JPH06142324A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game device which does not require trouble of transfer ring game mediums and prevents a decrease in the number of game medium which results from some game mediums which have been dropped druing the transfer. CONSTITUTION:This device consists of a game medium lending machine 20 an a game machine 30 both of which are integrally combined and send/receive various signals between them. The game medium lending machine 20 lends game medium according to a card or memory slotted in, and has a writing means 63 for a medium where the number of game medium which have been lent is stored. The game machine 30 has a supply means 73 for ejecting game medium onto a ball tray according to the number of game medium the game medium lending machine 20 has lent, and a transmitting means 72 for transmitting the total number of game medium a player has, which corresponds with game progress, to the game medium lending machine 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device such as a pachinko game machine for playing a game using a game medium in a bowl and paying out according to a prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional game machine and game medium lending machine, for example, a prepaid card for storing the amount of money is inserted into a slot of the game medium lending machine, and a pachinko ball is rented by operating a lending switch, , Put the pachinko ball in the bowl of the gaming machine to play the game, and receive the pachinko ball award from the gaming machine according to the prize. At the time of payment, the paid pachinko balls are put in a counter, and a receipt or a card in which the counted number is recorded is received from the counter.
The receipts are taken to a prize exchange place and exchanged for prizes.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, a pachinko ball is received from a gaming medium lending machine and transferred to a bowl of a gaming machine or a prize is awarded from the start of a game to the exchange of prizes. There is a problem that it is troublesome to transfer the pachinko balls from the bowl to the counter, and during that time, the pachinko balls may be spilled and the eyeballs may be depleted.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and it does not take much time to transfer the game medium, and the game medium may be spilled during this period to reduce the number of eyes. The object is to provide a game device that does not exist.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a game device for playing a game using a game medium in a bowl and giving a prize according to a prize. It is composed of a game medium lending machine and a gaming machine that are integrally combined and send and receive various signals to and from each other, and the game medium lending machine has means for supplying the game medium to the bowl provided in the game machine. Exists in a game device characterized by.

[0006]

In the game device, the game medium lending machine receives the game medium for rent with a card or cash. The rented game medium is directly paid out to the bowl of the game machine by the supply means. Therefore, the trouble of receiving the game medium from the game medium lending machine and transferring it to the bowl of the game machine is not required.

When the game is finished, the gaming machine sends the cleared number of owned gaming media corresponding to the progress of the game to the gaming media lending machine by the transmitting means. The game medium lending machine writes the held number in the game medium lending number storage medium by the writing means after checking the number of settlements. As a result, it is not necessary to carry the acquired game medium, and the game can be finished easily and happily.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the game device 10 has a game medium lending machine 20 and a game machine 30. In this embodiment, the game media used by the game media lending machine 20 and the game machine 30 are pachinko balls, and the game machine 30 is a pachinko game machine. The amount storage medium 41 used in the game medium lending machine 20 is a so-called nationwide prepaid card composed of a rectangular plate, and has an amount storage unit 42 on one side 41a.

The number-of-balls storage medium 43 is an amount storage medium 41.
A magnetic card consisting of a rectangular plate like
Storage unit 4 for holding the number of balls, date, and game hall name on one side 42a
Have four. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage sections 42 and 44 are composed of magnetic recording bands provided along one of the long sides 45 and 46.

The amount storage medium 41 is sold from the storage medium vending machine 50 shown in FIG. The storage medium vending machine 50 has a cash slot 51, a selection button switch 52, a storage medium outlet 53, and a change outlet 54 on the front surface. When 52 is pressed to select how much money storage medium 41 to buy, the money storage medium 41 is discharged from the storage medium outlet 53, and the change money is discharged from the change outlet 54.

The game medium lending machine 20 sends and receives signals to and from the game machine 30. The game medium lending machine 20 sends and receives signals to and from the game machine 30.
In addition, on the front surface 20a, a pilot lamp 21, a slot 22, a lending switch 23, a cash display unit 24,
Settlement switch 25 and outlet 26 for the number-of-balls storage medium 43
And have.

The input port 22 is a port for inputting the amount storage medium 41. The lending switch 23 is a selection switch for sending a lending number signal of the game medium to the gaming machine 30, and has three push buttons for one hundred yen, five hundred yen, and one thousand yen. In addition, the game medium lending machine 20 has an amount reading unit 61, an amount difference writing unit 62, and a number-of-balls writing unit 63 inside the slot 22. The take-out port 26 is a port for ejecting the ball-number storage medium 43.

The amount reading means 61 is a magnetic head for reading the amount of money from the amount storage medium 41 in the slot 22. The money amount difference writing means 62 is a magnetic head for writing the money amount into the money amount storage medium 41 in the insertion slot 22, and the number-of-balls writing means 63.
Is a magnetic head for writing the number of balls in the number-of-balls storage medium 43 in the outlet 26.

The game medium lending machine 20 is provided with a microcomputer inside, and the following means are controlled by the microcomputer. That is, the game medium lending machine 2
As shown in FIG. 1, 0 has a reading amount storage means 65, an amount calculation means 66, and a settlement number storage means 67.

The reading amount storage means 65 is an amount reading means 6.
It is a memory for storing the reading amount from 1. The amount calculation means 66 is a means for obtaining the difference between the amount stored in the read amount storage means 65 and the amount corresponding to the lending switch 23, according to the operation of the lending switch 23. The amount difference writing unit 62 is configured to rewrite the amount stored in the amount storage medium 41 with the amount of the difference calculated by the amount calculation unit 66.

The settlement number storage means 67 is a memory for storing the settlement number according to the settlement number signal of the game medium from the gaming machine 30. The number-of-possessed coin writing means 63 is configured to write the number of settlements including the number of prizes for winning stored in the settlement number storage means 67 into the number-of-balls storage medium 43.

On the other hand, the gaming machine 30 is a gaming medium lending machine 20.
A signal is transmitted and received between the player and the player, a game is played using the game medium in the bowl 32, and a prize is awarded in accordance with the winning. A board 31 and a bowl 32 are provided on the front surface 30a. A handle 33, a ball holding display 34, a supply switch 35,
It has a settlement switch 36 and a stop indication lamp 37.

On the board 31, the state of the game by the game medium can be seen. The bowl 32 is for storing a game medium to be driven into the board 31. Handle 33
Is designed to drive the game medium in the bowl 32 into the board surface 31 by an operation. The holding ball display unit 34 displays the number of game media when the pachinko balls are taken in by the overflow or the settlement switch among the pachinko balls supplied to the bowl 32. The replenishment switch 35 is a switch for replenishing the bowl 32 in the bowl display when the game medium runs out on the bowl 32 even though the bowl is displayed. The stoppage indicator lamp 37 lights up or blinks to notify that the stoppage has occurred.

The gaming machine 30 has an output section 71 inside.
And a payment number transmission means 72 and a supply means 73. The output unit 71 outputs a winning signal according to winning. The settlement number transmitting means 72 is the settlement switch 2
It is a means for outputting a settlement number signal of the game medium according to the operation of 5, 36. The replenishing means 73 uses the game medium as the bowl 3
It has a configuration for replenishing to 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 30 has a microcomputer inside, and the following means are controlled by the microcomputer. That is, the gaming machine 30 has a number storage unit 74, a number calculation unit 75, a lending control unit 76, a number difference rewriting unit 77, a number adding unit 78, and an added number rewriting unit 79. There is.

The number storage means 74 is used for the game media lending machine 20.
Is a means for storing the number according to the lending number signal of the game medium corresponding to the operated lending switch 23. The settlement number transmitting means 72 has a configuration for sending the settlement number stored in the number storing means 74 to the game medium lending machine 20. The number calculation means 75 is means for obtaining the difference between the number of game media stored in the number storage means 74 and the number corresponding to the operated supply switch 35.

The lending control unit 76 is a means for causing the supply means 73 to pay out the number of game media corresponding to the operated supply switch 35 in a range of the number according to the amount stored in the amount storage medium 41. The number difference rewriting unit 77 is a unit for rewriting the number stored in the number storage unit 74 to the number of differences calculated by the number calculation unit 75. The number addition means 78 is means for adding the number stored in the number storage means 74 and the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize signal. The added number rewriting means 79 is means for rewriting the number stored in the number storage means 74 to the number obtained by the number addition means 78.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the amount storage medium 41 is purchased from the storage medium vending machine 50 shown in FIG.
Next, in the game medium lending machine 20, when the amount storage medium 41 is inserted into the slot 22, the amount reading means 61 reads the amount from the amount storage medium 41 and the read amount storage means 65 stores the amount. When the lending switch 23 is operated, the amount calculation means 66 obtains the difference between the amount stored in the read amount storage means 65 and the amount corresponding to the lending switch 23, and the amount difference writing means 62 stores it in the amount storage medium 41. Rewrite the amount of money to be the difference amount. As a result, the amount of money is managed in the amount of money storage medium 41.

On the other hand, in the gaming machine 30, the number storage means 74
Corresponding to the operated lending switch 23, the number of game media corresponding to the lending number signal of the game medium from the game medium lending machine 20 is stored, and the number calculation means 75 operates with the number of the game medium. The difference from the number corresponding to the supply switch 35 is obtained. When there is a number of balls, the number storage means 74
The number of game media stored in is displayed on the ball holding display unit 34.

The replenishing means 73 is controlled by the lending controller 76.
In the range of the number corresponding to the amount of money stored in the amount storage medium 41, the number of game media corresponding to the operated supply switch 35 is paid out to the bowl 32. This eliminates the trouble of receiving the game medium from the game medium lending machine 20 and transferring it to the bowl 32 of the game machine 30. In the gaming machine 30, a game can be played on the board surface 31 by operating the handle 33. The number difference rewriting means 77 rewrites the number stored in the number storage means 74 into the number of the difference from the number corresponding to the operated replenishment switch 35 obtained by the number calculation means 75.

In the gaming machine 30, the output unit 71 outputs a prize signal in response to a win in the game, and the number addition means 78 responds to the number stored in the number storage means 74 and the prize signal. Add the number of prizes. Additional number rewriting means 7
9 rewrites the number stored in the number storage means 74 to the number obtained by the number addition means 78, which is the sum of the number of prize balls according to the prize signal.

At the end of the game, in the game medium lending machine 20, the settlement number stored in the number storing means 74 from the settlement number transmitting means 72 according to the operation of the settlement switches 25 and 36 is the gaming medium lending machine. Sent to 20. The owned ball number writing means 63 writes the adjusted number stored in the adjusted number storage means 67 into the number-of-balls storage medium 43, which includes the number of prize balls by winning.

As a result, the number of balls held is managed in the number-of-balls storage medium 43, and there is no need to move the prized pachinko balls from the bowl 32 to the counter. If you bring the number-of-balls storage medium to the prize exchange place, you can exchange it for prizes according to the number of balls.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the number-of-balls storage medium 43 is loaded on the prize card reader at the prize exchange place, and if there is a number of balls, the number of balls held is displayed and the prize payout process is performed. Perform (steps 81, 82, 83, 84).

It should be noted that the exchange of the number of balls held in the number-of-balls storage medium 43 for the prize must be carried out on the day the game is played, and if it is not carried out on that day, it is invalid. To be done. This number-of-balls storage medium is unique to the game hall and cannot be used in other game halls.

After exchanging with a prize, if there is a surplus in the number of balls, a fraction can be saved, and in this case, a membership card in which the fraction is entered is paid out and handed to the player (step 8).
5,86,87,88). When the fraction is not saved, when the fraction is exchanged for the fraction prize, the fraction prize is passed, and when the fraction is not exchanged, the import processing is performed (step 89,
90, 91).

When there is no remaining number of balls, or when there is no remaining number after the prize payout processing, or after the membership card is discharged or a fractional gift is handed over, the number-of-balls storage medium 43 is taken into the inside. (Step 92).

The game medium lending machine 20 has an amount storage medium 41.
Can manage the amount of money, and the number-of-balls storage medium 43 can manage the number of balls.

In the number-of-balls storage medium 43, only the number of balls held is stored in the storage unit 44, which can be handled separately from the amount storage medium 41 and used in exchange for a prize. Therefore, the money amount storage medium 41 is an existing one and can be used as it is without changing the format at all.

As the amount storage medium, a home card can be used as well as a nationwide prepaid card. Further, the game medium lending machine may be attached to the upper side or the lower side in addition to the side surface of the game machine.

[0036]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a signal is transmitted and received between the gaming medium lending machine and the gaming machine to manage the lending of the gaming medium, and the lending of the gaming medium is performed on the bowl plate of the gaming machine. Since it is done directly, it does not take much time to transfer the game media such as pachinko balls, there is no loss of the game media by spilling, and there is no need to carry the game media at the end of the game, making it easy. You can enjoy the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a storage medium vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an amount storage medium showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a holding ball number storage medium according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of processing of a number-of-balls storage medium according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Gaming device 20 ... Gaming media lending machine 30 ... Gaming machine 41 ... Amount storage medium 43 ... Number of balls storage medium 50 ... Storage medium vending machine 61 ... Amount reading means 62 ... Amount difference writing means 63 ... Included means 65 ... Read amount storage means 66 ... Amount calculation means 67 ... Settlement number storage means 71 ... Output section 72 ... Settlement number transmission means 73 ... Replenishment means 74 ... Number storage means 75 ... Number calculation means 76 ... Lending control section 77 ... Number difference rewriting means 78 ... number adding means 79 addition number rewriting means

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game medium lending machine for playing a game using a game medium in a bowl and giving a prize according to a prize, a game medium lending machine that is integrally combined and sends and receives various signals to and from each other. The game medium lending machine lends a game medium in response to the insertion of a card or cash. The game medium lending machine has a writing means for storing the number of game medium lending, and the game machine is a game medium lending machine. A gaming machine comprising: a supply means for discharging a game medium to the bowl according to the number of rentals, and a transmission means for sending a settlement number of owned game media corresponding to the progress of the game to the game medium lending machine.