JPS6099281A - Collective controller 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 pachinko game parlor.1. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new pachinko game parlor 9 centralized management device that can collect important information directly related to the business status of the game parlor, such as the number of jackpots of electric accessories, from each pachinko game machine and output the collected information.

As is well known, in recent years in pachinko parlors, terminal devices such as pachinko machines and ball rental machines are connected to computers and systems via transmission lines, and this computer system can monitor the number of balls sold, the number of winning balls, and the number of balls won from each terminal. It collects information indicating the number of supplied balls, number of out pitches, etc., centrally manages nine so-called store-wide systems such as replenishment instructions for each terminal, guidance for stopping, etc., and performs sales aggregation processing. Based on the information collected in this way, the gaming parlor makes decisions on business policies such as nail opening adjustment.

By the way, in recent years, pachinko gaming machines have incorporated many accessories, such as electric accessories, in order to improve the services provided to players. In pachinko machines equipped with this type of accessory, the winning rate per unit time varies greatly depending on whether the accessory is in a so-called jackpot state or in a state other than a jackpot, making it extremely highly profitable. It is true that we have gained the support of many players because of this, but on the other hand, as an amusement arcade, we cannot rely solely on profit and loss calculations based on the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplied balls, etc. It is also true that it is becoming more difficult for I-Institutes to decide on business policies for the following reasons.

In other words, this type of game machine is controlled so that the so-called jackpot will occur with a certain probability, but this probability is calculated based on a long-term cycle such as monthly or yearly. However, when considering a short cycle such as -8 U business hours, there is a considerable deviation.However, with the conventional system that only aggregates information related to profit and loss calculations, it is difficult to hit the jackpot. Since it is not possible to grasp the factors involved in changes in the gaming state such as the occurrence of a jackpot, it is difficult to establish a sales policy based on the premise that the probability of a jackpot occurring is uniquely determined, or to rely on the complete anger of the adjuster to change the sales policy. We have no choice but to determine.

Therefore, for example, when considering the adjustment of the nails on a fixing table, the method for adjusting the nails is completely different depending on whether the fixing occurs due to the occurrence of a jackpot or if the fixing occurs regardless of the occurrence of a jackpot. Despite this, this distinction cannot be made at all with traditional profit and loss calculations, so it is also possible to judge that too many jackpots have occurred for machines that have been closed, regardless of the occurrence of jackpots. It is quite possible that you may end up adjusting the nails. Furthermore, even if we consider the case where the prize is stopped due to fraudulent means such as opening the variable prize winning device artificially with a piano wire, etc., the conventional system not only cannot detect the fraudulent means, but also prevents the winning device from being closed. Based on this judgment, the nails may be tightened even further.

The present invention was made in view of the current situation, and
The purpose of this is to provide a centralized management system for pachinko game parlors using pachinko game machines as terminals, where the profits of players can fluctuate rapidly due to changes in conditions, such as electric props. Information related to the occurrence of gaming conditions can be collected by adding a few lines! In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor that can perform output processing.

To summarize, the present invention connects a plurality of pachinko games ta, which are configured so that the player's profit increases rapidly when a predetermined gaming state is reached, to a control system via a transmission line,
The control system is a central management device for a pachinko game parlor that processes information collected from the terminal device via the transmission line, and the control system transmits information associated with the predetermined gaming state to each of the plurality of pachinko game machines. In addition to providing a transmitting means for transmitting data to a transmission line, the control system includes a storage means for accumulating and storing information transmitted from each pachinko machine via the transmission line for each pachinko machine and for each piece of information. and an output means for outputting and processing the information stored in the storage means, so that the number of jackpots and the like for each machine can be displayed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 100 is a control system, and this control system 10
0 is connected to a plurality of pachinko machines P via the transmission line 200.
I-pn is connected. And each pachinko game 1
aP1 to Pn transmit information indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of replenished balls, etc. to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200, and the control information transmitted from the control system 100 via the transmission line 200 determines the lack of balls. Controls replenishment to the table and stopping of supply to the stopping table.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, in addition to the above, each pachinko game machine P1
~Pn transmits information associated with the state of the accessory to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200, although the specific information differs depending on the type of accessory. The information transmitted to the control system 100 in this way is first added to the transmission control device 110. are integrated and stored in integration memories 160a-b-c-d.

and a CP that controls the entire control system 100.
UI 30 is a program written in advance in ROM 140 or RAM 150 at the time of system initialization.
According to the program loaded into the integration memory 160
The information accumulated and stored in a-b-c-d is read via the transmission control device 110 and displayed on the CRT display 311 via the I10 boat 310, or printed out from the printer 321 via the I10 boat 320. do. Using the information obtained in this way, the operator can grasp the state of the accessories in each pachinko game machine PI-Pn, and use this information as information for discovering fraudulent activities and adjusting the nails the next day.

As mentioned above, the specific contents of the information sent by each pachinko game machine fiP1-pn are as follows:
Since the configuration of the accessory will naturally differ depending on the configuration of the accessory, FIG. 2 shows an example of a pachinko game machine with an electric accessory.

That is, FIG. 2 shows an example of a game board surface 400 of a pachinko game machine with an electric accessory, and the game machine shown is of a type in which a variable winning device is opened and closed depending on the game result of a so-called slot game. .

As shown in the figure, a game device 410 in which 7-segment LEDs are arranged in three digits is arranged approximately in the center of the game board surface 400, and the opening mode of the variable prize winning device described below is adjusted in accordance with the display mode of this game device 410. As a result, the player's profit status fluctuates greatly. In this embodiment, information indicating factors involved in fluctuations in the player's profit status is transmitted to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200.

That is, the game board surface 400 of this embodiment includes a normal winning ball device 40 that only promises a refund of prize balls for winning balls.
In addition to 1, 402, 403 and out holes for collecting out balls, there is a special ball winning area 420a that is the trigger for starting the game.
- 420b and 420C are provided, and when a pachinko ball wins in these special ball winning areas 420a, 420b, and 420c, the game device 410 is activated and its display mode changes continuously. When the player presses the stop switch 430 provided on the front of the gaming machine, or when the gaming machine 4
When the player does not press the stop switch 430 even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after 10 was activated, the game device 410 stops its operation, and controls the opening mode of the variable prize winning device 440 according to the display mode of the game device 410 at that time. do. I Specifically, the display mode of the game device 410 is (7, 7, 7)
When the game ends, the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds, and when the game ends in any other display mode, the variable winning device 440 is opened for 0.6 seconds.

In addition, in this embodiment, the central variable winning area 440a is defined as a special ball winning area, and when the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds as described above, the variable winning device 440a (special ball winning area) ), if you win part 3
After the opening for 0 seconds has ended, the variable prize winning device 440 continues to open for 30 seconds.

Although FIG. 2 shows a so-called tulip-type variable winning device as an example of the variable winning device 440, there are other variable winning devices that have a very low probability of winning inside when closed or do not win at all, The present invention can be applied to any type of game that can improve the winning probability.

Figure 3 shows the control system that controls the operation of such a pachinko game machine.The operation will be explained in detail with reference to the Shizu drawing.After starting the game, the specific ball winning area 4
When a pachinko ball wins in any of the winning areas 20a, 420b, and 420C, a specific ball winning area 420a, 420b, and 4 consisting of, for example, a photoelectric sensor or a microswitch is activated.
Specific sphere detectors 421a and 421b provided within 2Oc
- 421c generates a specific ball detection signal, and this specific ball detection signal is applied to the game device activation means 422.

This game device starting means 422 applies a starting signal and a stop signal to the random number generating section 423. The game device starting means 422 has a built-in counter that can continuously count up to four specific ball detection signals, and as long as this counter does not overflow, a random number is generated every time a specific ball detection signal is added. An activation signal is applied to section 423.

When the activation signal is applied in this way, the random number generator 4
23 generates three series of random numbers from O to 9 by software, and these random numbers are sent to the decoder/driver 4 for each series.
24a, 424b, and 424C. The decoders/drivers 424a, 424b, and 424c each decode the random numbers and drive the LED display sections 411a, 411b, and 411c corresponding to the game device 410. Therefore,
Game device activation means 422 that receives the specific ball detection signal
At the same time that the player applies a start signal to the random number generator 423, the display mode of the game device 410 changes continuously, and the slot game is started.

After the slot game has started in this way, if the player presses the stop switch 430 at any timing,
A stop signal is output from the stop switch 430, and this stop signal is applied to the random number generator 423 via the OR gate 432. When the random number generator 423 receives this stop signal, it stops generating random numbers, so the game device 423 stops generating random numbers.
The display contents of the 10 LED display sections 411a and 411t+-411c are fixed at that point, and the slot game ends. The game device starting means 422 also has a timer function, so that even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, after outputting a starting signal to the random number generating means 423, for example, 4
When a second has elapsed, a stop signal is generated, and this stop signal is applied to the random number generator 423 via the OR gate 432. Therefore, even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, the slot game will automatically end when four seconds have elapsed after the start of the slot game. Further, when the slot game ends in this manner, a game end signal indicating the end of the game is applied from the random number generating section 423 to the AND logic 425 and the variable winning device driving means 441.

First, the AND logic 425 has a decoder/driver 424
Numerical information equivalent to the random number added to the random number generator 423
When the ant logic 425 receives the game end signal, it performs a logical judgment on the three series of random numbers output by the random number generator 423 at that time, and all the random numbers are
7], the output is set to positive logic, and when the three series of random numbers are other than the above, the output is set to negative logic.

On the other hand, when the variable prize winning device control means 441 receives the game end signal, it opens the output logic of the AND logic 425, and if the output logic is negative, it applies a trigger to the 0.6 second timer 442, and the output logic of the AND logic 425 If is positive, a trigger is added to the 30 second timer 443.

First, when a trigger is applied to the 0.6 second timer 442,
The 0.6 second timer 442 oscillates for 0.6 seconds, and its output, the activation signal, becomes positive. This activation signal is amplified by a driver 445 via an OR gate 444, and solenoids 446a, 446b, and 446C for driving variable winning devices 440a, 440b, and 440c are excited during that time, and variable winning devices 440a to 440b and 440c are excited.
is opened for 0.6 seconds. Then, the falling edge of the activation signal output by the 0.6 second timer is applied to the game device activation means 422 via the OR gate 447, and the counter in the game device activation means 422 is subtracted. Therefore, if the counter in this game device starting means 422 is adjusted so that it overflows at a count of 4, for example, the specific ball detection signal will be received up to 4 times in a row, but any more specific ball detection signals will cause the slot game to fail. The game will not be accepted unless the game results are shown after the first round.

On the other hand, when a trigger is applied to the 30 second timer 443, 3
The 0-second timer 443 oscillates for 300 seconds, and its output, the activation signal, becomes positive. Then, this activation signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the variable prize winning device! Solenoids 446a, 446b, and 446C for driving 440a, 44ob, and 440c are excited during that time, and variable winning devices 440a, 440b, and 440
c is opened for 30 seconds. Also, since the output of the 30 second timer 443 is applied to one control input terminal of the AND gate 451, when the variable prize winning device 440 is open for 30 minutes, the logic of one control input terminal of the AND gate 451 is It is correct. Also, the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is applied to the other control input terminal of the AND gate 451, but since the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is at 1 level in the initial state, the special ball winning is not possible in this state. Variable winning device 440 defined as a region
When a pachinko ball wins a prize, the special ball detection signal generated by the special ball detector 453 is applied to the maximum profit (=J giving means 454) via the AND gate 451.

This maximum profit awarding means 454 opens the variable prize winning device 440 again for 30 seconds when certain conditions are met, thereby awarding an extremely large profit to the player. Specifically, this maximum profit giving means 454 is logically configured to start its operation when a special ball detection signal is applied via an AND gate 451, and when it starts its operation, it monitors the output of the 30 second timer 443. Then, after the appearance is completed, the 30 second timer 4 is activated via or game 1-448.
Add a trigger to 43. Therefore, if a player wins the variable winning device 440a while the variable winning device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the variable winning device 440 will open again for 30 seconds. In this way, the variable prize winning device 44
When 0 is open for 30 seconds, the AND gate 451 is also open, so if this continues, the variable winning device 440 will be open for 30 seconds.
As long as a prize is won in the variable winning device 440a during the opening of 30 seconds, the variable winning device 440 will repeat the opening of 30 seconds endlessly.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a counter built in the number setting means 452 counts the falling edge of the output of the 30 second timer 443, and when this counter counts a set number, for example 10, the number setting means 452 overflows. This is so that the voltage drops to the L level. As a result, since the AND gate 451 is closed, the special ball detection signal generated after that is not added to the maximum profit giving means 454, and therefore, the variable prize winning device 440 is
When the second opening is completed, the maximum profit giving means 454 is 3.
Instead of outputting a start signal to the 0 second timer 443, a reset signal is generated, and this reset signal is output to the OR gate 44.
7, the number setting means 452 is reset, and a counter built in the game device starting means 422 is decremented. In addition, even if the variable winning device 440a does not win during the 30-second opening period, the special ball detection signal is not added to the maximum profit giving means 454.
After the variable prize winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds, the device is initialized.

By the way, the variable winning device 440 is configured so that the efficiency of winning internally is significantly improved by opening it as described above.
Changes in the form of 0 have a significant bearing on the profits of the players, as well as on the management status of the game parlor. Therefore, in order to provide fair and appropriate services to players and to run sound management at the gaming parlor, it is desirable to accurately grasp information related to changes in the mode of the variable prize winning device 440. .

In the case of a fallen tree, the pachinko machine shown in Figure 2,
Factors involved in the variation of the mode of the variable prize winning device 440 include: (a) The number of times the display of the game device 410 changes to the so-called jackpot display mode of [7.7.7] within a unit time.

(b) Number of times slot games are played within a unit time. , .

tC), within @ time, specific ball winning area 420
Number of pitches entered.

(d) The number of times the variable prize winning device repeats opening for 30 seconds due to the influence of the special ball detection signal within a unit time.

etc. can be considered.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in order for the control system 100 to recognize information related to changes in the aspect of the prize winning device 440, signals at each point shown in FIG. 3 are transmitted to the control system 100, and the control system lOO side The transmitted signals are integrated and stored.

Specifically, (a) transmitting a trigger applied by the variable prize winning device 441 to the 30 second timer 443 in order to grasp the number of times the display of the game device 410 changes to the jackpot display mode within a unit time; (b), in order to grasp the number of slot games played within a unit time, the game device activation means 422 transmits an activation signal added to the random number generation means 423; Ball winning area 420
Transmit a specific ball detection signal to determine the number of winning balls; (d) Understand the number of times the variable prize winning device repeats the 30-second opening due to the influence of the special ball detection signal within a unit time; Therefore, the maximum profit giving means 454 transmits an activation signal added to the 30 second timer 443.

Terminal point ABCD in FIG. 3 indicates an outlet for these signals, and a specific transmission system and a configuration example of the transmission system are shown in detail in FIG. 4.

To outline the transmission method shown in FIG. 4, the transmission control device 11
Signals generated at points A, B, 0, and D in the pachinko game machine Pi (i is a natural number from O to n) scanned by the 0-side decoder 111 are connected to transmission lines 202a and 202b corresponding to each signal. - Integration memories 160a and 160 are latched by the latch circuit 112 on the transmission control device 110 side via 202c and 202d, and correspond to each piece of information.
b, 160C, and 160d and stored. In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal designated address by the decoder 111 and each integration memory 160a, 160b, 160C, 1
Since the addresses of 60d are matched in terms of hardware, information can be collected extremely quickly in this embodiment.

Next, the detailed configuration of the transmission system shown in FIG. 4 will be explained together with its operation.
The counted value of the ring counter 114, which is added in synchronization with this basic clock, is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 114, which takes a value of 81 up to τ, and is added to the decoder 115 for timing control.
15 decodes the count value of this ring counter 114 and returns it to 0.
Generates various control signals from to 7. One transmission cycle is completed while the various control signals from 0 to 7 generated by the decoder 115 go around. Further, the most significant digit of the ring counter 114 is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 116.
The count value is used to specify the address of the pachinko game machine serving as the terminal and to specify the address of the integration memories IC1Oa-b-c.

That is, the count value of the ring counter 116 is added to the decoder 111 for determining the address of the terminal device, and the decoder 111 decodes this to designate the first to nth terminal devices. Since the count value of the ring counter 114 goes through one cycle while the count value of the ring counter 116 is incremented by 1, data is transmitted with the pachinko game machine while the decoder 111 is specifying the pachinko game machine. Cynor will end.

For example, as a result of a slot game being played on the younger brother No. 1, the display mode of the game device 4-10 changes to (7/7
・7] (i.e., a jackpot). When the display mode of the game device 410 becomes [7.7.7], the variable prize winning device control means 441 controls
A trigger is applied to the second timer 443, and this trigger is derived to point A.

(See FIG. 3) Then, referring to FIG. 4, a drive current flows through the driver circuit Da due to the trigger derived from the point A, and the relay 211a in the switchboard 210 is closed.

On the other hand, when the count value of the ring counter 114 reaches 1 at this timing, the decoder 111 turns on its No. 1 output and turns on the sweep driver DRI, thereby specifying the No. 1 number. When the sweep driver DPI is turned on in this way, the photocoupler Pa/transmission line 202 is connected to the power supply ■.
A current flows through the path from relay 211a to terminal designated line 201, and the transistor forming photocoupler pa turns on.

In addition, the latch circuit IMII has four memory locations from La to Ld, and these memory locations are respectively assigned to the signals at point A, point B, point 0, and point D in Figure 3. The latch circuit 112 launches the input signal at the timing when the load signal, which is the 0th output of the decoder 115, is applied. Therefore, as described above, the photocoupler Pa
When the phototransistor constituting is on, the memory location La of the launch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of the jackpot at the timing when the decoder 115 raises the load signal,
The output is the memory control means 16 in the integration memory 160a.
Added to 1.

In addition to the output of the latch circuit 112, the memory control means 161 receives load, count, and write control signals from the decoder 115, and also receives a memory address from the address bus AD. When a load signal is applied from the decoder 115, the memory control means 161 applies a preset enable signal PE to the recent counter 162, and the preset counter 162 presets the numerical value derived to the output line of the memory 163. In addition, the decoder 115 is the number 0, number 1, number 2,
When each output of No. 7 is activated, Panfa Gate 11
7 is activated, the memory control means 161 receives the ring counter 1160 via the breadcrum gate 117.
A count value (that is, the address of the first machine) is added, and the memory control means 161 gives this address as it is to the memory 163. Therefore, at this time, the stored contents of the address assigned to the first number in the memory 163 are derived from the output line of the memory 163. The memory contents of the address assigned to the first machine in the memory 163 contain the cumulative number of jackpots that occurred in the first machine until the previous operation cycle.
The preset counter 162 is preset with the cumulative value of the number of jackpots that have occurred in the first machine up to the previous operation cycle.Next, when the decoder 115 raises the count signal, this count signal is stored in the memory. When this count signal is applied to the control means 16I, the memory control means 161 outputs a count amplifier clock ck to the preset counter 162 if the memory location 1-a of the launch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of a jackpot. Output. Therefore, in the current example of operation, the count amplifier clock ck is applied to the preset counter 162, so the preset counter 162 can count and amplify by one the integrated value of the number of jackpots that have occurred in the first machine up to the previous operation cycle. become.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises the write signal,
This write signal is applied to the memory control means 161, and when the memory control means 161 receives this write signal,
A write control signal W is applied to the memory 163. As a result, the memory 163 stores the value derived to the output line of the preset counter 162 (that is, the cumulative value of the number of jackpots that occurred in the first machine up to the previous operating cycle) plus the jackpot that occurred in the first machine in the current operating cycle. (integrated value) is memorized.

□ By performing the same operation as above every time the output signal of the decoder 111 specifies each pachinko game fiP1'-Pn, the cumulative number of jackpots that have occurred in each pachinko game machine P1 to Pn is stored in the cumulative memory 160a. It is stored in memory 163.

In addition, the integration memories 160b-c-d are integrated into the integration memory 160a.
The relays 211b-c-d are configured similarly to the relay 211a, so by performing the same operation as above, the cumulative value of the number of slot games played within a unit time is stored in the cumulative memory. At 160b, the cumulative value of the number of winnings in the specific ball winning area within the unit time is stored in the cumulative memory 160c, and the number of times the variable winning device repeatedly opens for 30 seconds due to winning in the special ball winning area within the unit time. The integrated values are stored in the integrated memory 160d.

In this way, the integrated values of the necessary information are stored in each of the integration memories 160a-b-c, dA, and on the other hand, the CPU 130 stores the integrated values of each integration memory 160a-b-c at the timing when the decoder 115 allows the CPU 130 to occupy the address bus AD. -Read the information stored in d.

That is, when outputs 3 to 6 of the decoder 115 are at H level, the amplifier gate 117 is inactivated and the buffer gate 118 is activated. Therefore, when the CPU 13'O is trying to collect data, if it stores the machine address of the dick gaming machine into the launch circuit 119 via the system bus SB, the CPU 13'O reads this address at the timing when the slot gate 118 is activated. The address is sent out on the address bus,
This machine address is sent to the memory I via the memory control means 161.
Given to J163. Information on the specified pachinko game machine is then read from the specified address of the memo IJ 163 and sent to the system bus SB via the output cover sofa 164.

When collecting the cumulative number of jackpots that have occurred in each pachinko machine PL"Pn, the cumulative number of jackpots that have occurred in each pachinko machine PL"Pn is collected from the cumulative memory 160a, and when collecting the cumulative number of slot games within a unit time, the cumulative value is collected from the cumulative memory 160b. When collecting the cumulative value of the number of winnings in a specific ball winning area, the cumulative value of the number of times the variable winning device repeatedly opens for 30 seconds due to winnings in the special ball winning area within a unit time is collected from the cumulative memory 160C. When collecting, use integration memory 1
Needless to say, data is collected from 60d. Also, for the OR gate OR2, the CPU 30 is connected to the address bus A.
This is to prevent the transmission system from inadvertently operating when D is occupied, and when the output of OR game 1-OR2 is at H level (that is, when the decoder 115 The decoder 111 is activated (when not outputting a control signal).

The CPU 30 outputs the information collected in this way (for example, to the CRT 311 via the r7o port 31O).
display, print out from the printer 321 via the I10 port 320, and save on the magnetic disk 331 via the I10 port 330).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the display screen of the CRT 311 displayed in this way, and shows the display screen of each pachinko game machine P1 to P.
For each n, the number of jackpots, the number of games, the number of winnings for a particular ball, the number of fluctuations in the variable prize winning device, etc. are displayed along with the number of profitable balls, the number of lost balls, and the number of differences.

Note that the data printed out from the blink 321 and the data stored in the magnetic disk 331 are the same as the data displayed as described above, so they are not shown in duplicate, but the operator can collect them in this way. By analyzing the data, each pachinko game fiP1~P
It is possible to accurately judge what kind of game progress n is in.

For example, if the number of jackpot hits is low but the number of jackpot hits is low, it can be determined that the obstacle to the normal winning hole is open, and also the number of jackpot wins is constant. If the probability is maintained and the number of winnings for a specific ball is high, it can be determined that the obstacles to the specific ball winning area are open. Also, if the number of jackpots is higher than the average compared to the number of games played, it can be determined that this is due to an uncertain slump factor, and the number of fluctuations in the variable winning device is significantly higher than the number of jackpots. In this case, it can be determined that there is some kind of misconduct.

By using the data collected in this way, instead of performing arithmetic processing based on the number of winning balls and the number of paid-out balls as in the past to control the number of jackpots (in this type of pachinko machine, jackpot If this occurs, the number of stops will normally be reached).

In addition, in the above, the number of jackpots, number of specific balls won, number of games,
Although we have shown an example of a transmission system for collecting the number of fluctuating winning machines as data, when collecting data indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplied balls, etc., it is necessary to In addition to providing microswitches, photoelectric sensors, etc. for detecting the occurrence of a winning ball or an out ball, the transmission control system includes storage locations of the integration memory 160 and launch circuit 112 corresponding to each sensor, and the transmission line 2.
02 etc., and perform the same operation as above. Switches S1 and S2 in FIG. 4 indicate the circuit positions of these sensors, and open terminals of switches 31-32 are connected to a transmission line (not shown).

By the way, it goes without saying that the type of ``information 1-j regarding a predetermined gaming state in which the player's profit increases rapidly'' changes depending on the type of accessory provided in the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, an example of a pachinko game machine equipped with accessories other than those mentioned above is shown in Fig. 6, and we will discuss below what kind of information should be transmitted in the case of a pachinko game machine that has such accessories. .

Figure 6 shows the front panel of a pachinko game machine that has an accessory in a shape other than the above, and if we outline its structure and function, the pachinko game machine shown in Figure 6 is also basically a normal pachinko game machine. If the pachinko balls hit in the same way as the pachinko machine 501 are recovered from the hole 501, it becomes a profit for the game parlor, and any of the winning ball machines 502, 503, 504, 505, etc.
506, Tulip 508, 509, or any other winning ball device to be described later, the mechanism behind it is configured so that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

To explain its characteristic points, in the case of the pachinko game machine shown in FIG.
0 is controlled to open for 10 seconds, for example. This variable prize winning device 530 is an extremely large batted ball winning device, so once it is opened, a large number of prize balls will be returned to the players, so this is the trigger for the opening of the variable winning device 530. The winning rate for the special winning hole 520 has a significant relationship with the profit of the player, and if the player is in a gaming state where it is easy to win a prize in the special winning hole 520, the player's profit will increase, and conversely, the special winning hole 520 will increase the profit of the player. If the player is in a gaming state in which it is difficult to win a prize in the hole 520, the player's profit will decrease. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine shown in FIG.
The probability of winning can be adjusted.

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of the relationship between the special winning hole 520 that is triggered by the variable winning device 530 and the hit ball winning tool 540 that regulates the probability of winning the special winning hole 520. To be more specific, the batted ball winning tool 540 has a vertically long winning hole 541 bored in the approximate center of the board for attaching itself to the game board surface of the pachinko game machine, and a spindle 542 fixed on both sides of the winning hole 541. Triangular movable wing pieces 543 are each pivotally supported in a swingable manner. Further, an obstacle piece 54 is provided at the lower end of the outer side of the pair of movable wing pieces 543.
4 is formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543, and a swing-back piece 545 is formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543 at the lower end of the inner side of the movable wing piece 543.

Each of the movable wing pieces 543 swings left and right around the support shaft 542 due to the weight of each pachinko ball, and the movable wing pieces 543 are influenced by the weight of the pachinko ball as the launched pachinko ball flows down along the game board surface. each swings outward around the support shaft 542 and stops when it is opened approximately 60 degrees.

In addition, if a pachinko ball enters the movable wing 543 while the movable wing 543 is spaced left and right in this way, the force of this pachinko ball colliding with the swing-back piece 545 causes the movable wing 5 to
43 is closed.

Furthermore, below this batted ball winning tool 540, a batted ball winning tool 5 is provided.
A large pachinko ball flows downward into the special prize hole 520.
Obstacle nails 550 are arranged in a funnel shape so as to lead to.

Now, when the hit ball winning tool 540 is in the closed state, most of the pachinko balls flowing down to the side of the hit ball winning tool 540 are repelled by the obstacle piece 544 and funneled into the special winning hole 5.
20, and therefore, the variable winning device 530 is rarely opened. On the other hand, batted ball winning tool 540'! ′<Preliminary state A 6 case/0 The pachinko balls that flowed down to the side of the hit ball winning tool 540 have a high probability of flowing into the inside of the obstacle nails 555 arranged in a funnel shape along the outside of the obstacle piece 544. The pachinko balls that have flowed into the obstacle nail 555 in this way enter the special winning hole 520 and enter the variable winning device 5.
30 is also opened for 10 seconds, for example, every time a pachinko ball enters the special winning hole 520.

Therefore, if you adjust the nails so that the probability of winning the ball winning tool 540 is extremely low, as long as the ball winning tool 540 is closed, the variable winning device W530 will rarely open, but once the ball winning tool 540 If it is opened, the variable prize winning device 530 will be opened with an extremely high probability after that, and the pachinko game machine will have an extremely strong gambling ability.

Therefore, in the case of this type of pachinko game machine, instead of simply transmitting the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, or the number of supplied balls to the control system side, in addition to these information, the state of the hit ball winning tool 540 and the number of balls to be supplied are transmitted to the control system side. If the information indicating the status of the variable prize winning device 530 can be transmitted, the gaming parlor will be able to manage the game more accurately. Therefore, in order to detect this type of information, this embodiment employs the following method.

As is well known, in a pachinko game machine, the pachinko ball that has won a prize in one of the winning ball devices is placed on the back of the game machine.
Ultimately, the winning balls are collected in a winning ball collection gutter (not shown), and counted by a winning ball detector installed near the exit of this winning ball collection gutter. In addition, if the winning ball device is some kind of accessory, in order to detect the winning pachinko balls in that accessory, the winning pachinko balls must pass through a predetermined sensor before reaching the winning ball collection gutter. Bye.

In the case of the pachinko machine shown in Figures 6 and 7,
Information indicating factors related to "occurrence of a gaming state in which the player's profit fluctuates rapidly" includes "the number of times the batted ball winning tool 540 is opened and a gaming state in which it is easy to win in the special winning hole 520"; [Number of winnings in the special winning hole 520 that triggers the opening of the variable winning device 530], etc. are listed.

Of these, in order to detect "the number of winnings to the special winning hole 520 that triggers the activation of the variable winning device 530", the seventh
As shown in the figure, a detector 521 consisting of a micro switch, a photoelectric sensor, etc. is installed inside the special winning hole 520.
All you have to do is set up the .

On the other hand, "The batted ball winning tool 540 has been opened and the special winning hole 520 has been opened.
In order to detect "the number of times the game state has been such that it is easy to win a prize," it is necessary to not only detect a pachinko ball that has won a prize in the hit ball winning tool 540, but also to detect this hit ball winning prize when the hit ball winning tool 540 is closed. It is necessary to detect the winning pachinko ball in the tool 540.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the first flow path 54 is the flow path through which the winning pachinko balls from the hit ball winning tool 540 reach the winning ball collecting gutter (not shown).
6 and a second flow path 547, and a game state detector 5 for detecting pachinko balls flowing down into this first flow path 54G.
48, and when the movable wing piece 543 closes the branch column 549 that swings together with the movable wing piece 543, the second flow path 547 is closed and the movable wing piece 54
When the number 3 is open, it protrudes into the vertically elongated winning hole 541 so as to close the first flow path.

Therefore, when the movable wing piece 543 is closed, a pachinko ball that enters the hit ball winning tool 540 passes through the first flow path 546 and turns on the game state detector 548, but the movable wing piece 543
Since the pachinko ball that has won the hit ball winning tool 540 during the opening period passes through the second flow path 547, the game state detector 5
48 has no effect. Therefore, this gaming state detector 54
By counting the number of times 8 is turned on, it is possible to know the number of times the movable blade 543 is opened.

In addition, in order to incorporate the sensor arranged near the accessory, that is, the detector 521 and the game state detector 548 into the transmission circuit, for example, the switch S in FIG.
1 or switch S2.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, even when information collected in conventional systems such as the number of winning pitches, the number of out pitches, and the number of supplied pitches is transmitted to the control system 100, a fourth sensor is used for each piece of information.
It is sufficient to add the transmission line 202 and the corresponding integration memory 160 for each piece of information in addition to adding it to the same location as the sensor 5l-32 in the figure. Furthermore, if a margin is provided in advance for the number of addresses in the integration memory 160 and the number of output bits for the decoder 111, even if the number of pachinko gaming machines is to be increased, it is possible to cope with this by simply adding the terminal designation line 201.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a pachinko game machine in which a player's profit fluctuates significantly due to changes in the game state such as a change in the state of an accessory is connected to a control system via a transmission line. In addition to information for simply calculating the profit and loss of a gaming parlor, it is also possible to collect information for understanding changes in gaming conditions, so even for pachinko gaming machines that have this type of accessory, Not only will it be possible to make rational adjustments based on information, rather than relying on intuition as in the past, but analysis of the collected data can also be used to detect fraudulent activity.

In addition, in the present invention, the machine address of each pachinko game machine and the address of the cumulative memory are made to match on the hardware, and the address is also specified by the hardware, so the information collection speed is extremely fast. The time that the CPU spends on collecting information can also be kept to a minimum.

Furthermore, since the present invention amplifies the information generated within the control logic circuit to activate the relay contact, it is possible to use the conventional transmission line, which has a higher voltage than inside the logic circuit, as is. Therefore, it is possible to easily respond to changes in the types of accessories and the types of necessary information.

Note that the transmission and reception of information between the control system side and the terminal side is not limited to the above-mentioned method. For example, a protocol may be established for transmission and reception, such as a polling method. If lines with high transmission speeds become available at lower cost, it will become possible to provide a standardized system based on this type of system in practice.

In addition, although the above explanation has been given by showing two examples of pachinko machines with accessories, the present invention is applicable to pachinko machines of a type where the player's profit changes significantly depending on changes in the playing state of the pachinko machine. It can be widely applied to systems using gaming machines as terminals.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a surface view showing an example of a pachinko game machine having an electric accessory, and FIG.
The figure is a block diagram of the control circuit of the pachinko game machine shown in Figure 2.
Fig. fJS4 is a circuit diagram of the transmission system of the present invention, Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a CRT display screen, Fig. 6 is a surface view of a pachinko game machine with other accessories, and Fig. 7 is a main part of Fig. 6. Enlarged view. 100... Control system 200...
Line 160... Integration memory 311...
・CRT410...Game device 440...
...Variable winning device 420...Patent for specific ball winning area, former applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Attorney Patent attorney Hikaru Murakami Fig. 5 Fig. 2 Fig. 16

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A terminal device including a plurality of pachinko gaming machines configured so that a player's profit increases rapidly when a predetermined gaming state is reached is connected to a control system via a transmission line. , wherein the control system is a centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor that processes information collected from the terminal device via the transmission line, wherein the plurality of pachinko game machines each process information associated with the predetermined gaming state. The control system includes transmitting means for transmitting information to the transmission line, and the control system transmits information transmitted from each pachinko machine identified by the control system via the transmission line to each pachinko machine and for each piece of information. A central management device for a pachinko game parlor, comprising a storage means for accumulating and storing information stored in the storage means, and an output means for outputting and processing the information stored in the storage means. (2. In the centralized control device for a pachinko game parlor as set forth in claim 1, the pachinko game machine includes a game device having one or more variable display devices, and a prize entered into the game device is activated by the operation of the game device. an associated specific ball winning area; a variable winning device capable of converting between a first state in which it is difficult or not possible to win a prize with a batted ball and a second state in which it is easy to win a prize with a batted ball; and a display mode of the game device. A first control means that controls the state of the variable winning device in relation to the state of the variable winning device and a second control that controls the state of the variable winning device in relation to the state of the variable winning device and winning in a predetermined winning area. (3) In the centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor according to claim 2, the pachinko game machine is configured to play the predetermined game. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that information indicating that the variable prize winning device has entered the second state under the control of the first control means 111 is transmitted to the transmission line as information associated with the state. (4) In the centralized control device for a pachinko game parlor according to claim 2, the pachinko game machine is configured to control the operation of the game device as information associated with the predetermined game state. A centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor, characterized in that the device transmits information indicating the transmission line to the transmission line. (5) In the centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor according to claim 2, the pachinko game machine , A centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor, characterized in that information indicating winning in the specific ball winning area is sent to the transmission line as information associated with the predetermined gaming state. (6), Claims In the centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor according to item 2, the pachinko game machine is configured such that the variable prize winning device receives the information associated with the predetermined game state under the control of the second control means. A centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor, characterized in that information indicating that the state of item 2 has been reached is transmitted to the transmission line.(7) A centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor according to claim 1. In the pachinko game machine, the above-mentioned pachinko game machine is provided with a batted ball winning device that opens and closes depending on the winning ball, and a ball winning device that is provided in conjunction with the batted ball winning device so that it is easy to win a batted ball when the batted ball winning device is in an open state. A special ball winning area, a variable winning device capable of converting between a first state in which it is difficult to win a hit ball or no winning, and a second state in which it is easy to win a hit ball, and detecting winning in the special ball winning area. A central management device for a pachinko game parlor, comprising: a control means that then causes the variable prize winning device to enter the second state. (8) In the centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor as set forth in claim 7, the pachinko game machine is configured such that the batted ball winning device is in an open state as information associated with the predetermined game state. 1. A centralized management device for a pachinko game parlor, characterized in that the device sends information indicating that a game has occurred to the transmission line.