JPH0763541B2 - Card type game machine control device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic card or a magnetic card.
Card-shaped storage medium such as a card can be inserted into the card insertion device.
Based on and, the pachinko ball enclosed in the aircraft can be repelled.
Control device for a card-type game machine equipped with a launcher control unit
Device, and in particular, the handling control of the card-shaped storage medium.
It

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, ball information of a player is stored.
Game using a card-shaped storage medium such as a magnetic card
The so-called card-type game machine that was made possible by the applicant of the present application
For example, JP-A-52-139529 and JP-A-5-19529
It is proposed by Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-123334. or,
A card-shaped storage medium with zero ball information is a car
Player when inserted into the device or during the game
If the ball information of the
The one that automatically collects the storage medium on the game machine side,
The applicant of the present invention, for example, JP-A-52-148337
It is proposed by the official gazette.

[0003]

THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved] However, the conventional
In the card-type gaming machine, the value of the
Using a magnetic card that stores only purchased ball information,
When you insert the card into the card loading device
Configured so that all of the information is converted into player's ball information
As a result, the player has a relatively small amount of value information.
There was a tendency to buy the remembered magnetic cards. Obey
And, the number of ball information is often zero during the game,
Every time the ball information in the table becomes zero
I had to go out to buy magnetic cards
I have to insert the purchased magnetic cards one after another.
And, because of its annoyance, reduce the interest of the game
It was a factor. In addition, many low-priced cards will be issued.
As a result, card issuing costs increase for amusement stores
However, socially, the increase of non-burnable garbage and the waste of petroleum utilization resources
There was also the problem that Also, the ball information is zero.
A subordinate who automatically collects a magnetic card
In the case of conventional card-type gaming machines, cards with zero ball information
Is suitable because it doesn't scatter in the store,
In the case of such an automatic collection method, the value information has become zero
Additional services for players using cards (eg
For example, a card whose value information is zero can be opened on the batting table.
Service lottery ticket, etc.)
There is a problem that you can not. Of course, another value other than ball information
Stores value information (eg, prepaid amount information)
If so, naturally it is not possible to automatically collect it.
Yes.

[0004]

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation as described above, and uses a card as a medium to play a game.
The customer's valuable data can be
1st valuable data and ball that can be converted to 2 valuable data
Classify and store into second valuable data that is substantially equivalent to the number
Also, fired when the second valuable data becomes zero
In addition to stopping only the device control unit,
Both valuable data and secondary valuable data are both zero
When this happens, eject this card from the card loading device
Thus, from the time of issuing the card to the time of final disposal
Up to the effective use of resources
In terms of various services, card-shaped storage media such as magnetic cards
Control device for card-type gaming machines that enables effective use of
It is intended to provide.

A control device for a card-type game machine according to the present invention comprises a card mounting device capable of inserting and ejecting a card-shaped storage medium,
Assuming a control device for a card-type gaming machine, which includes a launcher control unit that allows the pachinko ball enclosed in the machine to be ejected based on the insertion of the card-shaped storage medium into the card mounting device, Information and second valuable
First valuable data storage means for storing first valuable data that can be converted into data, second valuable data storage means for storing second valuable data which is the number of balls owned by the player, and the first valuable data storage means. And a second determining means for determining that the stored content of the valuable data storage means has become 0, and a second determining means for determining that the stored content of the second valuable data storage means has become 0. There is an output from the first determination means and an output from the second determination means while stopping the elastic action of the launching device controller based on the determination output from the second determination means. With the above condition as a necessary condition, the above-mentioned object is achieved by providing a drive control means for driving the card mounting device to eject the mounted card-shaped storage medium.

[0006]

[Action] That is, according to the controller of the card type game machine of the present invention, valuable data is first convertible with that Ru can be <br/> be converted to the amount in the second valuable data for each gaming customers And the second valuable data that can be converted into the number of balls is classified and stored . At the time of card issuance, instead of purchasing valuable data that can be played directly, such as the number of balls you have, you can obtain the first valuable data that can be converted to valuable data that you can directly play, such as the number of balls you have, The pachinko game is performed by directly converting the valuable data in the preceding stage into valuable data that can be played in each pachinko gaming machine. And the second
By the judgment means, the contents stored in the second valuable data storage means
When it is determined that the value is 0, the launcher control unit
The blasting motion by the
If the stored content of the valuable data storage unit 1 is 0
Is determined, and the second determination means determines the second existence.
Judgment that the storage content of the valuation data storage means is 0
Drive control means automatically drives the card-shaped storage medium
Emission control. Therefore, the player has a relatively high purchase price.
By entering, it can be subdivided without leaving the gaming machine
The conversion operation to the second valuable data can be performed.
Like buying a new card every time the ball number data becomes zero
Eliminates the hassle of leaving the gaming machine because of
Each control for stopping the operation and ejecting the card-shaped storage medium
Performs step by step according to the stored contents of each valuable data
It becomes possible. In addition, a small amount of cards as an amusement store
Suppress the increase in card issuance costs associated with the issuance of a large number of
Can increase the amount of non-combustible garbage and oil resources
It is possible to prevent waste of money.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the entire system of the present embodiment , which includes a card issuing machine 1 which is an example of a storage medium issuing device, a central management device 2, and a card adjusting machine 3 which is an example of a storage medium adjusting device. Each pachinko gaming machine 4 as a card type gaming machine is connected by a transmission line 5, and the transmission system itself may be a known one. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the file 2a included in the central management unit 2, in which the first valuable data, which is substantially equivalent to the amount of money, is stored in the address associated with the identification code of the magnetic card described later. A valuable data area, a second valuable data area for storing second valuable data substantially equivalent to the number of balls owned, and an auxiliary area for storing a unit number, a date, data at the time of interruption, and the like are provided.

Next, each component of these systems will be described in order. First, the card issuing machine 1 uses the magnetic card 6
Is for issuing. Generally speaking, the card issuing machine 1 records at least an identification code for indicating the magnetic card 6 and other date codes, a collation code for fraud prevention if desired, and issues the magnetic card 6. The first valuable data is transmitted from the machine 1 to the central management unit 2, and the central management unit 2 manages this for each identification code of the magnetic card 6.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card issuing machine 1. On the front side of the card issuing machine 1, there are a bill insertion slot 7, a bill return slot 8, a card issuing slot 9, and an amount indicator 10 for displaying the inserted amount. Purchase selection switches 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e for selecting the amount to purchase, an issuing lamp 12, and an issuance cancellation lamp 13 are appropriately arranged, and the purchase selection switch 11a is 1000 yen, and the purchase tip switch 11
b is 2,000 yen, purchased tip switch 11c is 3000
The purchase tip switch 11d corresponds to 4000 yen, and the purchase tip switch 11e corresponds to 5000 yen.
Also, 14 is a terminal for connecting to the transmission line 5, 1
5 is a card tank for stocking magnetic cards, 16 is a card remaining amount sensor that operates when the number of remaining cards in the card tank 15 is below a certain amount, 17 is a card issuing device, and 18 is a change bill. Bill tank, 1
9 is a bill remaining amount sensor that operates when the amount of bills remaining in the bill tank 18 is below a certain amount, 20 is a known change ejecting device, 21 is a bill tank for stocking inserted bills,
Reference numeral 22 denotes a bill pool sensor that operates when the bill tank 21 is full, and 23 denotes a known bill validator.
Further, the purchase selectable lamps 24a to 24e are arranged in the purchase selection switches 11a to 11e, and the purchaseable lamps 24a to 24e are for displaying the amount of money that can be purchased within the range of the inserted amount of money. belongs to.

Next, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the card issuing machine 1, and the elements shown in FIG. 3 are assigned the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 and duplicate explanations are omitted. In FIG. 4, 25 is a pilot lamp that lights up when the power is turned on,
26 is a banknote non-indicator that lights up when the banknote pool sensor 22 operates, 27 is a no-card indicator that lights up when the card remaining amount sensor 16 operates, and 28 indicates no banknote that lights up when the banknote remaining amount sensor 19 operates A display unit 29 is a digital switch type address setting switch for setting the address of the card issuing machine 1 and these are arranged on the back surface of the card issuing machine 1 so that an administrator can operate them.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an issuing machine control device composed of a microcomputer. The outputs of the switches and sensors described above are connected to the issuing machine control device 30 via a filter circuit 31, and the lamps described above are also provided. The display devices are driven by the driver 32, and the amount display 1
0 is driven via the driver 33. Further, the card issuing device 17 is a take-out device 17a for taking out the cards stocked in the card tank 15 one by one, and a card sensor 17 for detecting that the cards have reached the recording position.
b, a recording head 17c for writing data in the card, a reproducing head 17d for reading the data recorded in the card for confirmation, a printer 17e for printing the date and face value on the surface of the card, a card from the card issuing port 9 It has a carrying motor 17f for discharging, and these are controlled by a card writer control device 17g configured by a microcomputer. Further, the issuing machine control device 30 and the transmission line 5
A known transmission control device 34 and a modem 35 are provided between the two, and when the card is issued, the first valuable data is transmitted to the central management device 2 together with the identification code of the card. The magnetic card 6 issued in this embodiment has three magnetic media 6a, 6b and 6c as shown in FIG. 5, and the same data is recorded on each magnetic media.

Next, FIG. 6 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 4 according to this embodiment and a card mounting device 4a formed separately from the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 4, and FIG. 7 is a card mounting device 4a. FIG. In the case of a card-type pachinko gaming machine, pachinko balls are enclosed in the pachinko gaming machine, and because there is no circulation with the island equipment, the space above the pachinko gaming machine 4 becomes large, so this implementation is carried out there. In the example, the card mounting device 4a is arranged in this upper space. When the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment sets the magnetic card 6, it reads the identification code of the card and receives the first valuable data and the second valuable data from the central management unit 2 based on this identification code, 1 valuable data is converted into 2nd valuable data arbitrarily, and pachinko game is performed within the range of this 2nd valuable data. At the end of the game, the 1st valuable data and the 2nd valuable data along with the identification code of the card concerned. Valuable data is transmitted to the central management device 2.

A card insertion slot 4 is provided on the front of the card loading device.
0, first amount display 41 for displaying valuable data, second
In addition to the ball number display 42 for displaying valuable data, an analog display 43 for displaying a stop display and a ball number display in a lighting state of a lamp, a safe lamp 44 lit at the time of winning, a speaker 45 for generating a sound effect, A call switch 46 is arranged.
Further, on the front of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 4, a purchase switch 47 operated when converting the first valuable data into the second valuable data, a settlement switch 48 operated at the end of the game, and an interruption switch 49 operated when the game is interrupted. , Touch which is an example of an operation part for repulsion similar to a normal pachinko gaming machine in addition to the purchaseable indicator 50 which lights up when the first valuable data remains and can be converted into the second valuable data Sensor 51a, start switch 51b, single-shot switch 51c
Etc. are arranged, and the electric circuit of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine is connected to the card mounting device via the connector 52. In this type of pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko balls are enclosed in the table, and the second valuable data fluctuates according to the elastic movement and the passage path of the pachinko balls.

First, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the enclosed ball gutter 54, the end of the enclosed ball gutter 54 reaches the hitting position, and the Pachicon ball in the enclosed ball gutter 54 is swung by the ball feeding solenoid 55. A ball feeding lever 56 feeds a single ball immediately before the punch and hits it along a guide rail 57.
The pachinko balls that have been launched flow into the game board surface along the guide rails 57 after being detected by the firing ball sensor 58. Also, a pachinko ball that has been launched but has flowed backward along the guide rail 57 without flowing into the game board surface is detected by the foul ball sensor 59. Further, the standby ball sensor 60 detects that the pachinko ball is supplied to the hitting position. Also, the pachinko balls that have flown into the game board surface eventually flow into any of the winning areas or out holes.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 4,
Reference numeral 61 is a prize ball collecting gutter that collects the pachinko balls that have won any of the prize areas, and a safe ball sensor 62 for detecting the prize balls is provided at the exit of the prize ball collecting gutter 61. Further, 63 is an out ball collection gutter for collecting the pachinko balls flowing into the out hole, and an out ball sensor 64 for detecting the out ball is provided at the exit of the out ball collection gutter 63. Then, the pachinko balls that have flowed into the winning ball collection gutter 61 and the pachinko balls that have flowed into the out ball collection gutter 63 are finally collected in the enclosed ball gutter 64 from the ball collection port 65 shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 4, and the elements shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 are shown in FIG.
The same reference numerals as in FIG.
In FIG. 10, reference numeral 70 denotes a connector, and the electric parts arranged at various places on the main body side of the pachinko gaming machine 4 are the connector 7
It is connected to the connector 52 shown in FIG. 6 via the 0 cable 71, and is further connected to the gaming machine control device 73 constituted by a microcomputer via the driver / filter 72. Further, 74 is a launch flag, and 75 is a launcher control section, and when the launch flag 74 is set, the launcher control section operates the operation part for projectile. Specifically, a touch sensor 51a that constitutes an operation unit for projectiles.
And the output of the start switch 51b is the launcher control unit 7.
5, the launcher controller 75 actuates the ball feed solenoid 55 to swing the ball supply lever 56, and the pachinko ball in the enclosed ball gutter 54 is hit at the ball striking position. Send to. And the waiting ball sensor 60
Detects that the pachinko ball exists at the hitting position,
The firing motor 51d is driven to perform the elastic-pulsing operation. still,
When the single-shot switch 51c is pressed, the firing motor 51d does not operate. Therefore, by turning on / off the single-shot switch 51c, a continuous single-shot operation is performed instead of a continuous elastic shot operation.

In addition, the gaming machine control device 73 basically reads the magnetic card 6, commands to send and receive the first and second valuable data to and from the central management device 2, and from the first valuable data to the second valuable data. For converting to valuable data, calculating the fluctuation of the second valuable data in the game process, and stopping or interrupting. Then, the driver 80 for driving the amount display 41 for displaying the first valuable data and the ball number display 42 for displaying the second valuable data, and the stopped state and the second valuable data in the lit state are displayed. Analog display 43 and safe lamp 4 that lights up when safe balls occur
4 and lamp 81 during transportation that lights up when the card is inserted and ejected
The driver 82 for driving the game machine is controlled by the gaming machine control device 73. Similarly, since the address setting switch 83 and the calling switch 46 for setting the machine number of each pachinko gaming machine are provided on the card mounting device 4a side, these outputs are connected to the gaming machine control device 73 via the filter 84. . A magnetic card reader 85 is provided on the back side of the card insertion slot 40 (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 7). The magnetic card reader 85 records in the card sensor 85a for detecting the arrival of the card at the reading position. It has a reproducing head 85b for reading the recorded data, a conveying motor 85c for conveying the magnetic card 6, and a marking device 85d for marking a dot point which is a standard of the remaining first valuable data, and these are constituted by a microcomputer. It is controlled by the card reader controller 85e. Obey
The card reader control device 85e serves as drive control means.
It still works. Further, a known transmission control device 86 and a modem 87 are provided between the gaming machine control device 73 and the transmission line 5, and at the start of the game, the first valuable data and the second valuable data registered for the card. Data is transmitted from the central management device 2, and at the end of the game, the first and second valuable data remaining for the card is transmitted to the central management device 2. Further, 88 is a voice synthesizer for generating sound effects, 89 is an amplifier, and 200 is a known electric accessory control circuit.

Next, FIG. 11 is a front view of the card settlement machine 3. On the front side of the card settlement machine 3, a card insertion slot 90, a bill return slot 91, a coin return slot 92, a receipt issuing slot 93,
An amount indicator 94 for displaying the remaining first valuable data,
A ball number indicator 95 for displaying the remaining second valuable data,
A settlement-in-progress lamp 96 and a settlement-stop lamp 97 are appropriately arranged. Further, 98 is a terminal for connecting to the transmission line 5, 99 is a card reading device for reading the recovered magnetic card, 100 is a card tank for storing the recovered magnetic card, 101 is a card tank 100 when the card tank 100 is full. An activated card pool sensor, 102 is a bill tank for stocking returned bills, 103 is a bill returning device for returning bills corresponding to the remaining first valuable data, 1
04 bill remaining sensors banknotes remaining in the banknote tank 102 is activated when it becomes less than a predetermined amount, the coin tank stocking the coins to be returned is 105, fraction of the first valuable data the remaining 106 A coin returning device for returning coins corresponding to a portion (100 yen portion), 107 is a coin remaining amount sensor that operates when the remaining amount of coins in the coin tank 105 is below a certain amount, and 108 is a second remaining
A printer for issuing a receipt for exchanging free gifts corresponding to the valuable data, and a paper remaining amount sensor 109 that operates when the remaining amount of paper in the printer 108 is below a certain amount.

Next, FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the card settlement machine 3, and the elements shown in FIG. 11 are assigned the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 11 and duplicate explanations are omitted. In FIG. 12, 110 is a pilot lamp that lights up when the power is turned on, 111 is a card over indicator that lights up when the card pool sensor 101 is activated, 112 is a no-paper indicator that lights up when the sheet remaining amount sensor 109 is activated, and 113.
Is a no-banknote indicator that lights up when the banknote remaining amount sensor 104 is activated, 114 is a no-coin indicator that lights up when the coin remaining amount sensor 107 is activated, and 115 is a digital switch type for setting the address of the card clearing machine 3 Address setting switches 116 and 116 are coin withdrawing switches for withdrawing coins from the coin tank 105, and these are arranged on the back surface of the card settlement machine 3 so that the administrator can operate them. Reference numeral 120 denotes a settlement machine control device composed of a microcomputer. The outputs of the switches and sensors described above are connected to the settlement machine control device 120 via a filter 121. Further, the lamp indicators described above are It is driven through the driver 122, and further the amount display 94
The and ball number display 95 is driven via the driver 123. Further, reference numeral 124 is a watch for displaying the date.

The card reading device 99 has a card insertion slot 9
0, a card sensor 99a for detecting that the magnetic card 6 is inserted, a reproducing head 99b for reading a record in the magnetic card 6, a processed magnetic card 6 for the card tank 100.
It has a carrying motor 99c for carrying to and from these, and these are controlled by a card reader controller 99d constituted by a microcomputer. Further, the settlement machine control device 12
A publicly known transmission control device 125 and a modem 126 are provided between 0 and the transmission line 5, and the first and second valuable data registered for the magnetic card currently being processed from the central management unit 2 at the time of card settlement. Is transmitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the above matters and the flow charts of FIGS. Incidentally, the system constituent elements, that is, the card issuing machine 1, the card settlement machine 3, and the respective pachinko gaming machines 4 are given addresses by their address setting switches when the system is constructed.

First, FIG. 13 is a flow chart of the card issuing machine 1, and in order to start a game, the player borrows the magnetic card 6 by the card issuing machine 1 arranged anywhere in the counter or in the store. . Card issuing machine 1
When the card issuance operation is possible (specifically, the issuance operation is possible when the card remaining amount sensor 16, the banknote remaining amount sensor 19 and the banknote pool sensor 22 are operating, or other trouble does not occur. The issuing lamp 12 is lit. When a player inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 7,
The bill validator 23 determines the amount of money, and the issuing machine controller 3
0 drives the driver 33 to display the inserted amount on the amount display 10 and turns on the purchasable lamps 24a to 24b according to the inserted amount. Now, assuming that the amount of money that the player has entered is 3000 yen, it is possible to issue magnetic cards of 1000 yen, 2000 yen, and 3000 yen within that amount, so the purchaseable lamps 24a, 24b, and 24c light up. Then, the player selects and pushes any one of the purchase selection switches 11a, 11b, 11c corresponding to the lit purchaseable lamps 24a, 24b, 24c. If the purchase selection switch 11c is pressed, the issuing machine control device 30 transmits 3000 yen worth of data to the central management device 2 via the transmission control device 34-modem 35-transmission line 5. The central management unit 2 stores the first valuable data area corresponding to 3000 yen in the first valuable data area in the address which is not currently used in the file 2a (this address will be described hereinafter as [0000]). Register valuable data.

Subsequently, the card issuing machine 1 is connected to the central management unit 2
To the card issuing machine 1 which made the text request, using the code for designating [address 0000] of the file 2a as an identification code. . Upon receiving the identification code, the card issuing machine 1 gives this identification code to the card writer control device 17g and activates the card writer 17.

In the card writer 17, first, the take-out device 17a takes out the magnetic card 6 stocked in the card tank 15 and places it at the recording position.
The card sensor 17b operates, and the card writer control device 1
7g records the above identification code on the magnetic media 6a, 6b, 6c of the magnetic card 6 using the recording head 17c.
At this time, if desired, a recitation code or a date code for preventing counterfeit cards may be recorded together. Magnetic medium 6a ・ 6b ・
When the recording to 6c is completed, the card writer control device 17
g is a magnetic medium 6a, 6b.
The data recorded in 6c is read out, and when the recorded data and the reproduced data match with all the magnetic media, it is judged that the accurate recording is completed, and if there is even one magnetic media that does not match, the recording is performed again. When the correct data is recorded, the printing device 17e is used to print the face value, date, etc. on the surface of the magnetic card 6 and then the transport motor 1
The magnetic card 6 is issued from the card issuing slot 9 by rotating 7f. If change is required at this time, the change discharging device 20 is operated to return the bills prepared in the bill tank 18 as change from the bill return port 8. After that, the money amount display 10 is cleared to return to the initial state.

Therefore, at least the identification code of the card is recorded on the magnetic card 6 thus issued, and the date code and the recitation code are recorded if desired.
Valuable data such as the number of possessed balls, the amount of money, or the number of games played is not stored, and the first valuable data substantially equivalent to the amount of money is stored in the file 2a [0000] of the central management unit 2. Address] in the first valuable data area. At the time of issuing this card, there is no 0 in the second valuable data area of [address 0000] of the file 2a.
Is recorded.

Now, the player who receives the magnetic card 6 in this manner selects an arbitrary pachinko gaming machine 4 and inserts the magnetic card 6 into the card insertion slot 40. 14 and 15
16 and 16 are flowcharts for the basic processing of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 16 in this figure corresponds to the portion of the zero-reset processing. Although the flowcharts of FIGS. 14 to 16 should originally be shown as a single sheet, they are divided into figures due to the restriction of the drawing size, and should be understood by connecting the respective connection points. When the card is inserted, the pachinko gaming machine 4 is in the stopped state, and when the stopping flag is set in the memory MM in the gaming machine control device 73, the carrier motor 85c is reversed, so the card is accepted. Without being ejected from the card insertion port 40.

On the other hand, if the card sensor 85a is turned on by inserting the magnetic card 6 in the non-stopped state,
The card reader control device 85e rotates the carrying motor 85c in the forward direction to carry the magnetic card 6 to the position of the reproducing head 85b, reads the magnetic media 6a, 6b, 6c of the magnetic card 6, and the magnetic card 6 is read by a code. Determine if it is a fraudulent card. At this time, the magnetic medium 6a
If all the contents of 6b and 6c match, the card may be judged to be valid, or the magnetic media 6a and 6b.
When any one of 6c stores data different from the other two for some reason, the data may be read by a majority vote.

If the card is an illegal card, the carrier motor 85c is rotated in the reverse direction so that the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 4
Eject from 0. If the card is not an illegal card, it is checked whether or not the magnetic card 6 or the gaming machine 4 has been interrupted, and if the interrupt processing has been performed, interruption verification is performed. Although the interruption process will be described later, when a satisfactory result is not obtained by the interruption verification, the conveyance motor 85c is reversed to eject the card from the card insertion slot 40.

When a satisfactory result is obtained by such a card matching process, the gaming machine control device 73 calls the central management device 2 based on the identification code read from the magnetic card 6, and the magnetic card concerned. Receive valuable data for 6. More specifically, in the present operation example, the identification code read from the magnetic card 6 indicates [address 0000] of the file 2a of the central management unit 2, and 3000 yen is stored in the first valuable data area of the address. , And the second valuable data corresponding to the number of balls held is stored in the second valuable data area. Then, when there is a data request specifying [address 0000] from the pachinko gaming machine 4, the central management device 2 transmits the stored contents of [address] 0000 of the file 2a to the pachinko gaming machine 4, and the pachinko gaming machine 4 Four
On the side, this is stored in the memory MM of the gaming machine control device 73 for each type of data. Therefore, in this embodiment,
Allocate to store the first valuable data in Mori MM
To store the reserved area and the second valuable data.
The allocated areas are respectively the first valuable data storage means and
It will function as a second valuable data storage means.
After that, the gaming machine control device 73 sets the in-game flag in the memory MM, and also sets the launch flag 74. Then, by setting the launch flag 74, the launcher controller 75 starts operating.

Now, by setting the in-game flag, the gaming machine control device 73 finishes the card receiving process, monitors the progress of the pachinko game, and more specifically, determines the zero return-turns on the settlement switch 48-forces the termination command. Receiving-Reaching the number of stops-
The state of the interruption switch 49 being turned on is monitored. When the card issuing machine 1 issues a pachinko game, the first valuable data of the magnetic card 6 has not been converted into the second valuable data, so the second value in the memory MM is not changed. The valuable data indicates that the number of balls held is 0, which means that the value is virtually zero. Therefore, when the gaming machine control device 73 sets the in-game flag,
The zeroing process shown in is executed.

First, reset the launch flag 74,
After the ball hitting device control unit 75 is stopped, the built-in timer is set to 10 seconds, and it is monitored whether the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls held becomes 0 or more within the set time. The increase / decrease in the number of balls owned will be described later in detail, but since the number of balls owned may not increase or decrease before the start of the game, the required time passes with the number of balls owned being 0. Then, in the current operation example, the first valuable data equivalent to the amount of money indicates 3000 yen, so the purchase enable indicator 50 is blinked and the purchase switch 4
Prompt to press 7. In this embodiment, each time the purchase switch 47 is pressed, the pachinko balls 50
Assuming an example in which the right equivalent to the number of pieces is given, the gaming machine control device 73 responds to the turning on of the purchase switch 47 with the first valuable data corresponding to the amount of money and the first valuable data corresponding to the number of balls. Convert to 2 valuable data. If the purchase switch 47 is pressed three times in a row, the first equivalent to the amount of money
600 yen (3 x 200 yen) is subtracted from the valuable data of
This is 2400 yen, and the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls owned is 150.

In this way, after the first valuable data and the second valuable data that have newly changed are stored in the memory MM, the firing flag 74 is set and the zero-reset process is completed, and the number of balls is equal to the number of balls to be held. It becomes possible to play a pachinko game within the range of the second valuable data. By the way, in the pachinko game, in response to the operation of the touch sensor 51a and the start switch 51b, the launching device controller 75 activates the launching motor 51d, and the standby ball sensor 60 activates the ball feed solenoid 55 every time. However, with the start of this pachinko game, the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls owned changes.

In the present embodiment, the fluctuation of the second valuable data is made by the interrupt processing shown in FIG. That is, an interval request (not shown) is periodically issued to the gaming machine control device 73, and the gaming machine control device 73
Shifts to the processing of FIG. 17 in response to this interrupt request. First of all, when the bullet is fired, the firing ball sensor 58 operates,
Since the number of balls held is reduced by 1 due to the bullet action, the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls held in the memory MM is decremented by 1 by the operation of the firing ball sensor 58. At this time, a total firing number counter may be provided in the memory MM and the total firing number counter may be incremented by 1 by the operation of the firing ball sensor 59 in order to improve the accuracy of the zero return determination. Also, when the released pachinko ball wins any prize area, the safe ball sensor 62 operates in the process of finally collecting this ball in the enclosed ball gutter 54, and the number of balls held is determined by the prize. Since the number of balls increases, the safe ball sensor 62 operates to add the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls in the memory MM by the number of prize balls. Further, at this time, the planned number of hits approaches the number of prize balls, so the number of prize balls is added to the hit calculation register prepared in the memory MM.

Further, in order to improve the precision of the zero return determination, a total safe number counter may be provided in the memory MM and the total safe number counter may be incremented by 1 by the operation of the safe ball sensor 62. Also, if any of the released pachinko balls flow into any of the out holes, the out ball sensor 64 will be activated in the process of finally collecting this ball into the enclosed ball gutter 54, and it will be stopped by the occurrence of an out ball. Since it is going away from the number, set the stop calculation register prepared in the memory MM to 1
Subtract. If a total out number counter is provided in the memory MM in order to improve the accuracy of the zero return determination, the total out number counter may be incremented by 1 by the operation of the out ball sensor 64.

Further, when the released pachinko balls do not flow into the game board surface and are finally collected as foul balls, the foul ball sensor 59 is activated, and the number of balls held is incremented by 1 due to the generation of foul balls. Therefore, when the foul ball sensor 59 is activated, the second valuable data equivalent to the number of balls held in the memory MM is incremented by one. Further, when a total foul number counter is provided in the memory MM to improve the precision of the zero return determination, the total foul number counter may be incremented by 1 by the operation of the foul ball sensor 59.

By performing the above processing for each interrupt request, the second valuable data which is substantially equivalent to the number of balls held is updated every time the cause of the number of balls held changes in the game process.
The updated second valuable data is stored in the memory MM. Then, the above-mentioned operation of updating the second valuable data is performed every time an interval request (not shown) issues an interrupt request until the game end condition occurs, and the updated second valuable data is stored in the memory MM. Memorized in. Specifically, the game ending condition includes states such as zeroing, turning on the settlement switch 48, receiving a forced ending command, stopping, and turning on the interruption switch 49. First of all, in the game process
When the second valuable data corresponding to the number of balls has become 0, the
The gaming machine control device 73 , which also functions as the determination means of 1, performs the above-described processing of FIG. 16, clears the launch flag 74 to stop the ball hitting operation, and then sets the timer for 10 seconds. If the last released pachinko ball wins any of the winning areas or becomes a foul ball within the above 10 seconds, and the second valuable data corresponding to the number of balls held increases, The launch flag 74 is set again to restart the hitting motion. At this time, the total number of shots may match the sum of the total number of safes, the total number of outs, and the total number of fouls as a condition for the zero-rejection determination. If no safe ball or foul has occurred within the above 10 seconds, the first valuable data in the memory MM is checked. Then, when the first valuable data indicates 0 yen, the game cannot be continued any more, so for example, the analog display 43 is blinked to display that the card is finished, and
The conveyance motor 85c is reversed to eject the magnetic card 6. Therefore, the gaming machine control device 73 serves as the second determining means.
Works. At this time, the transmission flag is set in the transmission control device 86, and the first valuable data and the second valuable data are set together with the identification code of the magnetic card 6 as an example of the transmission data. The transmission processing associated with the setting of this transmission flag will be collectively described later.

In the current operation example, since the first valuable data for 2400 yen still remains in the memory MM, the gaming machine control device 73 blinks the purchasable indicator 50 to make additional purchase. Notifying you that you can do it, purchase switch 47
-Wait for either the settlement switch 48 or the interruption switch 49 to be pressed. Then, when the purchase switch 47 is pressed, as described above, the first valuable data corresponding to the amount of money is converted into the second valuable data corresponding to the number of balls owned,
You can continue playing. Further, when the settlement switch 48 is pressed in the game process, the launch flag 74 is reset, and the remaining first and second valuable data and the identification code of the magnetic card 6 are retained after the blasting operation is stopped. Is set in the transmission control device 86 together with the transmission flag, and then the transport motor 85c is reversed to eject the magnetic card 6. When the interruption switch 49 is pressed in the game process, the interruption processing is executed prior to the same operation as the above-mentioned settlement operation.

This interruption processing is an operation for temporarily leaving the seat while securing the right to play a game on the pachinko gaming machine 4, and is processed as long as the correspondence between the magnetic card 6 and the pachinko gaming machine 4 is secured. The method itself is not limited. Specifically, for example, when the interruption switch 49 is pressed, the firing flag 74 is reset to stop the blasting operation, and then the unit number of the pachinko gaming machine 4 is set in the transmission control device 86 and the memory MM is also stored. The identification code of the magnetic card 6 is stored in. Then, after setting a timer (not shown) for 10 seconds and accepting the cause of the variation in the number of balls held until the time is up, the first and second valuable data and the magnetic data that remain as in the above settlement operation. The identification code of the card 6 is set in the transmission control device 86 together with the transmission flag, and then the carry motor 85c is rotated in the reverse direction to eject the magnetic card.

When the interruption process is performed in this way, the pachinko machine which is the object of interruption at the address ([0000] in this operation example) assigned to the card on the central management unit 2 side. Since the unit number of the gaming machine 4 is recorded and the identification code of the card that is the object of interruption is recorded in the pachinko gaming machine 4, the central management unit 2 performs the operation of collating the interrupted card when the next card is accepted. The machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 4 and the memory M of the pachinko gaming machine 4 received from
Only when the identification codes of the magnetic cards 6 stored in M match, the card can be accepted.
In addition, in the game process, when the integrated value of the stop calculation register in the memory MM reaches the planned stop number, the firing flag 74 is reset, and after the bullet operation is stopped, the strike in the memory MM is stopped. Set the stop flag. After that,
Remaining first and second valuable data and the magnetic card 6 concerned
Identification code is <br/> Se Tsu preparative transmission controller 86 together with the transmission flag, and reversing the conveying motor 85c thereafter discharges the magnetic card.

When the stop flag is set in this way, the conveyance motor 8 is operated until the stop release FC is transmitted from the central control unit 2 and the stop flag is cleared.
Since 5c continues the reverse rotation operation, the magnetic card 6 cannot be newly received. Furthermore, when it is difficult to continue the pachinko game for some reason during the game, the central control unit 2 ends the FC.
Will be sent. Then, even when this end FC is transmitted, the firing flag 74 is reset to stop the elastic action. Then, the timer is set to 10 seconds, and after waiting for the final fate of the pachinko balls flowing down on the game board surface to be determined after the stop of the ballistic action, the first and second valuable data remaining The identification code of the magnetic card 6 is set in the transmission control device 86 together with the transmission flag, and then the transport motor 85c is rotated in the reverse direction to eject the magnetic card.

Now, even when the game ends due to any of the above termination reasons, the transmission control device 86 has the first and second valuable data remaining in the memory MM at that time and the magnetic card 6 concerned. The identification code and other necessary data are set together with the transmission flag. When the transmission flag is set in this way, the transmission control device 86 sends the first and second valuable data set due to any one of the above termination causes and other necessary data to the magnetic card. The data is transmitted to the central management unit 2 together with the identification code of No. 6, and the central management unit 2 stores the transmitted data in the address designated by the identification code in the file 2a. For example, in the current operation example, when the first valuable data transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine indicates 2000 yen and the second valuable data indicates 980 balls, the central management device 2 sets the file 2a. No. [0000]
The first valuable data indicating 2000 yen is recorded in the first valuable data area of, and the second valuable data indicating 980 rounds is also recorded in the second valuable data area.

Then, the player may play a pachinko game with another pachinko gaming machine 4 by using the magnetic card 6 which has just been returned (provided that the pausing machine is not interrupted). The magnetic card 6 may be settled by the card settling machine 3. Since the same operation as described above is performed in the case of playing a game with another pachinko gaming machine 4, the operation in the case of performing the settlement operation by the card settlement machine 3 will be described below. The operation of the card settlement machine 3 is shown in FIG.
8 is shown in the flow chart.

First, when a player inserts the magnetic card 6 into the card insertion slot 90 and the card is set to the reproduction position, the card sensor 99a is activated. The card reader controller 99d uses the reproducing head 99b to reproduce the magnetic medium 6a.
6b and 6c are read, and first, the authenticity of the card is determined by the code. Then the card is reversed conveyance motor 99c in the case of such counterfeit card and eject the card from the card insertion port 90. If the card is a genuine card, the identification code of the card stored in the magnetic media 6a, 6b, 6c is transmitted to the central management unit 2, and transmission of the history data regarding the card is requested. . In response, the central management unit 2 transmits all the data stored in the address corresponding to the identification code in the file 2a to the card settlement machine 3.

In the present operation example, the identification code read from the magnetic card 6 is the file 2a of the central management unit 2.
No. 0000], the first valuable data area corresponding to 2000 yen is stored in the first valuable data area of the relevant address, and the second valuable data area of the relevant address is equivalent to 980 shots. The second valuable data is stored, and if desired, the auxiliary area of the address stores the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine during which the game was played. Then, the settlement machine control device 120 receives these data, displays an unused amount of 2000 yen on the amount display 94 corresponding to the first valuable data, and displays 980 corresponding to the second valuable data. The number of remaining balls emitted is displayed on the ball number display 95.
Then, using the printer 108, the history data including the second valuable data corresponding to the minimum number of remaining balls is printed on the receipt, and the receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 93.

The player brings this receipt to the prize exchange counter and exchanges it for a desired prize. Since the receipt is for exchanging gifts, the minimum amount is enough if the second valuable data corresponding to the number of balls remaining finally is printed, but if necessary, the unused amount and The number of remaining balls, the amount of money used, the date, etc. may be printed for each pachinko gaming machine that has moved. After the receipt is issued, the transport motor 99
c is rotated in the normal direction to collect the card in the card tank 100, and using the banknote returning device 103, a banknote corresponding to an unused amount of 2000 yen is transferred to the banknote tank 1
It is discharged from 02 to the bill return port 91. Needless to say, at this time, if the unused amount has a fraction of 100 yen, the coin return device 106 is used to eject the coins stored in the coin tank 105 from the coin return port 92.

In the above description, the address of the file on the central management unit side is used as the identification code recorded on the magnetic card, and the file is accessed by the identification code. May be generated on the card issuer side, the identification code itself may be stored as data on the central management unit side, and the file may be searched by the identification code to read out data containing desired valuable data. Also, in the above, an example was shown in which the card mounting device was placed in the space above each pachinko gaming machine and was connected to the corresponding pachinko gaming machine using a connector. Due to the abolition, the space above the pachinko gaming machine will be greatly vacant, and if it is installed in the above space, the clerk's eyes will be visible even when the inside of the gaming shop is crowded, so it is easy to detect fraudulent activity on the card loading device. Therefore, it may be provided in the main body of the pachinko machine.
Further, in the above, an example has been shown in which the valuable medium issuing device included in the storage medium settlement device issues a receipt displaying the amount of money corresponding to the second valuable data, and exchanges the receipt for a prize at the prize exchange counter. The valuable medium issuing device may have a prize stocker and directly discharge the prizes prepared therein.

Further, in the above, an example is shown in which the payment amount of the player is all converted into the first valuable data when the magnetic card is issued, but the second unit, which is the minimum unit when the magnetic card is issued, is shown. Valuable data may be generated. For example, when the amount paid by the player is 3000 yen, in the above embodiment, 3000 yen is registered in the file as the first valuable data, and the number of balls owned is 0 as the second valuable data in the file. However, in this case, 2800 yen was registered as the first valuable data in the file as the first valuable data, and the number of balls owned by 50 was also registered as the second valuable data in the file. May be . Further, in the above has shown an example of using a magnetic card as a recording medium, the identification code of the shape of the storage medium as long as it can be read using what like of means the recorded contents storage scheme itself particularly It is not a problem, for example, electronic cards, bar codes, magnetic ink,
Various methods such as photoelectric marks, dot marks, and conductive patterns are possible.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, the amount of money is
First information that can be converted into second valuable data
Of valuable data and the second valuable data that is the number of balls
First valuable data storage means and second valuable data storage
It is classified and stored in the means, and the second valuable data becomes 0
Based on the stop of the firing action, the first valuable data and the second
Card ejection based on both valuable data becoming 0
As such, processing is done, so the player is relatively expensive.
By purchasing, subdivided without leaving the game machine
The conversion operation to the second valuable data can be performed on the
When a new card is purchased every time the number of balls
There is no need to leave the game machine to enter, and bullets
Each control for stopping the starting operation and ejecting the card-shaped storage medium
Step by step according to the stored contents of each valuable data
It becomes possible to do. Furthermore, as a game shop, a small car
Suppress the increase in card issuance costs associated with the issuance of many cards
It is possible to increase the amount of non-combustible waste and oil utilization resources socially.
Waste of resources can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a file.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a card issuing machine.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a magnetic card.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine and a card mounting device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a card mounting device.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the enclosed ball gutter.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a card settlement machine.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a card issuing machine.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a zeroing process of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of an interrupt process of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the card settlement machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card issuing machine 2 Central management device 2a file 3 Card settlement machine 4 Pachinko gaming machine 5 Transmission line 6 Magnetic card 17 Card issuing device 47 Purchase switch 103 Banknote returning device 106 Currency returning device 108 Printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card mounting device into which a card-shaped storage medium can be inserted and ejected, and a pachinko ball enclosed in the machine can be repelled by inserting the card-shaped storage medium into the card mounting device. the control device of the card-type gaming machine having a firing device controller, the amount information when it comes to the first valuable data storage means for storing both <br/> first valuable data that can be converted to a second valuable data A second valuable data storage means for storing second valuable data which is the number of balls owned by the player, and a first value determining means for determining that the stored content of the first valuable data storage means has become zero. Determination means, second determination means for determining that the storage content of the second valuable data storage means has become 0, and the launch device control section based on the determination output from the second determination means. Stop the bullet action In both of them, the control for driving the card loading device to eject the loaded card-shaped storage medium on condition that there is an output from the first determination means and an output from the second determination means. A control device for a card-type game machine, comprising: a drive control means for performing.