JPH07255943A - Game medium-counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a troublesomeness to purchase a pre-paid card, for persons who use a pinball machine hall by making them receive the pre-paid card as a prize. CONSTITUTION:A game medium-counting device is equipped with a game ball input part 1 in which pachinko balls are input, pachinko ball-counting unit which counts the number of the input pachinko balls, card storage part 7 in which pre-paid card are stored, card exchange button 6 which indicates the discharging of a pre-paid card, and control unit which makes a display unit 2 display the number of pachinko balls being counted by the pachinko ball- counting unit, makes a card discharge port 8 discharge the pre-paid card, and makes a residual pachinko ball discharge port 5 discharge residual pachinko balls after subtracting the number of pachinko balls to be equivalent to the pre-paid card from the counted number of pachinko balls.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium counting device suitable for counting game media such as pachinko balls or medals used in a game hall such as a pachinko hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, when pachinko is played in a pachinko hall, a customer can use a coin-only ball ejector installed on a pachinko machine or both a bill and coins installed in the pachinko hall. Purchase a pachinko ball using a dedicated ball dispenser. When the customer obtains a payout as a result of the game, the customer puts this into a ball counter to receive a receipt on which the number of balls is printed, and exchanges the receipt with a prize at a prize exchange counter. Further, when receiving money as a gift, the customer exchanges money for a gift medium, which is a substitute for money, at the gift exchange place.

Here, FIG. 4 shows an example of the above ball counter for counting the number of balls. A is a ball counter, 1 is a ball input part, 2 is a display part, 3 is a prize exchange button, 4 is a receipt discharge port, and 5 is a surplus ball discharge port. The prize exchange button 3 is a button for selecting a prize exchange method, and among the all buttons 3a for exchanging all the balls thrown into the ball throwing unit 1 for the prize, and the balls thrown into the ball throwing unit 1. There is a surplus ball button 3b for exchanging a part of the prize and discharging the remaining balls to the surplus ball discharge port 5.

When a customer throws a ball into the ball throwing unit 1, the ball counter A counts the total number of inserted pachinko balls and displays the total number a on the display unit 2. Also, ball counting machine A
Blinks all buttons 3a and surplus ball button 3b,
Encourage the customer to select the desired redemption method.

For example, when the surplus ball button 3b is pressed,
In addition to the total number of balls a, the ball counting machine A displays the number of balls b corresponding to the prize and the number of surplus balls c obtained by subtracting the number of balls b corresponding to the prize from the total number of balls a on the display unit 2, The surplus balls are discharged to the ball discharge port 5. In addition, the ball counting machine A is provided with a receipt discharge port 4
The total number of balls, the number of balls corresponding to the prize, the number of balls remaining, etc., and the date, the name of the store, and the receipt printed with a bar code indicating these information are discharged.

On the other hand, as a method of exchanging premiums, all buttons 3a
If is selected, all the balls thrown into the ball throwing unit 1 will be exchanged for prizes, and the ball counter A displays the total number of balls a and the number of balls a corresponding to the prize. It is displayed in 2 and the extra balls are not discharged. In addition, the ball counter A, the total number of balls in the receipt outlet 4, the number of balls corresponding to the prize, etc. and date,
A receipt printed with a store name and a bar code indicating the information is ejected.

[0007] Then, the customer uses the receipt bar code at the POS provided at the prize exchange counter.
(Point on sales) Read at the terminal and exchange for the desired prize. Further, when the customer tries to receive money as a free gift, the customer receives a free gift medium, which is a substitute for money, at the free gift exchange counter, and exchanges the free gift medium at the free gift exchange place.

[0008]

By the way, in recent years, a prepaid card for purchasing pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as a card)
Has become popular, and customers purchase this card with a dedicated vending machine installed in the pachinko hall, and a ball throwing machine dedicated to the card installed on the pachinko machine or a card dedicated to the pachinko hall. Insert a card into a ball throwing machine and purchase a pachinko ball.

Therefore, in a pachinko hall where a pachinko ball is purchased using a card as described above, when a customer who finishes pachinko and finishes counting the number of coins with a ball counter tries to play again, this customer is The receipt must be exchanged for a gift medium at a gift exchange counter, and the gift medium must be exchanged for money at a prize exchange place. Then, the customer must purchase a card with this money, purchase a pachinko ball with this card, and play again. This is very annoying to the customer.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a card issuing function is added to the ball counting machine so that a customer can obtain a card as a free gift, and a pachinko hall is frequently used. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball counting machine which can eliminate the troublesomeness of a customer who purchases a card each time.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game medium counting device for counting the number of game media loaded in the game medium loading means and the game medium loading means. A display means for displaying the number of game media counted by the counting means, a card storage means for storing a prepaid card in which a predetermined frequency is written, a card ejection instruction means for instructing ejection of the prepaid card, and a prepaid card. A card ejecting means for ejecting a card; a game medium ejecting means for ejecting a game medium in an amount obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of game media counted by the counting means; When the game medium is loaded into the medium loading means and the card ejection instructing means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card, the counting means counts. The number of game media displayed on the display means, and the number of game media obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of game media counted by the counting means is displayed on the game medium ejecting means. Control means for ejecting the prepaid card stored in the card storing means to the card discharging means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game medium counting device according to the first aspect, which includes the number of game media counted by the counting means and the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card. A receipt ejecting means for ejecting a receipt on which predetermined information and a bar code obtained by encoding the information are ejected, a game medium is inserted into the game medium inserting means, and a prepaid card is ejected by the card ejecting instruction means. When instructed, a receipt printed with predetermined information including the number of game media counted by the counting means and the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card, and a bar code encoding these information. And a control means for discharging the receipt to the receipt discharging means.

A game medium counting device according to a third aspect is the game medium counting device according to the first or second aspect,
When a game medium is inserted into the prepaid card and a game medium is inserted into the game medium insertion unit, and the card ejection instruction unit instructs the ejection of the prepaid card, the writing unit writes the prescribed frequency into the prepaid card. And a control means for causing it to be provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game medium counting device according to the third aspect, wherein a card inserting means into which a prepaid card is inserted, a reading means for reading a remaining frequency of the prepaid card, and the card inserting means. A prepaid card inserted into the card storage means and a prepaid card stored in the card storage means, a card selection means for selecting ejection of one of the prepaid cards, and a game medium is inserted into the game medium insertion means, and the card is inserted into the card. The ejection instruction means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card,
When one of the prepaid cards is selected to be ejected by the card selection means, the remaining frequency of the prepaid card whose ejection is selected is read by the reading means, and the frequency obtained by adding a predetermined frequency to the remaining frequency is used. And a control means for writing by the writing means.

[0015]

According to the game medium counting device of the first aspect, when the game medium is loaded into the game medium loading means, the counting means counts the number of the game media loaded in the game medium loading means. The display means displays the number of game media counted by the counting means. The card storage means stores a prepaid card in which a predetermined frequency is written. The card ejection instruction means gives an instruction to eject the prepaid card. The card ejection means ejects the prepaid card. The game medium ejecting unit ejects the game medium of the number obtained by subtracting the number of the game medium corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of the game medium counted by the counting unit. When the game medium is loaded into the game medium loading means and the card ejection instructing means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card, the control means causes the display means to display the number of the game media counted by the counting means. , The amount of game media obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of game media counted by the counting means is ejected to the game medium ejecting means, and is stored in the card accommodating means. The card is ejected to the card ejecting means.

According to the game medium counting device of the second aspect, in the game medium counting device of the first aspect, the receipt discharging means corresponds to the number of the game medium counted by the counting means and the frequency of the prepaid card. A receipt on which predetermined information including the number of game media to be played and a bar code obtained by coding the information is printed is ejected. When the game medium is loaded into the game medium loading means and the card ejection instructing means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card, the control means corresponds to the number of the game media counted by the counting means and the frequency of the prepaid card. A receipt printed with predetermined information including the number of game media to be played and a bar code obtained by coding the information is ejected to the receipt ejection means.

According to the game medium counting device of the third aspect, in the game medium counting device of the first or second aspect, the writing means writes a predetermined frequency on the prepaid card. When the game medium is loaded into the game medium loading means and the card ejection instruction means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card, the control means causes the writing means to write a predetermined frequency on the prepaid card.

According to the game medium counting device of the fourth aspect, in the game medium counting device of the third aspect, the prepaid card is inserted into the card inserting means. The reading means reads the remaining frequency of the prepaid card. The card selection means selects ejection of one of the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion means and the prepaid card stored in the card storage means. A game medium is loaded into the game medium loading means,
When the card ejection instructing means instructs the ejection of the prepaid card and the card selecting means selects the ejection of one of the prepaid cards, the control means:
The remaining frequency of the prepaid card whose ejection is selected is read by the reading means, and the frequency obtained by adding a predetermined frequency to the remaining frequency is written by the writing means.

[0019]

【Example】

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 shows a ball counter showing an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and its functional configuration diagram are shown in FIG. The same parts as those of the ball counter A of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, a ball counter B of this embodiment
Is composed of a ball counting unit C and a card issuing unit D connected to the ball counting unit C by a connecting cable or the like. The ball counting unit C has a configuration in which a card exchange button 6 is added to the ball counting device A shown in the conventional example. On the other hand, the card issuing machine section D includes a card storage section 7, a card discharge port 8 and a display section 9.

Next, the functional configuration of the ball counter B will be described with reference to FIG. 10 is a ball counting unit. The ball counting unit 10 counts the number of balls thrown into the ball throwing unit 1 and outputs the result to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 controls the operation of each unit of the ball counter B, and displays the input counting result on the display unit 2. Reference numeral 12 is an operation unit. Operation unit 12
Outputs all the information to the control unit 11 when the all button 3a, the surplus ball button 3b, or the card exchange button 6 is pressed. The control unit 11 controls the surplus ball discharging unit 13, the receipt issuing unit 14, and the card issuing unit 15 based on the information from the operation unit 12. The surplus ball discharging unit 13 discharges a surplus ball that cannot be exchanged for a prize to the surplus ball discharging port 5 when the surplus ball button 3b or the card exchange button 6 is pressed. The receipt issuing unit 14 discharges a receipt on which a predetermined item is printed in order to exchange it for a prize at the prize exchange counter, to the receipt discharge port 4. In addition, the card issuing unit 15
Writes a predetermined frequency or the like on a card issued by the reader / writer unit 16 provided inside, and ejects this card to the card ejection port 8.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation of the ball counter B having the above construction will be described in detail. When a customer throws a ball into the ball throwing unit 1, the ball counter C displays the total number a of pachinko balls counted by the ball counting unit 10 on the display unit 2. Further, the ball counting unit C blinks the all button 3a for selecting the prize exchange method, the surplus ball button 3b, and the card exchange button 6 to urge the customer to press any button.

For example, when the customer pushes the card exchange button 6, the ball counting machine section C causes the display section 2 to display the total number of balls a, the number of balls corresponding to one card d, and the total number of balls a. The number of surplus balls e obtained by subtracting the number of balls d corresponding to is displayed.
Then, the ball counting unit C outputs a signal indicating that the card exchange button 6 has been pressed to the card issuing unit D.

The card issuing machine section D receiving this signal
One card is taken out from the card storage section 7 and sent to the card reader / writer section 16. This reader / writer unit 1
6 records and sends out a predetermined frequency and predetermined information on the sent card. The card in which the frequency and the like are recorded is sent to the reader / writer unit 16 again, and the previously recorded information such as the frequency and the like is read. When the card issuing machine section D confirms that this is the predetermined information, it ejects this card to the card ejection port 8 and displays the number of issued cards of 1 on the display section 9.

On the other hand, the ball counting machine section C is a card issuing machine section D.
When the card is issued at, the total number of balls displayed on the display 2
Is changed to a ball number e obtained by subtracting the ball number d corresponding to one card from the total ball number a.

Here, when the number of balls e changed and displayed is larger than the number of balls d corresponding to one card, the ball counter C
Causes all the buttons 3a, the surplus ball button 3b, and the card exchange button 6 to flash again and urges the customer to press any button.

For example, when the customer presses the card exchange button 6 again, the ball counting unit C determines the number of balls d corresponding to one card and the number of balls e corresponding to one card in addition to the changed number of balls e.
The number f of balls remaining, which is obtained by subtracting the number d of balls corresponding to the number of sheets, is displayed. Then, the ball counting machine B repeats the above-described operation to eject the card in which the predetermined information such as the frequency is recorded, to the card ejection port 8. At the same time, the card issuing machine D displays 2 as the number of issued cards displayed on the display unit 9. on the other hand,
The ball counting unit C calculates the number of balls e displayed on the display unit 2,
The number of balls is changed from the number of balls e to the number of balls f obtained by subtracting the number of balls d corresponding to one card.

Here, when the number f of balls whose display has been changed is smaller than the number d of balls corresponding to one card, the ball counting section C blinks only the all buttons 3a and the extra ball buttons 3b, Encourage customers to press any button.

For example, when the surplus ball button 3b is pressed,
The ball counting unit C displays, in addition to the number of balls f, the number of balls g corresponding to the prize and the number of surplus balls h obtained by subtracting the number of balls g corresponding to the prize from the number of balls f. Then, the ball counting unit C discharges the surplus balls to the surplus ball discharge port 5. At the same time, ball counting machine C
Indicates the total number of balls a, the number of balls 2d corresponding to two cards, the number g of balls corresponding to a prize, the number h of surplus balls, etc. in the receipt outlet 4, the date, the store name, and these information. The receipt on which the barcode or the like is printed is discharged to the receipt discharge port 4.

The customer then uses the receipt bar code at the POS installed at the prize exchange counter.
(Point on sales) Read at the terminal and exchange for the desired prize. Further, when the customer tries to receive money as a free gift, the customer receives a free gift medium, which is a substitute for money, at the free gift exchange counter, and exchanges the free gift medium at the free gift exchange place.

According to the ball counting machine of the present embodiment, when a customer who has finished pachinko and finished counting the number of balls thrown by the ball counting machine tries to play again, the customer uses the card received as a prize. You can buy a pachinko ball and play pachinko again. Therefore, it is possible to release the troublesomeness of exchanging the receipt for the prize medium at the prize exchange counter and purchasing the card with the money for exchanging the prize medium at the prize exchange place. Further, at the prize exchange place, the frequency of exchanging the prize medium for money is reduced, so that the amount of money to be prepared can be suppressed, and a preferable effect for crime prevention can be obtained.

[Embodiment 2] A ball counter according to this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In addition, Example 1
The same parts as those of the ball counter B shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ball counter E of this embodiment is used.
Is composed of a ball counting machine section C shown in the first embodiment, a card issuing machine section F having a card insertion slot 17 for inserting a card, a reissue button 18a as a card selection button 18, and a new issue button 18b. There is.

Next, the operation of the ball counter B having the above construction will be described in detail. When the customer selects a card as a prize and presses the card exchange button 6, the card issuing machine section F
The reissue button 18a and the new issue button 18b are made to blink, and it is selected whether a new card is to be issued or a card to be inserted into the card insertion slot 17 is added with a predetermined predetermined frequency to be issued. Urge you to.

For example, when the customer presses the reissue button 18a and inserts the card held in the card insertion slot 17, the inserted card is sent to the card reader / writer unit 16. The reader / writer unit 16 records a predetermined frequency and predetermined information on the sent card and sends it out. The card in which the frequency and the like are recorded is sent to the reader / writer unit 16 again, and the previously recorded information such as the frequency and the like is read. Card issuing machine D
When the card confirms that this is the predetermined information, it ejects this card to the card ejection slot 8 and displays the number 1 of issued cards on the display section 9.

Here, when the card exchange button 6 is pressed again and then the reissue button 18a is pressed, the ball counter B repeats the above-mentioned operation to add a predetermined frequency to the card inserted by the customer. The card is discharged to the card discharge port 8.

According to the ball counting machine of this embodiment, the customer can add a predetermined frequency to the remaining frequency of the card already possessed. That is, when a customer who has finished counting the number of balls with the ball counting machine tries to play again,
The customer can purchase a pachinko ball using this increased number of cards and play pachinko again. Therefore, the customer exchanges the gift medium for money at the gift exchange,
This eliminates the hassle of purchasing a card with this money, and makes it easy to manage the card. Moreover, since the frequency of issuing a new card as a prize is reduced in the pachinko hall, the issue cost of the new card can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the following cases are also within the scope of the present invention.

(1) In this embodiment, the ball counting machine is composed of the ball counting machine section and the card issuing machine section connected to the ball counting machine section by a connecting cable or the like. Can be configured.

(2) In this embodiment, a pachinko ball is taken as an example of the object to be counted, but the object to be counted is not only a pachinko ball but also a medal counter used in a slot machine or the like is within the scope of the present invention. .

(3) In the present embodiment, a card reader / writer unit is provided in the card issuing machine unit so that the card is issued after the frequency is recorded. However, a card in which predetermined information such as frequency is recorded in advance is used. It is possible to store the card in the card storing section and discharge this card to the card discharge port.

(4) In the present embodiment, the writing frequency of the card reader / writer unit of the card issuing machine unit is set to a predetermined predetermined frequency. However, a switch or the like is provided inside the ball counter, and if necessary. Can be configured to change the writing frequency.

[0043]

According to the game medium counting device of the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

(1) According to the game medium counting device of the present invention as defined in claim 1, the customer can receive the card as a free gift. Therefore, the customer is relieved from the trouble of purchasing a new card when trying to play again.

(2) According to the game medium counting device of the first aspect, the pachinko hall can provide the customer with a card as a gift. Therefore, the pachinko hall can keep the amount of money prepared at the prize exchange place low.

(3) According to the game medium counting device of the second aspect, the pachinko hall can automatically exchange the prize at the prize exchange counter by the receipt, and can reduce the human rights cost.

(4) According to the game medium counting device of the second aspect, the customer can efficiently exchange the prize at the prize exchange counter with the receipt.

(5) According to the game medium counting device of the third aspect, since the pachinko hall does not need to store a card in which a predetermined frequency is written in advance in the card storage means.
You can save the trouble of writing a certain frequency on the card.

(6) According to the game medium counting device of the fourth aspect, the customer receives a card obtained by adding the remaining frequency of the card already possessed by a frequency equivalent to a new card issued as a prize. You can Therefore, the customer
This frees you from the hassle of purchasing a new card when you try to play again, and makes it easier to manage the card.

(7) According to the game medium counting device of the fourth aspect, the pachinko hall can provide the customer with a card as a prize and can reduce the frequency of issuing a new card. Therefore, the pachinko hall can reduce the amount of money to be prepared at the prize exchange place to a low amount, and can reduce the cost of issuing a new card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an outline view of a game medium counting device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the game medium counting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a game medium counting device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an outline view of a conventional game medium counting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B game medium counting device C ball counting unit 1 ball loading unit 2 display unit 3 prize exchange button 3a all buttons 3b surplus button 4 receipt ejection port 5 surplus ball ejection port 6 card exchange button D card issuing machine unit 7 card storage unit 8 Card ejection port 9 Display unit E Game medium counting device F Card issuing unit unit 16 Reader / writer unit 17 Card insertion port 18 Card selection button 18a Reissue button 18b New issue button

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game medium loading unit into which a game medium is loaded, a counting unit that counts the number of game media loaded into the game medium loading unit, and a number of game media counted by the counting unit. Display means, a card storage means for storing a prepaid card in which a predetermined frequency is written, a card discharge instruction means for instructing the discharge of the prepaid card, a card discharge means for discharging the prepaid card, and the counting means. And a game medium ejecting means for ejecting the game medium in an amount obtained by subtracting the number of the game medium corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of the game medium, and the game medium inserting means for inserting the game medium into the card ejecting instructing means. When the discharge of the prepaid card is instructed by, the display means displays the number of game media counted by the counting means, The prepaid card stored in the card storing means is ejected to the game medium ejecting means by subtracting the number of the game media corresponding to the frequency of the prepaid card from the number of the game media counted by the counting means. And a control means for discharging the card to the card discharging means, and a game medium counting device. 2. A receipt printed with predetermined information including the number of game media counted by the counting means and the number of game media corresponding to the frequency of a prepaid card, and a bar code obtained by coding these information. When a game medium is inserted into the receipt ejecting means for ejecting and the game medium inserting means, and the ejecting of the prepaid card is instructed by the card ejecting instructing means, the number of the game media counted by the counting means and the prepaid card And a control unit for ejecting a receipt printed with a predetermined information including the number of game media corresponding to the frequency and a bar code obtained by encoding the information, to the receipt ejecting unit. The game medium counting device according to claim 1. 3. A writing means for writing a predetermined frequency on a prepaid card, and a writing medium when the game medium is inserted into the game medium inserting means and the card ejecting instructing means instructs the ejecting of the prepaid card. 3. The game medium counting device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a control unit for writing a predetermined frequency to. 4. A card insertion means into which a prepaid card is inserted, a reading means for reading the remaining frequency of the prepaid card, a prepaid card inserted into the card insertion means, and a prepaid card stored in the card storage means. A card selecting unit for selecting one of the prepaid cards to be ejected, a game medium is inserted into the game medium inserting unit, an instruction to eject the prepaid card is given by the card ejecting instruction unit, and one of the card selecting unit is given. When the ejection of the prepaid card is selected, control means for causing the reading means to read the remaining frequency of the prepaid card for which ejection is selected, and for writing the frequency obtained by adding a predetermined frequency to the remaining frequency by the writing means. 4. The game medium meter according to claim 3, further comprising: Several devices.