JPH10192523A - Member-card storage device for pachinko parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a member card from being pulled out illegally, by storing a password input by a password input means and the physical characteristic of a player input by a characteristic recognition device into a storage device in relation to a specified position, and by returning the member card after verifying a secret mark and player's physical characteristic against when the player takes out the card. SOLUTION: A fingerprint input part (characteristic recognition device) 6 comprising a scanner provided below a transparent glass plate is disposed in a recess made in the opening/closing door 2 of a member-card storage device. A member card 9 is inserted into a card insertion slot 5, and the member card is stored in a card housing after member recognition information on the card is read by a card reader. Also, at the time, a password input from a password input means (key board) 4 and the physical characteristic of a player input from the fingerprint input part 6 are stored in a storage device in relation to a specified position. The password and the physical characteristic are verified other when the card is taken out, and if they match, the member card 9 is returned from a return slot 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game arcade, a game arcade, etc.
And collectively referred to as a membership card storage device for storing a membership card owned by the player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent pachinko parlors, a membership card that records member identification information and the like defined for each player (member) is issued to a registered player, and the member card is used by the member card. The player is provided with various information possessed by the pachinko game hall. For example, this information includes information about when and how many game machines in the pachinko game hall have come out, how many game machines have been stopped, and how many times. Since such information can only be obtained by a member, it can be said that the membership card serves as a kind of identification card. Therefore, in order for a member to be treated as a member, the member must always carry a membership card.

[0003] Although this membership card is generally made in such a size that it can be put in a wallet, the user forgets the wallet or brings a wallet but does not put a membership card in it. There are players who do. further,
Some players lose their membership cards.

[0004] Therefore, it is conceivable that this member card is stored in a pachinko game hall so that a player can receive it when going out to the pachinko game hall. If this member card is stored in the pachinko game hall, it will not be forgotten or lost. But this is not enough. The problem is how to tell if the person who deposited the membership card is the same as the person who tries to withdraw it. Doing so vaguely would allow a third party other than the member to illegally withdraw the membership card and use it to obtain information. This breaks the fairness of true members and damages members' trust in pachinko parlors.

[0005] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-216865 describes an apparatus for depositing pachinko balls, medals, and the like in a game arcade (hereinafter, referred to as "conventional apparatus").
The conventional device has a function for comparing physical characteristics such as fingerprints, registers the physical characteristics of the person at the time of deposit, and compares the physical characteristics entered again with the previous one at the time of withdrawal. Is checked, and when it is confirmed that the user is the principal, the same number of pachinko balls and the like as those deposited are paid out.

[0006]

The inventor first attempted to use this conventional device for depositing a membership card. I thought that if I put my membership card in the pachinko parlor, I would not forget to bring it or lose it. However, since the conventional device is a device for depositing pachinko balls, medals, and the like, and is not for depositing a membership card, it has been noticed that the conventional device cannot be used for depositing a membership card. In the case of a pachinko ball or the like, it does not matter if it is not physically the same as the deposited one, but it may be of the same quantity, but in the case of a membership card, it must be physically the same. That is, in the former case,
If the number of pachinko balls deposited is 1,000, it may be different from the one deposited if the number is definitely 1,000 when paying out, but in the latter case, the number of the deposited membership card will be You cannot return a different one. As mentioned above, the membership card plays the role of an ID card, so it is necessary to devise a different way to deposit and store it than with pachinko balls, etc. Must be tough.

[0007] Therefore, the inventor has pointed out that pachinko balls and medals do not have a method of identifying themselves.
We noticed that it was very different from a membership card that had that method. If you create a membership card storage device that utilizes this property, you can reliably return the same member card that was deposited, and compared to the conventional device, you can check whether the person who deposits and the person who tries to withdraw it are the same I thought it could be reliably identified. An object of the present invention is to provide such a membership card storage device. The specific configuration will be described in the next section.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a member card management apparatus for a pachinko game hall, which is capable of depositing and withdrawing a plurality of member cards issued to a player who has become a member. The stored membership card is stored at a designated position in the card storage based on the storage command, and the member card designated from the member cards stored in the card storage based on the return command is It has a card input / output device for returning, and control means for controlling the card input / output device.
Then, at the time of deposit, the member identification information recorded on the member card is read by an identification information reading device to confirm that the member is a member. While storing, the password input from the password input means and the physical characteristics of the player input from the feature recognition device,
The information is stored in the storage device in association with the designated position. On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal, when the recitation code input from the password input unit and the physical feature input from the feature recognition device match the recitation code and the physical feature, the return command is sent to the control unit. And the designated member card is returned.

The member card storage device stores the member identification information, the password, and the physical characteristics in association with the designated position, so that it is possible to determine which member card is located at which position (position) in the card storage. You can always find out. That is, "to be stored in association with" means that the member card is stored according to the member identification information or the like input at the time of deposit (here, temporarily referred to as "AMP-210" for explanation). That is, the designated position (tentatively, the position of “10 rows and 3 columns”) is stored so as to be understood. If you do this,
The member card stored in "10 rows and 3 columns" can be specified by "AMP-210" input at the time of withdrawal, so that the deposited member card itself can be returned without a doubt. This “designated position” is determined by finding a vacant place in the card storage stored in the storage device at the time of deposit and designating it. The acceptance and return of the membership card is performed by the card entry / exit machine.

[0010] In this way, it is possible to confirm whether the person identified by the member identification information at the time of deposit is a true member, and to memorize the password and physical characteristics stored therein and the password entered at the time of withdrawal. And the physical characteristics are collated, so that it is possible to reliably identify whether the depositor and the withdrawal person are the same. In other words, only members with known identities can be deposited using member identification information.
As a result, a third party other than the member can be excluded first. Then, in addition to the password that only the member himself knows, by identifying and confirming physical characteristics that are not stolen, imitated, or lost, a person other than the member who has deposited can withdraw the membership card Can be prevented.

In this specification, the “member card” is a card issued by the pachinko game hall to the applied player as already described in the section of the prior art, and A member that records member identification data and the like defined for each member. For example, a magnetic card (J
IS B 9560, 9561) or IC card (ISO
7816) corresponds to this. Further, “member identification information” refers to a code for identifying a specific member from among a plurality of members.
In addition, a "password" is defined by multiple codes (for example,
This is a secret code created by combining any number and alphabet. Therefore, the "password input means" may be any device that can input a password, such as a keyboard in which alphanumeric characters are arranged, a numeric keypad in which only numerals are arranged, and a liquid crystal screen. There is a so-called touch panel displayed above. Furthermore, “physical features” are all those that can be identified by extracting them from the components of the human body, such as fingerprints, voices, and facial images, and analyzing what the human body emits. The “feature recognition device” refers to any device capable of recognizing such a physical feature and converting it into an electric signal directly or indirectly. For example, there is a scanner for converting a fingerprint into an image signal.

[0012] The member card storage device of the pachinko game hall according to the second aspect is the one according to the first aspect,
The physical characteristic is a fingerprint of the member.

[0013] Fingerprints, ie, skin wrinkles on the abdominal surface of the finger end, are different from person to person, and are therefore very convenient for discriminating between persons and are not stolen. Also, the wrinkles are very complicated, such as bow-shaped, spiral-shaped, or hoof-shaped wrinkles.
It is impossible to imitate. Therefore, if the fingerprint is returned after collating the fingerprint together with the member identification data and the recitation code, it is possible to effectively prevent the member card from being illegally pulled out.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a member card storage device for a pachinko game arcade according to the first aspect, wherein the physical feature is a voice of the member. It is.

[0015] The voice refers to a speech sound emitted by a person through a vocal organ, and differs from person to person like a fingerprint, so that it is very convenient to identify a person. For example, the voice is converted into a complicated stripe pattern (voiceprint) using a frequency analysis device, and identification is performed based on the coincidence / mismatch of the stripe pattern. The inability to forge and the like, and the effects obtained from that, are the same as in the case of fingerprints.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a member card storage device for a pachinko game arcade according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the membership card is deposited and withdrawn in the storage device. And a display device for displaying these dates and times is provided.

With this configuration, when a member tries to withdraw his or her own membership card, the date and time of deposit and withdrawal can be confirmed on the display device as necessary. It is hard to imagine that unauthorized withdrawals will be made if the above physical characteristics are used, but if the member card was put in and out at a date and time when I did not remember going to the pachinko game hall, Know the facts of wrongdoing. A member who knows the facts of the fraud may notify employees of the pachinko arcade of the facts and take some action, or by changing the member identification information to something different from the past, etc. Can be prevented. This fraud prevention means is very effective as a secondary measure.

In this specification, the "display device" may be any device that allows the date and time to be seen or heard by the ear. There are a liquid crystal screen attached to the front so that members (players) can see it, and a liquid crystal screen printed on a ticket issued by a ticket issuing machine.
The display device may display, in addition to the date and time, an explanation of the use of the member card storage device and a past game history of the pachinko gaming machine (for example, the number of hit balls and the number of hits).

[0019]

Here, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a member card storage device. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the inside of the member card storage device as viewed from the right side with respect to the front, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the same inside viewed from the front. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the fingerprint input unit, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the membership card storage device. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the operation of the member card storage device.

First, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. The member card storage device shown in FIG. 1 includes a case body 1 and an opening / closing door 2 hinged so as to be opened and closed with respect to the front surface of the case body 1. A liquid crystal display (display device) 3 for transmitting various messages to a player, a keyboard (password input means) 4 for inputting a recitation code, and a member card 9 for inserting a membership card 9 are provided in the upper half of the door 2. The card insertion slots 5 are respectively attached. On the other hand, the lower half of the opening / closing door 2 accepts a fingerprint input unit 6 for inputting a player's fingerprint, which is a physical feature, a card return slot 7 for returning a stored membership card, and a membership card. A ticket payout port 8 for paying out a receipt indicating that the ticket has been paid out is attached.

Proceeding to FIG. 2, the inside of the apparatus main body 1 will be described. A card reader (identification information reading device) 10 communicating with the card insertion slot 5 is attached to the back side of the opening / closing door 2, whereby the inserted membership card 9 is drawn in and the member identification stored therein. It is designed to read information. Thereafter, the member card 9 that has passed through the card reader 10 is transferred to a pair of upper and lower transport belts 11,
11 and is conveyed to the card input / output device 12.

Next, the card input / output device 12 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Card input / output device 12
Stores the membership card 9 deposited by the player, and when the player desires, selects and returns the member card 9 (the deposited card itself) from the stored plurality of membership cards. It has become. The card input / output device 12 has a plurality of vertically elongated frames 13, 13. . . When,
A plurality of shelves 14, 1 horizontally mounted in a frame 13;
4. . . , And a plurality of frames 13, 13,. . . Frame driving device 16 for moving the member vertically and horizontally (in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2), a plunger 18 for pushing out the membership card 9 in the card storage 15, and driving the plunger 18 Plunger drive device 19 and frames 13, 13,. . . It is generally made of an outer frame (indicated by a virtual line) 17 that completely covers the whole. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, five frames 13, 13,. . . Are arranged side by side, and move up, down, left and right as indicated by virtual lines.

Each frame 13 has a horizontal cross section (a cross section viewed from above) made slightly larger than the size of one member card 9, and a space between the shelf 14 and another shelf 14. Is made slightly larger than the thickness of one member card. Shelf 14,14. . . In each space partitioned by the membership card 15 in the card storage 15, one by one,
9. . . Can be stored in order. A number is assigned to each row and column of each space. For example, the space in the third frame from the left in the tenth space from the bottom as shown in FIG. The specified position is specified by this number. That is, the space in the 14th and leftmost frame from the bottom is the space at the designated position “14 rows and 1 column”.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer frame 17 (frame 13)
The left side of FIG. 2 is opened so that the member card 9 can be put in and out therefrom, so that the member card 9 conveyed by the conveyor belts 11 at the time of deposit can be stored in the card storage 15. To be received on the shelf 14. On the other hand, the rear side (the right side in FIG. 2) is also opened, and the plunger 18 is protruded or retracted therefrom to push out the membership card 9 inside. The plunger 18 is reciprocated in a horizontal direction (left and right directions in FIG. 2) by a plunger driving device 19. Note that reference numeral 20 denotes the plunger 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes a sliding slope for guiding the pushed out member card 9 to the card return slot 7, and reference numeral 21 denotes a ticket issuing machine for issuing a ticket.

Next, the fingerprint input unit (feature recognition device) 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The fingerprint input unit 6 is mounted in a recess provided in the door 2 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the fingerprint input unit 6 is generally composed of a transparent glass plate 25 and a scanner unit 26 below the glass plate 25. Glass plate 25
Above is a left-hand picture. This is because if the player places his / her left hand in accordance with the picture, the position where the hand is to be placed can be determined naturally, and errors in reading the fingerprint are reduced as much as possible. The scanner unit 26 is for reading a fingerprint of a hand placed thereon, and is configured to reciprocate along the back surface of the glass plate 25 as indicated by an arrow in the figure. The driving means for this is well known, and the description is omitted here.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 27 denotes a light emitting diode, and reference numeral 28 denotes a light receiving diode for detecting a change in light emitted from the light emitting diode 27. These are for detecting that a hand is placed on the glass plate 25 (light is blocked). In the present embodiment, the player's fingerprint is used as the physical feature, but a player's voice may be used instead. In this case, it is preferable to convert the voice into a complicated striped pattern (voiceprint) using a frequency analysis device, and perform identification based on the coincidence / mismatch of the striped pattern.

Next, the electrical configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 30 indicates a CPU (Central Processing Unit, Central Processes) that performs various calculations and controls.
sing Unit). The CPU 30 includes a calculation unit 30a that performs comparison of member identification information and physical characteristics and other necessary processing, a control unit (control unit) 31b that controls the card input / output device 12 and the like, and input physical characteristics and the like. It has a register section 31c for temporarily storing. CP
On the input side of U30, the fingerprint input unit 6 is connected via an AD (analog-digital) converter 31, and the keyboard 4, the card reader 10 and the light-receiving diode 28 are connected via a buffer 32, respectively. The characteristic feature, the password, the member identification information, and the output of the light receiving diode are input.

On the other hand, the display device 3, the transport belt 11, the card loading / unloading device 12, the ticket issuing machine 21 and the scanner unit 26 are connected to the output side via a driver 33, respectively. It controls the deposit and withdrawal of a membership card, pays out a ticket, and scans a fingerprint. In addition,
Numeral 34 denotes a RAM (random-accessible readable and writable storage device, Ra) for storing member identification information, physical characteristics, and the like of a player.
nd Access Memory). In the present embodiment, the RAM 34 is used as a storage device, but an external database or the like may be used instead.

Next, the operation of the membership card storage device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The membership card storage machine 1 installed in the pachinko game hall can be deposited and withdrawn at any time during its business hours, and the player (member) who intends to deposit or withdraw the liquid crystal display 3 ( Hereinafter, the screen is abbreviated as “screen”) (S50). When a player who wants to deposit a membership card inputs the number "1" from the keyboard 4 (S51), the screen instructs insertion of the membership card (S53). When the member card is inserted (S54), the screen instructs the input of the password this time. Here, the member enters his own password (for example, "AM
(P-210)) (S56), this is temporarily recorded in the register 31c, and the CPU 30
The arithmetic unit 31a accesses the RAM 34 (S5).
7), collate with a password registered in advance (S)
58). As a result, if registered (member), the screen asks the member whether it is the first time or not the first time to deposit a member card (S59). When it is determined in S58 that the user is not a member as a result of the search (S57), the card reader 10 is reversed and the inserted member card 9 is returned (S7).
7) An instruction to return to the beginning is displayed on the screen (S7).
8).

Here, when the member inputs "1", that is, when the member card is deposited for the first time (S6
1), the screen instructs a fingerprint input (S62). When the member places his left hand on the glass plate 25 of the fingerprint input unit 6, the light emitted from the light emitting diode 27 is blocked (FIG. 3). The unit 26 is driven (FIG. 4). Thus, the fingerprint image signal (S6
3), after performing pre-processing such as noise removal and position correction (S64), a fingerprint pattern for registration is created (S65). Here, the screen instructs the member to input the fingerprint again (S66). This is for confirming whether a fingerprint pattern has been created in a correct state (S65) before registering the fingerprint pattern. That is, it is an operation to confirm whether there is no noise that cannot be completely removed, and whether there is any positional deviation exceeding the limit of the position correction.

The fingerprint input by the member anew (S6
7), pre-processing work (S6) in the same manner as S64 and S65.
8) and a fingerprint pattern creation operation (S69), and compares this pattern with the one created earlier in S65 (S69).
70). As a result of the comparison, when both the password and the fingerprint pattern are significantly different, the process returns to S66, and the fingerprint pattern is created again. On the other hand, when a good comparison result is obtained, one of them (for example, the fingerprint pattern in S65) is registered in the RAM 34 (S73). And
At the same time, a subroutine of S72 (described in the next section)
Execute After registration, return to start and wait for the next instruction.

In S73, the operation unit 31 of the CPU 30
a searches a vacant space (place) of the card storage 15 and when the control unit 31b finds it, the control unit 31b operates the card reader 10, the transport belts 11, 11, and the card input / output device 12
A storage command is sent to the (frame driving device 16). That is, at the same time when the member card 9 is inserted, the space previously found (this is temporarily set to the designated position “10 rows and 3 columns”) is moved to the height of the member card 9 (the transport belt 11). The drive 16 lifts and stops at that position. Then, the conveyor belts 11, 11 move to receive the member card 9 coming out of the card reader 10, convey it, and send it to the designated position of "10 rows, 3 columns". Thus, the storage of the membership card 15 is completed. This specified position "10 line 3
The column is registered in the RAM 34 in association with the fingerprint pattern (S73). Further, it is preferable to make the ticket issuing machine 21 issue a ticket as a deposit card of the membership card as needed.

Here, returning to S61, a case where the deposit is not the first time, that is, a case where the member inputs "2" from the keyboard will be described. in this case,
A message that registration is being prepared is displayed on the screen (S74),
When the preparation is completed, the process proceeds to S72, and a storage command is output. In this case, since it is not the first acceptance, the membership input card can be deposited only by inputting the password (S56), omitting the fingerprint input process. However, if deemed necessary, a fingerprint may be input.

Here, returning to S51, the case where the number "2" is inputted and the membership card is withdrawn will be described. When the numerical judgment is completed (S52), the screen instructs a password input (S80). The same password "AMP-210" that the member entered when depositing
Is input, the arithmetic unit 31a of the CPU 30
And search (S82). As a result of the search, if registered, the process proceeds to S83, and if not, the process proceeds to S88.
Since “AMP-210” is a registered password, the screen instructs to input a fingerprint (S84). Here, the letter P of the alphabet is mistaken and "AMQ-210"
Is entered, since this is an unregistered password (S82), the screen instructs to start over (S88).

Returning to S84, when the member places his left hand on the glass plate 25 of the fingerprint input unit 6, the member puts it on the light emitting diode 2
7 and the light receiving diode 28 (FIG. 4) detect. By this detection, the scanner 26 is driven to read the fingerprint (S8).
5). The input fingerprint is compared with the fingerprint stored in the RAM 34, and when they match (registered), the process proceeds to S89, and when they do not match (no registration), the process proceeds to S88.
In this embodiment, when they do not match, the direct S
Although it is instructed to go to step 88 and start over again, it is also possible to return to S84 assuming a member's input error and to input a fingerprint again.

In S89, it is confirmed whether or not the member card is actually stored, and if so, the subroutine S90 is executed. If not, a message to that effect is displayed on the screen (S91), and the process returns to the start. S9
0, the password input in S81 and S8
The designated position where the membership card is stored is searched for in relation to the fingerprint input in step 5. Next, the frame 13 is moved by the frame driving means 16 so that the plunger 18 (FIG. 2) is located at the designated position "10 rows, 3 columns" obtained by the search.
Here, an instruction is sent to the plunger driving device 19, the plunger 18 is protruded, and the member card 9 at the position of 10 rows and 3 columns is pushed out. The pushed out member card slides down on the slope 20 and stops at the card return slot 5. This completes the return. When the return is completed, the completion of the return is registered (S92), and the process returns to the start.

[0037]

When the member card storage device according to the present invention is used, it utilizes the property of the member card to identify itself, so that the member who has deposited the member card more securely than the conventional device can be used. It is possible to identify whether the person who tries to extract this is the same. For this reason,
It is possible to completely prevent unauthorized withdrawal of the membership card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a member card storage device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the inside of a member card storage device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the inside of a member card storage device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a fingerprint input unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the member card storage device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the member card storage device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the member card storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 3 Liquid crystal display (display device) 4 Keyboard (password input means) 5 Card insertion slot 6 Fingerprint input part 9 Membership card 10 Card reader (identification information reading device) 12 Card input / output device 15 Card storage 21 Ticket dispensing device ( Display device) 30 CPU (control means) 34 RAM (storage device)

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takahiro Yoshida 7-86, Sakaino-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Inside Amtex Co., Ltd. (72) Koichiro Marubashi 7-86, Sakaino-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Co., Ltd. Within Amtex (72) Inventor Takeshi Kobayashi 7-86, Sakaino-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Inside Amtex Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinji Sawada 7-86, Sakaino-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Inside Amtex, Inc. (72) Inventor Ayako Shiraishi 7-86, Sakaino-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma, Japan Inside Amtex Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A member card storage device of a pachinko game hall for storing a plurality of member cards issued to a player who has become a member, wherein the stored member cards are stored in a card storage based on a storage command. And a card input / output device for returning the member card specified from the member cards stored in the card storage based on the return command, and a card input / output device. Control means for controlling, and when depositing, the member identification information recorded on the member card is read by an identification information reading device to confirm that the member is a member. A command is sent and the membership card is stored, and the password input from the password input means and the player input from the feature recognition device are input. The physical feature is stored in the storage device in association with the designated position, and at the time of withdrawal, the password input from the password input means and the physical feature input from the feature recognition device are the password and the password. A member card storage device for a pachinko game hall, wherein the member card is returned by sending the return command to the control means when the physical card coincides with the physical characteristic. 2. The member card storage device of a pachinko game hall according to claim 1, wherein the physical feature is a fingerprint of the member. 3. The member card storage device of a pachinko game hall according to claim 1, wherein the physical feature is a voice of the member. 4. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein a date and time of depositing and withdrawing of the membership card are stored in the storage device, and a display device for displaying the date and time is provided. The described pachinko amusement club membership card storage device.