JPH0623126A - Card managing device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve handleability and appearance of the device. CONSTITUTION:Since a card rental machine 40 which issues a card on which the number of game media is recorded is provided between game machines and a card processing machine 30 is provided at the lower part of the game machine 20 by arranging the card processing machine 30 on which the history of a game is recorded on a game machine side, the input/output of a recording card can be simplified, and the handleability can be improved, and also, since the card processing machine 30 is assembled integrally with the game machine 20, the appearance can be prevented from being impaired.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention corresponds to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine or the like, and arranges a card lending machine for issuing a card in which the number of gaming media is recorded between the gaming machines. The present invention relates to a card management device for a gaming machine, in which a card processor for recording progress is installed in the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, for example, in a pachinko machine, which is a game machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium, when a game medium is lent out, a recording card is recorded and the game result is recorded on this recording card to give a prize. It has been proposed to replace them.

In such a conventional system, the recording card records the number of lending only when the first pachinko ball is lent, and thereafter only writes the game result.

However, in such a conventional card management method for a gaming machine, if a player wants to rent a pachinko ball in the middle of a game, a new recording card must be issued, which is a complicated game. Not only is it interesting for the purpose, but the storage capacity of the recording card must be assumed to be a player who rents a large amount, so it will be discarded without satisfying the recording capacity of one recording card, There is a problem that there is much waste. Therefore,
The applicant of the present invention previously recorded a game progress on a card processing machine so as to maximize the recordability of the recording card and enjoy the game without disturbing the interest of the game machine. We are proposing a card management device.

[0005]

However, in such a card management method of the gaming machine, if the card processing machine is provided in the upper part of the gaming machine, it is troublesome to insert and remove the recording card, which is not convenient. Further, if the card processing machine is provided separately from the game machine, there is a problem that it does not look good.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card management device for a gaming machine which is easy to use and has a good appearance.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to arrange a card lending machine for issuing a card in which the number of game media is recorded between game machines and to play a game. A card management device for a gaming machine, wherein a card processing machine for recording progress is installed in the gaming machine, wherein the card processing machine is integrally incorporated in a lower part of the gaming machine. It exists in the device.

[0008]

Since the card processor is provided in the lower part of the game machine, the recording card can be easily taken in and out, which is convenient. Also, since the card processing machine is integrated with the game machine, it does not spoil the appearance.

[0009]

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 FIGS. 6 and 7, the recording card 10 has a purchase recording area 11 and a number recording area 14 which are visible. The purchase recording area 11 is formed by vertically arranging a combination of an input area 12 and a consumption area 13 vertically, and arranging them horizontally.

The number-of-outputs recording area 14 is also vertically input area 1
The combination of 5 and the consumption area 16 is arranged vertically and is arranged horizontally. The input areas 12 and 15 and the consumption areas 13 and 16 are subjected to, for example, heat-sensitive printing, and are set to develop contrasting colors such as yellow and blue. A difference in recognition may be provided depending on the mark shape or the like. The recording card 10 is further provided with a storage area for various information such as a magnetic or optical mark which is invisible or difficult but is electrically writable and readable.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the gaming machines 20, 20 ... Which are pachinko machines are continuously arranged in an island form, and a card processing machine 30 is disposed under each gaming machine 20 and is adjacent to each other. A card lending machine 40 is installed between the gaming machines 20, 20.

The gaming machine 20 is provided with a gaming handle 21 at the bottom, and most of the front side is a well-known pachinko gaming surface. Sensors for detecting the entry holes of the pachinko balls are provided in the prize ball holes, the out holes, etc. on the pachinko game surface. The gaming handle 21 is connected to a launching speed adjusting mechanism of a pachinko ball (not shown), and as shown in FIG. 3, it constitutes a starting switch of a launching circuit. The launching circuit includes a driving motor 21a in addition to the gaming handle 21. , The game start switch 21c of the motor circuit 21b is connected to the power source 21d. The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card 10 in the card processing machine 30 to start the game.

As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming machines 20, 20 ...
A pachinko ball supply path 20a and a recovery path 20b are arranged along the upper and lower sides of the island, and a certain amount of pachinko balls are counted from the supply path 20a via the supply pipe 22, and the ball count supply unit 23 supplies the game. It is provided at the top of the machine 20.
The ball count supply unit 23 has a star wheel 23a and a switch 23b that emits one pulse signal for each rotation of the star wheel 23a. The outer periphery of the star wheel 23a faces the discharge port of the supply pipe 22 and receives a pachinko ball one by one. Shaped notches 23c are continuously provided. Ball count supply unit 23 to prize ball tank 24
The discharge pipe 23d is open above. The prize ball tank 24 is connected to the prize ball discharge unit 25 via the transfer path 24a.

In the lower part of the game machine 20, a holding ball pool 26 is provided at a position visible to the player, and an out ball pool 27 is provided on the back side thereof. Out ball pool 27
Including, the internal mechanism of the gaming machine 20 and the pachinko ball are hermetically sealed in the gaming machine 20 and its attached mechanism part, and are isolated from the player. The capacity of the prize ball tank 24 is monitored and the star wheel 2 of the ball count supply unit 23 is used when it decreases.
A capacity detection switch 24b for activating a brake solenoid (not shown) for stopping the rotation of 3a is provided.

At the lower end of the gaming machine 20, an out ball discharging portion 29 connected to the out ball reservoir 27 is provided at the lower end of the gaming machine 20. The out-ball discharging unit 29 has a star wheel 29a and a switch 29b for detecting the number of balls flown according to the number of rotations of the star wheel 29a. The outer circumference of the star wheel 29a faces the outlet of the out-ball reservoir 27 and has one pachinko ball. Hemispherical notch 29 to receive each
c are serially provided. Collection path 2 from the out-ball discharge section 29
The discharge pipe 29d is open above 0b.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the surface of the card processing machine 30, a display 31 of the number of possessed cards and a card slot 3 are provided.
2, a stop indicator lamp 33, and an illegal card indicator lamp 34 are provided.

The card processing machine 30 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40, and as an internal configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, a reading section 3 for reading and outputting information on a recording card.
5, a writing section 36 and a printing section 37 for each area of the recording card 10, a protect writing section 38 for providing a secret to the recording card 10, and a display section 39 for blinking the stop indication lamp 33. The card lending machine 40 has an amount display lamp 41, and a bill slot 42 facing the right or left gaming machine 20, respectively.
It has R and 42L, currency input ports 43R and 43L, a return button 44, a currency return port 45, and a banknote stocker 46.

A control unit 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is arranged in a distributed manner in one or both of the card processing machine 30 and the card lending machine 40. The control unit 50 is the gaming machine 20.
Also, the storage unit 5 is connected to the card lending machine 40 and stores the number of rented game media, the number of consumed game media, and the number of awarded game media.
1 and a storage unit 51, which is connected to the storage unit 51 and has a calculation unit 52 that subtracts the consumption number from the lending number and calculates the possession number of the game medium by adding the winning number and the additional lending number. Further, the control unit 50 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the storage unit 51,
Judgment unit 53 that monitors the number of game media and the number of settings
Further, it has an output unit 54 which is connected to the gaming machine 20, the card processing machine 30 and the judging section 53 and transmits the result of the judgment to the gaming machine 20 to the card processing machine 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize exchange device 60 is provided in the game arcade as a part of the card management device. The prize exchange device 60 includes a card reading unit 61, an unauthorized card check unit 62, a display operation unit 63, and a prize payout unit 6.
4 and.

Next, the operation will be described. To start the game, you must first rent a pachinko ball. The player selects either the left or right card lending machine 4 depending on the selected gaming machine 20.
You will borrow a pachinko ball from 0. Banknotes are inserted into one of the banknote insertion ports 42R and 42L, and coins are inserted into one of the coin insertion ports 43R and 43L.

As shown in FIG. 11, the inserted amount is discriminated inside the card lending machine 40, and it is further discriminated that the card has been inserted from either the left or right side from the difference of the insertion slot, and is installed in the gaming machine 20. Recording card 1 to the card processor 30
0 is set. The issued recording card 10 is written in only the input area 12 of the purchase recording area 11 with a yellow color, for example, as shown by an X mark in FIG. 6, and is passed to the card processor 30 without human intervention. The recording card 10 is provided with a secret code of the game hall at the time of issuing the card or in advance so as not to be confused with the recording card 10 of another game hall. In addition, from the card lending machine 40, once record card 1
Although it may be manually inserted into the card processing machine 30 after issuing 0, in that case, the card lending machine 40 needs a card ejection port.

When the recording card 10 in use is moved from another stand, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card slot 32 of the card processor 30 and read by the reading section 35 for processing.

When a card is set in the card processor 30, information such as the number of possessed machines and the gaming machine number is reported and stored in the control unit 50. If the recording card 10 is used halfway, the secret code provided on the recording card 10 is also reported,
If the ciphers are different or contain unparseable contents, the determination unit 53 determines that the content is invalid, and the control unit 50 outputs the output unit 5
Incorrect card display lamp 3 of card processor 30 via
Blink 4 to warn and refuse to handle.

Further, in the case of the recording card 10 in which the gaming machine 20 is stopped, the secret of the stop recording is the recording card 10.
The recording card 10 cannot be reused and its handling is rejected like an illegal card. Therefore, the recording card 10 with stop recording can only be exchanged for a prize. When the recording card 10 is suitable for use in a game, the storage unit 51 of the control unit 50 stores the number of loans, and the game is started after it is determined whether or not the game can be started depending on the number of possessions. Be started.

In the game machine 20, the game start switch 2
1c is on and the game is played by the player
Proceed by operating. If a pachinko ball launched during a game enters the safe hole, prize ball tank 2
The pachinko balls stored in 4 are sent from the transfer path 24a to the prize ball discharging unit 25 and discharged. In addition, without ejecting the discharge ball,
Other acoustic effects may be produced. The discharged prize balls are stored in the ball storage 26 and cannot be touched by the player,
The result can be confirmed visually. The out ball is temporarily stored in the out ball reservoir 27, passes through the out ball discharging portion 29, and is discharged to the recovery path 20b. At that time, the pachinko ball rotates the star wheel 29a, and the switch 29b is turned on and off by the rotation of the star wheel 29a to send a signal to detect the number of out balls.

The consumed ball is detected by a sensor provided when it reaches a position where it does not return to the launch position after the pachinko ball is launched. It may be detected immediately after the launch, but in that case, detection of a miss launch is a problem. When the number of pachinko balls used in the gaming machine 20 is insufficient, the pachinko balls supplied to the supply path 20a are taken in from the supply pipe 22 and the ball count supply unit 23, and a solenoid (not shown) operates according to the insufficient information. , Star wheel 23
The brake of a is released, the star wheel 23a is rotated by the weight of the ball, the notches 23c receive the pachinko balls one by one from the supply pipe 22, and the star wheel 23a rotates to turn the switch 23b on and off. Discharge pipe 2 while counting the number
It is supplied to the prize ball tank 24 from 3d.

The control unit 50 is the 12th according to the progress of the game.
It operates according to the flow shown in FIGS. In FIG. 12, when additional purchase is made by the card lending machine 40 and a ball is added, the arithmetic unit 52 adds the values to update the storage of the storage unit 51. The consumption number is added and stored in the consumption number storage area of the storage unit 51, and when a prize is awarded, the consumption number is added and stored in the prize number storage area of the storage unit 51.

In the recording card 10, the purchase recording area 1 is designated by the writing unit 36 of the card processor 30 as indicated by ◯ in FIG.
For example, blue is printed in the consumption area 13 of No. 1. When there is a winning ball, the writing unit 36 prints it in a yellow color on the input area 15 of the number recording area 14 at the position of Δ shown in FIG. The calculation unit 52 calculates the number of lending + the number of prizes-the number of consumption =
The possession number is always calculated by the formula of possession number, and the possession number is always displayed on the display unit 39 of the card processing machine 30.
Always compares the number of holdings with the set number.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number held is 0 or the number of hits is not exceeded, and if the game can be continued, the game start switch 21c is kept on and the number of hits is reached. When the number of possessions becomes 0, it is determined that the game cannot be continued. According to this determination, the output unit 54
Informs the gaming machine 20 of the result of the judgment and starts the game 2
1c is turned off, and the card processing machine 30 is notified of the end of the game. In the card processing machine 30, the writing unit 36,
The final result of the game is recorded on the recording card 10 by the printing unit 37.

If the game is stopped, the game machine 20 is made to hold the operation stopped, and the protect writing unit 38 writes the password for the stop recording on the recording card 10. Amusement machine 20
The operation of is stopped by turning off the game start switch 21c of the firing circuit. The motor circuit 21 is used to release the stop of the gaming machine 20 that has been stopped and stopped.
Alternatively, a release switch (not shown) provided separately in b or the recording card 10 that has been stopped may be pulled out to automatically release the recording card 10. After the end processing is completed, the recording card 10 is paid out from the card processing machine 30, and the player can pick it up.

At the end of the game, the input area 12, the consumption area 13, the output recording area 14, and the input area 15 of the purchase recording area 11
Further, the progress of the game is recorded in the consumption area 16, and the customer can confirm the result of the battle and reflect on the progress of the game by using the record. The recording card 10 can be brought to a prize exchange place and exchanged for a prize. At the prize exchange station, the recording card 10 is placed on the prize exchange device 60.

First, the recording card 10 has a card reading section 61.
It is inserted in and the number is read. Next, the fraudulent card check unit 62 checks whether the recording card 10 is a fraudulent card, and the number of possessed cards and the check result are displayed on the display operation unit 63. If the recording card 10 is correct, the display operation unit 63 operates the prize payout unit 64 to pay out prizes corresponding to the number of possessions. Recording card 1
The number of holdings is reduced from the record of 0. The recording card 10 records the game progress of the user, and if the function of the host computer is further added, not only the data for each of the gaming machines 20, 20, ...
It is possible to obtain data for each player, and it is possible to grasp trends and habits of the player. Also, the pachinko balls used by the player are those that were actually paid and rented, but it is also possible to determine and use the ones that were used from the prize balls.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to a game hall in which a pachinko machine is installed, the present invention is also effective in a slot machine using a game medium, a game machine such as a smart ball, or a game hall in which these are mixed. Needless to say.

[0034]

According to the card management device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, a card lending machine for issuing a card in which the number of gaming media is recorded is arranged between gaming machines, and a card process for recording the progress of a game. Since the machine is located on the gaming machine side and the card processing machine is provided at the bottom of the gaming machine, it is easy to insert and remove the recording card, and it is easy to use, and the card processing machine is integrated with the gaming machine. ing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings show an embodiment of the present invention and are conceptual configuration diagrams of a gaming machine and its accessory device.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a free gift exchange.

FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of a card processing machine.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view near a gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a partial front view of an island of the gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is an internal configuration diagram of a gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing of a card lending machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of game processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of game monitoring.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Recording card 20 ... Game machine 21 ... Game handle 22 ... Supply pipe 23 ... Ball count supply unit 24 ... Prize ball tank 25 ... Prize ball discharge unit 26 ... Holding ball reservoir 27 ... Out ball reservoir 30 ... Card processing machine 31 ... Display unit 32 ... Card slot 33 ... Stop display lamp 34 ... Unauthorized card display lamp 35 ... Reading unit 36 ... Writing unit 37 ... Printing unit 38 ... Protect writing unit 39 ... Display unit 40 ... Card lending machine 41 ... Amount of money Indicator lamps 42R, 42L ... Banknote slot 43R, 43L ... Money slot 50 ... Control unit 51 ... Storage unit 52 ... Calculation unit 53 ... Judgment unit 54 ... Output unit 60 ... Gift exchange device 61 ... Card reading unit 62 ... Unauthorized card Checking unit 63 ... Display operation unit 64 ... Prize payout unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card management system for a gaming machine, comprising a card lending machine for issuing a card recording the number of gaming media, arranged between the gaming machines, and a card processor for recording the progress of the game installed in the gaming machine. A card management device for a gaming machine, wherein the card processing machine is integrally incorporated in a lower portion of the gaming machine.