JPS59155278A - Exchange controller of winning pinball and premium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field of the Invention: This invention relates to exchange management of prize balls, etc., used when customers exchange pachinko balls, etc., for desired prizes at pachinko amusement centers, etc. Regarding machines.

Technical background of the invention and its problems; Conventionally, in amusement facilities such as pachinko parlors and mahjong parlors, customers would collect and bring pachinko balls to a prize exchange station, where an attendant would collect the balls using a pachinko ball counter. Count and display the number,
The prizes desired by the customers were taken out one by one from the shelves, etc., and until the number of balls was equal to the number mentioned above, Nu continued to provide the prizes to the customers until the number reached the nearest number. During this time, the staff had to calculate the number of pachinko balls and prizes using mental arithmetic calculations or calculators, and the inefficiency of this process had become a problem.

In addition, as the types of prizes have increased in recent years, the task of exchanging prizes can no longer be handled manually as described above (because it is impossible to memorize all the ball conversion rates for each prize, and calculations have become complicated). A prize management machine that automates operations has been proposed. In pachinko game halls such as mini-supermarkets where the prize exchange area displays a large number of prizes, this prize tube board can be counted using a pachinko ball counting machine installed at the parlor, and the number of balls can be visually checked on a paper tape. The customer receives this tape, looks at the printed letters, etc., collects the desired prize from the display shelf, etc., and brings it to the payment form. By having the paper tape league of the management machine read it and inputting the type and quantity of prizes brought by the customer from the keyboard, the calculation section of this prize management machine will automatically weigh the exchange rate with pachinko balls and calculate the number of balls. The prize exchange process is carried out by exchanging and verifying the prize. However, this prize management machine is separate from the ball counting machine, and the data counted by the ball counting machine is input into the prize management machine via paper tape, making it cumbersome to handle. There are some drawbacks.

Furthermore, if you want to return the remaining balls after exchanging them for prizes, you will have to install a separate ball return machine, which makes these devices complicated and their operation complicated.

Purpose of the invention: This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to calculate prize balls (metals, tokens, etc.) such as pachinko balls that customers have acquired, and to The purpose is to make it possible to perform calculations for exchange and return of surplus balls with a simple condolence operation.

Summary of the invention: This invention relates to an exchange machine for prize balls, etc., and includes a ball counting device that counts the number of prize balls, etc., a ball return device that releases an arbitrary number of prize balls, etc., and the type and quantity of prizes. An operation section for inputting data such as, etc., and a display device for displaying counting data, input data, etc. are integrally configured, and the number of prize balls etc. for each 10 balls counted by the ball counting device is displayed. Calculate the remaining amount of prize balls, etc. by subtracting from the prize ball memory the number of prize balls, etc. corresponding to the type and quantity of prizes input from the plurality of individually stored prize ball memories, and the type and quantity of prizes input from the operation unit, This system is equipped with an arithmetic control device that instructs the ball return device to return prize balls corresponding to the remaining quantity in response to instructions from the operating section.

Embodiments of the invention: Figures 1 (A) and (B) show the external appearance of the exchange management machine 1 of the present invention, and the front (A)-FIG. 1 shows a desktop type prize terminal IO. , its backward (
In B), a ball counting device 20 for automatically counting prize balls such as pachinko balls, etc. and a ball return device 30 for returning prize balls, etc. to the customer from a return slot 31 are stacked and provided. There is. In addition, a keyboard 11 is provided on the panel surface of the prize terminal 10 for the staff member to manually enter necessary data, etc., and a display device 12 for displaying necessary data, guidance, etc. is provided,
A mode changeover switch 13 is provided at the bottom of the screen of the display device 12 to change the operation mode such as exchange or registration. The ball counting device 20 has a hollow shape that allows the customer to receive prize balls, etc., from above, and automatically counts the number of prize balls, etc. that have been thrown in. ing. In this way, the exchange management device 1 of the present invention
The prize terminal 102, the ball counting device 10, and the ball return device 20 are integrally constructed.

The internal configuration of the exchange management device 1 is shown in FIG. 2, and includes a CPU (microcomputer system, etc.) 100 that performs overall control.
100 has keyboard 11 and mode changeover switch! The key signal from 3 is input, and the CPU
100 performs calculations and the results are displayed on a display device 12. In addition, a ball counting device 20 and a ball returning device 30 are connected to CPIIloo via a pass line, and a bar code is also provided to read the barcode indicating the name of the prize entered into the prize via the barcode scanner +41. A code reader 14 is connected, and a memory 15 for storing necessary data, etc., and an L/C)/issuing device 1B for printing out calculation results and delivering them to the customer are also connected via a pass line. .

FIG. 3 shows an example of the arrangement of keys provided on the keyboard 11, and there are 40 "prize" keys for specifying and inputting prizes, as well as "1 ball strength" key and "end" key.
It is equipped with keys, numeric keys, etc. Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows the mode changeover switch 13 in detail, and when the staff member inserts a predetermined key into the insertion slot 131 and rotates it, the mode selection switch 13 can be changed to "exchange,""register," or "register." It is designed to allow you to freely specify various modes. On the other hand, memory 15
has a customer memory 151 as shown in FIG. 5(A) and a prize memory 152 as shown in FIG. 1 to 1100) and a of the prize ball, etc.
It stores M-. In addition, the prize memory 152 is divided into an area for storing the total number of balls input on -day, an area for storing the number of returned balls, and an area for storing the quantity of prizes 1 to 40 exchanged on the day, for example.

Such prize management machines 1 are centrally managed, for example, as shown in FIG. It is connected to the center computer 3 provided, and
It is connected via a modem (MODEM) 4 to a host computer installed at the head office of the pachinko parlor or other amusement center, and centrally manages the exchange of prize balls and prizes at each amusement center. It has become.

The operation of the exchange management device 1 having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the exchange operation of prize balls etc. and prizes starts (step S
t) First, it is determined whether the mode selector switch 13 is designated as "Exchange" or not (Step S2). If "Exchange" is not designated as "Exchange", the prize exchange operation ends (Step S2). S9).

If the mode selector switch 13 is designated as ``replacement'' by the staff key, the CPII ]O
``Available for handling'' is displayed on the display device 12 via O, and then it is determined whether or not a prize ball, etc. has been inserted into the ball counting device 20 (step S3), and if a prize ball, etc. has been inserted, "Counting °'" is displayed on display #12, and the ball counter 2
0 counts the number of balls such as prize balls thrown in (step S4
), and the result counted by this ball counting device 20 is added to the memory 15 and stored (step S5). At this time, cputoo converts the number of prize balls etc. counted and the value of the prize. If the ball can be exchanged for any prize, display #12 displays ``Exchangeable'' (step S6), and the ``Add ball'' key on the keyboard 11 is pressed. (step S?), and if the "add ball" key is pressed and there are still prize balls etc. in the ball counting device 20, the process returns to the double step S4 (step S8). In other words, the "add 1 ball" key is pressed when a prize ball, etc. has been input into the ball counting device 20, and then an additional prize ball, etc. is to be input. Repeat the above operation until no more are added.

Here, if the "Add 1 ball in step S7" key is not pressed, it means that there is no additional ball thrown in,
If the "ball input" key is pressed in this state, the input of prize balls, etc. is now completed and a receipt is issued, and if the "receipt issue" key on the keyboard 11 is pressed, the receipt issuing device In step 16, a receipt is printed (steps 820 to 522).The receipt stores the customer's number and the quantity of prize balls thrown in, etc., and the corresponding number is stored in the specified position of customer memo 1J151 (corresponding to the customer number above). The #I amount of the customer's prize balls, etc. is stored. After issuing the receipt in this way, the process returns to the first step S2.

By the way, the “presence or absence of a ball” in step S3 mentioned above
If the prize balls, etc. have not been inserted in the judgment, instead of inserting the prize balls, etc. into the ball counting device 20 and counting them, the balls are counted with this prize exchange machine and the prize balls, etc. are counted by the customer who has already been issued a receipt. Since this is a case where a prize is to be exchanged, the issued receipt is input into the exchange management machine to begin exchanging it for a prize. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to operate the "receipt manual input" key on the keyboard 11, and when the "receipt input" key is pressed (step 510), "receipt manual input" is displayed on the display device 12. At the same time, the operator inputs his/her own customer number etc. recorded on the receipt using the numeric keys of the keyboard 11 (step 5ll), and reads out the memory contents of his/her corresponding customer number already stored in the customer memory 151 (step 5ll). 51
2). Then, it is determined whether the read content can be exchanged for a prize, and a message to that effect is displayed (step 514). This is a step for checking whether the input customer number etc. is genuine. Then, if replacement is possible, it is determined whether or not replacement is possible again (step S13, 530); if replacement is not possible, the process moves to a termination operation described later. The reason why it is checked again whether or not it can be replaced in this way is because it is necessary to determine whether there is a problem or whether it is finished. If the exchange is possible in step S30, press the "prize" key corresponding to the desired prize from among the keys on the keyboard 11 (step 531).
, "Exchange in progress" is displayed on the display device 12. In addition, when reading and inputting a barcode attached to the prize with the barcode scanner 141 (step 533)
, read the Barney 1 of the prize brought by the customer via the barcode reader 14, and in either case input the number of prizes using the numeric keypad or the [Repeat] key (
Step 532). CP your own data (corresponding to the number or price of prize balls, etc.) stored in advance in the customer memory 151.
A memory operation is performed by subtracting the input prize data from this data via utoo (step 534).
Then, the process returns to step S30 and repeats the prize designation operation.

In this way, the specified operation for exchanging the prize is repeated, and if the exchange becomes impossible, the specified operation is finished, so display ``End'' on the display device 12 and press ``End'' on the keyboard 11. Wait until a key is pressed Step 5
35), when the "end" key is pressed, the specified number of prizes, all pitches thrown in, and the number of returned balls are added to a predetermined area of the prize memory 152 (step 836);
It is determined whether there are prize balls etc. to be returned to the customer (step 537), and if there are any balls to be returned, they are returned from the return port 31 via the ball return device 30 (step 838).

In addition, if there are no balls to return or after returning the balls, the process returns to the first step S2, and if the "end" key is not pressed in step 935, the system does not wish to exchange the prize balls, etc. for prizes and issues a receipt. If you only wish to go through step 52 above
Returning to step 1, when the ``receipt issue'' key is pressed, the number of pitches that the player threw in, his customer number, etc. will be recorded on the receipt.

As described above, according to the exchange management machine of the present invention, the ball counting device, the ball return device, and the prize terminal are integrally configured, so there is no need to perform complicated operations, and the staff can operate it with a single operation. In addition to being excellent in operability, since each device is integrally configured, less space is required for installation, and the total cost of these devices can be reduced.

In addition, the number of customer registrations (#1 to #10
0) and the number of prizes (1 to 40) are arbitrary, and the receipt can also be issued in any method and format. Furthermore, in the present application, the customer memory 151 is provided in each prize exchange management machine, but if instead of this, it is provided collectively in the accumulating device 2 of FIG. We can also carry out exchange operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1(A) and (B) are external views showing one embodiment of the switching management machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the switching management machine of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the key arrangement of the keyboard used in the invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the mode switching switch used in the invention, and FIGS. FIG. 6 is a system diagram showing a connection example of the switching management device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the switching management device of the invention. ■...Exchange management machine, 2...Tallying device, 3...Center computer, 4...Modem, 10...Prize terminal, 11...Keyboard, 12...Display device,
13...Mode changeover switch, 14...Barcode league, 15...Memory, 18...Receipt issuing device, 20...Ball counting device, 30...Ball return device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A ball counting device that counts prize balls, etc., a ball return device that releases an arbitrary number of prize balls, etc., an operation unit for inputting data such as the type and quantity of prizes, counting data, input data a plurality of prize ball memories that individually store the number of prize balls, etc. for every 10 balls counted by the ball counting device; and the operation section. The number of prize balls, etc. that corresponds to the type and quantity of the prize inputted from - The number of prize balls, etc. remaining after subtracting from the prize ball memory 1
and an arithmetic and control device that calculates the number of prize balls, etc. and instructs the ball return device to return prize balls, etc. corresponding to the remaining quantity according to instructions from the operating unit. Machine.