JPS63122484A - Card control apparatus of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Field of Industrial Application" ゛The present invention is applicable to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and is applicable to card lending machines that issue cards recording the number of gaming media, and gaming progress. The present invention relates to a card management device for a gaming machine, in which a card processing machine for recording information is installed near the gaming machine or in the gaming machine.

``Prior Art'' Recently, for example, in a pachinko machine that uses pachinko balls as a game medium, when a game medium is lent out, a record card is issued that records the number of lent games, and the game results are recorded on this record card and prizes are given out. It has been proposed that the device be replaced.

In such conventional systems, the number of pachinko balls lent was recorded only when the first pachinko ball was lent, and after that, the game results were only recorded on the record card. With this conventional method of managing cards in gaming machines, if you want to borrow additional pachinko balls during a game, you have to have a new record card issued, which is complicated and takes away the interest of the game. Not only that, but the storage capacity of a recording card must be assumed to be used by players who borrow a large amount of cards, so the storage capacity of a single recording card can be discarded without filling up the entire storage capacity.
The problem was that there was a lot of waste.

The present invention has been made in view of these conventional problems, and it solves the above problems by making maximum use of the recording properties of recording cards and allowing players to enjoy games without losing interest. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card management device for recording cards of a gaming machine that solves the problem.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is, as shown in FIG. A card management device for a gaming machine, which has a card processing machine for recording the progress, installed near the gaming machine or in the gaming machine, and is connected to the gaming machine and the card lending machine, and is connected to the gaming machine and the card lending machine, and controls the processing of gaming media. A storage unit that stores the number of rentals, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of prizes of gaming media; and a storage unit that is connected to the storage unit, and when there is an increase in the number of gaming media rooms, the increased amount is added to the number of gaming rooms, and the number of gaming media is For example, a calculation unit that calculates the number of game media held by subtracting the number consumed from the number of rooms and adding the number of prizes and updates the memory contents of the storage unit; A card management device for a gaming machine is characterized in that at least one of a card lending machine and a card processing machine is equipped with a writing section for writing an increment on a card.

"Function" Therefore, the number of gaming media rooms lent out from the card lending machine, the number of gaming media consumed and the number of prizes generated by gaming on the gaming machine are stored in the storage unit as additional lending and gaming progress. Ru.

When there is an increase in the number of game media rooms, the calculation unit adds the increased amount to the number of rooms, subtracts the consumed number from the number of rooms, and adds the number of prizes to calculate the number of game media held.

The writing section is for writing the increase on the recording card when there is an increase in the number of game media rooms.

"Example" Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Each figure shows one embodiment of the invention.

? As shown in FIG. 56 and FIG. 7, the recording card IO has a visible purchase recording area 11 and a stack number recording area 14.

The purchase recording area 11 is arranged by vertically arranging a combination of an input area 12 and a consumption area 13 vertically, and arranging them horizontally.

Similarly, the mountain number recording area 14 has an input area 15 and a consumption area 1 at the top and bottom.
6 are arranged vertically, and then arranged horizontally. Input area 12°15 and consumption area 13.1
6, for example, is processed to enable thermal printing, and is set to produce contrasting colors such as yellow and blue.

A difference in recognition may be provided depending on the shape of the mark or the like.

The recording card IO is further provided with storage areas for various information such as magnetic and optical marks, which are invisible or difficult to see but can be electrically written and read.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, gaming machines 20, 20, . A card lending machine 40 is installed between the gaming machines 20 and 20.

A gaming handle 21 is provided at the bottom of the gaming machine 20, and most of the front side forms a well-known pachinko gaming surface. A sensor is provided in each of the prize ball hole, out hole, etc. of the pachinko playing surface to detect the entry of a pachinko ball into the hole.

The game handle 21 is connected to a pachinko ball launch speed adjustment mechanism (not shown), and as shown in FIG.
The first firing circuit serves as a starting switch for the firing circuit, and in addition to the game handle 21, the driving motor 21a and the motor circuit 2
1b, a game start switch 21c is connected to a power source 21d. The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card 10 in the card processing machine 30 to start the game.

As shown in FIG. 10, a pachinko ball supply path 20a and a recovery path 20b run along the top and bottom of the islands of games@20, 20...
A pole count supply unit 23 is provided at the top of the gaming machine 20, and counts and supplies a fixed amount of pachinko balls from the supply path 20a through the supply pipe 22.

The pole count supply section 23 has a single wheel 23a and a switch 23b that emits one pulse signal for each revolution of the single wheel 23a. A series of hemispherical notches 23c are provided. From the pole count supply section 23 to the prize ball tank 24
A discharge pipe 23d is open at the top. The prize ball tank 24 is connected to the prize ball discharge section 25 via a transfer path 24a.

A ball reservoir 26 is provided at the lower part of the inside of the gaming machine 20 at a position visible to the player, and an out method shoulder 27 is provided on the back side thereof. The internal mechanism of the game machine 20, including the outboard M27, and the pachinko balls are sealed within the game a20 and its attached mechanism, and are isolated from the players.

The prize ball tank 24 is provided with a capacity detection switch 24b that monitors its capacity and operates a brake solenoid (not shown) that stops the rotation of the single wheel 23a of the pole count supply unit 23 when the capacity becomes low. .

At the lower end of the game machine 20, an out ball discharge part 29 connected to the out method shoulder 27 is provided at the lower end of the game a20.

The out ball discharging section 29 has a single wheel 29a and a switch 29b that detects the number of balls that have flown based on the rotation speed of the wheel 29a, and one pachinko ball is placed on the outer periphery of the single wheel 29a facing the discharge port of the out method shoulder 27. The hemispherical notches 29c are connected to each other to remove the holder. A discharge pipe 29d opens from the out-ball discharge section 29 onto the recovery path 20b.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the surface of the card processing machine 30, a display section 31 for displaying the number of cards held, a card slot 32, a termination indicator lamp 33, and a fraudulent card indicator lamp 34 are provided. .

The card processing machine 30 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40, and has an internal configuration as shown in FIG. 5, with a reading section 35. A writing section 36 and a printing section 37 for each area of the recording card 10. Protect writing section 38 for attaching a password to the recording card IO. It has a display section 39 that causes a stop indicator lamp 33 to blink.

The card lending machine 40 has an amount display lamp 41. Bill slots 42R and 42L facing the gaming machine 20 on the right or left side, a coin slot 43R943L, and a return button 44. It has a currency return port 45 and a bill stocker 46.

A control unit 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is distributed to one or both of the card processing @ 30 and the card lending a 40.
is installed.

The control unit 50 is connected to the game a20 and the card lending machine 40, and is connected to a storage unit 51 that stores the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of winnings of gaming media. It has an arithmetic unit 52 that calculates the number of game media in hand by subtracting the number consumed from the number and adding the number of prizes and the number of additional loans.

Furthermore, the control unit 50 controls the gaming machine 20 and the storage unit 51.
A determining unit 53 connects to the gaming machine 20° card section 8! and monitors the size of the number of game media held and the set number. It has an output section 54 that is connected to the machine 30 and the judgment section 53 and transmits the judgment result to the gaming machine 20 to the card processing 4t130.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize exchange device 60 is provided in the gaming hall so as to form a part of the card management device.

The prize exchange device 60 includes a card reading section 61, a fraudulent card checking section 62, a display operation section 63, and a prize dispensing section 64.

Next, the action will be explained.

In order to start a game, the player must first borrow a pachinko ball. Depending on the game a20 selected, the player borrows a pachinko ball from either the left or right card lender @40. 0 bills are inserted into the bill slots 42R and 42L. The money is inserted into either one of the money slots 43R and 43L.

As shown in Figure 11, the amount inserted is transferred to the card lending machine 4.
It is determined inside the 0, and it is further determined from the difference in the slot that it was inserted from either the left or right side, and the recording card 10 is set in the card processing machine 30 installed in the gaming machine 20. The card 10 is written, for example, in yellow, only in the input area 12 of the purchase record desired area 11, as shown by the X mark in FIG. 6, and is passed to the card processing machine 30 without any human intervention.

In addition, the recording card 10 is given the gaming hall's password at the time of card issue or in advance, and the recording card 1 of other gaming halls cannot be used.
It is designed not to be confused with 0. In addition, card lending machine 4
You may issue the record card 10 from 0 and then manually insert it into the card processing machine 30, but in that case, the card lending 81
40 requires a card ejection port.

When the recording card 10 in use is transferred from another machine with the recording card 10, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card slot 32 of the card processing machine 30, read by the reading section 35, and processed.

When a card is set in card processing @30, is it controlled? B
50, information such as the number of machines owned and the gaming machine number is reported and stored.

If recording card 10 is used halfway, recording card 1
0 is also reported, and if the code is different or contains unanalyzable content, the 1 judgment unit 53 determines that it is fraudulent, and the control unit 50 sends a message to the card processing machine 30 via the output unit 54. The fraudulent card display lamp 34 is flashed to warn the user and refuse to handle the card.

Further, in the case of a recording card 10 in which the gaming machine 20 has been discontinued, a password for discontinuing the recording is attached to the recording card 10, and the recording card 10 cannot be reused and is refused to be handled in the same way as a fraudulent card.

Therefore, the record card 10 with a discontinued record can only be exchanged for a prize.

When the recording card 10 is suitable for use in a game, the number of cards lent is stored in the storage unit 51 of the control unit 50,
The game is started after it is determined whether the game can be started based on the presence or absence of the number of players.

In the game machine 20, the game start switch 21c is turned on, and the game progresses as the player operates the game handle 21. When the pachinko balls hit during the progress of the game enter the safe hole, the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball tank 24 are sent to the prize ball discharge part 25 from the transfer path 24& and are discharged. Note that other acoustic effects may be produced without ejecting the ejecting method.The ejected prize method is stored in the holding ball portion 26 and cannot be touched by the player, but the result can be visually confirmed. I can do it.

The out balls are temporarily stored in the out ball section 27, and are discharged to the recovery path 20b through the out ball discharge section 29. At that time, the pachinko ball rotates the single wheel 29a, and the rotation of the single wheel 29a turns on and off the switch 29b to send out a signal and detect the number of out balls.

After firing a pachinko ball, the spent ball may be detected at a position where it no longer returns to the launching position, and immediately after the zero firing, which is detected by the sensor installed there, but in that case, it is possible to detect a firing error. Detection is the problem.

If there is a shortage of pachinko balls used in the gaming machine 20,
The pachinko balls being supplied to the supply path 20a are transferred to the supply pipe 22
．． A solenoid (not shown) is activated by the insufficient information taken in from the pole count supply section 23, the brake of the single wheel 23a is released, the single wheel 23a is rotated by the weight of the ball, and one notch 23c is removed from the supply pipe 22. The pachinko balls are picked up one by one, and as the single wheel 23a rotates, the switch 23b is turned on and off, and the discharge pipe 23d is turned on and off while counting the number of steps.
The ball is then supplied to the prize ball tank 24.

The control unit 50 controls the control unit 50 according to the progress of the game.
It operates according to the flow shown in Figure 3.

In FIG. 12, when there is an additional rental ball purchased at the card lending machine 40, the calculation unit 52 adds the ball and the storage unit 51 adds the ball.
Refresh your memory. The consumption number is added to the consumption number storage area of the storage unit 51 and stored, and when there is a prize, the consumption number is added to the consumption number storage area of the storage unit 51.
is added to the prize number storage area and stored.

On the recording card 10, the writing unit 36 of the card processing machine 30 prints, for example, in blue color in the purchase recording area and the consumption area 13 of 11, as shown by 0 in FIG. When there is a winning chance, the writing unit 36 prints the input area 15 of the number recording area 14, which is the position of Δ shown in FIG. 7, in a yellow color, for example.

The calculation unit 52 always calculates the number of possessions using the formula: number of loans + number of prizes issued - number of consumption = number of possessions, the number of possessions is always displayed on the display unit 39 of the card processing machine 30, and the first judgment unit 53 calculates the number of possessions. and the number of settings are constantly compared.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number of possessions is 0 or exceeds the number of stops, and if it is possible to continue the game, the game start switch 21c is held on, and if the number of possessions is not reached or the number of stops is When the number reaches O, it is determined that the game cannot be continued.

According to this judgment, the output unit 54 notifies the gaming machine 20 of the judgment result and turns off the game start switch 21c,
The end of the game is notified to the card processing machine 30. In the card processing machine 30, the final result of the game is recorded on the recording card 10 by the writing section 36 and the printing section 37.

If the game is stopped, the gaming machine 20 is kept in a stopped state, and the protection writing section 38 writes the password for the stopped recording on the recording card 10. The operation of the game machine 20 is stopped by turning off the game start switch 21c of the firing circuit. The stoppage of the game a20 whose operation has been stopped may be automatically canceled by a release switch (not shown) provided separately in the motor circuit 21b or by removing the stopped recording card 10.

After these termination processes are completed, the recording card 10 is fed out from the card processing machine 30, and the player can pick it up.

At the end of the game, input area 12, consumption area 13 . Output number recording area 14. The progress of the game is recorded in the input castle 15 and the consumption area 16, and the customer can check the results and reflect on the progress of the game.

The record card 10 can be brought to a prize exchange office and exchanged for a prize. At the prize exchange office, the record card IO is passed through the prize exchange machine jii80.

First, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card reading section 61,
Then, after the number of cards held is read, a fraudulent card checking section 62 checks whether the recording card 10 is a fraudulent card or not, and the number of cards held and the check result are displayed on a display operation section 63. If the recording card 10 is correct, the user operates the prize payout section 64 using the display operation section 63, and a prize corresponding to the number of prizes held is paid out. The corresponding number of possessions is subtracted from the record on the record card 10.

The recording card IO records the progress of the user's games, and if you add the function of the host computer,
On the gaming parlor side, it is possible to collect not only data for each gaming machine 20, 20, etc., but also data for each player.
It becomes possible to understand the trends and habits of players. In addition, although the pachinko balls used by the player were actually lent by paying a fee, it is also possible to determine whether the pachinko balls were used because of the winnings and can be used as a reference.

Although the above embodiment has been explained using a game parlor equipped with pachinko machines as an example, the present invention is also effective in a game machine such as a slot machine, a smart pole, etc. that uses game media, or a game parlor that uses a combination of these machines. Not even.

"Effects of the Invention" According to the card management device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, when a player wants to borrow additional pachinko balls during a game, there is no need to have a new recording card issued, and the card is borrowed. You can easily receive additional loans through the machine, and you can get absorbed in the game with short interruptions. The storage capacity of the recording card can be utilized to the maximum extent possible by additional entries, resulting in a system with no waste.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of the present invention, Figure 2 and the following diagrams show an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of a gaming machine and its ancillary equipment, and Figure 3 is a control diagram of a pachinko machine. Circuit diagram, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the configuration of the prize exchange, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the configuration of the card processing machine, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged diagram of the recording card. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the gaming machine, FIG. 9 is a partial front view of the island of the gaming machine, FIG. is a flowchart of game processing, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart of game monitoring. 10... Recording card 20... Gaming machine 21.
... Game handle 22 ... Supply pipe 23 ... Pole count supply section 24 ... Prize ball tank 25 ... Prize ball discharge section 2
6... Holding ball part 27... Out ball part 30
... Card processing machine 31 ... Display section 32 ...
Card entry/exit groove 33...Stop display lamp 34...
・Illegal card display lamp 35...reading section 36...
Writing section 37...Printing section 38...Protect writing section 39...Display section 40...Card lending machine
41... Amount display lamp 42R, 42L...
Bill slots 43R, 43L...Money slot 50...Control unit 51 Storage unit 52...
Arithmetic section 53... Judgment section 54... Output section 6o... Prize exchange device 61... Card reading section 62... Fraudulent card checking section 63... Display operation section 64... Prize dispensing section Figure 1 Iwa 1 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 1O Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A gaming machine comprising a card lending machine that issues cards recording the number of gaming media and a card processing machine that records gaming progress, which are installed in the vicinity of or at the gaming machine. a card management device, connected to a gaming machine and the card lending machine, and a storage unit that stores the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of winnings of gaming media; When there is an increase in the number of game media lent, the increased amount is added to the number lent, and during play, the number consumed is subtracted from the number lent, and the number of prizes is added to calculate the number of game media held and stored in the storage unit. At least one of the card lending machine and the card processing machine is equipped with an arithmetic unit that updates the contents, and a writing unit that writes the increase in the number of gaming media lent on the recording card when there is an increase in the number of gaming media lent. A card management device for a gaming machine.