JPH0866538A - Controller for card system game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make the decoding or alteration of data hard and to prevent the malfeasant use of a card by comprising a central controller issuing to store the content of the card issued from an issuing machine and that of the card ejected from a game machine and to collate those contents by the game machine and an adjusting machine. CONSTITUTION: The issuing machines 100a, 100b of the card on which the number of rent balls (number of residual balls), etc., is described and the adjusting machine 200 which adjusts the residual number of balls on the card are connected to the central controller 400, respectively. Each pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a card reader/writer and a control part which subtracts the number of shooting from the residual number of balls on the card, and also, adds the number of foul balls and that of prize balls. In such a controller for a card system pachinko machine, the central controller 400 is formed so that the content of the card issued from each of the card issuing machines 100a, 100b and that of the card ejected from each pachinko machine can be stored and those contents can be collated by each pachinko machine 1 and the adjusting machine 200.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for a gaming machine that uses a card to play a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a sparrow ball machine, an arrange ball machine, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines include pachinko machines, slot machines, and arranged ball machines. As a conventional example, a pachinko machine will be described as an example, and a so-called card type pachinko machine control device is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-32709. According to these publications, the central control device is configured by connecting a card vending device, a card settlement machine, and each pachinko machine, and does not discharge the winning balls into the pachinko machine, calculates the game ball in and out, and finally It is a method of filling out a card. Therefore, the player can play the game by carrying only the card, and there is an advantage that it is possible to reduce the trouble of carrying a large number of heavy and easy-to-fall game balls.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, there is a problem that the fraud prevention for the card is insufficient and the card is easily tampered with. Further, there is no disclosure of any measures against the failure of the central control unit. Even when the player wants to stop the game in the middle of the game, it is possible that the game ball is on the game board and a prize or a special prize is won even after pressing the eject button. It is necessary to determine the conditions for ejecting cards for that purpose. Further, there may be a case where a special prize is won after the remaining number of balls becomes 0, and it is disadvantageous for the player to disable the firing at that time. Further, since the winning contents of the pachinko machines become complicated, it is desired to manage the number of hits of each pachinko machine finely and easily. This also applies to other gaming machines such as slot machines. Therefore, the present invention provides a device for a card-type game machine that eliminates the inconvenience.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control device for a card type game machine, comprising: a central control device; a card issuing machine for issuing a card in which the number of lent balls (remaining number of balls) and the like are issued; Equipped with a card settlement machine that adjusts the remaining number of balls entered and a card read / write device, and cyclically uses a predetermined number of game balls to shoot, and subtracts the number of shots from the number of remaining balls entered on the card. Comprised of a gaming machine having a control unit for adding and calculating the number of foul balls and the number of prize balls, the central controller stores the contents of the card issued by the card issuing machine and the contents of the card discharged by the gaming machine, The contents can be collated by the gaming machine and the settlement machine. Claims 2 to 5
The card type game machine control device inserts a dummy code into the contents of the card, displays the contents of the card with the corresponding code, inserts the dummy code into the contents of the card, and displays the contents of the card. It is displayed with a corresponding code, or the cards as described above are further rearranged to prevent fraud. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a control device for a card type game machine enables a issuing machine and a settlement machine to operate either remotely or locally, and can cope with a failure of a central control device. The card type game machine according to claim 7 is equipped with a card read / write device and cyclically shoots a predetermined number of game balls, and subtracts the number of shoots from the number of remaining balls written on the card to obtain the number of foul balls. It has a control unit that adds and calculates the number of prize balls, and a final ball detector is provided on the launch tray of the gaming machine,
When the end button is pressed, the motor launching device is stopped, and after the elapse of a predetermined time, it is determined whether or not to eject the card depending on the state of the final detector. The card type game machine according to claim 8 has the configuration of the game machine according to claim 7 so that the game can be continued when a special prize is won. The card type game machine according to claim 9 is equipped with a card read / write device and cyclically shoots a predetermined number of game balls, and subtracts the number of shoots from the number of remaining balls written on the card to obtain the number of foul balls. It has a control unit that calculates the number of prize balls, and stops the motor launcher after the number of remaining balls becomes 0,
When a special prize is won during the lapse of a predetermined time, the service ball is added to the number of remaining balls so that the game can be continued, and when the prize is won, the number of service balls is subtracted from the number of remaining balls. In the control device for a card type game machine according to claim 10, the central control device is configured so that the number of hits of each game machine can be changed.

[0005]

In the controller for the card type game machine according to claim 1, first, the contents of the card issued by the card issuing machine are sent to the central control unit, and whether the contents match when the game is started on the game machine. It is checked whether or not it is illegal and fraud is prevented. Further, when the game is finished on the gaming machine, the contents of the ejected card are also sent to the central control unit, and the contents of the card are collated when the settlement is made by the settlement machine to prevent fraud. Claims 2 to 5 are intended to improve fraud prevention by inserting a dummy code into the contents of the card, encrypting the contents, and rearranging the data so that the contents of the data cannot be easily deciphered. . According to claim 6, the issuing machine and the settlement machine can be operated either remotely or locally. Therefore, even if a failure of the central control unit occurs, the service is improved without causing any trouble to the player. Can be planned. A seventh aspect of the present invention relates to a card type gaming machine, wherein a final ball detector is provided on a launch tray of the gaming machine. Therefore, even when the game is ended by pressing the end button, after stopping the motor launching device, it is confirmed whether or not the game balls existing on the game board win, and the card is ejected. Therefore,
After a lapse of time from when the last game ball is launched to when it returns to the tray, whether all the game balls exist in the tray, that is, whether the final detector detects and ejects the card To decide. According to the eighth aspect, the game can be continued when a special prize is won after the end button is pressed. According to claim 9, when the remaining number of balls becomes 0, the motor launching device is stopped to stop the launch, but when the special prize is won within the time until the game ball of the final launch returns to the tray. The service balls are added to the number of remaining balls so that the game can be continued without being disadvantageous to the player. However, when a prize is won, the number of service balls is subtracted from the number of remaining balls for correction.
According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to easily change the number of hits, that is, to set or cancel the number of hits for each gaming machine, so that it is possible to finely manage them.

[0006]

EXAMPLE The example of the present invention is carried out on a pachinko machine as an example of a game machine. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a control device for a card-type pachinko machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a control block diagram.
Reference numeral 400 is a central controller, 400a is a central controller 400.
Storage device, 400b is a monitor, 400c is a keyboard, 400d is a printer, 100 (100a,
100b) is a card issuing machine, 200 is a card settlement machine, 1
Indicates a pachinko machine. Also, the card issuing machine 100a
And the card settlement machine 200 are connected by a series line 403a.
The card issuing machine 100b is a single line 403b.
In addition, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are lines 4 connected in series in units of so-called "islands".
04a, 404b ... are connected to the central control device 400. Therefore, unlike the conventional method, the central control unit and each pachinko machine or the card issuing machine and the card settlement machine are not individually connected, so that the number of lines is small and it is economical. That is, these communication control units are configured as a so-called LAN (local area network) system having a control circuit that cannot be connected to other devices when a specific device and the central control device 400 are transmitting and receiving data. Have been. For example, when data is exchanged with a specific machine of a plurality of pachinko machines installed, data exchange with other pachinko machines is prohibited and the data is processed sequentially. Needless to say, the processing speed of the central control unit is selected so as to be able to handle data exchange with each device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card issuing machine 100, and FIG.
Shows a back view, FIG. 5 shows a control block diagram, and FIG. 6 shows the contents to be written on the card. A lamp 102 indicating that the card issuing machine 100 is operating is provided at the upper left of the front of the card issuing machine 100, and the lamp is lit during the operation. On the right side, a coin slot 104 and a bill slot 105 are provided.
According to 1, it is determined whether the coin is a fake coin or a bill and the total is calculated. A discharge port 106 for discharging the change is provided below the input amount confirmation device 131, and the change is performed through the change discharging device 132. Reference numerals 107a to 107d denote ball rental push buttons with a lamp, and reference numeral 107a denotes a card 1 by adding a symbol corresponding to a ball rental for A yen to a card 101 described later.
This button issues 01. Similarly, 107b is for B yen,
107c is a push button for C yen and 107d is a push button for D yen. Reference numeral 108 denotes a card issuing button with a lamp, which inserts the coins or bills, and pushes the ball rental push buttons 107a to 107a.
The card read / write device 110 is activated after pressing any one of d and displays a predetermined symbol on the card 101, which will be described in detail later.
To start writing via. During writing, the lamp of the card issuing button 108 lights up, and the ball rental push buttons 107a to 10a
7d and coins or banknotes are prohibited. When the writing to the card 101 is completed, the card is ejected from the card ejection port 109, and the number of lent balls written on the card 101 is printed on the sheet by the printer 111 so that the player can confirm the ejection.

On the other hand, on the back side, a card issuing machine 1 to be described later
Button 11 for switching between a remote system in which the system 00 operates in conjunction with the central control device 400 and a local system in which the system operates independently
2 are provided and a lamp 112a for displaying each of them,
112b is installed immediately above. Reference numeral 114 denotes a tallying button. By pressing the button 114, the card issue number and the number of lent balls of each card 101 issued so far, the total number of issued cards and the total number of lent balls, and the like are transmitted via the printer 111. Is printed. A memory clear button 115 erases the contents of the issued card stored in the issuing machine 100. Reference numeral 116 denotes a paper feed button used for printer adjustment and the like. Reference numeral 117 denotes a printer sheet confirmation device which detects that the printer 111 is out of paper and turns on the lamp 117a. Reference numeral 118 denotes a card presence / absence detection device that detects that there is no card 101 to be issued and turns on the lamp 118a. Reference numeral 119 denotes a 7-segment failure indicator which displays a failure location of the card issuing machine 100 by a numeral so as to be easily recognized. The card issuing machine control unit 130 is
In addition to being connected via the F card, the communication control unit 13
3 and is connected to the central control unit 400 to exchange necessary data. In addition, a power monitoring unit 134 is provided in preparation for a power failure, and the memory 135 with power failure protection is operated by the battery 135 at the time of power failure.

Explaining the operation of the above-mentioned structure, the amount of money is inserted from the coin insertion slot 104 or the bill insertion slot 105 while the lamp of the issuing machine 102 is operating. The deposit amount confirmation device 131 determines whether or not the inserted coin or bill is a counterfeit item, and returns a false item or an undecidable item. It is stored in the unit 130. Next, the card issuance control unit 1
30 determines whether any of the ball rental push buttons 107a to 107d has been pushed. If pressed simultaneously, 107a,
107b ... Is recognized as a priority. For example, the above 107
When a is pressed, the difference A ′ from the amount of money deposited is calculated because A yen is required. If A ′ is negative, that is, if it is small, a new amount of money is deposited after waiting a predetermined time. Determine whether If it is not inserted even after a predetermined time has passed, the entire amount is returned via the change discharging device 132. On the other hand, when A'is positive, A'yen is discharged as a change together with the card 101 described later through the change discharging device 132. Card 101
6 is written in the card read / write device 110. The card 101 uses a magnetic card,
First, the head code is written. Next, as a card status signal, data corresponding to the ball rental push buttons (107a to 107d), a signal for distinguishing between remote issuing and local issuing, and a dummy code and a number indicating the issuing order as one of the fraud prevention measures. Write. And the year, month, day, time,
Minutes, seconds, the number of lent balls (the number of remaining balls) corresponding to the lent ball push buttons (107a to 107d), and finally a check code (parity) are written. In addition, in order to prevent the above-mentioned codes from being fraudulent, each of the above-mentioned codes is a 10-evolution binary number (binary code), and the relevant data is rearranged and written. For example, on March 25, "00110010010
1 ", and the rearrangement is" 100100101001 "so that the 4th bit from the left is the head. Of course, the sorting method should be different for each card, but in this embodiment, the same method is used as a simple method. In the case of performing a different rearrangement for each card, the procedure of rearranging each card is stored in the central controller 400, and the card issuing machine 100 and the pachinko machine 1 are arranged from the central controller 400 each time. It is configured to be able to obtain and decode replacement information. Also, as another prevention method,
Using the encryption corresponding to the input data, for example, data 1 is made 9 and data 2 is made 6 so as to create data. Further, it is possible to make it more difficult to create a fraudulent card by changing the code according to the date and time, and further rearranging the codes as described above. As described above, by adopting the dummy code, encrypting the data, rearranging the data, and the like, it takes a lot of time to decrypt the card, thereby preventing fraud. Further, the data of the card 101 is sent to and stored in the central control unit 400 via the communication control unit 133, and is collated when used in the pachinko machine 1 to prevent fraud. The finished card 101 is discharged from the card discharge port 109 together with the change.

Next, the player can purchase the card 101 even when the central control device 400 breaks down. That is, when the remote / local switching button 112 is pressed, a local state is set. In this local state, the card issuing machine 10 is independent of the central controller 400.
0 operates and issues the card 101 in accordance with the above-mentioned steps. However, when the central control device 400 returns to normal and the remote / local switching button 112 is pressed for remote control, all the contents of the card 101 issued in the local state are transmitted via the central processing unit communication control unit 133. Transferred. Further, when the card issuing machine 100 has a power failure, the necessary data is stored in the memory 136 with power failure protection detected by the power supply monitoring unit 134 via the battery 135, and measures against the power failure are taken.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a partial cross section of the card type pachinko machine 1. The game can be started by inserting a card 101 (FIG. 6) on which a specific number of balls to be filled is inserted from an insertion slot 31 of a card read / write device 30 provided at the lower left of the pachinko machine 1, and the number of shots is subtracted. The number of foul balls and the number of award balls are added, and the current number of remaining balls is displayed on the display 32. When the end button 33 is pressed, the number is returned to the card slot 31 through the card read / write device 30. That is, this is a pachinko machine 1 of a type in which a certain number of game balls are circulated and the number of profits and losses is calculated. Reference numeral 34 is a lamp that lights up when an unauthorized card is inserted.

A metal frame 2 is fixed inside a front frame of the pachinko machine 1, and a glass door frame 4 which can be opened and closed freely on the metal frame 2.
Is attached. On the back side of the front frame, a game board 9 having various winning openings is attached, and a normal winning opening 1
0 to 14 and a specific winning opening 15 are appropriately provided. or,
The special winning opening 19 is provided below the symbol display device 18, and when the symbol display device 18 controlled by the game control unit 99 wins a special prize, the special winning port 19 is kept open for a certain period of time to receive a game ball. A winning opening 19 is provided. Specifically, in the case of a special winning, the special winning opening 19 remains open until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls are generated before that. It is set to maintain the open state. Also, inside the special winning opening 19, a V winning opening 20 is provided.
The special winning opening 19 can be opened again. Below the V winning opening 20, there is provided an outlet 21 for collecting game balls that have not been won, and the outlet 21 is guided to the ball feeding device 40 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 35 denotes a launching rod, which strikes a game ball at a constant interval via a motor by operating a handle 37, and launches the game ball 9 between the inner and outer rails 36a and 36b.

FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of the ball feeding device 40. The firing tray 41 is formed to be inclined downward in the direction of the firing rod 35 and has a winning ball entrance 43 and a foul ball and an out ball entrance 44 for receiving a game ball 45 from the out port 21 at the left end, and an opposite end. Is open. The winning ball entrance 43 has a winning ball detector 80 for detecting the number of winning balls.
(A proximity switch or the like) is provided, and the number of foul spheres is detected by a foul sphere detector (a proximity switch or the like) 82.
Further, when all of the game balls 45 that are used in circulation are lined up in the launch tray 41, a final ball detector (proximity switch, etc.) 81 such as a proximity switch is installed at the last position of the game ball position. A firing rod 35 is provided on the side wall at the lower end of the firing tray 41.
An outlet 46 for discharging the game ball 45 to the launching part facing the is formed, and a swing piece 48 for opening and closing the outlet 46 has a shaft 48a.
It is pivotally supported by. In addition, the swinging piece 48 is formed in a downward slope in the opposite direction from the outlet 46 in a mountain shape in a side view so that the game ball 45 can be easily discharged from the outlet 46. On the other hand, an L-shaped operating piece 50 that can be moved up and down around a shaft 50 a is provided at a position facing the swinging piece 48, and the rod 5 of the solenoid 51 is synchronized with the firing rod 35.
It moves up and down by raising and lowering 1a, and when it moves upward, it is sent from the outlet 46 to the firing portion facing the firing rod 35. At that time, the rocking piece 48 moves upward through the game ball, and the counting device (pachinko machine controller 9 through the detection end 49a of the limit switch 49).
Send a signal to 0) that a game ball was fired. A discharge port 53 for discharging game balls in the firing tray 41 is provided on the side of the operation piece 50 opposite the discharge tray 41.
It is provided on the side wall in the 6-side direction. A stop plate 55 for opening and closing the discharge port 53 is a U-shaped rotatable around a shaft 55a, and has an R-shaped claw 57 that rotates integrally with the operation rod 56.
It can be opened and closed via. The stop plate 55 with the pawl 57 unlocked is formed in a weight balance so that it can rotate counterclockwise about the shaft 55a.

FIG. 9 shows a control block diagram of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine control unit 90 is used in addition to the input / output of each of the above-mentioned devices, from the game display control unit 99 for controlling the symbol display device 18 and the special prize. No. 1 prize, 2 prize, and a special prize signal, and a firing motor control device 95 for starting and stopping the firing motor 37 are connected via an I / F card.
The pachinko machine control unit 90 is connected to the central control unit 400 via the communication control unit 91 to transmit and receive necessary data, and includes a power monitoring unit 92 in preparation for a power failure. The attached memory 93 is configured to operate. FIG. 10 shows a pachinko machine 1
FIG. 2 is a view showing the concept of a card read / write device 30 attached to the card 61, in which a card 101 inserted from a card slot 31 is rotated by a pair of forward and reverse rotatable drive sources 60 arranged vertically and horizontally. The data is inserted and ejected via, and writing and reading are performed by the read / write head 63.
Incidentally, 64 is a receiving box for the confiscated card.

The operation of the card-type pachinko machine according to the above configuration will be described. When the card 101 is inserted from the card slot 31, the card 101 is inserted through the rotary drive source 60 and the contents are read by the read / write head 63. The read contents of the card 101 are coded by the card issuing machine 100. Since it has been rearranged, it returns to the original state. The contents of the read card 101 are judged according to the flow of FIG. First, the date of issue of the contents of the card is verified (step 1). If they match, the process proceeds to step 2 and it is determined whether or not the number of remaining balls is 0.
In the case of 0, the lamp 34 of the illegal card is turned on and the card is returned (step 5). Although the collation can be performed by inquiring of the central control device 400, it is performed by the pachinko machine control section 90 in order to promptly deal with the information. It is stored in a specific data area of the pachinko machine control unit 90. Next, the issue number of the card and the number of remaining balls are collated. Such data is stored in the card issuing machine 2 immediately after the card is issued.
From 00, when the game is completed in another pachinko machine 1, since the data is sent from the pachinko machine 1 to the central control device 400, the data is collated with the data. As a result of the collation, if they match, the firing motor is started via the firing motor control unit so that the game can be started (step 4).
On the contrary, when they do not match, the lamp 34 of the fraudulent card
Is lit and the card is returned (step 5).

During the game, the pachinko machine control unit 90 subtracts 1 from the “number of remaining balls” for each input from the fire ball detection 49 and adds 1 to the “number of remaining balls” for each input from the foul ball detector 80. ,
An operation of adding a predetermined number of prize balls based on signals from the prize 1 and the prize 2 is performed, and the number of remaining balls is sequentially displayed on the display 32. The “number of remaining balls”, “the number of times of winning 1 and winning 2”, “the number of special winnings”, and the like are sent to the central control device 400 via the communication control unit 91.

The process when the end button 33 is pressed to end the game when the number of remaining balls is other than "0" during the game will be described with reference to FIG. When the end button 33 is pressed, the firing motor is stopped (step 10) and a timer is started (step 11). In addition, the time-up time of the timer is about 3 to 5 in order to detect whether the game ball hit by the launch rod 35 at the end is a prize or an out ball.
It is set to seconds. Until the timer times out, it is detected whether or not there is a special prize (step 1).
3) If there is a special prize, the process proceeds to step 21, the firing motor is started to restart the game, and it is not necessary to re-insert the card. That is, by doing so, it is possible to deal with the special winning that is processed in time, and there is no disadvantage to the player. On the other hand, if there is no special prize in step 13, the prizes 1 and 2 are detected in step 14, and if not, the process returns to step 12. On the contrary, if a prize is won, the number of prize balls is added to the number of remaining balls in step 15, and this routine is repeated until the time is up by returning to step 12. When the timer has timed out, the process proceeds to step 16, and it is determined whether or not the symbol for determining the special prize is changing. If it is changing, step 1
Return to 1 and restart the timer to perform the above steps. On the other hand, if the symbol has not changed, the result is determined in step 17.
Proceed to 1 to restart the game. Conversely, when there is no special winning, it is determined in step 18 whether or not the last ball detector 81 is "ON". Since the last ball detector 81 is installed at a position where the last game ball can be detected when all the game balls to be circulated are lined up in the firing tray 41 as is clear from FIG. Such a detector 81
When the signal is "ON", it means that the game ball is not caught on the obstacle nail or the like on the game board 9. Therefore, the process proceeds to step 19, where the remaining ball count is written to the card and then discharged, and the remaining ball count and data indicating that the game has been completed are sent to the central controller 400. The data is rearranged and written on the card to prevent fraud. On the contrary, when the signal from the final ball detector 81 is "OFF", it means that the game ball is caught on the game board 9, so the abnormal lamp 85 is turned on to notify the staff (step). 20) Send a signal to that effect to the central controller 400, and proceed to step 21 to allow the game to be restarted. As a result, it is possible to deal with the fact that a store clerk, who often performs a service as a prize ball, when he is caught by an obstacle nail.

Next, the processing when the number of remaining balls becomes "0" during the game will be described with reference to FIG. When the number of remaining balls becomes "0", the firing motor is stopped in step 30 and the timer 1 is started (step 31). The time-up time of the timer 1 is set to about 3 to 5 seconds in order to detect whether the game ball last hit by the launch rod 35 is a winning ball or an out ball. It is determined whether or not the timer 1 has timed out (step 32), and when the time has expired, the routine proceeds to step 33 described later. Conversely, during the time counting, it is detected in step 34 whether or not a special prize has been won, and if so, the process proceeds to step 42 where a predetermined number of service balls are provided. On the other hand, if there is no special winning, the winnings 1 and 2 are detected in step 35, and if detected, the number of prize balls is added to the number of remaining balls in step 36 to start the firing motor (step 3
7) The game is continued (step 40). In step 32, when the timer 1 has timed up, it is determined in step 33 whether or not the symbol for determining the special prize is changing. If it is fluctuating, the process returns to step 31 and the timer 1 is restarted to perform the above process. On the other hand, if the symbols have not changed, it is determined in step 41 whether or not there is a special winning, and if there is no special winning, step 51
Go to. On the contrary, if it is a special prize, step 4
Proceeding to step 2, the service ball is provided, the firing motor is started so that the game can be restarted (step 43), and it is detected whether or not the launched game ball described later has won or won (step 43). 44). When the winning is detected, the number of prize balls is added to the number of remaining balls in step 45, and after the number of remaining balls reaches a predetermined number that can be played by utilizing the special winning, the service provided The game is continued by subtracting the number of balls. When winnings 1 and 2 are not detected in step 44, counting of the number of service balls fired is started (step 46) and it is judged whether or not the number of service balls has been hit (step 47). If not, step 44
Proceed to step 1 to detect whether or not the prizes 1 and 2 have been won. When all the service balls have been hit, in order to confirm whether the last service ball has won or fouled, that is, the timer 2 having the same function as the timer 1 is started (step 48), and the time is set. Wins 1 and 2 are detected until it is up (step 50). If a prize has been won, the process proceeds to step 45 to continue the game. On the contrary, when the timer 2 has timed up (step 50), it is a case where the player has not provided the prize despite the provision of the service ball, and the process proceeds to step 51. In step 51, it is determined whether or not the final ball detector 81 is "ON". In the case of "ON", the game is normally terminated without winning even after the number of remaining balls becomes "0", so the card is confiscated and put in the receiving box 64 (step 52). On the contrary, the signal from the final sphere detector 81 is "O.
In the case of "FF", since the ball is caught on the game board, the abnormal lamp 85 is turned on to notify the attendant (step 53), and the process proceeds to step 40 so that the game can be continued. As a result, it is possible to deal with the fact that a store clerk, who often performs a service as a prize ball, when he is caught by an obstacle nail. If a special prize is detected after the number of remaining balls becomes “0” as described above, the probability of winning with the service sphere is high even if the service sphere is ejected in advance. It is not an illegal game because the number of service balls is deducted.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the card settlement machine 200,
FIG. 15 is a rear view, and FIG. 16 is a control block diagram. At the upper left of the front of the card issuing machine 200, a lamp 202 indicating that the issuing machine is in operation is arranged, and the lamp is lit during operation. Reference numeral 204 is a 7-segment display for displaying the number of remaining balls described in the inserted card described later. Below that, a prize display 205 indicating the number of prizes and a return display 206 indicating the number of balls returned are arranged. Reference numeral 207 denotes a card insertion slot through which the card inserted through the insertion slot 207 reads the contents described on the card via the card read / write device 201 and writes the number of returned balls. On the left side of the card insertion slot 207, there is provided a settlement-in-progress lamp 208 showing that settlement is in progress, and on the right-hand side, there is provided an illegal lamp 209 showing that the inserted card is illegal or unreadable. Reference numeral 211 denotes a printer, which includes the total number of balls, the number of prizes,
It is a printer that prints the number of balls returned. On the other hand, on the back side of the card settlement machine 200, a remote / local switch button 21 for selecting whether to use the settlement machine 200 remotely or locally.
2 is installed, and lamps 212a and 212b indicating the state of the button are arranged on the upper part. Reference numeral 214 denotes a tally button, which is the number of settlement balls, the number of prizes, the number of return balls, and the number of settlement balls, the number of prizes, and the number of return balls for all cards that have been settled by pressing the button 214. The total sum of the above is printed via the printer 211. Reference numeral 115 denotes a memory clear button, which erases the stored contents of the card that has been settled. A paper feed button 216 is used for adjusting the printer 211 and the like. A lamp 217 notifies the printer 111 that there is no paper. Reference numeral 220 denotes a 7-segment failure indicator which displays a failure location of the card settlement machine 200 by a numeral so as to be easily recognized. The respective devices are connected to the card settlement machine control unit 230 via an I / F card as shown in the control block diagram of FIG. The card settlement machine control unit 230 is connected to the central control unit 400 via the communication control unit 233 to exchange necessary data, has a power supply monitoring unit 234 in case of power failure, and has a power failure protection by a battery 235 in case of power failure. Memory 2
36 is configured to operate.

Next, the operation of the settlement machine 200 will be described. The card is inserted from the card insertion slot 207 with the lamp 202 turned on during the operation of the checkout machine, and the contents of the inserted card are read by the card read / write device 210. The read contents are in the original state because the binary codes are rearranged as described above. Next, the data corresponding to the card stored in the central control unit 400 is read via the communication control unit 233,
Matching is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. First, in step 40, it is determined whether the date and issue number match. When they match, it is judged whether or not the remaining ball numbers match (step 4
1) If they do not match, the illegal card lamp is turned on and the card is returned (step 43). After it is confirmed that the card is normal, the number of spheres of the card is displayed on the sphere number indicator 204, and the number of prizes and the number of remaining spheres are calculated to calculate the number of prizes indicator 205 and the number of remaining spheres, respectively. 206
, And the print is ejected via the printer 211 (step 42). Each button installed on the rear surface of the settlement machine 200 will be described. The remote / local switching button 212
Allows the card 101 to be settled even when the central control unit 400 fails, and can be switched alternately by pushing. When the remote / local switching button 112 is pressed to enter the local state, the card settlement machine 2 is irrelevant to the central control unit 400, that is, without checking the contents stored in the central control unit 400.
00 is operated and processing is performed according to the above-mentioned steps. However, when the central control unit 400 returns to normal and the remote local button 112 is pressed to make it remote, all the contents of the card 101 settled in the local state are transferred to the central processing unit 400. Further, when the card settlement machine 200 is out of power, the necessary data is stored in the memory 236 with power outage protection 236 via the battery 235 and detected by the power monitoring unit 234 to take measures against power outage.

Next, the contents displayed on the central control unit 400 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the central control device 400 is connected to the card issuing machine 100, the card settlement device 200, and the communication control unit of the pachinko machine 1, and exchanges various data, and performs setting and display of the following data. Do.
FIG. 18 shows a "MENU" screen displayed on the monitor 400b. Status display, 2. Detail display, 3. 3. Individual operation; Information setting, 5. Clock setting, 6. Memory clear,
7. It is divided so that the card information can be displayed. As for the status display, as in the screen 500 shown in FIG. 19, cycle (indicates the status of each device terminal), by island (indicates the status of the terminal on the designated island), and jackpot (currently a special prize) Pachinko machine number is displayed), Stopping (displaying the pachinko machine number that is currently stopped),
Information can be acquired by selecting local (display the terminal in the local state). 20 is a card issuing machine,
This shows the specific status of the card settlement machine and pachinko machine.
When the "cycle" is designated, 501 sequentially displays each device status. When "Issue by island" is selected, it is displayed for pachinko machines by island. 502 is a display in which “big hit” is selected, and displays the number of big hits for the big hit pachinko machine. Reference numeral 503 indicates when "stopping" is selected, and the stopped pachinko machine and the number of times are displayed. Reference numeral 504 denotes a screen on which “local” is selected.
A pachinko machine, a card issuing machine, and a card settlement machine which are unrelated to the central control device 400 are displayed.

FIG. 21 shows a display when the detailed display is selected in "MENU" (FIG. 18). Cycle, 2. 2. By island Individual selection is possible. The screen 511 is 1. FIG. 9 shows an example of the issuing machine 100 when a cycle is selected. FIG. The number of cards sold and the like are displayed. 512 displays the information of the settlement machine 200,
The number of paid-out cards, the number of redemptions, etc. are displayed. 51
3 is information about the pachinko machine, and the number of shot balls, the number of winnings, etc. are displayed for each pachinko machine. 22 is a continuation of FIG. 21 and is a screen when “individual” is selected,
The screen 520 is 1. 1. Opening the stopper; Change the number of hits,
3. It is possible to select manual stop. 521 is 1.
This is to release the pachinko machine that is being stopped by selecting the stop release. 522 is 2. On the screen where you have selected to change the number of stops, enter the number and number to be changed. 5
23 is 3. On the screen where manual stop is selected, specify the number of the pachinko machine to be stopped. FIG. 23 shows “MENU” in FIG. On the screen where you have selected the information settings,
530 is also 1. 1. System data setting, 2. System NO setting, 3. Number of hits setting Change stop number setting,
5. You can select the cash rate setting. 531 is 1. The screen when the system data setting is selected is shown.
Data channel number (ch0, ch1,
...), the island number, the model number of the pachinko machine, and the terminal name (selection of pachinko machine, card issuing machine, card settlement machine or unused) are set. The screen of 532 is
Enter the pachinko machine number for each channel. 5
33 is 3. This is a screen for setting the number of stops, and you can set the number of stops for the first meeting and the next time for each model of pachinko machine. 534 is 4. On the screen for selecting the setting of the changed number of stops, the number of stops can be set within the start time and the end time specified for each model of the pachinko machine. After the end time has elapsed, the number of hits before the change is set. Reference numeral 535 denotes a screen on which a cash exchange rate can be set. The screen 540 in FIG. 24 is “MENU” in FIG. This is a screen when the clock setting is selected, and 541 is 6. The screen when the memory clear is selected, 542 is 7. This is a screen when the card information is selected, and the card number, the number of remaining balls, the ticket type, the issue date and time, and the number of the pachinko machine used are displayed. FIG. 25 shows
The screen displays an emergency status displayed by an interruption of the central control unit. The screen 550 indicates that a device terminal has a failure, the screen 551 indicates abnormal transmission to the terminal, and the screen 552 indicates an illegal card. It deals with the case where it is used. As described above, the central control unit is configured so that various data can be displayed easily and quickly.
In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the number of balls lent (the number of remaining balls) corresponds to the number of coins, and the motor launching device corresponds to a drum rotating device or the like for a slot machine. However, since the matters such as the number of foul balls and the absence of a game ball are obvious, the description in the embodiment is omitted, but it goes without saying that the card-type control device of the present invention can be applied. The same applies to other game machines such as a sparrow ball machine and an arrangement ball machine.

[0023]

According to the card type control device of the present invention, since the issued card is collated by the pachinko machine (gaming machine) and the settlement machine via the central control device, fraud can be prevented. Furthermore, special treatment is applied to the symbols written on the card to improve fraud prevention. Further, even if the central control unit breaks down, the card issuer and the settlement machine can be dealt with because the remote / local switching button is installed. If the player wants to stop in the middle of the game, when the special prize occurs after that, it is dealt with so as not to be a disadvantage to the player, and even if the remaining ball becomes 0, Care is taken not to be a disadvantage. Further, since the number of hits can be easily changed for the pachinko machine (gaming machine), fine control is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a control device for a card-type pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 shows an overall control block diagram.

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

FIG. 4 is a back view of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of a card.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a partial cross section of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a cross section of the ball feeder.

FIG. 9 shows a control block diagram of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the concept of a read / write device of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing control of the read / write device of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process when a game end button is pressed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process when the number of remaining balls is 0.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a control block of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the processing of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 18 shows “ME” displayed on the monitor of the central control unit.
NU ”screen.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a state of each device displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 20 is a screen when “1. Status display” of the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor is selected.

FIG. 21 is a screen when “2. Detailed display” is selected on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 22 is a screen when “3. Individual operation” is selected on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 23 is a screen when “4. Information setting” is selected on the “MENU” screen displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 24 shows “5. Clock display”, “6. Memory clear”, and “7.
This is the screen when "Display card" is selected.

FIG. 25 is a display screen when an emergency operation is performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 80 Foul ball detector 81 Final ball detector 30 Card read / write device 32 Remaining ball indicator 35 Firing rod 90 Pachinko machine control unit 99 Game control unit 100 Card issuer 101 Card 110 Card read / write device 111 Printer 112 Remote・ Local switching button 130 Card issuing machine control unit 200 Card settlement machine 210 Card read / write device 212 Remote / local switching button 230 Card settlement machine control unit 400 Central control unit 400b Monitor

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A central control device, a card issuing machine for issuing a card in which the number of lent balls (remaining number of balls), etc., a card settlement machine for adjusting the remaining number of balls written in the card, and a card read / write. A pachinko machine that has a device and has a control unit that shoots using a predetermined number of game balls in a circulating manner, subtracts the number of shots from the remaining number of balls written on the card, and adds the number of foul balls and the number of prize balls In a controller for a card-type pachinko machine, the central controller stores the contents of the card issued by the card issuing machine and the contents of the card ejected by the pachinko machine, and the contents are stored in the pachinko machine and the settlement. A control device for a card-type game machine, which is characterized in that it can be verified by a machine. 2. A control device for a card-type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a dummy code is inserted into the contents of the card. 3. The control device for a card-type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the contents of the card are displayed with a corresponding code. 4. A dummy code is inserted into the contents of the card,
The controller of the card-type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the contents of the card are displayed with a corresponding code. 5. The control device for a card-type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the contents of the cards according to claims 2, 3, and 4 are rearranged. 6. The control device for the card-type gaming machine according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, or claim 5, wherein the issuing machine and the settlement machine can be operated either remotely or locally. . 7. A card read / write device is provided, and a predetermined number of game balls are cyclically used to shoot. The number of shots is subtracted from the number of remaining balls written on the card, and the number of foul balls and the number of prize balls are added. In a card-type gaming machine having a control unit for calculating, a final ball detector is provided on the launch tray of the gaming machine, the motor launching device is stopped when the end button is pressed, and the final detector of the final detector is passed after a lapse of a predetermined time. A card-type gaming machine characterized by determining whether or not to eject a card depending on the state. 8. The card-type gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the game can be continued when a special winning is achieved. 9. A card read / write device is provided, and a predetermined number of game balls are cyclically used to shoot. The number of shots is subtracted from the number of remaining balls written on the card, and the number of foul balls and the number of prize balls are added. In a card-type game machine having a control unit for calculation, the motor launching device is stopped after the number of remaining balls becomes 0,
When a special winning is achieved during a lapse of a predetermined time, the service balls are added to the remaining number of balls to enable the game to continue, and when the winning is achieved, the number of service balls is subtracted from the number of remaining balls. Card type game machine. 10. A central control unit, a card issuing machine for issuing a card in which the number of lent balls (remaining number of balls), etc., a card settlement machine for adjusting the remaining number of balls written in the card, and a card read / write. A game machine equipped with a device and having a control unit that shoots using a predetermined number of game balls in circulation, subtracts the number of shoots from the remaining number of balls written on the card, and adds and calculates the number of foul balls and the number of prize balls In the control device for a card-type gaming machine, the central control device is configured to be able to change the number of hits of the gaming machine.