JPH10179921A - Game unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game unit which enables charging of a battery of a portable terminal owned by a payer during his playing and moreover, obtaining of various pieces of information from a pachinko hall with its own portable terminal by performing a data communication between the portable terminal and the game machine. SOLUTION: There are arranged a carrier means for carrying a portable terminal 3, a charging means which enables charging of a battery of the portable terminal 3 on the carrier means and a communication means which enables data communication between the portable terminal 3 and a game unit 1. As a result, the battery of the portable terminal 3 owned by a player can be charged during the playing and data communication between the portable terminal 3 and the game unit 1 is performed thereby enabling obtaining of various pieces of information from a pachinko hall with his own portable terminal 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game console such as a pachinko machine and a portable terminal such as a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, pachinko machines have become very popular as entertainment, and an industrially large market has been formed. In addition, electronic circuits such as microcomputers and LCD displays and image display circuits have been incorporated into pachinko machines, which used to be mostly mechanical, to enhance gaming and gambling. Have been. Along with this, in order to further increase the probability that a player makes a profit in a pachinko machine, a device that provides information on a pachinko machine and information on a pachinko parlor to a player has appeared.

On the other hand, as seen in recent mobile phones and PHSs, portable communication devices such as one for each individual have become very popular. In addition to voice communication, data communication is performed by connecting to a personal computer, and various information can be obtained on a portable terminal.

[0004]

Since the portable terminal operates on a battery, the portable terminal cannot be used when the remaining amount of the battery is low. Particularly, when the user is out of the office, the portable terminal often cannot be used due to the exhaustion of the battery. Occur.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an amusement stand capable of charging a battery of a portable terminal owned by a player during a game.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide an amusement console capable of obtaining various information from a pachinko parlor by using a mobile terminal owned by the user by performing data communication between the mobile terminal and the amusement console. I do.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, an amusement table according to the present invention is provided with a mounting means for mounting a portable terminal and a charging means for charging the battery of the portable terminal. Charging means and communication means for enabling data communication between the portable terminal and the game console. As a result, the battery of the portable terminal owned by the player can be charged during the game, and by communicating data between the portable terminal and the game console, various information from the pachinko parlor can be stored. Can be obtained with a portable terminal device owned by.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is capable of charging a portable terminal and a battery of the portable terminal in a game console such as a pachinko machine. Charging means for charging the battery of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is placed on the placing means, and the battery of the portable terminal owned by the player is provided. A charging service can be provided simply by placing it on an amusement board. An amusement platform to be a sign.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in an amusement stand such as a pachinko machine, a placing means for placing a portable terminal, a charging means capable of charging a battery of the portable terminal, and a portable terminal Communication means for enabling data communication with the portable device, wherein the communication means performs data communication with a portable terminal mounted on the mounting means. If the portable terminal owned by the player is placed on the placing means, data communication becomes possible between the game console and the portable terminal through the placing means, and various data can be played from the playing table or its store. Can be enjoyed by the portable terminal owned by the user.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a game console according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game console such as a pachinko machine, and 2 denotes a game console. It is a charging stand for charging. Reference numeral 3 denotes a portable terminal such as a portable telephone, and reference numeral 4 denotes an adapter for connecting a charging terminal between the portable terminal 3 and the charging stand 2.

A player can sit down in front of the game table 1 and play a slingshot, and at the same time charge the battery in the portable terminal 3 owned by the player. That is,
When the adapter 4 is attached to the portable terminal 3 and placed on the charging stand 2 in this state, the charging terminal of the portable terminal 3 is connected to the terminal of the charging stand 2 via the adapter 4 and supplied by the charging stand 2. The battery in the portable terminal 3 is charged by the charging current.

Here, since the portable terminal 3 owned by the player has various models and different external shapes and battery terminals, the portable terminal 3 is placed on the charging stand 2 by an adapter 4 suitable for each portable terminal.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of connection between a charging stand installed on an amusement stand and a portable terminal. 31, 32, and 33 are different types of portable terminals, and 41, 42, and 43 are adapters that are compatible with the portable terminals 31, 32, and 33. 2 is a charging stand, 21 is a mobile terminal 31 from the charging stand 2,
It is a charge control unit that controls the charge current supplied to 32 and 33.

The adapters 41, 42 and 43 are connected to the respective portable terminals 31, 32 and 33 and the charging terminal 2 of the charging stand 2.
a, 2b and data communication terminals, etc., and a means for determining the type of battery is built in. The charging control unit 21 determines the type of battery from the adapters 41, 42, and 43, selects a charging method suitable for each battery, and performs charging. For example, there is a negative ΔV control method for a nickel-cadmium battery and a constant current minus constant voltage control method for a lithium ion battery.

Also, there are several types of batteries, each of which has a different charging method. Therefore, the adapter 4 has a function of determining the type of the battery. Performs charging.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the game console according to the present invention, wherein 2 is a charging stand, 3 is a portable terminal, and 4 is an adapter. Reference numeral 5 denotes a control unit built in the game console 1, and 6 denotes a display device such as a liquid crystal display device installed in the game console 1. 7 is a game table 1
Is an in-store database of pachinko parlors where pachinko machines are installed, and information on payouts of pachinko machines and other various information are accumulated in this database.

As shown in the first embodiment, the portable terminal 3 is charged by the adapter 4 and the charging stand 2, but at the same time, the data communication terminal of the portable terminal 3 is connected to the adapter 4 and the charging stand 2. Via the mobile terminal 3
Data communication can be performed between the controller and the controller 5.

The control unit 5 is connected to the database 7 and can provide information on pachinko machines and pachinko parlors to players. By displaying the data on the display device 6, information can be obtained even during a game.

When the portable terminal 3 receives a call, the portable terminal 3 transmits information indicating that the call has been received to the control unit 5 via the charging stand 2. The control unit 5 causes the display device 6 to display a message indicating that the call has been received as visual information. With this configuration,
Even when the ring tone is difficult to hear due to the noise around, the player can easily know the incoming call by displaying the incoming call on the display device 6.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of data communication between the game console and the portable terminal. 1 is a game board, 61, 6
Reference numerals 2 and 63 denote display examples of the display device 6 built in the game console 1.

A display example 61 is an example in which a roulette or the like when pachinko is played is displayed. The display example 62 is an example in which the platform information such as the ball information of the amusement platform 1 is displayed. Also, this information can be received by the portable terminal and stored. Also, by displaying the incoming call to the portable terminal as in the display example 63, the incoming call during the game can be known.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the game console is provided with the portable terminal mounting means having the charging means and the communication means for the portable terminal, so that the portable terminal can be used during the game. By providing a service to charge the battery, and by providing communication means that enables data communication between the portable terminal and the amusement board, it is possible to obtain information from pachinko parlors by performing data communication and facilitate incoming calls. There is an effect that can be known.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an amusement table according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a charging stand installed on a game console according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a charging unit of the game console according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device of the game console in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Amusement stand 2 Charging stand 2a, 2b Charging terminal 21 Charging control part 3, 31, 32, 33 Mobile terminal 4, 41, 42, 43 Adapter 5 Control part 6 Display device 61, 62, 63 Display example

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal, comprising: a mounting means for mounting a portable terminal; and a charging means capable of charging a battery of the portable terminal.
An amusement stand, wherein the charging means charges a battery of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is placed on the placing means. 2. A portable terminal, comprising: mounting means for mounting a portable terminal; charging means capable of charging a battery of the portable terminal; and communication means enabling data communication with the portable terminal. And
An amusement table, wherein the communication means performs data communication with a portable terminal mounted on the mounting means.