JPS59171572A - Concentrated control device of pinball game shop - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a centralized management device for a Noxchinko game center.

Generally, in a Noguchinko gaming hall, a plurality of .ξchinko gaming machines (hereinafter referred to as ξchi/co machines) are arranged in groups and installed side by side. It forms one island and has several such islands. Each of these multiple Nonochinko machines has
A hit ball sensor that detects an out ball hit by a player and a replenishment sensor (!or a winning ball sensor that detects a winning ball) that detects a supply ball supplied to the no ξ dick machine are provided. . The pachinko ball detection outputs of the batted ball sensor and supply ball sensor for each of the plurality of noξchinko machines are transferred to a computer, etc., and the number of batted balls and the number of supplied balls (or the number of winning balls and the number of winning balls of 14- It is used to control the stopping by calculating the difference between the number of prize balls (which is calculated by multiplying the number of balls paid out with ing.

However, the sales and profit margin of an amusement park are still calculated based on the number of balls lent to customers using ball rental machines and the number of balls exchanged when customers exchange the number of prize balls they have won for the desired prize. The system is moving to a system that records or displays the results and aggregates them to process the data necessary for the operation of the gaming hall.

This type of centralized control device, for example, has a terminal control circuit for each of multiple terminal devices, including a no ξ dick machine, and connects each terminal control circuit to a central processing unit via a common data bus. Terminal designation information that designates a terminal device is given from the processing device to each terminal control circuit in common through data in sequential order, and each terminal control circuit receives identification information unique to each n terminal device in advance. When it is determined that each terminal device has been transmitted in time sequential manner, the data of the terminal device that has been counted up to that point is transmitted to the central processing unit via the data bus, and the result is Specifically, each time a terminal device from which data should be collected is specified from the central processing unit in time-sequential order, the data of the corresponding terminal device is transmitted to the central processing unit in time-sequential manner. There are many devices that collect and control data from terminal devices.

However, in this known device, various commands are input by operating keys on a keyboard. For example, use the numeric keys to specify the machine number, use the manual stop key to command the machine to stop, use the display key to command the display of collected data or processed data, or use the print key to command printing. The key was used to command the stop table to be released. For this reason, various keys are required on the keyboard, the keyboard is large and the wiring inside the keypad is relatively complicated. Moreover, in order to accomplish a desired task, the user must operate several keys in a certain operating procedure, which is cumbersome and requires skill. Usually, the clerk at the prize exchange office,
They are busy with prize exchange, legal tender, in-store announcements, customer service, banknote exchange, prize ball counting, etc., and it is desired that key operations be performed easily and quickly. In this regard, in the past, key operation errors were likely to occur, and speedy processing was not possible.

There is also the problem that the durability of the switch mechanism of each key affects the reliability of the entire system.

In addition, the above-mentioned known device uses a method in which a terminal control circuit is provided for each terminal device and each terminal control circuit is connected to the central processing unit via a common data node, so the number of wires is relatively large. In addition, special wiring materials are required due to the high signal transmission speed and the need for noise countermeasures.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to at least
To enable a command for replenishing a dick machine to be accurately and quickly given by voice input.

In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, a plurality of terminal devices including the No. , in a central control device for a pachinko game parlor that issues replenishment instructions to co-gaming machines, a voice recognition device is connected to the processor via a data bus;
The above-mentioned input commands are configured to be sent to a microphone via the voice recognition device.

base The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates one of the island facilities of the Noξchinko amusement park, and a plurality of Noξchinkos 1192 P t to 2Pn
(n is an integer) They are all arranged side by side. 3 is an automatic rental machine,
ノξDick machine and ノξ at the ratio of one in two dick machines.
It is installed between the dick machines. A belt conveyor 4 carries the coins inserted into the automatic lending machine 3 to a coin storage box 5. The balls hit by the player, regardless of whether they are safe balls or out balls, are once stored in a waste receiving box 6 and sent to a ball polishing machine 8 via a collecting box 7. The balls polished by the ball polishing machine 8 are removed by a lift device 9 serving as a ball reducing machine.
It is lifted above the dick machine, passes through the n1 supply gutter 10 and the replenishment chute 11, and is returned to the upper tank 13 from the supply device 12 provided in each of the ξ dick machines 2P+ to 2Pn.

Reference numeral 14 indicates a prize exchange place where the prize balls won by customers are exchanged for prizes.
0 is set. The ball counted by counting machine 15 is 5.
Balls stored in the ball receiving hopper 16 are returned to the island facility 1 where there is a shortage of balls via the lift device 17 as the main return machine and the return gutter 18. Note that 19 indicates a counter table of the prize exchange office.

In FIG. 2, a 3RT display device 22, an operation date 23, a microphone 24, and a microphone switch 25 for connecting the microphone are provided on the upper surface of the support stand 21 of the central control device 20. , control device main body 2
6. A power supply device 27 and a printer 28 are provided. still,
The microphone 24 has a bendable base 24A so that it can be stored in a hood 29 provided on the support stand 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operating board F23 includes a business switch 30 that also serves as a power switch, a start switch 31 for starting control, and a clear switch 32 for canceling input commands.
and a time adjustment switch 33. When opening the store, insert the key into the business switch 30 and turn it on.
When the switch is switched to , the power is turned on to the central control unit 20, and the display device 22 automatically displays the "ball-equipped machine" of the dick machine.
Ru. Next, when the business switch 3 (1 "setting" is set), you can set the number of hits from any pachinko machine to any machine, set the individual number of hits for each Nocchinko machine, set the ball recovery from any machine to any machine, and set each machine. You can set individual batted ball collection settings for the pachinko machine.These settings are made by inputting the "machine number" and "actual number of balls" into the microphone 24 in full voice while pressing the microphone switch 25.Voice The input contents are displayed on display device 2.
2 will be displayed. Next, return the work switch 3 (1-"on"), say "-simultaneous replenishment", press the start switch 31 or input "start" by voice,
This time, "No ball" will be displayed on the display screen. All] ξ
The dick machine is ballless and there are no balls in tank 13 on top of C)
After confirming on the screen that it is.

When the voice input of "opening" is made and the start switch 31 is pressed, a predetermined amount of balls are simultaneously supplied to the upper tank 13 of each of the ξ dicks mzpt to 2Pn.

In Fig. 4, each no ξ dick machine has a winning ball sensor S1 that detects winning balls (safe balls) among the balls hit by the player, and a winning ball sensor S1 that detects winning balls (safe balls) among the balls hit by the player, and a winning ball sensor S1 that detects winning balls (safe balls) among the balls hit by the player, and The batted ball sensor S2 detects the batted ball, the replenishment sensor 83 (Fig. 5) provided in the replenishment device 12 to detect the replenishment balls supplied to the pachinko machine, and the ball in the upper tank 13 disappears. There is also a ball shortage sensor S4 which is activated when the ball is out. The winning ball sensor S1 is the winning ball collection gutter 34 on the back of the game board.
It is installed in the middle of the downflow gutter 35 from the slag receiving box 6 to the slag receiving box 6.

The slag receiving box 6 is provided to receive the winning balls from the downflow gutter 35 and the out balls from the out hole provided at the bottom of the game board, and the slag receiving box 6 is connected to the collection gutter 7 below. A ball hitting sensor S2 is provided in the drop guide tube 36. The ball shortage sensor S4 is provided below the ball tank chute 37 from the upper tank 13 to the prize ball lead-out path 38. In this example, the ball shortage sensor S4 consists of a microswitch.

The switch is normally pressed by the weight of the balls in the tank chute 37 and is in the non-operating position, but when the upper part of the tank chute 37 is empty, it is switched to the operating position. In addition, 39 is a prize ball discharging device p provided between the tank chute 37 and the prize ball lead-out path 38, and a predetermined number of balls, for example 13, are provided for one winning ball.
or 15 prize balls. 40 is a ball extraction gutter for extracting the balls from the upper tank 13; 41 is a ball processing device that causes all the balls collected in the winning ball collection gutter 34 to flow down one by one to the downflow gutter 35;
The reference numeral 42 indicates a rotary leonoid as a ball launcher.

Figures 5 and 6 show supplementary power #12.

43 is a spherical inner cylinder connected to the replenishment chute 11 (Fig. 4), and inside the vertical slit 44 of the core is a sprocket 47 whose shaft 46 is fully pivoted on the side of the casing 45 of the replenishment device.
A part of is inserted. The sprocket 47 rotates exactly once when a predetermined number of balls (10 in this example) flow down the guide cylinder 43. Reversal of the sprocket 47 is prevented by a reversal prevention piece 48. A reduction gear device 49 is provided on the shaft 46 of the sprocket 47 within the casing 45 . In this example, the gear system 49 has a gear ratio of 10:1, and its final stage gear 50 rotates once when exactly 400 balls have been replenished. A permanent magnet 51 is provided on the final stage gear 50, and a reed switch 52 that cooperates with the magnet is provided on the side wall of the casing 45, forming the above-mentioned replenishment sensor S3. Therefore, the replenishment sensor S
3 turns on every time 400 balls are replenished. 53 is a replenishment electromagnet for starting the replenishment of balls, and 54 is a movable contact piece that is attracted by the electromagnet. A movable contact piece 54 is swingably attached to a shaft 55 and has two arms 5 bent in a U-shape.
A spring 56 connected to one 54A of 4A and 54B by a wire always provides a rotation behavior in the direction away from the electromagnet 53. The other arm 5 of the movable contact piece 54
The tip of 4B can partially slide into contact with the end surface of a ring member 57 provided on the back side of the final stage gear 50, and at the position where the magnet 5I of the replenishment sensor S3 faces the reed switch 52, Groove 57A provided at one location of ring member 57
I'm starting to feel depressed. Therefore, the ring member 57
The arm (locking piece) 54B of the movable contact piece constitutes a one-turn clutch, and when the replenishment electromagnet 53 is energized, the movable contact piece 54 is attracted against the spring 56, and the arm 54B is attached to the ring. The ball escapes from the groove 57A of the member, the reduction gear device 49 and the sprocket 47 become rotatable, and supply of balls begins. When the excitation is turned off, the arm 5 is inserted into the groove 57A of the ring member 57.
Once 4B drops, supply will stop.

FIG. 7 shows the control device main body 26 (FIG. 2) and multiple units of
It shows a transmission system connecting the dick machines 2Pl to 2Pn. Each of the ξ dick machines 2P, to 2Pn includes the above-mentioned winning ball sensor s1, hitting ball sensor S2. Replenishment sensor S3. It has a ball shortage sensor S4 and a replenishment electromagnet 53, and further includes a timer circuit 59 for operating the electromagnet and a photocoupler 58 for coupling the timer circuit to a transmission system. The island equipment 1 includes several data transmission lines 61, one replenishment control signal line 62, and one power line 63 (24V) that are common to each pachinko machine 2P, ~2Pn.
and one return line 64 are provided, and selection signal lines 65Pl to 65Pn for individually selecting each pachinko machine 2P, to 2Pni are also provided. In this example, since there are four sensors S1 to S4, the number of data transmission lines 61 is also four, and the 2-in 6.1 to 63 common to each noguchinko machine is seven in total. be. Therefore, the number of lines is small in the system where the data bus is arranged.
Another feature is that it uses ordinary electric wires.

In each ξ dick machine 2P, ~2Pn, each sensor S1
~ One end of S5 is connected to a separate data transmission line 6.
1, and the other end is connected to the common bus line 65 in common with the selection signal lines 65P1 to 65Pn.
Connect to one of the A series circuit of a supply electromagnet 53 and a transistor 60 for driving the magnet is connected between the 24V power supply line 62 and the return line 64, and a series circuit of a supply electromagnet 53 and a transistor 60 for driving the magnet is connected between the control signal line 62 and the common bus 65. , the light emitting diode of the photocoupler 58 is connected. The phototransistor of the photocoupler 58 is connected to the input terminal of a timer circuit 59 for determining the ON time of the drive transistor 60 of the replenishing electromagnet 53.

FIG. 8 shows a specific example of the control device main body 26 located at the prize exchange office. Control device main unit 26s, microprocessor 66s
The microprocessor 66 includes a ball counting machine interface 67, a ball rental machine interface 68. C
RT display device interface 69, voice recognition device 7
0. The operation board interface 71, printer interface interface 2, and memory 73 are connected via an internal sound data bus DBI. This memory 73
is a program storage memo that stores in advance the order of operations to be performed by the microprocessor 66 for arithmetic processing.
J 731 (for example, ROM) and data collection circuits 82 and 83 (described later) collect and accumulate data for each dick machine (number of winning balls, number of batted balls, number of supplies, presence or absence of ball shortages,
A memo for data storage to memorize information such as the presence or absence of replenishment instructions) and data calculated based on this collected data (such as the difference between the number of supplied balls and the number of batted balls)! J732(1”(A
M). This RAM 732 has an area for storing the designated address for each no ξ dick machine, an area for storing voice input data (machine number, stop, etc.), an area for storing the number of rental balls of the legal tender machine, Includes an area for storing the number of replacement balls for the prize ball counting machine. The processor 66 reads out a program from the RAM 732 and operates the program based on the command information input by voice through the microphone 24 through the voice recognition device 70 in accordance with the command information.

The control device main body 26 includes an address generation circuit 8q that generates a circulating address of the same type as the address generated from the processor 66, and a cyclic machine on the island equipment side based on the address from the generation circuit. Selection signal line 65
P1 to 65Pn ``f Selecting scanner 81, interface 82 that makes electrical connection to the data transmission line 61 and control signal line 62 on the island equipment side, and reception from the Kurunoguchinko machine obtained through the same internship aids. A reception data collection circuit 83 collects and stores data (winning balls, batted balls, supplies, lack of balls, etc.) for each type of data and for each ξ dick machine, and transmits data to the ξ dick machine ( A transmission data collection circuit 84 collects data (presence or absence of replenishment command, etc.) for each type of data and for each ξ dick machine, and an address input for both data collection circuits is sent to the microprocessor 66 or to the address generation circuit 80. It has an address selection circuit 85 that selects the address, and a timing control circuit 86 that controls the address selection timing, data difference, and reception timing.

The address generation circuit 80 includes an oscillator 801 that constantly oscillates at a frequency made of the power supply membrane 1, a ring counter 802 for dividing the output of the oscillator, and an address counter that is incremented by the most significant digit output of the counter. A ring counter 803 functions as a ring counter. The scanner 81 includes a decoder 810 connected to the address counter 803 by an address bus ADI, and an output terminal of the decoder 810.
A sweep driver 811 provided between 0'' to ``N'' and the selection signal line terminal, and an OR gate 812 for prohibiting the selection of the pachinko machine while the processor is writing the data to the data collection circuit 83.84. The interface 82 includes a latch circuit 820 that temporarily stores received data, a photocazolla 821 provided between the input terminal of the latch circuit and the data input terminals of 81 to S4, and
A flip-flop 822 for replenishment command, dry nozzles 823 provided between the flip-flop and the replenishment control signal line terminal, and A and N D for replenishment timing adjustment.
gate 824. The reception data collection circuit 83 is
These include those configured to integrate received data and update the integrated value, and those configured to function as a type of data flag. As the former.

Winning ball data collection circuit 831, batted ball gator collection circuit 8
32, it has a supply number data collection circuit 833, and the latter has a ball shortage data collection circuit 834.

Figure 9 shows an example of the configuration of a product data acquisition circuit, and each node ξ
A data-dedicated memory I [RAM) M having a data storage area for each chip/co-machine, a preset counter PC for accumulating received data, a parallax gate B for connecting to the memory Mk data bus DB, and The preset counter PC is incremented at a predetermined timing based on the received data, and the accumulated value is transferred to a predetermined area of the memo 17M or the contents of the memory M? It consists of a preset counter PC and a memory control circuit MC for transferring data to the data input terminal DB. The memory control circuit MC includes a memory (RAM) 87 having a 1-bit storage area for each nogchinko machine, and an inverter 88 connected to the Q output terminal of the memory.
It also has an AND gate 89 that uses the output of the inverter, the data latch output from the interface 82, and the count clock from the timing control circuit 86.

Since this configuration is the same as each of the integration type data collection circuits 831 to 833 regarding winning balls, batted balls, and the number of supplied balls, the suffix 1 is added to the symbols of the memory M1, the reset counter PC, the buffer gate B, and the memory control circuit MO. -3 is attached to distinguish. On the other hand, a non-integration type data collection circuit 834
is a memory M4 dedicated to the data and a buffer gate B
4 and a memory control circuit MC4, and there is no preset counter. Next, the transmission data collection circuit 84
consists of a memory M5 dedicated to the data and a memory IJ ilJ control circuit Me5. Each of the memos IJMI to M5 of the data collection circuits 83 and 84 has a data storage area for each knockincoder, and the addresses are made to correspond to the addresses generated by the microprocessor 66 and the address generation circuit 80. It is.

The address selection circuit 85 transfers the address of the address counter 803 to the address buses AD of the data collection circuits 83 and 84.
2, a latch circuit 852 for storing the address and data of each microprocessor 'v-6675';
It consists of a power gate 853 and a power gate for supplying the address and data to the address buses A and D2 of the data acquisition circuits 83 and 84.

The timing control circuit 86 includes a decoder 861 that decodes the division value of the frequency division counter 802 and produces an output (timing signal) at one of the output terminals "0" to "7", and the decoder "3" and "4" of the decoder. ”, the OR gate 862 and the force 1 are connected to the 3-person force “5”.

The output of the decoder 861 indicates that the address counter 803 is 1.
During the increment, the numbers "0" to "7" are sequentially processed.The output of "0" of the decoder 861 is used as a load signal to the memories M1 to M3 of the latch circuit 820 and the integration type data acquisition circuit. It also serves as a reset signal for flip-flop 822.

The output number "1" serves as a count clock for the preset counters PCI to PO3 of the integration type data collection circuit. The output number "2" serves as a write signal for the memories IJ M 1 to M3 of the integration type data acquisition circuit.

The outputs of numbers "3" to "6", that is, the output of the OR gate 862, serve as signals for switching the buffer gates of the address selection circuit 85.

The output of No. 7 is the memory 8 of the non-integrating data acquisition circuit.
It serves as a conditional signal to transmit the contents of 4.

(1) Operation during data collection First, the oscillator 801 is constantly oscillating from the time the power is turned on.
The counter 802 is incremented by the output. The count value of this counter 802 is added to a decoder 861, and this decoder 861 decodes this count value and outputs various timing control signals.The most significant digit output of the counter 802 is added to an address counter 803. The counter 803 is incremented. Therefore, the address counter 80
3 advances one step, the decoder 861 outputs "0".
The eight types of timing control signals from "7" to "7" are in 1 order. Then, while the output of the decoder 861 is in 1 order, data is transmitted and received to and from one pachinko machine.
, Every time the address counter 803 advances by one step, the machine number of the Noguchinko machine that serves as the data transmission/reception polarization is updated.
Specifically, the count value of the counter 803 is added to the decoder 810 of the scanner 81. For example, when the count value of the address counter 803 is O, the count value of the counter 803 is added to the decoder 8100.
No. 0 output is not at H level, DR of sweep driver 811
I becomes conductive, and the No. 0 dick machine 2Pl is selected. Therefore, at this time, if the winning ball sensor S1 in the ξ dick machine 2Pl is on (see (a) in FIG. 10), the power supply Va, the winning ball sensor 81. Sweep dry nose DRI
A current flows through this path, and the photocoupler P1 of the interface 82 is turned on.

Then, when the decoder No. 55100 output of the timing control circuit, that is, the load signal, is at H level, the detection of the winning ball is stored in the memory location for the winning ball sensor S1 of the latch circuit of the interface, and the latch output (10th (
(see b)) becomes H level.

Also, when this load signal is at I level, the OR gate 86
Since the output of 2 is naturally at L level, the output of panfacate 8 is
51 is activated, and the address generated by the address counter 803 (indicating number 0) is a puff game.
) 851, is given to the memory control circuit MCI of the winning ball data collection circuit 83 through the address bus A D2i. As can be seen from FIG. Since it is given to I/M I, the memory contents of the storage area assigned to number O of the winning ball memo IJM1 are added to the preset counter PC1' from the output terminal Q of the memory M1 (Fig. J9). . At this time, the memory contents of the winning ball memory M1 include the cumulative number of winning balls in the O series up to the previous cycle. At this time, the load signal is at H level, so the memory control circuit Mol directly uses this load signal (H level) as a preset enable signal to control the preset counter P.
CI, and the preset counter PCI contains the accumulated value of the number of winning pitches in the O series up to the previous cycle.
(Figure 9).

Next, when the frequency division counter 802 is incremented by one step and the load signal of the decoder 861 of the timing control circuit 86 falls, at the same time, the first output of the decoder 861, that is,
When the count clock rises, this count clock is applied to the AND gate 89 of the memory control circuit MCI. At this time, in the memory 87 of the memory control circuit MCI, the storage area of number 5o is designated by the address from the address counter 803. Therefore, in the memory 87, if the latch output DI from the latch circuit 820 of the interface is at H level as shown in FIG. 10(b), its output terminal Q is at L level (see FIG. 10(C)). Conversely, the output of inverter 88 is at H level (see (d) in FIG. 10). Therefore, AND of memo 17 control circuit MCI
The output of the gate 89 becomes H level at the timing when the count clock is generated from the timing control circuit 86 (see FIG. 10(e)). In short, the memory control circuit MC11d, the latch circuit 82 of the intern aids 82
When the latch output D1 corresponding to 0 is at the H level, a count up clock is added to the preset counter PCI and the preset counter PCI (j1 is counted up, and when it is at the L level, the count up clock is not added.Current operation In the example, since the corresponding output D1 of the launch circuit 820 is at H level, the preset counter PCI
The count goes up by 1.

Next, the frequency division counter 802 advances by one step, and the decoder 8
When the count clock 61 falls, the second output of the decoder 861, that is, the write signal, is simultaneously applied to the memory control circuit MC1.This write signal is passed through the memory control circuit MCI' and the winning ball memo 17M is sent. Join 1. At this time, the contents of the preset counter PCI are increased by 1 count compared to the previous cycle, so the storage area allocated to the Oth number of the winning ball memory M1 contains 1 count higher than the previous cycle. The number of winning balls that has been uploaded is stored through the data bus DB3 (FIG. 9). It goes without saying that if the latch circuit 820 does not remember the generation of the winning ball detection signal at this time, the contents of the winning ball memory 1) M1 will be the same as in the previous cycle.

Next, when the 2nd output of the decoder 861 falls, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 5th outputs of the decoder 861
No. 6 output rises sequentially 9, during which OR, gate 862
The output becomes H level. Therefore, during that time, buffer gate 851 is closed and buffer gate 853 is activated.

On the other hand, the processor 66 periodically outputs an address for specifying the no. has been done. Then, the output of the OR gate 862 of the timing control circuit goes high.
When it reaches the buffer gate 853'! zi to the memory control circuit MCI, the memory control circuit MCI
The box is given to the winning ball memory M1 as a read address. Therefore, from the O address of the winning ball memory M1 (the address specified by the processor 66 and the address specified by the address counter 803 do not necessarily have to match, if the processor 66 specifies the O address, then , the cumulative number of winning balls in the 0th range (from address 0 of the winning ball memo IJ M 1) is read out to the data bus DB2, and this information is transferred to the data bus I) +31 via the buffer gate Bl'.
The data is then loaded into the processor 66.

In addition, since the number of winning balls, number of batted balls, and number of supplied balls for each of the o-tenco machines 2P+ to 2Pn have the same basic property in that they are cumulative data from the time the store opened, each cumulative type data collection circuit 831 to 832 have different information sources, but the basic configuration is the same, so a duplicate explanation will be avoided. However, since the occurrence of an abnormal table or the occurrence of a ball shortage is not cumulative information but status information, the related components are different.

Therefore, the ball shortage data collection circuit 834 will be described next as an example of a non-integration type data collection circuit.

The information on the lack of balls is status information that represents the entire state of each pachinko machine 2P1 to 2P''n, and is not integrated data like the number of winning balls, so it is not equipped with a preset counter for integrating the data. The ball shortage memory M4 functions as a status flag corresponding to each pachinko machine 2P, to 2Pn.Selection of the number ξ tenko machines 2P1 to 2Pn is performed in the same manner as when collecting the number of winning balls, and the scanner 8
For example, the number 1 is selected by the decoder 810 of
If the ball shortage sensor S4 is on at the same time, the ball shortage detection signal is stored in the latch circuit 820 of the Intern AIDS at the timing when the decoder 861 of the timing control circuit 86 starts up the load signal. If the output is not at level ■, it is not applied to the memory control circuit MC4.

At this time, the memory control circuit MO4 is given an address in the 0 range from the buffer gate 851, and the memory control circuit MC4 uses the address in the 0 range as a read address.
Give it to ball shortage memory M4.

Subsequently, at the timing when the decoder 861 raises its No. 2 output, that is, the write signal, the memory control circuit MC4 adds a write control signal to the ball shortage memory I/M4, and also applies the corresponding signal to the latch circuit 820. Output D4'
as a 1-bit data input. Therefore, if ball shortage is detected for number 0, the contents of the address corresponding to number 0 in the ball shortage memory M4 become H level.

Subsequently, when the 2nd output of the decoder 861 falls, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th outputs of the decoder 861 sequentially rise, and the output of the 9.0 gate 862 becomes H during that time. become the level. Therefore, during that time, buffer gate 851 is closed and buffer gate 853 is activated. While the buffer gate 853 is active, the processor 66 gives a read address to the memory control circuit MC4 via the data node, DB, latch circuit 852, buffer 853 and the address bus AD2, and writes the ball shortage memo U.
The contents of M4 are read out via the buffer 84.

(2) Control Command Operation to Pachinko Machine In this embodiment, when the processor 66 detects a lack of balls in a tentenko machine, it sends a replenishment instruction signal to the pachinko machine.

First, when the processor 66 detects a lack of balls in the pachinko machine, it sends a replenishment instruction signal and information indicating the machine number of the pachinko machine in which the balls are in short supply to the launch circuit 852 of the address selection circuit via the data bus DBli. give. and,
and n et al. are sent to the decoder 861 of the timing control circuit.
When the parametric gate 853 is activated by the address bus AD2'i, the memory control circuit MO
In addition to 5. As a result, the memory control circuit M05 gives the machine number of the pachinko machine that is out of balls to the replenishment instruction memo 'JM5' as a write address, sets the data output to the iH level, and controls the writing process. Add signal grapes. As a result, the address specified in the replenishment instruction memo 'J M 5 is not at H level, and it is stored that the replenishment instruction should be given to the corresponding no.

Specifically, for example, when a replenishment instruction is given to the number 0, the O address of the replenishment instruction memo lj M 5 becomes H level.

Then, when the address of 0 is specified by the address counter 803, the output of the AND gate 824 rises at the timing when the decoder 861 outputs the load signal, and the ARITUB flop 822 is set. . At this time, the decoder 810 of the scanner detects O
Since the number series is selected, photocoupler 58 in the 0 series
(Fig. 7) is turned on, the base frost flows on the transistor 60 for a period of time set by the timer circuit 59, the current flows steadily, the replenishment electromagnet 53 operates during that time, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are supplied to the 0 series. It will be reduced. Then, at the timing when the decoder 861 raises the No. 7 output, the Arrival flop 822 is reset.

The OR gate 812 is for preventing the scanner decoder 810 from selecting a pachinko machine when the processor 66 is writing all the control information, and the scanner decoder 810 prevents the output of the OR gate 812 from being L.
Enabled when level.

In FIG. 7, switches SWI and 5W2U are manual replenishment switches so that even if the central control unit 20 is out of order, only the replenishment operation to the o-chinko machine can be performed. Both switches SWI and SW2 are interlocked, and s
wl connects the control signal line 62 and the power supply line 63;
SW2 is connected to the selection signal lines 65P1 to 65Pn'i and to the return line 64 via diode. Therefore, this manual replenishment switch SWI.

By turning on S W 2, the photodiode of the photocoupler 58 emits light, the replenishment electromagnet 53 is energized, and replenishment is stopped.

(3) Based on the voice input micro processor 66Vi, the collected information and the voice input information, it is possible to understand the status of the entire game parlor, and to use the ξ dick machine 2P! ~2'Pn, controls the display device 22, printer 28, etc.

FIG. 11 shows a specific example of the speech recognition device 7o (FIG. 8). In general, a speech recognition device can be divided into functions such as analog preprocessing, speech analysis, matching processing, system control, and standard pattern storage. 2 In the specific example shown in FIG. 11, the analog preprocessing circuit 7 consists of a hybrid IC (MC-4760) in which all the analog circuits including the microphone amplifier and the A/D conversion circuit are integrated into one chip.
5, an audio analysis-matching processing circuit 76 consisting of a dedicated LSI (μPD776D) that performs digital frequency analysis and nomiturn matching processing, and a system control circuit consisting of an LSI (μPD7762G) that performs audio detection, time compression, system control, etc. 77, and a standard turn memory 78 consisting of an external RAM. FIG. 12 shows a speech recognition processing flow. The input voice is sampled with a band-limited wave of 4 to 10 KHz and converted into a digital signal. For audio analysis, frequency analysis of 8 channels is performed using a monolithic filter group based on SO'F'. Next, after detecting the voice section, time compression processing is performed. In the time compression process, a compression pattern A' consisting of a redundant special vector gold thinning 1 representative vector and an extraction point series is created from the uniformly sampled audio number PA. By memorizing compression and turns as standard chisel turns, the amount of memory is significantly reduced. On the other hand, during recognition, as shown by the broken line in FIG.
and the standard chisel turn PB'n, the distance D (PA, PB') between the compressed chisel turns is calculated. In this case, time axis normal (the calculation amount of b distance is)ξ turn compression rate kl/
m, the processing amount t is smaller than the simple DP matching method.
1 /? 71" or less. The external standard pattern memory 78 has a 16-byte puncture structure and can store up to 512 words. However, if the number of recognized words is 128 words, Yes, the vocalization format is discrete vocalization.

Since all processing related to voice recognition processing is performed by the voice recognition device, the microprocessor 66 only needs to give commands for various operation modes. The basic operation modes include voice pattern registration, recognition operation, voice level adjustment mode, syntax group settings, threshold value (restrain value) changes, and standard number turn upload and download. It can be used in place of various input keys in the central control unit of the conventional No. 6 Dick game parlor. Do you already know about this voice recognition device itself? As such, further explanation will be omitted.

Next, the handling before opening, during business, at closing, and during settings will be explained. Table 1 shows the relationship between monitoring items and voice input, especially during business hours.

Table 1 (open for business) Before opening ■ Turn the key “on” and remove the key.

The processor 66 controls each memory I/I of the data acquisition circuit 83.
Read the data f' stored in M1 to M4, that is, the number of winning balls, the number of batted balls, the number of replenished balls, and the data on the lack of balls RA, M
732. Next, the CRT display display intern AF 1 is set to display on the display device 22 a "base with balls", that is, a display with balls in the upper tank 13.

(2) After inspecting the ball-equipped table, the operator inputs voice input of "-simultaneous replenishment" while pressing the microphone switch 25, and presses the start switch 31.

At this time, the processor 66 inputs the command iI (AM732) input from the speech recognition device 70ε, temporarily saves the command, and then decodes this command to display "No Ball" in its entirety on the screen of the display device 22, and at the bottom of the screen. "- Qi Supply"
Display the characters.

If the input is incorrect, press the clear switch 32.

■ The operator confirms on the screen that all the machines are ``baseless machines'', then inputs the voice command ``Open'', confirms the words ``Open'' appearing at the bottom of the screen, and then presses the start switch. Press 31.

At this time, the processor 66 temporarily saves the instruction iRA read from the voice recognition device 70 in the M732, decodes this instruction, and outputs the replenishment instruction instruction in the form of data.
It is applied to the transmission data collection circuit 84. Replenishment is started, and the upper tank 13 of each pachinko machine is full, for example, 400
When the replenishment number memory 1/M3 of the replenishment number data collection circuit 833 reaches the corresponding value, the processor cancels the replenishment command for each vehicle.

During business ■ Batting table occurrence When a predetermined number of batted balls reaches 5, for example, 5000, the processor 66 sounds a buzzer (not shown) and displays the “table number” of the batting table in the batting table display screen. will be displayed blinking, and the words ``Stopping platform has occurred'' will be displayed blinking at the bottom of the screen. When the operator inputs voice inputs such as "stop buzzer,""machinenumber," and "confirm termination," the processor 66 temporarily saves all commands consisting of these voice input data in the RAM 732, then decodes all of these commands and reads them. The machine number of the relevant pachinko machine is displayed on the screen next to the words "Stopping machine has occurred". If the machine number is different, the operator should press clear switch 3.
Press 2. When the clear switch 32 is pressed, the processor 66 erases the memories of the boxes A and M732. When the operator presses the start switch 31 after confirming the machine number, the processor 66 stops the flashing of the machine number of the corresponding )ξ dick machine on the screen based on the decoding data of RA and M732, and displays " Delete "No stop table occurred" and the table number.

■ Calling a stop table When the operator wants to display the first list of stop pins, the operator makes a voice input of "Display a stop table." Based on this voice input data, the processor 66 displays a list of machine numbers of the machines that are currently on the verge of being discontinued.

■Releasing the stop-stop machine Voice input of the ``stand number'' and ``release'' of the stop-stop stand to be released.

When the processor receives an instruction consisting of this audio input data, it reads the instruction and temporarily saves it in the RAM 732.
Next, decipher this command and display the serial number of the machine concerned and the words "Release release" at the bottom of the list screen of the stop machine.b After the operator confirms this command, press the start switch 31.
When you press , based on the decoded data in RAM 732, the characters "Discontinued Release" and the display of the machine number of that machine are erased, and the machine number address and replenishment command of the Nonochinko machine are displayed. The included data is provided to the transmission data collection circuit 84. When the predetermined 400 balls are not caught in the upper tank 13 of the pachinko machine, the replenishment sensor S3 of the replenishment device 12 is turned on. Supply number memo'
The contents of JM 3 will increase by +1. At this point, the processor 66 temporarily suspends the replenishment command to the /ξchi/co machine.

The processor 66 determines that the content (integrated value) of the memory M3 is +1.
The number of replenishments for the pachinko machine in question will begin counting again from the moment the machine is refilled.

When the predetermined number of stoppages reaches 5000 pieces, the generation of the replenishment command to the transmission/data collection circuit 84 is terminated.

■ Forced stop If you want to stop the process when the predetermined number of items to be stopped is not reached, input the "machine number" and "forced stop" voice input.

The processor 66 stores this audio input data in the RAM 732.
Then, T'L'fc is decoded, and the serial number of the machine and the "Forced Stop" character are displayed at the bottom of the stop table list screen. When the start switch 31 is pressed, the processor erases these displays based on the decoded data and ends the generation of the replenishment command ρ to the pachinko machine.

Therefore, the no.xi. dick machine automatically stops hitting when the balls currently in the upper tank 13 run out.

■Additional Replenishment If you wish to continue replenishment after reaching the predetermined number of 5000 items, input the "machine number" and "individual replenishment" by voice. The processor displays the machine number and the words "additional supply" on the discontinued machine list screen in the same manner as in the case of forced discontinuation.

When the start switch 31 is pressed, the processor turns off the display and issues one replenishment command e to the winning pachinko machine. After additional supply, the table will automatically stop playing when there are no more balls on the board.

〈Data monitoring〉 ■Individual call For one specific machine, machine number, number of refills,
Number of out pitches, difference (number of batted pitches - number of supplied pitches), difference in batting (
If you want to display items and data such as the difference at the time of discontinuation), the number of discontinued pieces, the number of discontinuations, and the status (empty or discontinued), select "Individual call" [Machine number Jr S J '
Enter voice input into. The processor stores this voice-input command in the RA and M2B5, and causes the machine number of the ξ dick machine concerned and the words "individual call" to be displayed on the screen.

When the start switch 31 is pressed, the processor collects the accumulated data (number of winning balls, number of batted balls, etc.) stored in the data collection circuit 83 regarding the corresponding no.xi.

The current correspondence data stored in the RA and M2B5 based on the number of replenishments, etc. and the calculation results based thereon are displayed on the screen together with the machine number.

■Call all machines ξWhen the various data of the above items are displayed on the screen for all machines, input the voice command ``Call all machines JF8J ``Continuous''. After checking the words "Call all machines" displayed on the screen,
When the start switch 31 is pressed, the data of the item (2) above for each 22 cars will be displayed on the screen one after another.

■ Calling all machines from any machine If you want to display the various data of the above items for all the pachinko machines from a specific desired machine number for 22 machines at a time,
Execute the voice prompt "Call JrSJr machine number" and press the start switch after checking the screen.

■ Recalling the total data for all machines If you want to display the total number of replenishments, number of batted balls, subtractive numbers, and number of stops for all machines, enter the voice input of "S" to "call the total of all machines" and start after checking the screen. Press the switch.

■ First, input the word "Closed" by voice, and after confirming all the characters "Closed J" on the screen, press the start switch.

When the processor receives this voice input command, it finishes issuing the replenishment command to the transmission data collection circuit 84 for all units. The clerk removes the ball from the upper tank of each no ξ dick machine. At this time, the processor is still monitoring the ball shortage data collection circuit 834'' and displays it in the list of balls with balls in the upper tank.For the balls with balls, the ball removal operation is performed.

■ Data printing by printer 1) Printing on all Noguchinko machines In order to print the number of batted balls for each white stripe, the number of prize balls (number of winning balls x number of prize balls), and the difference between the two Make a voice input for "Print" and press the start switch after confirming the entire display. When the processor receives this voice input command, it specifies the interface 72 of the printer 28 and prints out the data. Based on this printed data, the nails of each ξ dick machine will be adjusted.

ii) No ξ total printing In order to print the total number of batted balls, number of prize balls, difference and profit and loss calculation for all machines, "ξ total printing"
Enter the voice input and press the start switch after checking the display. The processor promptly causes the printer 28 to print out the calculation results.

111) Pachinko stopping machine printing In order to print the machine number and number of pachinko stopping machines in one day,
Voice input ``Pachinko stop machine printing'' and press the start switch after checking the display. Zorocessor causes the printer 28 to print in order of machine number.

1. Printing the discount number after closing In order to print the "discount number after closing" after exchanging prizes, input the voice command "Print the discount number after closing" and press the start switch after confirming the display.

Here, ``post-closing discount'' refers to . When the processor receives this voice input command, it takes in the data from the legal tender machine 3 and the ball counting machine 15, calculates the divisor, and prints out the results.

■) Printing the number during business hours In order to print the "discount number during business hours" before exchanging the prize, enter the voice input of "printing the number during business hours," and after confirming the display, press the start switch.

This is what we mean by ``business ratio''. When the processor receives this voice input command, it calculates the number of batted balls for all machines and the number of prize balls for all machines, calculates the total sales percentage from this and the total number of rental balls, and Print the results.

■ Turn off all keys.

The operation ends when the power is turned off and the store is closed. However, if you want to save that day's data until the next day, unplug the power cord from the outlet.

Setting operation ■Turn the key to setting mode F”K.

■ Setting the number of discontinuations To change the number of discontinuances from the previous day's setting of 5,000 to, for example, 3,000, select "Number of discontinued" and "All units"1'-3000J.
' After checking the display, press the start switch. For this audio input, the processor uses RAM73.
Change the number of stops stored in 2 from 5000 to 3000.

■ Setting the number of balls to be supplied Set the number of balls to be supplied to the upper tank of each pachinko machine at one time, for example, 4.
To set the number to 00, input "Number of pitches to be supplied - all units - 400" by voice, check the display, and then press the start switch. The processor sets the supply setting number of balls in the RAM 732 to 40.
Set to 0.

■ Setting the number of prize balls If all pachinko machines have a prize ball number of 13, input the "number of prize balls" [all machines Jr 13 Jk] by voice, and after checking the display, press the start switch.

If the pachinko machine has a machine with a prize number of 15 balls, the following information will be displayed: "Number of prize balls", "Machine number", "Kara", "Machine number JrlSJ".
After inputting by voice and checking the display, press the start switch. The processor sets the calculated number of prize balls to 13 or 15 for the machine number input by voice input.

In the above embodiment, the processor 66 operates based on voice input, for example, commands consisting of "machine number" and "stop release" as one unit. However, it is also possible to operate in units of "carrier number" or "stop/release". In this case, to clarify the separation between the "machine number" and "discontinuation release".

For example, after inputting the voice of "machine number", switch the microphone switch to 2.
5 to turn it off, and then make a voice input of "stop and release", and when the processor confirms the intermediate OFF state of this microphone switch, it decodes and processes all the commands or codes of the previous voice input. Good too.

The voice input is not limited to the one in the example, but can it be voice with a similar meaning (short words as keywords)?
All you have to do is enter it. Therefore, even with the keywords shown in the example, the sequence is a bar that omits the voice input of rsJ in the case of individual call of data monitoring, call of all machines, call of any machine to all machines, and call of all machines in total. In case of stand display, it is possible to omit the voice input of "buzzer stop". In addition, voice input commands are displayed on the screen for the operator to confirm.
Although the command is executed by pressing the start switch after that, the command may also be executed by itself in response to a voice input command. If you make a mistake in the voice input, you can use the clear switch to erase it.
The start switch and clear switch commands themselves can also be executed by voice input.

In the embodiment, when voice input is performed, the microphone switch iQN is set during the input. As described above, the central management device of the present invention connects a voice recognition device to a processor via a data node, gives voice input commands to the processor from a microphone through the voice recognition device
Since the v processor is configured to issue replenishment instructions to each of the three machines, when a pachinko machine is stopped, for example, it is no longer necessary to operate several keys in a fixed order as in the past. do not have. Therefore, work such as stopping and releasing can be accomplished quickly even during busy times.

The embodiment is a so-called fixed-rate replenishment high return system, and therefore the stoppage is detected from the emptying of the upper tank of the Pachinko machine and the number of times of replenishment by the replenishment device. However, in the present invention, the detection of the stoppage state itself can be done by any other means. For example, there is a so-called "tanagashi high return system" that stops when the number of balls hit reaches a predetermined number.
The present invention can be applied.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a noxichinko game center having a central control device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the external appearance of the central control device of the central control device which is an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a no. A diagram showing the operation board 1"k of the central control device, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the connection relationship between the central control device and the no ξ dick gaming machine as its terminal, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the replenishment device installed in the machine, FIG. 6 is a front view thereof, FIG. 7 is a wiring diagram connecting each pachinko machine on the island equipment side and the central control device, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the centralized control of the present invention. A circuit diagram showing the specific configuration of the device, FIG. 9 is a detailed diagram of its integrated data collection circuit, FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining its operation, and FIG. 11 is the speech recognition device in FIG. 8. Figure 12 is a diagram showing the entire configuration sequence, and Fig. 12 is a recognition flow diagram thereof.・・Top tank 14・Prize exchange place 15・Prize ball counting @
20... Central control device 21... Support stand
22... CRT display device 23... Operation board
24... Microphone 25... Microphone switch 2
6... Control device main body 27... Power supply device 28
... Printer 29 ... Hood 30 ... Business switch 31 ... Start switch 32 ... Clear switch 33 ... Time adjustment switch 47 ... Stripe rocket 51 ... Permanent magnet 52 ...
・Reed switch 53... Replenishment electromagnet 58... Photocoupler 59... Timer circuit 60... Drive transistor 61... Data transmission line 62... Control signal line (for replenishment) 63... Power line 64
...Regression line 65P...Selection signal line 66.
...Microprocessor 67...Intern aids for ball counting machine 68...Intern aids for legal tender machine 69...Interface 70 for CRT display device...
-Voice recognition device 71...operation point interface 72...
Printer interface 73...Memory 731...Program storage memory 732...Data storage memory 80...Address generation circuit 81...Scanner 82,
... Interface 83 ... Reception data collection circuit 831 ... Winning ball data collection Il path 832 ... Hit ball data collection circuit 833 ... Replenishment number data collection circuit 834 ... Ball shortage data collection circuit 84... Transmission data collection circuit 85... Address selection circuit 86... Timing control circuit Sl... Winning ball sensor S2... Hitting ball sensor S
3...Replenishment sensor S4...Ball shortage sensor/su Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A plurality of terminal devices including a ノξchinko gaming machine and a central control unit including a processor are connected via a transmission line, and the processor executes each nominochinko gaming machine based on an input command. In the central control device of the ``chinko game center'' which issues replenishment instructions to machines, a voice recognition device is connected to the processor via a data node, and the above-mentioned input command is made to the microphone through the voice recognition device. A central management device for a Noξchinko amusement park featuring the following. (2) The centralized management device according to claim 1, wherein the input command includes at least a machine number and a voice input for canceling and releasing. (3) The centralized control device according to claim 1, wherein the input command includes at least a machine number and a voice input indicating forced termination. (4) The centralized control device according to claim 1, wherein the input command includes at least a machine number and a voice input indicating individual replenishment. (5) Includes a Nozo Chinko gaming machine A plurality of terminal devices and a central control device including a display device and a processor are connected via a transmission line, and the processor processes data for each no ξ dick gaming machine collected via the transmission line, and also processes input commands. In a central management control device for a No ξ Tenko gaming hall that controls the display regarding each No ξ Tenko gaming machine based on A central control device for a pachinko game hall, characterized in that the above-mentioned input command is made through a microphone. (6) The above-mentioned input command is characterized in that it includes a voice input meaning at least a machine number and a stop machine display. A centralized management device according to claim 5. (7) The input command includes at least a voice input indicating an individual call and a machine number. (8) The centralized control device according to claim 5, wherein the input command includes at least a voice input indicating an all-device call ω plan. / (9) The above-mentioned centralized control device. The centralized control device according to claim 5, wherein the input command includes at least a machine number and a voice input indicating cancellation confirmation. The device and a central control device including a processor are connected via a transmission line, and the processor processes the data collected for each no. In a centralized management control device for a pachinko game hall that prints data or calculation results, a voice recognition device is connected to the processor via a data node, and the above input commands are sent via a microphone through the voice recognition device. A centralized control device for a /8 dick game arcade, characterized in that the input command includes at least a voice input for commanding the printing of all dicks. The centralized control device according to claim 10. (6) The centralized control device according to claim 10, characterized in that the input command includes a voice input that means at least printing a total of ξ dicks. 11. The centralized control device according to claim 10, wherein the input command includes at least a voice input meaning ``no ξ dick stand stop printing''. 04) The above input command means at least to print the discount number after closing.9I! ? 11. A centralized management device mounted on a ship according to claim 10, characterized in that it includes an input. α0 The centralized control device according to claim 10, wherein the input command includes at least a voice input meaning printing of a percentage during business hours.