JPS63122485A - Control apparatus of game area - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

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

``Prior Art'' Recently, in pachinko machines that use pachinko balls as game media, for example, when lending out game media, a recording card is issued that records the number of rentals, and game results are recorded on this recording card and prizes are given out. A system that allows for exchange has been proposed.

In such conventional systems, the recording card generally only records game results and is not used for managing or controlling the gaming machine.

"13?! The problem that S1 is trying to solve" However, with this conventional way of using the recording card of a gaming machine, if the pachinko machine is discontinued, the recording of pachinko balls on the recording card cannot be Since players can take their games to other gaming machines and use them, players who have achieved sufficient results will be able to earn even more money, which is a problem in terms of the system of the gaming parlor considering the purpose of the suspension. was there.

The present invention has been made by focusing on such conventional problems, and is a management method for recording cards in gaming machines that solves the above-mentioned problems by making a recording card that has been discontinued unusable. The purpose is to provide equipment.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a card processing machine that records game progress in a manner corresponding to the gaming machine, as shown in FIG. A gaming machine management device installed in the vicinity or on the gaming machine, which connects to the gaming machine and manages the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed,
A storage unit that stores the number of prizes of game media.

a calculation unit that is connected to the storage unit and updates the storage content of the storage unit by subtracting the number of gaming media consumed from the number of gaming media lent during a game, and calculating the number of gaming media owned by adding the number of prizes; A determining unit that monitors the magnitude of the number of cards held and the number of stopped cards, and a determining unit that determines whether or not a recorded card is recorded as being stopped, and an output unit that transmits the results of the determining unit to a gaming machine and a card processing machine.

The present invention resides in a gaming machine management device characterized by comprising a protect B-containing part for recording a stoppage record on a card.

"Operation" Accordingly, the number of game media lent out from the card lending machine, the number of game media consumed and the number of prizes generated by playing games on the gaming machine are stored in the storage unit as the game progresses.

The arithmetic unit subtracts the number consumed from the number lent, adds the number of prizes, calculates the number of game media held, and updates the storage contents of the storage unit. ' The judgment unit monitors the size of the number of cards held and the number of stops, and also determines whether or not there is a record of a stop on the recording card.

The output unit transmits the results of the judgment unit to the gaming machine and the card processing machine, and the card processing machine rejects the process when an attempt is made to start a game with a recorded card that has a record of cancellation, and when the game is canceled. The protection writing section writes the aborted record to the recording card.

"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 FIGS. 6 and 7, the recording card 10 has an invisible 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, the pachinko machines 20, 20, . A card lending machine 40 is installed between adjacent gaming machines 20 and 20.

The game machine 20 is provided with a game slot 21 at the bottom, and most of the front side of the game machine 20 is a well-known pachinko game 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 the launch speed of a pachinko ball (not shown)! 2! In addition to being connected to the mechanism, as shown in FIG. 3, it serves as a starting switch for the firing circuit. It is connected to The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card IO 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 bottom of one of the islands of the gaming machines 20, 20...
A pole count supply unit 23 is provided in the L portion of the game machine 20, and counts and supplies pachinko balls from the supply path 20a through the supply pipe 22 for a certain number of minutes.

The pole count supply section 23 has a star wheel 23a and a switch 23b that emits one pulse signal for each revolution of the star 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.

'F8fl inside the game @ 20 is provided with a holding ball reservoir 26 at a position where the player can see, and an out ball section 27 on the back side thereof. The internal mechanism of the game machine 20 including the out ball part 27 and the pachinko ball are the game 4120
The interior and its attached mechanisms are sealed and 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 star wheel 23a of the pole count supply section 23 when the capacity becomes low. .

At the lower end of the game 4220, an out ball discharge section 29 connected to the out ball section 27 is provided at the lower end of the gaming machine 20.

The out ball discharging section 29 has a star wheel 29a and a switch 29b that detects the number of balls that have flown out based on the rotation speed of the star wheel 29a, and one pachinko ball is placed on the outer periphery of the star wheel 29a facing the outlet of the out ball section 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, 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 on the surface of the card processing a30.

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 10. 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 43R143L, and a return button 44. It has a coin return slot 45 and a bill stocker 7 46.

A control unit 5 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is distributed between the card processing machine 30 and the card lending machine 40, or both.
0 is placed.

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 game@20 and the storage unit 51.
A judgment unit 53 that monitors the size of the number of game media held and the set number is connected to the gaming machine 20 card processing a30 and the judgment unit 53, and the judgment results are transmitted to the gaming machine a20 to the card processing machine 30. It has an output section 54 for transmitting the information to.

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

A prize exchange device? The i60 includes a card reading section 61, a fraudulent card checking section 62, a display section 63, and a prize dispensing section 6.
4.

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 lending a40. One bill is inserted into the bill slots 42R and 42L. Money is inserted into either one of 43R and 43L.

As shown in Figure 11, the amount inserted is a4
It is determined inside the 0, and it is further determined from the difference in the slot that the card has been 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 recording card IO is written in only the input area 12 of the purchase recording area 11 in, for example, a complimentary color, as shown by the x mark in FIG. 6, and is passed to the card processing machine 30 without manual intervention.

Note that the recording card 10 is given the gaming hall's password when the card is issued 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
After issuing the 0 to -H recording card 10, card processing a
30, but in that case, insert the card into the card lending machine 4.
0 requires a card ejection port.

If the recording card 10 in use is transferred from another table, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card slot 32 of the card processing a30, read by the reading section 35, and processed.

When a card is set in the card processing machine 30, the control unit 5
Information such as the number of games owned and the gaming machine number is reported and stored in 0.

If recording card 10 is used halfway, recording card l
The password set in O is also reported, and if the code is different or contains unanalyzable content, the 1 judgment section 53 determines that it is fraudulent, and the 04 section 50 outputs? The fraudulent card display lamp 34 of the card processing a30 is blinked to warn the user via B54, and the handling is refused.

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

Therefore, it is a record card with a discontinued record! 0 can only be exchanged for prizes.

When the recording card 10 is suitable for use in a game, the rental machine 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 a20, 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 from the transfer path 24a to the prize ball discharge part 25 and discharged. In addition, other sound π-like effects may be produced without ejecting the ejecting method.The ejected prize method is stored in the holding ball part 26 and cannot be touched by the player, but the result can be visually confirmed. be able to.

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 this time, the pachinko ball rotates the star wheel 29a, and the rotation of the star wheel 29a turns on and off the switch 29b to send out a signal and detect the number of out balls.

The consumption method can be used to detect when a pachinko ball no longer returns to the firing position after firing, immediately after the zero firing is detected by a sensor installed there, but in that case, it is possible to detect the firing error. Detection is the problem.

If there is a shortage of pachinko balls used in Game@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 star wheel 23a is released, the star 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 star wheel 23a rotates, the switch 23b is turned on and off, and while counting the number of balls, the discharge pipe 23d is turned on.
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 prize ball purchased at the card lending machine 40, the calculation unit 52 adds it up and the memory unit 51 adds it up.
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 IO, the writing unit 36 of the card processing fi 30 prints in the consumption area 13 of the purchase recording area 11, for example, in blue, as shown by O in FIG. When there is a winning method, the writing unit 36 prints it in yellow, for example, in the input area 15 of the mountain number recording area 14, which is the position of Δ shown in FIG.

The calculation unit 52 always calculates the number of possessions using the formula: loan machine + 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 fi 30, and the judgment unit 53 calculates the number of possessions. The number of settings is constantly compared.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number of possessions is O or exceeds the number of stops, and if it is possible to continue the game, the game start switch 21c is kept on, and if the number of stops is reached or the number of stops is When the number reaches 0, 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,
Notify card processing a3o of the end of the game. In the card processing machine 30, a writing section 36 and a printing section 37 record the final result of the game on the recording card IO.

If the record is old, the gaming machine 20 is caused to hold the operation stop mode, and the protection writing section 38 writes the password for the stop recording on the recording card IO. 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 gaming machine 20 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 IO.

After these termination processes are completed, the recording card IO 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 area 15 and the consumption area 16, allowing the customer to 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, the recording card 10 is passed through a prize exchange machine 2160.

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 cards is subtracted from the record of the record card IO.

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. Further, although the pachinko balls used by the players were actually lent by paying a fee, it is possible to determine whether the pachinko balls were used based on the prize winning method and use this as a reference.

Although the above embodiment has been explained using a game parlor equipped with pachinko machines as an example, it is also effective in a game parlor that uses gaming media such as slot machines, smart poles, etc., or a combination of them. Needless to say.

``Effects of the Invention'' According to the gaming machine management device of the present invention, ``When the M player discontinues playing the gaming machine, a record of the hit IF is written on the recording card, and the recording card has no choice but to be exchanged for a prize. Because of this, it is possible to appropriately manage the suspension of gaming machines, and it is possible to create a gaming hall with a stable number of prizes.

[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 m2 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of a gaming machine and its ancillary equipment, and Figure 3 is a control circuit for a pachinko machine. Figure 4 is a block diagram of the configuration of the prize exchange, Figure 5 is a block diagram of the card processing machine, Figure 6 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card, and Figure 7 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card. Figure 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the gaming machine, Figure 9 is a partial front view of the island of the gaming machine, Figure 1θ is an internal configuration diagram of the gaming machine, Figure 11 is a flowchart of the processing of the card lending machine, and Figure 12 is a Game processing flowchart, 1st
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of game monitoring. 10... Recording card 20... Game 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 81 section 51...Storage section 5
2... Calculation unit 53... Judgment unit 54...
- Output section 60...Prize exchange device 61...Card reading section 62...Illegal card checking section 63...Display operation section 64...Prize dispensing section Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Figure 1O Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A gaming machine management device comprising a card processing machine for recording gaming progress installed near the gaming machine or in the gaming machine, which is connected to the gaming machine and lends out gaming media. number, number of gaming media consumed,
A storage unit that stores the number of prizes of game media and is connected to the storage unit, and calculates the number of game media owned by subtracting the number consumed from the number of game media lent during a game and adding the number of prizes. a calculation section that updates the memory contents of the storage section; a judgment section that monitors the size of the number of cards held and the number of cancellations; and a judgment section that determines whether or not a recording card has a cancellation record; A management device for a gaming machine, comprising: an output section for transmitting information to a processing machine; and a protect writing section for recording a stoppage record on a card.