JPH1076059A - Pachinko hall management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable detecting that a player has changed the pachinko machine on which he plays, which is one of illegal conducts in a pachinko hall. SOLUTION: A pachinko hall management system comprises a magnetic recording device 21 installed inside a counter 9 and a ball retaining box placed on the magnetic recording device 21 to receive and retain balls unloaded from each pachinko machine 1 located above the device 21, the device 21 and the box constituting the principal portion of the system. The ball retaining box has a magnetic card on the back of its bottom, and when the ball retaining box is placed on the magnetic recording device 21, time number of each pachinko machine 1 and the date are recorded. If a player, using the ball retaining box, has changed the pachinko machine on which he plays, the numbers of plural machines are recorded on the magnetic card. Therefore by reading a magnetic signal recorded on the magnetic card, whether or not the player has changed the pachinko machine can be known.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko hall management system used in a pachinko hall in which a plurality of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines are installed, and more particularly to a pachinko hall management system performed by a player between gaming machines. The present invention relates to a system capable of detecting movement of a ball, a medal, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko hall, a player who has acquired a ball through a game in a pachinko machine sometimes moves to another pachinko machine with the ball. This action is called platform movement and is prohibited in ordinary pachinko halls.

[0003] However, there is no effective means for preventing the table from moving. As a countermeasure, watch over with a surveillance camera,
There are methods such as the clerk being careful, but none of them is effective. This is because the trolling is carried out by carrying a box called a dollar box containing balls, but this action is performed only when the dollar box being carried is placed on another pachinko machine. I understand. Until then, for example, it would be indistinguishable to carry a dollar box on a counter to exchange for a prize.

[0004] As described above, in order to detect with a surveillance camera, it is necessary to keep an eye on the captured video at all times. Also, the clerk has various duties and cannot afford to monitor a large number of players. For this reason, it may be said that detection of the platform movement is substantially impossible. In addition, there is a hall that broadcasts in the hall, "If you find a movement of the platform, you will immediately exchange it (that is, put it in the counter)." However, since it is difficult to detect the movement of the platform, the effect is still weak. .

[0005] As a fraud similar to this, there is a case where a ball is moved between customers without using a dollar box.
For example, the act of flowing the acquired ball to the upper plate of the adjacent pachinko machine (a portion for storing the ball to be fired) or the like. The amount that can be carried by one crossing is small, but if it is repeated many times, about several hundred balls may be moved.

[0006] The same actions as those described above are
It may be performed on a pachislot machine, and moving to another pachislot machine with a medal is usually prohibited. The present invention has been made in view of such problems,
The purpose is to make it possible to detect platform movement in pachinko halls.

[0007]

A pachinko hall management system according to a first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problem, discharges a value carrier such as a ball and a medal downward according to a game result. In a pachinko hall management system used in a pachinko hall that includes a plurality of gaming machines and a counter installed below each of the gaming machines, the pachinko hall is placed on the counter and discharged downward from each of the gaming machines. A storage box for receiving and storing the stored value carrier, storage means provided in the storage box and capable of storing identification information for identifying one of the gaming machines from another gaming machine, Identification information input means for storing identification information corresponding to the gaming machine in the storage means of the storage box when the storage box is used to store the value carrier discharged from the machine; Memory Reading means for reading identification information stored in a row; and, based on the identification information in the storage means read by the reading means, whether the storage box provided with the storage means has been moved from a different gaming machine. And movement determination means for determining whether

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko hall management system according to the first aspect, a number-of-input calculation for detecting the number of value carriers input to the gaming machine for each gaming machine. Means, a lending number calculating means for detecting the number of the value carriers lent to a player of the gaming machine for each gaming machine, a counting means for receiving the value carriers from outside and counting the number, In the gaming machine corresponding to the identification information read by the reading means, the number of the value carriers held by the player, at least, the number of the value carriers counted by the counting means, by the number of insertion calculation means And a retained number estimating means for estimating based on the number of the value carriers detected and the number of the value carriers detected by the loaned number calculating means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko hall management system according to the first or second aspect, the reading means is provided corresponding to each of the gaming machines, and is mounted on the counter. The identification information can be read from the storage means of the storage box, wherein the movement determination means is provided corresponding to the reading means, and the game indicated by the identification information read by the reading means is provided. Machine does not match the gaming machine corresponding to the reading means,
It is characterized in that it is determined that the player has been moved from a different gaming machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pachinko hall management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising an empty determination means for determining whether the storage box is empty. When the storage judging means judges that the storage box is empty, the movement judging means considers that the storage box has not been moved between a plurality of gaming machines irrespective of the reading result by the reading means. , Is characterized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko hall management system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the identification information input means stores the identification information, at least the date of the day is stored. A date is added and stored, and the movement determining means considers that the storage box has been moved between a plurality of gaming machines. The feature is that it is performed only when the dates are the same.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pachinko hall management system according to claim 1 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a management system)
This is intended for a pachinko hall in which a plurality of gaming machines are installed and a counter is provided below the gaming machines. Here, the gaming machine discharges the value carrier downward according to the game result, and if the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, a ball as a value carrier,
If the machine is a pachislot machine, medals will be ejected. Also, it is not necessary to provide one counter below each gaming machine. For example, following a normal pachinko hall, a plurality of gaming machines may be arranged in a horizontal direction, and a common counter may be bridged from the gaming machine at one end to the gaming machine at the other end.

[0013] A storage box for receiving and storing the value carrier discharged downward from each gaming machine is placed on the counter. This is the same usage method as the above-mentioned dollar box, but the storage box of the present invention is provided with storage means, and this storage means stores identification information for identifying a gaming machine from other gaming machines,
It can be stored. As the identification information, for example, a unique number or the like assigned in advance to each gaming machine can be used.

It is the identification information input means that stores the identification information in the storage means, and the storage means of the storage box used by being placed on the counter stores the identification information corresponding to the gaming machine. . The identification information input means may be a means for storing the identification information in the storage means by operating a clerk or the like, or automatically activated when the storage box is placed on the counter, and corresponding to the counter. The identification information of the gaming machine to be used may be stored in the storage means.

That is, when the storage box is used, identification information indicating the gaming machine that discharges the value carrier is recorded in the storage box. In other words, by reading the identification information stored in the storage means of the storage box, it is possible to know which gaming machine used the storage box. Assuming that the storage box is sequentially used by a plurality of gaming machines, a plurality of pieces of identification information are stored in the storage means.

The reading means reads the identification information. Based on the result of the reading, the movement determining means determines whether or not the storage box has been moved between the plurality of gaming machines, that is, whether or not the table has been moved. Therefore, according to the management system of the first aspect, when the platform is moved using the storage box, it can be detected. If any notification operation is performed based on this detection, the table movement can be prevented.

When this management system is applied, the number of value carriers held by the player can be estimated. Hereinafter, the value carrier will be represented by a ball, and the gaming machine will be described as a pachinko machine. In the case of pachinko machines, the balls held by the player are called possessed balls, etc., which are the balls borrowed by the player from a ball lending machine (usually next to each pachinko machine) and award balls. It is a generic term for the paid out balls. The management system according to claim 2 makes it possible to estimate this.

That is, in the management system according to the second aspect, the number-of-insertion calculating means for detecting the number of value carriers inserted into the gaming machine, and the number of value carriers lent to the player of the gaming machine are determined. Estimating the number of value carriers held by the player in the gaming machine corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit; Holding number estimating means.

Following the above-mentioned example, if the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, the number-of-insertion calculating means corresponds to detecting a shot ball, directly detecting from the shot ball, or a winning port of the pachinko machine. For example, the number of throws can be calculated by detecting the passage of a ball or the like and accumulating the detection results.

"Lent" detected by the loan number calculation means
The ball means a ball lent out from the ball lending machine described above and a ball paid out as a prize ball. The former ball can be detected from the ball lent from the ball lending machine or can be estimated from the amount of money put into the ball lending machine. In the case of a pachinko machine using a prepaid card, it can be calculated from the number of times the ball lending button of the pachinko machine is pressed. On the other hand, the latter ball is
It is obtained by calculating from the passing of the ball at the winning port of the pachinko machine and the winning ball set in the winning port, or by directly detecting the number of balls paid out as the winning ball.

As the counting means, the above-mentioned counter provided in a pachinko hall can be usually used (medal counter if the gaming machine is a pachislot machine). The held number estimating means determines the number of balls held by the player by at least the number of balls counted by the counting means, the number of balls detected by the inserted number calculating means, and the number of balls detected by the loaned number calculating means. Estimate based on

As a simple method of estimating the number of held data, the following method can be used. First, the identification information stored in the storage means of the storage box used to put the balls into the counting means is read by the reading means, and the pachinko machine used is specified. Then, for the pachinko machine, the number of balls detected by the number-of-insertions calculating means and the number of balls counted by the counting means are subtracted from the number of balls detected by the loaned number calculating means. Thus, the number of balls held by the player is obtained.

Therefore, according to the management system of the second aspect, the number of balls (medals in a pachislot machine) held by the player can be estimated. Further, since the held number can be estimated in this manner, it can be estimated whether or not a ball (or a medal) has been exchanged between the players. That is,
If you handed a ball, etc. to a player of another gaming machine,
The counting result by the counting means should be smaller than the ball (or medal) estimated by the held number estimating means.
On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the receiving player, the counting result is larger. Therefore, not only the movement of the table but also the exchange of balls between the players can be detected.

Although it has been described that the determination by the movement determining means as to whether or not the platform movement has been performed is based on the identification information, specifically, for example, the identification information of a plurality of gaming machines corresponds to a plurality of gaming machines. , May be determined based on the stored information. Further, as another method, a management system according to a third aspect may be used.

That is, according to the present invention, the reading means is provided corresponding to each gaming machine, and is configured such that identification information can be read from the storage means of the storage box placed on the counter. Have been. If this reading means is kept running at all times or is activated when the storage box is placed on the counter, every time the storage box is used to store the value carrier discharged from the gaming machine. ,
The identification information stored in the storage means provided in the storage box is read by the reading means.

The movement judging means judges table movement by utilizing that the reading means is provided corresponding to the gaming machine.
That is, when the gaming machine corresponding to the identification information read by the reading unit does not match the gaming machine corresponding to the reading unit, it is determined that the platform movement has been performed.

If the platform movement occurs, the reading means corresponding to the destination gaming machine can detect the platform movement by reading the identification information corresponding to the source gaming machine.
Therefore, according to the management system of the third aspect, it is possible to detect the movement immediately after the movement of the platform.

As described above, according to the management system of the present invention, the movement of the table is detected by tracing the history stored in the storage means, so that the initial state of the storage box (the case where the storage box is used for the first time, After the stored value carrier is discharged for counting and emptied, etc., it is necessary not to evaluate the history up to that point. For this purpose, the used storage boxes are piled up, for example, beside a counter (a machine for counting the number of value carriers obtained by the player), and a store clerk appropriately prepares the used storage boxes. The identification information and the like stored in the storage means are deleted. In this case, even if the storage box is used, it is not determined that the table is moved.
However, in the following cases, an erroneous determination is made.

That is, when a player who has obtained a full value carrier in the storage box has used up the value carrier in a subsequent game, the empty storage box is left on a counter or the like as a result. There is. If a person playing a game in the vicinity of the counter acquires a value carrier, using a storage box that has been left unused to store the value carrier will result in an erroneous determination that the table has moved. The present invention described in claim 4 prevents this.

That is, the management system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention includes an empty determination means for determining whether or not a value carrier is contained in the storage box, and when it is determined that the storage box is empty, the storage means. Regardless of the identification information stored in the table, the movement determination unit does not consider that the platform movement has been performed.

According to the management system of the fourth aspect, even if the storage box left empty and used in another gaming machine, it is not erroneously determined that the storage box is moved. In addition, in order to determine whether the storage box is empty, measure the weight of the storage box placed on the counter, or configure the storage box with a translucent material, from the bottom of the storage box A method of detecting the presence or absence of a value carrier with a lightness sensor or the like can be considered. In these methods, even if a small number of value carriers are contained in the storage box, there is a possibility that they may be erroneously determined to be empty, but there is no problem as long as the number of value carriers moved is negligibly small.

Further, as a case in which the identification information for a plurality of vehicles is stored in the storage means in spite of the fact that it is not the movement of the platform, the case where the identification information of the previous day is left may be considered. . In order to prevent this, after closing the pachinko hall, the identification information of the storage means of all the used storage boxes may be deleted (hereinafter, referred to as initialization).
However, the number of storage boxes is enormous, which is a very time-consuming operation. In addition, there may be a mistake that the identification information is actually left after the intention of initialization.
As in the management system according to claim 4, if the storage box is empty, it can be prevented to some extent if it is not regarded as a table movement. However, once the value carrier is accumulated, it may be determined that the table carrier is moved. Recurs.

A management system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention solves this problem. When the identification information input means stores the identification information in the storage means, at least the date of the day is added and stored. Only when the date of the identification information of a plurality of units read by the reading unit is the same, the determination unit determines that the platform has been moved.

In this way, since the identification information for the previous day and before is ignored, there is no need to perform initialization after closing the store. Therefore, according to the management system of the fifth aspect, since the labor for initializing the storage box is greatly reduced, the storage box can be easily managed.

As described above, in addition to the identification information, information such as a date may be stored in the storage means. In addition to the information that is updated like identification information and date, it is also possible to record information that is not updated, such as a unique number for distinguishing a storage box from other storage boxes. Good.

[0036]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pachinko hall to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, this pachinko hall is provided with a plurality of gaming islands 5, 5,... Each having a number of pachinko machines 1, 1,. Have been. Each pachinko machine 1
(Hereinafter, also referred to as “unit 1”) is given a unique number in advance, and by specifying this number (hereinafter, referred to as a unit number), it is possible to specify which unit 1 is. ing. Each of the gaming islands 5, 5,... Has a counter 7 on both sides at the center. When the ball is inserted, the counter 7 counts the number, prints it out as a receipt. Below the pachinko machines 1, 1,... Is a counter 9, on which a ball storage box (described later) is placed, and the balls paid out from the pachinko machines 1, 1,. Is stored in The player who has obtained the ball carries the ball storage box, throws the stored ball into the counter 7, and obtains a receipt.

FIG. 2 shows the counter 7 and its surroundings. The counter 7 receives the ball from the ball return port 11 and counts the number, and displays the counting result on the display device 13.
When the issue button 15 is pressed, the printer 17 outputs the receipt on which the counting result is printed.

The ball lending machine 3 has a supply arm 19 extending toward the pachinko machine 1 on the right side thereof.
When a required amount of money is input to the pachinko machine 1, a corresponding number of pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko machine 1 via the supply arm 19. A magnetic recording device 20 is located on the left side of the ball return port 11, and when a ball storage box is put on the magnetic storage device 20, a magnetic signal recorded on the back side of the ball storage box can be read and vice versa. . Note that what is shown by a substantially rectangular shape in this drawing is a window portion formed in the box-shaped member, and the magnetic recording device 20 is actually arranged below this window.
A configuration similar to that of the magnetic recording device 20 is also provided on the counter, and the magnetic signal of the ball storage box placed below each pachinko machine 1 can be input and output by the magnetic recording device 21. I have.

Here, the ball storage box is used to receive the balls paid out from each pachinko machine 1 to the player under the pachinko machine 1, temporarily store them, and carry them to the counter 7. It is something that can be done. This ball storage box will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the ball storage box 23, in which a surface on the near side is partially broken. The ball storage box 23 is formed of a translucent synthetic resin, and is configured to store approximately 3000 balls in the storage unit 25. Storage unit 25
A magnetic card 27 is stuck to the substantially central rear side (indicated by a broken line in this figure). The magnetic card 27 can record various information such as the machine number of the pachinko machine 1 in which the ball storage box 23 is used. That is, the magnetic card 27 corresponds to the storage unit of the present invention.
The ball storage box 23 is stored in the magnetic recording device 20 or the magnetic recording device 21.
When placed on (see FIG. 2), the machine number recorded on the magnetic card 27 is read, and conversely, the machine number and the like are recorded. A round hole 29 is formed beside the magnetic card 27 so as to prevent game balls from passing therethrough.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a magnetic signal recorded on the magnetic card 27. FIG. 4 schematically shows a magnetic signal recorded on the magnetic card 27. actually,
Instead of being recorded in a table as shown in this figure,
It is encoded and recorded one-dimensionally.

As shown in the figure, the contents of the magnetic card 27 are roughly divided into four pieces of information. First, a number ID unique to the magnetic card 27 (that is, unique to the ball storage box 23), second, a mark M indicating that the ball storage box 23 was used for table movement, and thirdly, Fourth, the machine number N of the pachinko machine 1 in which the ball storage box 23 was used, and fourthly, the date T when the machine number was recorded on the magnetic card 27. Of these, once recorded, the number ID is not rewritten until the magnetic card 27 is discarded,
Other information is appropriately updated by the processing described below. The contents of the magnetic card 27 shown in this figure include a unique number “10154”, a mark “*” indicating that the table has been moved, a table number indicating that the table has been used for a total of five times, and its date. Is recorded. When the mark M is not used for moving the platform, it is assumed that nothing is recorded.

Next, the magnetic recording device 21 for inputting / outputting a magnetic signal to / from the magnetic card 27 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing the magnetic recording device 21 provided in the counter 9. In addition,
The magnetic recording device 20 included in the counter 7 has the same configuration.

The external appearance of the magnetic recording device 21 is composed of a window H formed on the counter 9 and a substantially L-shaped positioning portion 30 provided in a wall shape around the window H. The positioning portion 30 is provided corresponding to the shape of the bottom surface of the ball storage box 23. When the corner of the bottom surface of the ball storage box 23 is brought into contact with the positioning portion 30, the magnetic card 27 is positioned substantially at the center of the window H. It has been like that. At this time, the magnetic card 27 is located at the position indicated by the two-dot chain line.

A magnetic head 31 for inputting and outputting a magnetic signal to and from the magnetic card 27 is provided behind the window H. When the ball screw 32 is rotated by the motor 33, the magnetic head 31 is driven to reciprocate in the direction of arrow A, and records a magnetic signal on the magnetic card 27 in a belt shape. Window H
In addition, optical sensors 34a and 34b are provided inside. Of these, the optical sensor 34a is arranged at a position matching the round hole 29 of the ball storage box 23. Empty ball storage box 2
3 is placed at the position of the two-dot chain line indicated by (23), the optical sensor 34b cannot detect light at the bottom of the ball storage box 23, but the optical sensor 34a Can be detected. On the other hand, if a game ball is in the ball storage box 23, the round hole 29 is closed, so that the optical sensor 34a cannot detect light. That is, the fact that the ball storage box 23 has been placed can be detected by the optical sensor 34b.
By 4a, it can be detected whether or not a game ball is in the ball storage box 23. That is, the optical sensor 34a corresponds to the sky determining unit of the present invention.

The pachinko hall system described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 is as shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an outline of the system. However, the pachinko machine 1, the ball rental machine 3, and the magnetic recording device 21 are each represented by one. As shown in the figure, the pachinko hall system manages the ball-out status of the whole hall in addition to the pachinko machine 1, the ball lending machine 3, the counter 7, the ball storage box 23, and the magnetic recording device 21 already described. The main component is a hall computer HC.

The pachinko machine 1 includes a control circuit 35 for performing various processes including a game, an out ball sensor 37,
It comprises a winning sensor 39, a ball payout mechanism 41 and the like.
Here, the out ball is a pachinko ball that the player has hit into the pachinko machine 1, and the out ball sensor 3
At 7, especially, only the ball discharged from the lower part of the game area is detected without entering the winning opening. The winning sensor 39 counts the balls that have entered the winning opening. Control circuit 35
When the prize sensor 39 detects that balls have entered various prize ports provided in the pachinko machine 1, the player sets the number of prize balls set in each of the prize ports by using the ball payout mechanism 41. Pay out for.

As processing other than the above-mentioned game, the control circuit 35 sums up the balls fired by the player to the pachinko machine 1 and the balls paid out to the player, and sends them to the hall computer HC. Perform output processing. The shot ball is obtained by the sum of the detection result of the out ball sensor 37 and the detection result of the winning sensor 39. Performing this calculation corresponds to the processing as the input number calculation means of the present invention. On the other hand, the number of balls obtained by the player
Is multiplied by the number of winning balls set in advance for each winning opening. For example, the winning sensor 39
Are detected in the normal winning opening of 7 prize balls, 6 in the starting winning opening of 5 prize balls, and 1 in the large winning opening of 15 prize balls.
Assuming 60 pieces, 7 × 10 + 5 × 6 + 15 × 1
60 = 2500 pieces is the number of balls obtained by the player.

A ball lending sensor 42 of the ball lending machine 3 is also connected to the control circuit 35 so that the number of balls borrowed by the player by paying money can be detected. The sum of the number of borrowed balls and the number of prize balls is the total number of balls obtained by the player. Obtaining this total number corresponds to the processing as the loaned number calculation means of the present invention.

The pachinko balls discharged from the ball dispensing mechanism 41 and overflowing from the pachinko machine 1 are stored in the ball storage box 2 as described above.
No. 3 is stored in the storage section 25 (the arrow indicated by a broken line in this drawing represents the flow of the ball at this time). Then, the whole ball storage box 23 is transported to the counter 7 and the ball return port 11
(See FIG. 2) (the arrow indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 6 indicates the flow of the ball at this time).

When the optical sensor 34b detects that the ball storage box 23 is placed on the counter 9 (the optical sensors 34a and 34b are simply referred to as 34 in this figure), the magnetic recording device 21 A control circuit 43 included in the drive 21 controls and drives the magnetic head 31 to input / output a magnetic signal to / from the magnetic card 27. Details of this processing will be described later.

The counter 7 has a ball return port 11 and a display device 1
3, issue button 15, printer 17, magnetic recording device 20
In addition, a ball sensor 45 for detecting the passage of a ball, a control circuit 47, and a clock 49 are provided. Ball sensor 45
Is disposed at the back of the ball return opening 11, and when a ball is thrown into the ball return opening 11, this is detected, the control circuit 47 counts the number of detections, and outputs the counting result to the display device 13. When the issue button 15 is pressed with the ball storage box 23 placed on the magnetic recording device 20, the counting result is printed by the printer 17.

The hall computer HC manages payouts, business results, and the like of the entire hall, and receives data necessary for this from the pachinko machine 1, the counter 7, the magnetic recording device 21, and the like. The control circuit 51 of the hall computer HC includes a large-capacity storage device, and information on the number of balls received from the pachinko machine 1, information on the counting result transmitted from the counter 7, the magnetic recording device 21. A lot of information such as information about platform movement etc. transmitted from
Data calculated from these pieces of information can be stored. This data includes the operating status of each pachinko machine 1, the number of balls in the pachinko machine 1, and the like. The number of balls possessed is calculated from the sum of the number of balls lent from the ball lending machine 3 on the left side of the pachinko machine 1 and the number of award balls calculated by the control circuit 35 of the pachinko machine 1.
Subtract the sum of the number of shot balls calculated above and the number of balls put into the counter 7 by the ball storage box 23 provided with the magnetic card 27 in which the machine number N of the pachinko machine 1 is stored. It can be understood by: This corresponds to the processing as the held number estimation means of the present invention.

The control circuit 47 provided in the counter 7 also performs processes such as counting balls, reading the magnetic card 27, and transmitting data to the hall computer HC. Hereinafter, the processing performed by these control circuits 43 and 47 will be described. First, a magnetic card recording process performed by the control circuit 43 of the magnetic recording device 21 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a magnetic card recording process. This process is started when the optical sensor 34b detects that the ball storage box 23 has been placed on the magnetic recording device 21. First, in step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 110, the contents of the magnetic card 27 are read. That is, the motor 33 described with reference to FIG. 5 is driven to move the magnetic head 31 in the direction A, and a magnetic signal as shown in FIG. 4 is read. In subsequent S120, it is determined whether or not balls are stored in the ball storage box 23 based on the detection result of the optical sensor 34a. If there is no ball, S130
To mark M indicating platform movement from the read magnetic signal.
(Hereinafter, referred to as a table movement mark M), and a new magnetic signal obtained by adding the table number N of the pachinko machine 1 provided with the magnetic recording apparatus 21 is recorded on the magnetic card 27 and recorded on the magnetic card 27. The process ends. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the machine number N is recorded together with the date T of the day. This flow of processing from S120 to S130 means that even if the empty ball storage box 23 is moved, it is not subjected to a penalty described later. Note that if the platform movement mark M has not been attached from the beginning in S130, only the platform number N and the date T are added and recorded.

On the other hand, if the balls are stored, S140
Then, it is determined whether or not there is a platform movement mark M in the magnetic signal. If there is a platform movement mark M, the process is terminated as it is, and if there is no platform movement mark M, the process proceeds to S150. In S150, it is determined whether or not there is another machine number in the magnetic signal. If not, it is determined that the platform movement has not been performed, and the process proceeds to S130. If the machine number of another machine has been recorded, the process proceeds to S160, and the date T assigned to that machine number N
Is the same as the date currently being processed. If the date is not the same, that is, if the other vehicle number N is recorded before the previous day, it is not a vehicle movement.
Then, the process proceeds to step S0, and a record obtained by adding the unit number N and the date T is recorded, and the process ends.

If the date T recorded together with the other platform number N is the same day, it means that the platform has been moved, so the flow advances to S170 to set the platform movement mark M, the platform number N and the date T. Record the addition. Then, in S180, the stand number N of the front stand and the number ID of the ball storage box 23 are transmitted to the hall computer HC, and this processing ends. Here, the machine number N of the front machine is the machine number N recorded immediately before the machine number N newly recorded in S170, and means the pachinko machine 1 of the movement source. The hall computer HC, which has received the table number N of the front table and the number ID of the ball storage box 23, stores the number of balls in the pachinko machine 1 of the table number N calculated by the control circuit 51 at that time. Store in device.

The manner in which the magnetic signal shown in FIG. 4 is read and recorded in accordance with this processing is as follows. However, of the magnetic signals shown in FIG. 4, the description starts from a state where the date T and the car number N shown in the area J2 are not recorded. The date of the day was August 1996
March 21.

First, when the empty ball storage box 23 having the number ID “10154” recorded thereon is placed on the magnetic recording device 21 provided below the pachinko machine 1 having the unit number “86”, the magnetic card The recording process is started, and the number ID, the platform movement mark M, and the area J are read. Since the area J2 is not recorded, the content of the read area J is only the area J1. Since no balls are stored in the ball storage box 23, the process proceeds from S120 to S130, where the table movement mark M is deleted, and the table number "86" and today's date "1996.8.21" are added. To end.

The player who has stored the balls in the ball storage box 23 moves to the pachinko machine 1 with the machine number “571” and places the ball storage box 23 in the magnetic recording device 21 below the pachinko machine 1. Suppose you put it. Then, in the magnetic recording device 21 provided below the pachinko machine 1, the magnetic card recording process is started, and the number ID, the platform movement mark M, and the area J are read. In the ball storage box 23, the balls paid out from the pachinko machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as the front stand) with the unit number "86" are stored, and therefore, from S120 to S14.
Go to 0. Since the platform movement mark M has been erased in S130 of the magnetic card recording process performed in the front platform, the process proceeds to S150. In the magnetic signal, the S130
Since the unit number "86" recorded at is recorded,
Proceed to S160. Then, the date T of the unit number “86”
, And since it is the same day, the process proceeds to S170 and the platform movement mark M
“*” And the machine number “571” of the pachinko machine 1 corresponding to the magnetic recording device 21 are recorded. Then, in S180, the front machine number "86" and the number ID "10154" are transmitted to the hall computer HC, and the process ends.

Further, if the player attempts to move the table with the balls stored in the ball storage box 23, the process proceeds to step S of the magnetic card recording process performed by the magnetic recording device 21 at the destination.
At 140, determination is YES and the process ends.
In other words, the unit number “571” is changed from the unit number already “86”.
It is not necessary to determine whether or not a new table movement has been performed because the table has been moved to that table.

If the round hole 29 is closed by something other than the balls when the ball storage box 23 is started to be used at the table number "86" in the above description, YES is determined in S120. It will be judged. However, in the determination of S160, since the date of the unit number in the area J1 is the previous day, S13
The process proceeds to 0, and there is no erroneous determination that the platform is moved.

In the area J1, the unit number “12”
There is a portion where “0” is recorded in two consecutive lines, which means that the ball storage box 23 was once put on the feet or the like and then used again on the same table. Such a recorded content may be obtained when a ball that cannot be accommodated in one ball storage box 23 is obtained and then the ball that cannot be accommodated is used up.

That is, in the magnetic card recording process, a process of detecting the movement of the table and transmitting the occurrence to the hall computer HC together with the number of the preceding table are performed. In other words, in this processing, no penalty is imposed and no notice operation is performed when the platform is moved. Also,
S110 corresponds to processing as a reading unit of the present invention,
130 and S180 are identification information input means, S120-S
160 corresponds to the processing as movement determination means.

Next, the counting process performed by the control circuit 47 of the counter 7 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is started when a ball is inserted into the ball return port 11. That is, if it is determined in S210 that a ball has been inserted, the number is counted in S220, and the result is output to the display device 13 in S230. At 240, it is determined whether or not the issue button 15 has been pressed. If not, the process proceeds to S220 because there is a possibility that a further ball may be inserted.

If the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to S250, where it is determined whether the magnetic recording device 20 of the counter 7 has successfully read the magnetic signal from the ball storage box 23. I do. That is, when throwing a ball into the counter 7, the player is required to have the ball storage box 23 in the magnetic recording device 20. Otherwise, a receipt on which the counting result is printed cannot be obtained, and a prize cannot be obtained.

If the reading of the magnetic signal is successful, S26
The process proceeds to 0, and it is determined whether or not there is a platform movement mark M. If not, the flow advances to S270 to issue a receipt on which the counting result is printed, and the processing ends. Platform movement mark M
If there is, the process proceeds to S280 and the hall computer HC
Then, the ball storage box 23 receives the paid ball data in the pachinko machine 1 at the table moving source. This is the number ID in the magnetic signal read in S250.
The hall computer HC can search for the number ID in the storage device of the hall computer and transmit the number N stored on the day and the ball data with respect to the number ID. This number ID and the unit number N
The number ID and the front machine number N transmitted to the hall computer HC in S180 of the magnetic card recording process. In subsequent S290, the received ball count is compared with the counting result obtained in S230. If the counting result is smaller, the process proceeds to S270. If the counting result is larger, S30 is performed.
The process proceeds to 0, the number of possessed balls and a message are printed out, and the present process ends.

That is, in the determination of S290, the smaller numerical value is printed. In particular, if the number of possessed balls is smaller, a message is added. Here, the message tells that the counting result was not printed.
For example, "The customer is deemed to have moved from the number 86 table to another table, so we will replace the number of balls obtained on the number 86 table with the counting result." It is.

That is, the counting process is a process of counting the inserted balls, printing out the printed balls on the receipt, and imposing a penalty on the player who has moved. By performing the magnetic card recording process and the counting process, it is possible to reliably detect the platform movement. If the ball storage box 23 is empty (NO in S120 of the magnetic card recording process), no erroneous detection is made because it is not determined that the table is moved. In addition, since it is determined whether or not the table movement is performed only for the table number N recorded on the current day among the magnetic signals recorded on the magnetic card 27, the maintenance property of the ball storage box 23 is good. That is, if the data to be determined is not limited to the current day, it is necessary to delete the table movement marks M of all the ball storage boxes 23 after the store is closed. On the other hand, for example, every time the counting is completed, the table moving mark M and the like may be deleted by the employee of the hall, but the table moving mark M is not deleted due to a work mistake or the like. In such a case, the player may feel unpleasant (that is, the number of printed acquisitions becomes smaller than the actual number even though the player does not move the platform), so that the burden on the employee increases. . In this regard, by limiting the determination target to the day, the burden on the employee is reduced. In this case, the data of yesterday or the day before yesterday can be transferred
7, the usage status of the ball storage box 23 can be checked retroactively.

By the way, the conventional penalty of “moving the table, immediate replacement” may reduce the profit (or increase damage) to the hall as compared with the case where the moving of the table is permitted. This is because the number of balls moved may be reduced as a result of moving the platform and continuing the game. In this case, it is more effective as a penalty to count the final number of possessed balls and obtain the number of acquired balls than to count the possessed balls at the time of moving the platform. However, this has not been possible in the past because it is only after actually moving the platform and continuing the game that it is possible to know at which point the number of balls should be obtained. In this regard, according to the system of the present invention, the number of balls at the time of moving the table is compared with the counting result in the counting process, and the smaller number of balls is taken as the number of acquisitions, so that a penalty is imposed reliably. be able to.

As described above, a management system having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and performing the processing shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has been described as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be implemented in various modes. For example, S240 to S of the counting process
At 250, the receipt is not issued unless the reading of the magnetic card 27 is successful even if the issue button 15 is pressed. However, the reading of the magnetic card 27 may be attempted at an earlier stage. For example, a check of reading of the magnetic card 27 is performed before S220,
It is conceivable that the counting is not started unless the magnetic signal can be read. Alternatively, a shutter is provided in the ball return port 11, and the shutter is normally closed. Then, when the reading of the magnetic card is successful, the shutter may be opened to allow the insertion. Note that ideally, it should be checked that all the ball storage boxes 23 have been used by one stand.
If the capacity of one box is greatly exceeded, stop counting, close the shutter, etc.
The third magnetic signal should be checked.

Similarly, in the counting process, after reading the magnetic signal from the magnetic card 27 of the ball storage box 23 placed on the magnetic recording device 20, the magnetic card 27 is initialized (that is, the magnetic signal is erased). There is no need to record T. Further, an IC card may be used instead of the magnetic card 27, and the magnetic recording devices 20 and 21 may be changed to the IC card recording device correspondingly. In this case, since a large amount of data can be recorded on the IC card, it is possible to store the data on the usage status of the ball storage box 23 for a long period of time and analyze it later. In addition, the configuration in which the table number and the like written on the magnetic card 27 or the IC card are transmitted by radio waves is adopted in each ball storage box 2.
3 and may receive this radio wave near the counter 7. This eliminates the need to place a ball storage box in the magnetic recording device 20 or the like.

S130 and S1 of the magnetic card recording process
At 70, the date T is recorded as a magnetic signal, but the time may also be recorded. In this way, it is possible to know at which time the game using the ball storage box 23 has started. In this case, if the magnetic card recording process is started periodically (for example, every three minutes) and the time is recorded one by one, it becomes possible to estimate the time at which the possessed ball game was performed.

In the counting process shown in FIG. 8, the result of the counting is compared with the counting of the possessed ball in S290, and the smaller one is printed as the number of acquisitions. The value with the smallest number may be the acquired number. In this case, when the number of times of the platform movement is one or less, the process is the same as S290, but when the number of times of the platform movement is two or more, a more severe penalty may be caused. For example, suppose that the player who acquired the ball performs the first movement of the table and resumes the game, reduces the number of possessed balls, performs the second movement of the table, and as a result, the number of balls is maximized.
In this case, in the process of FIG. 8, the acquired number is the number of balls possessed when the first platform movement is performed. In the above-mentioned improvement plan, the number of possessed balls at the time of the second table movement, in which the number of possessed balls is minimized, is the number of acquisitions.

If a different change is applied to the counting process,
It becomes possible to detect the crossing of balls between players. For example, S260 of the process is abolished, S290 is changed to "whether the number of possessed balls is smaller than a predetermined number (for example, 500) or less from the counting result", and S300 is replaced with "the value obtained by subtracting the possessing ball number from the counting result. Print out the message. "

If the crossing occurs, the side receiving the ball increases the counting result by that amount. The number of balls received
The value is obtained by subtracting the number of balls from the counting result. This number is 50
If there are more than zero, this is printed as the acquired number.
In other words, even if a large number of balls are acquired through a game using the received balls, the amount is not counted, and only the number of balls received is the acquired number. Therefore, an appropriate penalty can be given. In this manner, the table movement using the ball storage box 23 can also be detected. Then, the message at this time may be such as "The customer seems to have been moved or the ball was passed away, so we will replace the number of balls moved with the counting result."

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko hall to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a counter 7 of the game island 5 of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a ball storage box 23 used in the pachinko hall of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where a magnetic signal is recorded on a magnetic card 27;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the configuration of a magnetic recording device 21.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration of a pachinko hall according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a magnetic card recording process performed by a control circuit 43 of the magnetic recording device 21.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a counting process performed by a control circuit 47 of the counter 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 5 ... Game island 7 ... Counter 9 ... Counter 11 ... Ball return port 13 ... Display device 15 ... Issue button 17 ... Printer 19 ... Supply arm 20, 21 ... Magnetic recording device 23 ... Ball storage box 25 ... Storage Part 27 ... Magnetic card 29 ...
Round hole 30 ... Positioning part 31 ... Magnetic head 32 ...
Ball screw 33: Motor 34a, 34b: Optical sensor 35, 43, 47, 51: Control circuit HC: Hall computer

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko hall having a plurality of gaming machines for discharging a value carrier such as a ball and a medal according to a game result, and a counter installed below each of the gaming machines. In the pachinko hall management system, a storage box that is placed on the counter and receives and stores the value carrier discharged downwardly from each of the gaming machines; and a storage box provided in the storage box, wherein one of the gaming machines is provided. Storage means capable of storing identification information for identifying the table from other gaming machines; and, when the storage box is used to store the value carrier discharged from the gaming machine, Identification information input means for storing identification information corresponding to the gaming machine in the storage means; reading means for reading the identification information stored in the storage means; and identification information in the storage means read by the reading means. Pachinko halls management system based on the information, characterized in that the collecting box in which the storage means is provided is provided with a movement determining means for determining whether or not moved from a different game machine. 2. The pachinko hall management system according to claim 1, wherein a number-of-insertion calculating means for detecting the number of the value carriers input to the gaming machine for each gaming machine; Lending number calculating means for detecting the number of the value carriers lent to a player for each gaming machine; counting means for receiving the value carriers from outside and counting the number; and the identification read by the reading means. In the gaming machine corresponding to the information, the number of the value carriers held by the player is at least the number of the value carriers counted by the counting means, the number of the value carriers detected by the input number calculating means. And a holding number estimating means for estimating based on the number of the value carriers detected by the loaned number calculating means. 3. The pachinko hall management system according to claim 1, wherein said reading means is provided corresponding to each of said gaming machines, and said storage of said storage box placed on said counter. Means for reading identification information from the means, wherein the movement determining means is provided corresponding to the reading means, and the gaming machine indicated by the identification information read by the reading means; A pachinko hall management system for determining that a game machine has been moved from a different game machine when the game machines to be executed do not match. 4. The pachinko hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising an empty determination unit configured to determine whether the storage box is empty, wherein the movement determination unit performs the empty determination. When the storage box is determined to be empty by the means, the storage box is regarded as not being moved between a plurality of gaming machines regardless of the result of reading by the reading means. Pachinko hall management system. 5. The pachinko hall management system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information input means stores at least a date of the day when the identification information is stored. Wherein the movement determining means considers that the storage box has been moved between a plurality of gaming machines, and performs the determination only when the dates of the identification information of the plurality of pieces read by the reading means are the same. A pachinko hall management system.