JPH0330791A - Play system for pinball machine hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set precisely as desired a premium by adding and storing numerical premium information to a newly set play ticket when numerical memory premium information does not reach a unit amount under the zero condition of numerical memory information. CONSTITUTION:A ball lending machine 2 consists of ball lending machine bodies 2a respectively provided each in two pinball machines 1 and control units 3a, 3b. A magnetic card 5 of a play ticket is inserted and set in a card inserting port 4. When numerical premium information exceeds a predetermined unit amount under the zero condition of initially stored numerical information, a lending-out machine 2 lends out game articles on the basis of the numerical premium information. When the numerical premium information does not reach the unit amount, it is additionally stored in a newly set play ticket 5. Thus, even when the numerical premium information stored in the play ticket 5 does reach the predetermined unit amount, the premium can be utilized effectively when a player utilizes at least two play tickets for play.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a gaming system for Tahatchinko halls in which games are played in pachinko halls using game tickets, which are prepaid cards. .

(Prior Art) In pachinko halls, it has been considered to construct a gaming system in which pachinko ball lending operations using ball lending machines are cashless. As an example of such a system, conventional systems have been configured to issue (sell) game tickets in the form of magnetic cards, for example, in which numerical information indicating the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the issue price is stored in a predetermined storage area. , a ball lending machine that automatically lends out pachinko balls within the range of numerical information stored in the storage area in response to insertion of a game ticket, and decreases the numerical information stored in the storage area by the number of rentals. It is being considered to establish one. Also,
When implementing such a system, it is usual to provide a settlement device for returning cash according to the numerical information stored in the storage area when the game ticket is inserted. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) One of the advantages of going cashless as described above is that - once a game ticket is issued, the numerical information stored in the game ticket (i.e. There is a high rate of consuming all the pachinko balls (the balance of the number of pachinko balls that can be rented) to the end, which leads to an increase in the pachinko hall's sales.

However, when a payment device is installed as described above, when there is a break in playing at a pachinko game machine (such as when a player exchanges the pachinko balls he has earned for a prize), the game ticket is When unused numerical information remains, it is thought that many customers will turn the game ticket into cash using the settlement device and leave without using the game ticket to rent out pachinko balls using the ball lending machine. This causes the problem that it is not necessarily possible to achieve the increase in sales of pachinko halls as described above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent game tickets, which are prepaid cards, even if a payment device is provided for returning cash according to numerical information stored in the game ticket. To provide a game system for a pachinko hall that can prevent a decrease in sales of a pachinko hall as much as possible by attaching a predetermined premium, and can set the percentage of the premium as desired and finely.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game ticket in which numerical information indicating the number of game supplies corresponding to the issue price is stored, and a set including the game ticket. A lending device is provided that automatically lends game supplies to a predetermined single position or more within the range of numerical information stored in the set game ticket, and decreases the stored numerical information by the number of rentals. In a pachinko hall game system, the game ticket is
The rental device is configured such that premium numerical information indicating a predetermined number of game supplies is stored when numerical information of a certain value or more is stored, and the rental device is configured such that premium numerical information indicating a predetermined number of game supplies is stored. When the stored premium numeric information reaches the single position, the premium numeric information is added to and stored in the newly set game ticket.

(Function) When a player wishes to play a game in a pachinko hall, he/she pays a predetermined amount and receives a game ticket. Since the game ticket issued in this way stores numerical information indicating the number of game supplies corresponding to the issue price, the player can borrow from the lending device within the range of the numerical information stored in the game ticket. The game equipment is rented out and the game is played using such game equipment. At this time, the lending device automatically performs the lending operation of the game equipment at each predetermined position, and reduces the numerical information stored in the game ticket by the number of lending items.

Thus, when a player receives a game ticket of a certain value or more, premium numerical information indicating a predetermined number of game supplies is stored in the game ticket. At this time, in the rental device, if the premium numerical information is present at or above the predetermined single position in a state where the initially stored numerical information becomes zero, the rental device rents game supplies based on the premium numerical information. The operation is performed, but if the premium numerical information has not reached the single position, the premium numerical information is added and stored to the newly separated game ticket. Therefore, even if the premium numerical information stored in a game ticket is less than a predetermined single position, when a player plays a game using two or more game tickets, the premium can be used effectively. become. As a result, the ratio of the premium to the issue price of the game ticket can be set as desired, and the numerical information stored in the storage area of the game ticket allows the player to effectively use the premium numerical information. There is a higher possibility that the game equipment will be lent to the end, which will lead to an increase in sales at the pachinko hall.

(Example) Hereinafter, a first example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 indicates a plurality of pachinko game machines arranged in a row in a pachinko hall, and reference numeral 2 indicates a ball lending machine which is a lending device. This ball lending machine 2 includes a ball lending machine main body 2a, which is provided between two pachinko game machines 1, one for each of the two pachinko game machines 1, and a control unit.

These control units 3a,
3b is arranged above the pachinko game machine 1 in one-to-one correspondence with each pachinko game machine 1.

In each of the control units 3a and 3b, 4 is a card insertion slot into which a magnetic card 5 (see FIG. 4) serving as a game ticket is inserted and set. The above-mentioned magnetic card 5 is issued by inserting money into an automatic card issuing machine (not shown), and the issue price thereof is, for example, 500 yen, 1000 yen, 1500 yen, etc.
It is set to be at the same level as the E500. As shown in FIG. 4, the magnetic card 5 includes a system area EO for storing security codes, etc., as well as numerical information indicating the number of pachinko balls (number of game supplies) corresponding to the issued price. It has a first storage area E1 for storing N, and a second storage area E2 as an auxiliary storage area for storing premium numerical information N2 indicating a predetermined number of pachinko balls.

In addition, numerical information Nl and premium numerical information N as described above
2 is stored when the magnetic card 5 is issued, and at the time of issuance, the cryptographic code CX unique to the pachinko hall concerned and the date code CD indicating the current date are simultaneously stored in the system area EO. In addition, the premium numerical information N2 is set when numerical information Wt N 1 of a certain value (for example, 1000 yen) or more is stored, that is, 1000 yen or more.
When a magnetic card 5 worth more than yen is issued, for example, the number of pachinko balls equivalent to 5% of the issue price (if the issue price is 1000 yen, the number equivalent to 50 yen) is stored. .

In each control unit 3a, 3b, 6 is an eject switch operated when taking out the magnetic card 5 inserted into the card insertion slot 4, and 7 is indicated by numerical information Nl, N2 stored in the magnetic card 5. This is a display section for digitally displaying the number of pachinko balls. Further, 8 is a ball rental switch provided corresponding to the display section 7, which is provided to release pachinko balls in a predetermined unit QFmin (for example, an amount equivalent to 100 yen) from the ball rental machine main body 2a. ing. The control units 3a and 3b exchange signals with the ball lending machine main body 2a, and especially when the ball lending switch 8 is turned on, the control units 3a and 3b are configured to send and receive signals to the ball lending machine main body 2a, which will be described later. In this way, the release command pulse P
It is configured to output s.

The ball lending machine main body 2a has a ball number outlet 9 and left and right indicator lamps 10a and 10b on the front thereof, and is equipped with a release control mechanism 11 inside. In this case, the release control mechanism 11 is
It operates once every time the release command pulse Ps is given, and at each operation, it receives supply from a pachinko ball supply pipe (not shown) installed on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1. A pachinko ball has the unit mFm
Only 1n of balls are discharged to the ball number outlet 9.

Further, the release control mechanism 11 selectively turns on either the left or right indicator lamps 10a, 10b during its operation. Specifically, the release control mechanism 11 receives a release command pulse from the control unit 3a located on the left side. When activated in response to Ps, the left indicator lamp 10a is lit, and when activated in response to a discharge command pulse Ps from the control unit 3b located on the right side, the right indicator lamp 10b is lit.

Now, the electrical configurations of the control units 3a and 3b will be described below, but since they have the same configuration, only one control unit 3a will be described here.

That is, in FIG. 1, which shows the electrical configuration of the control unit 3a as a combination of functional blocks, 12 is a card reader/writer provided corresponding to the card insertion slot 4, which is used to take in the magnetic card 5 and to It has a feeding device (not shown) for ejection, and also has a function of reading the data stored in the magnetic card 5 inserted into the card insertion slot 4 and a function of rewriting the data stored in the magnetic card 5. 1
Reference numeral 3 denotes a control circuit provided to exchange signals with the card reader/writer 12;
and ON signals from the ball rental switch 8 are inputted.

This control circuit 13 is configured including a microcomputer, and receives each input signal as described above, the ROM 13
Controls the display unit 7 and controls the output of the release command pulse Ps to the release control mechanism 11 based on the program stored in advance in the controller a, data transfer with the RAM 13b, and date information from the clock unit 13C. The control details are shown in the flowchart of FIG.

Therefore, in the following, the control circuit 1 shown in FIG.
The control details according to No. 3 will be explained together with related effects.

That is, the control circuit 13 first determines whether or not the magnetic card 5 has been inserted (set) into the card insertion slot 41 (step A1), and waits until the magnetic card 5 is inserted. When the magnetic card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 4, the magnetic card 5 is held in the inserted state, and the code code CX2 date code CD stored in the magnetic card 5 is
, read numerical information N1 and premium numerical information N2 (
Step A2. A3).

Next, the control circuit 13 determines whether the magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall or not based on a comparison between the read encryption code CX and a verification code stored in advance in the RAM 13b (step A4). When it is determined that the magnetic card 5 is not a valid card, the magnetic card 5 is ejected (step A5), and the display on the display section 7 is initialized (step A6), and then step A1 is performed.
Return to If the inserted magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall concerned ("YESJ" in step A4), the magnetic force card is inserted based on the comparison between the read date code CD and the date information from the clock section 13c. 5 is within the time limit (step A7), and if it is determined that the time limit has passed, the process returns to step A1 via the card ejection step A5 and display initialization step A6.

If the inserted magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall and is within the expiration date, the control circuit 13
Step A8), rNOJ In Case of,
The card ejection step A5 and the display initialization step A
6 and return to step A1.

On the other hand, the numerical information N stored in the magnetic card 5,
and premium numerical information N2 is the single position Fffl
If there is more than in, the control circuit 13 determines whether an internal timer, which will be described later, is in an operating state (step A9).

During the period when the internal timer is operating, the premium addition value ΔN stored in the RAM 13b as described later is added to the premium numerical information N2 in the second storage area E2 of the magnetic card 5 (step A10), and the internal The timer operation of the timer is forcibly stopped (step A11), and then the premium addition value ΔN stored in the RAM 13b is initialized (step A12). Also, when it is determined that rNOJ is determined in step A9, that is, when the timer operation of the internal timer has ended (or is in a state where it has ended)
To do this, jump to step A10, All, and proceed to step A12.

After that, the control circuit 13 reads the numerical information N1 and premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 (step A1B), and displays the total of the numerical information N1 and premium numerical information N2 on the display section 7 as a balance. (Step A14). Next, the operation of determining whether the sum (that is, the balance) of the numerical information N1 and the premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 is equal to or greater than the unit ff1FlIlln is performed again (step A15), and if there is a balance, It is determined whether the ball lending switch 8 is turned on (step A'16), and if the ball lending switch 8 is not turned on, it is determined whether the eject switch 6 is turned on (step A17).

When the eject switch 6 is turned on, the timer operation of the internal timer is forcibly stopped (step A18), and then the process returns to step A1 via the card ejection step A5 and the display initialization step A6. is not turned on,
Return to step A16. Therefore, when both the ball rental switch 8 and the eject switch 6 are not operated,
The state in which the magnetic card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 4 is maintained, and the state in which the balance is displayed on the display section 7 is maintained.

Thereafter, when the ball lending switch 8 is turned on, the control circuit 13 generates, for example, one release command pulse Ps and applies it to the release control mechanism 11 of the ball lending machine main body 2a (step A
19). At this time, the release control mechanism 11 controls the unit ffiFmin every time one release command pulse Ps is given.
(equivalent to 100 yen) of pachinko balls, the ball rental machine main body 2a has a display section 7.
Every time the ball lending switch 8 is turned on with a value equal to or higher than 100 yen being displayed, the unit ff is changed to the number of balls exit 9.
1FI! Now releases lin's pachinko balls.

On the other hand, after executing step A19, the control circuit 13 determines whether the balance of the numerical information N1 stored in the first storage area E1 of the magnetic card 5 is zero or not.
0), if there is a balance, the numerical information N1 in the first storage area E1 is updated so as to decrease by the number corresponding to the number of pachinko balls to be released (step A21), and then the process returns to step A13. Further, if the balance of the numerical information N1 stored in the first storage area E1 of the magnetic card 5 is zero (rYESJ in step A20), the premium numerical information in the second storage area E2 of the magnetic card 5 is N2
is updated so that it decreases by the number corresponding to the number of pachinko balls released above (step A22), and then it is determined whether the premium numerical information N2 is less than the single position Fm1n (step A23), where it is determined "NO". In other words, when the premium numerical information N2 is equal to or larger than the unit QFmin, the process returns to step A13. However, when rYESJ is determined, that is, when there is no more premium numerical information N2 that can contribute to the release of pachinko balls by the ball rental machine 2 (at this time, the numerical value information N1 is zero), the premium numerical information Nz stored in the magnetic card 5 is stored in the RAM 13b as the premium additional value ΔN (step A24);
Then, the timer operation of the internal timer is started (step A25). After this, the process returns to step A1 via card ejection step A5 and display initialization step A6.

In short, when the magnetic card 5 storing the numerical information N1 or the premium numerical information N2 is inserted into the card insertion slot 4, the control units 3a and 3b control the sum of the numerical information Nl and N2. Value is in unit iF
If there are more than mln, the total value is displayed, and when the ball rental switch 8 is turned on, pachinko balls within the range of numerical information N1 are first rented out preferentially through the ball rental machine main body 2a. , the stored numerical information N1 of the magnetic card 5 is decreased by the number of loans.

The control units 3a and 3b then control the numerical information N1.
When the balance becomes zero, the pachinko balls within the range of the premium numerical information N2 are lent out through the ball lending machine body 2a, and the premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 is decreased by the number of lent out pachinko balls. be. Also, a control unit 3a.

3b, when the premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 becomes less than the unit iFmin, the numerical information N2 is stored in the RAM 13b as a premium addition value ΔN, and thereafter, a new value is stored during the timer operation period of the internal timer. When a magnetic card 5 (determined as "YES" in step A8) is inserted, the premium additional value ΔN is added to the premium numerical information N2 of the magnetic card 5.

FIG. 5 shows a settlement device 14 for returning cash according to the numerical information N1 stored in the magnetic card 5, and this will be explained below. That is, this payment device 14 is installed at, for example, a prize exchange counter, and is provided with a card insertion slot 15 and a cash tray 16 at the lower part of the front side, and is adapted to accept returns in correspondence with these. Switch 17 and payment switch 1
8 is provided. Further, on the upper front side of the payment device 14, a first display section 19 for digitally displaying numerical information N1 and a second display section 20 for digitally displaying premium numerical information N2 are provided.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic function of the payment device 14, which will be explained below. That is, first, it is determined whether or not the magnetic card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 15 (Step B1), and the process waits until the magnetic card 5 is inserted. When the magnetic card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 15, the magnetic card 5 is held in the inserted state and the data stored on the magnetic card 5 is read (steps B2 and B3). Next, it is determined whether the magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall or not based on the encryption code CX included in the read data and the pre-stored verification code (step B4), and when it is determined that the magnetic card 5 does not belong to the pachinko hall, The magnetic card 5 is ejected (step B5), and the display on the first and second display sections 19 and 20 is initialized (step B6), after which the process returns to step B1. If the inserted magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall concerned (in step B4
If YESJ), it is determined whether or not the magnetic card 5 is within the expiration date based on the date code CD included in the read data and date information from a clock section (not shown).Step B7): The expiration date has passed. When it is determined that the magnetic card 5 is ejected, the process returns to step B1 through the card ejection step B5 and display initialization step B6.

If the inserted magnetic card 5 belongs to the pachinko hall and is within the expiration date, the magnetic card 5
The numerical information Nl and the premium numerical information N2 stored in the first and second storage areas E1 and E2 of
and the second display section 20 (step B8).

Next, it is determined whether the numerical information N1 is zero (step B9), and if it is zero, that is, if there is no balance, the premium numerical information N2 stored in the second storage area E2 of the magnetic card 5 is zero. Step B
10), if this is also zero, the magnetic card 5 is collected in step B11), and then the process returns to step B1.

If there is a balance of premium numerical information N2 (Step B
10), the process returns to step B1 via the card ejection step B5 and display initialization step B6.

Therefore, in the settlement device 14, when the magnetic card 5 storing only the premium numerical information N2 is inserted, it is returned so that it can be used for lending pachinko balls, but the numerical information N1 and the premium numerical information When a magnetic card 5 in which neither N2 is stored is inserted, it is collected and not returned.

If the inserted magnetic card 5 has a balance corresponding to the numerical information N1 (rNOJ in step B9), it is determined whether the return switch 17 has been turned on (step B12). At this time, if the return switch 17 is turned on, the process returns to step B1 via card ejection step B5 and display initialization step B6, but if the return switch 17 is not turned on, the payment switch 18 is turned on. Step 8 to determine whether or not
13) If the payment switch 18 is not turned on, the process returns to step B12. Therefore, return switch 1
7 and the payment switch 18 are not turned on, the magnetic card 5 remains inserted into the card insertion slot 15, and numerical information N1 and N1 are displayed on the first and second display sections 19 and 20, respectively. Premium numerical information N2
The state where the balance is displayed is maintained.

When the payment switch 18 is turned on, the numerical information N1 stored in the first storage area E1 of the magnetic card 5 is
performs a settlement operation of discharging cash according to the amount into the cash return tray 16 (step B14), and also initializes the storage contents of the first storage area E1 and updates the numerical information N to zero (step B15); After this, the process returns to step B3. Therefore, in this case, in the subsequent step B9, rY
It is determined that the card is ESJ, and in this case, as described above, the magnetic card 5 is returned or collected depending on the presence or absence of the premium numerical information N2.

In short, when the inserted magnetic card 5 has a balance of numerical information Nl, the settlement device 14 uses the settlement switch 18
cash corresponding to the numerical information N1 is returned in accordance with the operation of Magnetic cards 5 whose N1 and premium numerical information N2 are both zero are collected.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment described above, for the magnetic card 5 in which the numerical information N1 and the premium numerical information N2 of unit j7Fm4n or more are stored, pachinko balls are lent out based on the premium numerical information N2. This becomes possible only after all of the numerical information Nl for which consideration has been paid has been exchanged for pachinko balls, and such premium numerical information N2 can only be used for lending pachinko balls. As a result, in order to make effective use of the premium numerical information N2 on the player side, the numerical information N stored in the magnetic card 5 increases the possibility that the Nyoru pachinko balls will be lent to the end. ,
The rate at which magnetic cards 5 with a balance of 2 are converted into cash by the settlement device 14 is reduced, which results in an increase in sales of pachinko poles. Also, the premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 is in mFm.
If the value is less than 1n, pachinko balls cannot be rented out based on the premium numerical information N2, but a new magnetic card 5 must be inserted into the card insertion slot within a predetermined time after the magnetic card 5 is returned. 4, premium numerical information N2 (information stored in the previously inserted magnetic card 5) less than the unit iFmin is added to and stored in the new magnetic card 5. Therefore,
Even if the premium numerical information N2 stored in the magnetic card 5 is less than the unit ffiFmin, when a player plays a game using two or more magnetic cards 5, the premium numerical information N2 can be effectively used. become able to. As a result, there is no basis for setting the premium ratio to the issue price of the magnetic card 5 as desired.

In addition, in the said 1st Example, the control unit 3a.

A ball lending switch 8 and a return switch 6 for returning the magnetic card are provided to make the pachinko ball 3b eject pachinko balls, but these are not particularly necessary. That is, each time the magnetic card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 4, pachinko balls are released (this release is based on numerical information N1 and premium numerical information N).
2 is the same as in the first embodiment), and the magnetic card 5 may also be ejected after being ejected, and the present invention employing such a structure FIG. 7 shows the control contents of the control circuit 13 in the second embodiment.

Further, in the first embodiment, the magnetic card 5 is provided with the first storage area E1 and the second storage area E2, and the numerical information N1 and the premium numerical information N2 are stored separately in these areas. Alternatively, both numerical information N1 and N2 may be combined and stored in the same storage area.

However, if such a configuration is adopted, the numerical information N
1 and premium numerical information N2 cannot be prioritized.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the premium addition value ΔN is stored in the control units 3a and 3b, and this addition value ΔN is stored in the newly inserted magnetic card 5. For example, the premium additional value Δ is once added to the magnetic card 5 that is returned with the numerical information N1 set to zero.
N (this is less than or equal to the unit iFmin), and then when the magnetic card 5 and a new magnetic card are inserted alternately, the premium additional value ΔN is transferred to the new magnetic card 5. It may also be used as a configuration.

In addition, in each of the embodiments described above, the premium numerical information N2 and the premium additional value ΔN are treated as numerical values, but they are treated as numerical values (for example, the unit fiFa+in is
It is also possible to use a configuration that handles the following:

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist, for example, metal for slot machines may be used as gaming supplies. can.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, as explained above, a game ticket in which numerical information indicating the number of game supplies corresponding to the issue price is stored;
Game supplies are automatically lent out at a predetermined minimum unit position within the range of the numerical information stored in the set game ticket, which is settable on the game ticket, and the stored numerical information is decreased by the number of rentals. In a game system for pachinko halls equipped with a rental device that allows players to play games, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the sales of pachinko halls as much as possible by attaching a predetermined premium to game tickets. This has the excellent effect of allowing detailed settings.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the lending device, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control details of the lending device, and FIG. 3
4 is a front view of a game ticket, FIG. 5 is a front view of the settlement device, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing control details of the settlement device. Further, FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the diagram, 1 is a pachinko game machine, 2 is a ball rental machine (rental device)
, 2a is the ball lending machine body, 3a, 3b are the control unit, 4 is the card insertion slot, 5 is the magnetic card (game ticket), 7 is the display, 8 is the ball lending switch, 11 is the release control mechanism, 13 is the control 14 is a payment device, and 15 is a card insertion slot.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game ticket in which numerical information indicating the number of game supplies corresponding to the issue price is stored, and this game ticket is provided so that it can be set, and game supplies can be purchased within the range of the numerical information stored in the set game ticket. A gaming system for a pachinko hall, comprising a lending device that automatically lends out a predetermined number of single positions or more and reduces the stored numerical information by the number of lending, wherein the game ticket has numerical information of a certain value or more. When stored, premium numerical information indicating a predetermined number of game supplies is stored, and the rental device is configured such that when the stored premium numerical information is zero, the stored premium numerical information is stored in the single position. A gaming system for a pachinko hall, characterized in that the premium numerical information is added to and stored in a newly set gaming ticket when the premium numerical value information has not been reached.