JPS6085775A - Game stand controller - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a game machine management device, and more particularly to a game machine management device that displays data on a game machine and its peripheral devices on a printer or the like at each sampling time.

(Background of the Invention) Recently, the functions of gaming machine management devices that manage data and control termination of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and their peripheral devices have become more sophisticated year by year due to the diversification of user needs and advances in electronic technology. There is. Conventional management devices accumulate various data during business hours and print out the accumulated data after the store closes. For example, changes in topography (= out ball - safe top) and operating rate over time at each point in time during business hours after closing were displayed in graph form on a CRT display or printer. In such a management device, a method has been adopted in which various data are collected at each sampling time during business hours and registered in a memory, and after the store is closed, the data is read out and graphed. By using such equipment, it has become possible to simultaneously see continuous changes in various data over time, and it has become possible to understand the correlations and relationships among various data, which has made it possible to manage pachinko parlors. I was able to do it in more detail. However, such conventional management devices require a large amount of memory because it is necessary to store various data at each sampling time. In addition, there is a problem in that the sampling time becomes coarse, making it impossible to obtain detailed continuous data. Furthermore, since various data are read out from the memory and graphed after the store is closed, it takes a long time to graph the data, and there is a problem in that it is not possible to view continuous data at each point in time during business hours.

(Object of the Invention) An object of the present invention is to directly view detailed data at each sampling time during operation in a game machine management device without requiring a huge amount of memory. The object of the present invention is to enable shortening of sampling time by making it possible to obtain data rapidly and continuously at each sampling time.

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) The present invention is a game machine management device that manages game machines such as pachinko machines and their peripheral devices, and outputs data collected at each sampling time by directly printing each time. It is based on a concept,
Such a concept makes it possible to continuously obtain fine-grained data at each sampling time during business operations without using large-capacity memory. In addition, since the sampling time is extremely short and it is possible to output many types of data, it is possible to properly obtain relationships between various types of data, providing important data for the management of pachinko parlors, etc. becomes possible. In addition, by constantly viewing graphs and the like during business hours, it becomes possible to immediately respond to abnormal changes in data.

(Example of the invention) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a gaming machine management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device in the figure includes a wide printer 1 that prints on paper with a width of 10 to 15 inches, a small printer 2 that prints on paper with a width of about 3.5 inches, a CRT display 3, and a keyboard 4.
Equipped with. The wide printer 1 is used as a recorder to print various data at each sampling time, and the small printer 2 is used to print conventional data such as sales data.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the circuitry contained within the apparatus of FIG. That is, the management device in FIG.
In addition to a wide printer 1, a small printer 2, a CRT display 3, and a keyboard 4, a processing system is incorporated in which an input/output device 5, a storage device 6, and a clock generation circuit 7 are connected to a central processing unit 8. There is. The storage device 6 is for storing programs and data, and the input/output device 5 is for storing a management device and an external pachinko machine 9,
Ball rental machine 10, prize exchange machine 11, and temperature/humidity sensor 12
It's a useless interface circuit to connect etc. . ,. Tsuu generation circuit 7. Yoa9+j>71. This is a circuit that generates clocks for A and Q. Further, as the central processing unit 8, for example, a microprocessor or the like is used.

In the management device according to the present invention, a wide printer 1
It is possible to set various conditions for the recorder using the store, and these settings are made in advance by operating the keyboard 4 before opening the store. For example, 1. Whether to use a recorder or not. 2. What items should be recorded? For example, designated machine number, out ball, safe ball, seaweed, number of supplies, operating rate, temperature, humidity, etc. Note that it is also possible to specify multiple items.

3. Sampling time When these various conditions are specified using the keyboard 4, the central processing unit 8 performs processing according to these conditions.

FIG. 3 shows the processing procedure when using a recorder to record the number of replenishments in the 100s, algae, and humidity.

When using a method using interrupt processing, the tarlock generation circuit 7 interrupts the central processing unit 8 at each specified sampling time, and repeats the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, thereby generating various data. A graph is created. That is, when an interrupt is generated at each sampling time, the central processing unit 8 reads the number of replenishments during the sampling time based on the data sequentially written from the pachinko machine 9 to the storage device 6, and calculates the number of replenishments by 1/100 of the number of replenishments. Print the number ``*'' and perform a carriage return. Next, the start of work on the specified stand is read from the storage device 6, the printer head is moved to a position corresponding to the start of work data, an O mark is printed, and the carriage returns. Furthermore, the humidity is read from the temperature/humidity sensor 12 via the input/output device 5,
Move the printer head to the position according to the humidity and
Print the mark and perform a carriage return. After that, the printer returns to a new line, returns to the main routine, and has the next interrupt.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a graph printed continuously at each sampling time in this manner. In the figure, the number of supplies is 100 times the number of printed * marks, and construction starts, humidity, etc. are also printed on predetermined scales.

Furthermore, one line feed width corresponds to one sampling time, and in the figure, the sampling time is 10 seconds. From such graphs, it is possible to immediately read various data for each sampling time during business hours.
It is also possible to read how the number of supplies and humidity affect construction starts.

In the above description, various data settings are performed before the store opens, but this can also be done at any time during business hours. Furthermore, it is clear that the wide printer 1 can be used not only for printing s1 but also for printing various other data.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a gaming machine management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing an external circuit of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a circuit shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a graph printed by the process shown in FIG. 3. 1: Wide printer, 2: Small printer, 3: CR1-
Display, 4: Keyboard, 5; Input/output device, 6:
Storage device, 7: Clock generation circuit, 8: Central processing unit, 9: Pachinko machine, 10: Ball rental machine, 11: Prize exchange machine, 12: Temperature/humidity sensor. Patent applicant Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Tatsuo Ito Agent Patent attorney Tetsuya Ito

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An output clock generating means for generating a clock signal at each specified sampling time, and an output clock generating means for generating a clock signal at each sampling time based on the clock signal from the clock generating means, at least related to the gaming machine or its peripheral devices. A game machine management device comprising: a data collection means for collecting data; and an output means for displaying the collected data at each sampling time. 2. Claim 1, wherein the output means is a printer.
The game machine management device described in section 1.