JPH074448B2 - Amusement machine management method - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. The present invention relates to a gaming machine system in which a card processing machine for recording is installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine or in the gaming machine.

“Prior art” Recently, for example, in a system of a pachinko machine, which is a game machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium, when renting out a game medium, a recording card that records the number of loans is issued and the game result is recorded on this recording card It has been proposed that the prizes be exchanged.

In such a conventional system, the recording card records the number of loans only when the first pachinko ball is lent out, and only writes the game result after that. In general, supplied or prize balls are discharged to a saucer attached to a pachinko machine so that a player can touch it.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" However, in such a conventional game machine, since the usage of the recording card is not thorough and the player can directly touch the game medium, Regardless of the cause, the recorded contents of the recording card and the actual number of game media do not match, the hands of the game media are contaminated with dirt, and cleaning work is required. There was a problem that I could not do it.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and provides a game machine system that solves the above problems by recording all game contents on a recording card and making the game machine a closed system. The purpose is to do.

"Means for Solving Problems" The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object is, as shown in FIG. 1, a card lending machine for issuing a card in which the number of game media is recorded and a game. A card management method for a gaming machine, comprising a card processing machine for recording the progress and a control section for controlling these, installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine or in the gaming machine. When a coin or bill is inserted, the card processing machine corresponding to this card lending machine automatically issues a card with an identification symbol to distinguish it from the record cards of other amusement halls and starts playing. If possible, when the game is started, the game machine and the card lending machine are connected, and the storage unit of the control unit stores the number of game media to be rented, the number of game media consumed, and the number of game media awards. With the memory of the control unit With the calculation unit, when the number of rented game media increases, the increased amount is added to the number of rents, and the consumption number is subtracted from the number of rented items during the game. By updating the stored contents of the storage unit with the arithmetic unit and installing a display unit on the gaming machine to check the number of game media possessed, the card that stopped the gaming machine is attached with a stop record and cannot be reused. The game machine management method is characterized in that

"Operation" Thus, the gaming machine becomes playable when the player borrows the gaming medium from the card lending machine and the recording card has a possession number.

When the game progresses, in the game machine, the game medium is supplied from the supply unit to the driving position without manpower, and when the prize is awarded, the game medium is stored in the medium storage.

The number of game media rented out from the card lending machine, and
The number of consumed game media and the number of prizes generated by the game on the gaming machine are stored in the storage unit as the game progresses.

The calculation unit subtracts the consumption number from the lending number and calculates the possession number of the game medium by adding the number of prizes, thereby updating the storage content of the storage unit, and the possession number is displayed on the display unit. is there.

[Embodiment] 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 arranged vertically with a combination of an input area 12. and a consumption area 13 vertically arranged and horizontally arranged.

Similarly, in the output number recording area 14, a combination of an input area 15 and a consumption area 16 is vertically arranged vertically, and is horizontally arranged. The input areas 12 and 15 and the consumption areas 13 and 16 are subjected to heat-printable processing, for example, and are set so as to develop colors in 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 kinds of information such as a magnetic or optical mark which is invisible or difficult but electrically recordable 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, and a card processing machine 30 is arranged under each gaming machine 20, and adjacent gaming machines are provided. A card lending machine 40 is installed between the machines 20 and 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, a launching switch for a launching circuit is provided. The launching circuit is a driving motor in addition to the gaming handle 21. 21a, the game start switch 21c of the motor circuit 21b is connected to the power supply 21d. The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card 10 in the card processor 30 to start the game.

As shown in FIG. 10, a pachinko ball supply path 20a and a recovery path 20b are arranged along the upper and lower sides of the islands of the gaming machines 20, 20 ... And the pachinko ball is supplied from the supply path 20a via the supply pipe 22. A ball count supply unit 23 that counts and supplies a certain amount is provided at the top of the game 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.
A hemispherical notch 23c that faces the discharge port of the supply pipe 22 and receives one pachinko ball at a time is continuously provided on the outer periphery of the.

Discharge pipe 23 from the ball count supply unit 23 onto the prize ball tank 24
d is open. The prize ball tank 24 is connected to the prize ball discharge unit 25 via the transfer path 24a. The prize ball tank 24 holds prize balls as a medium and collects them as a medium, and the prize ball tank 24 is connected to a driving position near the game handle 21 via a supply unit.

A ball pool 26 is provided at a position visible to the player in the lower portion of the gaming machine 20, and an out ball pool 27 is provided behind it.
Is provided. The internal mechanism of the game machine 20 including the out ball reservoir 27 and the pachinko ball are sealed in the game machine 20 and its attached mechanism part, and are isolated from the player.

The prize ball tank 24 is provided with a capacity detection switch 24b which operates a brake solenoid (not shown) for stopping the rotation of the star wheel 23a of the ball count supply unit 23 when the capacity is monitored and the capacity is reduced. .

At the lower end of the gaming machine 20, an out ball discharging section 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 that have 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 notches 29c for receiving each one are provided in series. A discharge pipe 29d is opened from the out-ball discharge part 29 to the recovery path 20b.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the surface of the card processing machine 30, there are provided an indicator 31 for the number of possessions, a card slot 32, a stop indicator lamp 33, and an illegal card indicator lamp 34.

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 unit 35 for reading and outputting information of the recording card, and each area of the recording card 10. It has a writing section 36 and a printing section 37, a protect writing section 38 for providing a secret code 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, bill input ports 42R and 42L facing the right or left gaming machine 20, respectively, and bill input ports 43R and 43L, a return button 44, a bill return port 45 and a bill stocker 46. is doing.

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 connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40,
The storage unit 51 that stores the number of rented game media, the number of consumed game media, and the number of awarded game media, and the storage unit 51 are connected to reduce the consumed number from the number of rented items, as well as the number of awarded items and the additional number of rented items. In addition, it has a calculation unit 52 for calculating the number of game media.

Further, the control unit 50 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the storage unit 51, and determines the size of the number of game media and the set number of game media.
53, gaming machine 20, card processing machine 30 and judging section 53
It has an output unit 54 which is connected to the game machine 20 and transmits the result of the determination 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 hall so as to form a part of the 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 64.

Next, the operation will be described.

To start the game, you must first rent a pachinko ball. The player will rent a pachinko ball from the left or right card lending machine 40 by the selected gaming machine 20.
Banknotes are inserted into one of the banknote slot 42R, 42L,
Money is thrown into either one of the money slot 43R, 43L.

As shown in FIG. 11, the amount of money inserted is determined inside the card lending machine 40, and it is further determined that the money has been inserted from either the left or right side by the difference in the insertion slot, and the card installed in the gaming machine 20. The recording card 10 is set in the processor 30. 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 handed to the card processing machine 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 that it is not confused with the recording card 10 of another game hall. Further, the recording card 10 may be issued once from the card lending machine 40 and then manually inserted into the card processing machine 30, but in that case, the card lending machine 40 needs a card ejection port.

If you take the recording card 10 in use and move it from another stand, put it in the card slot 32 of the card processor 30.
10 is inserted and read by the reading unit 35 for processing.

When a card is set in the card processor 30, the control unit 50
The information such as the number of possessed machines and the gaming machine number is reported and stored in.

When the recording card 10 is used halfway, the secret code provided in the recording card 10 is also reported, and when the code is different or contains unparseable contents, the judgment unit 53 judges that it is illegal, and the control unit Reference numeral 50 causes the illegal card display lamp 34 of the card processor 30 to blink through the output unit 54 to warn and reject the handling.

Further, in the case of the recording square card 10 in which the gaming machine 20 is stopped, the secret of stop recording is attached to the recording card 10, and the recording card 10 cannot be reused, and the 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 gaming machine 20, the game start switch 21c is turned on, and the game proceeds by the player operating the game handle 21. Pachinko balls for rent through the supply unit 21
It is supplied to the driving position in the vicinity of and is driven to the board surface of the game machine 20 by the operation of the game handle. If a pachinko ball launched during the game enters the safe hole, the prize ball tank 24
Pachinko balls accumulated in the transfer path 24a from the prize ball discharge unit 25
To be discharged. In addition, you may produce other acoustic effects, without producing a discharge ball.

The discharged prize balls cannot be touched by the player stored in the ball storage 26, but the result can be visually confirmed. The pachinko balls in the ball storage 26 are driven into the board surface of the gaming machine 20 as consumed balls as the game progresses.

The out-balls are temporarily stored in the out-ball storage 27, pass through the out-ball discharging portion 29, and are discharged to the collection path 20b. At that time, the pachinko ball rotates the star wheel 29a, and by the rotation of the star wheel 29a, the switch 29b is turned on and off to send a signal to detect the number of out balls.

The consumed ball is detected by a sensor provided when the consumed ball 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 the solenoid (not shown) operates according to the insufficient information. , The brake of the star wheel 23a is released, the star wheel 23a is rotated by the weight of the ball, the notches 23c receive the pachinko balls from the supply pipe 22 one by one, and the star wheel 23a
By rotating, the switch 23b is turned on and off, and the number of balls is counted and supplied to the prize ball tank 24 from the discharge pipe 23d.

The control unit 50 operates according to the flow of FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 as the game progresses.

In FIG. 12, when additional purchase is made by the card lending machine 40 and a ball is added, the calculation 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, it is added and stored in the prize number storage area of the storage unit 51.

The recording unit 10 of the card processing unit 30
As indicated by a circle in the figure, the consumption area 13 of the purchase recording area 11 is marked with, for example, a blue color. When there is a winning ball, the writing section 36
As a result, the color is printed, for example, in yellow in the input area 15 of the output number recording area 14 at the position of Δ shown in FIG.

The calculation unit 52 always calculates the number of possessions by the formula: number of lending + number of prizes-number of consumption = number of possessions.
It is always displayed on 39, and the judgment unit 53 constantly compares the possessed number with the set number.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number of holdings is 0 or the number of stoppings is not exceeded, and if the game can be continued, the game start switch 21c is kept on and the number of stoppings is reached or the number of holdings is reached. When the number becomes 0, it is determined that the game cannot be continued.

According to this determination, the output unit 54 notifies the game machine 20 of the determination result, turns off the game start switch 21c, and notifies the card processing machine 30 of the end of the game. In the card processing machine 30, the writing unit 36 and the printing unit 37 record the final result of the game on the recording card 10.

If it is a stop, the game machine 20 is made to hold the operation stop, and the password for stop recording is written on the recording card 10 by the protect writing unit 38. The operation of the gaming machine 20 is stopped by turning off the game start switch 21c of the launch circuit. The release of the stop of the game machine 20 that is stopped and stopped is provided separately in the motor circuit 21b and the release switch (not shown) or the recording card 10 that is stopped
It may be automatically released by removing.

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 and the consumption area 1 of the purchase recording area 11
The progress of the game is recorded in the number-out recording area 14, the input area 15 and the consumption area 16, so that the customer can confirm the outcome of the battle and reflect on the progress of the game.

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 is inserted into the card reading unit 61, and the number of possessed cards is read there. Next, the fraudulent card check unit 62 checks whether or not the recording card 10 is a fraudulent card, and the possessed number and the check result are displayed on the display operation unit 63.
If the recording card 10 is correct, the display operation unit
At 63, the prize payout unit 64 is operated, and prizes corresponding to the number of possessions are paid out. The number of records is reduced from the record of the record card 10.

The progress of the game of the user is recorded on the recording card 10, and if the function of the host computer is further added, not only the data for each machine of the game machines 20, 20, ... It is possible to obtain the data of, and it is possible to grasp the 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, it is also effective in a game machine such as a slot machine using a game medium, a smart ball, or a game hall in which these are mixed. There is no end.

According to the gaming machine management method of the present invention, the gaming machine is a closed system, the game progresses without the player touching the game medium, and the progress of the game is recorded on a recording card and held. Since the number is shown on the display unit, the player can fully enjoy the game even with the closed system, and since the game medium is not contaminated, the number of times of washing is reduced and the amount is reduced accordingly. The cost and labor can be reduced, and the game card can be managed and controlled rationally by the recording card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 2 and subsequent figures show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of a gaming machine and its accessory devices, and FIG. 3 is a control of a pachinko machine. Circuit diagram, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a prize exchange station, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a card processor, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a recording card, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the same recording card. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the gaming machine, FIG. 9 is a partial front view of the island of the gaming machine, FIG. 10 is an internal configuration diagram of the gaming machine, FIG. 11 is a flow chart of processing of the card lending machine, and FIG. Is a flow chart of game processing, and FIG. 13 is a flow chart of game monitoring. 10 …… Record card, 20 …… Game machine 21 …… Game handle, 22 …… Supply pipe 23 …… Ball count supply section 24 …… Prize ball tank, 25 …… Prize ball discharge section 26 …… Holding ball reservoir, 27 …… Out ball reservoir 30 …… Card processor, 31 …… Display unit 32 …… Card slot, 33 …… Stop indicator lamp 34 …… Incorrect card indicator lamp, 35 …… Reading unit 36 …… Write Section, 37 ...... printing section 38 ...... protect writing section, 39 ...... display section 40 ...... card lending machine, 41 ...... amount display lamp 42R, 42L ...... bill insertion slot 43R, 43L ...... currency insertion slot 50 …… Control unit, 51 …… Storage unit 52 …… Calculation unit, 53 …… Determination unit 54 …… Output unit 60 …… Gift exchange device, 61 …… Card reading unit 62 …… Invalid card check unit 63 …… Display Operation part, 64 ...... Premium payout part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card lending machine for issuing a card in which the number of game media is recorded, a card processing machine for recording the progress of a game, and a control unit for controlling them are provided in the vicinity of the game machine or in the game machine. A card management method for a gaming machine installed, wherein when a normal coin or bill is inserted into the card lending machine, a card processing machine corresponding to this card lending machine is used to record a card in another gaming hall. A card with an identification symbol for distinguishing from is automatically issued and the game can be started. When the game is started, the card is connected to the gaming machine and the card lending machine, and stored in the storage unit of the control unit. The number of game media to be rented, the number of game media consumed, and the number of game media prizes are stored, and when the number of rented game media is increased, the increase is rented by the storage unit and the arithmetic unit of the control unit. In addition to the number, during the game, from the number of loans to the number consumed In addition to reducing the number of prizes, the number of game media is calculated, the storage content of the storage unit is updated and controlled by the arithmetic unit, and a display unit for confirming the number of game media is installed in the game machine. A game machine management method characterized in that a card that has stopped the machine is recorded with a stop record and cannot be reused.