JPH1024168A - Administration mechanism for individual counting-machine of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the game playable again by obtained award balls by displaying the number of discharged game mediums being counted by an individual counting machine, and the number of re-discharged game mediums being equivalent to the price of an award which is exchanged with the discharged game mediums by a specified exchange rate. SOLUTION: To an administration mechanism for individual counting-machine 5, detection signals from respective sensors 15, 16 are input from an individual counting machine. For this administration mechanism 5, a first ball number display apparatus 33 and a second ball number display apparatus 34, which respectively comprise a 7 segment LED of 6 digits respectively, are provided in parallel. On the first ball number display apparatus 33, the number of discharged game balls, which is counted based on an output signal of the individual counting machine, is digitally displayed. On the second ball number display apparatus 34, the number of re-discharge game balls being equivalent to the price of an award which is exchanged with the number of the discharged game balls being displayed on the first ball number display apparatus 33 by a specified exchange rate, is digitally displayed. By this method, a game player can grasp the approx. exchange value of the acquired game balls, and accurately tell the amount of the acquired award balls.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an individual counter management mechanism of a gaming machine for individually managing an individual counter provided for each gaming machine in a game arcade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an individual counter of this type of game machine, there is, for example, a prize ball counter of a pachinko machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 19875/1992. In this prize ball counting device, a prize ball opening is formed in a prize ball receiver for storing prize balls dispensed from a pachinko machine, and the prize ball discharged from the ball hole opening is provided on the back side of the gaming machine through a discharge passage. It is led to the provided ball collection path. The number of prize balls passing through the discharge passage is counted by a counter provided in the discharge passage, and this count value is recorded on a print sheet by a printer and issued.

[0003] According to such a prize ball counting device disclosed in the same publication, a prize ball stored in a prize ball receiver is opened at the end of a game to flow down to a discharge passage, thereby providing a prize ball ball. Printed paper with the number is issued individually from the gaming machine in which the game has been completed. The player can exchange prizes simply by taking the print paper to the prize counter, and the conventional cumbersome prize ball transporting operation is not required. In addition, the prize ball counting device is configured such that the operation of the printer is permitted after confirming that there is no prize ball in the discharge passage from the ball opening of the prize ball receiver to the counter. As a result, the number of prize balls that the player has flowed down from the prize ball receiver to the ball opening is always accurately counted. Furthermore, since there is no longer a ball held by each player, the absolute amount of gaming balls required for each gaming machine island is reduced, and the noise generated when gaming balls recirculate on each gaming machine island Also decreases.

[0004]

However, in a gaming machine equipped with the above-mentioned conventional individual counter, once the prize balls stored in the prize ball receiver are counted, the issued print paper is at hand. They only remained, and could not play the game again using the obtained prize balls. On the other hand, in a conventional gaming machine not provided with the above-described individual counter, the player stores the prize balls obtained in the game in a ball box, and if the ball exchange instruction is not given, several balls are stored. It is possible to keep the prize balls obtained by stacking at hand.
Therefore, when the balls stored in the prize ball receiver are lost during the game, it is possible to remove the prize balls from the stacked ball boxes, return the prize balls to the prize ball receiver, and play the game again. is there.

[0005] Further, in a so-called exchange business where competitors are forced to exchange game balls obtained at jackpots for prizes, when a jackpot occurs, the player exchanges the game balls obtained at each time for prizes. There is a need to. Therefore, a person playing a game with a gaming machine having an individual counter needs to go to the prize counter with the issued print paper every time a prize is exchanged. Therefore, in a game arcade that uses a gaming machine equipped with the above-mentioned conventional individual counters for exchange business,
This requires the player to exchange troublesome prizes, making it difficult for the player to provide satisfactory services.

Further, in a conventional game machine without an individual counter, it is possible to put the obtained prize balls in a ball box and stack them, and thus, how many prize balls have been obtained at present. Can be roughly grasped by feeling. However, in the gaming machines using the conventional individual counters described above, the number of prize balls cannot be grasped until the prize balls are counted by the counter. I wasn't able to know exactly what I was doing. In addition, since there is no need to stack ball boxes, it is impossible to experience the state of obtaining prize balls, and there is a tendency that the interest of the game is lacking.

Further, in a conventional gaming machine, when a value obtained by exchanging the acquired prize balls for a prize and throwing the acquired value back into the gaming machine is played again, the exchange value corresponds to the number of game balls. You can't easily figure out what to do. That is, conventionally, the player has not been able to immediately and accurately evaluate the exchange value of the prize ball currently acquired.

[0008] Further, the conventional gaming machines are collectively controlled by a management computer which controls various devices installed in the game arcade, and the exchange rate when exchanging the acquired game balls for prizes is limited. Are set to the same rate for all gaming machines. Therefore, it is not possible to make settings such that the exchange rate is made different according to the model characteristics of each gaming machine, and it has not been possible to carry out store business with a change.

Further, by providing a separate counter for each gaming machine as in the above-described conventional art, the frequency of fraudulent acts performed during the exchange of prizes can be reduced by one ball counter for each gaming machine island. (Jet counter), etc., it is more likely to increase.

[0010] In addition, various devices are mixed in the conventional game arcade, and devices for providing information service by providing game information of each game machine in the game arcade only to members of the game arcade are scattered throughout the store. It has been installed. Since all such devices use game information transmitted by communication with the management computer, the amount of communication lines provided on the gaming machine island increases, and the control processing of the management computer also becomes enormous. . Therefore, conventionally, it has been difficult to collectively control these devices mixed in a game arcade by a management computer and manage and maintain them.

[0011] Further, the conventional gaming machines provide various games to the players, and the operating status of each gaming machine is grasped by the management computer, but the operating status is grasped in correspondence with each player. It has not been possible before. That is, conventionally, in order to collect data in accordance with the operating status of each gaming machine for each player, a clerk must stick to each gaming machine and collect data under the supervision of the clerk.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and separately counts the number of game media paid out from a gaming machine to a player for each gaming machine. In the individual counter management mechanism of the gaming machine individually provided for each gaming machine for managing the individual counting machine, the number of the paid gaming media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and the number of the paid gaming media is displayed. The present invention is characterized in that the number of repaid game media corresponding to a value obtained by exchanging prizes at a predetermined exchange rate is displayed.

Further, the exchange rate is set individually for each gaming machine.

Further, the game media once counted by the individual counter is repaid within the range of the number of repaid game media by operating the game media count return button.

[0015] Further, a magnetic card or printed paper on which information on the number of payout game media and the number of repaid game media is recorded is issued by operating the end exchange button.

Further, the issuing time is further recorded on the magnetic card or the printing paper, and the information on the issuing time and the number of the payout game media is communicated to the management POS, and the issuing time and the recording are recorded on the magnetic card or the printing paper. It is characterized in that the information on the number of payout game media and the information communicated to the management POS are collated to identify the presence or absence of fraud.

Each time a fixed time elapses, an error between the number of payout game media actually counted by the individual counter and the expected number of exchangeable game media expected to be exchanged for a prize by the player in the game machine is calculated. However, the present invention is characterized in that the history of the error is determined to determine whether there is any fraud.

In addition, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and the display amount is increased stepwise according to the number of payout game media.

In addition, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and predetermined game information of another game machine obtained by communicating with the management computer is displayed.

In addition, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and past and present predetermined game information of the gaming machine provided with the individual counter is displayed.

[0021] Further, the present invention is characterized in that the identification information of the player is grasped from the inserted membership card, and the identification information of the player is associated with predetermined game information to collect data.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the actual playing time of the member in the game hall is grasped from the operating time of the gaming machine played by the member, and points are given to the member in accordance with the actual playing time.

By displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter as described above and displaying the number of repaid game media corresponding to the value obtained by exchanging prizes at a predetermined exchange rate, the number of game media acquired by the counter is increased. Even before counting the media, it is possible to clearly grasp the amount of the acquired gaming media, and when the gaming machine is used by exchanging the acquired gaming media for a prize and throwing the acquired value again into the gaming machine, It is possible to easily understand how many game media the exchange value corresponds to.

Further, since the exchange rate is set individually for each gaming machine, it is possible to vary the exchange rate according to the model characteristics of each gaming machine.

By operating the game medium count return button, the game media once counted by the individual counter are re-paid within the display range of the number of re-paid game media, so that the acquired game media can be used. It becomes possible to play the game again.

By operating the end exchange button, a magnetic card or printed paper on which information on the number of payout game media and the number of repaid game media is recorded is issued, so that the player can exchange prizes. The management POS refers to the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper, and when the player replays, the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper indicates the individual counter management mechanism. Referred to.

Further, information on the issue time and the number of payout game media recorded on a magnetic card or printed paper and the management PO
By adopting a configuration for collating the information transmitted to S, it is possible to identify the presence or absence of improper rewriting of the information recorded on the magnetic card or print paper at the time of prize exchange.

[0028] Further, a configuration is employed in which a history of an error between the number of payout game media actually counted by the individual counter and the number of exchanged game media expected to be exchanged for a prize in the game machine is determined. Accordingly, when the error becomes large, it is possible to identify that an illegal act has been performed on a machine such as an individual counter.

In addition, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying the amount step by step in which the display amount is increased stepwise according to the number of payout game media, the conventional structure is adopted. It is possible to experience the state of acquiring game media as if the ball boxes were stacked.

Also, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying predetermined game information of another game machine obtained by communicating with the management computer, the conventional game machine The devices that provide this type of information to the player are gathered in this individual counter management mechanism. Also, since each gaming machine is originally connected to the management computer via a communication line, game information from other gaming machines is transmitted from the management computer to the individual counter management device using the communication line which originally exists. Can be input to the mechanism.

In addition, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying the past and present predetermined game information of the gaming machine provided with the individual counter, the player Can grasp the information of the machine playing.

Further, by identifying the player's identification information from the inserted membership card and associating the player's identification information with the predetermined game information and collecting data, the operating status of each gaming machine is reduced. This makes it possible to grasp the information in correspondence with each player.

Further, by adopting a configuration in which the member is given points corresponding to the actual playing time in the game hall, the member having a long actual playing time, ie, a member who has operated the gaming machine for a long time, It is possible to provide a privilege according to the number of points given.

[0034]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment in which an individual counter management mechanism of a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine equipped with an individual counter management mechanism according to the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 1 (a) is a front view thereof, and FIG. 1 (b) is a side sectional view thereof.

The pachinko machine 1 is mounted on the upper part of the island base 2 of the gaming machine island. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a card-type ball lending machine (CR unit) 3 in pairs. The CR unit 3 supplies game balls to the pachinko machine 1 in accordance with insertion of a prepaid card. This type of pachinko machine 1 is generally called a CR (card reading) machine. Above the pachinko machine 1, there is provided a call lamp 4 for a player to call a clerk. Further, a management sand 5 constituting an individual counter management mechanism is provided adjacent to the CR unit 3. The management sand 5 is provided individually for each pachinko machine 1 in the game arcade.

A game board 6 is provided at the upper front of the pachinko machine 1 through glass.
Game balls lent to the upper plate 8 from the CR unit 3 are fired into the game board 6. The game balls hit into the game board 6 flow down the board while being hit by the obstacle nails. When the game balls enter the winning opening during the flow, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 8. The game balls stored in the upper plate 8 are transferred to the lower plate 10 by sliding the ball drop lever 9. Further, the game balls stored in the lower plate 10 are moved to a ball box 18 by sliding the ball drop lever 11. An opening / closing window (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the ball box 18, and the opening / closing window is opened and closed by sliding an integrated opening / closing lever 19.
The opening / closing window is normally closed by the compressive force of a spring. When the opening / closing lever 19 is slid against the spring force, the opening / closing window is opened and an opening is formed at the bottom of the ball box 18.

Therefore, by operating the opening / closing lever 19, the game balls stored in the ball box 18 are flown to the ball flow tray 12. The game balls flown to the ball sink tray 12 are guided to a discharge passage 13 provided in the island stand 2, and the game ball collection path 1
4 transported. The collecting path 14 collects out-balls of each pachinko machine 1 in the game arcade, guides them to a storage tank and a ball polisher, and then circulates them again to the ball supply unit of each pachinko machine 1. In the middle of the discharge passage 13, the sensor 15,
16 are provided. The discharge path 13 is configured such that game balls pass one by one side by side, and the sensor 15 outputs a detection signal to the management sand 5 every time one game ball passes through the discharge path 13. The management sand 5 counts this detection signal, and counts the number of game balls. In addition, a sensor 16 provided near the ball sink tray 12 detects whether or not game balls remain on the ball sink tray 12. When the remaining game balls are detected by the sensor 16,
The management sand 5 does not permit the operation of a printer described later or the issuance of a magnetic card.

The ball box 18, the opening / closing lever 19, the ball sink tray 12, the discharge passage 13, and the sensors 15 and 16 constitute an individual counter 17 (see FIG. 2). The individual counter 17 is provided for each pachinko machine 1 and has a function of individually counting the number of game balls paid out to the player from the pachinko machine 1 for each pachinko machine 1. .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration around the management sand 5. Management sand 5 is pachinko machine 1
Input various game information. The game information includes, for example, the number of out-balls, the number of safe balls of the pachinko machine 1, the variable display device start signal, the special game winning signal, the special game occurrence probability variation signal, the door open signal, the ball out signal, the trouble signal, and the CR signal. There is various information such as a sales signal of the unit 3. The management sand 5 is a start signal from the pachinko machine 1,
When a door opening signal, a special game winning signal, and a special game occurrence probability variation signal are input, the signals are output to the calling lamp 4. The call lamp 4 displays the lamp in various modes according to the type of the input signal. The management sand 5 receives the detection signals of the sensors 15 and 16 from the individual counter 17.

The management sand 5 includes a microcomputer (CPU) therein, and further includes a ROM, a RAM, a clock, and a power supply required for operating the CPU. Also, the input / output (I / O) required for the CPU to access the external device of the management sand 5
O) A port is also provided. This CPU is connected to a management computer 22 via an information bidirectional communication network (ARC-NET) 21, and the management sand 5 performs bidirectional communication with the management computer 22. In this two-way communication, the management sand 5 transmits various game information collected from the pachinko machine 1 to the management computer.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the management sand 5.

The management sand 5 is provided with a bill insertion slot 31. When a predetermined amount of bills is inserted into the bill insertion slot 31, a number of game balls corresponding to the inserted amount are output from the ball dispensing machine 32. Is lent to the player. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the prepaid card is
In addition to inserting into the R unit 3, cash management sand 5
By inserting the game ball into the slot 31, the game ball can be lent out. However, when renting a ball from the CR unit 3, game balls are directly supplied from the inside of the machine to the upper plate 8 of the pachinko machine 1, whereas game balls lent from the ball dispenser 32 are transferred to the upper plate 8 outside the machine. There is a need.

The management sand 5 is provided with a first sphere number indicator 33 and a second sphere number indicator 34, each of which is composed of a six-digit seven-segment LED. The value of the number of payout game balls counted based on the output signal of the individual counter 17 is digitally displayed on the first ball number display 33. The second ball number display 34 digitally displays the number of repaid game balls corresponding to the value obtained by exchanging the number of payout balls displayed on the first ball number display 31 at a predetermined exchange rate. Is displayed.

For example, when a game ball borrowed for 4 yen per shot is exchanged for a prize, the exchange rate at which the game ball is exchanged for a value of 2.5 yen is displayed on the first ball number display 33. When the number of payout game balls is 2,400, the second ball number display 34 shows 15
The value of 00 is displayed. In other words, the value of exchanging prizes for 2,400 game balls at an exchange rate of 2.5 yen is 6,000.
It is a yen (= 2400 × 2.5), and if you borrow a game ball of 4 yen per shot with this value, you can receive a re-payment of 1500 (= 6000/4) game balls. That is,
The number of repaid game balls corresponding to the value obtained by exchanging the 2,400 payout game balls displayed on the first ball number display 33 with the exchange rate of 2.5 yen is 1500.

In the present embodiment, this exchange rate is determined by the management sand 5
Is set and stored in the ROM. Therefore, this exchange rate can be set individually for each pachinko machine 1.

A quantity stage display 35 is provided around the first ball number display 33 and the second ball number display 34. The quantity stage display device 35 is composed of a number of frame-shaped lamps. From the inner frame toward the outer frame, according to the number of payout game balls accurately displayed on the first ball number display 33. The lamp lights up sequentially. Therefore, by the flashy appeal to the outside of this quantity stage display device 35,
It is possible to grasp at a glance that the number of payout game balls gradually increases.

The quantity stage display device 35 can be a quantity stage display device 35 'having the structure shown in FIG. That is, the lamps are arranged in a spiral shape surrounding the first ball number display 33 ', and the lamps are sequentially turned on in a spiral shape from the lamp on the central portion side as the number of payout game balls increases.
In this case, each lamp is lit stepwise in units of 2,000 in the center of the first half, and roughly stepped in units of about 5,000 in the second half. For example,
If the lamp is composed of 20 pieces, 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000,
10000,12000,14000,16000,18000,20000,25000,30000,35
The lamp is spirally lit by stepping for each number of payout game balls of 000, 40000, 45000, 50000, 55000, 60000, 70000, 80000. If all 20 lamps are turned on every 2,000 shots, only the total number of game balls of 40,000 can be supported, but by roughly lighting the latter half, the number of game balls of 80,000 can be supported. Becomes possible.

The quantity level display device 35 'may be provided not on the management sand 5 but on the call lamp 4.

The management sand 5 is provided with an end exchange button 36 and a counting ball return button 37. By the pressing operation of the end exchange button 36, a magnetic card or printed paper on which the information of the number of payout game balls and the number of repaid game balls described above is recorded is issued from the insertion / ejection opening 38.
As described above, these magnetic cards or printed papers are not issued when the sensor 16 of the individual counter 17 detects that game balls remain on the ball-flow tray 12. The number of game balls is recorded as magnetic information on the magnetic card, and the number of game balls is recorded as a bar code on the print paper. Further, by the pressing operation of the counting ball return button 37, the game balls once counted by the individual counter 17 are moved from the ball dispensing machine 32 within the range of the number of repaid game balls displayed on the second ball number display 34. Will be re-paid.

The issuing time is further recorded by the management sand 5 on the magnetic card or the printing paper issued from the insertion / ejection opening 38. Information on the issue time, the number of payout game balls and the number of repaid game balls is transmitted from the management sand 5 to a management POS (point-of-sale information management device) installed at a prize counter. At the time of prize exchange, the information received by the management POS is compared with the information on the issue time and the number of payout game balls recorded on the magnetic card or print paper brought by the player, and the presence or absence of fraud is identified. That is, when these pieces of information do not match, it can be determined that the information of the number of game balls recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper has been rewritten.

When a magnetic card or printed paper is issued, a password for a member card, which will be described later, is also recorded. When a prize is exchanged, this password is collated with the above information. Then, it is possible to prevent another person from using the picked-up magnetic card or printed paper to exchange prizes.

The management sand 5 keeps the error between the number of payout game balls actually counted by the individual counter 17 and the expected number of exchange game balls expected to be exchanged for a prize by the player in the pachinko machine 1 constant. It is calculated every time. Then, the management sand 5 stores this error as a history. If the degree of the error is larger than a predetermined error range, the management sand 5 determines that an illegal act has been performed on a machine such as the individual counter 17 and the insertion / ejection port 38.
To stop issuing magnetic cards or print papers. Alternatively, the recognition information that the information recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper issued from the insertion / ejection opening 38 is invalid is recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper.
This invalid recognition information is read by the management POS, and the prize exchange with the magnetic card or print paper is stopped.

The expected number P of exchange game balls is calculated by the following equation.

P = {(A + B) / T} + (IN−OUT) That is, the sales amount A of the CR unit 3 at that time
The number of game balls obtained by dividing the sum of the sales amount of the management sand 5 and the sales amount B of the management sand 5 by the unit price T per game ball, and the number IN of game balls supplied to the pachinko machine 1 and collected from the pachinko machine 1 The number of game balls obtained by adding the number of game balls OUT obtained by subtracting the obtained number of game balls OUT becomes the expected number of exchange game balls P.

Therefore, assuming that the number of payout game balls actually counted by the individual counter 17 is J, the management sand 5 calculates the error G by the following formula at regular time intervals.

G = P-J The numerical value of the error G is recorded by the management sand 5 and managed as described above, so that it is possible to easily identify whether or not the prize exchange is properly performed. Become. In addition,
In a game hall with a table movement that allows the player to play a game with another pachinko machine 1 with the obtained game ball, the above-mentioned error can not be calculated. The management sand 5 is set so as not to be performed.

The information display device 39 is provided in the management sand 5.
Is provided. This information display device 39 uses a liquid crystal (LC
D) and a CRT monitor. If the formation space of the information display device 39 is small, the 7-segment LE
D can also be used. This information display device 3
In 9, predetermined game information of another pachinko machine 1 obtained by the management sand 5 communicating with the management computer 22 is displayed.
Further, past and present predetermined game information of the pachinko machine 1 itself in which the player is playing is also displayed. Therefore, various information can be viewed individually in each pachinko machine 1.

The management sand 5 is provided with a card insertion / ejection port 40 for inserting a membership card. This membership card is issued at a game arcade where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and a password for identifying a player is recorded on the membership card. When the player has this member card and the member card is inserted in the card insertion / ejection slot 40, the information display device 39 displays more detailed game information than in the case of a non-member.

That is, the non-member only displays limited information such as “the number of jackpots in the past three days”, “the number of jackpots of the day”, and “the number of starts after the last special game prize” for the pachinko machine 1. On the other hand, the member has “the number of jackpots in the past seven days”, “the probability of jackpots in the past seven days”, “the number of jackpots of the day”, “the number of starts after the last special game prize” for the pachinko machine 1, "Slump Graph", "Today's Fortune", and "The Pachinko Machine 1 in the Playground"
Various information such as "best 10 of the number of pitches for the same model" is displayed.

Further, the management sand 5 grasps the identification information of the player from the membership card inserted into the insertion / ejection opening 40, and collects data by associating the identification information of the player with the predetermined game information, I remember.

Below the information display device 39, there are provided a save ball button 41, a replay button 42, and an information button 43, and below these buttons, a numeric keypad 44 is provided. When the store button 41 is pressed and the member's password is entered into the numeric keypad 44, the information display device 3 is displayed.
9 shows the current number of stored balls, and when the player presses the stored ball button 41 one more time, a message “How many balls are stored?” Is displayed on the information display device 39.
When the player inputs information “****” from the numeric keypad 44 in response to this message, the information display device 39 is displayed.
Displays the message "Specified number of" **** "has been stored".

When the replay button 42 is pressed,
When the member's password is entered on the numeric keypad 44, the current number of stored balls is displayed on the information display device 39. When the replay button 42 is pressed once more, a game ball for 500 yen, for example, is launched. Payout from 32. When the information button 43 is pressed, predetermined information is displayed on the information display device 39 as described above, depending on whether the member is a member or a non-member.

Further, by storing the number of outs or the number of starts of the pachinko machine 1 as data together with the identification information of the members, it is possible to implement a point system as an event. For example, the operating time of the pachinko machine 1 is known from the out signal of the pachinko machine 1, and the actual playing time in which the member plays the pachinko machine 1 can be grasped from the operating time. Therefore, if points corresponding to the actual game time are given to the member by the management sand 5, a privilege is given to the member who has operated the pachinko machine 1 for a long time at the game store and contributed to the game store. Become like

That is, the player inserts the member card into the slot 40
When the pachinko machine 1 is operated by inserting a game into the member, points are given to the member after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the number of points is accumulated and recorded on the member card. Therefore,
The number of points increases at any time according to the operation time of the pachinko machine 1. Then, when the number of points reaches a predetermined number of points, a privilege is given to the player. As this privilege, for example, when replacing a gaming table and opening a new store, it is possible that the player preferentially plays a game at a desired gaming table.

Also, under this point system, when a member card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 40, the management sand 5 operates in the member mode, and the information display device 39 responds to the card insertion by saying "Hello! Information like "xx, please play slowly today.", "The points of xx to date are 787 points." When a jackpot game occurs, the information display device 39 displays “CONGURATULATIONS !!
A demonstration such as "sama" is displayed.

The information display device 39 performs the same function as the call lamp 4 at the time of a game, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the game state. In addition, when the shop is in the lottery business, if the lottery is not selected, the information display device 39 can be displayed to exchange the acquired prize balls for prizes. Here, the lottery business permits the pachinko machine 1 to continue the game without changing the prize balls without exchanging the prize balls only when a certain lucky number appears on the variable display device of the pachinko machine 1. It is a business mode.

According to the individual counter management mechanism of the present embodiment, the number of payout game balls counted by the individual counter 17 is displayed on the first ball number display 33 in real time, The number of repaid game balls corresponding to the value of the prize exchange at the exchange rate is displayed on the second ball number display 34 in real time. Therefore, even before the individual counter 17 counts the acquired game balls, it is possible to clearly grasp the amount of the acquired game balls. At the same time, if the value obtained by exchanging the acquired game balls for prizes is thrown back to the gaming machine and played, it is possible to easily grasp the number of game balls corresponding to the exchange value. Become.

For this reason, the display of the number of payout game balls on the first ball number display 33 allows the present ball count to be held more accurately than in the conventional case in which the amount of winning prize balls is intuitively grasped from the stacked ball boxes. It is possible to know the amount of playing balls. Further, by displaying the number of repaid game balls on the second ball number display 34, it is possible to immediately and accurately evaluate the exchange value of the currently acquired game balls.

In the present embodiment, the exchange rate is set individually for each pachinko machine 1 so that each pachinko machine 1
It is possible to vary the exchange rate according to the characteristics of the model. For example, unlike the conventional system of uniform 2.5 yen exchange, equivalent exchange, 3.0 yen exchange,
An exchange rate such as 2.28 yen exchange can be set. For this reason, unlike the related art in which the exchange rate is collectively set by the management computer, it is possible to perform a changed store business.

In this embodiment, the counting ball return button 3
By the operation of 7, the game balls once counted by the individual counter 17 are re-paid within the range of the number of re-paid game balls displayed on the second ball number display 34. It is possible to play the game again. For this reason, when the game balls stored in the upper plate 8 and the lower plate 10 are lost during the game, the obtained game balls are used as in the conventional sense of taking out the prize balls from the stacked ball boxes. It is possible to play again.

Further, even in a game arcade where the pachinko machine 1 equipped with the individual counter 17 is used for exchange business, the player can play the game ball in an amount equivalent to the value of the prize exchange without troublesome prize exchange. It is possible to play the game again by using. Therefore, there is no need to go to the prize counter every time a jackpot is exchanged for prizes, and services satisfying the player are provided. In addition, this makes it possible to store balls in time units. In addition, since the game balls are not cashed as in the related art, the exchange fee is not paid, and the game store can return profits to the players accordingly.

By operating the end exchange button 36,
A magnetic card or printed paper on which information on the number of payout game balls and the number of repaid game balls is recorded is issued from the insertion / ejection opening 38. By recording the numbers of these game balls on the magnetic card or the print paper, the recognition of the end of the game is written on the magnetic card or the print paper. When a player exchanges prizes, the number of payout game balls recorded on a magnetic card or printed paper is read by the management POS, and prize exchange is performed according to the number of payout game balls. When the player replays the game, the player inserts a magnetic card or printed paper into the insertion slot 38,
The number of repaid game balls recorded therein is read by the management sand 5, and the management sand 5 pays out the game balls within the range of the read number of repaid game balls. Therefore, a single magnetic card or printed paper can perform both functions of a premium exchange card and a game card.

Further, in this embodiment, the information on the issue time and the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper is collated with the information communicated to the management POS, so that the magnetic card or the print paper is compared. Can be identified at the time of prize exchange. Further, the history of the error between the number of payout game media actually counted by the individual counter 17 and the expected number of exchange game media in which the player is expected to exchange prizes in the game machine is determined. When this error increases, it is possible to identify that a machine such as the individual counter 17 has been tampered with. For this reason, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts that are likely to increase by providing the counter 17 individually for each pachinko machine 1 at the time of prize exchange.

In the present embodiment, the number of payout game balls counted by the individual counter 17 is displayed, and the display amount of the quantity step display device 35 increases stepwise according to the number of payout game balls. Therefore, it is possible to experience the state of obtaining game balls as if the conventional ball boxes were stacked. For this reason, even if a configuration is used in which the number of acquired game balls is counted by the individual counter 17, the interest of the game is not lost.

Also, by displaying predetermined game information of another pachinko machine obtained by communicating with the management computer 22 on the information display device 39, this type of information conventionally scattered in the game hall can be played. The equipment provided to the user is collected in the management sand 5. Further, since each pachinko machine 1 is originally connected to the management computer 22 via a communication line, game information from another pachinko machine is transmitted from the management computer 22 to the management computer 22 using the communication line which originally exists. 5 can be entered. For this reason, the conventional communication line that connects the conventional computer and the management computer 22 that are scattered in the game hall that provides the game information of each pachinko machine 1 becomes unnecessary, and this communication line is crawling and complicated. The gaming machine island is simplified. Moreover, since various functions are integrated in the management sand 5, the control processing of the management computer 22 is simplified, and the maintenance and management of each device in the game arcade is also simplified.

The pachinko machine 1 in which the player is playing
The past and present predetermined game information is displayed on the information display device 3.
By being displayed on 9, the player can also grasp the game information of the pachinko machine 1 playing the game. Therefore, various information is provided to the player, and the convenience of the player can be further improved.

Further, the identification information of the player is grasped from the membership card inserted into the insertion / ejection opening 40, and the data is collected by associating the identification information of the player with the predetermined game information. The operation status can be grasped corresponding to each player. For example, detailed data on mechanical characteristics such as the operation frequency, operation trend, replacement amount, and number of replacements of the pachinko machine 1 can be grasped according to the customer class. For this reason, it is possible to analyze in detail the relative relationship between the customer base of the patrons and the operation status of the pachinko machine 1. For example, by grasping the degree of exchange of prizes according to the customer class, it becomes possible to analyze the level of satisfaction of the game with the pachinko machine 1 by the customer class. Therefore, based on such collected data, the administrator of the game arcade can appropriately select the model of the pachinko machine.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to other ball game machines such as a pinball game machine and a smart ball game machine, and game machines such as a slot machine. It is also possible to apply. Even when the present invention is applied to each of such gaming machines, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0080]

As described above, in the present invention,
By displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying the number of repaid game media corresponding to the value of the prize exchange at a predetermined exchange rate, before counting the number of acquired game media by the counter. It is also possible to clearly grasp the amount of the acquired game media in the game. At the same time, when playing a game by exchanging the acquired game media for a prize and re-acquiring the acquired value to the gaming machine, it is possible to easily understand how many game media the exchange value corresponds to. Become. For this reason, by displaying the number of payout game media, it becomes possible to know the amount of game media possessed more accurately than in the conventional case of intuitively grasping the amount of acquired prize balls from the stacked ball boxes, and By displaying the number of repaid game media, it is possible to immediately and accurately evaluate the exchange value of the currently acquired game media.

Further, since the exchange rate is set individually for each gaming machine, it is possible to vary the exchange rate according to the model characteristics of each gaming machine. For this reason, unlike the related art in which the exchange rate is collectively set by the management computer, it is possible to perform a changed store business.

By operating the game medium count return button, the game media once counted by the individual counter are re-paid within the display range of the number of re-paid game media, so that the acquired game media can be used. It becomes possible to play the game again. For this reason, if the game media stored in the prize media receiver is exhausted during the game, it is possible to play the game again using the acquired game media as if removing the prize ball from the stacked ball box. It becomes possible. Furthermore, even in a game arcade where exchange business is performed using a gaming machine equipped with an individual counter, the player can play the game again using a quantity of game media corresponding to the value of the prize exchange without troublesome prize exchange. It is possible to do. Therefore, there is no need to go to the prize counter every time a jackpot is exchanged for prizes, and services satisfying the player are provided.

Further, by operating the end exchange button, a magnetic card or printed paper recording information on the number of payout game media and the number of repaid game media is issued, so that the player can exchange prizes. The management POS refers to the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper, and when the player replays, the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or the print paper indicates the individual counter management mechanism. Referred to. Therefore, a single magnetic card or printed paper can perform both functions of a premium exchange card and a game card.

Further, information on the issue time and the number of payout game media recorded on the magnetic card or print paper and the management PO
By adopting a configuration for collating the information transmitted to S, it is possible to identify the presence or absence of improper rewriting of the information recorded on the magnetic card or print paper at the time of prize exchange. In addition, by determining the history of the error between the number of payout game media actually counted by the individual counter and the number of exchanged game media expected to be exchanged for a prize in the gaming machine, this configuration is used. When the error becomes large, it is possible to identify that a fraudulent act has been performed on a machine such as an individual counter. Therefore, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts, which are likely to increase by providing a counter for each gaming machine individually, at the time of prize exchange, and to have a security function.

In addition, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying the amount step by step to increase the display amount stepwise according to the number of payout game media, the conventional structure is adopted. It is possible to experience the state of acquiring game media as if the ball boxes were stacked. Therefore, even if a configuration is adopted in which the number of acquired game media is counted by the individual counter, the interest of the game is not lost.

Further, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying predetermined game information of another game machine obtained by communicating with the management computer, the conventional game machine The devices that provide this type of information to the player are gathered in this individual counter management mechanism. Also, since each gaming machine is originally connected to the management computer via a communication line, game information from other gaming machines is transmitted from the management computer to the individual counter management device using the communication line which originally exists. Can be input to the mechanism. This eliminates the need for a conventional communication line that connects devices scattered in the game arcade that provides game information for each gaming machine and the management computer, and the communication line crawling and becoming complicated on the island of gaming machines Is simplified. Moreover, since various functions are integrated in the individual counter management mechanism, control processing of the management computer is simplified, and maintenance and management of each device in the game arcade is also simplified.

Further, by displaying the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter and displaying the past and present predetermined game information of the gaming machine provided with the individual counter, the player Can grasp the information of the machine playing. Therefore, various information is provided to the player, and the convenience of the player can be further improved.

Further, by identifying the player's identification information from the inserted membership card and associating the player's identification information with the predetermined game information and collecting data, the operating status of each gaming machine is improved. This makes it possible to grasp the information in correspondence with each player. For this reason, it is possible to analyze in detail the relative relationship between the customer base of the game players and the operation status of the gaming machine, and based on the collected data, the manager of the game arcade can appropriately select the model of the gaming machine. It becomes possible.

Further, by adopting a structure in which the member is given points according to the actual playing time in the game hall, the privilege can be provided to the member who has operated the gaming machine for a long time. . For this reason, it is possible to improve the service for members who contribute to the game store.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine equipped with an individual counter management mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a front side and a main part side cross section.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration of a peripheral device of the individual counter management mechanism according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the individual counter management mechanism according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the quantity step display device used in the individual counter managing mechanism according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Island stand 3 ... CR unit 4 ... Calling lamp 5 ... Management sand (individual counter management mechanism) 6 ... Game board 7 ... Handle 8 ... Upper plate 9, 11 ... Drop lever 10 ... Lower plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Ball sink tray 13 ... Discharge path 14 ... Recovery path 15, 16 ... Sensor 17 ... Individual counter 18 ... Ball box 19 ... Opening / closing lever 22 ... Management computer 31 ... Bill insertion port 32 ... Ball output machine 33 ... First Sphere number display 34 ... second sphere number display 35 ... quantity level display device 36 ... end exchange button 37 ... counter sphere return button 38,40 ... insertion / ejection port 39 ... information display device

Claims (12)

[Claims] An individual counter for individually counting the number of game media paid out from a gaming machine to a player for each gaming machine, wherein each gaming machine is individually provided for each gaming machine. In the counter management mechanism, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and the number of repaid game media corresponding to a value obtained by exchanging the number of payout game media at a predetermined exchange rate is displayed. An individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine. 2. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the exchange rate is set individually for each gaming machine. 3. By operating the game medium counting return button,
2. The individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming media once counted by the individual counter are re-paid within the range of the number of re-paid gaming media. 4. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the end exchange button issues a magnetic card or printed paper on which information on the number of the payout game media and the number of the repaid game media is recorded. Individual counter management mechanism. 5. An issuance time is further recorded on the magnetic card or the printing paper, and information on the issuance time and the number of payout game media is communicated to a management POS, and the information recorded on the magnetic card or the printing paper is recorded. 5. The mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the information on the issue time and the number of payout game media is compared with the information communicated to the management POS to determine whether there is any fraud. 6. An error between the number of payout game media actually counted by the individual counter and the expected number of exchange game media expected to be exchanged for a prize by the player in the game machine is calculated every time a predetermined time elapses. 2. An individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the calculation is performed, and the history of the error is determined to determine whether there is any fraud. 7. An individual counter for individually counting the number of game media paid out from a gaming machine to a player for each gaming machine, wherein each gaming machine is individually provided for each gaming machine. In the counter management mechanism, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and an amount step display in which the display amount is increased stepwise according to the number of payout game media is performed. Machine individual counter management mechanism. 8. An individual counter for individually counting the number of game media paid out from a gaming machine to a player for each gaming machine, wherein each gaming machine is provided individually for each gaming machine. In the counter management mechanism, the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter is displayed, and a predetermined game of another gaming machine obtained by communicating with a management computer that controls and controls each device installed in the game hall. An individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine, which displays information. 9. An individual counter for individually counting the number of game media paid out from a gaming machine to a player for each gaming machine, wherein each gaming machine is provided individually for each gaming machine. A gaming machine, wherein the counter management mechanism displays the number of payout game media counted by the individual counter, and displays past and present predetermined game information of the gaming machine provided with the individual counter. Machine individual counter management mechanism. 10. The game device according to claim 8, wherein the identification information of the player is grasped from the inserted membership card, and the identification information of the player is collected in association with the predetermined game information. An individual counter management mechanism for the gaming machine described in the above. 11. The member's actual playing time in the game arcade from the operating time of the gaming machine played by the member, and points are given to the member according to the actual playing time. 10. An individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine according to 10. 12. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is a ball game machine or a slot machine.
Item 2. An individual counter management mechanism for a gaming machine according to any one of the above items 1.