JPH06190128A - Electronic managing device of game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate ball shortage in each game machine by calculating a ratio (going-out ball rate) of the number of going-out balls to the number of going-in balls by a going-in ball/going-out ball monitoring means, controlling a replenishing device by a ball replenishment monitoring means by a prescribed number of times increased or decreased in accordance with this going-out ball rate and executing the replenishment of balls to the game machine. CONSTITUTION:In the game hall, plural sets of game machines 1 and ball lending machines 3 are provided alternately at every island, and also, plural or single premium ball counters and ball holding quantity detecting means are provided. The game machine 1 and the ball lending machine 3 are controlled by one set of terminal managing device 5 at every plural sets, and plural terminal managing devices 5 are subjected to centralized control by an integrated managing device 6. In this case, the terminal managing device 5 is provided with a going-in ball/going-out ball terminal monitoring means 71, in which a going-out ball rate is calculated, based on a detecting signal from a going-in ball/going-out ball detector. Also, a ball reprenishment terminal monitoring means 72 is provided, and in accordance with a set range of a constant, balls are replenished to each game machine 1 through a replenishing device 12 by a prescribed number of times increased or decreased in accordance with the going-out ball rate, and ball shortage in the game machine 1 is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a pachinko machine using small balls as a medium for games, an arrangement ball machine using coins and medals, a medal game machine such as a sparrow ball pachinko machine, and other pachinko machines of this type. The present invention relates to an electronic management device for a game arcade, and more particularly to an electronic management device for distributed management of these pachinko machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional electronic management device of this type,
Some of the replenishing trays for supplying balls to the gaming machine are provided with empty contacts, and when the empty contacts are turned on, some balls are automatically replenished.

[0003]

However, if balls are replenished after the replenishing tray is emptied, the balls cannot be replenished in time depending on the payout rate, and the game machine may run out of balls. There was a problem that it could not be done.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an electronic control device for a game hall which prevents a shortage of balls in a game machine even if the payout rate is large. To aim.

[0005]

In order to solve such an object, the gist of the present invention lies in the following two items.

1. In each of a plurality of gaming machines (1) arranged, a ball-on / ball-out detector for detecting the ball entering and ball-outing, and supply for supplying balls to each game machine (1) according to a supply signal. An electronic management device that is provided with a device (12) and manages the gaming machine (1).
In response to the detection signal from the payout detector, the number of payouts and the number of payouts of each gaming machine (1) are calculated at predetermined time intervals, and the ratio of the number of payouts to the number of payouts (the number of payouts / the number of payouts / Incoming / outgoing ball which calculates the outfall rate which is the ratio of outcoupling based on the number of ingoing balls, generates an outfall rate signal, and calculates the difference between the ingoing number and the outgoing number. A ball receiving the monitoring means and the ball output rate signal, and generating a replenishment signal at a predetermined number of times in accordance with the ball output rate according to a constant setting range and according to the number of ball differences of the ball output. Replenishment monitoring means, and the replenishment device (12) receives the replenishment signal based on the signal of the difference ball via the terminal management device (5) to replenish the balls of the gaming machine (1). , An electronic management device for a game hall.

2. In each of a plurality of gaming machines (1) arranged, a ball-on / ball-out detector for detecting the ball entering and ball-outing, and supply for supplying balls to each game machine (1) according to a supply signal. An electronic management device that is provided with a device (12) and manages the gaming machine (1), and each gaming machine receives a detection signal from the above-mentioned ball input detector of the gaming machine (1) at predetermined intervals. The number of coins in (1) is calculated, the detection signal based on the safe balls (prize balls) from the coin detector is received, and the number of coins in each gaming machine (1) is calculated every predetermined time. There is an incoming / outgoing coin monitoring means for generating a payout rate signal for keeping the number of balls in the supply plate constant between the number of balls set for the number of balls output and the number of balls less than 100. Then, the replenishment device (12) receives the replenishment signal based on the signal of the safe ball via the terminal management device, and replenishes the ball of the gaming machine (1). , A game arcade electronic management device according to claim.

[0008]

[Function] The pay-in / pay-out monitoring means calculates a pay-out rate, which is the ratio of the number of pay-outs to the number of pay-outs.

The ball replenishment monitoring means causes the replenishing device (12) to replenish balls to the gaming machine (1) at a predetermined number of times increased or decreased in accordance with the payout rate.

Therefore, when the payout rate becomes large, it is possible to prevent the game machine (1) from running out of balls by replenishing the supply number of times.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the game arcade.

A plurality of islands 2 are arranged in the game arcade.

As shown in FIG. 5, each island 2 is provided with a plurality of gaming machines 1, a ball lending machine 3 and a prize ball counting machine 4.

As shown in FIG. 1, for each of the four gaming machines 1 and the four ball lending machines 3, one terminal management device 5 is attached.

The terminal management device 5 of each island 2 is centrally managed by the integrated management device 6.

Each of the gaming machines 1 has a replenishment plate,
A payout detector 11 and a supply device 12 are provided.

The incoming / outgoing ball detector 11 detects incoming / outgoing balls of the gaming machine and outputs a detection signal.

The replenishing tray stores the balls replenished by the replenishing device 12 and supplies the balls to the game machine 1.

An empty contact is provided in the supply tray.

The empty contact is turned on and outputs a replenishment signal to the replenishing device 12 when the number of balls in the replenishing tray decreases.

The replenishing device 12 replenishes the replenishing tray with balls in response to the replenishing signal.

The terminal management device 5 is provided with a ball input / ball output terminal monitoring means 71 and a ball supply terminal monitoring means 72.

The entrance / exit terminal monitoring means 71 receives the detection signals from the entrance / exit detectors of the four gaming machines 1,
The number of balls entered and the number of balls released from each gaming machine 1 are calculated every predetermined time, and the ratio of the number of balls released to the number of balls inserted (ball out rate)
Is calculated to output a ball output rate signal.

Further, the input / output terminal monitoring means 71 has four
Receiving the detection signals from the incoming / outgoing ball detectors of the gaming machines 1 of the units, the number of incoming balls and the number of outgoing balls of each gaming machine 1 are calculated at predetermined time intervals, and the number of incoming balls and the outgoing ball It is also possible to calculate the difference ball number with the number and output the difference ball number signal.

The ball replenishment terminal monitoring means 72 receives the ball output rate signal from the ball input / ball output terminal monitoring means 71 and sends a replenishment signal to the replenishing device 12 at a predetermined number of times increased or decreased according to the ball output rate. Output.

Further, the ball replenishment terminal monitoring means 72 can also receive the difference ball number signal and output the replenishment signal to the replenishment device at a predetermined number of times increased or decreased in accordance with the number of difference balls in the output. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal management device 5 specifically includes a signal input unit 151, a control unit 152, a memory 153, a signal output unit 154, and a network control unit 155, which enable the terminal control unit 5 to operate as described above. Constitutes a means.

The signal input section 151 inputs detection signals from the gaming machine 1 and the ball lending machine 3 and sends signals to the control section 152.

The control unit 152 causes the signal input unit 151 to input data to the memory 153 according to the signal.
After that, the control unit 152 obtains the stored data from the memory 153, performs arithmetic processing, and stores the data in the memory 153.

The signal output section 154 is connected to the control section 15
The data obtained from the memory 153 is output as an output signal in response to the signal from 2.

Further, the network controller 155 obtains data from the memory 153 according to the signal from the controller 152.

The network controller 155 communicates with the island controller 163 of the integrated management device 6.

In this way, the terminal management device 5 performs various signal detection and data processing, state management and control of gaming machines, signal output to various external interfaces, output of replenishment signals, data transmission through the island network, and the like.

On the other hand, the integrated management device 6 is provided with an incoming / outgoing total monitoring means 81 and a total ball replenishing monitoring means 82.

The total pay-in / pay-out monitoring means 81 is means for storing the pay-out rate of all gaming machines 1 via the terminal management device 5.

Further, the incoming / outgoing coin total monitoring means 81 can store the number of difference balls of all the gaming machines 1 via the terminal management device 5.

The ball replenishment comprehensive monitoring means 82 is means for outputting a replenishment signal to the replenishment device 12 via the terminal management device 5.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the integrated management device 6 has a control section 161, a memory 162, an island controller section 163, a control panel 164, and a communication port section 16.
And 5 constitute the above means.

Then, processing and storage of data sent from the terminal management device 5, creation of display data on the control panel, creation of print data, acceptance and issuance of various control commands to the gaming machine 1, various constants. It manages and controls communication ports.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control board 164 has a line control unit 171, an input unit 172, a display unit 173, a printing unit 174, and a display setting unit 174.

Then, the control request to each gaming machine, the status display of each gaming machine, the game hall, the printing of the total data, the notification of the abnormality, etc. are performed.

In the present invention, the "gaming machine" is, for example, a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a medal game machine such as a sparrow ball pachinko machine, or a pachinko machine of this type, and the "ball" is, for example, Small balls used in pachinko machines, coins and medals used in arrange ball machines, sparrow balls, etc.
In addition, it refers to the game medium used in this type of pachinko machine.

Next, the operation will be described.

As a method of replenishment by the replenishing device 12,
There are cases where the replenishment signal is manually issued and cases where it is automatically issued.

In the case of automatic operation, a fixed addition ball system, a variable addition system depending on the ball output rate, a variable addition system depending on the number of difference balls,
There is a safe ball addition method.

In the fixed quantity addition ball system, when an empty contact signal is received from the empty contact, a fixed number of balls are supplied to the supply tray.
The number of replenishments to be made once is in the range of 100 to 800, and this number can be freely set in units of 100.

In the variable addition method based on the pay-out rate, the pay-in / pay-out terminal monitor means 71 receives the detection signal from the pay-in / pay-out ball detector 11, and displays the ratio of the number of pay-out balls to the number of paid-in balls. Calculate the payout rate.

Then, the ball replenishing terminal monitoring means 72 causes the replenishing device 12 to replenish the game machine 1 with balls at a predetermined number of times which has increased or decreased according to the set rate of the constant.

For example, when the payout rate is less than X1%, N1
Replenished twice, and when the payout rate is X2% or more and less than X3%, N2
Replenish twice, and when the ball output rate is X4% or more, replenish N3 times.

X1 to X4 can be freely set in the range of 1 to 500, and N1 to N3 can be freely set in the range of 1 to 8.

Therefore, when the payout rate becomes large, it is possible to prevent the game machine from running out of balls by replenishing the supply number of times.

In the variable addition method based on the number of inserted balls, in response to the detection signal from the incoming / outgoing ball detector 11, the incoming / outgoing terminal monitoring means 71 causes the difference between the number of incoming balls and the number of outgoing balls to be detected. Calculates a number.

Then, the ball replenishment terminal monitoring means 72 causes the replenishment device 12 to replenish the game machine 1 with balls at a predetermined number of times which has increased or decreased according to the number of difference balls in accordance with the constant setting range. .

For example, when the number of difference balls is less than Y1, M1 times are replenished, when the number of difference balls is Y2 or more and less than Y3, M2 times are replenished, and when the number of difference balls is Y4 or more, M3 times are replenished.

Y1 to Y4 can be freely set in the range of +9900 to -99900, and M1 to M3.
Can be set freely within the range of 1-8.

In the safe ball addition method, the detection of a payout ball is detected by the safe ball (winning ball) of the gaming machine 1, and the number of balls set and the number of balls less than 100 are set in the replenishing tray. It keeps the number constant.

[0058]

[Effects of the Invention] The ball input / ball output monitoring means calculates the ball output rate,
In order for the replenishment device to replenish balls to the gaming machine at a predetermined number of times that the ball replenishment monitoring means has increased or decreased in accordance with the betting rate, when the beating rate becomes large, the number of times is replenished accordingly. It is possible to prevent the game machine from running out of balls.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an electronic management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of a terminal management device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functions of an integrated management device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing functions of a control panel of the integrated management device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an island.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a game arcade.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 gaming machine 2 island 3 ball lending machine 4 prize ball counter 5 terminal management device 6 integrated management device 12 supply device 71 ball input / ball output terminal monitoring means 72 ball supply terminal monitoring means 81 ball input / ball total monitoring means 82 Ball supply comprehensive monitoring means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, a ball-on / ball-out detector for detecting the ball-in and ball-out, and a replenishing device for replenishing the ball to each game machine according to a replenishment signal. An electronic management device for managing the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine receives a detection signal from the ball-in / ball-out detector of the game machine, and receives a ball in each game machine every predetermined time. The number of coins and the number of coins output are calculated, and the coin output ratio, which is the ratio of coins output, is also calculated based on the ratio of the number of coins to the number of coins inserted (number of coins / number of coins inserted), and a coin output rate signal is generated. Then, according to the payout rate, in accordance with the payout rate, in accordance with the setting range of a constant, receiving the payout / outgoing monitoring means for calculating the number of differences between the number of paid in and the number of outgoing, And, at a predetermined number of times increased or decreased according to the number of difference balls of the output balls, and a ball replenishment monitoring means for generating a replenishment signal, and the replenishment device, the signal of the difference ball Said replenishment signal received via the terminal management apparatus based, to make a supply of balls of the gaming machine, game arcade electronic management apparatus according to claim. 2. A gaming machine in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, a ball-on / ball-out detector for detecting ball-in and ball-out, and a replenishing device for replenishing balls to each game machine according to a replenishment signal. An electronic management device for managing the game machine, wherein the game machine receives a detection signal from the ball-in detector to calculate the number of balls in each game machine at predetermined intervals, Receiving a detection signal based on a safe ball (winning prize) from the payout detector, the number of payouts of each gaming machine is calculated every predetermined time, and the number of payouts is set and 100 less than that. And a ball input / ball output monitoring means for generating a ball output rate signal for keeping the number of balls in the replenishing plate constant with the number of balls, wherein the replenishing device is based on the signal of the safe ball. An electronic device for a game hall, characterized by receiving the supply signal via the terminal management device and supplying balls to the game machine. Management apparatus.