection ports 81, and the bottom of the card amount designation switch 83 on the left is provided with a balance display 84 that shows the balance of the card 2, a card insertion slot 85 is provided at the bottom of the balance display 84, and a card amount designation switch 8 on the right side is provided.
3 is provided with an input amount display 86 for displaying the amount of inserted banknotes, and a banknote insertion slot 87 is provided at the bottom of the input amount display 86. A banknote dispensing port 88 is opened. Further, on the upper part of the front part 80, there are provided an on-sale indicator 89 indicating that the card 2 is on sale, and a sale discontinuation indicator 90 indicating that the sale of the card 2 has been discontinued.

The card insertion slot 85 is provided in the card vending machine 3 so that the player can use the card 2 in the card insertion slot 85 when the player wants to know the exact balance of the card 2 he/she is keeping. By inserting the balance, the balance is displayed on the balance display 84.

Inside the box-like body 79, card issuing devices W191-... are installed at positions that communicate with the card ejection ports 81 when the front section 80 is closed.
A card reader 92 is disposed in a position communicating with the banknote input port 87, a banknote identification device 9 is placed in a position communicating with the banknote input port 87, and a banknote dispenser 94 is placed in a position communicating with the banknote dispensing port 88. Further, on the left side of the card issuing device 91 row, a machine number setting switch 95 for defining the transmission address of the main card vending machine 3 and a registration start switch 96 for recovering the sales discontinued state are provided. Dispenser 9
4 is provided with a control device 97 for controlling processing in the main card vending machine 3, and above the control device 97 is a monitor display 98 for displaying the status of the equipment controlled by the control device 97.
A power supply device 99 is provided below the card reader 92.
This is provided.

The above-mentioned banknote identification device 93 is designed so that the player can use the banknote input slot 87
The banknotes inserted are taken in and the authenticity of the banknotes is determined, and the type of banknotes is also determined and a signal is sent to a control device 97, and if the banknotes are determined to be inappropriate, they are returned to the player. On the other hand, when the banknote identification device 93 determines that the banknote is an appropriate banknote and also determines the type of banknote, the input amount display 86 displays the amount of the banknote in response to a signal from the control device 97. If you insert a 10,000 yen bill, it will be 10,000 yen, and if it is a 5,000 yen bill, it will be rs, o.
oo yen", and in the case of a thousand yen bill, it is displayed as rl, 000 yen". In this state, when the player selects the desired amount to be used for the game by operating the card amount designation switch 83, the main card vending machine 3 operates the card issuing device 91 corresponding to the selected amount, and the valuable data is Issue a card with the information memorized.

The above-mentioned card issuing device M91 has the same configuration as the auxiliary card issuing device 29 of the above-described ball lending machine 5, so the explanation will be omitted.

Note that the main card vending machine 3 may be installed not only in the pachinko game parlor but also in other places 1 such as a tobacco store, a supermarket, etc.

In addition, the above-mentioned control device i97 is a main control device that controls reading and writing of the card 2 in order to keep the specifications of the card 2 secret and prevent counterfeiting of the card 2 and the amount of data stored in the card 2. It may be separated into a local control device that performs control.

FIG. 12 shows the payment machine 9.

This payment machine 9 is for paying pachinko balls,
A ball receiving part 101 is provided on the top surface of the box-shaped body 100, a receipt extraction port 102 is provided alongside the ball receiving part 101, and a display part 103 is provided upright on the rear side of the top surface. The device 104 and the payment cancellation display 105 are arranged side by side, and the front side of the upper surface is formed as an inclined surface to form the operation section 106.
6 has a settlement ball number display 107 and a print switch 108
The zero ball receiving section 101 has a ball entrance 110 on the bottom surface 109, and the ball entrance 110 is opened on the bottom surface 109, and the ball entrance 110 is opened on the bottom surface 109 from the opening 111 on the top surface of the box.
and a side wall 112 that slopes downward toward 9. The bottom surface 109 is located at the lower end of the side wall 112 and slopes downward toward the ball inlet 110, and the surface is provided with a plurality of introduction grooves 113 for guiding the balls to prevent the ball from being received at the one-ball inlet 110. A box-shaped body 100 provided with a shutter device 114
Inside, a receipt printer 115 is provided at a position communicating with the receipt outlet 102, the upper end of a collection gutter 116 is connected to a position communicating with the ball inlet 110, and a ball counter 117 is provided at the upper part of the 1 collection gutter 116. . Further, inside the box-shaped body 100, a control device 118 is provided that controls each device and controls communication with the management device 11. This control device 118
is provided with a start switch 119 for instructing that one store clerk has completed the recovery work when an abnormality occurs in the payment machine 9 and payment is canceled.

The method of payment using the payment machine 9 described above will be explained below.

When the player wins a prize ball, he or she throws the prize ball into the ball receiving section 101 of the payment machine 9 whose payment display 104 is lit. The balls that have been thrown in are counted by a ball counter 117, and the counting results are displayed on the settled ball number display 107. When the player operates the print switch 108, a receipt 120 displaying the number of paid balls is sent to the receipt outlet 10.
It is discharged from 2.

A block diagram of the management device 11 described above is shown in FIG.

The management device 11 includes a central processing unit 121 and a main storage device 1.
22, auxiliary storage @ 123, calendar 124,
The first transmission control device 125a and the second transmission control device 125
aggregation unit 12 [i and control unit 127 (first
), a keyboard 1211, and a display device i! consisting of a cathode ray tube, etc. 129 and a printer 130, which are electrically connected. Also, management? t
Auxiliary power supply device ff1131. Power supply device 13
Power is supplied via 2. The aggregation unit 126 mentioned above
is for aggregating sales data, etc., and is controlled by the control unit 127.
is for controlling each device.

The central processing unit @121 is a device for comprehensively managing each control device in the management device R11, and performs data reception and transfer between each device F11, data arithmetic processing, and the like.

The main storage device 1122 includes a ball lending machine sales file that stores sales data and total sales data of each ball lending machine 5, and a ball lending machine sales file that stores sales data and total sales data of each auxiliary card vending machine 4. It has a vending machine sales file that stores sales data of the main card vending machine 3, and also stores a processing program for the central processing unit 1121 when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 123 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 121 and the card issuing center to identify each game store. Stores each sales data.

The calendar 124 is for setting the year, month, day, hour, etc., and the year, month, and day information is for storing each sales data in the auxiliary storage device a1.
123 and when transmitting each sales data to the card issuing center 1. Time data is used when storing lending information from the ball lending machine 5 in the main storage device.

The keyboard 128 is a command panel for the central processing unit 121, and as shown in FIG. closing switch 135,
Sales switch 136, print switch 137, transmission switch 138. File switch 139, numeric keypad 14 (1
$ is provided. The key switch 133 is a switch for preventing erroneous operation of the store opening switch 134 and closing switch 135, and each switch will not operate unless the switch is turned on. The opening switch 134 is a switch for starting the acceptance of the card 2 at the ball lending machine 5 and for allowing the main card vending machine 3 and the auxiliary card vending machine 4 to sell cards. A start command is sent to the rental machine 5, and a sales permission command is sent to the main card vending machine 3 and the auxiliary card vending machine 4. The closing switch 135 terminates the acceptance of cards 2 in the ball lending machine 5, and also closes the card 2 in the main card vending machine 3. A switch for prohibiting card sales on the auxiliary card vending machine 4. By operating this switch, a termination command is issued to the ball lending machine 5, and a card sales prohibition command is issued to the main card vending machine 3 and the auxiliary card vending machine 4. Sent. The sales switch 136 is a command switch for displaying the total sales and individual sales of the ball lending machine 5, and the sales of the main card vending machine 3 and the auxiliary card vending machine 4 on the display device 129. The print switch +37 displays the total sales and individual sales of the ball lending machine 5, as well as the main card vending machine 3.
, is a command switch for causing the printer 130 to print out the sales information of the auxiliary card vending machine 4. The transmission switch 138 is a command switch for transmitting total sales data and the like to the card issuing center 1. Note that this transmission switch 138 is not necessary when total sales data, etc. are automatically transmitted in response to a command from the card issuing center 1. The file switch 139 stores the sales data of the ball lending machine 5 and the main card vending machine 3. This is a switch for storing sales data of the auxiliary card vending machine 4 in the auxiliary storage device 123.

The numeric keypad 140 is a switch for inputting the machine number of the ball lending machine 5, etc. when the user wants to know the sales of a specific ball lending machine Ia5.

Printer +30 is the sales at the above-mentioned ball rental 41!5, and the main card vending machine 3. This is a device for printing sales etc. on the auxiliary card vending machine 4.

The first transmission control device 125a includes an in-store transmission line l within the gaming parlor.
This is a device for establishing transmission and reception rights on O, standardizing transmission and reception data, and managing transmission and reception of data required by the central processing unit 121.

The second transmission control device 2t125b establishes transmission and reception rights on the outside transmission line 12 between the gaming parlor and the card issuing center 1, and standardizes the transmission and reception data.
This is a device for managing the transmission and reception of data required by 121.

The power supply unit N132 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply unit 131 is a backup power supply in the event of a power outage, so that the sales data etc. stored in the main storage device 122 will be lost due to a power outage. This is a device installed to prevent this.

Flowcharts of the processing in the ball rental a5, the auxiliary card vending machine 4, and the management device 11 described above are shown in FIGS. 15 to 20.
As shown in the figure.

When the power is turned on in the control device 30 of the ball lending machine 5,
The RAM area is cleared, the I10 boat is initialized,
Read the machine number from the machine number setting switch 32 and wait to receive the store opening command signal from the management device 11. When the N store command signal is received, the code sent at the same time as the store opening command signal is memorized, and each device Shifts to abnormality confirmation processing.

In the equipment abnormality confirmation process, the presence or absence of supplied balls is checked, the presence or absence of cards 2 accumulated in the auxiliary card issuing device 29 is checked, and the reset switch 25 is turned off when an abnormality occurs in the ball lending machine 5. Check the status. In the above process, if there are no balls supplied, if the card 2 is not stored in the auxiliary card issuing device 29, or if there is something wrong with the ball lending machine 5 and the reset switch is turned off, after a certain period of time has elapsed. , generates an alarm, sends error information to the management device 11, turns off the power, and waits for the fault to be removed.

On the other hand, if there is no abnormality in each device, the pilot lamp 26 is turned on to inform the player that ball lending is possible and card sales are possible, and the process proceeds to card sales processing.

In the card sales process, the accumulated amount of banknotes in the banknote tank in the banknote validator 28 is checked, and if the banknote tank is full, banknote full data is sent to the management device 11 to ensure that the failure is eliminated. Waiting, while there is still room in the banknote tank.
1 when detecting that a bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 23
The banknote validator 28 evaluates the banknote, and if the banknote is a proper banknote, the card 2 is transported from the auxiliary card issuing device M29 to the outside, the banknote is stored in the banknote tank, and the sales data is sent to the management device 11. Then, the process moves to card detection processing. Further, if the banknote is not inserted into the banknote insertion slot 23, the process skips to the card detection process, and if the banknote is an invalid banknote, the banknote is transported from inside the banknote validator 28 to the outside and returned to the player, Return to the beginning of the card sales process.

In the card detection process, the display on the amount display 19 is cleared, the card 2 is inserted into the card insertion/ejection slot 20 of the card reader/writer 27, and when the card 2 is detected by the insertion detection sensor 61, the card 2 is inserted into the card reader. The data stored in the magnetic data storage section 41 and the security data storage section 37 is read, and the match between the security data stored in the magnetic data storage section 41 and the security data storage section 37 is confirmed. If the two security data match and there is a balance of valuable data, the balance is displayed on the amount display 19 and the process moves to purchase selection processing. On the other hand, if the two security data do not match, the management device 11 indicates that a security error has occurred.
1, turn off the reset switch 25, and send the card 2 to the card reader/writer 27 as a card ejection process.
Transport from inside to outside and return to abnormality confirmation processing for each device. In addition, if there is no balance of valuable data stored in the card 2, the display on the amount display 19 will blink and the player will not be able to use the card 2.
After informing the user that there is no balance, the process moves to card ejection processing.

After performing card detection processing, the card reader/writer 27
When the return switch 22 is pressed when there is a card 2 in the player, the process moves to card ejection processing and the card 2 is returned to the player.

In the purchase selection process, the monitoring timer is set, and when the player operates the purchase selection switch 21 corresponding to the desired purchase amount, it is checked whether there is a balance corresponding to the selected purchase amount,
If there is a balance, the process moves to bulb discharge processing. here,
The player presses the purchase selection switch 21 within a predetermined period of time.
If no operation is performed, the process moves to card ejection processing. Also, if there is no balance corresponding to the selected amount,
The amount displayed on the amount display 19 is decremented, an alarm is emitted, and n
A warning is given to the technician, and the operator returns to the confirmation process of the return switch 22 and returns the card 2, or is made to select the purchase amount again in the purchase selection process.

In the ball ejection process, the number of balls to be ejected according to the specified amount is calculated based on the ball rate, and when the ball ejection solenoid 70 is energized, the ball stopper part 72 retreats from the ball flow path in the ball feeder 71 and The ball flows down. And the discharge sensor 7
When the number of balls passing by No. 4 is detected and reaches a predetermined number, the ball discharge solenoid 70 is demagnetized to stop the balls from flowing down, and the process proceeds to card rewriting processing. If the ball ejection is not completed within a predetermined period of time due to a problem such as a ball clogging in the ball channel, an alarm will be generated to notify the player and game store staff that an abnormality has occurred in the ball ejection process. Notification and management system N
11, turn off the reset switch 25, and wait for the fault to be removed.

In the card rewriting process, the amount used for purchasing the ball is subtracted from the amount data read from the card 2, and the amount displayed on the amount display 19 is subtracted.
Displays the current balance on Card 2, updates and stores the balance on Card 2,
The balance is marked on the balance display @ 34, the card 2 is transported from inside the card reader/writer 27 to the outside and returned to the player, and data such as the machine number, card number, purchase amount, etc. is processed using a pre-stored code. The sales data is sent to the management device 11 as sales data, and the process moves to closing confirmation processing.

In the closing confirmation process, when a closing command signal is received from the management device 11, if the card 2 remains in the card reader/writer 27, an alarm is generated to warn the player, and the process proceeds to card ejection processing. . Then, by turning off the pilot lamp 26, the player is informed that ball lending and card sales are not possible, and the process in the ball lending machine 5 is ended. On the other hand, if the closing command signal is not received from the management device 11, the process returns to the abnormality confirmation process for each device, and the above-described process is repeated.

Next, the processing in the management device Wt11 accompanying the processing in the ball lending machine 5 will be explained.

When the power is turned on in the management device 11, the management device 1
Clear each file to be calculated and managed in step 1, wait for the code to be sent from card issuing center 1, and when the code is received, store this code and press store opening switch lff4.
Wait for it to be pressed.

When the store opening switch 134 is pressed, a store opening command signal and a code are transmitted to the ball lending machine 5, and the process shifts to sales data reception processing.

In the sales data reception process, when sales data is received from the ball lending machine 5, the corresponding machine number in the ball lending machine sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the corresponding file, and the calendar 1 is
23, the time, the number of the sold car 1t2, and the sales amount are stored, and the process proceeds to sales data reception processing. -If you do not receive sales data,
The above process is skipped and the process moves to the sales data reception process.

In the sales data reception process, when sales data is received from the ball lending machine 5, the corresponding machine number in the ball lending machine sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the corresponding file, and the time is read from the calendar 123.

The time, card number, and received amount are memorized and the process moves to the end process. On the other hand, if sales data is not received, 2
Return to the sales data reception process.

The termination process consists of a closing confirmation process, a sales transmission process, and a file storage process.

In the closing confirmation process, when the closing switch 135 is pressed,
A closing command signal is transmitted to the ball lending machine 5, and the processing in the ball lending machine 5 is ended.

In the sales transmission process, when the transmission switch 138 is pressed,
Calculate the total sales, process the transmitted data using encryption,
This processed sales data is sent to the card issuing center l.

In the file storage process, when the file switch 139 is pressed, each file is stored in the auxiliary storage device 122 along with date data.

The above-described termination process is performed and the process in the management device 11 is terminated.

In addition, the management device 11 performs an abnormality confirmation process when an abnormality occurs in the ball lending machine 5.

When an abnormality occurs in the abnormality confirmation process of each machine of the ball lending machine 5 and error information is received from the ball lending machine 11a5, an alarm sound is generated as a warning process to notify the game clerk that an abnormality has occurred, Displays the error details on the monitor. Then, when an abnormality is confirmed by the game clerk and the confirmation switch is pressed, the alarm is canceled, and when the problem is recovered, the game rental company
In step 5, each device is checked for abnormality again.

In the card sales process of the ball lending machine 5, when banknote full data indicating that the banknote tank is full is sent,
Perform the warning processing described above.

In the card detection process of the ball lending machine 5, when the security data does not match and a security error signal is transmitted, the fact that it is a security error and the machine number where the error has occurred are displayed on the monitor, and the above-mentioned warning process is performed.

In the ball discharging process of the ball rental machine 5, if a ball clogging occurs in the ball flow path, the ball clogging error and the machine number where the error has occurred are displayed, and the above-mentioned warning process is performed.

A summary of the files managed by the management device 11 described above is shown in the second section.
Shown in FIGS. 1 to 24.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of the ball lending machine sales file.

When pachinko balls are rented out at ball rental Ia5, the machine number of ball rental a5, the type of card inserted, and the deposited amount a are transmitted to the management device 11. These data are stored in the management systemff.
1ll, it is stored as a ball lending machine-total file. This ball lending machine-total file is composed of one day's worth of data including sales totals, purchase time, card type, purchase amount, and monitor information for each ball lending machine.

Further, when an abnormality occurs in the ball lending process in the ball lending machine 5, monitor information is also transmitted together with the machine number. This monitor information consists of 8 bits, including 1 bit that controls abnormality information and 7 pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit.

Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the reset switch 25 is operated by the game store clerk, monitor information is transmitted again to indicate recovery.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of the ball lending machine sales file.

When the card 2 is sold at the auxiliary card vending machine 4 provided in the ball lending machine 5, the machine number 3 of the ball lending machine 5, the type of issued card 2, and the sales amount are transmitted to the management device 11. These data are stored in the management device w11 as a ball lending machine-total file. This ball lending machine-total file is composed of one day's worth of data including total sales, sales time, card type, sales amount, and monitor information for each ball lending machine.

Further, when an abnormality occurs in the card sales process in the ball lending machine 5, monitor information is also transmitted together with the machine number. This monitor information consists of 8 bits, including 1 bit that controls abnormality information and 7 pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit. Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the reset switch 25 is pressed by the game store clerk, monitor information is transmitted again to indicate one recovery.

FIG. 23 shows a schematic diagram of the vending machine sales file.

When the card 2 is issued by the main card vending machine 3, the machine number of the main card vending machine Ia3, the type of the issued card,
The amount received by the banknote recognition device 193, the amount paid out from the banknote dispenser 94, and the number of confiscated cards 2 are displayed in the management device 11.
1. These data are stored in the management device 11 as a main card vending machine-total file. This main card vending machine-total file consists of one day's worth of data including sales, number of cards issued, number of cards issued for each card type, number of confiscated cards, total amount accepted, total amount disbursed, and monitor information. There is.

Furthermore, when an abnormality occurs, monitor information is also transmitted from the main card vending machine 3 to the management device 11 along with the machine number. This monitor information consists of 16 bits, including 1 bit that controls abnormality information and 154i of abnormality information corresponding to each bit. When the restart switch 96 is pressed by the game store clerk, monitor information is transmitted again to indicate recovery.

FIG. 24 shows a schematic diagram of a common file that controls each of the above-mentioned files.

This common file is updated when the ball rental machine sales file, ball rental machine sales file, and vending machine sales file are updated, and includes the total ball rental machine sales, total number of purchases, and Number of uses for each card type, total auxiliary vending machine sales corresponding to the ball rental machine sales file, total number of cards issued, total number of issued cards for each card type, total main vending machine sales corresponding to the vending machine sales file, cards The total number of issued cards, the total number of issued cards for each card type, and the sales calculation value obtained by subtracting the total sales of auxiliary vending machines and the total sales of main vending machines from the total sales of ball rental machines are set at the card issuing center and used to process the transmitted data. It consists of the encryption code to be used, date information, ball lending rate, and working area.

Note that the total number of issued cards for each card type corresponding to the ball lending machine sales file is not necessary when only one type of card is issued by the auxiliary card vending machine 4, and the sales card type is stored instead.

In addition, the encrypted data can be changed daily, and the ball lending rate can be managed! The change rate may be stored in the changing section 111, and the ball rental rate may be transmitted to the ball rental machine 5 at the same time as the store opening command.

The above-described common file is transmitted to the card issuing center 1. In addition, if more detailed data is required, the contents of the ball rental machine sales file, ball rental machine sales file, and vending machine sales file may be added and transmitted. The store requests the card issuing center to settle the sales.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, a game medium lending device and a card vending machine are installed for each game machine.

Therefore, even if you have used up all the money stored on your card, you do not have to go to a card vending machine in a distant place to purchase a new card, so you can stop playing. The time is shortened and the interest of the game is not lost.

Furthermore, since the gaming media lending device is exclusively for players who play games on the gaming machine in which the gaming media lending device is installed, there is no competition with other players in the use of the gaming media lending device. Therefore, even when purchasing additional game media, the time required to interrupt the game is shortened, and the game is not confused with balls borrowed by others, which does not impair the success of the game.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] The drawings show embodiments of the present invention. Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram of the system of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine and ball lending machine, and Figure 3 is a ball lending machine. A plan view showing the inside of the machine, Figure 4A is a front view of the card, Figure 4B is a back view of the card, Figure 5A
is a front view of the auxiliary card vending machine, FIG. 5B is a side view showing the inside of the auxiliary card vending machine, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the inside of the card reader/writer, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are the ball ejecting device and It is a member that supplies balls, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the whole.
Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the whole, Figure 9 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the ball outlet, Figure 1O is a plan view of the ball outlet and ball supply tray, Figure 11 is a front view of the main card vending machine, and Figure 11 is a front view of the main card vending machine. Figure 12 is a perspective view of the payment machine, Section 13 is a block diagram of the management device, Figure 14 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the keyboard, Figures 15 to 20 are flowcharts of processing in the ball lending machine and management device, FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of the ball lending machine sales file, FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of the ball lending machine sales file, FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of the vending machine sales file, and FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram of the common file. In the diagram, l... card issuing center, 2... card,
3...Main card vending machine, 4...Auxiliary card vending machine,
5... Ball rental machine, 7... Pachinko machine, 9... Settlement machine, 10... In-store transmission line, 11... Management device, 12.
...Transmission line outside the store, 27-...Card reader/writer. Patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 11 Figure 12 Drawing details L11 24 Procedural amendment (method) % formula % ■, Indication of the case Patent application No. 1-86779 2, Title of the invention Relationship between game media lending device 3 and the person making the amendment case

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A card that stores at least valuable data and security data; a card issuing center that supervises issuance and settlement of the card; a main card sales device that sells the card to players; a gaming media lending device that lends out gaming media within the range of valuable data stored in the gaming machine; a gaming machine that plays a game by inserting the gaming media; a payment machine that settles the premium gaming media acquired with the gaming machine; It is electrically connected to the above-mentioned main card vending device, gaming media lending device, gaming machine, and settlement machine via a transmission line, and displays the card sales status, gaming media lending status, and settlement status of acquired gaming media. A card-type gaming system comprising a management device that calculates and stores a calculation result, and a transmission means that transmits the calculation result calculated by the management device to a card issuing center, and performs payment based on the calculation result, the game media lending device , which are installed in each gaming machine, include a valuable data reading means for reading the valuable data on the card, a game medium ejecting means for lending a certain number of game media, and a subtraction means for subtracting the used valuable data from the valuable data on the card. , an updating means for re-storing the calculation result of the subtraction means on the card, and an auxiliary card vending device for selling cards on which at least valuable data and security data are stored when a player inserts money. A game media lending device comprising valuable data transmission means for transmitting valuable data and sales related to card sales in an auxiliary card vending device to a management device.