JPS61209683A - Central control apparatus pinball hole - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention is a centralized management device for pachinko halls that can automate, centralize, and control everything from the management and control of various equipment in pachinko halls to business processing. It is related to.

(Prior Art) As a conventional centralized management device for pachinko halls, there is one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 140142/1983, filed by the applicant of the present application.

This centralized management device consists of a computer section that sets a personal identification symbol for each player, a registration machine that issues a personal identification symbol to the player, and a player who manually enters the personal identification symbol using an input means to play the game. This is a payment machine that performs payment by manual operation similar to a pachinko machine, and manages the start, end, termination, etc. of a game based on a personal identification symbol input by a player using an input means.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-mentioned centralized management device does not allow a third party to receive the personal identification code when the personal identification code is issued to the player or when the player manually operates the input means. There is a risk that personal identification symbols may be intercepted.

When a third party memorizes another person's personal identification symbol, by operating the input means, the third party can perform fraudulent activities such as playing games and making payments on behalf of the third party.

Mata, in the management of pachinko halls, the so-called pachinko machines that have been temporarily suspended after the scheduled number of prize balls have been ejected are released for play, and which pachinko machines are currently suspended. Calling up a stopping machine to display whether the pachinko machine is running, individual calling to select a specific pachinko machine and display data such as the number of winning balls, number of replenishments, number of stops, etc. for that particular pachinko machine, and display various data for all pachinko machines. It is necessary to carry out management such as calling all machines, which is normally done in the control room, that is, counter work. However, the above-mentioned centralized control device requires complicated push button operations every time a counter operation is performed, and there is a risk of erroneous operation.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems.
゛The registration machine and the payment machine each have at least a number area that stores the personal identification symbol input by the player and the number of game balls allocated to the player, and a machine area that stores the status of the pachinko machine. A storage device, a processing device,
The central control unit is now composed of input/output control units.

The counter work command section is provided with a voice input means for inputting operational commands for the counter work by voice, and the voice input means of B is used to input the operation commands to the central control device.

(Function) According to the above-described structure, when a player inputs his/her own personal identification symbol through the voice input means of the registration machine, the central control unit stores this personal identification symbol along with its characteristics. The central control unit will not initiate further operation unless a personal identification symbol of the same character is entered. Further, even if an operation command symbol is inputted from the voice input means of the counter operation command section, the central control device performs the counter operation on the condition that the operation command symbol is the same as a pre-stored operation command symbol.

(Example) The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1, a pachinko hall has a plurality of pachinko machine rows 3 in which a plurality of pachinko machines are installed side by side, and registered machine rows 3 are installed at the ends of the pachinko machine rows 3 and in one corner of the hall. . . ., payment machines S, etc. are installed as appropriate, and a counter business command unit 7 is installed in a control room 6 that is partitioned off from a corner of the hall, as well as a processing device g, an input/output control device 9, and a storage device I.
A central control unit consisting of O, etc. is provided. Then, the input/output control device t of this central control device//, the pachinko machine..., the registration machine y..., the left after payment..., and the counter business command unit 7, etc. are connected to the data bus/2...・Connect via.

To explain the operation simply, when playing a game, a player first inserts money into a registration machine, receives a number sheet with a personal identification symbol printed on it, and speaks the personal identification symbol written on this sheet. Register by voice using an input means. Next, a pachinko machine that is not in use is selected, and the personal identification symbol is inputted by voice through the voice input means of the pachinko machine. As a result, the pachinko machine 2 becomes ready for playing.

When a game is played, the result is stored in the storage device 1 through the processing device.
Stored as 0. At the end of the game, when the player inputs his/her personal identification symbol by voice using the voice input means on the left after payment, the game result is visually displayed and printed out. Therefore, when the player brings the sheet on which the game results are printed to the prize exchange office/3, he/she can exchange it for a prize of his/her choice.

On the other hand, when the administrator inputs operation command symbols for the counter operations by voice using the voice input means, the administrator can control each pachinko machine 2, the registration machine and the payment machine 3 through the processing device, and can also extract various game data.

Here, counter operations include confirmation of the occurrence of a discontinued machine that makes the pachinko machine 2 in a non-playable state, calling a discontinued machine to restore the machine number of a pachinko machine that is discontinued, and a pachinko machine that is discontinued. Release of the stop table to release the pachinko machine into a playable state, individual call to retrieve data such as the number of winning balls of a specific pachinko machine, the number of ball refills, the number of stops, etc., the number of winning balls of all pachinko machines, the number of ball refills, This is a general term for management actions in pachinko halls, such as calling all machines to call data such as the number of stops, printing all pachinko machines to print the above-mentioned data for each pachinko machine on a sheet, etc.

Each component will be explained in detail below.

The processing unit executes the program of this system, processes input/output information, and performs logical operations, and is, for example, an 8-bit microprocessor.

The input/output control device 9 is composed of an LSI such as a decoder that specifies addresses of input/output devices, and a bus drive that exchanges information signals with the processing device g.

The storage device 10 stores various information of this system, and as shown in FIG. , a number area/6 that stores the player's personal identification symbol and the number of game balls, and a machine area 1 that stores the operating status of the pachinko machine.
7, a random number area 7g as a symbol area for storing personal identification symbols given to players in a random number table, and a counter business area/9 for storing operation command symbols for counter business.

In this case, the number area /6 is as shown in Figure 4.
Number register 20 that stores the player's personal identification symbol
and a game ball number register, 2/, for storing the number of game balls fired by a player, and these are allocated to each player.

Also, the machine area /7 is a pachinko machine, as shown in Figure 5.
2 machine number registers for storing machine numbers, a profit and loss register 23 for accumulating and storing the prize balls ejected when game balls win, an operating rate register 24' for storing the number of winnings, and a player's personal identification symbol. The machine is equipped with a number register 2s for storing the number of balls played by a player, and a game ball number register 26 for storing the number of balls played by a player, and these are allocated to each pachinko machine.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the counter business command section includes an operation board 31 having a business switch 27 that also serves as a power switch, a start switch 2g1, a clear switch 9, a time adjustment switch 30, and a CRT display. Device 3
It is equipped with a microphone 33 as a voice input means, a printer 3'l, etc., and when an administrator registers an operation command symbol for counter work using the microphone 33, the voice recognition device recognizes the characteristics and content of the administrator's voice. Analyze and store/
Store it in θ.

Speech recognition devices generally use analog preprocessing, speech analysis,
Functions can be divided into matching processing, system control, standard pattern storage, etc. The embodiment of the speech recognition device 3S shown in FIG. 8 includes an analog preprocessing circuit 36 consisting of a hybrid IC (MC-4760) in which all analog circuits including a microphone amplifier and an A/D conversion circuit are integrated into one chip. Dedicated LSI (μPD 776 D) that performs digital frequency analysis and pattern matching processing
> consists of a speech analysis and matching processing circuit 37, and an LSI (μ
System control port 8 consisting of PD 7762 a)
Standard pattern memory 39 consisting of 3g and external RAM
It is composed of. FIG. 9 shows a flow of speech recognition processing by this speech recognition device 3s. Input audio is 0.2~
After 5KH2 band limitation, it is sampled at 10KHz and converted to a digital signal. For audio analysis, frequency analysis of 8 channels is performed using a monolithic filter group using SCF. Next, after detecting the voice section, time compression processing is performed. In the time compression process, redundant feature vectors are thinned out from the uniformly sampled audio pattern PA to create a compression pattern A' consisting of a representative vector and a series of extraction points. By storing compressed patterns as standard patterns, the amount of storage is significantly reduced. On the other hand, during recognition,
As shown by the broken line in FIG. 9, the input compression pattern PA
The distance D (PA', PB') between the compressed patterns is calculated between ' and the standard pattern PB'n. At this time, if the pattern compression rate is set to 1/4, the amount of calculation for the time-axis normalized distance is reduced to 1/4 compared to the simple DP matching method.
r? It can be reduced to: The external standard pattern memory 3q has a bank structure of 16 bytes and can store a maximum of 512 words. However, the number of recognized words is 128 words, and the utterance format is discrete utterance.

Since all processes related to voice recognition processing are performed by the voice recognition device 3, the processing device g only needs to give commands for various operation modes. Basic operation modes include voice pattern registration, recognition operation, voice level adjustment mode, syntax group settings, threshold value changes, and standard pattern upload and download. Various types of oysters
Demonstrate the functions of

Next, specific operations of the counter business command unit having the above-described configuration will be explained.

-/4'- To open the store, first turn the key inserted into the business switch 27 from "off" to "1 person" to turn on the power to the central control unit //, then turn the key further to set it to "setting". , the operation command symbol for counter operations can be registered. For example, to register "stop display", which is one of the operation command symbols for counter operations, turn the microphone switch 33' to
After setting it to N, the administrator speaks into the microphone 33, ``Display stop table''. In this way, the CRT display device 3
．． 2, the characters or symbol "Display stop table" are visibly displayed as the registered content, and if the content is appropriate, press the start switch. By repeating this operation, an operation command symbol that can only be used by the administrator can be registered in the counter business area /9 of the storage device IO. When the registration of the operation command symbol is completed, turn the key back to "on" and then pull it out to prevent others from registering.

If you are working at the counter during business hours, or if you want to tally up sales after closing, turn on the microphone switch 33.
't-Mk' is made and an operation command symbol is uttered into the microphone 33 Knee/S-, and the operation command symbol is visually displayed on the three CRT display devices. Note that when an unregistered clerk inputs voice, a warning to that effect is displayed on the three CRT display devices.

When the administrator confirms the content of the operation command from the display on the CRT display device 3.2 and presses the start switch sg, the central control unit // executes the counter operations as instructed. For example, if you want to release the Pachinko machine number 65 that is in the stopped state, turn on the microphone switch 33', say "No. 55" into the microphone 33, and then switch the microphone switch 33' to ON. Turn 33' to -HOFF, then turn it ON again and say "stop release". After inputting such an operation command by voice, confirm the contents of the command on the CRT display device 32, and press the start switch 2g. A signal will be emitted according to the operation command stored in the counter work area/9, and "No. 55" will be issued. Balls are supplied to the Pachinko machine, and the stop device of the Pachinko machine stops operating, releasing the Pachinko machine from the stop state to the playable state.

Also, if you want to print out the number of stops after all pachinko machines, click "Call all machines" as above.
, ``Number of stops'', and ``Print'' are input by voice, and three printers are activated to send out a sheet with the number of stops (2...) printed after every pachinko game. When a plurality of operation command symbols are input by voice in this way, they may be input in series, such as "call all machines, number of aborts, print".

In addition, when preparing to open the store, when selecting a random number table in which personal identification symbols to be given to players to be used on that day are stored, the same operation procedure performed by the counter business command unit is used.

As shown in FIG. 10, the registration machine includes a coin insertion log θ, a coin discriminator lI/ that determines the suitability of the inserted coin, a bill insertion slot II2, and a coin discriminator lI/ that discriminates the suitability of the inserted bill. A banknote discriminator lI3, a return slot for discharging invalid coins and change, and an amount selection switch with a lamp to select the amount of money to play among the coins inserted or inserted.
It... and this amount CEF 7 - The game ball number display 16 that visually displays the number of game balls corresponding to the amount selected with the left switch qs, and the random number area /
A printer yg' that issues the personal identification card assigned to the player in g from the issuing port ag, and a voice input means for reading out the personal identification symbol mounted on the IC on the sheet and registering it with the player's voice. Microphone 4'? and its switch lIq', a registration possible display lamp SO that indicates that the personal identification symbol can be registered, and a data path/
The registration machine control device S/ is connected to the central control device L/ via the controller and controls the above-mentioned components.

Note that the registration machine control device S/ incorporates a voice recognition device having the same configuration as the voice recognition device 3S described above.

When the operation indicator lamp 32 is on, the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot lIo, or inserts a coin into the bill insertion slot L.
When a banknote is inserted into the coin discriminator 2, the coin discriminator lIl or the banknote discriminator 3 determines whether the coin is appropriate, and if the coin is appropriate, the lamp of the amount select switch ttS... is lit and the selectable amount is displayed. Display the switch.

Select switch for the player's desired amount! When r is operated, the processing device g converts the amount signal from the select switch 4/s into the corresponding number of game balls, and the game ball number display y6 visually displays this number of game balls to the player. Further, the processing device g determines a four-digit personal number as a personal identification symbol while indexing the random number table in the random number area lza, and according to this determination, the personal identification symbol display f? visually displays a personal number as a personal identification symbol, and at the same time, a registration possible display lamp SO flashes to inform the player that the personal number can be registered.

When the player speaks his personal number into the microphone 9 while operating the microphone switch 9', the voice recognition device analyzes the characteristics and content of the player's voice, and this analysis result is stored together with the number of game balls. It is registered in number area /6 of device 10.

When the personal number is registered, the lamp 3o goes out to notify the completion of voice input, and the printer prints the registered personal number on a sheet, and this personal number sheet is used to store the player's personal number. Issued as a copy. The player receives this sheet and heads to the pachinko machine to play.

Note that the personal identification symbol may be any symbol that can identify the player based on voice, so it may be a simple keyword, date, name, or the like. In this case, there is no need to provide a random number area.

As shown in FIG. 11, the Pachinko player 2 includes a game board S3, a game ball supply device 5da, a supply control device for controlling the game ball supply device slI, and a shot ball detection device for detecting shot balls. , a foul ball detector S7 that detects a foul ball, and a safe ball detector sg that detects a ball that has become safe,
A firing operation section S9 operated by the player and a stop display lamp 6
0, a microphone 6/ through which a player inputs a personal identification symbol by voice, and a microphone switch A/
', game ball count display 6.2, game end switch with lamp 63, and central control unit/
6 pachinko machine control devices connected to / to control components such as the launched ball detection device 36, and a voice recognition device having the same configuration as described above is incorporated in the six pachinko machine control devices. There is. Incidentally, when the lamp provided on the game end switch 63 is turned on, it indicates that the second pachinko game is not being used. Therefore, the player appropriately selects Pachinko 2 after which the lamp of the game end switch 63 is lit and plays the game. To start the game, the player's personal identification symbol must be input by voice, so operate the microphone switch 6/' to turn on the microphone 6/'.
utter the personal number. If you have forgotten or are unsure, use the registration machine to check your personal number sheet and input it by voice. When a player makes a voice input, a voice recognition device analyzes the input player's voice, that is, the personal number, and checks whether it is a registered personal number. When it is confirmed that it is the registered personal number register 2θ and the number of game balls register 2/, the contents of the number register 2θ of the number area /6 and the number of game balls register 2/ are transferred to the number register 2S of the machine area /7 and the number of game balls. Transmit to register. At the same time as this transmission, the number area /6
While the contents of the game ball number register 6.2 after pachinko are cleared, the contents of the game ball number register 6.2 in the machine area/ri, that is, the number of game balls borrowed at the registration machine, are visibly displayed. ,
The game becomes ready to start. Furthermore, even if a third party inputs the personal number of a legitimate player by voice, the voice recognition device will analyze and find that the characteristics are different from the registered personal number, so the game will not start. . Therefore, fraudulent acts by third parties can be prevented.

When the Pachinko player 2 becomes ready to start playing, the lamp of the game end switch 63 goes out, indicating that the Pachinko player 2 is currently in use.

Instead of turning off the lamp of the game end switch 63, a start lamp may be turned on and displayed.

-2 When the two-player operates the firing operation section S9 and fires a batted ball,
The firing detection device sb detects this firing and issues a command to the processing device g. When the processing device g receives this command, it moves to the platform area 1.
7, the contents of the profit and loss register 23 are set to [+1], and the contents of the game ball number register 2B are set to [-1]. Furthermore, the contents of the game ball number register 2B are visually displayed on the game ball number display 62 of the pachinko machine from time to time.

When the fired ball enters the safe opening of the game board S3, the safe ball detector 5g detects the safe ball and sends a winning signal to the processing device g. When the processing device g receives the winning signal, it converts it into the number of prize balls corresponding to this winning value, for example, 15 balls, sets the contents of the profit and loss register 23 in the machine area/ri as C-15), and stores it in the operating rate register 2. Let the content of be [+1]. Further, the content of the game ball number register 2B is set to [+15], and this is visually displayed on the game ball number display 6 of the pachinko machine.

If the fired ball is 7 R, the foul ball detector S7 detects the foul ball and sends a foul signal to the processing device. When the processing device receives a foul signal, it changes the contents of the profit and loss register 23 of machine area/7 to [-1]
and set the contents of the game ball count register B to [+1].

The above-mentioned additions and subtractions are performed by the control 1 of the processing device, and the game progresses. In this case, the stoppage and return to zero after pachinko is constantly confirmed by the processing device during addition and subtraction of the game ball number register.

When the number of batted balls entering the safe hole is small and the contents of the game ball number register 2 O return to zero, the game ends and the processing device g stops the operation of the game ball supply device Sg via the supply control device &, S-. let Thereafter, the processing device turns on the lamp of the game end switch 63, and further clears the contents of the number register 2 of the machine area/7. As a result, the player loses his personal number, and if he wants to play again, he must register a new personal number on the registration machine.

Furthermore, when the contents of the game ball count register B reach the stopping number, the game stops and the processing device g becomes the supply control device!
Stop the operation of the game ball supply device via r and t.

Thereafter, the stoppage display lamp 60 is turned on, and the contents of the number register 2S and the game ball register 2B of the machine area /7 are transmitted to the number register θ and the game ball number register 2/ of the number area 16. This transfer returns the personal number to the state in which it was first registered, and the player can play the game again with another pachinko machine or make payment.

If you want to move on to another pachinko game or pay the bill during the game, you operate the game end switch 63. When this game end switch 63 is operated, the processing device stops the firing of batted balls as in the case of stopping the game, and also changes the contents of the number register 2S in the machine area/ri and the game ball count register O to the number area/6. Number register 2
0 and transmit it to the game ball number register CO/. Therefore, the player inputs his/her personal number into the other pachinko machine 2 by voice.
You can start the game again by pressing the button, or you can settle the bill using the settlement machine S.

2S- As shown in FIG. 12, the payment machine S has a microphone 6S as a voice input means and a microphone switch &&'
, a game ball count display 66, a payment switch 67 with a lamp, a payment cancellation switch 6g with a lamp, a printer 69 for issuing a payment sheet, and a data bus/2.
The payment machine control device 70 is connected to the central control device // to control each of the above components, and the payment machine control device 70 incorporates a voice recognition device similar to that described above.

After the payment operation lamp 7/ is lit, the player operates the microphone switch 63' on the left side to turn on the microphone 6.
When the player speaks his/her personal number to player J, the voice recognition device analyzes the player's voice, that is, the personal number, and checks whether or not it is a registered personal number. When it is confirmed that the registration has been made, the contents of the number area/6 game ball register, that is, the game result, are visually displayed on the game ball number display 66 of the payment machine S, and at the same time, the number of game balls register 66 of the payment machine S is visually displayed. The lamp of the payment cancellation switch 6g lights up. The game result displayed on the game ball count display 66 is confirmed, and if the player does not want to pay the amount, the player operates the payment cancellation switch 4ff, and if the player wants to pay the amount, the player operates the payment switch 67. When the payment switch 67 is operated, the printer 6q prints out the display contents of the game ball count display 66, and at the same time the processing device g
clears the contents of number register 20 and game ball number register 2/ of number area/6. As a result, the personal number registered in Hikari will disappear. Therefore, when the player brings the payment sheet described above to the prize exchange office/3, he or she can exchange it for a desired prize corresponding to the number of game balls printed on the sheet.

On the other hand, when the settlement cancellation switch 6g is operated, the contents of the number register θ of number area /6 and the number of game ball registers / remain, so it is possible to play the game at the pachinko machine λ again.

In addition, if the personal number input by voice to the left of microphone A is different from the registered one, for example, if the player accidentally inputs a personal number other than his own by voice, or if a third party illegally enters a personal number other than his own. If you input your personal number by voice, the payment operation will be blocked. At this time, it is desirable to give a warning by flashing an alarm lamp (not shown) or the like.

In addition, in order to prevent one player from monopolizing multiple pachinko machines, when playing on one pachinko machine, that player must transfer his personal identification symbol to other pachinko machines. It is desirable to program the pachinko machine so that it does not enter the game start state even if voice input is made.

Furthermore, if a player leaves the Pachinko machine for a long time, the lamp of the game end switch 63 of the Pachinko machine may be turned on to make the machine unused. In this way, even if the player leaves 2.3 game balls and abandons the game by operating the game end switch 63, if a predetermined time period has elapsed, ,
The pachinko machine can be used by other players.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the personal identification symbol assigned to the player is known to another person, the personal identification code can be identified by the player's own voice using the voice input means of the registration machine. Since the symbol is registered in advance, even if someone else inputs the personal identification symbol by voice, they will not be able to play the game or pay the bill.

Therefore, even if the personal identification symbol is known to others, the player can enjoy the game with peace of mind.

Further, according to the present invention, the administrator who has registered the voice can perform various counter operations simply by inputting operation command symbols by voice. Therefore, conventional inappropriate counter operations caused by erroneous key operations can be eliminated, and counter operations by anyone other than the registered administrator can be prevented, which is also preferable from a crime prevention perspective.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the large keyboard that was previously indispensable is no longer necessary, so pachinko machines and payment machines can be made smaller.In particular, the operation command section for counter operations is more compact than the conventional operation panel. It can be made extremely compact.

Therefore, operability is improved, and accurate and quick operation can be expected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a pachinko hall, FIG. 2 is a front view of a row of pachinko machines,
FIGS. 5 and 5 are diagrams showing the storage contents of the storage device, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the counter service command unit, Figure 7 is a plan view of the operation board, Figure 8 is a block diagram of the voice recognition device, Figure 9 is a recognition flow diagram of the voice recognition device, and Figure 10 is a diagram of the registration machine. 11 is a front view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the payment machine. l...Pachinko hall, Co...Pachinko machine, Ri...
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A centralized management device for a pachinko hall equipped with a plurality of pachinko machines equipped with voice input means for inputting a player's personal identification symbol by voice; Number area that stores the number of game balls played,
a central control device consisting of a storage device having at least a table area for storing the operating status of the pachinko machine, a processing device, and an input/output control device; and a voice input means for inputting the personal identification symbol by voice; Input the personal identification symbol into the number area of the central control unit using voice input means, and
The supplied money is converted into a signal and transmitted to the number area of the central control unit, where it is stored as the number of game balls, and a registration machine that registers the above-mentioned personal identification symbol and the number of game balls, and a register machine that inputs the personal identification symbol by voice. and a payment machine that has a voice input means, inputs a personal identification symbol into the central control device using the voice input means, and displays the game result corresponding to the personal identification symbol stored in the central control device. A central control device for pachinko halls that is characterized by: (2) A central management device for a pachinko hall equipped with a plurality of pachinko machines equipped with voice input means for inputting a player's personal identification symbol by voice, including a counter business area that stores operation command symbols for counter business; From a storage device, a processing device, and an input/output control device that have at least a number area that stores the personal identification symbol input by the player and the number of game balls assigned to the player, and a table area that stores the operating status of the pachinko game machine. and a voice input means for inputting the above-mentioned personal identification symbol by voice. It has a registration machine that converts the signal into a signal, transmits it to the number area of the central control unit, stores it as the number of game balls, and registers the personal identification symbol and the number of game balls, and a voice input means that inputs the personal identification symbol by voice. and a payment machine that inputs a personal identification symbol into the central control device using the voice input means and displays the game result corresponding to the personal identification symbol stored in the central control device; A counter service command that has a voice input means for inputting, inputs an operation command symbol to a central control device using the voice input means, and causes the central control device to perform counter control corresponding to the operation command symbol stored in advance. A centralized management device for a pachinko hall, characterized by comprising: