JPH0898941A - Central control device for pachinko parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a central control device which accumulate and deliver data relating profit and loss in a PACHINKO parlor in which different games can be enjoyed, and history data relating to the different games. CONSTITUTION: Data relating to profit and loss generated in association with PACHINKO games are accumulated and stored in a profit and loss relating count memory means 160, and various data relating to different games are different game relating count memory means 160. These data are accumulated and stored in a memory medium 331, and can be delivered to visual display means 311, 321 or the like. Accordingly, it is possible to understand tendencies of respective PACHINKO machines or to make effective reflection upon pin adjustments or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized control device for a pachinko game store, and more specifically, it relates to profit and loss related information transmitted from a pachinko game machine which is accompanied by a pachinko game and another game. The present invention relates to a novel centralized management device for a pachinko gaming store, which has data transmission control means for visually displaying, or accumulating and storing other game-related information or the like in a writable / readable storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in recent pachinko game stores, terminal devices such as pachinko game machines and ball lending machines are connected to a computer system via a transmission line. Information such as the number of balls, the number of balls supplied, the number of balls out, etc. is collected, so-called centralized management of so-called all-store system such as supply instructions and termination instructions for each terminal device, and business totalization processing are performed. Then, the game store decides on a sales policy such as a nail adjustment based on the operation information thus collected.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, many pachinko game machines, such as large-sized electric auditors, are incorporated in order to improve the service to the players. A pachinko machine equipped with this type of accessory has a large change in the winning rate per operating unit time depending on whether the accessory is in a specific game state of so-called jackpot or in a state other than jackpot, and it is extremely emissive. Since it is high, it is also true that it has gained the support of many players, but on the other hand, as a game store, only the profit and loss calculation obtained from the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplementary balls, etc. It is also true that it is becoming difficult to decide the sales policy by adjusting nails for the following reasons.

That is, this type of gaming machine with an electric accessory is controlled so that a certain gaming state corresponding to a so-called big hit occurs with a certain probability with respect to the operation of another game,
This probability is obtained when considering a long-term cycle such as monthly or yearly, and has a considerable deviation when considered in a short cycle such as within the business hours of a day. However, with a system that aggregates only information related to profit and loss calculation as in the past, it is not possible to understand the factors involved in changes in the game state such as the occurrence of jackpots, so the probability of jackpot occurrence is determined uniquely. A business policy must be determined based on the original, or a business policy must be determined based on the intuition of the coordinator.

Therefore, for example, even in the case of considering the nail adjustment of the stopping table as an example, the nail adjustment is performed when the hit occurs due to the occurrence of the big hit and when the hit occurs regardless of the occurrence of the big hit. Even though the method is completely different, this distinction cannot be made at all by the conventional aggregation of profit and loss calculations, so it was said that jackpots were generated too much for the bases that were stopped regardless of the jackpot occurrence. It is fully possible to adjust the nails based on your judgment. Also, considering the case where the stoppage occurs due to illegal means such as artificially opening the variable prize device with a piano wire or the like, the conventional system cannot not only find the illegal means but also nails. The nail may be further tightened based on the judgment.

In addition, particularly in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having a large-sized character in recent years, each character is adjusted in advance so that a jackpot (specific game state) is generated with a predetermined probability. The peculiar probability that has been given has individuality and habit depending on the model and type, and the deviation is large especially in a short period, and in order to accurately grasp the tendency of the pachinko gaming machine,
There is a demand for grasping history data of profit / loss related information and other game related information.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation as described above, and an object of the present invention is, for example, a pachinko gaming machine having an electric accessory.
As a result of another game by another game means, when the player enters a specific game state, the profit of the player fluctuates rapidly, and the profit and loss related information in the management of the game store on the premise of a pachinko machine with a large bias in the probability that a jackpot occurs Another object of the present invention is to provide a new centralized management device for a game arcade, which is capable of grasping history data such as game-related information and other game-related information.

Therefore, the centralized management device of a pachinko gaming machine of the present invention collects various information transmitted from a plurality of pachinko gaming machines in accordance with business and creates various data as management data. , Control system 1
00) equipped with a centralized management device of a pachinko game store: The pachinko gaming machine is capable of converting at least a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player ( For example, the variable winning device 44
0), a specific sphere detection unit (for example, specific sphere detectors 421a to 421c) that detects a pachinko sphere that has flowed into a specific region and generates a specific sphere detection signal, and based on the detection output of the specific sphere detection unit. Another game control means for starting another game (for example, game device activation means 422, random number generation means 4
23, LED display sections 411a to 411c, etc.) and a specific game state detecting means for detecting that the game result of the started another game is in a preset specific game state (for example,
AND logic 425) and a predetermined maximum profit can be given by repeating the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that there is a detection output of the specific game state detecting means. A maximum profit giving means (for example, a maximum profit giving means 454): The centralized management device sales totalization processing means at least accumulates profit-and-loss-related information that accompanies a game for each pachinko gaming machine. A profit-and-loss related count storage means (for example, cumulative memory 160) to be stored, and another game-related count storage means (for example, cumulative memory 160) for cumulatively storing various information related to the different game for each pachinko gaming machine, Data output processing means (for example, CPU 130, which outputs various information stored in each of the count storage means as predetermined various data)
ROM140, RAM150, etc.) and various desired data output from the data output processing means are visually displayed on visual display means (for example, CRT 311 and printer 321), and the desired various data are written / read. Transmission control means (for example, the transmission control device 11) for storing and storing in a possible storage medium (for example, the magnetic disk 331)
0, I / O ports 310, 320, 330, etc.).

[0009]

Operation: The pachinko gaming machine envisioned in the present invention is
When another game control means starts another game in response to the detection output of the specific ball detection means, and when the specific game state detection means detects that a predetermined game state has been set as a game result of another game, the maximum The profit giving means repeats the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that there is a detection output of the specific game detecting means, and gives a predetermined maximum profit to the player in a short time. Make it possible. On the central control device side, the profit and loss related count storage means accumulates and stores the profit and loss related information, and the separate game related count storage means accumulates and stores the different game related information. The accumulated information is accumulated and stored in the storage medium, and the content is visually displayed on the visual display means, so that it is possible to easily grasp the historical data of the profit and loss related information and the other game related information at any time. Becomes

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing, in principle, a centralized management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a control system, which includes a plurality of pachinko gaming machines via a transmission line 200. P1 to Pn are connected. Each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn transmits information indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplies, and the like to the transmission line 2.
Transmission to the control system 100 via the transmission line 2
00, the control information transmitted from the control system 100 via the control system 100 controls the replenishment of the ball shortage table and the stoppage of the replenishment of the hitting table, and the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn.
Although the specific information varies depending on the type of the accessory, the information is transmitted to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200, the information associated with the state of the accessory. The information transmitted to the control system 100 in this manner is first added to the transmission control device 110, and the transmission control device 110 applies this information to each profit / loss for each type of information and each identification code of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn. It is accumulated and stored in the accumulation memory 160a, b, c, d which functions as a counting storage means or another game-related counting storage means.

The CPU 130 that controls the entire control system 100 as the sales totalization processing means
According to a program written in the OM 140 in advance or a program loaded in the RAM 150 at the time of initializing the system, the accumulation memories 160a, b, c, d
The information integrated and stored is read via the transmission control device 110, displayed on the CRT display 311 via the I / O port 310, and printed out from the printer 321 via the I / O port 320. Based on the information obtained in this manner, the operator grasps the state of the accessory of each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, and uses the information as a material for nail adjustment and discovery of fraudulent acts on the next day.

As described above, each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn
The specific contents of the information transmitted by each pachinko gaming machine P1
~ Naturally, it depends on the composition of the accessory that Pn has.
FIG. 2 shows an example of a pachinko game machine with an electric accessory. That is, FIG. 2 shows an example of a gaming board surface 400 including a gaming area formed on a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine with an electric accessory, and the illustrated gaming machine is a player based on a game result of a so-called slot game. This is a type that opens and closes a variable winning device that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player.

As shown in the figure, a game device 410, in which 7-segment LEDs, which is an example of a so-called variable display device as a component of another game means, is arranged in three digits, is arranged in the approximate center of the game board surface 400. The opening mode of the variable winning device described later is controlled in correspondence with the display mode as a result of another game when the game device 410 variably displays a plurality of identification information and is stopped, thereby increasing the profit state of the player. fluctuate. Further, in this embodiment, the control of the other game control signal relating to the operation of the game device 410 as another game means and the detection output of the specific game state detection means for detecting the specific game state as another game result are also controlled via the transmission line 200. System 10
It is designed to be transmitted to the 0 side.

That is, on the game board surface 400 of the present embodiment, in addition to the normal winning ball devices 401, 402, 403 that promise only the refund of prize balls to the winning balls and the out holes for collecting the out balls, Specific ball winning area 420a, 420b, 420c as a specific area that serves as a starting point for the game
Are provided, and the specific ball winning areas 420a, 420b,
When a pachinko ball wins 420c, the game device 410
Is activated and the display mode changes continuously. Then, when the player presses the stop switch 430 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, or when the player does not press the stop switch 430 even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the game device 410 has been operated, the game device 410 operates. Is stopped, and the variable winning device 44 is changed depending on the display mode of the game device 410 at that time.
0 open mode is controlled. Specifically, the game device 41
0 is [7.7.7] and the variable prize device 440 is opened for 30 seconds when the game is over, and when the game is completed in other display modes, the variable prize device 4 is opened.
40 opens for 0.6 seconds.

In this embodiment, the central variable winning area 44
0a is defined as a special ball winning area, and if the variable winning apparatus 440a (special ball winning area) is won when the variable winning apparatus 440 is opened for 30 seconds as described above, the opening for 30 seconds will be performed. After completion, the variable winning device 44
0 continues for 30 seconds. Although a so-called tulip type is shown as an example of the variable winning device 440 in FIG. 2, other variable winning devices have a very low probability of winning inside when closed, or do not win at all, and open when winning. The present invention can be applied as long as the winning probability is improved.

A control system for controlling the operation of such a pachinko gaming machine is shown in FIG. 3. The operation will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. When the game is started, a specific ball winning area 420a When a pachinko ball wins one of the 420b and 420c, it is composed of, for example, a photoelectric sensor, a micro switch, etc., and the specific ball winning area 420a and 42a.
Specific ball detectors 421a, 421b, and 421c as specific ball detection means provided in Ob 420c generate specific ball detection signals, and the specific ball detection signals are applied to game device activation means 422.

The game device starting means 422 is for adding a start signal and a stop signal to the random number generator 423. The game device starting means 422 has a built-in counter capable of continuously counting and storing the specific sphere detection signal up to a maximum of four shots. Unless the counter overflows, a random number is added every time the specific sphere detection signal is added. Generator 4
When the start signal is applied to the game device 23, the game device 410 operates.

When the start signal is applied in this way,
The random number generator 423 generates three series of random numbers from 0 to 9 by software, and the random numbers are added to the decoders / drivers 424a, 424b and 424c for each series. And decoders / drivers 424a, 424b, 4
24c respectively decodes the random numbers and drives the corresponding LED display portions 411a, 411b, 411c of the game device 410. Accordingly, the display mode of the game device 410 continuously changes at the same time when the game device activation means 422 which receives the specific ball detection signal applies the activation signal to the random number generator 423, and the slot game is started. In this sense, the game device activation means 422, the random number generator 423, and the LE.
The D display sections 411a, 411b, 411c, etc. serve as separate game control means.

When the player presses the stop switch 430 at an arbitrary timing after the slot game is started in this way, a stop signal is output from the stop switch 430, and the stop signal is generated through the OR gate 432 and a random number is generated. Part 423. When the random number generator 423 receives this stop signal, it stops generating random numbers.
LED display portions 411a and 411b of the game device 410
The display content of 411c is fixed at that time, and the slot game ends. Further, the game device starting means 422 also has a timer function, and even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, a stop signal is generated when, for example, 4 seconds have elapsed after the start signal was output to the random number generating means 423, This stop signal is sent to the random number generator 423 via the OR gate 432.
Added to. Therefore, even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, the slot game automatically ends 4 seconds after the start of the slot game. When the slot game ends in this way, the random number generator 42
From 3 the game end signal indicating the end of the game is applied to the AND logic 425 and the variable winning device control means 441 which are the specific game state detecting means.

First, the AND logic 425 receives numerical information equivalent to the random number added to the decoder / driver 424 from the random number generator 423. When the AND logic 425 receives the game end signal, the random number is generated at that time. The logical determination of the three series of random numbers output by the unit 423 is performed. When all the random numbers indicate [7], the output is set to positive logic, and when the three series of random numbers are combinations other than the above, the Make the output negative logic.

On the other hand, the variable winning device control means 441 checks the output logic of the AND logic 425 when receiving the game end signal, and determines the 0.6 second timer 44 when the output logic is negative.
2 is triggered, and if the output logic of the AND logic 425 is positive, the 30 second timer 443 is triggered.

First, when a trigger is applied to the 0.6-second timer 442, the 0.6-second timer 442 oscillates for 0.6 seconds and the output drive signal becomes positive. Then, this drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the variable winning apparatus 440a, 440b, 440c.
For driving solenoids 446a, 446b, 44
6c is excited during that time, and variable prize winning devices 440a and 440
b · 440c opens for 0.6 seconds. Then, the falling edge of the drive signal output by the 0.6-second timer is applied to the game device starting means 422 via the OR gate 447, and the counter in the game device starting means 422 is subtracted. Therefore, if the counter in the game device activation means 422 is adjusted so as to overflow at, for example, four counts, the specific ball detection signal is continuously received up to four times. 1
It will not be accepted unless the game ends and the game result appears.

On the other hand, when a trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443, the 30-second timer 443 transmits for 30 seconds, and the output drive signal is positive. Then, this drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the solenoids 446a, 446b, 446c for driving the variable prize winning devices 440a, 440b, 440c are excited during that time, and the variable prize winning devices 440a, 440b.
40c opens for 30 seconds. The output of the 30-second timer 443 is applied to one control input terminal of the AND gate 451. Therefore, when the variable winning device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the logic of one control input terminal of the AND gate 451 is It is positive. Further, the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is added to the other control input terminal of the AND gate 451. However, since the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is at the H level in the initial state, the special ball winning operation is performed in this state. When a pachinko ball wins the variable winning device 440a defined as a region, the special ball detector 45
The special sphere detection signal generated by No. 3 is added to the maximum profit giving means 454 via the AND gate 451. Then, for example, the AND gate 451, the special sphere detector 453, etc. function as the continuation condition detecting means.

The maximum profit giving means 454 opens the variable winning device 440 again for 30 seconds when certain conditions are satisfied, and gives an extremely large profit to the player. Specifically, the maximum profit giving means 454 is logically configured to start its operation when a special sphere detection signal is applied through the AND gate 451. When the operation is started, the output of the 30-second timer 443 is monitored. Then, after the output is completed, the trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443 only once via the OR gate 448. Therefore, when the variable winning device 440a is opened for 30 seconds, if the variable winning device 440a wins, the variable winning device 440 again wins 3 times.
It will be opened for 0 seconds. Then, since the AND gate 451 is opened when the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds, the variable winning device 4 is opened as it is for 30 seconds.
As long as the player wins within 40a, the variable winning device 440 repeats the opening of 30 seconds endlessly.

Therefore, the number of times setting means 452 is used in this embodiment.
The falling edge of the output of the 30-second timer 443 is counted by a counter built in the counter, and when this counter counts a set number, for example, 10, the overflow output of the number-of-times setting means 452 falls to L level. As a result, since the AND gate 451 is closed, the special sphere detection signal generated thereafter is the maximum profit giving means 45.
Therefore, the variable winning device 440 becomes 10
When the opening for the 30 second time is completed, the maximum profit giving means 454 generates a reset signal instead of outputting a driving signal to the 30 second timer 443, and this reset signal resets the number setting means 452 via the OR gate 447. At the same time, the counter built in the game device starting means 422 is subtracted. If the variable prize device 440 does not win the variable prize device 440a during the opening of the variable prize device 440 for 30 seconds, the special sphere detection signal is not added to the maximum profit giving means 454. After completion, the device is initialized. And, for example, an OR gate 448,
The 30-second timer 443 or the like functions as a repetitive drive control means.

By the way, the variable prize winning device 440 is constructed so as to greatly improve the internal prize winning efficiency by being opened as described above. Has a significant relationship with the profits of the amusement store, and has a significant relationship with the management status of the amusement store. Therefore, in order to provide a fair and appropriate detailed service to the game customers, and in order for the game store to carry out sound management in consideration of its regional characteristics and location conditions, the detection output from the specific game state detection means and another game It is desirable to accurately grasp the operation information related to the variation of the mode of the variation winning device 440 including the different game control signal relating to the operation of the means.

For example, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 2, the factors involved in the variation of the mode of the variable winning device 440 include (a). The number of times the display of the game device 410 is in the so-called jackpot display mode [7,7,7] within a unit time, (b). The number of times a slot game was played in a unit time, (c). The number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420 within a unit time,
(D). The number of times the variable winning device repeats opening for 30 seconds by the command of the special ball detection signal within the unit time,
Etc. can be considered. Incidentally, the unit time here can be set as appropriate, such that the business hours of one day can be set as the unit time or a predetermined time during which each pachinko gaming machine is actually operating can be set as the unit time. .

Therefore, in this embodiment, the variable winning device 440
In order for the control system 100 to recognize the information related to the variation of the above mode, the signals at each point shown in FIG. 3 are transmitted to the control system 100, and the signals transmitted on the control system 100 side are integrated and stored. Specifically, (a). In order to grasp the number of times the display of the game device 410 has changed to the jackpot display mode within a unit time, the variable winning device 44
1 transmits the trigger added to the 30-second timer 443,
(B). In order to grasp the number of times the slot game has been played within the unit time, the game device activation means 422 transmits an activation signal added to the random number generation means 423, (c).
In a unit time, a specific ball detection signal is transmitted to grasp the number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420,
(D). Within the unit time, the drive signal added to the 30-second timer 443 by the maximum profit giving means 454 is transmitted by the command of the special ball detection signal in order to determine the number of times the variable winning device has repeatedly opened for 30 seconds.

The terminal point ABCD in FIG. 3 shows an example of an outlet for these signals, and a specific transmission system and a configuration example of the transmission system are shown in detail in FIG. The transmission system shown in FIG.
Signals generated at points A, B, C, and D in the pachinko gaming machine Pi (i is a natural number from 0 to n) scanned by the decoder 111 on the 10 side are transmission lines 202a and 202b corresponding to the respective signals. The accumulation memories 160a and 160 latched by the latch circuit 112 on the transmission control device 110 side via 202c and 202d and corresponding to the respective information.
The values are accumulated in b.160c.160d and stored. In the illustrated embodiment, the address designated by the terminal by the decoder 111 and each accumulation memory 160a, 160b, 160c, 1
Since the addresses of 60d are matched with each other in terms of hardware, information can be collected very quickly in this embodiment.

Next, the detailed structure of the transmission system shown in FIG. 4 will be described together with its operation. The basic clock oscillated by the oscillator 113 which determines the basic operating speed of the transmission system takes a count value from 0 to 7. Ring counter 114
The count value of the ring counter 114 that is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 114 and added in synchronization with the basic clock is added to the decoder 115 for controlling the timing, and the decoder 115 decodes the count value of the ring counter 114. Various control signals from 0 to 7 are generated. Then, one transmission cycle is completed while one cycle of various control signals 0 to 7 generated by the decoder 115 is completed.
Further, the most significant digit of the ring counter 114 is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 116, and the count value of the ring counter 116 is used for addressing the pachinko gaming machine as the terminal and of the accumulating memories 160a, b, c. Used for addressing.

That is, the count value of the ring counter 116 is applied to a decoder 111 for designating the address of the terminal device, and the decoder 111 decodes this and designates the first to n-th terminal devices. Then, while the count value of the ring counter 116 is incremented by 1, the ring counter 11
Since the count value of 4 cycles once, the data transmission cycle with the pachinko gaming machine ends while the decoder 111 designates a pachinko gaming machine.

For example, as a result of the slot game being played on the first pachinko gaming machine, the display mode of the game device 410 is changed to [7.7.7] (that is, a big hit).
Let's say The display mode of the game device 410 is [7
[7.7], the variable winning device control means 441 applies a trigger to the 30-second timer 443 via the OR gate 448, and this trigger is derived to the point A. (See FIG. 3) Then, referring to FIG. 4, the drive current flows through the driver circuit Da by the trigger derived at the point A, and the relay 211a in the switchboard 210 as an output terminal board provided in the pachinko gaming machine is closed. To achieve. The switchboard 210 is provided in a predetermined portion on the back side of the pachinko game machine, and is connected to a centralized management device in a pachinko game store.

On the other hand, at a certain timing, the ring counter 1
When the count value of 14 becomes 1, the decoder 111 designates the first group by turning on the output No. 1 and turning on the sweep driver DR1. When the sweep driver DR1 is turned on in this way, from the power supply V to the photocoupler Pa, the transmission line 202a, the relay 211a, and the terminal designation line 201.
A current flows through the path, and the phototransistor forming the photocoupler Pa is turned on.

The latch circuit 112 has four storage locations La to Ld.
The latch circuit 112 is assigned to the signals of the point, the B point, the C point, and the D point.
The input signal is latched at the timing when the load signal, which is the second output, is added. Therefore, when the phototransistor configuring the photocoupler Pa is turned on as described above, the memory location La of the latch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of the jackpot at the timing when the decoder 115 raises the load signal, and its output is It is added to the memory control means 161 in the accumulation memory 160a.

In addition to the output of the latch circuit 112, the memory control means 161 is supplied with load / count / write control signals from the decoder 115 and a memory address from the address bus AD. When the load signal is applied from the decoder 115, the memory control means 161 applies the preset enable signal PE to the preset counter 162, and the preset counter 162 presets the numerical value derived on the output line of the memory 163. The decoder 115 is the 0th
Since the buffer gate 117 is activated when the 1st, 2nd, and 7th outputs are raised, the memory control means 161 causes the memory control means 161 to count the count value of the ring counter 116 (that is, The first address is added, and the memory control means 161 gives this address to the memory 163 as it is. Therefore, at this time, the stored contents of the addresses assigned to the first series of the memory 163 are derived from the output line of the memory 163. Since the stored contents of the addresses assigned to the first series of the memory 163 indicate the integrated value of the number of jackpots that have occurred in the first series up to the immediately preceding operation cycle, the preset counter 162 shows the previous operation. By the cycle, the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first group is preset.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises a count signal, the count signal is supplied to the memory control means 16.
1 and the memory control means 161 stores the occurrence of a big hit in the memory area La of the latch circuit 112 when the count signal is applied.
The count-up clock ck is output to 62.
Therefore, in the present operation example, the count-up clock ck is added to the preset counter 162,
The preset counter 162 sets the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first group up to the last operation cycle to 1
You will count up.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises the write signal, the write signal is applied to the memory control means 161. When the write signal is applied, the memory control means 161 sends the write control signal W to the memory 163. Add. As a result, the memory 163 outputs the value derived from the output line of the preset counter 162 (that is, the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first stage until the immediately preceding operation cycle to the jackpot generated in the first stage in the current operation cycle). Value) is stored. By executing the same operation as described above each time the output signal of the decoder 111 specifies each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn, the number of jackpots accumulated in each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn is stored in the memory 160a. 163. Further, the accumulation memories 160b, c, d are also configured similarly to the accumulation memory 160a, and the relays 211b, c
Since d is also configured in the same manner as the relay 211a, by performing the same operation as above, the integrated value of the number of slot games is stored in the integration memory 160b, and the integrated value of the number of winnings in the specific ball winning area is specified. In the accumulation memory 160c as the ball number counting storage means, the accumulation value of the number of times the variable prize apparatus repeats opening for 30 seconds due to the prize in the special sphere winning area is stored in the accumulation memory 160d.

In this way, each integration memory 160a / b
・ The integrated value of the necessary information is stored in c and d, while the CPU
Reference numeral 130 denotes each integration memory 160a.b.b at the timing when the decoder 115 permits the occupation of the address bus AD.
The information stored in cd is read.

That is, when the 3rd to 6th outputs of the decoder 115 are at the H level, the buffer gate 117 is deactivated,
The buffer gate 118 is activated. Therefore, the CPU
130 is a latch circuit 119 for the base address of the pachinko gaming machine that is going to collect data via the system bus SB.
If the address is written in, the address is sent to the address bus AD at the timing when the buffer gate 118 is activated, and this base address is given to the memory 163 via the memory control means 161. Then, the information of the specified pachinko gaming machine is read from the addressed address of the memory 163 and sent to the system bus SB via the output buffer 164.

It should be noted that the specific ball winning area is obtained from the accumulation memory 160a when collecting the cumulative number of jackpots generated in the respective pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, and from the cumulative memory 160b when collecting the cumulative value of the number of times of slot games. When collecting the integrated value of the number of winnings to the special ball winning area, the variable winning device is
Needless to say, data is collected from the integration memory 160d when the integrated value of the number of times of opening for two seconds is collected. Further, the OR gate OR2 is for preventing the transmission system from operating accidentally when the CPU 130 occupies the address bus AD.
2 is at the H level (that is, when the decoder 115 is not outputting the load count write control signals), the decoder 111 is activated.

The information collected in this way is sent to the CPU 13
0 performs predetermined arithmetic processing and performs data output processing (for example, I
Displayed on CRT 311 via / O port 310. I / O
(Printing out from the printer 321 via the port 320) and storing and saving in the magnetic disk 331 via the I / O port 330.

FIG. 5 shows the output-processed CR.
The example of the display screen of T311 is shown. As various data, for example, for each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, the number of profits, the number of lost balls, and the number of differences, as well as the number of large hits, the number of games, and the number of specific ball winnings・ Variation winning device The number of times the device has changed is displayed. The data printed out from the printer 321 and the data stored on the magnetic disk 331 are also not shown in the drawing because they are similar to the data displayed as described above. By analyzing the data, each pachinko gaming machine P1
It is possible to accurately determine what kind of game process Pn is placed in, and it is possible to grasp various histories by analyzing the data stored in the magnetic disk.

For example, if the number of jackpots is low but the hit is stopped, it can be determined that the obstacle nail for the normal prize hole is open, and the number of games and the number of hits can be determined. If a certain probability is maintained and the number of specific ball winnings is high, it can be determined that the obstacle nail for the specific ball winning area is open. In addition, if the number of big hits with respect to the number of games occurs with a higher probability than the average, it may be possible to judge that it is an effect of an uncertain random number factor. If the number of changes in the device is extremely high, it can be judged that there is some illegal activity.

By using the various data collected in this way, instead of performing arithmetic processing based on the number of winning balls and the number of refunded balls to perform hitting control as in the prior art, a large number of hits (this kind of pachinko machine) The hit control may be performed on the basis of the number of hits when a jackpot occurs in a gaming machine).

In the above, the large number of wins, the number of specific ball winnings,
An example of a transmission system was shown in which the number of games and the number of fluctuations in the prize winning device were collected as data.
Microswitches and photoelectric sensors for detecting the occurrence of a winning ball or an out ball as a driving ball are provided at predetermined positions of each pachinko gaming machine, and an integration memory 160 corresponding to each sensor is provided as a transmission control system. Latch circuit 1
Twelve storage locations, a transmission line 202, etc. may be provided and the same operation as described above may be performed. Switches S1 and S2 in FIG.
Indicates the circuit arrangement position of these sensors, and the open terminals of the switches S1 and S2 are connected to a transmission line (not shown).

By the way, it goes without saying that the type of information related to the predetermined gaming state in which the profit of the player rises sharply changes according to the type of the accessory provided in the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, an example of a pachinko gaming machine having an accessory other than the above is shown in FIG. 6, and what kind of information should be transmitted in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having such an accessory will be considered below.

FIG. 6 shows a gaming board surface 400 of a pachinko gaming machine having a role other than that described above. To summarize the structure and operation, the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.
Basically, if the pachinko balls hit in the same manner as a normal pachinko game machine are collected in the out hole 501, the profit of the game shop is obtained, and any of the winning ball devices 502, 503, 504 is provided.
The back mechanism is configured so that a predetermined number of prize balls are refunded if the player wins the prize balls 505 and 506, tulips 508 and 509, and other prize ball devices described later. To explain the characteristic point, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 6, when the special winning hole 520 as the special ball winning area is won in the process of playing the game as described above, the variable winning device 530 is, for example, 10. It is controlled to open for 2 seconds. Since the variable prize device 530 is a very large hitting ball prize device, once it is opened, a large number of prize balls are returned to the player, so that the variable prize device 530 is opened. The degree of the winning rate for the prize hole 520 has a significant relationship with the profit of the player, and the player's profit is increased if the special prize hole 520 is in a game state where it is easy to win, and conversely, the special prize hole 520 is increased.
If the player is in a game state where it is difficult to win the prize, the profits of the player will decrease. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 6, the probability of winning in the special winning hole 520 can be adjusted according to the state of the hit ball winning tool 540 provided in the middle of the flow path where the launched pachinko ball reaches the special winning hole 520. Like that.

FIG. 7 shows a special prize hole 520 serving as a starting point of the variable prize winning device 530 and the special prize hole 5.
It is an enlarged view of the relationship of a hitting ball winning device 540 for controlling the winning probability to 20. To be more specific, ball hitting prize 5
40 has a vertically long winning hole 541 formed substantially in the center of a board for attaching itself to a game board surface 400 of a pachinko gaming machine, and a spindle 542 fixed to both sides of the winning hole 541.
Each of the triangular movable blades 543 is swingably supported. An obstacle piece 544 is integrally formed with the movable wing piece 543 at the lower end of the outer side edge of the pair of movable wing pieces 543, and a swingback piece 545 is formed at the lower end of the inner side edge of the movable wing piece 543. Are formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543.

Each of the movable wing pieces 543 swings right and left around the support shaft 542 by the own weight of the pachinko ball, and the ejected pachinko balls flow down along the game board surface 400 to form the movable wing pieces 543 on both sides. When flowing into the inside, the movable wing pieces 543 swing outward around the support shaft 542 under the influence of the weight of the pachinko balls, and stop when the wings are opened at about 60 degrees. Further, when a pachinko ball wins in the movable wing piece 543 while the movable wing piece 543 is open to the left and right in this way, the movable wing piece 543 is closed by the momentum when the pachinko ball collides with the swingback piece 545. To do.

Further, below the hitting prize tool 540,
Obstacle nails 550 are arranged in a funnel shape so as to guide the pachinko balls that have flowed in below the hitting prize device 540 to the special winning hole 520.

When the ball hitting prize device 540 is closed, most of the pachinko balls that flow down to the side of the ball hitting prize device 540 are repelled by the obstacle piece 544, and obstacle nails 550 arranged in a funnel shape. Since it flows down to the outside of the special prize hole 520, almost no prize is won in the special prize hole 520.
0 rarely opens. On the other hand, when the hitting ball winning device 540 is in the open state, the pachinko balls that flow down to the side of the hitting ball winning device 540 have a high probability of being inside the obstacle nails 555 arranged along the outer side of the obstacle piece 544. The pachinko ball that flows into the inside of the obstacle nail 555 in this way enters the special winning hole 520, and the variable winning device 53
0 also opens for 10 seconds, for example, every time a pachinko ball wins the special winning hole 520.

Therefore, if the nail adjustment is performed so that the winning probability to the ball hitting prize tool 540 is extremely low, the ball hitting prize tool 540 is obtained.
As long as the ball is closed, the variable prize device 530 rarely opens, but once the ball hitting prize tool 540 is opened, the variable prize device 530 will be opened with an extremely high probability thereafter, which is extremely emissive. It will be a strong pachinko machine. Therefore, in the case of this type of pachinko gaming machine, not only the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, or the number of replenishing balls is transmitted to the control system side, but in addition to these pieces of information, the state of the hitting winning prize 540 and If the information indicating the state of the variable winning device 530 can be transmitted, the game store will be able to perform more accurate management. Therefore, in order to detect this kind of information, the following method is adopted in this embodiment.

As is well known, in a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko balls that have won one of the winning ball devices are finally collected in a winning ball collecting gutter (not shown) on the back surface of the gaming machine, and this winning ball collecting gutter It is counted by a winning ball detector provided near the exit of. In addition, if the winning ball device is some kind of accessory, in order to detect the pachinko ball winning the prize, the winning pachinko ball should pass through a predetermined sensor before reaching the winning ball collecting gutter. Good.

In the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as information indicating a factor involved in the occurrence of a gaming state in which the profit of the player fluctuates rapidly, the hit ball prize tool 540 is used.
The number of times that the game state has been opened to enter the special winning hole 520, and the number of times of winning in the special winning hole 520 that triggers the opening of the variable winning device 530 are listed. In order to detect the number of times of winning in the special winning hole 520, which is a key to the opening of the variable winning device 530, as shown in FIG. 7, a micro switch, a photoelectric sensor or the like is provided inside the special winning hole 520. The detector 521 may be provided.

On the other hand, in order to detect the number of times that the hit ball prize tool 540 is opened and the gaming state is easy to win in the special prize hole 520, it is necessary to simply detect the pachinko ball hit in the hit ball prize tool 540. Instead, it is necessary to detect a pachinko ball that has won the hit ball prize tool 540 when the hit ball prize tool 540 is closed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the flow path through which the pachinko ball that has won the hitting ball prize 540 reaches the prize ball collecting gutter (not shown) is branched into the first flow path 546 and the second flow path 547, and this first flow path 546 is provided. A game state detector 548 for detecting a flowing down pachinko ball is provided, and a branching rod 549 swinging integrally with the movable wing piece 543 is closed when the movable wing piece 543 is closed. When the movable wing piece 543 is opened and the 547 is closed, the first
It is projected in the vertically long winning hole 541 so as to close the flow path.

Therefore, the pachinko ball that has won the hitting ball winning device 540 when the movable wing piece 543 is closed is the first flow path 5
Although the gaming state detector 548 is turned on after passing through 46, the pachinko ball won in the hitting ball winning device 540 while the movable wing piece 543 is opened passes through the second flow path 547, so that the gaming state detector 548 is displayed. Does not work. Therefore, if the number of times the game state detector 548 is turned on is counted, the movable wing piece 5
You can see how many times 43 was opened.

The sensors arranged in the vicinity of the accessory in this manner, that is, the detector 521 and the game state detector 548
In order to incorporate this into the transmission circuit, for example, the signal lines of the switches S1 and S2 in FIG. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the information collected in the conventional system such as the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, and the number of replenishing balls is transmitted to the control system 100, the sensor S1 of FIG. The transmission line 202 and the accumulating memory 160 corresponding to the transmission line 202 may be added for each piece of information in addition to the addition of the same portion as S2. Further, if a margin is provided in advance for the number of addresses of the accumulating memory 160 and the number of output bits of the decoder 111, it is possible to cope with the expansion of the pachinko gaming machine simply by adding the terminal designation line 201.

In the above description, two examples of the pachinko gaming machine with the accessory have been described. However, the present invention is applied to the case where the profit of the player fluctuates greatly due to the variation of the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. The types of pachinko machines are widely applicable.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to accumulate history data of profit-and-loss related information and other game-related information and perform visual output at any time. Even if a pachinko gaming machine has a large deviation in the probability of a big hit (specific gaming state) occurring in a short period of time like a gaming machine, the tendency of individual pachinko gaming machines may change due to long-term trends and nail adjustments performed at any time. It is possible to more accurately understand how it will change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine having an electric accessory.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a transmission system.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a CRT display screen.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine having other accessories.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Control system 200 Line 160 Accumulation memory 311 CRT 410 Game device 440 Variable winning device 420 Specific ball winning area

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[Submission date] July 7, 1995

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized control device for a pachinko game store, and more specifically, it relates to profit and loss related information transmitted from a pachinko game machine which is accompanied by a pachinko game and another game. The data output processing means outputs the different game-related information and the like generated as predetermined various data, and the desired various data is visually displayed on the visual display means, or a writable / readable memory is provided. The present invention relates to a novel centralized management device for a pachinko game store having a transmission control means for storing and storing the medium.

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Therefore, the centralized management device for a pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is premised on the centralized management device for a pachinko gaming machine that manages the operating states of a plurality of pachinko gaming machines: the pachinko gaming machine is at least: for the player. The first disadvantage
A variable winning device (for example, a variable winning device 440) that can be converted into a state and a second state that is advantageous to the player, and a specific ball detection means that detects a pachinko ball that has flowed into a specific area and generates a specific ball detection signal. (For example, the specific sphere detector 421a
~ 421c) and another game control means for starting another game based on the specific ball detection signal (for example, game device starting means 422, random number generating means 423, LED display portion 411a).
~ 411c, etc.), a specific game state detecting means (for example, AND logic 425) for detecting that the game result of the started another game has reached a preset specific game state, and the specific game state detecting means. A maximum profit granting means (for example, maximum profit granting means 4) capable of granting a predetermined maximum profit by repeating the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that there is a detection output.
54), the centralized management device serves as a sales totalization processing means (eg, control system 100) that collects various information transmitted from each terminal device along with business and creates various data as management data. At least: profit-and-loss-related count storage means (for example, cumulative memory 160) for accumulating and storing profit-and-loss-related information that accompanies the game of each pachinko gaming machine, and various information related to the different game for each pachinko gaming machine. Another game-related count storage means (for example, integration memory 160) for integrating and storing each, and data output processing means (for example, CPU 13 for outputting various information stored in each count storage means as predetermined various data).
0, ROM 140, RAM 150, etc.) and various desired data output from the data output processing means are visually displayed on a visual display means (for example, CRT 311, printer 321, etc.) and the desired various data are written.・
Transmission control means (for example, transmission control device 1) for storing and storing in a readable storage medium (for example, magnetic disk 331)
10, I / O ports 310, 320, 330, etc.) to achieve the above object.

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Operation: The pachinko gaming machine envisioned in the present invention is
When another game control means starts another game in response to the detection output of the specific ball detection means, and when the specific game state detection means detects that a predetermined game state has been set as a game result of another game, the maximum The profit giving means repeats the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that there is a detection output of the specific game detecting means, and gives a predetermined maximum profit to the player in a short time. Make it possible. On the side of the centralized management device, the profit and loss related count storage means accumulates and stores the profit and loss related information, the separate game related count storage means accumulates and stores the separate game related information, and the data output processing means outputs various data. These various data are accumulated and stored in a writable / readable storage medium by the transmission control means, and the contents thereof are visually displayed on the visual display means, so that historical data of profit and loss related information and other game related information It becomes possible to easily grasp the information at any time.

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The CPU 130 that controls the entire control system 100 as the sales totalization processing means
According to a program written in the OM 140 in advance or a program loaded in the RAM 150 at the time of initializing the system, the accumulation memories 160a, b, c, d
The information accumulated and stored in the CRT display 311 is read via the transmission control device 110 functioning as a transmission control unit and displayed on the CRT display 311 via the I / O port 310, or the printer 321 via the I / O port 320. To print out. Based on the information obtained in this manner, the operator grasps the state of the accessory of each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, and uses the information as a material for nail adjustment and discovery of fraudulent acts on the next day.

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In this embodiment, as an example of various information related to another game, the control system 100 recognizes information related to the change of the mode of the variable winning device 440 in FIG.
The signals at the respective points shown in are transmitted to the control system 100, and the signals transmitted on the control system 100 side are integrated and stored. Specifically, (a). Within the unit time,
In order to grasp the number of times the display of the game device 410 has changed to the jackpot display mode, the variable prize device 441 transmits a trigger added to the 30-second timer 443, and (b). In order to grasp the number of times the slot game has been played within the unit time, the game device activation means 422 transmits an activation signal added to the random number generation means 423, (c). A specific ball detection signal is transmitted in order to grasp the number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420 within a unit time, and (d). Within the unit time, the variable prize winning device is 3 by the command of the special ball detection signal.
In order to grasp the number of times the opening of 0 seconds is repeated, the driving signal added to the 30-second timer 443 by the maximum profit giving means 454 is transmitted.

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The information collected in this way is sent to the CPU 13
0 performs predetermined arithmetic processing and outputs data as profit / loss related information and another game related information (for example, the I / O port 31).
Displayed on CRT 311 via 0. The printer 321 prints out via the I / O port 320, and stores and saves on the magnetic disk 331 serving as a storage medium via the I / O port 330. Therefore, CRT 311
Transmission control device 110, I / O as transmission control means for visually displaying desired various data on a visual display means such as printer or printer 321 and for storing desired data on a storage medium such as magnetic disk 331. Ports 310 and 32
0, 330, etc. are functioning.

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FIG. 5 shows the output-processed CR.
This shows an example of a display screen of T311. For example, the number of profit balls, the number of loss balls, the number of differences, etc. are displayed as profit / loss information for each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn as various kinds of data. As information, the number of times of winning, the number of games, the number of specific ball winnings, the number of times of changing the winning device, and the like are displayed. The data printed out from the printer 321 and the data stored on the magnetic disk 331 are also not shown in the drawing because they are similar to the data displayed as described above. By analyzing the data, each pachinko gaming machine P1
It is possible to accurately determine in what kind of game process Pn is placed, and it is possible to grasp various histories by appropriately displaying and analyzing the data stored in the magnetic disk.

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By using various data collected in this way, instead of performing arithmetic processing based on the number of hit balls and the number of payback balls and performing hit control as in the prior art, a large number of hits (this kind of The hit control may be performed based on a pachinko gaming machine, which typically reaches the hit number when a big hit occurs.

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In the above, the large number of wins, the number of specific ball winnings,
An example of a transmission system is shown in which the number of games and the number of fluctuations in the prize winning device are collected as separate game-related information. However, in the case of collecting profit-and-loss related information indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of replenishing balls, etc. , A micro switch or photoelectric sensor for detecting the occurrence of a winning ball or an out ball is provided at a predetermined position of each pachinko gaming machine, and an integration memory 160 or a latch circuit 1 corresponding to each sensor is provided as a transmission control system.
Twelve storage locations, a transmission line 202, and the like are provided, and the same operation as described above is performed. The switches S1 and S2 in FIG. 4 show the circuit-like positions of these sensors, and the open terminals of the switches S1 and S2 are connected to a transmission line (not shown).

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In the above description, two examples of the pachinko gaming machine with the accessory have been described. However, the present invention is applied to the case where the profit of the player fluctuates greatly due to the variation of the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. The types of pachinko machines are widely applicable. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a case where predetermined constituent elements such as the storage medium processing means of the sales totalization processing means are provided as an option in the centralized management device.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the history data of profit and loss related information and other game related information is accumulated and stored in the storage medium by the transmission control means, and various desired data are displayed on the visual display means at any time. Since it is possible to perform visual output processing, even with a pachinko gaming machine that has a large deviation in the probability that a jackpot (specific gaming state) will occur in a short period of time, such as a pachinko gaming machine with an electric accessory, in particular. , It becomes possible to more accurately grasp the tendency of each pachinko gaming machine due to the long-term tendency and the nail adjustments performed at any time.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A centralized management device for a pachinko gaming store, comprising: a business totalization processing means for collecting various information transmitted from a plurality of pachinko gaming machines in accordance with sales and creating various data as management data. The gaming machine detects a pachinko ball that has flown into a specific area and generates a specific ball detection signal, and a variable winning device that can convert at least a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player. Specific ball detecting means, and another game control means for starting another game based on the detection output of the specific ball detecting means,
A specific game state detecting means for detecting that a game result of the started another game has reached a predetermined specific game state;
Maximum profit giving means capable of giving a predetermined maximum profit by repeating the second state of the variable winning device based on a predetermined rule on condition that the detection output of the specific game state detecting means is present. The sales management processing means of the centralized management device comprises at least a profit-and-loss-related count storage means for accumulating and storing profit-and-loss-related information generated with each game of each pachinko gaming machine, and for each pachinko gaming machine. Different game related count storage means for integrating and storing various information related to the different game, data output processing means for outputting the various information stored in the respective count storage means as various predetermined data, and the data The desired various data output from the output processing means are visually displayed on the visual display means, and the desired various data are accumulated and stored in a writable / readable storage medium. Pachinko shop central control device, characterized by comprising a transmission control means for causing.