JPH08299579A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively utilize a negotiable data remainder by converting the negotiable data remainder at the time point, when the negotiable data remainder provided for a negotiable value medium is less than a value related to a set converting amount, to a play medium at a prescribed conversion rate as it is. CONSTITUTION: When a card 2 is inserted to a card inserting part 25 of a card reader/writer 40, the coincidence of security data stored in the card 2 is confirmed. When the security data are coincident and there is the remainder of negotiable data, the remainder is displayed on a remainder display 26 and a lamp 34 in a purchase switch 28 is turned on and off. When the security data are not coincident, on the other hand, an illegal recovery switch 44 is turned off and the removal of fault is waited. Besides, when there is no remainder of negotiable data, the absence of the remainder in the card 2 is reported to a player by displaying on the remainder display 26. When the purchase switch 28 is further continuously pushed and the amount of purchase reaches an amount set by an ejecting amount selection switch 43, the presence/absence of the remainder correpsonding to this amount is confirmed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device capable of converting input valuable value into a game medium and playing a game based on the converted game medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional game store, a game medium such as a ball is lent out by inserting money into a game medium lending device or inserting a card storing valuable data.

[0003]

However, the number of game media rented out in the game media lending device by one operation is as follows.
It is limited to a predetermined number, such as 75 pachinko balls for a loan amount of 300 yen. Therefore, even if the player tries to convert the full amount into a pachinko ball by inserting a card of 1,000 yen (the balance is 1000 yen), the balance becomes 100 yen in the fourth ball lending, and the loan amount 300
There was a shortage of circles, and there were cases where conversion could not be done quickly, making players feel inconvenient.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
An object of the present invention is to provide a game device capable of promptly converting into a game medium even if the set amount of money is insufficient.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the game device of the present invention converts a valuable value medium into a required game medium on the basis of inserting a valuable value medium into the predetermined insertion port, and the converted game medium is converted. In a gaming device capable of playing a game based on a game medium, within the range of the valuable value recognizing means for recognizing the valuable value of the inserted valuable value medium and the valuable value recognized by the valuable value recognizing means, A conversion operating means operated by a player to convert a desired valuable value to obtain a game medium, and a valuable value desired by the player at a predetermined conversion rate based on an operation of the converting operation means. A game medium converting means for converting into a game medium converting means, a conversion amount setting means capable of setting a value relating to a conversion amount based on one operation of the converting operation means in the game medium converting means in a plurality of stages, When the medium converting means performs the conversion into the game medium, the valuable data corresponding to the conversion amount is subtracted from the valuable data on the player side to obtain the valuable data balance remaining in the valuable medium, the valuable data calculation. Means, and when the game medium converting means converts the valuable data into the game medium based on the operation of the converting operation means, when the valuable data balance is less than the value set by the conversion amount setting means, , Validating means for converting the required value data balance into a required number of game media corresponding to the required value data balance, and activating the value data balance.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system conceptual diagram when the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine and a so-called pachi-slot machine.

In the amusement store, a card vending machine 3 for selling a card 2 (FIG. 2) as a valuable value medium storing valuable data and security data issued and managed in the card issuing center 1, and the card vending machine. A ball lending machine 4 and a coin lending machine 5 as a game medium lending device for lending a game medium with a card 2 sold by 3, and a pachinko machine that constitutes a game device together with the above-mentioned game medium lending device for playing a game with the borrowed game medium. 6 and the pachi-slot machine 7, the settlement machines 8a and 8b that settle the prize game media obtained as a result of the game, the card vending machine 3, the ball lending machine 4, the coin lending machine 5, the pachinko machine 6, and the pachi-slot machine described above. 7. A management device 10 that is electrically connected to the settlement machine 8 via the in-store transmission line 9 and controls them is installed.

The ball lending machine 4 and the pachinko machine 5, and the coin lending machine 5 and the pachi-slot machine 7 may be integrally formed as one gaming device. In addition, the management device 1 described above
0 communicates with the card issuing center 1 via the out-of-store transmission line 11.

At the card issuing center 1, the sales data at the card vending machine 3 transmitted from the amusement store and the sales data at the ball lending machine 4 etc. are inspected and the card price is settled. The above-mentioned settlement between the card issuing center 1 and the amusement store is performed directly or through a financial institution.

The above card 2 is shown in FIG. The card 2 of this embodiment is a thin plate made of paper, synthetic resin or the like, and has a balance display section 12 and an issue display section 13 on the upper side in the longitudinal direction on the surface, and the sales amount and the effective amount on the lower side in the longitudinal direction. An amount display unit 14 for displaying an amount of money and a security storage unit 15 for storing security data are provided.

The balance display section 12 displays the approximate balance of the card 2 by punching holes, markings or the like to inform the card user of the balance of the card 2.

The issuance display section 13 is for preventing double issuance of the card 2, and when the card vending machine 3 issues the card 2, it indicates that it has already been issued by punching holes, markings, or the like.

The sales amount of the card 2 is displayed on the amount display section 14. When the card 2 is sold with a premium, the effective amount obtained by adding the premium amount to the sales amount is also displayed. . This premium is to provide the player with the difference by raising the effective amount of the card 2 above the actual selling price. For example, there is no 500 yen card, 40 yen for 1000 yen card, 100 yen for 3000 yen card, 3000 yen. 200 yen for a card, 5000
400 yen for yen cards, 800 for 10,000 yen cards
Let it be a circle.

The security storage unit 15 is provided to prevent counterfeiting of the card 2, and stores the same data as the security data stored in the valuable data storage area using optical means, magnetic means, or the like. In addition, the data is stored in a hidden state so that it cannot be read from the outside.

Further, on the surface of the card 2, an arrow 16 is displayed to indicate the insertion direction so that the insertion direction of the card 2 can be easily understood, and in order to prevent a mistake in the insertion direction, one of the tips of the card 2 is inserted. The corners may be cut diagonally in advance, an advertisement display unit 17 may be provided in the margin of the card 2 to display an advertisement, or a handling instruction unit 18 may be provided to display the handling method of the card 2. May be.

On the back surface of the card, a magnetic data storage section 19 is provided as a valuable data storage area in the lower portion in the longitudinal direction, and an issue number display section 20 and an issue date display section 21 are provided below the magnetic data storage section 19. There is.

The magnetic data storage unit 19 stores amount data representing the effective amount of the card 2, card type data representing the issued amount of the card 2, and security data for preventing counterfeiting of the card 2. . When an IC card is used, these data are stored electrically. As the amount data, the effective amount of the card 2 is stored at the time of manufacturing the card, and when the card 2 is used by the ball lending machine 4, the used amount is subtracted and stored again. The card type data stores the issued amount of the card 2 at the time of manufacturing, and when the card vending machine 3 sells the card 2, it is checked whether the amount data and the card type data match, and the card 2 issuance error or illegal Issuing is prevented. As the security data, the same data as the data stored in the security storage unit 15 when the card is manufactured is stored. Both data are compared, and when the data do not match, the card is processed as an inappropriate card. By displaying a series of serial numbers that do not overlap with each other on the issue number display unit 20, it is possible to detect stolen cards. Also, if a lottery is carried out using this number, the player will be able to play out invalid cards that have run out of balance. Since it is not thrown away in the game store, it can contribute to the beautification of the game store.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 6 and a ball lending machine 4 is shown below in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows the ball lending machine 4. In the present embodiment, the ball lending machine 4a has a display operation unit 23 on the front surface of the box body 22 and is installed between the pachinko machine 6 and the pachinko machine 6, but it is 1: 1 with respect to the pachinko machine 6. It may be installed in.

The display / operation unit 23 is provided with a pilot lamp 24 at an upper portion thereof, a card insertion portion 25 is provided below the pilot lamp 24 as an insertion opening for the card 2, and the card 2 is stored below the card insertion portion 25. A balance display 26 is provided for displaying the balance of the valuable data that has been stored.
A purchase amount display 27 for displaying the number of pachinko balls to be rented is provided below, and below the purchase amount display 27, the amount of lending balls within the range of valuable data as a value related to the conversion amount according to the player's instruction. A purchase switch 28 is provided as a conversion operation means for instructing, and a ball discharge unit 29 is provided below the purchase switch 28.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the above-mentioned card insertion portion 25 has an opening 31 in the frame portion 30 which is slightly larger than the outer dimension of the short side of the card 2, and the card portion is provided below the frame portion 30. The receiving portion 32 is provided so as to project. In addition, a card-like introduction portion 33 having a sliver shape is formed from the front surface of the frame portion 30 toward the opening 31. Therefore, when the card 2 is inserted into the card insertion portion 25, the lower portion of the card 2 is regulated by the card receiving portion 32, and the tip of the card 2 is guided to the opening portion 31 by the card introduction portion 33. Insertion part 2
5 can be easily inserted.

The above-mentioned balance indicator 26 has two seven segments arranged side by side, and each segment is composed of red and green LEDs. Red or green is emitted by individually turning on the LEDs of these two colors, and orange is emitted by alternately turning on the LEDs. To display the balance on the balance indicator 26, for example, orange display indicates 10,000 to 990,000 yen, green indicates 100 to 9900 yen, and red indicates 1 to 99 yen. Then, the balance is shown by displaying the upper two digits of the amount or converting the display sequentially.

The above-mentioned purchase amount display 27 has three 7-segments arranged side by side and each segment is composed of red and green LEDs. Red or green is emitted by turning on these two color LEDs separately,
By turning on alternately, it develops orange color. In order to display the number of pachinko balls to rent on the purchase amount display 27, for example, the number of balls from 1 to 999 in green is displayed.
Then, the number of balls that can be purchased by one operation is set in advance by a discharge amount selection switch 43, which will be described later.
When the number reaches 5 (500 yen), the number is displayed in red, indicating that you cannot purchase more than one operation. It also flashes red when a ball is ejected and orange when an error occurs. The purchase amount indicator 27 may display the purchase amount instead of the number of pachinko balls that can be purchased.

The above-mentioned purchase switch 28 is composed of a touch sensor having a lamp 34 inside, and in this embodiment, the number of balls to be rented out is proportional to the time when the player is in contact with the purchase switch 28 as a value related to the conversion amount. I have decided.
For example, if the contact time for determining the number of balls to be rented is 0,04 seconds for one ball, 25 balls can be lent out in one second. If 4 yen is 0,04 seconds, 100 yen of balls can be lent out in 1 second, and the purchase switch 28 may determine the amount as a value related to the conversion amount. Then, when the player touches the purchase switch 28, a confirmation sound is generated from the speaker 35 provided inside the display operation unit 23 for each predetermined reference time to notify the purchase amount.

The above-mentioned sphere discharging section 29 comprises a sphere storing section 36 protruding from the display operating section 23 and a discharge cylinder 37 attached to the sphere storing section 36 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, a residual ball detection switch 39 is provided at the outlet of the ball discharge gutter 38 inside the ball storage section 36. Therefore, in order to take out the balls from the ball discharging portion 29, the ball discharging cylinder 37 may be lifted to discharge the balls stored in the ball storing portion 36. Further, when the ball remains in the ball storage unit 36 and the remaining ball is detected by the remaining ball detection switch 39, the lamp 3 provided in the purchase switch 28.
Lights 4 to warn the player.

Inside the box 22, a card reader / writer 40 is provided at a position communicating with the card insertion portion 25, and a controller 4 for controlling each device of the ball lending machine 4a.
1. A ball discharging device 42 for discharging balls is provided.
Further, the control device 41 informs that the discharge amount selection switch 43, which is the conversion amount setting means, and the ball lending machine 4 have an abnormality, and the abnormality has been recovered when a recovery process for the abnormality is performed. A switch 44 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows a card reader / writer 40 which constitutes the above-mentioned valuable value recognition means. The card reader / writer 40 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored in association with the card 2 of the present embodiment, reading security data, and marking the remaining amount of money. Card transport path 45,
A first motor driven by a transfer motor 46 on the card transfer path 45
The first transport roller 47 and the second transport roller 48 are provided, the first transport roller 47 faces the card insertion portion 25, and the insertion detection sensor 49 is provided on the card insertion portion 25 side of the first transport roller 47. A security reading sensor 50, a read / write head 51, and a marking device 52 are provided in the middle of the second conveyance roller 48 and the card conveyance path 45.
A reverse position detection sensor 53 is provided in the vicinity of the terminal end of the transport motor 46, an encoder 55 that rotates simultaneously with the transport motor 46 is mounted on the shaft 54 of the transport motor 46, and a positioning sensor 56 faces the encoder 55.

The carry motor 46 is a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions for driving the rollers for carrying the card 2, and includes a first carry roller 47, a second carry roller 48, and a carry belt 57.
Are connected via The insertion detection sensor 49 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 2 and driving the carry motor 46 in the normal direction. When the card is discharged, when the card 2 is no longer present at this sensor position, the carry motor 4 is inserted.
Stop 6 The security reading sensor 50 is
The sensor is a sensor for reading data hidden in the security storage unit 15 of the card 2, and includes an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like according to the storage method of the security storage unit 15. The read / write head 51 is a head for reading information stored in the magnetic data storage unit 19 of the card 2 and updating valuable data and is composed of a magnetic head or the like. The marking device 52 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display unit 12 of the card 2, and is composed of a punch hole puncher, a print stamp or the like according to the balance display method.
The encoder 55 is the magnetic data storage unit 19 of the card 2.
Is a device for generating a positioning signal for determining a data reading position and an updating position, a security data reading position, a marking position on the balance display unit 12, and the like, and includes a slit disk or the like. Positioning sensor 56
Detects the positioning signal of this encoder 55,
When the encoder 55 is a sensor that determines each reading position and the like, and the encoder 55 is composed of a slit disk, the slit opening / closing state is optically detected, converted into a pulse train, and sent to the control device 41. The reverse position detection sensor 53
It is a sensor for determining the stop position of the card 2 and the reverse rotation position of the carry motor 46, and is a sensor for detecting the leading end of the card 2 and the like to determine the reverse rotation position.

FIG. 5 shows a ball discharging device 42 which constitutes the above-mentioned game medium converting means. The sphere discharging device 42 passes through a sphere stopper portion 60 that is driven into and out of the sphere supply trough 59 by driving the sphere discharging solenoid 58 to regulate the flow of the sphere, and a supply sphere detector 61 that detects the presence or absence of the supply sphere. Ejection sensor 62 for detecting one ball is provided, and pachinko balls are ejected. It should be noted that it is not necessary in the game device that does not discharge the actual game medium.

FIG. 6 shows the discharge amount selection switch 43 as the above-mentioned conversion amount setting means. The discharge amount selection switch 43 of this embodiment is composed of three DIP switches, and each DIP switch is composed of four contacts. Therefore, by switching the dip switch, the discharge amount of 1 to 64 can be set as the value related to the conversion amount. The number of balls that can be set can be increased / decreased by increasing / decreasing the number of DIP switches. For example, with four DIP switches, up to 256 (about 1,000 yen) can be converted by one operation, and one operation can be performed. If the amount of money is set as a value related to the conversion amount of, the number of dip switches can be reduced.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the ball lending machine 4. The ball lending machine 4b is obtained by changing the purchase switch 28 and the ball discharging section 29 of the ball lending machine 4a. The same members as those of the ball lending machine 4a described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The ball discharging section 63 is composed of a ball storing section 64 protruding from the display operating section 23 and a discharging cylinder 65 attached to the ball storing section 64 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, inside the ball storage portion 64, a remaining ball detection switch 66 is provided at the outlet of the ball discharge gutter 38.
A purchase switch 67 is provided at a position where the upper end of the ball discharge tube 65 contacts when the ball discharge tube 65 is lifted. Therefore, in order to rent a ball, the ball discharge cylinder 65 is lifted and the purchase switch 67 is turned on. And purchase switch 6
It is sufficient to discharge the balls discharged to the ball storing portion 64 in proportion to the time when 7 is turned on. Further, when the ball remains in the ball storage portion 64 and the remaining ball is detected by the remaining ball detection switch 66, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 35 to warn the player.

The control device 41 has a main control device for controlling reading and writing of the card 2 in order to prevent the forgery of the card 2 and the tampering of the data stored in the card 2 while keeping the specifications of the card 2 secret. It may be separated into a local control device that performs other control.

The card vending machine 3 is shown in FIG. This card vending machine 8 is provided with a front face portion 69 that can be opened and closed in a box-shaped body 68, and card discharge ports 70 are arranged side by side in the middle of the front face portion 69. A balance display window 71 is provided, a card amount designating switch 72 is provided under each card discharge port 70, and a balance indicator 73 showing the balance of the card 2 is provided under the card amount designating switch 72 on the left side. A card insertion slot 74 is opened in the lower part of the display device 73, an insertion amount display device 75 for displaying the amount of inserted banknotes is provided under the card amount specification switch 72 on the right side, and a lower part of the insertion amount display device 75 is provided. The banknote slot 76 is opened, and the banknote payout port 77 is opened below the card slot 74 and the banknote slot 76. Further, on the upper part of the front face portion 69, there are provided an on-sale indicator 78 indicating that the card 2 is on sale, and a sale stop indicator 79 indicating that the sale of the card 2 is off.

The card insertion machine 74 is provided in the card vending machine 3 for use when the player wants to know the exact balance of the cards 2 stored by the player. Balance indicator 7 by inserting the card 2
The balance is displayed in 3.

Inside the box-shaped body 68, the front portion 6
When the card 9 is closed, a card issuing device 80 is provided at a position communicating with the card discharge port 70, a card reader 81 is provided at a position communicating with the card insertion port 74, and the bill insertion slot 7
The bill validator 82 is provided at a position communicating with the bill dispenser 7.
The paper money dispensers 83 are arranged at the positions communicating with 7, respectively. In addition, the card vending machine 3 is on the left of the card issuing device row.
Number setting switch 8 to define the transmission address of
4 and a restart switch 85 for recovering the sales discontinuation state, a control device 86 for controlling the processing in the card vending machine 3 is provided between the card reader 81 and the bill dispenser 83, and an upper part of the control device 86 is provided. Is provided with a monitor display 87 for displaying the state of the equipment controlled by the control device 86,
A power supply device 88 is provided below the card reader 81.

The above-mentioned bill identifying device 82 takes in the bills inserted by the player through the bill insertion slot 76 to discriminate the authenticity of the bills, discriminates the kind of the bills, and sends a signal to the control device 86. If it is determined that the bill is inappropriate, it will be returned to the player. On the other hand, when the bill validator 82 determines that the bill is an appropriate bill and the type of the bill is determined, the deposit amount indicator 75 displays the amount of the bill in response to a signal from the controller 86. For example, if a 10,000-yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 76, "10,000 yen" will be displayed for a 5,000-yen bill, and "1,000 yen" for a 1,000-yen bill.
Is displayed. In this state, when the player operates the card amount designating switch 72 to select a desired amount to be used for the game, the card vending machine 3 operates the card issuing device 80 corresponding to the selected amount to store valuable data. Issue the stored card 2.

FIG. 9 shows the card issuing device 80 described above. The card issuing device 80 includes a U-shaped lateral card transport path 90 below a card tank 89 for storing the cards 2.
And a take-out device 9 for taking out the cards 2 one by one from the card tank 89 toward the back of the card transport path 90.
1. A verification device 92 for verifying the authenticity of the issued card is provided, and a transfer device 93 for reversing and carrying the card is provided at the bent portion of the card carrying path 90. From the transfer device 93 to the card discharge port 70. There is provided a switching device 94 for switching between the proper card and improper card transport paths and a lead-out device 95 for leading out the proper card to the discharge port 70. The switching device 94 is provided with an improper card transport path 96 branched from the card transport path 90, and a confiscation tank 97 is provided at a position communicating with the improper card transport path 96. A first card sensor 98 for detecting the presence or absence of the card 2 in the card tank 89 is provided under the card tank 89, and a second card sensor 99 for detecting the card storage amount in the confiscation tank 97 is provided in the confiscation tank 97. At the lower part of the transfer device 93, an issuance control device 100 that controls the issuance of the card 2 based on an issuance command from the control device 86 is provided. On the front surface of the card issuing device 80, a card discharge port 70 is opened at the exit of the card transport path 90, and between the card discharge port 70 and the card tank 89, the no-card information in the card tank 89 and the confiscation tank 9 are stored.
A monitor display 101 for displaying the card full information of No. 7 is provided.

When the card issuing device 80 receives the card issuing command from the control device 86, the card tank 8
The card 2 is taken out one by one from the card 9 by the take-out device 91, guided to the card carrying path 90 and carried to the appraisal device 92. The appraisal device 92 reads the magnetic data, security data, issuance display, card type data, card size, etc. of the card 2 to be issued and verifies whether it is a proper card. Appropriate card conditions are that the amount data representing the effective amount of the card 2 and the card type data representing the issue amount of the card 2 are equal, and the security data of the magnetic data storage unit 19 and the security data of the security storage unit 15 are equal. That is, there is no issuance hole indicating that the card has been issued, the card size is a regular size, and the amount of money selected and designated by the player is the same as the card type data. The card 2 identified by the appraisal device 92 and conveyed toward the back of the card issuing device 80 is changed in the conveying direction by the transfer device 93 and conveyed toward the front surface of the card issuing device 80. When the card 2 reaches the switching device 94, the valid card is transported to the derivation device 95 and the invalid card is transported to the confiscation tank 97 according to the validation result of the validation device 92. Then, the proper card is ejected to the card ejection port 70 by the derivation device 95. When the first card sensor 98 detects that the card 2 is no longer in the card tank 89 or the second card sensor 99 detects that the confiscation tank 97 is full of improper cards, these are displayed on the monitor display 101. Is displayed.

The card vending machine 3 may be installed not only in a pachinko game store but also in another place, for example, a cigarette store or a supermarket.

Further, the above-mentioned control device 86 is used for the card 2
In order to prevent the forgery of the card 2 and the tampering of the data stored in the card 2 in secret, the main control device for controlling the reading and writing of the card 2 and the local control device for other control are separated. May be.

FIG. 10 shows the settlement machine 8 described above. The settlement machine 8a is for settlement of a pachinko ball, and a ball receiving portion 103 is provided on the upper surface of the box-shaped body 102, and the ball receiving portion 10 is provided.
3, the receipt outlet 104 is opened, and the display unit 105 is erected on the rear side of the upper surface. The display unit 105 is provided with the settlement-in-progress display device 106 and the settlement-cancellation display device 107, and the front side of the top face The operation unit 108 is formed as an inclined surface, and the operation unit 108 is provided with a settlement ball number display 109 and a print switch 110. The ball receiving portion 103 has a ball entrance 11 on the bottom surface 111.
2 is opened, and the side wall 114 is inclined downward from the opening 113 on the upper surface of the box toward the bottom surface 111. Also the bottom 1
11 is at the lower end of the side wall 114 and is inclined downward toward the sphere entrance 112, and a plurality of introduction grooves 11 for guiding the sphere are provided on the surface.
5 is provided, and the ball entrance 112 is provided with a shutter device 116 for blocking the reception of the ball. A receipt printer 117 is provided inside the box 102 at a position communicating with the receipt outlet 104, the upper end of the collecting gutter 118 is connected to a position communicating with the ball inlet 112, and a ball counter 119 is provided above the collecting gutter 118. Is provided. Further, inside the box-shaped body 102, a control device 120 for controlling each device and controlling communication with the management device 10 is provided. The control device 120 is provided with a restart switch 121 for instructing the completion of the recovery work by the store clerk when an abnormality occurs in the settlement machine 8a and the settlement is stopped.

The method of settlement in the above settlement machine 8a will be described below. When the player wins a prize ball, the adjusting machine 8a in which the display 106 is on during the payment of the prize ball
It is thrown into the ball receiving section 103. The ball thrown in is a ball counter 1
19 is counted, and the counting result is the settlement ball number display 109
Is displayed in. Then, the player prints the switch 11
When 0 is operated, the receipt 122 displaying the number of adjustment balls is ejected from the receipt ejection port 104.

FIG. 11 shows an outline of the management device 10 described above. The management device 10 includes a central processing unit 123, a main storage device 124, an auxiliary storage device 125, and a calendar 126.
And the first transmission control device 127 and the second transmission control device 12
8 and a control unit 130 (FIG. 1)
A keyboard 131, a display device 132 such as a cathode ray tube, and a printer 133, which are electrically connected. In addition, to the management device 10,
Power is supplied via the auxiliary power supply device 134 and the power supply device 135. The above-mentioned totaling unit 129 is for totaling sales data and the like, and the control unit 130 is for controlling each device.

The central processing unit 123 is a device for comprehensively managing the control devices in the management device 10, and performs data transfer between the devices and data arithmetic processing.

The main storage device 124 has a ball rental machine sales file in which sales data of each ball rental machine 4 and total sales data are stored, and a sales machine sales file in which sales data of the card sales machine 3 is stored. The processing program of the central processing unit 123 is stored when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 125 is composed of, for example, a hard disk or the like, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 123 and unique data such as a store number used by the card issuing center 1 to identify each gaming store.
Each sales data of the day is stored at the end of business.

The calendar 126 is for setting the date, time, etc., and the date information is stored in the auxiliary storage device 125 when the sales data is stored, or in the card issuing center 1. The time data is used when transmitting, and the time data is used when storing the sales information from the ball lending machine 4 in the main storage device 124.

The keyboard 131 is the central processing unit 123.
As shown in FIG. 12, the key switch 136, the opening switch 137, the closing switch 138, the sales switch 139, the printing switch 140,
A transmission switch 141, a file switch 142, a ten-key pad 143, etc. are provided. The key switch 136 is a switch for preventing erroneous operation of the opening switch 137 and the closing switch 138, and each switch does not operate unless the switch is turned on. The opening switch 137 is a switch for starting acceptance and sale of the card 2 in the ball lending machine 4 and permitting card sales by the card vending machine 3. By operating this switch, the ball lending machine 4 is started. A command is sent to the card vending machine 3 as a sales permission command. The closing switch 138 is a switch for ending the reception and sale of the card 2 in the ball lending machine 4 and for prohibiting the card sale of the card vending machine 3,
By operating this switch, an end command is sent to the ball lending machine 4 and a card sale prohibition command is sent to the card vending machine 3. The sales switch 139 displays the total sales of the ball lending machine 4, the individual sales, and the sales of the card vending machine 3 on the display device 132.
This is a command switch for displaying on. The print switch 140 is a command switch for causing the printer 133 to print the total sales of the ball lending machine 4, the individual sales, and the sales of the card vending machine 3. The transmission switch 141 is a command switch for transmitting total sales data and the like to the card issuing center 1. The transmission switch 141 is not necessary when the total sales data or the like is automatically transmitted according to a command from the card issuing center 1. File switch 142
Is a switch for storing the sales data of the ball lending machine 4 and the sales data of the card sales machine 3 in the auxiliary storage device 125. The ten-key pad 143 is a switch for inputting the unit number of the ball lending machine 4 when it is desired to know the sales of the specific ball lending machine 4.

The printer 133 is a device for printing the sales of the ball lending machine 4 and the sales of the card selling machine 3 described above.

The first transmission control device 127 is a device for establishing a transmission / reception right on the in-store transmission line 9 in the game store, standardizing the transmission / reception data, and performing transmission / reception management of data required by the central processing unit 123. Is.

The second transmission control device 128 establishes the transmission / reception right and standardizes the transmission / reception data on the out-of-store transmission line 11 between the amusement store and the card issuing center 1, and transmits / receives the data required by the central processing unit 123. This is a device for managing transmission and reception.

The power supply device 135 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 134 is a backup power supply at the time of a power failure, and sales data etc. stored in the main memory device 124 is generated by the power failure. This is a device provided to prevent disappearance.

13 to 19 are flowcharts of the processes in the ball lending machine 4 and the management device 10 described above. When the controller 41 of the ball lending machine 4 is powered on, RA
The M area is cleared, the I / O port is initialized, the unit number and the ball rate are read, the value related to the conversion amount set by the discharge amount selection switch 43 is read, and the management device 1
Wait for receiving the opening instruction signal from 0.

When the store opening command signal is received from the management device 10, the code transmitted at the same time as the store opening command signal is stored and it is confirmed whether or not there is a supply ball. Here, when there is no supply ball, an alarm sound is generated after a certain period of time, error information is transmitted to the management device 10, and the power is turned off to wait for the obstacle to be removed.

On the other hand, when there is a supply ball, the pilot lamp 24 is turned on to inform the player that the ball lending is possible, the balance display 26 and the purchase amount display 27 are cleared, and the card detection processing is started. Transition.

In the card detection process, when the card 2 is inserted into the card insertion portion 25 of the card reader / writer 40 and the card 2 is detected by the insertion detection sensor 49, the card 2 is conveyed into the card reader / writer 40 and the magnetic field is transferred. The data stored in the data storage unit 19 and the security data storage unit 15 are read to confirm that the security data stored in the magnetic data storage unit 19 and the security data storage unit 15 match each other. If both security data match and there is a balance of valuable data, the balance indicator 26
The balance is displayed on the display, the lamp 34 in the purchase switch 28 is blinked to indicate that the purchase process is possible, and the process proceeds to the purchase process. On the other hand, if the two security data do not match, the card is transmitted to the management device 10 as an improper card, and the illegal recovery switch 43 is turned off to wait until the fault is eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 43 is turned on, the card 2 is conveyed from the inside of the card reader / writer 40 to the outside as the card discharge process, the balance indicator 26 is displayed in red as "00", and the card detection process is performed. Return. Further, when there is no balance of valuable data stored in the card 2, the display of the balance indicator 26 blinks in red as "00" to notify the player that there is no balance of the card 2, and then the card Move to discharge processing.

In the purchase process, when the purchase switch 28 is turned on, the lamp 34 in the purchase switch 28 is turned on to indicate that the purchase process is being performed, and the time during which the purchase switch 28 is on is measured. The purchase amount as a value relating to the conversion amount is calculated, and it is confirmed whether or not there is a balance corresponding to the selected purchase amount. If there is a balance, the process proceeds to the ball discharging process.

Then, press and hold the purchase switch 28,
When the purchase amount reaches the amount set by the emission amount selection switch 43, the on-time is not counted any more, and it is confirmed whether or not there is a balance corresponding to the set amount. Move to discharge processing.

Thus, in this embodiment, the purchase switch 2
Based on the operation from turning on 8 to turning off 8, the value related to the conversion amount is set in a plurality of stages, and further, the value set in a plurality of stages by the dip switch with the discharge amount selection switch 43 is set as the upper limit in many stages. It is possible. In addition,
The conversion corresponding to the set value by the discharge amount selection switch 43 may be performed based on one operation of the purchase switch 28. The values relating to these conversion amounts can be set from the outside by the player using the purchase switch 28 and the game store side by using the discharge amount selection switch 43.

Therefore, the player can freely set the ball lending to suit the diversified contents of the game and according to the individual taste of the player, and feel complicated even during the game. Since sphere conversion can be performed with unique settings, the game can be comfortably advanced.

Since the game shop side can also set the conversion amount in advance according to the game contents of the game device, it is possible to provide the player with convenience in advance and provide the player with a comfortable game environment. You can In addition, although the game store adjusts the nails according to the business policy, for example, the amount of conversion to the game medium by the player during the game is expected based on the nail adjustments, so that the ball lending can be performed in accordance with the amount. Can be set to, and it becomes possible to set up detailed ball lending according to the business policy.

Here, if the player does not operate the purchase switch 28 within a predetermined time, the display of the balance indicator 26 is blinked, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 35, and the card is ejected. Move to processing. If there is no balance equivalent to the selected amount, convert the current balance to the number of balls by the ball rate, calculate the number of balls that can be discharged, and move to the specified number discharge confirmation process during ball discharge processing. To do.

That is, the valuable data balance of the card 2 is
If the selected amount of money (the upper limit is the set value of the emission amount selection switch 43) is not reached, the valuable data balance at that time is converted into the game medium at the ball rate, so the value related to the converted amount may be reset. , It is not necessary to add valuable data, the valuable data balance can be effectively utilized, and the player can quickly perform the desired conversion, and the game can be comfortably advanced.

In the ball discharging process, the number of balls to be discharged according to the designated amount of money is calculated by the ball rate, and a confirmation sound is generated for every fixed amount which is a predetermined unit amount. When the ball discharging solenoid 58 is excited, the ball stopper is activated. The part 60 retreats from the sphere flow path in the sphere supply trough 59, and the sphere in the sphere supply trough 59 flows down. Then, each time the discharge sensor 62 detects a sphere passing through, the amount displayed on the balance indicator 26 is decremented by the amount corresponding to one sphere, and the amount displayed on the purchase amount indicator 27 is incremented by "1". Here, when the purchase switch 28 is turned on again, the process returns to the purchase process.

When the number of discharged balls reaches the predetermined number, the ball discharging solenoid 58 is demagnetized to stop the flow of the balls, and the card rewriting process is started.

Here, when the balls are clogged in the supply path and the discharged balls do not flow down within a predetermined time, an error display is displayed on the purchase amount display 27, and the illegal return switch 44 is displayed.
Turn off and wait for the fault to be eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 44 is turned on, the process proceeds to the external transfer processing of the card.

If the ball is clogged in the discharge path and the discharge of the ball is not completed within a predetermined time, an error message is displayed on the purchase amount display 27 and the illegal recovery switch 4 is activated as described above.
Turn off 4 and wait for the fault to be eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 44 is turned on, the process proceeds to the external transfer processing of the card.

In the card rewriting process, the amount of money used for the ball purchase is subtracted from the amount of money data read from the card 2, the current balance is displayed on the balance indicator 26, the balance is updated and stored in the card 2, and the balance display section is displayed. Mark the balance on 12, transfer the card 2 from the inside of the card reader / writer 40 to the outside, return it to the player, turn off the display of the balance display 26,
Data such as a machine number, a card number, and a purchase price is processed by a prestored cipher, and is used as sales data in the management device 1
0 to confirm that the balls remain in the ball storage unit 36, and if there are no remaining balls, the process proceeds to the closing confirmation process. On the other hand, if there are remaining balls and the remaining balls are not discharged within a predetermined time, an error is displayed on the purchase amount display 27 and an alarm sound is generated to warn the player.

In the closing confirmation process, when the closing instruction signal is received from the management device 10, the pilot lamp 24 is turned off to inform the player that the ball cannot be lent, and the ball lending machine 4
Ends the process in. On the other hand, when the closing instruction signal is not received from the management device 10, the processing returns to the card detection processing and the above processing is repeated.

Next, the management device 1 accompanying the processing in the ball lending machine 4
The processing at 0 will be described. When the management device 10 is turned on, each file managed by the management device 10 is cleared, and it waits for the cipher from the card issuing center 1 to be transmitted. When the code is received, the code is stored and the operation waits for the opening switch 137 to be pressed.

When the store opening switch 137 is pressed, a store opening command signal and a code are transmitted to the ball lending machine 4, and the process proceeds to a sales data receiving process.

In the sales data receiving process, when the sales data is received from the ball lending machine 4, the corresponding unit number of the ball lending machine sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the corresponding file, and the time is read from the calendar 126. The reading, time, card number, and received amount are stored, and the process proceeds to the end process.

The end processing includes a closing confirmation processing, sales transmission processing, and file storage processing. In the closing confirmation process, when the closing switch 138 is pressed, a closing command signal is transmitted to the ball lending machine 4, and the processing in the ball lending machine 4 is ended.

In the sales transmission process, when the transmission switch 141 is pressed, the total sales is calculated, the transmission data is processed by encryption, and the processed sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 1.

In the file storage process, when the file switch 142 is pressed, each file is stored in the auxiliary storage device 125 together with the date data.

The above-described termination processing is performed, and the processing in the management device 10 is terminated. Further, in the management device 10, the ball lending machine 4
If an abnormality occurs in, the abnormality confirmation processing is performed.

In the card detecting process of the ball lending machine 4, when the security data does not match and an improper card signal is transmitted, the display device 32 displays the improper card and the unit number where the error has occurred. As a warning process, an alarm sound is generated to inform the gaming shop staff that an abnormality has occurred, and when the gaming shop staff confirms the occurrence of the abnormality and turns on the confirmation switch, the warning is released. In this case, ball rental machine 4
On the other hand, the fact that an abnormality has occurred is not displayed, but is displayed only on the management device 10 to facilitate the detection of an improper card.

20 to 22 schematically show the files managed by the management device 10 described above. FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a ball rental machine sales file. When a pachinko ball is lent out by the ball lending machine 4, the unit number of the ball lending machine 4, the type of the inserted card, and the purchase amount are transmitted to the management device 10. These data are stored in the management device 10 as a file for each ball lending machine. This file for each ball lending machine contains sales totals, purchase times for each ball lending, card type,
It consists of the purchase price and one day's worth of data consisting of monitor information.

When an abnormality occurs in the ball lending process in the ball lending machine 4, monitor information is transmitted together with the unit number. This monitor information consists of 8 bits, 1 bit that supervises the abnormality information and 4 pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit, and the remaining 3 bits are unused. Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the illegal return switch 44 is operated by the game shop staff, the monitor information is transmitted again to indicate the recovery.

FIG. 21 shows a schematic view of a vending machine sales file. When the card 2 is issued at the card vending machine 3,
The unit number of the card vending machine 3, the type of issued card, the amount of money accepted into the bill validator 82, the amount of money dispensed from the bill dispenser 83, and the number of confiscated cards 2 are transmitted to the management device 10. These data are stored in the management device 10 as a file for each card vending machine. This file for each card vending machine consists of one day's data consisting of sales, the number of issued cards, the number of issued cards for each card type, the number of forfeited cards, the total amount of money received, the total amount of money paid out, and monitor information. There is.

When an abnormality occurs from the card vending machine 3 to the management device 10, monitor information is also transmitted together with the unit number. This monitor information consists of 16 bits,
1 bit that controls abnormality information and 1 that corresponds to each bit
It consists of five pieces of abnormality information. Then, when the restart switch 85 is pressed by the game shop staff, the monitor information is transmitted again to indicate the recovery.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a common file which controls the above-mentioned files. This common file is
The ball lending machine sales file and the vending machine sales file are updated together, and the ball lending machine sales total corresponding to the ball lending sales file, the total number of purchases, the number of uses for each card type, and the vending machine sales file Corresponding to the total sales of vending machines, the total number of issued cards, the total number of issued cards for each card type, and the sales calculation value obtained by subtracting the total sales of vending machines from the total sales of ball lending machines. It consists of an encryption code used for processing, date information, ball lending rate, and working area.

The encrypted data may be changed every day, or the ball lending rate may be stored in the management device 10 so that it can be changed.
The ball lending rate may be transmitted to the ball lending machine 4 at the same time as the opening instruction.

The above common file is transmitted to the card issuing center 1. If more detailed data is required, the contents of the ball rental machine sales file and the sales machine sales file may be added and transmitted. By transmitting the above-mentioned file, the gaming shop requests the card issuing center 1 to settle the sales.

The card 2 does not have to be a common card by the card issuing center 1, and the present invention can be similarly applied even if the card 2 can be used only at the amusement store.

Further, the valuable data of the card 2 is converted into the game medium, but the present invention can be applied even if the cash is inserted and the amount of money is converted into the game medium. it can.

[0088]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the valuable data balance possessed by the valuable value medium is less than the set loan amount, the valuable data balance at that time is played at a predetermined conversion rate. Since the valuable data balance can be effectively utilized, the player can quickly perform the desired conversion, and the game can be comfortably advanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a front view of the card, and FIG. 2B is a back view of the card.

3A is a front view of the ball lending machine, FIG. 3B is a side view showing the inside of the ball lending machine, and FIG. 3C is a perspective view of a card insertion portion.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the inside of the card reader / writer.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ball discharging device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the setting of a discharge amount selection switch.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the ball lending machine, (A) is a front view,
(B) is a side view showing the inside.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the card vending machine.

FIG. 9A is a front view of the card issuing device, and FIG. 9B is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a settlement machine.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a management device.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a keyboard.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of processing performed by a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a ball rental machine sales file.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine sales file.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a common file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 card issuing center 2 cards 3 card vending machine 4 ball lending machine 6 pachinko machine 8 settlement machine 9 in-store transmission line 10 management device 11 out-of-store transmission line 40 card reader / writer 43 emission amount selection switch

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[Submission date] May 21, 1996

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[Claims]

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device capable of converting an inserted valuable value into a game medium and playing a game based on the converted game medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game shop, a game medium such as a ball is lent out by inserting money into a game medium lending device or inserting a card storing valuable data. In the conversion to game media, the conversion amount (number of game media) that can be converted by one operation is a fixed amount (constant number) in advance.
For example, 300 yen per operation (75 pachinko balls)
It is set like this.

[0003]

However, when such a setting is made, the player pays, for example, 1000 yen (the balance is 10
If you insert a card of (00 yen) and convert it to a game medium, the conversion of 300 yen will be performed every time you perform the operation up to the third time, but the balance will be 100 yen in the fourth conversion operation, The conversion amount of 300 yen that has been set may be insufficient, and there may occur a situation in which conversion cannot be performed even though there is a balance. Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, for example, for a prepaid card of 1000 yen, the conversion amount can be set to 200 yen so that a balance does not occur, but with such a setting method, the set amount is set. Is extremely limited, and the degree of freedom in setting becomes low, and even if an appropriate conversion amount is set in accordance with the game content, it cannot be set as desired. In addition, in order to avoid the occurrence of the above situation, the shortfall may be added by cash or the second card may be inserted. However, such trouble can be converted quickly and the game is played. This is annoying and inconvenient for the player who wants to start the game immediately. In particular, a person who is trying to convert during the game wants to return to the game as soon as possible, which makes such a player feel even more annoying and inconvenient.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming device that enables prompt conversion to a game medium even if the set amount of money is insufficient and improves the degree of freedom in setting the converted amount.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming device of the present invention inserts a valuable medium (for example, a card 2) into a predetermined insertion port (for example, a card insertion portion 25). In the gaming device capable of converting into a required game medium (for example, a pachinko ball or coin) based on the above, and playing a game based on the converted game medium,
Within the range of the valuable value recognized by the valuable value recognition means (for example, the card reader 22, the control device 41, etc.) for recognizing the valuable value of the inserted valuable value medium and the valuable value recognition means, the player desires. Based on the conversion operation means (for example, the purchase switch 28) operated by the player to convert the valuable value to obtain the game medium, and the operation of the conversion operation means, the valuable value desired by the player is obtained. A game medium converting means (for example, a control device 41, a discharging device 42, etc.) for converting into a game medium at a predetermined conversion rate,
Conversion amount setting means (for example, purchase switch 28, discharge amount selection switch 43, control device 41, etc.) capable of setting a value relating to the conversion amount based on one operation of the conversion operation means in the game medium conversion means in a plurality of stages ), And when the game medium converting means converts the game data into the game medium, the valuable data corresponding to the conversion amount is subtracted from the valuable data on the player side, and the valuable data balance remaining in the valuable value medium is obtained. Valuable data calculating means (for example, control device 41 etc.)
When the conversion operation means is operated, if the valuable data balance is less than the value set by the conversion amount setting means, the valuable data balance can be directly converted to the game medium at the predetermined conversion rate. In this way, the validating means (for example, the control device 41) for validating the operation of the conversion operating means is provided.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system conceptual diagram when the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine and a so-called pachi-slot machine.

In the amusement store, a card vending machine 3 for selling a card 2 (FIG. 2) as a valuable value medium storing valuable data and security data issued and managed in the card issuing center 1, and the card vending machine. A ball lending machine 4 and a coin lending machine 5 as a game medium lending device for lending a game medium with a card 2 sold by 3, and a pachinko machine that constitutes a game device together with the above-mentioned game medium lending device for playing a game with the borrowed game medium. 6 and the pachi-slot machine 7, the settlement machines 8a and 8b that settle the prize game media obtained as a result of the game, the card vending machine 3, the ball lending machine 4, the coin lending machine 5, the pachinko machine 6, and the pachi-slot machine described above. 7. A management device 10 that is electrically connected to the settlement machine 8 via the in-store transmission line 9 and controls them is installed.

The ball lending machine 4 and the pachinko machine 5, and the coin lending machine 5 and the pachi-slot machine 7 may be integrally formed as one gaming device. In addition, the management device 1 described above
0 communicates with the card issuing center 1 via the out-of-store transmission line 11.

At the card issuing center 1, the sales data at the card vending machine 3 transmitted from the amusement store and the sales data at the ball lending machine 4 etc. are inspected and the card price is settled. The above-mentioned settlement between the card issuing center 1 and the amusement store is performed directly or through a financial institution.

The above card 2 is shown in FIG. The card 2 of this embodiment is a thin plate made of paper, synthetic resin or the like, and has a balance display section 12 and an issuance display section 13 on the upper side in the longitudinal direction on the surface, and the sales amount and the effective amount on the lower side in the longitudinal direction. An amount display unit 14 for displaying an amount of money and a security storage unit 15 for storing security data are provided.

The balance display section 12 displays the approximate balance of the card 2 by punching holes, markings or the like to inform the card user of the balance of the card 2.

The issuance display section 13 is for preventing double issuance of the card 2, and when the card vending machine 3 issues the card 2, it indicates that it has already been issued by punching holes, markings, or the like.

The sales amount of the card 2 is displayed on the amount display section 14. When the card 2 is sold with a premium, the effective amount obtained by adding the premium amount to the sales amount is also displayed. . This premium is to provide the player with the difference by raising the effective amount of the card 2 above the actual selling price. For example, there is no 500 yen card, 40 yen for 1000 yen card, 100 yen for 3000 yen card, 3000 yen. 200 yen for a card, 5000
400 yen for yen cards, 800 for 10,000 yen cards
Let it be a circle.

The security storage unit 15 is provided to prevent counterfeiting of the card 2, and stores the same data as the security data stored in the valuable data storage area using optical means, magnetic means, or the like. In addition, the data is stored in a hidden state so that it cannot be read from the outside.

Further, on the surface of the card 2, an arrow 16 is displayed to indicate the insertion direction so that the insertion direction of the card 2 can be easily understood, and in order to prevent a mistake in the insertion direction, one of the tips of the card 2 is inserted. The corners may be cut diagonally in advance, an advertisement display unit 17 may be provided in the margin of the card 2 to display an advertisement, or a handling instruction unit 18 may be provided to display the handling method of the card 2. May be.

On the back surface of the card, a magnetic data storage section 19 is provided as a valuable data storage area in the lower portion in the longitudinal direction, and an issue number display section 20 and an issue date display section 21 are provided below the magnetic data storage section 19. There is.

The magnetic data storage unit 19 stores amount data representing the effective amount of the card 2, card type data representing the issued amount of the card 2, and security data for preventing counterfeiting of the card 2. . When an IC card is used, these data are stored electrically. As the amount data, the effective amount of the card 2 is stored at the time of manufacturing the card, and when the card 2 is used by the ball lending machine 4, the used amount is subtracted and stored again. The card type data stores the issued amount of the card 2 at the time of manufacturing, and when the card vending machine 3 sells the card 2, it is checked whether the amount data and the card type data match, and the card 2 issuance error or illegal Issuing is prevented. As the security data, the same data as the data stored in the security storage unit 15 when the card is manufactured is stored. Both data are compared, and when the data do not match, the card is processed as an inappropriate card. By displaying a series of serial numbers that do not overlap with each other on the issue number display section 20, it is possible to detect stolen cards. Also, if a lottery is carried out using this number, the player will be able to identify invalid cards that have run out of balance. Since it is not thrown away in the game store, it can contribute to the beautification of the game store.

FIG. 3 and subsequent figures show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 6 and a ball lending machine 4.

FIG. 3 shows the ball lending machine 4. In the present embodiment, the ball lending machine 4a has the display operation unit 23 on the front surface of the box body 22 and is installed between the pachinko machine 6 and the pachinko machine 6, but it is 1: 1 with respect to the pachinko machine 6. It may be installed in.

The display / operation unit 23 is provided with a pilot lamp 24 at an upper portion thereof, a card insertion portion 25 is provided below the pilot lamp 24 as an insertion opening for the card 2, and the card 2 is stored below the card insertion portion 25. A balance display 26 is provided for displaying the balance of the valuable data that has been stored.
A purchase amount display 27 for displaying the number of pachinko balls to be rented is provided below, and below the purchase amount display 27, the amount of lending balls within the range of valuable data as a value related to the conversion amount according to the player's instruction. A purchase switch 28 is provided as a conversion operation means for instructing, and a ball discharge unit 29 is provided below the purchase switch 28.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the above-mentioned card insertion portion 25 has an opening 31 in the frame portion 30 which is slightly larger than the outer dimension of the short side of the card 2, and the card portion is provided below the frame portion 30. The receiving portion 32 is provided so as to project. In addition, a card-like introduction portion 33 having a sliver shape is formed from the front surface of the frame portion 30 toward the opening portion 31. Therefore, when the card 2 is inserted into the card insertion portion 25, the lower portion of the card 2 is regulated by the card receiving portion 32, and the tip of the card 2 is guided to the opening portion 31 by the card introduction portion 33. Insertion part 2
5 can be easily inserted.

The above-mentioned balance indicator 26 has two seven segments arranged side by side, and each segment is composed of red and green LEDs. Red or green is emitted by individually turning on the LEDs of these two colors, and orange is emitted by alternately turning on the LEDs. To display the balance on the balance indicator 26, for example, orange display indicates 10,000 to 990,000 yen, green indicates 100 to 9900 yen, and red indicates 1 to 99 yen. Then, the balance is shown by displaying the upper two digits of the amount or converting the display sequentially.

The above-mentioned purchase amount display 27 has three 7-segments arranged side by side and each segment is composed of red and green LEDs. Red or green is emitted by turning on these two color LEDs separately,
By turning on alternately, it develops orange color. In order to display the number of pachinko balls to rent on the purchase amount display 27, for example, the number of balls from 1 to 999 in green is displayed.
Then, the number of balls that can be purchased by one operation is set in advance by a discharge amount selection switch 43, which will be described later.
When the number reaches 5 (500 yen), the number is displayed in red, indicating that you cannot purchase more than one operation. It also flashes red when a ball is ejected and orange when an error occurs. The purchase amount indicator 27 may display the purchase amount instead of the number of pachinko balls that can be purchased.

The above-mentioned purchase switch 28 is composed of a touch sensor having a lamp 34 inside, and in this embodiment, the number of balls to be rented out is proportional to the time during which the player is in contact with the purchase switch 28 as a value related to the conversion amount. I have decided. The contact time for determining the number of balls to be rented is, for example, 1 ball.
If you set it to 0,04 seconds, you can lend 25 balls in 1 second. If you use 0 yen for 04 seconds with 4 yen,
A ball for 100 yen can be lent out in 1 second, and the purchase switch 28 may determine the amount as a value related to the conversion amount. Then, the player purchases the switch 28
When is touched, a confirmation sound is generated from the speaker 35 provided inside the display operation unit 23 for each predetermined reference time to notify the purchase amount.

The above-mentioned sphere discharging section 29 comprises a sphere storing section 36 protruding from the display operating section 23 and a discharge cylinder 37 attached to the sphere storing section 36 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, a residual ball detection switch 39 is provided at the outlet of the ball discharge gutter 38 inside the ball storage section 36. Therefore, in order to take out the balls from the ball discharging portion 29, the ball discharging cylinder 37 may be lifted to discharge the balls stored in the ball storing portion 36. Further, when the ball remains in the ball storage unit 36 and the remaining ball is detected by the remaining ball detection switch 39, the lamp 3 provided in the purchase switch 28.
Lights 4 to warn the player.

Inside the box 22, a card reader / writer 40 is provided at a position communicating with the card insertion portion 25, and a controller 4 for controlling each device of the ball lending machine 4a.
1. A ball discharging device 42 for discharging balls is provided.
Further, the control device 41 informs that the discharge amount selection switch 43, which is the conversion amount setting means, and the ball lending machine 4 have an abnormality, and the abnormality has been recovered when a recovery process for the abnormality is performed. A switch 44 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows a card reader / writer 40 which constitutes the above-mentioned valuable value recognition means. The card reader / writer 40 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored in association with the card 2 of the present embodiment, reading security data, and marking the balance, and faces the inside from the card insertion portion 25. A card transport path 45, and a first transport roller 47 and a second transport roller 48 driven by a transport motor 46 are provided on the card transport path 45.
The conveyance roller 47 faces the card insertion portion 25, and the insertion detection sensor 4 is provided on the card insertion portion 25 side of the first conveyance roller 47.
9, a security reading sensor 50, a read / write head 51, and a marking device 52 are provided in the middle of the first transport roller 47 and the second transport roller 48, and a reverse position detection sensor 53 is provided near the end of the card transport path 45. ,
An encoder 55 that rotates at the same time as the transport motor 46 is mounted on the shaft 54 of the transport motor 46.
The positioning sensor 56 is faced to 5.

The carry motor 46 is a motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions for driving the rollers for carrying the card 2, and includes a first carry roller 47, a second carry roller 48, and a carry belt 57.
Are connected via The insertion detection sensor 49 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 2 and driving the carry motor 46 in the normal direction. When the card is discharged, when the card 2 is no longer present at this sensor position, the carry motor 4 is inserted.
Stop 6 The security reading sensor 50 is
The sensor is a sensor for reading data hidden in the security storage unit 15 of the card 2, and includes an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like according to the storage method of the security storage unit 15. The read / write head 51 is a head for reading information stored in the magnetic data storage unit 19 of the card 2 and updating valuable data and is composed of a magnetic head or the like. The marking device 52 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display unit 12 of the card 2, and is composed of a punch hole puncher, a print stamp or the like according to the balance display method.
The encoder 55 is the magnetic data storage unit 19 of the card 2.
Is a device for generating a positioning signal for determining a data reading position and an updating position, a security data reading position, a marking position on the balance display unit 12, and the like, and includes a slit disk or the like. Positioning sensor 56
Detects the positioning signal of this encoder 55,
When the encoder 55 is a sensor that determines each reading position and the like, and the encoder 55 is composed of a slit disk, the slit opening / closing state is optically detected, converted into a pulse train, and sent to the control device 41. The reverse position detection sensor 53
It is a sensor for determining the stop position of the card 2 and the reverse rotation position of the carry motor 46, and is a sensor for detecting the leading end of the card 2 and the like to determine the reverse rotation position.

FIG. 5 shows a ball discharging device 42 which constitutes the above-mentioned game medium converting means. The sphere discharging device 42 passes through a sphere stopper portion 60 that is driven into and out of the sphere supply trough 59 by driving the sphere discharging solenoid 58 to regulate the flow of the sphere, and a supply sphere detector 61 that detects the presence or absence of the supply sphere. Ejection sensor 62 for detecting one ball is provided, and pachinko balls are ejected. It should be noted that it is not necessary in the game device that does not discharge the actual game medium.

FIG. 6 shows the discharge amount selection switch 43 as the above-mentioned conversion amount setting means. The discharge amount selection switch 43 of this embodiment includes three DIP switches, and each DIP switch includes four contacts. Therefore,
By switching the dip switch, it is possible to set a discharge amount of 1 to 64 as a value related to the conversion amount. The number of balls that can be set can be increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the number of DIP switches.
Up to 256 (about 1,000 yen) can be converted by one operation with one DIP switch, and if you set the amount of money as a value related to the conversion amount of one operation, there are several types of amounts (for example, from 100 yen to 500 yen). By setting up to 5 types (up to circles), the amount of discharge greatly changes, so the number of dip switches can be reduced.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the ball lending machine 4. This ball lending machine 4b is the purchase switch 28 of the ball lending machine 4a described above.
The ball discharge unit 29 is changed. The same members as those of the ball lending machine 4a described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The ball discharging section 63 is composed of a ball storing section 64 protruding from the display operating section 23 and a discharging cylinder 65 attached to the ball storing section 64 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, inside the ball storage portion 64, a remaining ball detection switch 66 is provided at the outlet of the ball discharge gutter 38.
A purchase switch 67 is provided at a position where the upper end of the ball discharge tube 65 contacts when the ball discharge tube 65 is lifted. Therefore, in order to rent a ball, the ball discharge cylinder 65 is lifted and the purchase switch 67 is turned on. And purchase switch 6
It is sufficient to discharge the balls discharged to the ball storing portion 64 in proportion to the time when 7 is turned on. Further, when the ball remains in the ball storage portion 64 and the remaining ball is detected by the remaining ball detection switch 66, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 35 to warn the player.

The control device 41 is a main control device which controls reading and writing of the card 2 in order to prevent the forgery of the card 2 and the alteration of the data stored in the card 2 while keeping the specifications of the card 2 secret. It may be separated into a local control device that performs other control.

The card vending machine 3 is shown in FIG. This card vending machine 8 is provided with a front face portion 69 that can be opened and closed in a box-shaped body 68, and card discharge ports 70 are arranged side by side in the middle of the front face portion 69. A balance display window 71 is provided, a card amount designating switch 72 is provided under each card discharge port 70, and a balance indicator 73 showing the balance of the card 2 is provided under the card amount designating switch 72 on the left side. A card insertion slot 74 is opened in the lower part of the display device 73, an insertion amount display device 75 for displaying the amount of inserted banknotes is provided under the card amount specification switch 72 on the right side, and a lower part of the insertion amount display device 75 is provided. The banknote slot 76 is opened, and the banknote payout port 77 is opened below the card slot 74 and the banknote slot 76. Further, on the upper part of the front face portion 69, there are provided an on-sale indicator 78 indicating that the card 2 is on sale, and a sale stop indicator 79 indicating that the sale of the card 2 is off.

The card insertion machine 74 is provided in the card vending machine 3 for use when the player wants to know the exact balance of the cards 2 stored by the player. Balance indicator 7 by inserting the card 2
The balance is displayed in 3.

Inside the box-shaped body 68, the front portion 6
When the card 9 is closed, a card issuing device 80 is provided at a position communicating with the card discharge port 70, a card reader 81 is provided at a position communicating with the card insertion port 74, and the bill insertion slot 7
The bill validator 82 is provided at a position communicating with the bill dispenser 7.
The paper money dispensers 83 are arranged at the positions communicating with 7, respectively. In addition, the card vending machine 3 is on the left of the card issuing device row.
Number setting switch 8 to define the transmission address of
4 and a restart switch 85 for recovering the sales discontinuation state, a control device 86 for controlling the processing in the card vending machine 3 is provided between the card reader 81 and the bill dispenser 83, and an upper part of the control device 86 is provided. Is provided with a monitor display 87 for displaying the state of the equipment controlled by the control device 86,
A power supply device 88 is provided below the card reader 81.

The above-mentioned bill identifying device 82 takes in the bills inserted by the player through the bill insertion slot 76 to discriminate the authenticity of the bills, discriminates the kind of the bills, and sends a signal to the control device 86. If it is determined that the bill is inappropriate, it will be returned to the player. On the other hand, when the bill validator 82 determines that the bill is an appropriate bill and the type of the bill is determined, the deposit amount indicator 75 displays the amount of the bill in response to a signal from the controller 86. For example, if a 10,000-yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 76, "10,000 yen" will be displayed for a 5,000-yen bill, and "1,000 yen" for a 1,000-yen bill.
Is displayed. In this state, when the player operates the card amount designating switch 72 to select a desired amount to be used for the game, the card vending machine 3 operates the card issuing device 80 corresponding to the selected amount to store valuable data. Issue the stored card 2.

FIG. 9 shows the card issuing device 80 described above. The card issuing device 80 includes a U-shaped lateral card transport path 90 below a card tank 89 for storing the cards 2.
And a take-out device 9 for taking out the cards 2 one by one from the card tank 89 toward the back of the card transport path 90.
1. A verification device 92 for verifying the authenticity of the issued card is provided, and a transfer device 93 for reversing and carrying the card is provided at the bent portion of the card carrying path 90. From the transfer device 93 to the card discharge port 70. There is provided a switching device 94 for switching between the proper card and improper card transport paths and a lead-out device 95 for leading out the proper card to the discharge port 70. The switching device 94 is provided with an improper card transport path 96 branched from the card transport path 90, and a confiscation tank 97 is provided at a position communicating with the improper card transport path 96. A first card sensor 98 for detecting the presence or absence of the card 2 in the card tank 89 is provided under the card tank 89, and a second card sensor 99 for detecting the card storage amount in the confiscation tank 97 is provided in the confiscation tank 97. At the lower part of the transfer device 93, an issuance control device 100 that controls the issuance of the card 2 based on an issuance command from the control device 86 is provided. On the front surface of the card issuing device 80, a card discharge port 70 is opened at the exit of the card transport path 90, and between the card discharge port 70 and the card tank 89, the no-card information in the card tank 89 and the confiscation tank 9 are stored.
A monitor display 101 for displaying the card full information of No. 7 is provided.

When the card issuing device 80 receives the card issuing command from the control device 86, the card tank 8
The card 2 is taken out one by one from the card 9 by the take-out device 91, guided to the card carrying path 90 and carried to the appraisal device 92. The appraisal device 92 reads the magnetic data, security data, issuance display, card type data, card size, etc. of the card 2 to be issued and verifies whether it is a proper card. Appropriate card conditions are that the amount data representing the effective amount of the card 2 and the card type data representing the issue amount of the card 2 are equal, and the security data of the magnetic data storage unit 19 and the security data of the security storage unit 15 are equal. That is, there is no issuance hole indicating that the card has been issued, the card size is a regular size, and the amount of money selected and designated by the player is the same as the card type data. The card 2 identified by the appraisal device 92 and conveyed toward the back of the card issuing device 80 is changed in the conveying direction by the transfer device 93 and conveyed toward the front surface of the card issuing device 80. When the card 2 reaches the switching device 94, the valid card is transported to the derivation device 95 and the invalid card is transported to the confiscation tank 97 according to the validation result of the validation device 92. Then, the proper card is ejected to the card ejection port 70 by the derivation device 95. When the first card sensor 98 detects that the card 2 is no longer in the card tank 89 or the second card sensor 99 detects that the confiscation tank 97 is full of improper cards, these are displayed on the monitor display 101. Is displayed.

The card vending machine 3 may be installed not only in a pachinko game store but also in another place, for example, a cigarette store or a supermarket.

Further, the above-mentioned control device 86 is used for the card 2
In order to prevent the forgery of the card 2 and the tampering of the data stored in the card 2 in secret, the main control device for controlling the reading and writing of the card 2 and the local control device for other control are separated. May be.

FIG. 10 shows the settlement machine 8 described above. The settlement machine 8a is for settlement of a pachinko ball, and a ball receiving portion 103 is provided on the upper surface of the box-shaped body 102, and the ball receiving portion 10 is provided.
3, the receipt outlet 104 is opened, and the display unit 105 is erected on the rear side of the upper surface. The display unit 105 is provided with the settlement-in-progress display device 106 and the settlement-cancellation display device 107, and the front side of the top face The operation unit 108 is formed as an inclined surface, and the operation unit 108 is provided with a settlement ball number display 109 and a print switch 110. The ball receiving portion 103 has a ball entrance 11 on the bottom surface 111.
2 is opened, and the side wall 114 is inclined downward from the opening 113 on the upper surface of the box toward the bottom surface 111. Also the bottom 1
11 is at the lower end of the side wall 114 and is inclined downward toward the sphere entrance 112, and a plurality of introduction grooves 11 for guiding the sphere are provided on the surface.
5 is provided, and the ball entrance 112 is provided with a shutter device 116 for blocking the reception of the ball. A receipt printer 117 is provided inside the box 102 at a position communicating with the receipt outlet 104, the upper end of the collecting gutter 118 is connected to a position communicating with the ball inlet 112, and a ball counter 119 is provided above the collecting gutter 118. Is provided. Further, inside the box-shaped body 102, a control device 120 for controlling each device and controlling communication with the management device 10 is provided. The control device 120 is provided with a restart switch 121 for instructing the completion of the recovery work by the store clerk when an abnormality occurs in the settlement machine 8a and the settlement is stopped.

The method of settlement in the above settlement machine 8a will be described below. When the player wins a prize ball, the adjusting machine 8a in which the display 106 is on during the payment of the prize ball
It is thrown into the ball receiving section 103. The ball thrown in is a ball counter 1
19 is counted, and the counting result is the settlement ball number display 109
Is displayed in. Then, the player prints the switch 11
When 0 is operated, the receipt 122 displaying the number of adjustment balls is ejected from the receipt ejection port 104.

FIG. 11 shows an outline of the management device 10 described above. The management device 10 includes a central processing unit 123, a main storage device 124, an auxiliary storage device 125, and a calendar 126.
And the first transmission control device 127 and the second transmission control device 12
8 and a control unit 130 (FIG. 1)
A keyboard 131, a display device 132 such as a cathode ray tube, and a printer 133, which are electrically connected. In addition, to the management device 10,
Power is supplied via the auxiliary power supply device 134 and the power supply device 135. The above-mentioned totaling unit 129 is for totaling sales data and the like, and the control unit 130 is for controlling each device.

The central processing unit 123 is a device for comprehensively managing the control devices in the management device 10, and performs data transfer between the devices and data arithmetic processing.

The main storage device 124 has a ball rental machine sales file in which sales data of each ball rental machine 4 and total sales data are stored, and a sales machine sales file in which sales data of the card sales machine 3 is stored. The processing program of the central processing unit 123 is stored when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 125 is composed of, for example, a hard disk or the like, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 123 and unique data such as a store number used by the card issuing center 1 to identify each gaming store.
Each sales data of the day is stored at the end of business.

The calendar 126 is for setting the date, time, etc., and the date information is stored in the auxiliary storage device 125 when the sales data is stored, or in the card issuing center 1. The time data is used when transmitting, and the time data is used when storing the sales information from the ball lending machine 4 in the main storage device 124.

The keyboard 131 is the central processing unit 123.
As shown in FIG. 12, the key switch 136, the opening switch 137, the closing switch 138, the sales switch 139, the printing switch 140,
A transmission switch 141, a file switch 142, a ten-key pad 143, etc. are provided. The key switch 136 is a switch for preventing erroneous operation of the opening switch 137 and the closing switch 138, and each switch does not operate unless the switch is turned on. The opening switch 137 is a switch for starting acceptance and sale of the card 2 in the ball lending machine 4 and permitting card sales by the card vending machine 3. By operating this switch, the ball lending machine 4 is started. A command is sent to the card vending machine 3 as a sales permission command. The closing switch 138 is a switch for ending the reception and sale of the card 2 in the ball lending machine 4 and for prohibiting the card sale of the card vending machine 3,
By operating this switch, an end command is sent to the ball lending machine 4 and a card sale prohibition command is sent to the card vending machine 3. The sales switch 139 displays the total sales of the ball lending machine 4, the individual sales, and the sales of the card vending machine 3 on the display device 132.
This is a command switch for displaying on. The print switch 140 is a command switch for causing the printer 133 to print the total sales of the ball lending machine 4, the individual sales, and the sales of the card vending machine 3. The transmission switch 141 is a command switch for transmitting total sales data and the like to the card issuing center 1. The transmission switch 141 is not necessary when the total sales data or the like is automatically transmitted according to a command from the card issuing center 1. File switch 142
Is a switch for storing the sales data of the ball lending machine 4 and the sales data of the card sales machine 3 in the auxiliary storage device 125. The ten-key pad 143 is a switch for inputting the unit number of the ball lending machine 4 when it is desired to know the sales of the specific ball lending machine 4.

The printer 133 is a device for printing the sales of the ball lending machine 4 and the sales of the card selling machine 3 described above.

The first transmission control device 127 is a device for establishing a transmission / reception right on the in-store transmission line 9 in the game store, standardizing the transmission / reception data, and performing transmission / reception management of data required by the central processing unit 123. Is.

The second transmission control device 128 establishes the transmission / reception right and standardizes the transmission / reception data on the out-of-store transmission line 11 between the amusement store and the card issuing center 1, and transmits / receives the data required by the central processing unit 123. This is a device for managing transmission and reception.

The power supply device 135 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 134 is a backup power supply at the time of a power failure, and sales data etc. stored in the main memory device 124 is generated by the power failure. This is a device provided to prevent disappearance.

13 to 19 are flowcharts of the processes in the ball lending machine 4 and the management device 10 described above. When the controller 41 of the ball lending machine 4 is powered on, RA
The M area is cleared, the I / O port is initialized, the unit number and the ball rate are read, the value related to the conversion amount set by the discharge amount selection switch 43 is read, and the management device 1
Wait for receiving the opening instruction signal from 0.

When the store opening command signal is received from the management device 10, the code transmitted at the same time as the store opening command signal is stored and it is confirmed whether or not there is a supply ball. Here, when there is no supply ball, an alarm sound is generated after a certain period of time, error information is transmitted to the management device 10, and the power is turned off to wait for the obstacle to be removed.

On the other hand, when there is a supply ball, the pilot lamp 24 is turned on to inform the player that the ball lending is possible, the balance display 26 and the purchase amount display 27 are cleared, and the card detection processing is started. Transition.

In the card detection process, when the card 2 is inserted into the card insertion portion 25 of the card reader / writer 40 and the card 2 is detected by the insertion detection sensor 49, the card 2 is conveyed into the card reader / writer 40 and the magnetic field is transferred. The data stored in the data storage unit 19 and the security data storage unit 15 are read to confirm that the security data stored in the magnetic data storage unit 19 and the security data storage unit 15 match each other. If both security data match and there is a balance of valuable data, the balance indicator 26
The balance is displayed on the display, the lamp 34 in the purchase switch 28 is blinked to indicate that the purchase process is possible, and the process proceeds to the purchase process. On the other hand, if the two security data do not match, the card is transmitted to the management device 10 as an improper card, and the illegal recovery switch 43 is turned off to wait until the fault is eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 43 is turned on, the card 2 is conveyed from the inside of the card reader / writer 40 to the outside as the card discharge process, the balance indicator 26 is displayed in red as "00", and the card detection process is performed. Return. Further, when there is no balance of valuable data stored in the card 2, the display of the balance indicator 26 blinks in red as "00" to notify the player that there is no balance of the card 2, and then the card Move to discharge processing.

In the purchase process, when the purchase switch 28 is turned on, the lamp 34 in the purchase switch 28 is turned on to indicate that the purchase process is being performed, and the time during which the purchase switch 28 is on is measured. The purchase amount as a value relating to the conversion amount is calculated, and it is confirmed whether or not there is a balance corresponding to the selected purchase amount. If there is a balance, the process proceeds to the ball discharging process.

Then, press and hold the purchase switch 28,
When the purchase amount reaches the amount set by the emission amount selection switch 43, the on-time is not counted any more, and it is confirmed whether or not there is a balance corresponding to the set amount. Move to discharge processing.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the value relating to the conversion amount is set in a plurality of stages based on the operation from turning on the purchase switch 28 to turning it off, and the dip switch is used in the discharge amount selection switch 43. It is possible to set in multiple stages with the value set in multiple stages as the upper limit. The conversion corresponding to the set value by the discharge amount selection switch 43 may be performed based on one operation of the purchase switch 28. The values relating to these conversion amounts can be set from the outside by the player using the purchase switch 28 and the game store side by using the discharge amount selection switch 43.

Therefore, the player can freely set the ball lending to suit the diversified contents of the game and according to the individual taste of the player, and feel complicated even during the game. Since sphere conversion can be performed with unique settings, the game can be comfortably advanced.

Since the game shop side can also set the conversion amount in advance according to the game contents of the game device, it is possible to provide the player with convenience in advance and provide the player with a comfortable game environment. You can In addition, although the game store adjusts the nails according to the business policy, for example, the amount of conversion to the game medium by the player during the game is expected based on the nail adjustments, so that the ball lending can be performed in accordance with the amount. Can be set to, and it becomes possible to set up detailed ball lending according to the business policy.

Here, if the player does not operate the purchase switch 28 within a predetermined time, the display of the balance indicator 26 is blinked, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker 35, and the card is ejected. Move to processing. If there is no balance equivalent to the selected amount, convert the current balance to the number of balls by the ball rate, calculate the number of balls that can be discharged, and move to the specified number discharge confirmation process during ball discharge processing. To do.

That is, the valuable data balance of the card 2 is
Selected conversion amount (value related to conversion amount. Purchase switch 2
8 or when it is less than the value set by the discharge amount selection switch 43), the valuable data balance at that time is converted into the game medium at the ball rate as it is,
The valuable data balance can be effectively utilized without resetting the conversion amount or adding valuable data.
In addition, when setting the conversion amount, it can be set without considering the occurrence of fractional balance, so it is possible to improve the degree of freedom in setting the conversion amount, and it is possible to make settings according to the game content by model. Become. Furthermore, even if the balance of valuable data is less than the amount of money converted by one operation, the conversion operation at that time becomes effective, and it is possible to convert to the game medium in a normal operation without performing a new operation. Therefore, the player can be promptly converted into the game medium, and the game can be comfortably advanced without hindering the game. The above-mentioned processing performed by the control device 41 corresponds to the validation means.

In the ball discharging process, the number of balls to be discharged according to the designated amount of money is calculated by the ball rate, and a confirmation sound is generated for every fixed amount which is a predetermined unit amount. When the ball discharging solenoid 58 is excited, the ball stopper is activated. The part 60 retreats from the sphere flow path in the sphere supply trough 59, and the sphere in the sphere supply trough 59 flows down. Then, each time the discharge sensor 62 detects a sphere passing through, the amount displayed on the balance indicator 26 is decremented by the amount corresponding to one sphere, and the amount displayed on the purchase amount indicator 27 is incremented by "1". Here, when the purchase switch 28 is turned on again, the process returns to the purchase process.

When the number of discharged balls reaches the predetermined number, the ball discharging solenoid 58 is demagnetized to stop the flow of the balls, and the card rewriting process is started.

Here, when the balls are clogged in the supply path and the discharged balls do not flow down within a predetermined time, an error display is displayed on the purchase amount display 27, and the illegal return switch 44 is displayed.
Turn off and wait for the fault to be eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 44 is turned on, the process proceeds to the external transfer processing of the card.

If the ball is clogged in the discharge path and the discharge of the ball is not completed within a predetermined time, an error message is displayed on the purchase amount display 27 and the illegal recovery switch 4 is activated as described above.
Turn off 4 and wait for the fault to be eliminated. When the fault is eliminated and the illegal recovery switch 44 is turned on, the process proceeds to the external transfer processing of the card.

In the card rewriting process, first, the function as the valuable data calculating means is executed. That is, the amount of money used for purchasing the ball is subtracted from the amount data read from the card 2, the current balance is displayed on the balance display 26, and the balance is updated and stored in the card 2. After that, the balance is marked on the balance display unit 12, the card 2 is transported from the inside of the card reader / writer 40 to the outside and returned to the player, the display of the balance display 26 is turned off, and the machine number is stored by the previously stored code. , The card number, the purchase price, etc. are processed and transmitted to the management device 10 as sales data, and it is confirmed whether or not the sphere in the sphere storage section 36 remains. On the other hand, if there are remaining balls and the remaining balls are not discharged within a predetermined time, an error is displayed on the purchase amount display 27 and an alarm sound is generated to warn the player.

In the closing confirmation process, when the closing instruction signal is received from the management device 10, the pilot lamp 24 is turned off to inform the player that the ball cannot be lent, and the ball lending machine 4
Ends the process in. On the other hand, when the closing instruction signal is not received from the management device 10, the processing returns to the card detection processing and the above processing is repeated.

Next, the management device 1 accompanying the processing in the ball lending machine 4
The processing at 0 will be described. When the management device 10 is turned on, each file managed by the management device 10 is cleared, and it waits for the cipher from the card issuing center 1 to be transmitted. When the code is received, the code is stored and the operation waits for the opening switch 137 to be pressed.

When the store opening switch 137 is pressed, a store opening command signal and a code are transmitted to the ball lending machine 4, and the process proceeds to a sales data receiving process.

In the sales data receiving process, when the sales data is received from the ball lending machine 4, the corresponding unit number of the ball lending machine sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the corresponding file, and the time is read from the calendar 126. The reading, time, card number, and received amount are stored, and the process proceeds to the end process.

The end processing includes a closing confirmation processing, sales transmission processing, and file storage processing. In the closing confirmation process, when the closing switch 138 is pressed, a closing command signal is transmitted to the ball lending machine 4, and the processing in the ball lending machine 4 is ended.

In the sales transmission process, when the transmission switch 141 is pressed, the total sales is calculated, the transmission data is processed by encryption, and the processed sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 1.

In the file storage process, when the file switch 142 is pressed, each file is stored in the auxiliary storage device 125 together with the date data.

The above-described termination processing is performed, and the processing in the management device 10 is terminated. Further, in the management device 10, the ball lending machine 4
If an abnormality occurs in, the abnormality confirmation processing is performed.

In the card detecting process of the ball lending machine 4, when the security data does not match and an improper card signal is transmitted, the display device 32 displays the improper card and the unit number where the error has occurred. As a warning process, an alarm sound is generated to inform the gaming shop staff that an abnormality has occurred, and when the gaming shop staff confirms the occurrence of the abnormality and turns on the confirmation switch, the warning is released. In this case, ball rental machine 4
On the other hand, the fact that an abnormality has occurred is not displayed, but is displayed only on the management device 10 to facilitate the detection of an improper card.

20 to 22 schematically show the files managed by the management device 10 described above. FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a ball rental machine sales file. When a pachinko ball is lent out by the ball lending machine 4, the unit number of the ball lending machine 4, the type of the inserted card, and the purchase amount are transmitted to the management device 10. These data are stored in the management device 10 as a file for each ball lending machine. This file for each ball lending machine contains sales totals, purchase times for each ball lending, card type,
It consists of the purchase price and one day's worth of data consisting of monitor information.

When an abnormality occurs in the ball lending process in the ball lending machine 4, monitor information is transmitted together with the unit number. This monitor information consists of 8 bits, 1 bit that supervises the abnormality information and 4 pieces of abnormality information corresponding to each bit, and the remaining 3 bits are unused. Then, when the abnormality is recovered and the illegal return switch 44 is operated by the game shop staff, the monitor information is transmitted again to indicate the recovery.

FIG. 21 shows a schematic view of a vending machine sales file. When the card 2 is issued at the card vending machine 3,
The unit number of the card vending machine 3, the type of issued card, the amount of money accepted into the bill validator 82, the amount of money dispensed from the bill dispenser 83, and the number of confiscated cards 2 are transmitted to the management device 10. These data are stored in the management device 10 as a file for each card vending machine. This file for each card vending machine consists of one day's data consisting of sales, the number of issued cards, the number of issued cards for each card type, the number of forfeited cards, the total amount of money received, the total amount of money paid out, and monitor information. There is.

When an abnormality occurs from the card vending machine 3 to the management device 10, monitor information is also transmitted together with the unit number. This monitor information consists of 16 bits,
1 bit that controls abnormality information and 1 that corresponds to each bit
It consists of five pieces of abnormality information. Then, when the restart switch 85 is pressed by the game shop staff, the monitor information is transmitted again to indicate the recovery.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a common file which controls the above-mentioned files. This common file is
The ball lending machine sales file and the vending machine sales file are updated together, and the ball lending machine sales total corresponding to the ball lending sales file, the total number of purchases, the number of uses for each card type, and the vending machine sales file Corresponding to the total sales of vending machines, the total number of issued cards, the total number of issued cards for each card type, and the sales calculation value obtained by subtracting the total sales of vending machines from the total sales of ball lending machines. It consists of an encryption code used for processing, date information, ball lending rate, and working area.

The encrypted data may be changed every day, or the ball lending rate may be stored in the management device 10 so that it can be changed.
The ball lending rate may be transmitted to the ball lending machine 4 at the same time as the opening instruction.

The above common file is transmitted to the card issuing center 1. If more detailed data is required, the contents of the ball rental machine sales file and the sales machine sales file may be added and transmitted. By transmitting the above-mentioned file, the gaming shop requests the card issuing center 1 to settle the sales.

The card 2 does not have to be a common card by the card issuing center 1, and the present invention can be similarly applied even if the card 2 can be used only at the amusement store.

Further, the valuable data of the card 2 is converted into the game medium, but the present invention can be applied even if the cash is inserted and the amount of money is converted into the game medium. it can.

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As described above, according to the present invention, when the valuable data balance of the valuable medium is less than the value related to the conversion amount set by the conversion amount setting means (for example, the conversion amount), Since the valuable data balance at that time is converted into the game medium as it is at a predetermined conversion rate, the valuable data balance can be effectively utilized, and when setting the value related to the conversion amount, Since the setting can be made without considering the generation of the fraction of the data balance, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom in setting the value related to the conversion amount, and it is possible to perform the setting according to the game content depending on the model. Further, even when the valuable data balance is less than the value related to the conversion amount in one operation, the conversion operation at that time becomes effective, and the game medium is transferred to the game medium in a normal operation without performing a new operation. Since the conversion is possible, the player can promptly receive the conversion into the game medium, and can comfortably advance the game without hindering the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2A is a front view of the card, and FIG. 2B is a back view of the card.

3A is a front view of the ball lending machine, FIG. 3B is a side view showing the inside of the ball lending machine, and FIG. 3C is a perspective view of a card insertion portion.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the inside of the card reader / writer.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ball discharging device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the setting of a discharge amount selection switch.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the ball lending machine, (A) is a front view and (B) is a side view showing the inside.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the card vending machine.

FIG. 9A is a front view of the card issuing device, and FIG. 9B is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a settlement machine.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a management device.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a keyboard.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of processing performed by a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of processing in a ball lending machine and a management device.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a ball rental machine sales file.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine sales file.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a common file.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 card issuing center 2 cards 3 card vending machine 4 ball lending machine 6 pachinko machine 8 settlement machine 9 in-store transmission line 10 management device 11 out-of-store transmission line 40 card reader / writer 43 emissions selection switch

Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Office reference number FI Technical display area G07F 7/08 L

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[Claims] 1. A game device capable of being converted into a required game medium based on inputting a valuable value medium into a predetermined slot and playing a game based on the converted game medium. Within the range of the valuable value recognizing means for recognizing the valuable value possessed by the valuable value recognizing means, the player operates in order to convert the valuable value desired by the player to obtain the game medium. Conversion operation means, game medium conversion means for converting the valuable value desired by the player into a game medium at a predetermined conversion rate based on the operation of the conversion operation means, and the conversion operation means in the game medium conversion means A conversion amount setting means capable of setting a value related to the conversion amount based on one operation in a plurality of steps, and when the above-mentioned game medium conversion means performs conversion into a game medium, it corresponds to the conversion amount. Valuable data is subtracted from the valuable data on the player side to obtain the valuable data balance remaining in the valuable medium, and the game medium converting means operates the valuable data based on the operation of the changing operation means. When the value data balance is less than the value set by the conversion amount setting means when the value data is converted into the game medium, the value data is converted into the required number of game media corresponding to the value data balance. A gaming device comprising: an activating means for activating the balance.