JP2709417B2 - Game storage medium issuing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system using a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, and the like.
The present invention relates to a technique that is effective when a storage medium used for a game device capable of executing a required game is used for a storage medium issuing device that can issue the game.

[Prior Art] In recent years, a card-type pachinko game system has been proposed as an example of a storage medium-type game facility in which a game is played using a card-shaped storage medium as a medium. The card method is
The player only needs to carry the card that is the storage medium,
There is an advantage that it is possible to reduce the trouble of carrying a large amount of pachinko balls that easily fall. The card-type pachinko gaming systems that have been conventionally proposed are roughly divided into the following two.
There are two methods.

In the first method, when issuing a card, the number of balls held corresponding to the purchase amount is stored in the card, a pachinko game is performed within the range of the number of balls held, and the number of balls held is increased or decreased in the game process. Is to memorize it. (See JP-B-47-42227).

In the second type of the card system, when a card is purchased, a card in which only the card number is recorded is issued, the number of balls held is stored in a management device, and the card is stored by inserting the card into a card reader of a pachinko machine. The player can play the game by calling the number of balls held. (61-32709)
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In any of the above-mentioned systems, it is desirable to be able to issue a plurality of types of cards in accordance with the amount of money for the convenience of the user. . In order to save labor in pachinko parlors, it is preferable that card issuance can be automatically performed by a card issuing machine.

However, in order to be able to issue a plurality of types of cards by a card issuing machine, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of types of cards in which the amount of money is recorded in advance or to record and issue the amount of money when purchasing the card. . On the other hand, if you prepare a card with the amount of money recorded in advance from the beginning, the time required for issuing the card may be shortened, but if this card is stolen or otherwise damaged, it can be used directly in the gaming device It has been found that there is a problem that the game store may be greatly damaged.

The present invention has been made under the above background,
Even if the storage medium in the storage medium issuing device or the storage medium before being inserted into the storage medium issuing device is stolen, etc., it cannot be used in the gaming device as it is, so that the gaming shop does not suffer unexpected damage. The purpose is to avoid.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine 100, a pachinko machine 100, which stores required information for specifying an effective amount of money and can execute a required game). Gaming storage medium issuing device (card issuing machine 200) for issuing an effective storage medium (card CD) used for the unit 160)
A storage medium storing means (card tank 701) for storing a pre-issue storage medium in which at least a part of the required information is not stored; and the pre-issue storage stored in the storage medium storing means. Storage medium ejecting means (issuing device) capable of ejecting media one by one to perform predetermined processing
700 card removal device 710) and information writing means (card issuing machine 200) capable of storing required information in an information storage unit (for example, a magnetic recording unit MG) of the storage medium before issuance taken out by the storage medium removal means. Card reader 800 magnetic head 82
1), purchase selection means (purchase selection switch group 212) for issuing a request for issuing an effective storage medium, and storage medium ejection means (issuing device 700) for ejecting the effective storage medium based on the operation of the purchase selection means. Card deriving device 770) and storage medium number counting and displaying means (counter 795) capable of confirming the number of valid storage media to be issued, and information of the storage medium before issuance based on the operation of the purchase selecting means. The information writing means performs predetermined information writing processing on the storage unit, converts the information into an effective storage medium, discharges the storage medium by the storage medium discharge means, and updates the count value of the storage medium number display means. It is composed.

[Operation] According to the above-described means, the required information is stored in the information storage unit of the storage medium before issuance by the information writing means, and the information is processed into an effective storage medium that can be used in the gaming machine, and then the storage medium is issued. Since the storage medium is ejected from the device, it is possible to clearly distinguish the effective storage medium that has been properly issued by the storage medium issuing device from the other storage medium, thereby preventing damage such as theft. If an illegal storage medium is inserted into a gaming device, the storage medium can be treated as invalid, only the processed effective storage medium can be used in the gaming device, etc., and the storage medium is issued. Since the number of storage media issued by the device can be counted and displayed, it is possible to accurately grasp the number of storage media issued at the game arcade.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a card-type pachinko gaming system as an example of a storage medium-type gaming facility to which the present invention is applied.

The pachinko gaming system according to this embodiment includes a pachinko machine 100 that forms a part of a gaming device, and a storage medium issuing device that issues a card CD as a storage medium having a local value in order to start a game in each pachinko machine. The issuing machine 200 as a game machine, the prize ball obtained as a result of the game, and a payment machine 300 as a storage medium payment device for paying out the remaining purchase money not used for the game, and the above various terminals The management device 400 that manages and controls, and the management device 400
And a data transmission path 500 as a transmission means for organically coupling each terminal, and these constitute an organic coupling body. This organic combination can be interposed only by the card CD, and the card can be operated and its valuable data can be converted only by the organic combination. Therefore, the pachinko machine 100, the issuing machine 200, the settlement machine 300, and the management device 400, which are the components of the organic binder, each have a card reader as a storage medium reading device (in this specification, A card reader for writing data is also provided), and information on the card and information on each terminal are stored in the management device 40.
0 is stored in the form of a file in the storage device.

Next, before entering into a specific description of each component of the organic conjugate, a card used in the storage medium type game facility of the present embodiment will be described.

Card CD used in the storage medium type game facility of this embodiment
Is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The information required for the player, such as the date of issue (= valid date), DATE, and the issue serial number n, etc., required when the damaged card is restored, are printed at the time of issuance. (Longitudinal direction).
Therefore, there is no need to prepare a plurality of types of cards on which different amounts of money are printed in advance.

Immediately above the print display unit PRT, a punch as a punch forming unit for recording the status of the card, that is, issued, resurrected, playing, returning to zero (zero), and settlement or status transition of the card in the form of a punch. A hole forming area PH is also provided along the card insertion direction.

By detecting the above-mentioned perforations formed in the card with the photoelectric detector, the number of balls held is read from the file of the management device using the code recorded on the magnetic surface, and the state of the card can be easily checked without checking. Thus, it is possible to reduce the burden on the controller and the management device of the card reader required to determine the processing corresponding to the state of the card.

On the other hand, at a position slightly below the center of the card, there is provided a magnetic recording section MG as an information storage section coated with a band-shaped magnetic material from the front end to the vicinity of the center (see FIG. 2 (B)). However, the magnetic recording portion MG may be formed not only on a part of the card in the longitudinal direction but also in a continuous band shape from end to end of the card similarly to the print display portion PRT, or a magnetic material may be applied to the entire back surface of the card. May be used as a magnetic recording unit.

Further, in the card of this embodiment, a belt-like roller running area RRA slightly wider than the transport roller in the card reader is provided between the print display section PRT and the magnetic recording section MG, that is, in the center of the card, in the longitudinal direction of the card. The magnetic recording unit MG, the print display unit PRT, and the authenticity discrimination area TF, which have important information used for determining the card, are damaged due to contact with the transport rollers. To prevent the information from becoming unreadable.

In the card of this embodiment, a true / false discrimination area TF including a security mark concealed in characters such as a hole name printed on the surface of the card is provided below the magnetic recording unit MG. In other words, "PLAZ" printed on the surface of the card
The A "as the character, the legs of each character as shown in FIG. 2 (C) is then designed to come to a position corresponding to the detection bit pattern B ₀ .about.B ₉ provided at a pitch of 3.5mm, etc. Print it out. And the character width is 0.5-1.5mm,
It is set to 3.5 mm, and "1" or "0" of each bit is represented by shading of characters. Moreover, 10 5 th bit B ₄ from left of the bit and the last bit B _9, the bit B ₀ .about.B ₃
Previously determining the shading of text to represent the parity of the B ₅ .about.B ₈ and. It is more preferable that the security bits concealed in the character string be formed using a special ink that can be detected only by the sensor and cannot be distinguished by human eyes.

Further, on the surface of the game card of this embodiment, a head cleaning area HCN is provided in which a cleaning agent for removing dirt on the magnetic head is applied to a band-shaped area continuous with the magnetic recording section MG. At the same time, in the card of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 (D), the magnetic recording portion MG is placed on a base material 11 made of a plastic such as polyester so as not to know where it is provided. A white layer 13 is formed on a magnetic layer 12 coated with particles uniformly, and a pattern printing layer 14 is further placed thereon, and then a heat-sensitive coloring layer is formed on a part of the layer (a portion corresponding to the print display PRT). 15 and a transparent protective film 16 is coated thereon. A cleaning agent having the same color as that of the white layer 13 is applied to the cleaning area HCN, and the surface thereof is exposed without being coated with the protective film 16 so that the cleaning area hardly changes in color from other parts. To improve the aesthetics. Also,
A pattern printing layer 17 is formed on the back surface of the base material 11 of the card, and is coated with a protective film 18 thereon.

In the card having the above structure in which the white layer 13 is formed on the surface of the magnetic layer 12, the magnetic layer 12 made of black magnetic particles is covered with the white white layer 13, so that the pattern is It is possible to provide a card with rich fashion by printing, and has a function of concealing the magnetic recording unit MG.

Furthermore, since the surface of the card is coated with the protective film 16, the print display area PRT, the magnetic recording area MG, and the area holding important information used for discriminating the card such as the authenticity discrimination area TF is protected, Such information is less likely to be destroyed, and the reliability of the card is improved.

FIG. 2 (E) shows a magnetic recording section MG provided on the card.
An example of the configuration will be described.

The magnetic recording unit MG of the card of this embodiment is composed of two tracks, of which the first track TRC1 records clock data for giving a sampling timing.
The second track TRC2 includes, starting from the left, a 4-bit start code and a field STX containing the parity bit, a company code MKC indicating the card reader manufacturer, a device code MCC indicating the model of the card reader, and an identification code DSC of the game store. , Date DATE, card number No, issuance command code FNC given from the card reader when the card is issued, text field TXT containing security data SDC read from the authenticity discrimination area, field ETX containing text end code, text It is composed of a field LRC containing an exclusive OR value (detection code) of data and an end code, and a field STX containing a start code. In addition, the date P is provided with a bit P indicating each parity every four bits, and the first four bits represent "month" and the sixth to ninth bits and the eleventh bit represent "month". The date, and the 12th to 14th bits and the 16th to 19th bits are recorded by binary coding the last two digits of the year.

In the case of a card having a magnetic recording section, it is generally easiest to decode the recording format and recording data from the date. However, in the card of the above embodiment, the order of the date is changed, and the parity is set every 4 bits. Put a bit,
Further, since the correspondence of the recording bits is changed, forgery of the card becomes extremely difficult. The issue serial number n
Is printed on the print display unit PRT, so that the card can be restored from the file information of the management device even if the information in the magnetic recording unit MG cannot be read due to damage to the card or the like.

Further, as described above, the information recorded in the magnetic recording unit of the card of this embodiment includes an identification code DSC for specifying the usable space of the card and an issue date for indicating the validity period of the card. Only the DATE, the card number as an identification code obtained from the issue serial number n using an appropriate function or conversion method, and a check code for error detection, the purchase amount and the number of balls held are not recorded. . These are managed by the management device 400 according to the card number NO.
It can be extracted in real time from the data file. This prevents fraud by copying the card and minimizes the damage caused by fraud. In other words, even if the card is copied, no damage occurs beyond the purchase price and the number of balls registered in the data file, so copying the card is a completely useless act.

Moreover, in the above embodiment, the authenticity of the card is determined not only by the magnetically recorded information recorded on the card but also by the authenticity discrimination area TF which is difficult to forge, so that the illegality of the card is more reliably prevented. be able to. In addition, since a fraudulent card can be immediately detected by checking the authenticity discrimination area TF, the fraudulent card can be found more quickly than sending the magnetic information to the management device 400 and determining the fraudulent card. It is to be noted that a hole is also formed in a telephone card or the like having a magnetic recording section, but a conventional card is provided to inform the user of the remaining balance, and a card reader is used to make a hole. Is not intended to be used for any processing or determination.

Next, an example of the configuration of a game device that provides an original game will be described with reference to FIGS.

A pachinko machine 100 as a game machine of this embodiment, and a pachinko machine, which is disposed on an island facility or the like above the main body of the game machine in a one-to-one correspondence, and mainly controls a display and a card reader and operates data during the game. Control unit that controls collection
160.

The pachinko machine 100 is mounted to be openable and closable by a hinge 102 in a machine frame 101 fixed to the island equipment of the pachinko parlor. A reinforcing plate 107 having an operation dial reinforcing member 107a that withstands the weight of the pachinko machine 100 and absorbs the vibration of the hit ball firing device 103 is fixed to a lower portion of the machine frame 101. In the lower part of the pachinko machine 100, a hit ball launching device 103 for firing the enclosed balls one by one into the game area and its operation dial 104 are provided, and above the operation dial 104, a game using the card is provided. An operation panel 110 is provided with an amount indicator 111, a ball number indicator 112, a purchase switch 113, an interrupt switch 114, an end switch 115, a game state indicator 116, and the like for enabling a start procedure. The configuration of the game area on the front of the pachinko machine is the same as that of the conventional one. The purchase switch 113 is an instruction switch for converting the card into a game ball in units of 200 yen or the like within the range of the amount of the card assuming insertion of the card into the card reader 800 built in the control unit 160. , The converted game balls are the number of possessed balls. The remaining amount of the card is displayed on the amount display 111 in a unit of 100 yen as one unit, and the converted number of balls is displayed on the number-of-balls display 112. Each time the shot is fired, the number of balls is reduced by one,
When a prize ball is generated, it is added and displayed for the number of prize balls.
The end switch 115 is turned on at any time when the player wants to end the game (including a case where the player wants to change the game console), so that the card in use is controlled by the control unit 16.
It can be discharged from zero. At that time, the unit controller 190 registers the remaining amount of the player and the number of balls (the sum of the purchased ball and the acquired ball) at that time in the file of the management device 400, and then inserts the card into the slot 802a of the card reader 800. Discharge more. In addition, the interrupt switch 114 is a switch used to temporarily stop the game for a break, although the player does not intend to stop the game at the game machine currently playing, and when this switch is operated. The unit controller 190 once ejects the card and waits until the same card is inserted again, during which time no other cards are accepted. The purchase switch 113 among the above switches is of a built-in lamp type, and the lamp in the purchase switch 113 blinks when the number of balls held becomes “0”.

The operation panel 110 is, as shown in FIG.
Is mounted on an openable front panel 105 at the lower part of the panel and has a hollow shape with a triangular cross section. The upper surface is inclined forward and downward so that the display is easy to read. Inside the operation panel 110, wiring boards 120A and 120B are arranged in parallel with the display surface 110a. On the board 120A, a money amount indicator 111 composed of 7-segment type LEDs and a ball number indicator 112 are arranged.
However, the switches 113 to 115 and the built-in lamp are mounted on the substrate 120B, and are covered with the display plate 117. A portion of the display plate 117 corresponding to the indicators 111 and 112 is a transparent window 117a, and a portion corresponding to the switches 113 to 115 is an opening 117b (see FIG. 5).
The switches 113 to 115 are provided in the opening 117b.
The operation button 118 is mounted so as to cover the upper part of the camera. 1
Reference numeral 21 denotes a built-in lamp corresponding to the purchase switch 113.

Further, at the front end of the operation panel 110, a game state display section 116 in which a display lamp 123 is covered with a translucent Fresnel lens 119 or the like is provided, and the display lamp 123 operates the operation dial 104 of the hitting ball firing device 103. It is lit when turned.

Further, an operation button 125 having a built-in stop switch 124 is mounted on a side portion (the left side in the embodiment) of the operation panel 110, and when the switch 124 is turned on, an accessory provided in the game section is activated. Commands relating to the game, such as stopping the operation, can be given. The stop switch 124 is mounted on a wiring board 120C provided in the operation panel 110, and a wiring group 126C extending from the wiring board 120C and a wiring group 126A extending from each of the boards 120A and 120B. 126B is pulled out to the outside, and can be connected to a pachinko machine control device 195 arranged at the lower part of the back of the pachinko machine via connectors 127A to 127C connected to its ends.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine 100 constituting the gaming machine of the present embodiment
Is configured as a closed-type game machine that circulates and uses game balls sealed in the machine, and has a sealed ball circulation device 130 for circulating the sealed balls on the back surface.

 FIG. 13 shows a configuration example of the back surface of the pachinko machine 100.

A game board in which a plurality of winning ball collecting troughs 131 covering a plurality of winning ball derivation holes formed so as to penetrate the game board corresponding to a winning area provided in a game area on the front of the game board are held by a frame 106. It is attached to the back of. Winning ball assembly gutter 13
The bottom wall 1 is inclined downward toward the center to form a guide shelf 131a, below which an out ball gutter 132a, a first safe ball gutter 132b, and a second safe ball gutter 132c are integrally formed as shown in FIG. The formed guiding gutter 132 is provided. This gutter 132
In the middle of each gutter, a photoelectric out sensor SNS1, a first safe sensor SNS2, and a second safe sensor SNS3 each comprising a pair of light emitting and receiving devices are mounted. In addition, guide gutter 13
2 is a merging gutter section 132d that collects the balls flowing into each gutter at one place
The end of the merging gutter section 132d is connected to the upstream side of the guide gutter 133 which is gently inclined to align the pachinko balls in a line as shown in FIG. 7, thereby forming the sealed ball circulation device 130. Have been. On the upstream side of the guide gutter 133, a foul ball receiving port 13 provided at an upper end of the firing rail to collect a so-called foul ball in which a hit ball hit along the firing rail returns toward the rail base.
Foul ball gutter 1 installed facing 4 (see Fig. 9)
The ball 33a is formed integrally, and the foul ball merges with the ball that has flowed down onto the guide gutter 133 via the guide gutter 132. A foul sensor SNS4 is provided in the middle of the foul ball gutter 133a.

And, at the lower end of the guide gutter 133, there is a storage portion 135a for one ball, facing the lower end of the guide gutter 133, and a ball feed 135 for separating the balls on the guide gutter 133 one by one and allowing the balls to flow downward can swing. Mounted on A stopper 136 is fixed behind the ball feeder 135 to prevent the ball feeder 135 from rotating more than necessary.
When the ball 35 rotates downward by the weight of the ball that has flowed in, the upper end surface can prevent the ball from flowing down on the guide gutter 133. Further, a rotatable ball leveler 137 is attached in the middle of the guide gutter 133, and a slide type ball removing mechanism 138 is provided downstream.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the enclosing ball circulation device 130 is mounted on the back surface of the frame board 109, the ball removing mechanism 138 slides laterally by a blocking piece 148 protruding from the back surface of the frame board. He was blocked and could not remove the ball. The enclosed ball circulating device 130 is mounted so as to be able to rotate as a whole by a hinge portion 139 provided on one side (the right side in FIG. 8), and is rotated backward around the hinge portion 139. When moved, the ball removal mechanism 138
Slide to remove the ball. Moreover, the guide gutter 133
An elastic locking piece 133a is fixed to the end of the frame board 109. By engaging this with the engaging step portion 149 of the frame board 109, the sealed ball circulation device 130 can be fixed so as not to rotate. .

The pachinko balls separated by the ball feed 135 pass through ball passage holes 139 (see FIG. 9) formed in the frame board 109 disposed behind the front panel 105 and are fixed to the front of the frame board at an angle. One of them flows down to the base of the fired rail 140. Then, the firing rod 103a is disposed so as to face the base of the firing rail 140 (see FIG. 10). At the same time, below the base of the firing rail 140, there is provided an interlocking member 141 having a push-up piece 141a which is rotated in conjunction with the firing rod 103a and pushes up the ball feed 135 upward.

In addition, a concave groove for guiding a sphere is formed on the upper surface of the firing rail 140, and the frame board 109
On the front surface of the sensor, a firing sensor SNS5 composed of a reflection type photoelectric switch for detecting a ball passing on the rail is mounted by a bracket 142 at a distance of at least one ball from the upper surface of the rail, and a mounting bracket 142 for the firing sensor SN55 is mounted. A return ball blocking wall 143 that prevents the return ball from jumping over the sensor is provided at the upper end of the sensor. Further, a foul ball receiving port 134 is formed in the frame board 109 corresponding to the upper end of the firing rail 140 to guide the return ball into the guiding gutter 132 behind the frame board, and the ball extends along the lower side of the foul ball receiving port 134. A receiving piece 144 protrudes.

In addition, on the upper end of the frame board 109, the mounting portion 1 of the game board
09a is provided, and game board positioning projections 145 are provided upright at both ends. Also, frame board 1
Along the top edge of 09, a frame 10 for holding the game board
A frame engaging portion 146 having a groove engageable with the frame 6 is formed, and as shown in FIG. 11, the frame 106 is lowered along the positioning protrusion 145 from above the frame board 109, and the lower end is formed on the frame board 109. By engaging with the groove of the engaging portion 146, both can be connected. On the side wall of the frame 106, four locking members 106a for detachably engaging the game board are provided, and the game board held by the frame 106 is mounted on the mounting portion 109a of the frame board 109. In this state, the fastener 147 is tightened and fixed. In addition,
On one side of the front of the frame board 109 (left side in FIG. 9), a speaker 150 for generating a sound effect related to the game is attached.

On the other hand, a front panel 105 covering the front of the frame board 109
As shown in FIG. 10, is mounted at the lower part of the opening framed by the holding frame 108c inside the front frame 108 so as to be openable and closable with one end (left end) as a fulcrum.
A firing rail frame 151 positioned above is fixed, and a cutout 151a is provided in the middle of the firing rail frame 151 so that the firing sensor SNS5 can face the inside of the frame. Further, a lock lever 152 is provided on the back surface of the end of the front panel 105 opposite to the hinge. Above the front panel 105 in the front frame 108, a glass frame 154 is similarly openably opened. on the other hand,
On one side of the rear surface of the front frame 108 opposite to the hinge portion 102, a
As shown in FIG. 12, a locking device 156 for locking the front surface to the machine frame 101 and a locking device 157 thereof are mounted. Further, it is an opening lever of the glass frame 154 of 155.

On the back of this front frame 108, a frame 1 holding a game board
06 (see FIG. 11) and the frame board 109 are joined to the fitting receiving portion 108b on the back of the front frame so that the fitting projection 106b on the back of the frame and the fitting projection 109b on the back of the frame board are aligned, and screwed. By doing so, the front frame 108, the frame 106 holding the game board, and the frame board 109 are integrated.

FIG. 13 shows the frame 1 on the back of the front frame 108 in this way.
06 and a state where the frame board 109 is attached, a winning ball collecting gutter 131 is further mounted on the back of the game board held by the frame 106, and a pachinko machine control device 195 is provided below the frame board 109. It is arranged. Further, a game control device 158 and a relay board 159 are mounted on the back surfaces of the frame 106 and the winning ball collecting gutter 131.

FIGS. 14 to 16 show an embodiment of the control unit 160 which is configured separately from the pachinko machine 100. FIG.

The control unit 160 of this embodiment includes a status indicator 162 on the front of the storage frame 161 indicating the status of the pachinko machine, an analog indicator 163 in which a plurality of lamps are arranged in a line, and a safe It has a ball lamp 164, a call button 165 for calling a clerk, and the like. The above analog display 163
Is used to display the number of balls in play in an analog manner, and to display a hit state and a free state by simultaneous blinking and moving blinking.

In the storage frame 161, a speaker 166 and a card reader 80 are provided.
0 is built in, and a card insertion / ejection opening 802a of the card reader 800 is exposed on the front surface of the storage frame. A card holding display lamp 167 above the insertion / ejection opening 802a indicates whether or not there is a card in the card reader. Below the card insertion / ejection opening 802a, a card insertion indicator lamp 168 for indicating whether or not a card can be inserted into the control unit 160 is arranged.

Furthermore, the front panel 16 of the storage frame 161 of the control unit 160
Inside 1a, a test switch 179 for enabling a game operation using a test card described later is arranged in a peculiar state in which the pachinko machine 100 is separated from the management device 400, and the test switch 179 is provided on the front of the storage frame. Pin insertion hole 169 for enabling the switch to be turned on externally using a pin
And a nameplate indicating the machine number given to the pachinko machine
170 are provided respectively.

Then, inside the front panel 161a of the control unit 160, a setting switch 171 for the machine number displayed on the machine name plate 170 as shown in FIG. 15, the status indicator 162, the analog indicator 163, and the safe Built-in lamp group L11 to L of lamp 164
A lamp substrate 172 having 15, L21 to L28, L31, L32 (see FIG. 16), the speaker 166 and the card insertion lamp 168
The holding substrate 173 is mounted. Also, call button 1
A call switch 165a is provided behind 65.

Further, a card reader 800 and a unit controller 190 for controlling the entire control unit 160 are provided in the storage frame 161.
The control unit 180 includes a unit control unit 180 having a communication unit, a transmission unit, and monitor displays 174, 175, and 176, a card reader control unit 188, and a power supply unit 177. Further, below the card reader 800, a storage box 178 for perforated pieces generated when a perforation is performed by a perforation device (described later) in the card reader is detachably arranged. A card ejection switch (not shown) for instructing the card reader to forcibly eject a card is provided on a substrate constituting the card reader control device 188.

The control unit 160 has a locking tool 179a and a release lever 179b provided on a free end side of the front panel 161a,
The release lever 179b faces the opening 161b formed at the lower end of the front panel 161a. Then, the control unit 160 controls the machine frame 101 of the pachinko machine 100 as shown in FIG.
In addition, the front panel 161a is arranged so as to be flush with the front frame 108 of the pachinko machine at this time. Therefore, the opening 161b of the front panel 161 facing the release lever 179b is normally closed on the upper surface of the front frame 108, and the opening 161b is exposed by opening the front frame 108 so that the release lever 179b can be operated. become. This eliminates the need for the control unit 160 to be provided with a locking device.

The unit control device 180 in the control unit 160 includes:
A transmission path such as an optical fiber or a coaxial cable is connected to the control device 195 of the pachinko machine 100 and to the management device 400 via a transmission controller and a local network (transmission cable) described later.

In the control unit 160 of the embodiment, an optical fiber connector 186 and a coaxial cable connector 187 are provided on the back surface of the storage frame 161 in order to perform data transmission using any transmission path (FIG. 20). reference).

FIGS. 18 to 20 show an example of an island facility on which a gaming machine including the pachinko machine 100 and the control unit 160 is mounted, and a state in which the gaming machine is equipped therewith.

In the island facility of this embodiment, a plurality of pillars 22 are erected on the base 21 at intervals equal to the width of the gaming machine, and 60 cm from the floor.
A horizontal mounting table 23 is fixed at a height of about a level by a column 22. In addition, above the mounting table 23,
A first installation shelf 24 is fixed at a position separated by the height of 101, and a second installation shelf 25 is further fixed above the first installation shelf 24 by a column 22, and above the second installation shelf 25. Prop 22
A top plate 26 is fixed so as to cover the upper end of the top plate. In addition, the front end of the mounting table 23 is configured to protrude slightly forward from the support 22, and the first mounting table 24 has a front end that is closer to the machine frame than the support 22.
It is configured to be located rearward by the thickness of 101.

Then, the pachinko machines 100 are mounted together with the machine frames 101 on the mounting tables 23 between the columns 22, and the control unit 1 extends from the first mounting table 24 to the machine frames 101 on the same plane as this.
60 is placed. A transmission line (not shown) constituting a local network extends on the second installation table 25,
In addition, a transceiver 185 for transmitting data to and from the management device 400 via the transmission path is mounted between the columns 22. The front of the transceiver 185 is closed by the upper plate 27, and the lower part of the mounting table 23 is closed by the lower plate 28.

Further, although not shown, a 24 V power supply line extends on the lower surface of the mounting table 23, and a 100 V power line extends on the lower surface of the top plate 26. An outlet 30 for 24V power supply is provided at a position on the upper surface of the mounting table 23 corresponding to each gaming machine, and an outlet 31 for 100V power supply is provided on the bar 29 on the lower surface of the top plate 26 in correspondence with each gaming machine. They are provided individually (see FIG. 20).

FIG. 21 shows a configuration example of a control system of the entire gaming machine including the pachinko machine 100 and the control unit 160.

In the figure, reference numeral 188 denotes a transport motor 807 and a magnetic head 82, each of which is a component of the card reader 800 shown in FIG.
1. A card reader control device for controlling the punching device 820 and the like. Then, various switches 171, 179, indicators 162, 163, 164, 168, and speakers 16 provided in the card reader controller 188, the pachinko machine controller 195 and the control unit 160 are provided.
6 is controlled by the unit controller 180.

Further, although not particularly limited, in this embodiment, the control device 195 of the pachinko machine 100 is connected to the unit control device 180 via the optical cable 191 and detection signals from various sensors are input, and the display device and the like are connected. A drive control signal is output. To enable communication using an optical fiber cable, an optical multiplexed data link (interface) including a parallel-to-serial converter for converting parallel data and serial data, an optical-to-electric converter for converting electric signals to optical signals, and the like. ) Are provided between the unit controller 180 and the optical fiber cable 191 and at the connection between the optical fiber cable 191 and the pachinko machine controller 915 (described later).

By using the optical fiber cable 191 for data communication between the unit control device 180 and the pachinko machine control device 195, a large number of wirings conventionally arranged in a complicated manner on the back side of the pachinko machine are reduced, maintenance, In addition to facilitating management, malfunction due to noise can be prevented.

Under the control of the pachinko machine control device 195, the amount indicator 1
11 and a ball number display 112, a purchase lamp 121, a game state display lamp 123, a control device 14 of the hit ball launching device 103, and a character control device 158, a purchase switch 113, an interrupt switch 114, and an end switch 115. From the ball detection sensors SNS1 to SNS5 such as the pachinko machine control device 19
The waveform is shaped by 5 and supplied to the unit controller 180. In this embodiment, the power supply system is divided into two systems, 24 V AC and 100 V AC, and the pachinko machine 100 has an AC power supply.
24V is supplied, and 100V AC is supplied to the control unit 160 side. Separating the power supply in this way prevents the pachinko machine control unit from being inadvertently destroyed by the influence of the power supply in a pachinko parlor having many problems in the power supply system.

FIG. 22 shows a configuration example of the pachinko machine control device 195.

The pachinko machine control device 195 includes a pachinko machine controller CPU1 composed of a microcomputer, a reset circuit RST1 that monitors a regular watchdog pulse output from the controller CPU1 and generates a reset signal when the pulse is interrupted, A multiplex transmission controller CNT1 provided with parallel-to-parallel conversion means for converting parallel transmission data to serial data and serial-to-parallel conversion means for converting serial reception data to parallel data in order to enable optical data transmission with the unit controller 180. And a photoelectric conversion circuit OET connected to the optical cable 191 via the optical connector 193,
A filter circuit FLT that cuts noise of detection signals from various sensors, decoders DEC1 and DEC2 that decode display data to the money amount display 111 and the ball number display 112, and a display drive signal are formed based on the output thereof. Driver DRV1, DRV2
And a driver DRV3 for generating a drive signal for the hitting ball launching device 103.

Regarding the processing of the detection signal from the sensor in the pachinko machine control device 195, the noise is simply removed from the detection signal, shaped into a fixed pulse width, and then sent to the unit control device 180 as detection data of a launch sphere, a safe sphere, or the like. . In other words, the pachinko machine control device 195 does not calculate the number of safe balls or the like, and such calculation is performed on the unit control device 180 side.

In pachinko machines, noise is likely to occur due to static electricity, but a reset circuit that monitors watchdog pulses
Pachinko machine controller due to noise etc. due to RST1
Even if CPU1 goes out of control, a reset signal is generated and the CPU
Is initialized, runaway can be prevented.

The watchdog pulse can be easily generated by an interrupt or the like from a timer counter inside the CPU.

FIG. 23 shows a configuration example of the unit control device 180.

The unit controller 180 is a unit controller 190 for controlling the card reader controller 188 and the pachinko machine controller 195 in order to enable a pachinko game with a card, and a unit controller 190 for controlling data transmission with the management device 400. The transmission controller 551 includes a network controller 553 for establishing a transmission / reception right in a network and performing serial / parallel conversion of data under the control of the data transmission controller. And the transfer of data between each controller 190 and 551 and between 551 and 553,
It is configured to run via dual port memory (RAM) 550 and 552. Of which, memory 552
Is divided into a transmission data storage area and a reception data storage area. An adjustment function for equalizing all transmission / reception data lengths (packetization) and a high-speed data transmission (2.
It has a buffer function to measure 5Mbps).

The packet memory 552 is composed of four pages each having a capacity of 256 bytes, of which page 0 is used for transmitting a transmission request packet and page 1 is used for transmitting a regular data transmission packet. On the other hand, pages 2 and 3 are used alternately for data packet reception. The data transmission controller 551 instructs the network controller 553 on which page to use. Data transmission controller 5
Even if the next packet data is sent during the processing of the received packet data by 51, all the packets can be received reliably because they are received by another page. A common reset circuit 555 is provided so that the controllers 551 and 553 can be initialized at the same time.

On the connection side of the network controller 553 with the management device 400, an optical connector is provided via a signal conversion circuit 554 and a changeover switch 542 which perform waveform shaping of received data and level conversion of a signal in order to increase the drive capability of transmitted data. A branch circuit 540 which is connectable to 186 and separates and couples a transmission signal and a reception signal via a changeover switch 542 so as to cope with a case where the transmission line of the low-layer network is constituted by a coaxial cable. Can be connected to The optical transceiver 185 shown in FIG. 20 is connected to the optical connector 186.

Further, a data transmission controller 5 is provided between the data transmission controller 551 and the network controller 553.
A latch circuit 561 for the network controller 553 to store the data reception result in response to a request from 51,
A data transmission controller 551 displays a latch circuit 562 for storing a command such as a data transmission command to the network controller 553 and a latch circuit 563 for storing a low-layer network address, and displays an abnormality in a communication control state in the unit control device 180. Is provided with a latch circuit 564 for storing display data to the monitor display 556 composed of three LED lamps. A decoder 557 decodes an address given to each of the latch circuits 561 to 564 and generates a selection signal.

On the other hand, a transceiver 571 for performing level conversion of transmission / reception data is provided between the unit controller 190 and the card reader control device 188, and a multiplex transmission controller for performing parallel / direct conversion of transmission / reception data between the unit controller 190 and the pachinko machine control device 195. 572 and the photoelectric conversion device 573 are connected.

Furthermore, the unit controller 190 has a data bus 5
Latch circuit that latches display data (segment data and common data) of the monetary value and ball count display via 81
574, a purchase lamp, a game state display lamp, a latch circuit 575 for latching a control signal for the hit ball launching device, and input signals from various switches provided in the pachinko machine 100 and the control unit 160 at a predetermined timing on the data bus 581.
An input / output controller 576 for latching output signals for mounting on top or displaying various lamps, and a control unit 160
A latch circuit 577 for latching audio data and the like generated from the speaker 166 is connected.

582 is a voice synthesis LSI, 583 is a low-pass filter that cuts high-frequency components to improve sound quality, and 584 is an amplifier that adjusts the volume.The voice synthesis LSI 582 stores multiple voice data in a built-in EPROM. In response to the selection signal (S0 to S3) given from the unit controller 190, the audio data is selected, the audio signal is output in synchronization with the start signal ST, and the output is stopped by the reset signal R.

558 is a program ROM storing a control program of the unit controller 190, and 559 is a transmission controller 55
This is a program ROM storing the control program of No. 1. 58
Reference numeral 5 denotes a decoder that decodes an address signal output from the unit controller 190 and forms a selection signal for the program memory 558, the unit memory 550, the latch circuits 574, 575, 577, and the input / output controller 576.

As described above, the unit control device 180 includes the management device 400,
The three sides of the card reader control device 188 and the pachinko machine control device 195 have information exchange windows, and under the control of the management device 400, perform control for causing a pachinko game to be played with a card, and as a game result It has software for periodically transmitting generated pachinko machine game information to the management device. Further, in the unit control device 180 of this embodiment, the digit select signal (common signal) of the display data output from the unit controller 190 for driving the monetary value and the number of balls is displayed at intervals of, for example, 2 ms. Paying attention to the point of periodic output, this is input to the reset circuit 555 as a watchdog pulse. In addition to the power-on reset, the reset circuit 555 monitors the watchdog pulse and generates a reset signal when the pulse disappears.

Therefore, even if the unit controller 190 runs away due to noise or the like, the common signal is not output at regular intervals when the runaway occurs, so that the reset circuit 555 operates to initialize the unit controller 190 and the data transmission controller 551, and the runaway occurs. Will be avoided.

At the same time, the unit controller 190 has a timer counter inside, and ACK (positive) or NAK (negative) as a response to the transmission request is transmitted for a predetermined time (ex, 1).
0 seconds), or after a certain time (e
x.2 seconds), when a packet cannot be transmitted, or when a disturbance in the internal memory (RAM) is detected, the common signal can be forcibly fixed to a low or high level to reset itself. I can do it. Note that the disturbance of the internal memory can be easily performed by writing a specific code (A55A or the like) at a predetermined address in the memory at the time of initialization, for example, and checking it by interrupt processing every 1 ms. Can be detected.

Further, the unit control device 180 of the embodiment initializes the unit controller 190 even when the data transmission controller 553 cannot transmit data within a certain time (5.12 seconds), so that abnormal data is not transmitted to the management device 400. Is being dealt with. That is, in the embodiment, a watchdog counter area is provided in the unit memory 550,
The data transmission controller 551 sets a predetermined code FF every time data is transmitted to the management device, and the unit controller 190 counts down this counter by “1” every 20 ms. Therefore, if the state in which the data transmission controller cannot transmit for 5.12 seconds or more continues, the watchdog counter of the unit memory 550 becomes “0”, and this counter is monitored. It can be determined that the transmission controller 551 has gone down and reset itself.

Moreover, in this embodiment, a special RAM is used as the unit memory 550 such that when data is written at a certain predetermined address (7FE), a predetermined terminal INT rises.
Using this function, at the time of system startup, the data transmission controller 551 writes data to the above-mentioned predetermined address to start up the terminal INT, and inputs the signal of the terminal to the unit controller 190 so that the controller for use of the unit memory can be used. Synchronize. Note that the specific terminal INT falls so that the unit controller 190 reads data at the predetermined address.

On the other hand, at the time of system startup, synchronization with the management device 400 is performed by the data transmission controller 551.
This is performed by the data transmission controller receiving a line test command (described below) transmitted from the management device 400 and transmitting a reception response to the management device 400.

By the way, as described above, the pachinko machine control device 195 does not calculate the number of safe balls or the like, and such calculation is performed on the unit control device 180 side. A detection signal relating to a game ball, such as a signal, and a signal from the purchase switch 113 are input. Based on these signals, the unit controller 190 calculates operation data such as the number of payout balls, the number of outgoing balls, the number of held balls, and the sales amount, and generates the operation information (game state) and the monitor information related to the pachinko machine. Then, they are written in the transmission data area SDA (see FIG. 24) of the unit memory 550 composed of a dual port memory.

Operation data and the like written in the unit memory 550
The data is transmitted to the management device by data communication with the management device 400 by the transmission controller 551. Also, the management device 400
Is also once written in the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, and the unit controller 190 reads the data to receive the data. The unit memory 550 includes a communication area CCA for storing commands and status information for notifying the other controller that other transmission data and reception data are in the memory, a working area UWA and DWA for each controller, and a communication area between the controllers. A synchronization area CSA is provided.

FIG. 24 shows the overall configuration of the unit memory, and Tables 1, 2, and 3 show examples of the configuration of the transmission data area SDA, the reception data area RDA, and the communication area CCA.

The monitor information 1 shown in Table 1 includes a bit indicating that a test is being executed at the time of system startup, a bit indicating whether an initial value is set / not set, a bit indicating a hot code error, and a local network, as shown in Table 4. (Two bits for low-rise and high-rise), a bit indicating a game machine abnormality, and the like. Further, the monitor information 2 has bits indicating an abnormality of the card reader as shown in Table 5.

Further, the operation information includes a bit indicating a stop state as shown in Table 6, a bit indicating that the game is being interrupted, a bit indicating a forced termination state by a management device or a controller based on a communication error or fraud detection, etc. , A bit indicating that the gaming machine is in a free state without a player, and the like.

From the above Table 6, it can be seen that the actual state of the pachinko machine is represented by the free state, 0000000000000001 during the game, 0000000000000010 at the time of the forced termination reception, 0000000000000100 at the time of interruption, and 0000000000001000 at the time of the occurrence of the stop, as 0000000000010000.

FIG. 25 to FIG. 30 show a specific configuration example of the card reader 800 for a pachinko machine provided in the control unit 160. FIG.

At the front end of a box-shaped case main body 801 constituting the card reader 800, a front lid 802 having a card holding display LED1 and a card insertion / ejection opening 802a is attached, and the side wall of the case main body 801 houses the control unit 160. L-shaped brackets 803 for fixing in the frame 161 are fixed to the four corners.

As shown in FIG. 26, a base plate 804 serving as a card transport path is disposed in the case body 801. Supporting substrates 805 and 806 are mounted above the base plate 804 with a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the card. It is supposed to be.

The support substrate 805 is located on the card insertion port side and has a card insertion detection sensor 808 including a motor 807 and a micro switch thereon, a card insertion detection sensor 808 including a shutter solenoid 809 and a micro switch, a shutter solenoid 809, and security. Reflection type optical sensors 810a and 810b for reading codes are attached. In this embodiment, only one of the sensors 810a and 810b (810a) is used, and the other sensor (810b) is provided as a spare so that the security code may be increased in the future.

A second roller shaft 811 is rotatably mounted between the motor 807 and the shutter solenoid 809. A transport roller 812 is provided at the center of the second roller shaft 811. Is protrudable from the side wall 801a of the case body to the outside, and a pulley 813 is fixed to the protruding end. Further, a projector 814 for irradiating the card position detection sensor SNS1 with detection light is attached near the shutter solenoid 809, and a second roller shaft 811 and a motor 807 are provided.
A light-transmitting portion 815 through which the detection light of the second position detection sensor SNS2 can pass is formed between them. Furthermore, the motor 8
A projector 816 for irradiating the detection light to the punch hole detection sensor SNSp is attached to the side of 07, and a rotary encoder 817 is provided at one end of a rotating shaft 807a of the motor 807.
Is fixed, and the other end of the rotating shaft 807a protrudes outside from the side wall 801b of the case body 801 to which a pulley 818 having a small diameter is fixed.

On the other hand, a first roller shaft 819 is rotatably disposed on the support substrate 806 disposed on the opposite side of the card insertion / ejection port 802a, and a punch device 820 and a magnetic head 821 using a solenoid as driving means. Can be attached. A through-hole 822 is formed in the support substrate 806 corresponding to the magnetic head mounting position so that the head surface can face downward when the magnetic head is inserted downward from above. A transport roller 823 is fixed to the center of the first roller shaft 819, and both ends of the shaft are made to be able to protrude to the outside from the side wall of the case, and pulleys 824 and 825 are attached thereto. A belt 826 is wound between the pulleys 818 and 825, and a belt 827 is wound between the pulleys 824 and 813. The rotational driving force of the motor 807 is transmitted to the first roller shaft 819 by the belt 826. And transmitted to the second roller shaft 811 by the belt 827.

Further, on the lower surface of the support substrate 806, light projectors 828 and 829 for irradiating the third and fourth card position detection sensors SNS3 and SNS4 with detection light are attached.

A first interface board 830 is disposed above the support boards 805 and 806 so as to cover the support boards 805 and 806, and is fixed to the side walls 801a and 801b of the case. This interface board 830
For receiving various control signals from a card reader control device 188 provided in the control unit 160, and for passing a read signal from a sensor or a magnetic head provided on the card reader side to the card reader control device 188 An interface circuit is provided. In addition, on the lower surface of the interface board 830, the projector 831 is located at a position corresponding to the light transmitting section 815.
A speed detection sensor 832 is provided at a position corresponding to the encoder 817.

On the other hand, auxiliary rollers 836 and 837 urged upward by torsion springs 834 and 835 are provided on the base plate 804 at positions corresponding to the transport rollers 812 and 823 on the base plate 804 disposed below the support substrates 805 and 806. It is mounted so that the face slightly emerges from the formed openings 841,842. Further, the base plate 804 has an auxiliary roller 838 urged upward by a torsion spring 836 at a position corresponding to the magnetic head 821 attached so as to face below the through hole 822 provided in the support substrate 806, It is mounted so that its face is slightly above the opening 843. Along with this, the base plate 804
Has through holes 844 at positions corresponding to the projectors 814, 816, 828, 829 and 831 respectively. Further, the front end of the base plate 804 has a concave portion 845 (the
28 is formed, and there is a cylindrical shielding member 846
Is placed. The shielding member 846 closes the card insertion / ejection opening 802a to prevent ingress of dust, and acts so as to accept only cards having a certain rigidity or more due to its weight.

On the lower surface of the base plate 804, a second interface board 848 is attached by screws. On the second interface board 848, together with a circuit for interfacing with the card reader control device 188, a light projector 814, First to fourth position detection sensors SNS1, SNS2, SN
S3, SNS4 and punch hole detection sensor SNSp are attached. In addition, a relief hole 849 is provided at a position corresponding to the auxiliary rollers 836, 837, 838 to prevent contact with the rollers.

Corresponding to the cylindrical shielding member 846 placed on the front end of the base plate 804, an empty space 851 slightly larger than the shielding member 846 is formed at the front end of the upper support substrate 805, and on the base plate 804 When the support substrate 805 is arranged, the shielding member 846 is housed in the empty space 851 so as to be vertically movable. In addition, the frame 8 constituting the empty space 851
An opening 853 is formed on the rear wall of the 52, and the insertion detection switch 808 is disposed behind the opening 853, and the movable contact 808a projects from the opening 853 into the space 851. This movable contact 808a
Is normally positioned above the shielding member 846 as shown in FIG. 28 (A), and when a card CD is inserted through the card insertion / ejection opening 802a, as shown in FIG. 28 (B). The movable contact 808 is used because the card CD pushes the shielding member 846 upward.
is rotated, and the insertion detection sensor 808 is turned on.

Shutter solenoid 8 mounted on support substrate 805
29 is disposed downward as shown in FIG. 29 (A), and the pin 809b formed at the tip of the plunger 809a passes through the insertion hole 854 provided in the support substrate 805 in the solenoid demagnetized state, and As shown in FIG. 7B, the card CD is prevented from being inserted by engaging with a corresponding recessed hole 855 formed on the upper surface of the base plate 804.

Although not particularly limited, the card reader 800 of this embodiment has a structure in which the rear wall of the case is open so that the card can be ejected backward so that the card reader 800 can be used in a card issuing machine. ing.

FIG. 30 (A) shows the mounting positional relationship of various sensors and a magnetic head in the card reader.

The insertion detection sensor 808 is disposed closest to the card insertion / ejection opening 802a, and the first position detection sensor SNS1 is disposed immediately before the transport roller. The shutter pin 809b is disposed between the insertion detection sensor 808 and the first position detection sensor SNS1, and the security code reading sensors 810a and 810b are
It is arranged almost right beside the position detection sensor SNS1. The second position detection sensor SNS2 is located behind the transport roller 812, the third position detection sensor SNS3 is located behind the transport roller 823, the fourth position detection sensor SNS4 is located at the innermost part of the card reader, and To the fourth position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS4 are located on the same straight line.

Further, the punch hole detection sensor SNSp and the punch pin PP are disposed between the second position detection sensor SNS2 and the transport roller 823, and the magnetic head 821 is disposed between the transport roller 823 and the third position detection sensor SNS3. .

FIG. 30 (B) shows the timing of detecting a card at the time of card insertion by various sensors arranged so as to have a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 30 (A) and the timing of a control signal to the motor 807 and the shutter solenoid 809. Show. As can be seen from the figure, in the card reader of this embodiment, when the card is inserted, the insertion detection sensor detects the insertion of the card, drives the motor and the shutter, and detects the position of the card with the position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS4. At a predetermined timing, information on the card is read in the order of a security code, a punched hole, and a magnetic code.

In addition, since the relative distance between the various sensors and the punch pins is important for accurately performing processes such as reading a card and punching a hole, the components are accurately mounted so as to have a predetermined positional relationship. .

FIG. 31 shows a card reader control device 188 (see FIG. 21).
2 shows a specific circuit configuration example.

The card reader control device 188 includes a card reader controller CPU 2 composed of a microcomputer, a transceiver TRV that performs level conversion of data signals transmitted and received between the unit control device 180, and a monitor display provided in the control unit 160. Drivers DRV11 and DRV12 forming the drive signals of 175 and 176 and motor 807 in card reader 800
And a driver DRV13 for generating a control signal for driving the punch device 820, the magnetic head 821, the LED lamp 167, the shutter solenoid 809, a driver DRV14 for driving a relay RLY for turning on / off the power supplied to the motor 807, and a card. A waveform shaping circuit SMG comprising a Schmitt trigger circuit for shaping the waveform of read data of the magnetic head in the reader 800 and detection signals from various sensors, and a flip-flop circuit F for latching each read data of two tracks read by the magnetic head. / F1, F / F2, built-in power-on reset circuit and watchdog timer, monitor pulses periodically output from controller CPU2 (shared with reset pulses of latches LT1 and LT2) as watchdog pulses. Reset circuit RST2 that generates a reset signal when interrupted
It is composed of

The card reader controller CPU2 receives ON / OFF signals from a setting device 171 of a device provided in the control unit 160 and a card ejection switch SWc.

The four light-emitting diodes constituting the monitor display 176 include a power-on display LED 11 that is lit while the power is on, a card-in display LED 12 that indicates that the card is in the card reader, and a card reader. Lights when control by the controller can be executed normally.
Used as OK display LED 13, LED 14 is unused so that it can be used for any other monitor display.

On the other hand, the segment-type monitor display 175 combines the seven segments representing numbers and one dot display segment DT to display the contents of abnormalities of the card reader with codes as shown in Table 7 below. It has become. The error code in the right column of Table 7 is a code used when the card reader controller CPU2 notifies a higher-level control device of the content of the abnormality when a corresponding abnormality occurs.

The card reader controller CPU 2 operates in accordance with the control program in the built-in ROM, executes card travel control, reads card data, checks card data, and the like based on commands from the unit controller 180, and executes the card number and card reader Is transmitted to the unit controller. Communication with the unit controller 180 is performed by the built-in serial communication circuit using the serial ports TX and R.
Do this using X. Output of control signals to the components that make up the card reader 800 and input of detection signals from various sensors
This is performed via an interface circuit 198 as shown in FIG.

The flip-flop FF2 that latches the magnetic data a on the track TRC2 of the magnetic recording unit MG of the card is operated using the read clock b read from the track TRC1 and triggering the flip-flop FF1 as a sampling clock. The flip-flop FF1 outputs a periodic signal c by being triggered by a read clock b and reset by a pulse e output from the CPU 2.

FIG. 32 shows a configuration example of an interface circuit 198 provided between the card reader control device 188 and input / output components in the card reader.

In the figure, reference numerals SMG1 to SMG5 denote waveform shaping circuits including Schmitt trigger gates and the like, REC1, R
EC2 is a rectifier circuit, MCC1 and MCC2 are magnetizing current switching circuits, and AMP1 to
AMP4 is amplifier, MHD1 and MHD2 are magnetic head, MT is motor, S
OL1 and SOL2 are solenoids, LED1 is a light emitting diode, DRV21,
DRV22 is a driver, and SNS11, SNS12, SNSp, and SNS1 to SNS5 are sensors. CCC is a current switching circuit for switching the rotation direction of the motor MT, and VCC is a voltage switching circuit for switching the rotation speed of the motor MT.

Read clock signals of read data read by the two magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD2 respectively corresponding to the two tracks TRC1 and TRC2 are amplified by the amplifiers AMP1 and AMP3, and then rectified by the rectifier circuits REC1 and REC2. The signal is sent to the card reader control device 188 as a rectangular wave through the waveform shaping circuits SMG1 and SMG3. On the other hand, the write data and write clock supplied from the card reader controller 188 pass through the waveform shaping circuits SMG2 and SMG4, and the magnetization current switching circuit MCC.
1, input to MCC2, the direction of head drive current is switched according to write data “1”, “0”, and amplifier AMP2, AMP2
It is amplified by 4 and supplied to the magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD2.

Card reader controller 188 to drive motor MT
The current switching circuit CCC changes the direction of the current flowing to the driver DRV21 based on the forward rotation signal and the reverse rotation signal given from the controller, and switches the voltage applied to the motor by the driver DRV21 according to the speed switching signal.

On the other hand, the security code reading sensor SNS11 (810
a) The detection signals of SNS12 (unused), punch hole detection sensor SNSp, position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS4, and speed detection sensor SNS5 (821) are waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit SMG5, and then to the card reader controller 188. Supplied and inserted detection switch 8
The detection signal 08 is noise-cut by the low-pass filter LPF, and then the waveform is shaped by the waveform shaping circuit SMG5.

FIG. 33 shows the timing of writing and reading of magnetic data by the card reader control device 188.

In the signals shown in FIG. 3, (A) to (D) indicate write data information,
(E) to (G) show write clock information, (H) to (J) show read data information, and (K) to (M) show signal waveforms of various parts related to read clock information. 31 (N) to (R) show timings of signals indicated by reference symbols a to e in the card reader control device 188 of FIG.

Of these, the signals (H) and (K) represent the output signals of the amplifiers AMP1 and AMP3 constituting the interface circuit of FIG. 32, and the signals (I) and (L) represent the rectifier circuit REC1.
And REC2, and the signals (J) and (M) indicate the output signals of the waveform shaping circuits SMG1 and SMG3, respectively.

In this embodiment, a so-called NRZI method is adopted as the writing method, in which the polarity is inverted when the data is "1" and the polarity is not inverted when the data is "0" or there is no signal. I have.

Therefore, the signals (B), (C), and (D) indicating the CPU output, the write current, and the magnetization state are inverted when the internal data (A) of the CPU changes from “0” to “1”. I have.

On the other hand, when the data written as described above is read by the magnetic head MHD2, when the magnetization state (D) changes, the output of the amplifier AMP1 changes to + or-depending on the direction of magnetization.
At the rising edge of the read clock b, the read data a corresponding to the signal (J) obtained by shaping the output of the amplifier AMP1 is latched by the latch F / F2.
When the signal a (N) is at a high level, it is recognized that the data is "1". When the signal a is at a low level, the data is recognized as "0". 33
(See FIG. (S)).

In this embodiment, since the recording density of magnetic data on the card is 4.134 bits / mm (= 105 BPI) and the card transport speed is 300 mm / sec, the pulse period of the read clock data is about 806 μS. Therefore, when the magnetic data write by CPU2 is adapted to output a period T ₀ of the CPU output (E) about the write clock twice the clock pulse as (1.612mS).

34 and 35 show a configuration example of the card issuing machine 200 as a storage medium issuing device.

The card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment includes a bill identifying device 210 that identifies bills for card purchase, an issuing device 700 that prints an amount corresponding to an inserted bill, and issues a card.
Bill dispensing device 230 for dispensing bills as change
And a unit control device 280 for performing data communication between the various displays 221 to 225 and the control and management device 400 of the entire card issuing machine 200. The front panel 201, which can be opened and closed, is provided with a bill insertion slot 211, a purchase selection switch group 212 as purchase selection means, and a money amount display 213 corresponding to the bill identification device 210. Therefore, when the player first inserts a bill from the bill insertion slot 211, the inserted amount is displayed on the amount display 213. And
By pressing a switch corresponding to a desired purchase price from the purchase selection switch group 212, a card corresponding to the desired purchase price is issued from the card issuing port 202 as a storage medium issuing port of the issuing device 700. . Each of the purchase selection switch groups 212 is constituted by a switch with a built-in lamp, and when a bill is inserted, switches that can be selected within the range of the inserted amount (three for 3,000 yen, three for 5,000 yen) (5) built-in lamps are turned on.

When a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 211 of the card issuing machine 200, the purchase amount is determined by the purchase selection switch 212, and a balance is generated, the bill dispensing device 230 for refunding the balance stores the bill. It has a bill tank, and is configured to discharge bills corresponding to the balance from a bill payout port 232 provided on the front panel 201.

A front panel 201 of the card issuing machine 200 has an issuing lamp 22 indicating that the card is ready to be issued.
1, an issuance stop lamp 222 indicating a card issue disabled state, a bill insertion indicator 2 indicating whether or not a bill can be accepted into the bill insertion slot 211
23, card issuance display to notify card issuance status 22
4. A bill dispensing indicator 225 is provided to inform the dispensing state of the balance. Also, inside the front panel 201 of the card issuer 200, a monitor display 206 for displaying the type (number) of the abnormality of the issuer with a two-digit number, and resetting the display of the monitor display 206 And a reset button 207 for resetting.

Further, the card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment is capable of distinguishing each of a plurality (several tens) of issuing machines installed in a game arcade so that the managing device 400 can identify the issuing machine that has issued a specific card. The setting unit 205 is provided internally, and the unit number set by the setting unit 205 is sent to the management device 400 to generate a transmission address at the time of data communication and for each issuing machine. Used to create data files.

On the other hand, the issuing device 700 takes out blank cards stored in a card tank 701 as a storage medium storage means one by one and sends them to a card reader 800 first,
The card number and identification code (store code), issue date code, check code, etc., which are calculated and sent by the management device 400, are recorded in the magnetic recording section of the card,
Punching position PH issued by punching device 820 in card reader 800
₁ (See Fig. 2)
And prints out the issue date, issue serial number n, and purchase price, and discharges the card from the card issuing port 202 provided on the front panel 201. The issuing serial number n is determined by the management apparatus 400, which has received the application for card purchase from the card issuing machine 200, in the order of receipt for purchase applications from a plurality of card issuing machines under its control. A code assigned to each card issuing machine and obtained by performing the code conversion processing such as the rearrangement of bits based on the serial number n is recorded on the magnetic surface of the card as a card number. Issued and information on the card is managed device 400
To be recorded in a file inside.

In order to enable generation of a card number from the issuance serial number n, the control program of the management device 400 is provided with a card number generation routine and a code conversion routine. In order to confirm the coincidence with the serial number n, an inverse conversion and an inverse calculation routine are prepared.

The card issuing machine 200 of this embodiment records magnetic data with a card reader 800 and prints three “0” s except for a serial number n, an issue date, and a thousand digit of a purchase amount with a printing device. In this state, the card is put on standby, and when a purchase switch is pressed, a thousand-digit number is printed and discharged, thereby shortening the apparent issuance required time.

FIG. 36 is an overall perspective view of the issuing device 700 incorporating a card reader, and FIG. 37 shows a schematic configuration example of the issuing device.

The issuing device 700 according to this embodiment includes a card as a storage medium ejecting unit that ejects cards one by one from a card tank 701 in which a large number of cards whose magnetic recording unit MG and print display unit PRT are blank are stored. Take-out device 710, card reader 800 arranged behind it, card reversing device 740 arranged further behind it, printing device 750 arranged below card reader 800, and card arranged ahead of it And a card deriving device 770 as a storage medium discharging means for discharging the card, and is controlled by a card issuing control device 790 provided above the card reader 800. Issuing device of this embodiment
The card reader in 700 is a card reader for pachinko machines.
It may have substantially the same structure and function as 00.

A card reader for an issuing machine is different from a card reader for a pachinko machine in that (1) it is necessary to have a magnetic data recording function, and (2) it is necessary to have a structure capable of ejecting a card backward. There is a point. (1)
For the interface circuit 198 as shown in FIG.
Waveform shaping circuit SMG2, S that shapes the write data signal
Since it has MG4 and magnetic current switching circuits MCC1 and MCC2, magnetic heads (821) MHD1 and MHD2 as information writing means can not only read magnetic data but also write data.
No problem. In addition, as mentioned in the description of the structure of the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine, the card reader 800 shown in FIGS. 25 to 28 has an opened rear wall of the case, and the inserted card can be moved backward. It can be discharged. Therefore, as the issuing device 700 of this embodiment, the same device as the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine can be used.

On the other hand, the card tank 701 has a space of the same size as the card and is formed of a U-shaped frame, and is fixed to the upper end of the side wall 711 of the card removal device 710 with bolts.
On the cards stored in this card tank 701,
A pressing member 702 for applying a certain pressure to the card to ensure that the card is taken out is placed.
Notches 702a are formed on the right and left sides of the pressing member 702 so as not to be detected by a sensor 703 for detecting the presence or absence of a card in the tank. The blank card CD stored in the card tank 701 is inserted into a card ejection device as shown in FIG.
710 is placed on the front half of the base substrate 711. This base substrate 711 has openings 711a, 711b, 711 along the center line.
A first transfer roller 712, a second transfer roller 713, and a third transfer roller 714 are arranged so as to protrude slightly upward from the opening. The operating piece 703 of the card presence / absence detection sensor 703 is provided on the front end side of the base substrate 711.
Notch 711d is formed so that a can be seen from below.

Further, a support plate 715, which is orthogonal to the base plate 711, is disposed substantially at the center above the base substrate 711, and is fixed to the side wall 716 of the card removal device 710. On the front surface of the support plate 715, a bracket 718 having a stopper 717 opposed to the base substrate 711 at an interval of one card is mounted. A take-out motor 719 for driving the transport rollers 712 to 714 is disposed behind the support plate 715, and is fixed to the side wall 716.

A drive pulley 721 is connected to a rotation shaft of the take-out motor 719 via a speed reduction mechanism 720, and the drive pulley 721 is driven by a driven pulley attached to an end of the rotation shafts 713a and 714a of the transport rollers 713 and 714. A timing belt 724 is wound between 722 and 723. Further, the second transport roller 7
A clutch disc 725a is mounted on the rotation shaft of the thirteen, and a second clutch disc 725b is rotatably arranged facing the disc 725a. Further, a clutch lever 727 having a roller 726 at one end that can contact the outer circumference of the pair of clutch disks 725a and 725b is swingably attached to the side wall 716. The other end of the clutch lever 727 is connected to a plunger 729a of the clutch solenoid 729 via a spring 728. When the solenoid 729 is excited, the clutch lever 727 is turned on.
Is rotated so that the rollers 726 are moved to the clutch disks 725a and 725.
At the same time, it contacts the outer circumference of b and transmits the torque, and when the solenoid 729 is turned off, the torque is shut off. Further, a pulley 730 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the clutch disk 725b, and a belt 732 is wound between the pulley 730 and the pulley 731 fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 712a of the first transport roller 712. Has been turned. Therefore, the rotational force of the take-out motor 719 is only transmitted through the clutch mechanism (725, 726) while the clutch solenoid 729 is being excited.
The light is transmitted to the transport roller 712.

In addition, the first transport roller 712 has its rotating shaft 712a
Is mounted eccentrically with respect to the base substrate 711.
When the is rotated by 180 °, it slightly projects upward from the opening 711a.

Then, when the purchase selecting switch 212 is operated after the bill is inserted, the issuing device 700 of this embodiment outputs the take-out motor 719.
Is rotated, and then the clutch solenoid 729 is turned on for a certain period of time, so that the first transport roller 712 is rotated once. As a result, the first transport roller 712 is eccentrically rotated, and the card tank 7 above the first transport roller 712 is rotated.
Send the card backwards while pushing up the card in 01. At this time, since the pressing member 702 is placed on the card CD and applies a constant pressure, the lowermost card is separated from the card group in the tank by the frictional force with the roller. In addition, since a stopper 717 having an interval of one card and the base substrate 711 is provided at the rear, feeding of two cards is prevented.

In this manner, only one card taken out of the tank is sent out toward the rear card reader 800 by the second and third transport rollers 713 and 714 that are being rotated while the take-out motor 719 is rotating.

In addition, a traveling position detection sensor CPS1 is provided at the rear end of the card removal device 710, and detects the sent card.

In addition, a pressing roller 734 for preventing the card from floating is disposed above the third transport roller 714.

The card removed from the tank 701 by the card removal device 710 is written with the identification code and the card number and the like to the magnetic recording unit MG as the information storage unit by the magnetic head 821 as the information writing unit of the card reader 800. Then, a punch hole is formed in the issuing hole punching position by the internal punch device 820, and then the card is sent to the rear card reversing device 740. Below the card reader 800, a case 705 for accommodating perforated pieces, that is, punch waste is arranged.

The card reader controller 288 for the issuing machine corresponding to the controller 188 of the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine is provided in the card issuing controller 790.

The card sent to the card reversing device 740 is first S-shaped while being sandwiched between the belt 742 wound around the transport rollers 741a, 741b, 741c and the belt 744 wound around the transport rollers 743a, 743b. The transport roller 7 is transported along the road and pushes the runway switching piece 745 arranged at the exit as shown by the broken line a.
The belt 747 wound around 46a, 746b, and 746c and the belt 742 above
And once sent upward. Then, when the card passes the runway switching piece 745, the switching piece 745 is pivotally returned from the position shown by the broken line A to the position shown by the solid line by the tension of the spring 745a, and the running position sensor CPS2 disposed above the When the end is detected, the traveling motor 706 for driving the belt 742 is rotated in the reverse direction. As a result, the card changes its direction and starts to be conveyed downward. Then, the belt 749 wound around the transport rollers 748a, 748b, 748c
Then, the direction is gradually changed by being sandwiched between the belts 747, and finally, the sheet is fed forward in the horizontal direction.

The belts 742 and 749 are a belt 707 directly driven by a traveling motor 706 and a belt 708 linked therewith.
And is driven by. Belts 744 and 7
The driving force of the traveling motor 706 is not transmitted to 49, and the card rotates with the frictional force as the card moves.

The belt 707 is also wound around a pulley integrated with a transport roller 771 of a card dispensing device 770 described later, and the card is discharged by the driving force of the traveling motor 706.

Further, a rotary shaft 709 of the transport roller 748c is protruded to the side, and a knob 709a is fixed to an end portion thereof as shown in FIG. 36. The card can be manually moved while the printer is stopped to remove the jammed card. Running position sensor C at the end of card reversing device 740
PS3 is arranged, and when this sensor detects the rear end of the card, the traveling motor 706 is stopped.

The card sent from the card reversing device 740 enters the printing device 750, and is first detected by the traveling position sensor CPS4. Then, the transfer motor 751 in the printing device 750 is driven, and the driving force is transmitted to the transfer rollers 752a and 752b via the belt 762 and the gear group 763, and is transmitted to the pressing rollers 753a and 753b disposed thereabove. Hold the card in between and move it forward. In front of the transfer rollers 752a and 752b, transfer rollers 754 and 755 are arranged along the traveling path, and a print head 756 such as a thermal head is provided with guide pins 7 above the transfer rollers 754 and 755.
It can be moved up and down along 57. A return spring 758 is inserted around the guide pin 757.

Reference numeral 758 denotes a print head raising / lowering motor. The rotation of the motor 758 is reduced and transmitted to the driven shaft 759. This driven shaft 759
A detection piece 760 having a notch is fixedly attached thereto, and rotation position sensors 761a and 761b are arranged to face the periphery of the detection piece 760. Although not shown, the lifting motor 758
Is transmitted to the print head 756 via, for example, a cam fixed to the driven shaft 759 and a tappet in contact with the outer periphery of the cam, and moves the cam up and down. At this time, the lifting motor
758 rotates the driven shaft 759 by 180 ° in one operation.
That is, the elevating motor 758 always stops rotating at the position where the notch of the detection piece 760 faces the sensor 761a or 761b, and the traveling position sensor CPS4 detects the card and activates the elevating motor 758. Then, when the sensor 761a or 761b detects the notch of the detection piece 760, the rotation of the motor is stopped. As a result, the print head 756 is lowered when the card is detected by the traveling position sensor CPS4, and when printing is completed, the elevating motor 758 is operated again to operate the driven shaft 759.
Is rotated by 180 °, the print head 756 is raised and stopped. Traveling position sensor C at the exit of the printing device 750
When the sensor CPS5 detects the leading end of the card, the traveling motor 706 is operated in the same direction (reverse direction) as before, and the belt 772 wound around the transport rollers 771a, 771b, 771c. When the sensor CPS5 detects the rear end of the card, the transport motor 751 in the printing device is stopped. As a result, the card sent from the printing device 750 is quickly conveyed into the card leading device 770 in front.

In the card dispensing device 770, as shown in detail in FIG. 39, conveying rollers 773 and 774 are provided below the belt 772.
a and 774b, of which a belt 775 is wound around the transport rollers 774a and 774b. In addition, in this embodiment, only the transporting roller and its belt 77
2,775 are provided in two rows so that discharge can be reliably performed. A card issuing port 202 is arranged in front of the conveyance path constituted by the belts 772 and 775, and a traveling position sensor CPS6 is arranged immediately before the card issuing port.

A runway switching member 777 rotatable around a support shaft 776 is provided between the transport rollers 773 and 774b.
This runway switching member 777 is normally in the first position by a spring 778.
The leading end is positioned below as shown by the broken line B in FIG. 37, and guides the card sent from the printing device 750 toward the card issuing port 202. If the card is not valid or cannot be recorded correctly on the magnetic recording unit due to damage, the card is guided to the confiscation tank 780 below by the runway switching member 777. When the card is correctly written, the switching member 777 is rotated downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, the card sent from the printing device 750 is guided to the card issuing port 202. A confiscation tank 780 is disposed below the transport rollers 774a and 774b.
The card guided down by 7 is the confiscated tank 780
Is stored inside.

A notch 781a is formed in the rear wall 781 of the confiscation tank 780, and a sensor 782 is provided so as to face the notch 781a. This sensor is a 782 light receiver, and the corresponding light projector 783 is disposed between the pair of belts 775, the detection optical axis is set to be oblique, and the confiscation tank
When the card in the tank reaches a certain amount or more while detecting the card entering the 780, the upper end of the card blocks the detection optical axis to detect that the card is full. Further, the confiscation tank 780 is slidably mounted on a plate 784 disposed obliquely below the tank 780, and a guide pin 785 for engaging with a long hole 784a formed in the plate 784 is fixed to a lower surface thereof. The spring 786 is stretched between the guide pin 785 and the rear end of the plate 784, and is always urged rearward.

This card deriving device 770 is, when the end of the card passes and the traveling position sensor CPS6 or the detection sensor of the confiscated card changes from on to off, the traveling motor 706 is turned off,
Stop the discharge or confiscation operation.

Note that a card issuance display is provided above the card issuance slot 202 to indicate the progress of card issuance work in the issuance device 700.
There are 787s.

Further, as shown in FIG. 36, the issuing device 700 of this embodiment has left and right rails 792a, 792b on a fixed base 791.
A power supply box 794 with an auxiliary power supply is mounted on the left half of the base 793. Is a counter 795 as storage medium number counting means for displaying the number of cards issued.
And a spare counter 796 that can be used to display the number of confiscated cards and the like.

Reference numeral 797 denotes a handle used to slide the entire issuing device placed on the fixed base 791 forward, and reference numeral 798 denotes an operation button for locking the slide mechanism.

As described above, the magnetic recording unit MG of the card CD before issuance is subjected to the predetermined information writing process by the magnetic head 821 of the card reader 800 to be processed into a valid card CD, and then processed by the card issuing machine 200. Only CDs are issued. In this embodiment, the identification code, the card number, and the like are written in the magnetic recording unit MG of the card CD. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any information may be written into the magnetic recording unit MG as long as the information can be processed into an effective card CD.

FIG. 40 shows a card issuing machine 20 configured as described above.
A configuration example of a control system of 0 is shown.

In the same figure, 790 is a card issuing control device, 280
Is a unit control device, and 288 is a transport motor 807, a magnetic head 821, and a punching device 82, each component of the card reader 800.
It is a card reader control device that controls 0, etc.
~ LMP5 indicates the purchase price selection switches
The lamp corresponding to the turned on switch is turned on by a lamp built in 212, and the operation button is illuminated from behind.

The control system of this embodiment is roughly divided into a control system by the unit control device 280 and a control system by the card issuance control device 790, and the unit control device 280 is a means for receiving money and a means for selecting a desired purchase amount. Communication means for transmitting valuable data to the management device and receiving a card number in place of the valuable data, means for paying out coins,
The card issuing control device 790 controls the status display means indicating the issuing process status.
, A card reversing device 740, a printing device 750, and a card deriving device 770, and a card reader 800 for checking a card and recording magnetic data.
Of the control unit 288. Communication between the unit controller 280 and the card issuing controller 790 is performed by serial communication.

On the other hand, the unit control device 280 is connected to a low-layer network communication line 510 including an optical cable or a coaxial cable via the optical transceiver 185 in order to transmit and receive data such as a card number to and from the management device 400. I have. The card issuing machine 200 according to the present embodiment provides a user with an operation procedure by lighting or blinking status display means including various indicators 221 to 225 provided on the front panel 201 according to the card issuing procedure by the unit control device 280. In addition, the card and the change of the discharged card are prevented from being forgotten.

That is, when the power of the card issuing machine 200 is turned on and preparation for card issuance is completed, the unit control device 280 first turns on the issuing display 221 provided on the front panel 201, and blinks the bill insertion display 223. Then, a message prompting the user to insert a bill is displayed to notify the outside that the user is in a bill insertion waiting state. In this state, when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 211, the unit controller 280 displays a number corresponding to the inserted amount on the amount indicator 213, and inputs the purchase lamps LMP1 to LMP5 with the built-in purchase selection switch 212. Light up to the amount of money. In other words, the lamp LMP1 for 1,000 yen, the lamp LMP1 to LMP3 for 3,000 yen, the lamp LMP1 to LMP5 for 5,000 yen
Is turned on to clearly indicate the operable switch. When any one of the valid purchase selection switches 212 is turned on in this state, the bill insertion display 223 is turned off, and the card issuance display 224 near the card issuance slot 202 is blinked instead, and the card is ejected. To the user.

Then, the unit control device 280 turns off the amount indicator 213 and the purchase lamps LMP1 to LMP5 when the card is actually ejected from the card issuing port 202. At this time, if there is a change, the bill payout indicator 225 is blinked to pay attention, and the change is paid out. When there is no change, the bill payout indicator 225 is kept off.
When the card is ejected, if the user removes the card ejected to the card issuing port 202, the blinking of the card issuing display 224 is stopped and the light is turned off.

On the other hand, when there is change, the bill insertion indicator 223 is turned off after the bill payout indicator 230 detects the removal of the change and receives the payout completion signal sent.

Table 8 shows the state transition of various indicators on the front panel 201 by the unit controller 280.

In the figure, o means on, x means off, △ means blinking, D means numerical display according to the amount of money inserted, and B means to turn on a lamp corresponding to the amount of money. Table 8 also shows what the bill insertion state of the bill insertion slot 211 is in each state. This indicates that the next bill cannot be inserted until the card and change are removed.

FIG. 41 shows a configuration example of the unit control device 280.

The unit controller 280 of the issuing machine, a unit controller 290 that comprehensively controls the card reader controller 288 and the card issuance controller 790, and a data transmission controller 551 that performs control related to data transmission with the management device 400,
It is composed of a network controller 553 and the like for establishing a transmission / reception right in a network and performing serial / parallel conversion of data under the control of a data transmission controller. The communication system is completely the same as the unit control device 180 of the pachinko machine. That is, each controller 290 and 551
The transfer of data between and between 551 and 553 is configured to be performed via dual port memories (RAMs) 550 and 552. Of these, the memory 552 is divided into a transmission data storage area and a reception data storage area,
It has an adjustment function to make all transmission / reception data lengths the same (packetization) and a buffer function to measure high-speed data transmission (2.5 Mbps).

The packet memory 552 is composed of four pages each having a capacity of 256 bytes, of which page 0 is used for transmitting a transmission request packet and page 1 is used for transmitting a regular data transmission packet. On the other hand, pages 2 and 3 are used alternately for data packet reception. The data transmission controller 551 instructs the network controller 553 on which page to use. Data transmission controller 5
Even if the next packet data is sent during the processing of the received packet data by 51, all the packets can be received reliably because they are received by another page. A common reset circuit 555 is provided so that the controllers 551 and 553 can be initialized at the same time.

On the connection side of the network controller 553 with the management device 400, an optical connector is provided via a signal conversion circuit 554 and a changeover switch 542 which perform waveform shaping of received data and level conversion of a signal in order to increase the drive capability of transmitted data. A branch circuit 540 which is connectable to 186 and separates and couples a transmission signal and a reception signal via a changeover switch 542 so as to cope with a case where the transmission line of the low-layer network is constituted by a coaxial cable. Can be connected to An optical transceiver 285 is connected to the optical connector 186.

Further, a data transmission controller 5 is provided between the data transmission controller 551 and the network controller 553.
A latch circuit 561 for the network controller 553 to store the data reception result in response to a request from 51,
A data transmission controller 551 displays a latch circuit 562 for storing a command such as a data transmission command to the network controller 553 and a latch circuit 563 for storing a low-layer network address, and displays an abnormality in the communication control state in the unit control device 280. Is provided with a latch circuit 564 for storing display data to the monitor display 556 composed of three LED lamps. A decoder 557 decodes an address given to each of the latch circuits 561 to 564 and generates a selection signal.

On the other hand, the point that the unit controller 280 of the issuing machine is different from the unit controller 180 of the pachinko machine is that the unit controller 290 does not directly communicate with the card reader controller 288, but through the card issuing controller 790. It is. Therefore, a transceiver 571 for exchanging the level of transmission / reception data is connected between the unit controller 290 and the card issuing control device 790.

The unit controller 290 has a unit number setting device 2
An input / output controller 576 for putting an input signal from the reset switch 207 on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing or latching a drive signal for displaying various lamps such as the issuing display 221; and a bill validator 210. , Bill dispenser
The input signals from 230 and the purchase selection switch 212 are placed on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing, and the bill validator 2
10 and an input / output controller 578 for latching control signals to the bill dispenser 230 are connected.

As a control signal from the unit controller 290 to the bill validator 210, the bill determined to be a true bill is 10,000 yen, 500
There is an instruction signal for discriminating between 0 yen and 1000 yen to be stored in a safe, and an instruction signal for enabling or disabling insertion of a bill into a bill insertion slot.

The input signal from the bill validator 210 to the unit controller 290 includes a signal when the inserted bill is determined to be a true 10,000 yen bill, a signal when the inserted bill is determined to be a true 5000 yen bill, and an inserted bill. Is a signal when it is determined to be a true 1000 yen bill, after the bill determination, an alarm signal output when the bill is pulled out toward the bill insertion slot direction, there is a bill inserted, and the bill is being identified There is a signal indicating that the banknote jam has occurred, and a signal indicating that the banknote storage in the safe is full.

On the other hand, as a control signal from the unit controller 290 to the bill dispenser 230, an instruction signal for setting the number of bills to be dispensed by a binary code, an instruction signal for executing the dispensing of a bill based on the number of sheets set value, and dispensing There is an instruction signal for clearing the display of a monitor display (not shown) for displaying the execution result.

The input signals from the bill dispenser 230 to the unit controller 290 include a signal output every time one bill is dispensed and an alarm output when an abnormality occurs in the dispensing apparatus and the dispensing operation cannot be performed. Signal, a signal indicating that the bill remaining amount of the bill storage unit has become 20 sheets or less, a signal indicating that the bill dispensing operation is being performed, and a bill dispensing operation is completed, and the bill issuing port is closed. There is a signal to indicate that the bill has been removed.

Further, the unit controller 290 includes decoders 586 and 587, decoder drivers 588 and 589, and a data bus 581 for dynamically displaying an amount indicator 213 for displaying the purchase price and a monitor display 206 for displaying a number indicating the type of abnormality of the issuing machine. Connected through.

Table 9 shows an example of error numbers displayed on the monitor display 206, their contents, and processing.

In Table 9 above, when an error marked with an asterisk occurs, the system is brought down and reset. When the error display is blinking, it indicates that the reset button needs to be pressed after the error recovery processing.

A decoder 588 decodes an address signal output from the unit controller 290 to form a selection signal for the program memory 558, the unit memory 550, the input / output controllers 576 and 578, the decoders 586 and 587, and the decoder drivers 588 and 889.

Further, in the unit control device 280 of this embodiment, of the display data output from the unit controller 290 to drive the amount indicator 213, a digit select signal (common signal) periodically output at intervals of 2 ms is used. ) Is input to the reset circuit 555 as a watchdog pulse. The reset circuit 555 monitors the watchdog pulse in addition to the power-on reset, and generates a reset signal for each of the controllers 290, 551, and 553 when the pulse disappears.

As described above, the unit control device 280 includes the management device 400,
The card issuance control device 790 has a window for information exchange in two directions, controls the issuance of a card under the control of the management device 400, and controls the issuer generated as a result of the issuance process. Software for periodically transmitting operation information to the management device is provided.

Transmission and reception of data with the management device is performed via the unit memory 550 as in the case of the pachinko machine. Unit memory 5
The configuration of the 50 is exactly the same as that of the pachinko machine (see Fig. 24)
The transmission data area SDA and the reception data area RDA
And a shared data area CDA for storing commands and status information for notifying the other controller that transmission data and reception data are in the memory.

Tables 10 and 11 show configuration examples of the transmission data area SDA and the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, respectively. The structure of the communication area CCA is exactly the same as that of the unit memory of the pachinko machine (see Table 3).

The hot codes shown in Table 10 are written by the management device 400 in the transmission area of the unit memory 550 at the start of the system, for example, by writing a code such as 010101... 01 to the management device periodically. The data is sent to check whether or not the RAM data has been destroyed due to noise such as static electricity, so that abnormalities in the transmitted data can be detected quickly.

Note that the monitor information 1 shown in Table 10 above corresponds to Table 12
As shown in the figure, a bit indicating that a test is being executed at system startup, a bit indicating initial value setting / unset, a bit indicating a hot code error, and a bit indicating a local network (transmission cable 500) error (for low and high layers) 2 bits), a bit indicating an issuer abnormality, and the like.

Further, as shown in Table 13, the monitor information 2 indicates a bit indicating an abnormality of the card reader, a bit indicating the presence or absence of a card, a bit indicating a state in the banknote tank, a bit indicating a banknote jam, and a forcible withdrawal of the banknote. It comprises a bit, a bit indicating the state of the balance dispenser in the bill tank, a bit indicating an abnormality of the balance dispenser, and the like.

42 (A) to 42 (C) show a configuration example of the above-described settlement machine 300.

The payment machine 300 of this embodiment has a built-in card reader that reads the card number recorded in the magnetic recording section of the inserted card CD and checks the code, and collects the card after receiving data from the management device. Card payment device 310 and a balance payment device 32 for refunding an amount corresponding to an unused amount remaining unused for the card.
1,330, a printer 330 for issuing a receipt printed with the number of balls possessed by the game, various displays 340 to 342, and a unit controller 350 for controlling the entire payment machine 300
And the like.

The payment machine 300 is configured such that an upper panel 301 is rotatable in the vertical direction. A card insertion slot 302 is provided at the front end of the upper panel 301, and the upper panel 301 corresponds to the card payment device 310.
On the upper surface of 301, a ball number display 303 for displaying the number of awarded balls (the number of balls held) and an amount display 3 for displaying an unused amount.
04 is provided. Moreover, the settlement machine 300 of this embodiment
Has a flat top surface so that it can form a counter installed in a pachinko parlor, and has two sets of ball number display 303 and money amount display 304, one of which is inclined forward and Is easy to read, and the other is inclined backward to make it easy for a staff member inside the counter to read. Further, a display reset switch 305 for clearing the display on the display unit to “0” is provided near the rear of the upper surface of the upper panel 301. When a player first inserts a card from the card insertion slot 302, the card settlement machine 300
The card reader 800 reads the card number recorded on the magnetic surface of the card CD, sends the card number to the management device 400, and receives data related to the card. And the amount indicator
Display the unused amount on 304, and display the number of balls 303
, The number of obtained balls is displayed, and the printer 330 issues a receipt in which the unused amount, the obtained number of balls, and the history data are printed. Further, by the inserted card in the card reader perforating apparatus, predetermined punching position PH ₅ to punch holes (settlement Sumiana) inside the card collecting tank from formation is made of 314
Is discharged into

In this embodiment, a recording head is not required for the card reader of the checkout machine. However, by providing a recording head and erasing and discharging the data on the magnetic surface of the settled card, the card number can be obtained. May be made impossible to decipher the conversion method, and forgery of the card may be prevented.

As the card reader, the card reader 800 of the pachinko machine 100 (see FIG. 25) is used as it is, and the card can be ejected backward like the card reader for the issuing machine. A collection tank 314 is arranged. The printer 330 pulls out a blank sheet of paper stocked in a roll state, prints the date of issue, the number of obtained balls, the amount of unused money, and the card history, etc. on the surface thereof, and prints the concave portion 301a of the upper panel 301. It is discharged from the receipt issuing port 331 opened inside.

At the same time, money corresponding to the unused amount is paid out from the balance payout device. The balance dispensing device includes a bill dispenser 321 for dispensing bills and a coin dispenser 32 for dispensing 100 yen coins.
5, a bill outlet 322 is provided on the front panel 306 corresponding to the bill dispenser 321, and a coin outlet 326 is provided corresponding to the coin dispenser 325. In the settlement,
Since a fraction of less than 1000 yen is generated as unused money, a coin dispenser 325 that pays out coins of 100 yen units as described above is required.

Further, on the upper surface of the upper panel 301 of the payment machine 300,
A checkout lamp 341 indicating that the card is being settled and a settlement stop lamp 342 indicating that the card cannot be settled are provided.

Also, inside the openable and closable front panel 306, as shown in FIG. 42 (B), a monitor display 343 for displaying an abnormality of the settlement machine such as a shortage of bills using an error number, A reset switch 351 for resetting the display and a number setting device for distinguishing each of a plurality of checkout machines installed in a game arcade and allowing the management device 400 to recognize the checkout machine that has performed the checkout of a specific card. 352, a coin removal switch 353 for discharging coins remaining in the tank of the coin dispenser 325 when the store is closed, and a print changeover switch 354 for giving an instruction whether or not to print the history data of the receipt issued by the printer 330. Is provided.

The machine number set by the machine number setting unit 352 is sent to the management device 400, and is used for generating a transmission address in data communication and creating a data file for each settlement machine.

As shown in FIG. 42 (C), the card settlement device 310 includes a card reader 800 and an auxiliary transport device 3 disposed behind the card reader 800.
11, a card settlement controller 312 that controls the card reader 800 and the auxiliary transport device 311 in accordance with instructions from the unit controller 350, a power supply device 313 thereof, and an auxiliary transport device.
311 and a card collection tank 314 arranged behind.

The card collection tank 314 is used for the card settlement device 310.
And is removably inserted into a vertically long tank storage frame 316 fixed to the frame 315. Two counters 317 and 318 are provided on the side of the frame 315, and one of them displays the number of cards collected. The other counter is unused.

The auxiliary transport device 311 includes transport rollers 361 and 362, a pair of upper and lower transport belts 363 and 364 wound therearound, and a transport motor 365 that drives the lower transport belt 364, and is discharged from the rear end of the card reader 800. The card is sandwiched between a pair of belts 363 and 364 and is transported toward the collection tank 314 at the rear.

Although not shown in FIG. 42 (C), the card collection tank 314 is provided with a card sensor 319 for detecting that the card has been discharged into the tank or is full. See figure). However, the settlement machine 300 of this embodiment enters the card confiscation mode only when the highest digit of the machine number setting device 352 is set to “9”, and guides the inserted card for settlement to the card collection tank after settlement. In other cases, the card is ejected forward after the settlement and returned to the player.

FIG. 43 shows a configuration example of a control system of the payment machine 300 configured as described above.

The control system of this embodiment is roughly divided into a control system by the unit control device 350 and a control system by the card settlement control device 312, and the unit control device 350 has bill and coin dispensers 321, 325 and various displays 303, 304, 341. ~
Control of 343 and printer 330 and various switches 351 to 35
The card settlement controller 312 is in charge of receiving an input of 4,305, and the card settlement controller 312 is provided with an auxiliary transport device 311, a counter 317 as a counting and displaying means of collected cards, and a card reader 800 for checking cards and reading magnetic data. It is in charge of overall control of the control device 388. Communication between the unit controller 350 and the settlement controller 312 is performed by serial communication.

On the other hand, the unit control device 350 is made connectable to a low-layer network communication line 510 including an optical cable or a coaxial cable via the optical transceiver 385 in order to transmit and receive data such as a card number to and from the management device 400. I have.

The configuration of the unit controller 350 of the settlement machine 300 is almost the same as that of the unit controller 280 of the issuing machine 200 shown in FIG. 41, and a unit controller 390 corresponding to the unit controller 290, a unit memory 550, and data transmission. It comprises a controller 551, a packet memory 552, a network controller 553, and the like.

The unit controller 390 of the checkout machine 300 controls the above components, checks the card number, receives and displays the card data, executes the checkout process, collects the operation data, and configures it as a dual port memory. Write to the transmission data area SDA in the unit memory 550. The operation data written to the unit memory 550 is
The data is transmitted to the management device by data communication between the data transmission controller 551 and the management device 400 via the transmission cable. Data sent from the management device is also temporarily written to the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550,
The unit controller 390 reads this to receive data. Unit memory 550 is provided with a shared data area CDA for storing commands and status information for notifying the other controller that transmission data and reception data are in the memory.

Tables 14 and 15 show configuration examples of the transmission data area SDA and the reception data area RDA in the unit memory 550, respectively. The structure of the communication area CCA is exactly the same as that of the unit memory of the pachinko machine (see Table 3).

As shown in Table 15, in this embodiment, the history data of the card is also received, and this is printed on the receipt together with the time data and is ejected, thereby impressing the player that the payment data has high reliability. I can do it. However, the history data is up to 20 in the card file
It is data up to times.

Note that the monitor information 1 shown in Table 14 above corresponds to Table 16
As shown in the figure, a bit indicating that a test is being executed at system startup, a bit indicating initial value setting / unset, a bit indicating a hot code error, and a bit indicating a local network (transmission cable 500) error (for low and high layers) , 2 bits), a bit indicating an abnormality of the payment apparatus, and the like.

The monitor information 2 includes a bit indicating a printer error, a bit indicating a card reader error as shown in Table 17, and
Bits indicating the state in the coin tank, bits indicating a jam in the coin dispenser, bits indicating an abnormality in the coin dispenser, bits indicating a state in the bill tank of the bill dispenser, bits indicating an abnormality in the bill dispenser, etc. It consists of.

Next, the pachinko machine 100, the card issuing machine 200, and the payment machine 300 configured as described above are collectively controlled, and operation data is collected in real time. A management device 40 that restores the data state, resumes the operation of each part of the system, enables the aggregation of data necessary for the management of the amusement store, and issues a resurrection card of the same qualification when the card is damaged
0 will be described.

FIG. 44 shows a specific configuration of the management device 400, and FIG. 45 shows a system configuration of the management device.

The management device 400 includes a main control device 401 storing a central processing unit CPU of a minicomputer class, a main storage device M-MEM including a semiconductor memory (RAM), a timer (including a calendar) TMR, a communication control device SCC, and the like. The main control device 401 includes a floppy disk storage device 402 as an auxiliary storage device, a hard disk storage device 403, and a personal computer 410 provided above the main control device 401. The personal computer 410 also has a CRT display device 411 for displaying messages and collected data, a console 412 for the operator to give commands and setting data, a built-in CPU, and communicates with a central processing unit in the main control device 401. It comprises a local processing unit 413 connected via a line and an interrupt circuit, and a printer 414 for printing collected data and the like.

Communication control devices 406a and 406b are provided in the main control device 401 in order to connect the local processing device 413 and the central processing unit CPU.

The printer 414 includes a buffer 414a for temporarily storing data to be printed in order to improve the throughput of the management device 400.

In addition, the management device 400 includes a card reader 407 that issues a resurrection card or a test card as a medium for causing the system to perform an action from each terminal, and a “card generated by a pachinko machine”, which is unique to the pachinko gaming system. The auxiliary printer 408 that prints emergency information generated by the system such as “stop” in real time is provided by the main controller 4.
It is provided above 01 and is connected to the central processing unit CPU via the communication control devices 406c and 406d.

The SCC is a transmission control device for enabling data transmission with each terminal via a network.

In addition, in the event of a power failure, at least 10 data is transferred to the hard disk storage device 403 to protect the operation data of all terminals volatilely held in the main storage device and the data of all issued cards to the hard disk storage device 403. An auxiliary power supply 409 that enables the management device to operate for about a minute is provided below the main control device 401.

In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 100 is mainly used.
And a system including a card issuing machine 200, a checkout machine 300, and a management device 400 will be described. However, the present invention provides a system in which an in-store broadcast device, a prize exchange device, a vending machine, and the like are also controlled by the management device 400. Can be extended to In particular, the prize exchange device uses a card to
There is a possibility that a system that can be exchanged for a prize directly without passing through 0 may be easily applied.

Further, the console 412 configuring the management device 400 also has a unique key configuration most suitable for the pachinko gaming system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 46 shows a configuration example of the console 412. FIG. 1B shows the upper surface of the console, that is, the panel surface, and FIG. 1A shows the rear surface of the console.

In FIG. 46, reference numeral 421 denotes a store opening switch for instructing the start of business for each terminal of the system, and reference numeral 422 denotes a store close switch for instructing the end of business.
After the 421 is turned on, the card can be operated in each terminal until the store closing switch 422 is turned on. Also, 423 is an end switch for storing the operation data of all terminals in the floppy disk storage device 402 after the business is closed, and instructing the management device to stop the operation, and 424 for instructing the recovery process of the damaged card. It is a card resurrection switch.

The four switches of the store opening switch 421, the store closing switch 422, the end switch 423, and the card resurrection switch 424 are particularly important switches for the present system, and in order to prevent the system from being easily operated during the operation of the system, Key switch (upper in the figure)
In conjunction with the key switch 420, each of the switches 421 to 424 cannot be turned on unless the key switch 420 is turned on.

Reference numerals 425, 426, and 427 denote ten keys, a return key, and a delete key similar to those provided on a console of a normal personal computer or the like.

On the other hand, reference numeral 428 denotes a display menu switch for giving an instruction to display data related to the card and operation data of each terminal on the screen of the CRT display device 411, and reference numeral 429 denotes a CRT clear switch for requesting deletion of data displayed on the CRT display device. It is. Reference numeral 430 denotes a print menu switch for giving a command to cause the printer 414 to print data related to the card, operation data of each terminal, and the like. Reference numeral 431 denotes a print stop switch for requesting the printer 414 to stop printing. 432 is a setting switch for requesting the setting of the number of hits or the hitting mode in the pachinko machine, and 433 is hitting, that is, the game cannot be continued because the prize balls of the set hitting number are paid out. A stop release switch 434 for giving a command to release the stop state of pachinko machines that have been shut down, forcibly shuts down terminals by type at the end of business, normal control and data collection due to communication network abnormalities, etc. Forced termination switch for forcibly terminating all terminals if it becomes impossible or forcibly stopping specific terminals if a player's fraud is discovered, 435 cancels termination of forcibly terminated terminals An end release switch 439 is a date / time setting switch. Further, the console 412 of the embodiment is provided with a buzzer 440 that generates a sound to urge the operator to wake up when an emergency such as a pachinko machine is hit and a buzzer stop switch 436 that instructs to stop the sound generation. Have been.

Of the above switches, the switches 421 to 424 and 432 to 436 indicated by double frames in the figure are switches with built-in lamps. Lights up. However, the lamp in the buzzer stop switch 436 is linked with the buzzer, lights up while the buzzer is sounding, and the stop switch 43
Turns off when 6 is pressed.

Further, the console 412 of this embodiment has a test card switch 437 for giving a test card issuance command on the back thereof, an exchange rate of purchased balls and store codes, a total number of terminals, a winning ball 1 when the system is introduced. A built-in switch 438 is provided for making a setting request such as the number of prize balls per piece. These switches 437 and 43
8 is a switch that is rarely used unlike other switches, and is a specific person (such as a manager of a game store).
Is a switch that only needs to know its presence, so it is provided on the back of the console.

Here, the test card will be described. As is clear from the configuration already described, the gaming system of this embodiment includes all terminals (pachinko machines, card issuing machines,
The settlement machine is under the control of the management device, and shifts to an operable state by exchanging card numbers and the like, and cannot be operated by the terminal alone. However, since pachinko machines are frequently used, jams and so-called tulips and other accessories often break down, and it is necessary to adjust nails in the game area to adjust the payout rate. In this case, a test drive is performed after repair or nail adjustment. In this embodiment, the test switch 179 in the control unit 160 of each pachinko machine described above is turned on, and a special device issued by the management device is used. When a test card is inserted through the card insertion / ejection port 802a of the control unit 160, a certain number of balls is given, and the pachinko machine can execute a game operation alone. As a result, it is not necessary to start up the entire system in trial running during non-business hours. In addition, during business hours, a trial hit can be performed without impairing the operation data during the game.

Note that the card reader 407 provided in the management device 400
The configuration may be exactly the same as the card reader 800 in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

However, a method may be employed in which a blank card is inserted from outside, a code is recorded on a magnetic surface, and the blank is ejected, without a blank card inside. In that case, the card tank can be omitted. Further, since the test card and the resurrection card issued by the management device 400 do not always need to specify the date of use and the serial number of the issuance as in other general cards, the printing device may be omitted. However, it is also possible to incorporate a printing device and print out and issue the fact that the card is a test card. Incidentally, it has become so punch holes in a predetermined punching position PH ₂ of the card by the perforating apparatus 807 during resurrection card issuing.

As described above, the terminals 100, 200, and 300 of this embodiment are under the control of all the management devices 400, and cannot operate independently unless the management device 400 is activated. Therefore, when the system is started up, the management apparatus 400 gives setting values to all terminals and initializes them. In addition, prior to the initialization, the terminal number is collected from each terminal to enable data transmission, and 1
Each transmission address is formed. During operation of the system, operation data of all terminals is collected in real time and stored in the main storage M-MEM.

As described above, in this embodiment, the amount of data handled by the management device 400 is enormous. Therefore, in the embodiment, these data are organized by file management to facilitate handling.

Table 18 shows a file configuration example of data managed by the management device 400.

These files are usually recorded in the main memory M-MEM, but all files are saved in the hard disk storage 403 at the time of power failure. Further, the data files relating to the terminals, that is, the pachinko machine files (hereinafter referred to as P machine files), the issuing machine files and the settlement machine files are stored in the floppy disk storage device 402 at the end of business hours, and are provided for monthly operation data totaling and the like. You.

Next, each file shown in Table 18 will be described in more detail.

The setting value file FL1 in the table depends on the characteristics and configuration of the system such as the exchange rate of purchased balls, the store code, the number of terminals, the number of prize balls, the number of hits, etc. Is a setting value that fluctuates. This setting value file is normally loaded from the hard disk HDD to the main storage device at the start of business.
The set value file FL1 can be updated from the console by pressing a built-in switch when replacing a pachinko machine or the like.

 Table 19 shows a configuration example of the setting value file FL1.

In the table, the exchange rate of purchased balls is the number of lending balls per purchase amount unit (for example, 200 yen), that is, the minimum number of possessed balls, and the number of NAUs is the connection between a high-layer network and a low-layer network as a data transmission system. The total number of network adapter units (communication control devices) provided in the unit. Further, the number of prize balls from a certain pachinko machine to a certain pachinko machine is set in a table indicated by a symbol i. Two types of prize balls can be set for each prize ball. In addition, as shown by i = 1 to 16, in this embodiment, all the pachinko machines of the amusement store are divided into 16 groups, and two main and sub prize balls can be separately set. ing. However, consecutive machine numbers are given to pachinko machines having the same set value, and the target range is specified by the start number and end number.

Further, the number of hits is set in the table indicated by j, and the hitting mode is set in the table indicated by k. Here, the hit mode indicates a method of calculating the number of hits (arithmetic formula). For example, a mode in which hitting is performed when the number of payout prize balls reaches the hit number, or the number of payout prize balls. There is a mode in which, when the number of hit balls is subtracted from the number of hits reaches the number of hits, hitting is performed when the hitting number is reached. Although not particularly limited, in this embodiment, as shown by j = 1 to 16, k = 1 to 16, the number of hits and the hitting mode can be independently set for each of 16 groups.

Table 20 shows a configuration example of a transmission address file FL2 used for data transmission.

In Table 20, the type flag is a flag for indicating the type of terminal. “1” indicates a pachinko machine, “2” indicates a card issuing machine, “4” indicates a checkout machine, and “0” indicates a terminal. Indicates the absence of each. Vehicle number and serial number are "4"
And the serial number of the terminal created except for “9”, and the unit number is the number of each terminal placed under one NAU (network adapter unit) regardless of the type of terminal, ie, The number which is an address on a low-layer network described later, and the channel number are the addresses of the respective terminals viewed from the management device, that is, the numbers which are addresses on a high-layer network described later. However, in the system of the embodiment, the number of pachinko machines connected under one NAU is set to 64 or less.

The NAU number and the unit number are set by the setting switches (1
71, 205, 305, 561), and in the case of a pachinko parlor, the pachinko machine numbers are customarily "4" and "9".
It is a jump number given by a number excluding. Here, the fact that "4" and "9" are not used indicates that an octal representation is possible. Therefore, the unit numbers expressed in decimal notation are represented by only the numbers 0 to 7 using the conversion table shown in Table 21. According to this, for example, a stand number of “258” is described as “247”.

If this is expressed as a binary code in binary octal system, it will be "010/100/111". This code indicates the decimal "167", which results in "4" and "9"
Pachinko machine numbers that are missing are consecutive serial numbers.
On the other hand, in order to reduce the address on the low-layer network to 8 bits, the lower 8 bits of the above code are taken, and this is taken as 2 bits.
Assuming the code "1010-0111" expressed in the octal evolution system,
If this is expressed in HEXA, it will be "A7H". Furthermore, besides pachinko machines, terminals such as issuing machines and settlement machines are also connected under one NAU. To give them an 8-bit unit number, the number of pachinko machines under one NAU is increased by 64.
The number is limited to the platform, and the logical product of the code “A7H” and the code “3FH” is obtained to obtain “27H”. In this embodiment, this is used as the unit number. Then, “NAU number + unit number” in which an NAU number is prefixed to the unit number is used as a channel number. In this way,
In the custom of a pachinko game store having a machine number that does not use “4” and “9”, efficient address processing that matches the characteristics of a microcomputer that performs data processing using only the binary system can be performed.

The file is created for all terminals based on the response data of the unit table request by the management device after the line test.

Table 22 shows a configuration example of the card file FL3. The card file FL3 contains information for each card.

In the same table, the card number is a number obtained from the issue serial number n using the function f (n), and the number of balls and the amount of money, and the card status is the current status of the card specified by the issue serial number n and the card number. This information is referred to as a card text in this embodiment. Here, the card state is, as shown in Table 23, a bit indicating a free state that is not used in a game, a bit indicating a game, a bit indicating a pause temporarily leaving the gaming machine, A bit indicating that the card has been settled, a bit indicating that both the number of balls and the balance of the card have become zero, a bit indicating that one or more hits have occurred in the past, It is composed of a bit indicating that the card is used in the pachinko machine, a bit indicating that the card has been restored, and the like.

Returning to Table 22, on the other hand, in the card file FL3, a terminal serial number indicating the position of the terminal where the card is currently present and a terminal number are registered. In pachinko game arcades, as usual, several terminal numbers “4” and “9” are not used as unit numbers, so two types of terminal numbers, back and front, are generated.

In Table 22, the i-counter indicates the number of actions taken by the card, that is, the number of times the card has been ejected from the system, which is an organic combination, to the outside. , Card information such as the number of balls, the amount of money, the time, etc., that is, the card history is recorded.
Statistically, most players play with less than 20 pachinko machines per day. Therefore, in this embodiment, the card history is recorded up to 20 times. However, when the number of times exceeds 20, the information is recorded in a form updating the table indicated by i = 20. In the above case, the i counter does not count the interruption of the game. In other words, each card information is recorded in a new area at the time of interruption, but the value of the i-counter is substantially updated by recording the card information in the same area without updating the counter when the game end switch is turned on after the interruption is cancelled. The number is matched.

Here, the state and action of the card and the registration of the FL3 card information in the card file will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a card is issued in the card issuing machine 200, the card is ejected and the card shifts from the unissued (blank) state SS0 to the free state SS1. then,
When the card is inserted into the desired pachinko machine 100, the gaming state S
Move to S2. Here, when the ball and the amount of money of the card become zero by the game, the card is ejected and the state is returned to zero return SS3
Move on to Further, when the interruption switch 115 is pressed during the game, the card is ejected, and the state shifts to the interruption state SS4, and returns to the game state SS2 again by reinserting the same card. Then, when the end switch 114 is pressed to end the game during the game, the card is ejected and the state shifts to the free state SS1. The card is ejected by the forced termination or hitting by the CPU, and the game state SS2 is shifted to the free state SS1.
When the user goes to the checkout machine 300 with the card in the free state and performs the checkout process, the card is collected after an invalid mark is added, and the state is shifted to the settled state SS5. In the system of this embodiment, it is also possible to go to the checkout machine 300 without returning to the pachinko machine with the card in the interrupted state SS4 and perform the checkout process.In that case, the state shifts from the interrupted state SS4 to the settled state SS5. .

In the state transition diagram described above, an action accompanied by recording of card information in the card file FL3 is indicated by a circle in the arrow indicating the transition direction. In each block, the code indicated by xxH represents the corresponding state in hexadecimal using the code indicating the card state in Table 23 (HEXA
Expression).

 Next, Table 24 shows a configuration example of the P machine file FL4.

In the table, items from the machine number to the card status are as follows:
The data held in the transmission data area shown in Table 1 is sampled once a second by the management device 400 and registered in a file. In addition, the number of main prize balls, the number of sub prize balls, the number of hits, and the hit mode,
Setting value files shown in Table 19 at system startup
It is registered in the P machine file FL4 based on FL1.

Tables 25 and 26 show the issuing machine file FL5 and the checkout machine file FL6, respectively. The data items shown in Table 25 are
The data stored in the transmission data area of the issuing machine shown in Table 26 and the data items shown in Table 26 respectively correspond to the data stored in the transmission data area shown in Table 14. These are sampled by the management device once a second.

In Tables 24 to 26, data marked with a circle in the save column is data saved on the floppy disk FDD at the end of business.

Next, the card issuing machine 200 as a terminal configured as described above, the pachinko machine 100, the payment machine 300, and the management device 400 that performs centralized control of those terminals are organically connected to perform data transmission and card transfer. A data transmission path (local area network) that enables operation will be described. FIG. 48 shows a configuration example of a pachinko game system using a hierarchical data transmission path.

That is, 100 to 1000 terminals are grouped in units of 20 to 40, for example, in units such as amusement park island facilities, and each group of terminals is a token that circulates at high speed on a ring-shaped transmission path. A network adapter unit (hereinafter, referred to as NAU) by a token-passing-type low-layer network (token bus) 510 in which a node (terminal) having access right has a right to transmit and receive data in the form of a packet. Connected to 530.

A plurality of NAUs 530 that control each low-layer network (token bus) 510 are connected to the management device 400 via a high-level network 520 of the CSMA / CD system.

The low-layer network 510 is 2.5Mbps (megabit /
Second) and have a high-speed network 520
Is controlled to have a transmission rate such as 10 Mbps,
The NAU530 acts as a buffer that absorbs the difference between the two transmission rates and enables smooth data transmission,
The burden on the management device 400 is reduced, and a large amount of operation data can be collected.

In FIG. 48, a pachinko machine as a terminal is indicated by reference numeral P, a card issuing machine is indicated by reference numeral H, and a checkout machine is indicated by reference numeral S.

Each of the terminals P, H, S is connected to a branch line branched from the network 510. The control units 160, 250 and 350 of each terminal are connected to the end of each branch line. No.
Reference numeral U in FIG. 48 denotes a control unit of each terminal.

FIG. 49 shows a circuit configuration example of the NAU (network adapter unit) 530 that buffers data transmission between the low-layer network 510 and the high-layer network 520.

The NAU 530 of this embodiment includes a low-layer network controller 533 that establishes a transmission / reception right in the low-layer network 510 and performs serial-parallel conversion of data, and a high-layer network that establishes a transmission / reception right and serial-parallel conversion of data in a CSMA / CD high-layer network. Network controller 537
And a data transmission controller 535 for controlling data transfer between these network controllers 533 and 537. Among the above controllers, the low-layer network controller 533 is composed of a communication LSI dedicated to token passing, and the high-layer network controller 537 and the data transmission controller 535 are composed of general-purpose microcomputers. Further, between these controllers 533 and 535 and between 535 and 537, buffer packet memories 534 and 536 for absorbing a difference in data transmission speed between the low-layer network 510 and the high-layer network 520 are provided.
And are connected respectively. The above packet memory 534,
536 is constituted by a dual port memory and has a transmission data area and a reception data area. Between the low-layer network controller 533 and the low-layer network (talks bus) 510, a branch circuit 531 for separating and coupling a transmission signal and a reception signal, and a level conversion circuit 532 for converting the level of a transmission / reception data signal are provided. It is connected. Similarly, a level conversion circuit 538 and a branch circuit 539 are connected between the high-layer network controller 537 and the high-layer network 520.

Further, the NAU 530 of this embodiment includes a NAU number setting unit 561 for setting a number for distinguishing a plurality of connected NAUs from each other, and a terminal existing on the low-layer network 510 under the control of each NAU 530. And a number setting device 563 for setting the number of terminals existing on the low-layer network. The set values of the setting units 561 to 563 are input to the data transmission controller 535 in the NAU 530, and the NAU number is used for forming the transmission address of each NAU in the high-layer network 520. Also, the transmission address of each terminal in the low-layer network 510 is formed by the minimum number and the number.

In the hierarchical local network (FIG. 48), when the system starts up, the management device 400 performs a line test through each NAU 530 and sets a set value for each terminal, and the NAU 530 connects the low-layer network 510 during system operation. It collects operation data from the terminals P, H, and S once a second and stores it in its own memory. The stored data is transmitted to each N through the high-layer network 520 once a second in response to a request from the management device 400.
The data is stored in the data file in the management device 400 from the AU 530.

As described above, since the communication network has a hierarchical configuration using the NAU 530 as a buffer and the high-layer network 520 has a transmission speed four times the transmission speed of the low-layer network 510 of 2.5 Mbps, 100 to 1000 In a system having terminals, Table 1, Table 10,
A large amount of operation data as shown in Table 13 can be collected in the management device once a second.

Table 27 shows the management devices in the data transmission system.
The types of received packets as seen from the issuing machine transmitted from 400 to the unit controller 280 of the card issuing machine 200, and the types of transmitted packets transmitted from the card issuing machine 200 to the management device 400 are shown in Table 28, respectively. I have.

The “card purchase” packet described in Table 28 is transmitted when the bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 211 of the card issuing machine 20 and the purchase selection switch 212 is turned on.
A packet for requesting the management device 400 for the card number and issue serial number
The 27 "card purchase ACK" packet is a response packet to it.

In the system of this embodiment, the card issuing machine 200
Make a reservation such as a card number before the bill is inserted into
A card issuing machine to prepare for printing and issuing money when bills are actually inserted
When 200 transmits a "card purchase" packet in which the card amount column is "0", the management device 400 determines that the packet is an issuance reservation packet, determines an issuance serial number and a card number, and stores the packet in the card file. After securing the card area, return an ACK packet containing the serial number and card number to the card issuing machine. On the other hand, when a bill is inserted, the card issuing machine transmits a “card purchase” packet in which the actual purchase amount is entered in the card amount column to the management device. Then, the management device looks at the card number column, determines that the card is reserved for issuance, searches the card file, writes data such as the purchase amount and the issuance time in the data area of the card, and then transmits the ACK packet. It is to be returned to the issuing machine.

Except for the "card purchase" packet and its response packet, the packet is common to the packet transmitted and received between the pachinko machine and the management device.

Further, in Table 27, the packet which is NAK includes the management device 4
00 is a negative response to the other party when the “card purchase” packet is received from the unit control device 280, and a NAK packet is transmitted when the packet data is abnormal.

The codes 09H, 80H,... Of each packet shown in Table 27 and Table 28 are represented by hexadecimal numbers, and the codes are merely examples, and it is not limited to these codes. Not even.

FIGS. 50 to 55 show typical examples of the format of a packet transmitted and received between the card issuer 200 and the management device 400 in the data transmission system (local network).

Fig. 50 shows the structure of the "line test" packet for the card issuing machine (common to other terminals), and Fig. 50 (B) shows the structure of the "ACK" packet that is sent from the card issuing machine to the management device. Show.

"Issuing machine number" in the packet of FIG.
In the “Channel number” column, a number previously calculated by the NAU based on the setting values of the NAU number setting switch 561 and the unit number setting switch 562 at the time of initialization is used for the “line test” from the management device. The packet is received at the time of insertion and sent to the corresponding issuing machine. On the other hand, in the columns of “issuer number” to “channel number” in the packet of FIG. 50 (B), a number previously calculated by the unit controller 290 based on the set value of the unit number setting unit 205 is entered. To be sent.

In FIG. 50, LHD indicates a packet head used in the low-layer network 520, and data transmission between the NAU 530 and each terminal in the low-layer network 510 uses the packet head LHD. The data transmission between the management device 400 and the NAU 530 in the high-layer network 520 is performed using the high-layer packet head HHD.

Data transmission from the management device 400 to each terminal via the NAU 530 is performed using two packet heads HHD and LHD. In this case, the network adapter to which the transmission destination terminal belongs is specified by the upper packet head HHD, and when a packet is captured therein, the upper packet head HHD is removed, and only the lower packet head LHD is used as the head to lower the network adapter. The packet is transmitted over the network 510 and transmitted to the designated terminal.

On the other hand, when transmitting data from each terminal to the management device 400, first, the terminal attaches only the packet head LHD for the low-layer network to the head of the data and sends out the data to the low-layer network 510. Then, the packet is fetched by the NAU 530, where the packet head LHD is further attached with a packet head HHD for a high-layer network, sent out over the high-layer network 520, and transmitted to the management device 400.

FIG. 51 shows a configuration example of an “initial value setting” packet from the management device 400 to each card issuing machine 200. * In the data column indicated by 3, the set value file of the management device (see Table 19)
, And these are stored in the reception data area of the unit memory. Only the hot code of the received data is copied to the transmission data area of the unit memory. There is no response to this received packet.

FIG. 52 shows an example of the configuration of various command packets without data from the management device to the issuing machine. In the packet type columns x and x in the figure, codes 90H (opening code), 91H
(Closed code), 95H (forced termination request), 96H (forced termination release) or B1H (restart) code. There is no response to these received packets to NAU 530, and it is a one-way command transmission.

53 (A) to 53 (C) show a configuration example of a “card purchase” packet for requesting the management device 400 to make a card issuance reservation, and its response packets “ACK” and “NAK”.

In the data field of the "card purchase" packet at the time of card issuance reservation, only the issuance receipt number m indicating the number of the issuance card in the issuing machine is entered, and the card amount, card number, and issuance serial number are Send as "0". On the other hand, in the data field of the response "ACK" packet, the management apparatus inserts and issues the issue serial numbers n for all issuing machines determined from the issue acceptance number m and the card numbers calculated from the issue serial numbers n. In the "check sum" field at the end of the ACK packet, an added value from the issuer number to the issue receipt number is entered as a check code.

On the other hand, when a bill is inserted into the issuing machine and the purchase amount is determined, the "card purchase" sent from the issuing machine to the management device is determined.
The structure of the response packet is exactly the same as that of the packet shown in Fig. 53. The actual purchase amount is entered in the card amount column of the transmission packet, and the numbers already determined at the time of reservation are entered in the card number and issue serial number columns. The only difference is that you put the

Further, FIG. 54 shows a configuration example of a “scheduled data transmission” packet, and FIGS. 55 (A) and (B) show a configuration example of a “unit recovery data” transmission / reception packet.

Of these, the "scheduled data transmission" packet contains all the data in the transmission data area of the unit memory and sends it, and the management device receives this data and updates the data of the issuing device in the issuing device file. . However, the card amount and the issuance receipt number of the transmission data are data that are not used in the management device, and therefore are not registered in the file even if transmitted.

On the other hand, in the “unit recovery data” packet, all data in the issuing device file of the management device, the date read from the setting value file, the identification code and the hot code are included.
The data is sent according to the configuration of the data area of the unit memory 550. However, for the received data packet head and the card text that overlap with the transmission data area of the unit memory, duplicate transmission is omitted, and the unit controller 290
Is to copy from the transmission data area to the reception data area. The data indicated by * 4 in the received data is written in the received data area in the unit memory. In the response packet to the above packet, only the entire data in the transmission data area is inserted and transmitted.

The packets shown in FIG. 50 to FIG. 55 are not the whole of the original packet put on the network, but only the main part, and additionally include an alert burst for detecting the head of data, synchronization data, There are a header section including a source address field indicating a transmission source and a destination address indicating a transmission destination, a count section indicating data length, and a check code section for error detection. These are automatically generated and added by the network controller in the control unit of each terminal.

Next, a control procedure regarding data transmission in the unit control device 280 will be described with reference to FIGS. 56 to 59.

When a reset pulse is supplied from the reset circuit 555 to each of the controllers 290, 551, and 553, each controller clears the internal registers and the internal RAM, and the data transmission controller 551 executes a unit memory for parallel communication with the unit controller 290. 550 is also cleared (steps S101, S201, S301). Then, the data transmission controller 551 writes appropriate data to a predetermined address (27FF) in the unit memory 550 (step S202).
Then, the unit memory 550 raises the level of the signal INT output from the predetermined terminal. As described above, this signal INT is used as an initialization signal as a unit controller.
On the other hand, after clearing the internal registers and RAM, the unit controller 290 clears the I / O port (step S1).
02), it is monitored whether the initialization signal INT from the unit memory 550 has risen (step S10).
3) When the signal INT rises, the value set in the unit number setting unit 171 is read, and then the terminal serial number and the channel number are calculated from the unit number (steps S104 and S10).
Five). Then, those numbers are written in the transmission data area SDA of the unit memory 550 (step S106).

The data transmission controller 551 uses the transmission data area S
The channel number in the DA is read to determine whether it is "0" (steps S203 and S204). If the channel number is not "0" by writing by the unit controller, the read channel number is latched LT3 (563) Then, a command specifying the page configuration in the packet memory used for data transmission / reception is written to the latch LT2 (562) (steps S205 and S206). Then, the network controller 553 reads the channel number in the latch LT3, determines its own address in the low-layer network stored in the internal RAM (Step S302), and changes the page configuration of the packet memory from the next latch LT2. Read and store (step S303). Thereby, the configuration of the transmission / reception page is determined.

Thereafter, the data transmission controller 551 writes the page number used for the next data reception to the latch LT2 (Step S207). Then, this becomes a reception permission command to the network controller 553. Therefore, the network controller checks whether there is a reception page number in the latch LT2, and if there is a page number, determines that the reception is permitted, and shifts to the reception processing after step S305 (FIG. 47) (FIG. 47). Step S304). In step S305, the network controller determines whether there is a transmission request from the NAU. Then, when there is a transmission request, after transmitting to the NAU that reception is possible, the NAU
The packet received from the device is received, the unnecessary portion such as the source address is removed by the received packet, the data portion is converted into parallel data, and the received data is written to a designated page in the packet memory 582 ( Steps
S306 to S308). After a while, the network controller 55
3 writes the received command into the latch LT1 (561) (step S309).

Then, the data transmission controller 551 sets its latch LT1
After confirming that there is a received command by reading the data, the received data is read from a predetermined page of the packet memory 552 and temporarily stored in the healing area of the unit memory 550 (steps S208 and S209). Then, the data transmission controller 551 writes the next received page to the latch LT2. This is a command to permit reception of the next packet (step 210). This command (received page) is read and stored by the network controller 553 (step S310), and the next data can be received in parallel with the transmission of the received data from the data transmission controller 551 to the unit controller 290.

That is, the data transmission controller 551 determines in step S21
If the received page is written to the latch LT2 with 0, the command register CR2 in the unit memory 550 is checked to confirm that it is "0", that is, that there is no other transmission request to the unit controller 290 (step S211). The write position in the reception data area is determined from the packet type, and the reception data in the working area is moved to the reception data area in the unit memory (steps S212 and S21).
3). Then, the received packet type name is written in the command register CR2 of the communication area (step S214).

Then, when the unit controller 290 monitors the command register CR2 and determines that the packet type has been written, the unit controller 290 starts processing corresponding to the packet type (steps S107 and S108). Then, when the processing is completed, the command register CR2 is cleared (step S
109). On the other hand, the data transmission controller 551
After writing the received packet type name in the command register CR2 in S214, it is determined whether or not the packet is an “initial value setting” packet. If the packet is an “initial value setting” packet, transmission of scheduled data is started. The timer (1 second) is set (steps S215 and S216). If the received packet is not the "initial value setting" packet, it is determined in step S217 whether the packet is a "line test" packet.
If it is a "line test" packet, step
In step S218, a process for transmitting the "ACK" packet as a response is executed, and if it is not a "line test" packet, the process directly proceeds to another process.

Next, the packet transmission processing will be described with reference to FIG.

When a packet transmission factor such as “card purchase” or “periodic data” occurs, the unit controller 290 first writes the packet type name in the “packet type” column in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550. That is, a packet head is created (step S121). Then, check the command register CR1 in the unit memory to see if another transmission packet has already been entered, and if there is no other transmission packet, write the packet type name to be transmitted in the command register CR1 and then The transmission timer is set (steps S122 to S124). Command register
Writing the packet type name to CR1 is a transmission command to the data transmission controller 551. On the other hand, the data transmission controller 551 monitors whether the packet type has entered the command register CR1 (step S221).
When the packet type is received, the transmission data corresponding to the transmission packet type is read from the transmission data area in the unit memory, and the address (fixed) of the destination NAU and the number of bytes of the transmission data are read in the packet memory. Write to page 0 (steps S222, S223).

Thereafter, the data transmission controller 551 writes a command for transmitting data in page 0 to the latch LT2 (step S224).

Then, this becomes a transmission command to the network controller 553, and the network controller 553 checks for a transmission command, and when there is a command, waits for acquisition of a transmission right on the network, and when the transmission right is obtained, permits transmission from the NAU. (Steps S321 to S32)
3). Then, after transmitting the data in the page 1 of the packet memory, the transmission result is written into the latch LT1 (steps S324, S325). In response to this, the data transmission controller checks the latch LT1 to see if the transmission was successful,
When the transmission fails, the above transmission processing is repeated up to three times (steps S225, S226).

Then, after writing the transmission result in the status register STR in the communication area of the unit memory, the command register CR1 is cleared (steps S227 and S228).

On the other hand, after the unit controller 290 sets the transmission timer in step S124, the command register CR1 is continuously monitored (step S125).
When a time-over occurs before the command register CR1 is cleared by the data transmission controller 551, the common signal (watchdog pulse) of the display data sent to the amount indicator 213 is fixed to a low level,
The watchdog pulse is stopped (step S127).
As a result, a reset is performed by the reset circuit 555, and steps S101, S201, and S301 are initialized.

Next, the scheduled data transmission processing will be described with reference to FIG. The data transmission controller 551 determines in step S
Check the regular timer set in step 216 (step S23
1) When one second has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S232, where all data in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 is read and written to the working area (step S233).
Then, the data is compared again with the data in the transmission data area (step S234).
Check CR1 to see if there is another transmission request (packet type) to the data transmission controller (step
S235), data is read from the working area and written to the packet memory 552 as transmission data (step S).
237, S238). At this time, together with the transmission data, the destination address (NAU), the length (the number of bytes) of the transmission data, and the packet type name are written in page 1 in the packet memory. In step S235, the command register CR1
If another packet contains a name, the packet is transmitted (S236) and the process proceeds to step S237.

The reason why the data match is determined in step S234 is that when the unit controller rewrites one byte of the 2-byte data portion with respect to the transmission data area and transmits the scheduled data, the undetermined data is transmitted. This is because it will be transmitted. By confirming the coincidence of the data, it is possible to determine the determination of the data in the transmission data area.

After writing the transmission data (step S238), the data transmission controller 551 writes a transmission command of the data in page 1 to the latch LT2 (step S239).

Then, this becomes a transmission command to the network controller 553, and the network controller 553 checks for a transmission command, and when there is a command, waits for acquisition of a transmission right on the network, and when the transmission right is obtained, permits transmission from the NAU. Wait for (Steps S331 to S33
3). Then, after transmitting the data in the page 1 of the packet memory, the transmission result is written into the latch LT1 (steps S334, S335). In response to this, the data transmission controller 551 checks the latch LT1 to determine whether the transmission has succeeded. If the transmission has failed, the data transmission controller 551 repeats the transmission process up to three times (steps S240 and S241).

The data transmission processing in the pachinko machine unit controller 180 and the settlement machine unit controller 380 is also executed according to the same procedure as the control procedure in FIGS. 56 to 59.

Next, control procedures in the unit control device 280, the card issuance control device 790, and the card reader control device 288 in the issuer 200 will be described in relation to data communication between them.

In the card issuing machine of this embodiment, the unit controller 290 can communicate only with the card issuing control device 790 and cannot directly communicate with the card reader control device 288. That is, the card reader control device 288 can communicate only with the card issue control device 790. Therefore, the unit controller 290 and the card issuing control device 790
Communication with the card issuing controller 790 and the card reader controller 288 is performed by a function code.
The communication with is performed by a command. By the way, as the function code from the unit controller 290 to the card issuing control device 790,
"Initial value setting" function for giving the card reader a date code and identification code to be recorded on the magnetic recording section of the card, "Card issue" function to instruct card issuance, and function sent immediately before A "retransmission request" function for requesting retransmission of the code, the card issuing controller 790 becomes the card reader controller 2
Four types of commands of a "status request" function for requesting the transmission of the status indicating the status of the card reader received from 88 are prepared.

The function code from the card issuing control device 790 to the unit controller 290 includes an "initial value request" function for requesting an initial value such as a date and an identification code at the time of reset, and a fact that the designated processing has been normally completed. A "normal end" function that informs the unit controller and an "abnormal end" function that informs that processing has not ended normally, and a "retransmission request" that requests the unit controller to retransmit the function code sent immediately before. There are five types of functions and a "status transmission" function for transmitting the status of the card reader in response to a "status request" from the unit controller 290.

Note that, although not particularly limited, the function code is transmitted between a start code of STX and an end code of ETX, and between the STX and ETX, there may be a status and data to be transmitted in addition to the function code.

Specifically, in the “normal end” function, the “abnormal end” function, and the “status transmission” function, 8-bit status 1 and status 2 indicating the status of the card reader as shown in Tables 29 and 30 are included. An entry column is provided, and the status is sent to the unit controller 290 together with the function code.

In status 1 of Table 29, the transport unit sensor abnormality bit is set to “1” when any of the traveling position sensors CPS2 to CPS6 of the card issuing device 700 has failed.

On the other hand, the communication commands from the card issuing control device 790 to the card reader control device 288 include a “magnetic write” command instructing recording of magnetic data on the card, and information on the magnetic data, security code, and punch holes of the card. A "magnetic read" command instructing to read and send magnetic data, a "security request" command instructing to send read security data, and a "punch hole request" command instructing to send read punch data. A "reload" command for instructing the card reader to reread the data held in the card reader, a "punch hole" command for instructing the card to make a punch hole, and "Card ejection in front" command instructing ejection in the direction of the insertion slot A "card backward ejection" command for instructing ejection of the card in the card reader backward, a "cancel" command for canceling the card reading command, and a "status" for instructing transmission of status information indicating the status of the card reader. There are nine types of "request" commands.

When the card reader control device 288 receives the above-described command from the card issuance control device 790, it executes a corresponding process and always returns a response.
The types of response include: normal, communication error, command error, no magnetic recording data, magnetic data read failure, magnetic recording data abnormality, security and magnetic data mismatch,
Company code or device code mismatch, magnetic write error, punch error, punch hole read error, security read error, punch dust full, motor error, RAM error, sensor error, card reader error, card length error,
There is a card jam.

Although not particularly limited, a code indicating the command is transmitted between a start code of ESC and an end code of CR, and data to be transmitted other than the command code may be inserted between the ESC and the CR. In addition, a response from the card reader control device 288 to the card control device 790 is transmitted with a code indicating the type of the error or an error code and the requested data between the start code STX and the end code CR. It has become.

FIG. 60 to FIG. 62 show a specific control procedure of main processing in the unit controller 290 of the card issuing machine 200.

Upon receiving a reset signal, the unit controller 290 initializes the CPU, that is, clears an internal memory (RAM) and writes a check code at a predetermined address, or clears a timer, an internal register, and an I / O port. It is set to a predetermined value (procedure PC101). then,
Wait for the initialization signal INT to rise from a predetermined terminal of the unit memory 550 (procedure PC102). When this signal rises, the serial number of the issuing machine is read from the serial number setting unit 205, and the terminal serial number and The channel numbers are calculated, and those numbers are written in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 (procedures PC103 and PC104).

Next, it is determined whether or not the date in the reception data area of the unit memory 550 is "0" to wait for reception of a "line test" packet (procedure PC105). That is,
Until the “line test” packet containing the date is sent from the management device 400, the date field in the unit memory is “0”, and when the packet is received, the date is “0”. By monitoring this date, it is possible to know whether or not a "line test" packet has been received.

Upon receiving the “line test” packet, the unit controller 290 checks the monitor information 1 (Table 1) in the transmission data area.
2) is set to “1” (procedure P106). This bit is cleared to "0" when an "initial value setting" packet or a "unit recovery data" packet is received. Then, the unit controller 290 checks whether or not there is a received packet from the management device 400 by checking the command register CR2 in the communication area of the unit memo 550 (procedure PC107). Each procedure after executing the packet receiving process (A) (procedures PC201 to PC209)
Proceed to PC108.

In procedure PC108, it is checked whether the reservation flag in the transmission data area of unit memory 550 is "0", and if "1", it is left as it is, and if "0", the card number reservation process in FIG. (PC227), and then proceed to procedure PC109. However, first, this procedure PC109
If it has, the reservation flag has been set to "0" in the initialization of the procedure PC101, and therefore the card number reservation processing will be executed first.

The procedure PC109 checks the signal BUSY during bill insertion from the bill validator 210 to check whether or not a bill is inserted. If there is no bill inserted, the card is inserted as it is, and if there is a bill inserted, the card shown in FIG. 61 (C) is inserted. After executing the purchase process (procedures PC231 to PC264), the process proceeds to the next procedure PC110.

The procedure PC 110 checks whether or not there is a packet registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory.
After performing the packet receiving process (procedures PC201 to PC209), the process proceeds to procedure PC111.

In the procedure PC111, the card issuing controller 790 checks whether the "initial value request" function is included. If there is no function, the procedure returns to the procedure PC107. If the function is not present, the procedure PC112 inserts the date and the identification code in the "initial value transmission". After transmitting the function, return to the procedure PC 107 and repeat the above procedure.

FIG. 61 (A) shows an example of a specific procedure of the packet receiving process in the flow of FIG.

When there is a received packet, unit controller 290 first determines whether or not the received packet is an "initial value setting" packet (procedure PC201). If the packet is an "initial value setting" packet, unit controller 290 sets the initial value shown in FIG. Processing (procedure PC271
~ PC274), and then proceed to procedure PC209, in order to notify the data transmission controller 551 that the packet has been received, the command register CR2 in the unit memory 550.
Clear

Next, if the received packet is not an "initial value setting" packet, it is determined whether or not the packet is a "unit restoration data" packet (procedure PC202). If yes, a unit restoration process shown in FIG. 62 (B) (procedures PC281 to PC288). Run procedure
Move to PC209.

If the received packet is neither "initial value setting" nor "unit recovery data", it is determined whether or not "ACK" is received (procedure PC203). If "ACK" is received, procedure PC209 is performed without doing anything. Move to. "A received at this time
The CK "packet is sent from the unit controller 290 to the management device.
This is because it is “ACK” other than when a packet is transmitted to 400 and waiting for a response.

If the received packet is not "ACK" in procedure PC203, the process proceeds to procedure PC204, where it is checked whether the initial value unset bit in monitor information 1 is "1". Here, if the initial value unset bit is “1”, the process proceeds to procedure PC209,
If "0", the procedure moves to procedure PC205. This is to prevent the issuing machine from erroneously starting the issuance operation when the “opening code” or the “forced termination release” packet comes in before the “initial value setting” packet is received.

In procedure PC205, it is determined whether or not the received packet is a "store opening code" packet. If yes, the forced termination release processing (procedures PC291 to PC293) shown in FIG. 62 (C) is executed. If it is not the "opening code", the procedure PC 206 determines whether or not the received packet is "compulsory termination release", and if yes, executes the compulsory termination release processing PC291 to P293, and if no, proceeds to the procedure PC207.

In procedure PC207, it is determined whether or not the received packet is a "closing code", and if yes, the forced termination process (procedures PC295 to PC297) shown in FIG. 62 (D) is executed. If it is not the "closed code", the procedure PC208 determines whether the received packet is a "forced termination request", and if yes, executes the forced termination processing PC295 to PC297, and if no, proceeds to the procedure PC209 as it is. The command register CR2 in the unit memory 550 is cleared.

FIG. 61 (B) shows a specific procedure of the card number reservation process in the flow of FIG.

Here, first, monitor information 1 in unit memory 550
Whether the initial value unset bit of is “1” (procedure
PC211). Here, if the bit is "1", the initial value has not yet been received from the management device 400, so that the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 60) without doing anything.
Then, the amount, card number and serial number are set to "0", and a "card purchase" packet containing only the issue receipt number is transmitted. It should be noted that, as the issuance acceptance number, a number obtained by adding 1 to the number of issued cards in the card issuing machine 200 is used. The management apparatus 400 determines the issue serial number n by adding the number of issuances for all issuers under its management.

Next, after setting the 10-second timer, the unit controller 290 determines whether or not the timer has timed out. If no, the command register C in the unit memory 550 is determined.
By looking at R1, it is determined whether a packet has been received from the management device (procedures PC213 to PC215). Here, when the packet is not received, the process returns to the above-described procedure PC214, and the process returns to step PC214.
It is determined whether the second timer has timed out. If the time expires before receiving the packet,
The flow shifts to the PC 291 to stop the output of the watchdog pulse by fixing the common signal of the amount indicator 213 to low level or high. Incidentally, when this pulse is stopped, a reset signal is generated by the reset circuit 555, and the unit controller 290 and the data transmission controller 553 are reset.

If a packet is received before the timer set in procedure PC213 has timed out, procedure PC215 to PC216
To determine whether the received packet is “ACK” or not.
If it is not "K", it is determined whether it is "NAK" (procedure PC21
7). If the received packet is neither "ACK" nor "NAK", it is registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory (procedure PC218). Note that the presence or absence of this unprocessed packet is determined by the procedure PC 110 in the main flow of FIG. 60 and is processed.

If the received packet is determined to be "NAK" in procedure PC219, the procedure proceeds to procedure PC219, where the watchdog pulse is stopped and reset.

On the other hand, when the procedure PC 216 determines that the received packet is “ACK”, the procedure proceeds to procedure PC 221 to set the reservation flag to all “1”, and then, to the card issuing control device 790, the amount is set to “0”. To send a "card issue" function (procedure PC222).

Then, "normal end" is issued from the card issuing control device 790.
Determine whether function was received (procedure PC223),
If not, the process proceeds to procedure PC224 to determine whether an “abnormal termination” function has been received. If no here, return to procedure PC223 again and repeat the above determination,
Procedure PC when "normal end" function is received
The flow shifts to 225, where the bill insertion lamp 223 starts blinking, and then returns to the original routine (FIG. 60).

When the procedure PC 224 receives the “abnormal termination” function, the monitor display 206 displays an error number indicating the content of the abnormality, waits for the recovery of the error state, returns to the procedure PC 222 after the recovery, and returns to the card again. The “card issue” function is transmitted to the issue control device 790.

When the card issuance control device 790 receives the "card issuance" function with the amount of "0", the card is taken out from the card tank, the magnetic data including the card number is recorded in the magnetic recording unit, and the issuance hole is opened. When three “0” s except for the thousands are printed, the process is interrupted and the process shifts to a standby state.

FIG. 61 (C) shows a specific procedure of the card purchase process in the flow of FIG.

Upon detecting that a bill has been inserted into the bill validator 210, the unit controller 290 first activates the bill insertion lamp 223.
Check if is blinking (procedure PC231),
The original routine without doing anything when it is not blinking (Fig. 60)
Returning to the above procedure, if it is blinking, proceed to the procedure below PC232. The bill insertion lamp 223 starts blinking in the above-described procedure PC225 during the card number reservation processing or the procedure PC225 in the forced termination release processing in FIG. 62 (D). After receiving the "forced termination release" packet, the card purchase processing is executed.

The procedure PC232 gives the bill accepting instruction signal STACK to the bill validator 210, reads the amount from the bill validator 210, and displays a purchase selection switch 212 that can be purchased based on the amount. ~ LMP5
Is turned on for the amount corresponding to the insertion amount (LMP1 for 1,000 yen, LMP1 to LMP5 for 5,000 yen) (procedure PC233).

Next, it is determined whether the inserted bill is less than 5,000 yen (procedure
PC234) If the fee is 5,000 yen, the above-mentioned bill insertion lamp will be written in PC236.
After turning off 223, the procedure proceeds to procedure PC237, and if it is less than 5,000 yen, procedure PC236 determines whether the next bill is inserted. This is because it is possible to purchase a high-priced card by continuously inserting bills. Here, when the insertion of the next bill is detected, the procedure returns to the procedure PC232 again to give a command to take in the bill, turn on the purchase lamp corresponding to the total bill, and determine whether the total bill is less than 5,000 yen. I do.

When the inserted amount reaches 5,000 yen or when the next bill is not inserted, the process proceeds to procedure PC237 to determine whether any of the purchase selection switches 212 is turned on. Here, when the selection switch 212 is not turned on, the process returns to the procedure PC 234 to wait without shifting to the next procedure until the purchase selection switch is turned on.

Thereafter, when the purchase selection switch 212 is turned on, the banknote insertion lamp 223 is turned off, and then all the built-in lamps other than the switch that was turned on are turned off (procedures PC238 and PC23).
9). Next, after the blinking of the card issuing lamp 224 provided in the card issuing port 202 is started, it is determined whether or not there is change. When there is a change, the bill payout lamp provided in the bill payout port 232 is provided. Start flashing of 225 (procedure PC2
40-PC242). In the card issuing machine of this embodiment, a bill discriminator 210 capable of discriminating between 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen is used, and an issuance card can be issued up to 5,000 yen per thousand yen. Because it is.

On the other hand, when there is no change, the procedure jumps from PC241 to PC243 to proceed to the next procedure without blinking the lamp, and determines whether the reservation flag is "0".

Here, if the reservation flag is “1”, the next procedure PC244
In the amount column, the value selected by the purchase selection switch 212 is entered, and in the card number and
A "card purchase" packet in which the reservation number received from the management device 400 in the card number reservation process of FIG. 61 (B) and the number of issuances sent to the management device at the time of reservation are entered in the issuance reception number column. Send to the management device. On the other hand, when the reservation flag is "0", a selection value is entered in the amount column or a value obtained by adding +1 to the number of issued issuances in the column of issuance reception number, and the card number and the issue serial number are each set to "0". A "Card purchase" packet is transmitted to the management device. It is assumed that a bill is inserted before the issuing machine reserves a card number.

After transmitting the packet, the unit controller 290 determines whether the time has elapsed after setting the 10-second timer, and if not, determines whether or not a packet from the management device 400 has been received (procedures PC246 to PC248). If the packet has not been received, the procedure returns to procedure PC247 to check the timer. If the time is over, that is, if the "ACK" packet does not return within 10 seconds, procedure PC25 is returned.
Go to step 2 to stop the watchdog pulse output.

When a packet is received within the time, it is determined whether or not the packet is "NAK".
And the output of the watchdog pulse is stopped.

If the received packet is not “NAK”, “AC
Check if it is "K", and if it is not "ACK", register it as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory, return to procedure PC247 and check the timer again, and only if the received packet is "ACK" The procedure shifts to procedure PC253, in which the number of issuances is incremented, and the reservation flag set to "1" in procedure PC221 of the reservation processing flow is set to "0".
(Procedure PC254).

Thereafter, unit controller 290 transmits a “card issuance” function including the card number, issuance serial number, and purchase price to card issuance control device 790, and then waits for a response of the “normal end” function (procedure PC255). ~ PC257). If an "abnormal end" response is sent from the card issuing control device 790 before the "normal end" response is received, the unit controller 290 displays the monitor display 2
After displaying an error number indicating the content of the error in 06, wait for the error state to recover (procedures PC263 and PC264).

On the other hand, when the "normal end" function returns after the card issuance command, the card issuance lamp 224 flashed by the procedure PC 240 is turned off, and then the presence or absence of change is determined again. A change payment command signal is given to 230 (procedures PC258 to PC260). Then, after turning off the banknote payout lamp 225 blinked in the procedure PC242, the received amount, the deposited amount, and the paidout amount in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 are calculated and updated (procedures PC261, PC262). If there is no change, the procedure jumps from PC259 to PC262 and returns to the original routine (No.
Return to Fig. 60).

FIGS. 62 (A) to 62 (D) show initial value setting processing, unit recovery processing, and the like shown in the flow of FIG. 61 (A).
It shows the concrete procedure of the forced termination cancellation processing and the forced termination processing, and the corresponding processing is executed according to the packet transmitted from the management apparatus 400.

FIG. 62 (A) shows the processing when the "initial value setting" packet is received. The unit controller 290 first sets the head portion of the received packet written in the received data area of the unit memory 550 to the transmission data area. By copying, a portion which becomes the head of the packet at the time of transmission is created, and the hot code of the reception data area is copied to a predetermined address of the transmission data area (procedures PC271 and PC272).

Next, by clearing the initial value unset bit of the monitor information 1 in the transmission data area set to “1” by the procedure PC 106, it is made clear that the unit controller 280 has received the initial value, The "initial value transmission" function is transmitted to the issuance control device 790, and the process returns to the original routine (procedures PC273 and PC274).

When the “unit recovery data” packet is received,
The processing of FIG. 62 (B) is started. First, the packet type in the reception data area and the received recovery data are copied to the corresponding area of the transmission data area, and then the command register CR2 in the communication area of the unit memory 550 is copied. To “ACK”
Write a packet transmission command to instruct the data transmission controller 551 to transmit the packet (procedure PC281, PC
C282).

Next, after setting a timer (10 seconds), an "initial value transmission" function is sent to the card issuance control device 790 (procedures PC283 and P284). Then, it waits for the reception of a packet from the management device 400. If a predetermined packet (“restart” packet) is not transmitted within a predetermined time (10 seconds) after the transmission of the “ACK”, the output of the watchdog pulse is stopped. hand,
Reset itself (procedure PC285-PC287). If a “restart” packet is sent within 10 seconds, the
The command register CR2 is cleared by the procedure PC209 in FIG. 61 (A), and the process returns to the main routine in FIG. 60 (procedure PC28).
8).

FIGS. 62 (C) and 62 (D) show a process when a “forced termination release” packet or a “forced termination” packet is received from the management device 400. When the unit controller 290 receives the "forced termination release", first sets the bit indicating "in operation" in the operation information of the issuing machine, then turns off the issuance stop lamp 222, turns on the issuance lamp 221 and outputs the bill. Turn on the insertion lamp 223 (procedure PC2
91-PC293). On the other hand, when the “forced end” packet is received, the bit indicating “in operation” in the operation information is cleared, the issue stop lamp 222 is turned on, the issue lamp 221 is turned off, and then the bill insertion lamp 223 is turned off. (Procedure PC2
95-PC297).

FIG. 63 shows a procedure of a timer interrupt process executed by the timer interrupt separately from the main process (FIG. 60) in the unit controller 290.

When the unit controller 290 receives an interrupt signal at an interval of 1 ms from the internal timer set by the procedure PC 101 in the flow of FIG. 60, the unit controller 290 first reads the check code written in the internal memory by the procedure PC 101, and reads the code. The internal memory is checked by checking for any change, and if there is an abnormality, the procedure jumps to procedure PC124 to omit the output of the watchdog pulse to reset (procedure PC121). If the internal memory is normal, the procedure PC122 updates the timer and then outputs a watchdog pulse, then outputs data for dynamically displaying the monetary indicator 213 and terminates the interrupt processing (procedures PC123 and PC124). ).

Although not shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 60 to 63, when the unit controller 290 receives a function from the card issuance control device 790, it checks its code, and when there is an error, Request "function is sent.

FIG. 64 shows a control procedure for card issuance and the like in the card issuance control device 790.

When the card issuance control device 790 is reset, the internal memory, registers, I / O ports, and the like are first cleared and initialized, then a timer (ex. 10 seconds) is set, and the “initial value request” function is executed as a unit. This is transmitted to the controller 290 (routines RN101 to RN103). Next, it is checked whether a function from the unit controller 290 has been received, and if not, it is determined whether or not the timer set in the routine RN102 has expired (routines RN104 and RN104).
Five). Then the routine RN104, RN105 until the time is over
Is repeated, and if the time is over, the process returns to the routine RN102, resets the timer, and then transmits the "initial value request" function again. When the "Initial value request" function is sent for the first time,
This is because 290 may not be ready for reception.

After sending the function, unit controller 290
When the function is received from, the routine shifts from routine RN104 to RN106, and checks whether the received function is the "send initial value" function.
After transmitting the “abnormal termination” function in RN107, the process returns to the routine RN102 and retransmits the “initial value request” function. This is because a specific process such as card issuance is accurately executed after first receiving an initial value from the unit controller 290.

If the function received in the determination of the routine RN106 is "transmission of the initial value", the process proceeds to the routine RN108, where the date and the identification code sent together with the function code are stored in the internal memory, and The initial value unset bit of the status register prepared in the internal memory is cleared, and a “normal end” function is transmitted to the unit controller 290 (routines RN109 and RN11).
0).

Thereafter, the unit controller 290 is executed in the routine RN111.
Wait for the reception of the next function from, and when the function is received, proceed to routines RN112 to RN115 to determine which function was received. After the identification code is stored, the "normal end" function is transmitted (routines RN116 and RN117). If the function is the "card issue" function, the card issuing process (routines RN121 to RN129) of FIG. 65 is executed. If the received function is "retransmission request", the routine NR118
Then, the previously transmitted function is retransmitted, and if it is a "status request", a "status request" function is transmitted in routine RN119. The reason why the “initial value transmission” function is determined again in the routine RN112 is that the routine is executed after execution of error processing (see FIG. 67) described later.
This is in consideration of the case of returning to RN111 (symbol V1).

FIG. 65 shows a specific procedure of the card issuing process in the flow of FIG.

The card issuance control device 790 includes a unit controller 290
When the "card issue" function is received from the printer, first, it is determined whether or not there is a card waiting in the printing apparatus by looking at the sensor 761a in the printing apparatus 750 (routine R121).
Here, if there is no card, it is checked in the next routine R122 whether or not the amount in the "card issuance" function is "0", and if yes, the card removal processing routines RN201 to RN212 shown in FIG. After execution, the reader control processing routines RN213 to RN227 of FIG. 66 (B), the card inversion processing routines RN288 to RN243 of FIG. 66 (C), and the print 1 processing routines RN245 to RN266 of FIG. 66 (D) are executed. After that, a “normal end” function is transmitted to the unit controller 290, and the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 65) (routine RN12).
9) Return. This allows you to remove one card from the card tank.
After the sheets are taken out and the magnetic data is written, an issuance reservation process is executed in which the printing device stands by in a state where all the data except for the thousands digit of the purchase price are printed.

Further, when it is determined in the routines RN121 and RN122 that "no card" and "amount of money are $ 0", respectively, the card removal processing RN20 is performed.
1 to RN212, reader control processing RN213 to RN227, card inversion processing RN228 to RN243, print 1 processing RN245 to RN266, and card ejection processing RN268 to RN280 in FIG.
The counter 795 as a storage medium number counting means for counting the number of card ejections is counted up (update of the count value),
Send "normal end" function (routine RN12
3, RN129). In this way, a card can be issued when a "card issue" function containing an amount of money is sent before the card number reservation. Such a situation occurs, for example, when the power of only the card reader is off, the power of the unit controller 290 and the power of the card issuance control device 790 is on, the processing proceeds, and then the power of the card reader is turned on.

On the other hand, when the routine RN121 determines that there is a card (reserved card) in the printing device 750, the process shifts to the routine RN124, where the card number of the already reserved card and the card sent by the "card issue" function are provided. Compare with number. When the card numbers do not match, the stack processes RN281 to RN299 shown in FIG.
Is executed to store the reserved card in the confiscation tank 780, and then the two counters 795 and 796 for counting the number of cards taken out and the number of stack cards are updated (routine RN125).
This is to avoid inconsistency between the issued card data and the card file data in the management device 400. Thereafter, it is determined whether the amount is "0" (routine RN12).
6) If the amount is zero, the card issuance reservation processing is executed by executing the next card removal processing RN201 to RN212 of the routine R122 to the print 1 processing RN245 to RN266. Also the routine
When it is determined in RN126 that the amount is not “0”, the card ejection processing RN268 to RN280 is performed from the card ejection processing RN201 to RN212.
And immediately issue the card without a card reservation.

On the other hand, if the card numbers match in the above routine RN124, the process proceeds to routine RN127 to determine whether or not the amount is "0". If the amount is "0", the routine RN is performed without doing anything
Move to 129 and send the "normal end" function,
If the amount is not "0", the flow shifts to the printing 2 process (routines RN126 to RN266) in FIG. 66 (D) and executes it. Then, the card ejection processes RN268 to RN280 are executed and the card ejection counter is updated. Then, the "normal end" function is transmitted (routines RN128 and RN129). That is, the printing and discharging of the thousands of digits of the amount of money for the card waiting for the reservation are performed by the procedures of the routines RN127 to RN128.

It should be noted that the routine RN121 and RN124 determine that there is a "reserved card" and "card number match" before the routine R127
Is determined to be “amount = 0” because, for example, the unit controller 280 is turned off after the card issuance reservation process, turned on again, and receives a “unit recovery data” packet from the management device 400. This occurs when the 290 sends a “card issue” function for card reservation to the card issue control device 790.

FIG. 66 (A) shows a specific procedure of the card ejection processing in the card issuing function reception processing flow of FIG. 65.

Here, first, it is checked whether there is a card in the card tank 701 by looking at the card presence / absence sensor 703 (routine R20).
1) When the sensor is off, that is, when the tank is empty, the routine jumps to the routine RN212 to return to the status 2 in the internal memory.
Is set to "1", and then the flow shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 67.

If there is a card in the card tank 701, the routine shifts from the routine RN201 to RN202 and proceeds to the card reader control device 28.
Send a "magnetic write" command to 8. Then, after setting the timer, the clutch solenoid 729 is turned on and the take-out motor 719 is rotated (routines RN203 and RN203).
N204). Thereby, one card is sent out from the card tank.

Next, it is checked whether or not the timer set in the routine RN203 has timed out.
Check whether CPS1 is turned on (routines RN205, RN206). When the first traveling position sensor CPS1 is off, the process returns to the routine RN206 and repeats the timer check. In this way, it waits for the first traveling position sensor CPS1 to be turned on, and if the time is over before the sensor is turned on, the routine jumps to the routine RN211 and sets the traveling position sensor 1 abnormality bit of status 1 to “1”. After setting the take-out device abnormal bit of No. 2 to “1”, the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. 67.

On the other hand, before the time is over, the first traveling position sensor CP
When S1 is turned on, the routine proceeds to the routine RN207, in which the clutch solenoid 729 is turned off to stop the rotation force of the take-out motor 719 from being transmitted to the roller 712 that sends out the card from the tank, thereby preventing two cards from being fed. , Again routine RN
It is checked whether the timer set in 203 has timed out (routine RN208). Then this time the first
Check whether the traveling position sensor CPS1 is turned off, and if the sensor is turned off within a predetermined time, the card is removed from the card tank 701, it is determined that the card is normally sent out, and the removal motor is
Stops 719, terminates processing, and returns to original routine (Fig. 65)
Return to If the traveling position sensor CPS1 is not turned off within a predetermined time, it is determined that the card is jammed halfway, and the routine shifts to the routine RN211 to set the traveling position sensor 1 abnormality bit of the status 1.

FIG. 66 (B) shows a specific procedure of the reader control process in the card issuing function reception process flow of FIG. 65.

In this flow, first, after setting a timer, it is checked whether or not there is a response to the "magnetic write" command transmitted in the routine RN202 in the card removal processing flow before the timer times out (routines RN213 to RN215). ). If there is no response within the time, the flow jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1", and shifts to the error processing routine of FIG. 67.

When a response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN216 to check whether the response is normal.If there is an abnormality, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, Perform error handling. On the other hand, if the response is normal, a “punch hole” command containing data indicating the position of the issue hole is transmitted to the card reader control device 288, and the timer is set (routines RN217 and RN218). Then, it is checked whether or not there is a response from the card reader control device 288 before the timer times out (routine RN219,
RN220). If there is no response within the time, the flow jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1", and shifts to the error processing routine of FIG. 67.

When a response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN221, and checks whether the response is normal.If there is an abnormality, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, Perform error handling. On the other hand, if the response is normal, a "card rear ejection" command is transmitted to the card reader control device 288 to set a timer (routines RN222, RN223). Then, it is checked whether there is a response from the card reader control device 288 before the timer times out (routines RN224, RN225). If there is no response within the time, the process jumps to the routine RN227, sets the card reader abnormality bit of the status to “1”, and then proceeds to the routine RN227.
The routine proceeds to the error processing routine shown in FIG.

When a response from the card reader control device 288 is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN226 to check whether the response is normal.If there is an abnormality, the process jumps to the routine RN227 as in the case of time over, Perform error handling. On the other hand, if the response is normal, the original routine (No.
Return to Fig. 65).

FIG. 66 (C) shows a specific procedure of the card inversion processing in the card issuing function reception processing flow of FIG. 65.

In this process, the timer is set after the transport motor 706 is first rotated forward, and it is checked whether the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on before the timer times out (routines RN228 to RN231). If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is not turned on within the time, the routine jumps to the routine RN242 to set the jam abnormality bit of the status 1 to "1", and the routine RN243 sets the card abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1". After setting each
The routine proceeds to the error processing routine shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on within the predetermined time, the routine proceeds to routines RN232 and RN233, and proceeds to routine RN2.
Before the timer set in 29 times out, the second
Check whether the traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off. When the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off, it means that the card has passed the traveling path switching piece 745. Therefore, if the second traveling position sensor CPS2 does not turn off within the time, the routine RN24
The process jumps to 2 to set "1" in the jam error bit of status 1 and "1" in the card transport error bit of status 2 in the routine RN243, and then proceeds to the error processing routine in FIG.

If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN234, a new timer is set, and then the transport motor 706 is rotated in reverse (routine R
N235). As a result, the card is transported in the reverse direction, and guided by the track switching piece 745 to the track toward the printing device 750.

After the reverse rotation of the transport motor, the card issuing control device 790 checks whether the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on again before the timer set in the routine RN234 times out (routines RN236 and RN237). If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is not turned on within the time, the routine jumps to the routine RN242 to set the jam abnormality bit of the status 1 to "1", and the routine RN243 sets the card abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1". Is set, and then the flow shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 67.

On the other hand, when the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned on within the predetermined time, the routine shifts to the routines RN238 and RN239 and proceeds to the routine RN2.
Before the timer set in 34 times out, the second
Check whether the traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off. If the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is not turned off within the time, the routine jumps to the routine RN242 to set the jam abnormality bit of the status 1 to "1", and the routine RN243 sets the card transport abnormality bit of the status 2 to "1". Is set, and then the flow shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 67.
Further, when the second traveling position sensor CPS2 is turned off within a predetermined time, the routine proceeds to routines RN240 and RN241, and the routine R
Before the timer set in N234 times out, it is checked whether the third traveling position sensor CPS3 is turned on, and if the sensor is turned on within the time, the routine returns to the original routine (FIG. 65).

FIG. 66 (D) shows a specific procedure of the printing 1 process (including the printing 2 process) in the card issuing process flow of FIG. 65.

Here, after setting the timer first, the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4
Check whether or not is turned on (routines RN245 to RN26
7). If the time runs out before the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned on, the routine jumps to the routines RN265 and R266, sets the status 1 jam error bit to "1", and sets the status 2 printer error bit to "1". After "1" is set, the flow shifts to the error processing in FIG. 67.

If the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned on before the time is over, the process proceeds to the routine RN248 to rotate the printing motor 751, and then determines whether the third traveling position sensor CPS3 is turned off before the time is over. Is checked (routines RN249 and RN250). Here, when the time is over, the routine jumps to the routine RN265 and shifts to error processing. When the third traveling position sensor CPS3 is turned off within a predetermined time, the transport motor driven in the routine RN235 of FIG. After stopping the 706, it is checked whether or not the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned off before the time is over (routines RN251 to RN253). Here, when the time is over, the process jumps to the routine RN265 as described above. On the other hand, if the fourth traveling position sensor CPS4 is turned off before the time is over, the routine proceeds to a routine RN254, in which the elevation motor 758 of the print head is rotated by 180 ° to lower the head. Then, the print head 756 uses the identification code, the date, and the number other than the thousand digits of the purchase amount, that is, “00”.
After printing "0", it is determined whether or not the amount data transmitted together with the "card issue" function code is "0" (routines RN255 to RN258).

If the amount is "0", the flow shifts to routine R259, in which the print motor 751 is stopped with the print head 756 lowered, the movement of the card is stopped, and the card is stopped in the printing device 750. If the amount is not "0", the process proceeds to the routine RN261 to print a thousand-digit number of the amount. Then, the head lifting motor 758 is again rotated by 180 ° to raise the print head 756, and a new timer is set. Is set (routine RN262). Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 has been turned on before the timer times out (routines RN263 and RN264).
Is set to "1" and the status 2 printing apparatus error bit is set to "1", and then the flow proceeds to the error processing of FIG. 67. On the other hand, if the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned on before the time is over, the routine returns to the original routine (FIG. 65).

Further, this flow also shows the print 2 processing in FIG. That is, in the card issuing process of FIG. 65, when the reserved card is waiting in the printing device 750, the “card issuing” function is received, and the card number in the card coincides with the card number of the waiting reserved card. And when the amount is not "0", suddenly, FIG. 66 (D)
In the routine RN260, the printing motor 751 is started to move the card, and by executing the following routines RN261 to RN264, the remaining thousands of digits are printed. Then, the process returns to the card discharging process. As a result, when the banknotes are actually inserted into the card issuing machine 200, the routines RN245 to RN258 in FIG.
Is executed, and only one character is printed on the reservation card that has already been printed up to the thousands of digits of the amount and immediately discharged, thereby greatly reducing the apparent time required from bill insertion to card discharge. be able to.

FIG. 66 (E) shows a specific procedure of the card discharging process in the card issuing process flow of FIG.

When this process is started, first, the lead-out solenoid 779 in the card lead-out device 770 is turned on to rotate the track switching member 777 downward, and then the reverse rotation of the transport motor 706 is started, and a timer is set (routine RN268). ~ RN270). As a result, the card sent from the printing device 750 is transferred toward the card issuing port 202 through the deriving device 770. When the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off before the timer set in the routine RN270 times out, the printing motor 751 in the printing device 750 is stopped (routines RN271 to RN273). Card already printing device
Because it is sent from 750. If the time is over before the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off, the process proceeds to the routines R279 and RN280 to set “1” to the jam error bit of status 1 and the card transport error bit of status 2 respectively. Then, the processing shifts to the error processing in FIG.

After stopping the printing motor 751 in the routine RN273, the timer set in the routine RN270 is checked again, and if the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 immediately before the card issuing port 202 is turned on before the time is over, Turn off the derived solenoid 779 (routines RN274 to RN27
6). If the timer times out before the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 is turned on, the flow shifts to routine RN279.

After turning off the derived solenoid 779 in routine RN276,
Set a new timer and wait 0.5 seconds before feeding motor 7
Stop 06. The above 0.5 second is determined from the relationship with the rotation speed of the transport motor 706, and
Transfer belt 772 is sufficient time to move by a distance corresponding to the card its entire length l _0. By waiting 0.5 seconds after the sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 detects the card, the card is stopped in a state where it is protruded from the card issuing port 202 by about two thirds. The sixth traveling position sensor CPS6 is turned off when the player manually pulls out the card from the issuing port 202.

FIG. 66 (F) shows a specific procedure of the stack process in the card issuing process flow of FIG.

The card issuance control device 790 uses the printing device in routine RN121.
If it is determined that there is a reserved card in 750 but the received card number does not match the card number of the waiting card, this stack processing is executed, and first, the head elevating motor 758 of the printing device 750 is rotated 180 °. Print head 756
Is raised (routine RN281). Then, a timer is set and the printing motor 751 is rotated to start transferring the card, and then the timer is checked (routine RN28).
2-RN285). If the timer times out before the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 at the exit of the printing device 750 is turned on, it is determined that a card is jammed in the printing device 750, and the process proceeds to routines RN296 and RN297 to return to status 1
Are set to "1", respectively, and then the processing shifts to the error processing of FIG.

If the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned on before the timer times out, the process proceeds to the routine RN286, in which the transport motor 706 is rotated in the reverse direction to start the transport of the transport belt 772 of the card dispensing device 770, and Set a new timer. Then check this timer and
If the time is over before the traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off, the routine jumps to the routines RN298 and R299 to set “1” to the status 1 jam error bit and the status 2 card confiscation device error bit, respectively. 67
The flow shifts to error processing in the figure (routines RN288 and RN289).

On the other hand, if the fifth traveling position sensor CPS5 is turned off before the timer times out, the routine proceeds to the routine RN290, where the printing motor 751 is stopped. Thereafter, the timer set in the routine RN287 is checked again, and a time-out occurs before the card full sensor 783 in the card deriving device 770 is turned on, or a time-over occurs before the card full sensor 783 is turned on but turned off ( After executing the routines RN298 and RN299, the processing shifts to the error processing routine of FIG. 67. If the card full sensor 783 is turned on within a predetermined time after the timer is set, and if the card full sensor 783 is subsequently turned off, the process proceeds to the routine RN295 to stop the transport motor 706.

In this stacking process, unlike the card ejection process in FIG.
Since 79 is not turned on, the transport motor 706 is driven while the travel path switching member 777 in the card dispensing device 770 blocks the travel path toward the card issuing port 202. As a result, the card transferred by the transport belt 772 is guided into the lower confiscation tank 780, and is detected by the card full sensor 783 on the way.

FIG. 67 shows an error that is executed when a time-over occurs before the various sensors CPS1 to CPS6 for detecting the position of the card are turned on or off in the processing flows of FIGS. 66 (A) to (F). The specific procedure of the processing is shown.

In this processing, first, all the motors in the card issuing device 700 (the take-out motor 719, the transport motor 706, the printing motor
751 and the head elevating motor 758) are stopped, and then the "abnormal termination" function is transmitted to the unit controller 290 (routines RN151 and RN152). Next, it is determined whether or not the function has been transmitted from the unit controller 290 (routine RN153). If the function has not been received, the sensor in the card issuing device 700 is checked to determine whether or not the error has been recovered. It is determined (routine RN154), and if the error has not been recovered, the process returns to the routine RN153 to wait for the error to be recovered. If the cause of the error disappears while the card issue device 700 is removed while waiting for recovery, the routine RN
155, the status bits 1 and 2 are cleared to "0", and then the routine RN156 is executed to update the counters 795, 796 for counting the number of cards taken out and the number of cards confiscated, and the main processing flow (No. Routine RN111 in Fig. 64)
(Refer to symbol V1).

On the other hand, when a function from the unit controller 290 is received while waiting for error recovery in the routines RN153 and RN154, the process proceeds to the routine RN157, and it is determined whether or not the received function is a “status request” function. Then, send the "Status transmission" function in the next routine RN158 and then the routine
Return to RN153 and wait until the error is recovered again. Also,
If the function received while waiting for error recovery is not a "status request", it is determined in routine RN159 whether the received function is a "send initial value" function. The date and the identification code are stored in the internal memory, the "normal end" function is transmitted, and the process returns to the routine RN153, and waits for the error recovery again (the routines RN160 and RN16).
1).

If the function received during the error recovery wait is neither “status request” nor “initial value transmission”, the routine returns from the routine RN159 to RN152 to transmit the “abnormal end” function, and then waits for error recovery.

Next, an example of a control procedure of the card reader 800 of the issuing machine 200 by the card reader control device 288 based on a command from the card issuance control device 790 will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the flow of this embodiment can be commonly used as any control flow on the assumption that the same card reader as the issuing machine is used for the settlement machine 300 and the management device 400.

The major difference in the control flow regarding the card reader in the control unit 160 of the pachinko machine is that the control flow of writing and verifying the magnetic code is provided, and the flow of discharging the card to the rear of the card reader instead of to the front is provided. .

As described above, communication between the card reader control device 288 and the unit controller 290 is performed by command transmission as described above, and the communication command from the card issue control device 790 to the card reader control device 288 is transmitted. As a `` magnetic write '' command instructing to record the magnetic data of the card, a `` magnetic read '' command instructing to read the magnetic data of the card, the security code and the information of the punch holes and to send the magnetic data A "security request" command to send the read security data, a "punch hole request" command to send the read punch hole data, and a re-read of the card data held in the card reader. Instruct “Reload” command and punch a hole in the card Command to eject the card in the card reader, a command to eject the card in the card reader toward the front insertion slot, and an instruction to eject the card in the card reader backward. There are nine types of commands: a "card rear ejection" command, a "cancel" command for canceling a card reading command, and a "status request" command for instructing transmission of status information indicating the status of the card reader.

Of these, the “magnetic read” and “reload” commands are not used by the issuing machine 200, and the “magnetic write” command is not used by the checkout machine 300 or the management device 400. The “magnetic read” command instructs the card reader 800 to read not only magnetic data but also all data on the card, and requests transmission of only magnetic data. Data request commands are separately prepared for security data and punch hole data.

FIG. 68 shows the entire procedure of the main control by the card reader control device 288, FIGS. 69 to 71 show the detailed procedure, and FIGS. 72 and 73 show the main control separately. 2 shows a control procedure of an interrupt process generated by an interrupt.

When the card reader control device 288 is reset,
That is, when the reset input terminal changes to low level,
First, as shown in FIG. 68, the internal memory including various flags, counters, buffers, work areas, registers, etc. is cleared (routine R1101). Then, after setting the stack pointer when an interrupt occurs, initializing the I / O port and setting the state of the input / output terminals, read and store the setting code from the device code setting device MCS, and then use the motor for card transfer. The relay RLY1 for supplying power to the power supply 807 is turned on (routines R1102 to R1105).

Next, the monitor display 175 for displaying the cause of the error is set to the OFF state, and the power-on lamp LE indicating the power-on state is set.
After turning on D21, the "card insertion prohibition" flag in the internal RAM is set to "1" (routines R1106 to R1108). Then, after permitting the reception buffer to receive the command from the card issuing control device 790, it is checked whether or not the command has been received (routines R1109, R1110). If there is no received command, the flow shifts to the routine R1117 to check whether the "card insertion wait" flag is set to "1". If "0", the flow returns to the routine R1110 to wait for the reception of the command. 69th when the “card insertion wait” flag is “1”
After executing the card reading process shown in FIG. (A), the process returns to the routine R1110. The card reading process is the same as the process when the “magnetic reading” command is received.
The flowchart of this embodiment is based on the settlement machine 300 and the management device 4.
Same card reader as pachinko machine 100 and issuing machine 200
It is designed so that it can be used in common when 800 is used, and the flow from routine R1117 to "card reading process" is conscious of control in the checkout machine and management device. , The "waiting for card insertion" flag is always set to "0" and has no meaning.

In the payment machine 300, a “card accepted” function is sent to the card payment control device 312 based on the reception of the “opening code” packet, and the card payment control device 31
The "magnetic read" command is sent from the card reader controller 3
When it is sent to 88, it is determined that there is a reception in the routine R1110, and proceeds to the routine R1111. The "ESC" at the head of the command is detected, the routine jumps to the routine R1118, the routine proceeds to R1121, and the type of the command is determined. The flow shifts to the magnetic reading process of FIG. 69 (A), and the card reading process of FIG. 70 (a) is further executed from the routine R1202. In this flow, the card reading is performed while the insertion detection switch is off. Not set and the "card unread" flag is set and routine R120
From R3, the flow shifts to R1204, the "card insertion wait" flag is set, and the flow shifts to the routine R1122 → R1117 in FIG. 68, where the flow again shifts to the processing in FIG. 69 (A). In other words, it waits for the card to be inserted forever, and at the time of the insertion, the card reading process of FIG. 70 (b) is executed.

On the other hand, in the routine R1110, it is determined that the command is received,
If it is determined in the routine R111 that the received data is not “ESC” indicating the head of the command, it is determined in a routine R1112 whether the command is a cancel command “CAN” of the previously transmitted command. Unlike the other communication commands, the cancel command "CAN" does not have the start code ESC and the end code CS, and is transmitted by the command code itself, so that such determination can be made. If the received command is not "CAN" in the routine R112, the routine R1117
If it is "CAN", go to the next routine R1113, set the "Card insertion prohibition" flag, turn off the card holding lamp, set the code indicating normal end to the transmission buffer, and then After executing the transmission processing of FIG. 70 (h) and transmitting the code to the card issuing control device 790,
Routine R1110 after clearing the "card insertion wait" flag
Return to This allows the card issuance control device 79
The card insertion waiting state by the “magnetic read” command transmitted from 0 is canceled.

Thereafter, the command is received again and the process proceeds to the routine R1111.If it is determined that the command head code is received, the process jumps to the routine R1118 to prohibit the reception of the subsequent command, and then turns off the monitor display 206 of the card reader, The OK lamp indicating the reception state of the card reader control device 288 is turned off (routines R1119 and R1120). Then, in a routine R1121, it is checked whether or not the received command corresponds to any of the above-mentioned nine commands. If not, a code indicating "command error" is written as error information in the memory in a routine R1124, and then the 71st command is executed. The flow proceeds to the error processing routine shown in the figure. If the command corresponds to the registered command, the corresponding process is executed, the OK lamp is turned on, the process returns to the routine R1109, and the above procedure is repeated (routines R1122, R1123).

FIG. 69 (A) shows a processing procedure when a “magnetic read” command is received, and FIG. 69 (B) shows a processing procedure when a “reload” command is received. Since these command processes are irrelevant in the card issuing machine 200, the description is omitted.

FIG. 69 (C) shows a processing procedure of the card reader controller 28 when the “magnetic write” command is received.

When this command is received, first, the magnetic recording data sent in the form of ASCII code together with the “magnetic write” command is converted into a binary code suitable for internal processing and stored in the magnetic data buffer of the internal memory. A head code STX (see FIG. 2E) indicating the head of the magnetic data is inserted at the head of the magnetic data buffer, and the next magnetic recording data in the magnetic data buffer (the number of magnetic data is
The ETX code indicating the end of the data is entered in the 21st (in the case of 20) (routine R1231 to R1233). Next, after setting the number of magnetic data to be written (22 including the LRG calculated in the next routine), an address for sequentially reading magnetic recording data from the saved magnetic data buffer is set in the address counter ( Routine R1234, R123
Five).

Thereafter, the STX code (OBH) is set in a predetermined register A in advance in the routine R1236, and then the routine R12 is executed.
The process of exclusive-ORing the data of the register A with the next magnetic data in 37 to R1244 and then re-entering the result in the register A is repeated until the magnetic data is exhausted. Data error check code
LRC code is kept. Note that the routine R1236
First, the STX code (OBH) is set in the register A, so the first exclusive OR operation (routine R1238)
Then, the same data is calculated, the result is all “0”, and the same result as when STX is not included in the LRC calculation is obtained, so that the initial purpose can be achieved. In the processing of the routines R1237 to R1248, it is determined whether the number of ON bits (bits of “1”) in each read data is an odd number or an even number at the same time as the calculation of the LRC. By setting it to 1 "and saving it in the data buffer, the addition of a parity (odd parity) bit is also performed (routines R1239 to R1241). LR above
After the C and parity bit calculation processing, a code indicating STX is inserted at the end (24th) of the magnetic data buffer (routine R1245). In other words, magnetic data and ETX and LRC are 2
Between two STX codes (see Fig. 2 (E)).

Next, it is determined whether the number of ON bits of the data (LCR) remaining in the register A is even or odd. Only when the number is even, the parity bit is set to “1” and the parity bit is added to the LRC itself. It is stored in a predetermined position (23rd character) in the data buffer (routines R1246 to R1248).

Thereafter, the write processing (routines R1301 to R1337) shown in FIG. 70 (d) is executed to output the magnetic data and the write clock, and the verify processing (routines R1341 to R1361) of FIG. 70 (e) is performed. After executing and checking whether or not the magnetic data has been written correctly, it is determined whether or not a verify error has been detected (routine R1249). If an error has occurred, a magnetic write error is set as error information in the memory. Thereafter, the flow shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 71 (routine R1251). If there is no verify error, a "normal" response command is set in the transmission buffer, and then the transmission processing (routine R142) shown in FIG.
1 to R1426), and returns to the main flow of FIG.

FIG. 69 (D) shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 288 when receiving a “status request” command from the card issuance control device 790.

When a "status request" command is received, the device code stored in the internal memory and the contents of status 1 are transferred to the transmission buffer, and a code CR indicating the end of the command is set to the address next to the last data in the transmission buffer. After that, STX is set as transmission data, and the STX is transmitted first (routines R1261 to R1264). Thereafter, the address of the transmission buffer is set in the counter, and after reading 1-byte data from the transmission buffer using the address and transmitting it, the address of the transmission buffer is updated (routines R1265 to R1268). Then, it is determined whether or not the CR code has been transmitted, and if no, the process returns to the routine R1266 to transmit the next data, and the transmission of the CR code ends the processing for the “status request” command (routine
R1269).

Further, FIG. 69 (E) shows a control procedure when a “punch hole request” command is received, and FIG. 69 (F) shows a control procedure when a “security request” command is received. The procedure of the response process (R1271 to R1279 and R1281 to R1289) for these commands is exactly the same as the response process for the "status request" command in FIG. 69 (D). The only difference is that first, instead of the device code and the contents of status 1, punch hole data or security data read from the card and held in the internal memory is transferred to the transmission buffer.

Further, FIG. 69 (G) shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 288 when receiving a “punch hole” command from the card issuance control device 790.

When this command is received, data indicating the hole to be drilled sent with the command (in this case, the issued hole)
The distance from the reference position is read from the ROM based on the punch hole position set in the RAM in the initialization routine or the like based on the ROM, and stored in the buffer (routine R1291).
0 The punching process (R311 to R352) shown in FIG. Then, the "punch OK" flag is checked to determine whether or not the punching has been performed reliably (routine R1292). If the result is YES, a normal response command is set in the transmission buffer (routine R1293), and then the processing shown in FIG. The transmission process is executed, and if no, the punch failure bit of the status 1 is set to "1", punch error is written in the error information, and the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. 71 (routines R1294 and R129).
Five).

FIG. 69 (H) shows a control procedure in the card reader control device 288 when the “card rear ejection” command is received.

When this command is received, the 1-second timer is set first, and then the motor 807 is rotated forward at high speed (routine R1401, R
1402). Then, it checks whether or not the timer set in the routine R1401 has timed out, and then checks whether or not the rearmost position detection sensor SNS4 in the card reader has been turned on (routines R1403, R1404). If the time-out occurs before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned off, the process jumps to the routine R1413 to stop the motor 807 and then checks whether all the sensors are off (routine R1).
414). Here, if at least one of the sensors in the card reader is turned on, "1" is set to the card jam bit of status 1 and a card jam error is written as error information. Move to. If all the sensors are turned off in the routine R1414, it is determined that the discharge is completed, and the process jumps to the routine R1407.

On the other hand, if the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned off before the timer set in the routine R1401 times out, the motor 807 is stopped after waiting 0.4 seconds (routine
R1403). This is to wait for the card reversing device 740 behind the card reader to be driven and the card sent from the card reader 800 to be conveyed by the card reversing device 740.

After the motor 807 is stopped, the status 1 card jam bit is cleared, and the routine R1351 in FIG.
After clearing the "verify error" flag set in step (1), the card holding LED is turned off (routines R1407 to R140
9). Thereafter, the "card insertion prohibition" flag is set to prohibit the insertion of the next card, and after setting the code of the "normal" response command in the transmission buffer, the transmission processing of FIG. 70 (h) is executed. Yes (routines R1410, R141
1).

FIG. 69 (I) shows a processing procedure of the card reader control device 288 when a “card forward ejection” command is received from the card issuance control device 790.

This processing is a flow prepared because it is necessary in the card settlement machine 300, and is not executed in the card issuing machine 200, so that the description is omitted.

FIGS. 70 (a) and (b) show specific procedures of the card reading process, the parity, and the LRC checking process in the “magnetic read” command receiving flow of FIG. 69 (A).
FIG. 0 (c) shows the specific procedure of the magnetic processing during the “reload” command reception flow of FIG. 69 (B), but these processings are also executed in the card settlement machine,
Since the processing is not executed by the card issuing machine, the description is omitted.

On the other hand, FIG. 70 (d) shows a specific procedure of the writing process in the flow of FIG. 69 (C).

In this process, first, the rear end of the card is
After moving to the position of the position detection sensor SNS1 on the entrance side of the above, the number of magnetic data (ex. 24) is set in the counter (routine R1301, R1302). At this time, the head of the card has not reached the position of the magnetic head 821. Then, after setting the head address of the magnetic data buffer containing the magnetic recording data in the address counter, the motor 807 is rotated at high speed to turn on (high level) the write permission signal for the magnetic head 821 (routines R1303 to R1305). Thereafter, erase data “0” is set to provide a non-data area at the beginning and end of the track TRC2 of the magnetic data recording unit,
After setting the 200 ms timer, the "write interrupt" flag is set to "1" to start a write interrupt every 806 μs (routines R1306 to R1308). Write interrupt for motor
806 microseconds based on the detection signal from the encoder that detects the rotation of 807 (when the card transport speed is 300 mm / S)
It comes in every time.

Next, after checking the timer set in the routine R1307, the write clock data is inverted and the "write wait" flag is set to "1", and this flag is set to "0" in the write interrupt processing of FIG. 73. (Routines R1309 to R1312). Then, it is checked whether or not the position detection sensor SNS3 arranged slightly behind the magnetic head 821 is turned on (routine R1313).
Returning to 09, the above procedure is repeated until the sensor SNS3 is turned on. By repeating the above loop, the write clock data is inverted every time the write interrupt is executed once every 806 μsec. Thereby, the magnetization direction of the magnetic part of the card by the magnetic head is reversed every 806 μsec,
Clock data having one cycle of 1.612 ms, which is twice as long, is written to the track TRC1 of the card. The position of the position detection sensor SNS3 is determined such that the magnetic head comes to the STX code writing start position of the track TRC2 when this sensor detects the end of the card, and the sensor SN
When S3 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next routine R1314 to start writing magnetic data. If the timer set in the routine R1307 times out before the sensor SNS3 is turned on, it is determined that the card is jammed, and the routine is terminated.
The process jumps from R1309 to R1336, sets the card jam bit of status 1 to "1", writes the card jam in the error information, and moves to the error processing routine of FIG. 71 (routine R1337).

If the position detection sensor SNS3 is turned on before the time is over, the process proceeds to the routine R1314, where the number of bits (5 bits) of each data (including parity) is first set in the counter, and then the address set in the routine R1303 is used. One-byte (8-bit) magnetic recording data is read from the magnetic data buffer and put into a shift register as a parallel-to-serial conversion means, and the address counter is incremented (routines R1315 and R1316). Then, the data in the output buffer is shifted to the left by two bits and one bit for a total of three bits (routines R1317 and R1318). This places the most significant bit of the 5-bit magnetic data at the left end of the shift register.

Then, next, in the routine R1319, it is determined whether or not the bit at the left end of the shift register is ON, that is, “1”.
If “0”, the write data is inverted in the next routine R1320,
If “1”, the process jumps to the routine R1321 without inversion.
Thus, a write signal of the NRZI method can be formed and output. Following the output of the write data, the output of the write clock is also executed in the same procedure as that performed in the routines R1310 to R1312 (routine R1321).
~ R1323). Of these, the write data is on the second track TRC2 of the card, and the write clock is on the first track TRC1.
Write to each.

After the output of the 1-bit data, the bit counter is decremented to determine whether the counter has become "0",
If it is not "0", the process returns to the routine R1318, and the process of shifting the magnetic data in the shift register to the left by one bit and outputting the same is repeated until the bit counter becomes "0". Data is converted to serial write data and output (routine R1
324, R1325). When the output of the 1-byte magnetic data is completed, the process proceeds to the routine R1326, in which the number of magnetic data is decremented by 1, and then returns to the routine R1314 to repeatedly perform the parallel-to-direct conversion and output of the next magnetic data. When the output of all magnetic data is completed, the flow shifts to routine R1328 (routine R1327).

In the routine R1328, write clock data is output until the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on in accordance with the same procedure as the routines R1309 to R1313 after setting the timer for 100 ms (routines R1329 to R1333). That is,
After writing the STX code as the last data of the magnetic data on the second track TRC2 on the first track TRC1 of the card, the clock data is continuously written until the end of the card (see FIG. 2E). ). Since the magnetic data is not inverted on the second track after the writing of the magnetic data is completed, the direction of the magnetization is fixed and the data is erased.

On the other hand, if the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on before the timer over occurs in the routine R1329, the routine R1334
Then, the write permission signal to the magnetic head 821 is turned off (low level), and then the rotation of the motor 807 is stopped and the routine is terminated (routine R1335). Also, the position detection sensor SNS4
If the timer set in the routine R1328 causes a time-over before turning on, the routine jumps to the routine R1336, sets the card jam in the status 1 and the error information, and shifts to the error processing routine in FIG. 71.

FIG. 70 (e) shows a specific procedure of the verification process performed after the write process of FIG. 70 (d).

Here, first, the rear end of the card is the first in the card reader.
Motor 807 until detected by position detection sensor SNS1
Is reversed to retract the card, and then a one second timer is set (routine R1341, R1342). Then, motor 8
07 is rotated forward at high speed, the number of magnetic data is set (the STX code next to the LRC is not checked, so it may be 23), and the second address of the magnetic data buffer is set in the address counter (routine R1343 to R1343). R1344). This is to exclude the first STX code from the target of verification.

After the address is set, the 1-bit read process shown in FIG. 70 (f) is executed to determine whether the data read in the routine R1346 and stored in the work area matches the STX code, and waits for a match. Proceed to the next routine R1347. In the routine R1347, 5 bits are set in the bit counter, 1 bit of the magnetic data is read in the 1-bit read processing shown in FIG. 70 (f), the bit is shifted into the least significant bit of the work area, and then the bit counter is decremented. This is repeated until the bit counter becomes “0”, that is, until 5 bits are read (routines R1347 to R1347
1349).

Then, the magnetic data read from the magnetic data buffer is compared with the magnetic data read from the card and stored in the shift register using the address set in the counter in the routine R1345 (routine R1350). Here, when the two data do not match, a verify error is set in the error information in the routine R1351, and when the data matches, the routine jumps from the routine R1350 to R1352 to increment the address counter of the magnetic data buffer, The routines R1347 to R1353 are repeated until the number of magnetic data is reduced by "1" and the number of magnetic data becomes "0" (routine R1354).

When the number of magnetic data becomes "0", the process proceeds to the routine R1355, where the 1-bit read latch is cleared to erase the read data, and then the 1-second timer set in the routine R1342 times out. Is determined (routine R1356). In the next routine R1357, it is determined whether the position detection sensor SNS4 has been turned on. If the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on before the time is over, the routine proceeds to routine R1358, where the card jam bit of status 1 is cleared, and then the motor 807 is stopped (routine R1359). On the other hand, if a time-out occurs before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on, the “card jam” bit of status 1 is set to “1”, and then the card jam is written in the error information. The routine goes to (routines R1360, R1361).

FIG. 70 (f) shows a specific procedure of the 1-bit reading process common to the verification process flow of FIG. 70 (e) and the magnetic process flow of FIG. 70 (c).

In this process, the 1-bit read latch is first cleared (routine R581), and then each sensor in the card reader is cleared.
The size of the card is checked based on the outputs of SNS1 to SNS4 (routines R582 to R588). Then the routine R581
Check if magnetic data is latched in the read latch cleared in step 2. If yes, shift the work area to which the latch data is to be transferred by one bit to the left, and place the data of the latch into the least significant bit 0. Transfer and end (routines R589 to R590).

Incidentally, the card reader embodiment is longer than the card length l ₀ distance l ₃ is normal between the first and third position detection sensor SNS2, SNS3, second and third position detection sensor SNS1, SNS3 between the distance between the sensors as the distance l ₄ is shorter than the card length l ₀ of the normal is set (see Figure 30 (a)). Therefore, during the one-bit reading process shown in FIG. 70 (f), the output of the first to third position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS3 is checked to detect a card size defect (routine R584). ~ R587).

FIG. 70 (g) shows the “punch hole” of FIG. 69 (G).
The specific procedure of the punching process in the command reception flow is shown.

In this hole punching process, first insert the card into the card reader 800
After moving to the innermost position (routine R311) and clearing the "punch OK" flag (routine R312), the motor is reversed to start the timer (3 seconds) (routine R313), and the "moving amount detected" flag Is set and then the movement amount counter is cleared (routines R314 to R318). Then, the "timer 2 operation" flag is set to enable the timer interrupt, and the amount of movement is detected by the timer interrupt, and when the punching position is reached, the rotation of the motor is stopped (routines R319 to R3).
22) Wait for 150 msec to wait for the motor to stop completely (routine R323), and then operate the punching device 820 (routines R324 to R327). Routine R323-R327 above 2
Times to make sure the holes are drilled (Routine R32
8) Clear the moving amount counter and reverse the motor at high speed to move the card in the direction where the punched hole that opens is facing the punched hole detection sensor SNSp. Then, it is determined whether or not the punch hole detection sensor is turned on. If the punch hole is opened at a regular position, the “punch OK” flag is set, and then the first position detection sensor SNS1 is turned on to turn on the card. When the rear end is detected, the timer interrupt and the motor are stopped (routines R329 to R340).

In the above routine, if a time-over occurs during the movement of the card, it is determined that a card jam (paper jam) has occurred, and error processing is started (routines R315, R332).

FIG. 70 (h) shows the processing flow at the time of receiving the “magnetic write” command of FIG. 69 (C), the processing flow at the time of receiving the “punch hole” command of FIG. 69 (G), and FIG. A specific procedure of the processing flow at the time of receiving the "discharge card backward" command in H) and the processing of transmitting the response command during the processing flow of receiving the "discharge card forward" command of FIG. 69 (I) are shown.

In the transmission process, first, the reception of the reception buffer is prohibited, and then the start address of the transmission buffer is set in the counter (routine R1421, R1422). Next, in each of the above flows, one byte of the transmission data saved in the transmission buffer is read and transmitted, and then the address counter of the transmission buffer is incremented (routines R1423, R142).
Four). Thereafter, it is determined whether the code CR indicating the end of the response command has been transmitted (routine R1425). If not, the process returns to the routine R1423 to sequentially transmit the next one-byte data.
If the “CR” code is transmitted, the reception permission is given to the reception buffer, and then the process returns to the original routine (routine R142).
6).

On the other hand, FIG. 71 shows an error processing executed when an error occurs in each processing flow of FIGS. 68 and 69 (A) to (I) and FIGS. 70 (a) to (g). Are shown.

In this error processing, monitor display data corresponding to the error information written in accordance with the content of the error that has occurred in each flow, that is, an error display code (see Table 7) is read from the internal memory and is read out by the monitor display 175. To display the type of error (Routine R1131, R113
2). Then, the OK lamp is turned off, the "write inhibit" flag is set to "1" to inhibit the magnetic data write process, and then the timer 2 interrupt is stopped to inhibit the magnetic read process (routines R1133 to R1135). Thereafter, the motor 807 in the card reader 800 is stopped, the shutter solenoid 809 is turned off, the shutter is closed, and entry of the card is prohibited. Then, a response code (see the right column in Table 7) corresponding to the type of error is output. After transmission (routines R1136 to R1138), the process returns to the routine R1109 in the main flow of FIG. 68 (see reference numeral V2).

Next, FIGS. 72 (A) and (B) show a read interrupt,
FIG. 73 shows the procedure of processing when a write interrupt occurs.

As described above, in the card reader 800 of this embodiment, the detection signal from the sensor 832 for detecting the rotation speed of the motor 807 is input to the card reader control device 288 as an interrupt signal, and FIG. When this signal comes in when the "timer 2 operation" flag in the controller is set to "1" in the routine R524 in the card reading process flow of FIG. 71, the timer 2 shown in FIGS. When the "write interrupt start" flag is set in the routine R1308 during the write process flow of FIG. 70 (d) by executing the interrupt process, the write interrupt process of FIG. 72 is executed. .

The speed sensor 832 is provided to face the rotary encoder 817 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 807, and receives an interrupt signal every time the card moves 0.1 mm regardless of the rotating speed.

In the timer 2 interrupt processing, first, the routine reads the "security read" flag and the "punch hole read" flag in the routine R701, and when both are "0", enters the movement amount detection mode.
The flow shifts to R710, where the movement counter is incremented, and the interrupt processing ends. Note that the movement detection mode is set during movement of the card from the reference position during the magnetic processing (routine R572) in FIG. 70 (c) and the punching processing (routine R317) in FIG. 70 (g). This is a case where the user wants to know the amount, and clears the “security reading” flag and the “punch hole reading” flag to set the movement amount detection mode.

If the "movement amount detection" flag is "0" after entering the timer 2 interrupt processing, the process proceeds to the routine R702, and the movement amount counter is incremented. Then, is the "security reading" flag set in the routine R703? Check, if set, go to routine R704 and move 4.
Judge whether it is 8 mm or more (“Reading security”
When the flag is "0", the process proceeds to the punch hole reading routine of FIG. 72 (B)). The "security reading" flag is set when the punch hole sensor SNSp is turned on in the routine R523 during the card reading process of FIG. 70 (a). At this time, the security code reading sensor 810a sets the security area of the card. Located at the beginning of (TF). However, the first security mark is provided at a position at least 4.8 mm away from the beginning of the security area. Therefore, it is determined in the routine R704 that the movement amount has become 4.8 mm or more. If it is 4.8 mm or less, end the interrupt processing,
The movement amount counter is incremented again by the next timer 2 interrupt. Then, when the moving amount reaches 4.8 mm, the process proceeds to the routine R711, where the moving amount and the RA are first determined in the routine R519.
Comparing with the reading range set in M, if it is within the reading range, determine whether the security code reading sensor is on, and if on, increment the counter that counts the width of the security code and perform interrupt processing Ends (routines R712, R713). When the code reading sensor is turned off, the value of the counter is checked (routine R7).
14) If the security code width is "0", it is determined that there is no code, and the interrupt processing ends. On the other hand, if the security width is not "0", the counter width is transferred to the buffer, the counter is cleared, and it is determined whether the security width is 0.5 mm or more (routines R715, R716). Where the width is
If it is 0.5 mm or less, it is regarded as abnormal. If it is 0.5 mm or more, "1" is set to the most significant (or least significant) bit of the security buffer operated as a shift register.

Then, when the next timer interrupt is entered and the reading is out of the reading range in the routine R711, the process proceeds to the routine R721 as the end of reading the first code, and the security reading number (counter) is decremented. Then, the security buffer storing the read code is shifted by one bit in the routine R723, and then the read range is added by the security code pitch (3.5 mm), and the processing is terminated. Security 1
By shifting the security buffer every time a bit is detected, the serially read security code is converted into parallel data. By repeating the above routine, the number of security readings becomes “0”
Then, the process proceeds from the routine R722 to R714, and when the read security width is 0.5 mm, "1" is written to the most significant bit of the security buffer. Then, after the security reading, the process proceeds to the magnetic data reading process and FIG. 70 (c)
When the "punch hole reading" flag is set to "1" in the routine R553 and the "security reading" flag is cleared to "0", the timer 2 interrupt shown in FIG. The flow shifts from R703 to the routine R731 in FIG. 72 (B) to check whether the punch hole detection sensor is ON, and if ON, the counter for counting the punch hole width is incremented in the routine R732, and the interrupt processing ends. Then, if the punch hole detection sensor is turned off at the next interruption, the process proceeds to routine R733 to check the punch hole width. Here, when the detected width of the punched hole is 0.8 mm or more, it is regarded as a regular punched hole, and the uppermost (or lowermost) of the buffer (operated as a shift register) storing the presence or absence of the punched hole in routine R734. After writing "1" to the bit, and when the width of the punched hole is 0.8 mm or less, the punched hole width counter is cleared in the routine R735 and then the routine proceeds to the routine R736.

Here, it is determined whether or not the card moving amount is within the reading range. If the moving amount is within the reading range, the above procedure is repeated.

In the routines R741 to R745, the buffer containing the read bits is shifted by one bit by subtracting the number of punched holes read, the punched hole width counter is cleared, the read range is set again, and the processing ends. Then, when the number of readings becomes "0", the "timer 2 operation" flag is cleared and the subsequent timer 2 interrupt operation is stopped (routines R742 and R74).
6).

On the other hand, after the “write interrupt start” flag is set in the routine R1308 during the write processing flow of FIG. 70 (d), a detection signal is input every 806 μS from the rotation detection sensor 832 of the motor 807 of the card reader. Then, the write interrupt processing of FIG. 73 is started. First, the write clock data set in the routine R1310 or R1330 or the write data and the write clock data set in the routines R1320 and R1321 in the flow of FIG. 70 (d). Is output (routine R751). Thereafter, the "write waiting" flag set in the routine R1311, R1322 or R1331 is cleared, and the write interrupt process is terminated (routine R752).

In the above embodiment, only a card number is recorded on a card as a storage medium, and the purchase amount and the number of balls are stored in a storage device of a management device in correspondence with the card number. Although the present invention has been described as applied to a machine, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to an issuing machine that issues a card in which the purchase amount or the number of balls is recorded. Further, the card issuing machine does not necessarily need to be connected to the management device via a transmission medium, and may be an issuing machine that issues a card under its own judgment.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko machine, the card issuing machine, and the management device are connected via a transmission medium, and the system is configured so that data can be transmitted. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The valuable data is recorded on the magnetic recording unit of the card, and the card is separated from the management device. The present invention can also be applied to a card issuing machine that issues a card alone.

In the above embodiment, the card reader has a magnetic recording section and a print display section on the same surface, and the card reader is limited.
In 800, a magnetic head 821 is provided on the same side as the punching device 802 (above the transport path), but a card with a print display section on the front side of the card and a magnetic recording section on the back side is used. In such a case, the punching device 802 may be located above the transport path, and the magnetic head 821 may be disposed below the transport path in an upward state, or the printing device 750 may be disposed upside down (the punching device). 802 cannot be turned upside down due to the processing of punch waste.) By doing so, the reversing device 740 of the embodiment can be used as it is.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a game facility having a pachinko game machine of a sealed ball circulation type as an example of a game apparatus has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Game device which converts valuable data of the storage medium issued by the game device into a real ball in each game device and supplies it to the inside of the game device from the supply plate on the entire surface of the game device to play one game. In a gaming facility (including a storage medium issuing device) equipped with a gaming machine (including a gaming machine other than a pachinko gaming machine) of any configuration as long as the game can be played with a gaming facility or other storage medium provided with Can also be applied.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is a gaming machine for issuing a valid storage medium used for a game device that stores required information for specifying a valid amount of money and that can execute a required game. A storage medium issuance device, wherein a storage medium storage means for storing a pre-issue storage medium in which at least a part of the required information is not stored, and the pre-issue storage medium stored in the storage medium storage means A storage medium take-out means capable of taking out one by one in order to perform predetermined processing; an information writing means capable of storing required information in an information storage section of a storage medium before issuance taken out by the storage medium take-out means;
Purchase selecting means for issuing a valid storage medium issuance request, storage medium discharging means for discharging the valid storage medium based on the operation of the purchase selecting means, and storage capable of confirming the number of valid storage media to be issued. Means for counting the number of mediums, and performing a process of writing predetermined information to the information storage section of the storage medium before issuance based on the operation of the purchase selection means by the information writing means to process the information into an effective storage medium. In this case, the information is discharged by the storage medium discharging means and the count value of the storage medium number counting and displaying means is updated, so that necessary information is stored by the information writing means in the information storage section of the storage medium before issuance. Then, after processing into an effective storage medium that can be used in the gaming device, the storage medium is issued from the storage medium issuing device. The storage medium and the other storage medium can be clearly distinguished, so that, for example, when an unauthorized storage medium that has been damaged by theft or the like is inserted into a gaming device, the storage medium is invalidated. Only valid processed storage media can be used in gaming machines and the like, and the number of storage media issued by the storage media issuing device can be displayed as a count. There is an effect that the number of storage media to be performed can be accurately grasped.

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FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a pachinko gaming system to which the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are front views showing an example of a card used in the system according to the present invention; FIG. 2 (C) is an explanatory view showing a configuration example of a true / false identification area in the card, FIG. 2 (D) is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross-sectional structure of the card, and FIG. 2 (E). Is an explanatory view showing a configuration example of a magnetic recording unit in the card, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration diagram of an entire pachinko machine constituting the gaming system, and FIGS. 4 (A) and (B) are front views of the pachinko machine. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the operation panel unit, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inside of the operation panel unit, and FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a sealed ball circulating device, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the details of the base of the hitting ball launching rail, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the front panel of the pachinko machine is opened, and FIG. 11 is a game board. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a frame board provided with a frame holding a frame and a firing rail coupled thereto, FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a rear configuration of a front frame of a pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a pachinko machine control unit, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the control unit, and FIG. 16 is a front panel of the control unit. 17 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between a pachinko machine and a control unit, FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a framework of an island facility in which the pachinko machine is installed, and FIG. 19 is an island facility. Pachinko machine and control unit FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the back of the island equipment, FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a control system of the entire pachinko machine, and FIG. 22 shows a circuit configuration example of the pachinko machine control device. Block diagram, FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration example of the pachinko machine control unit, FIG. 24 is a memory map showing an area configuration of the unit memory, and FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a card reader of the pachinko machine. FIG. 26 is an exploded perspective view of the card reader, FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view showing details of a card insertion portion of the card reader, and FIGS. 29 (A) and (B) are cross-sectional side views showing details of a shutter portion at the entrance of the card reader, and FIG. 30 (A) is mounting of various sensors provided in the card reader. Plan view showing a positional relationship, FIG. 30 (B) is a detection timing chart of a sensor when a card is inserted, FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration example of a card reader control device, FIG. 32 is a block diagram showing an interface circuit of the card reader, FIG. Figure is a timing chart showing the data reading and writing timing of the card reader, FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a card issuing machine used in the gaming system according to the present invention, FIG. 35 is a front panel of the issuing machine FIG. 36 is a perspective view of a card issuing device provided in the issuing machine, FIG. 37 is a schematic configuration diagram of the same card issuing device, and FIG. 38 is a card removal device constituting the card issuing device. FIG. 39 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a card dispensing device which also constitutes a card issuing device, and FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a control device of the card issuing machine. 41 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a unit control device of a card issuing machine, FIG. 42 (A) is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a checkout machine, and FIG. 42 (B) is a top panel of the checkout machine. FIG. 42 (C) is a perspective view showing an example of the structure of a card settlement device which constitutes a checkout machine, and FIG. 43 is a block diagram showing an example of a control device of the checkout device. FIG. 44 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the whole management device, FIG. 45 is a block diagram showing a system configuration example of the management device itself, and FIG. 46 shows a configuration example of a console of the management device.
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a rear view, FIG. 47 is an explanatory view showing a state transition of a card in the gaming system of the present invention, and FIG. 48 is a configuration example of a transmission system in the gaming system of the present invention. FIG. 49 is a NAU for controlling data transfer on a network
FIG. 50 to FIG. 55 show configuration examples of packets transmitted and received on a low-layer network, FIG. 50 shows a configuration diagram of a “line test” packet, FIG. 51 is a block diagram of an “initial value setting” packet, FIG. 52 is a block diagram of a packet for giving an instruction from the management device to the card issuing machine, and FIGS. 53 (A), (B) and (C) are FIG. 54 is a block diagram of a “card transmission” packet and its response “ACK” and “NAK” packets. FIG. 54 is a block diagram of a “scheduled data transmission” packet. FIGS. 55 (A) and (B) are “unit recovery data”. FIG. 56, FIG. 57, FIG. 58, and FIG. 59 are flowcharts showing the procedure of packet transmission / reception control in the NAU. FIG. 60 is a unit controller of the card issuing machine. Of main processing in FIG. 61 (A) is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of the packet receiving process in the flow of FIG. 60, and FIG. 61 (B) is a card number reservation process in the flow of FIG. FIG. 61 (C) is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the card purchase process in the flow of FIG. 60, and FIG. 62 (A) is a flowchart showing the flow of FIG. 61 (A). FIG. 62 (B) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when receiving a “unit recovery data” packet in the flow of FIG. 61 (A), and FIG. 62 (C) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when receiving a “initial value setting” packet. ) Is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a “forced termination release” packet is received in the flow of FIG. 61 (A), and FIG. 62 (D) is a “forced termination” packet in the flow of FIG. 61 (A). FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing the contents of an interrupt process executed by a timer interrupt separately from the main process in the unit controller of the issuing machine; FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing the contents of the card issuance control device; FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a control procedure. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure when the “card issue” function is received in the flow of FIG. 64. FIG. 66 (A) is a card in the flow of FIG. FIG. 66 (B) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the ejection process, FIG. 66 (B) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the reader control process in the flow of FIG. 65, and FIG. 66 (C) is a card in the flow of FIG. FIG. 66 (D) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the reversing process, and FIG. 66 (E) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of card ejection processing in the flow of FIG. 65, and FIG. 66 (F) is a specific procedure of stack processing in a flow of FIG. 65. 67 is a flowchart showing a procedure, FIG. 67 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of error processing executed when an error occurs in each of the processing flows of FIGS. 66 (A) to (F), and FIG. And FIG. 69 (A) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “magnetic read” command is received, and FIG. 69 (B) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “magnetic read” command is received. ) Is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when the “reload” command is received, and FIG. 69 (C) is a card reader when the “magnetic write” command is received. FIG. 69 (D) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the control device, FIG. 69 (D) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “status request” command is received, and FIG. 69 (E) is a “punch hole request”. FIG. 69 (F) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the “security request” command, and FIG. 69 (F) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the “security request” command. G) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the "punch hole" command. FIG. 69 (H) is a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the "card rear ejection" command. FIG. 69 (I) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the “card forward ejection” command. 70 (a) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a card reading process in the flow of FIG. 69 (A), FIG. 70 (b) is a parity in the flow of FIG. 69 (A), A flowchart showing a specific procedure of the LRC inspection process, FIG. 70 (c) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the magnetic processing in the flow of FIG. 69 (B), and FIG. 70 (d) is a flowchart of FIG. 70) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the write process in the flow of FIG. 70. FIG. 70 (e) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the verify process in the flow of FIG. 69 (C), and FIG. 70 (c) and (e) are flowcharts showing the procedure of the one-bit reading process in the flow, and FIG. 70 (g) shows the specific procedure of the hole making process in the flow of FIG. 69 (G). Flow chart, FIG. 70 (h) 69 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of transmission processing during the control flow of FIGS. 69 (A) to (I), and FIG. 71 is an error when an error occurs in the control flow of FIGS. 69 (A) to (I). 72A and 72B are flowcharts showing a magnetic read timer interrupt processing procedure in the card reader controller, and FIG. 73 is a magnetic write operation in the card reader control device. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of an interruption process. 100 ... Pachinko machine, 110 ... Operation panel, 113 ... Purchase switch, 114 ... Pause switch, 115 ... End switch, 130 ... Ball circulation device, 160 ... Control unit, 180 ...
… Unit controller, 188 …… Card reader controller, 1
95… Pachinko machine controller, 190… Unit controller, 200… Card issuer, 700… Card issuer,
710 …… Card removal device, 740 …… Card reversing device, 750
…… Printing device, 770 …… Card dispensing device, 300 …… Checkout machine, 400 …… Management device, 550 …… Unit memory, 551…
... Data transmission controller, 553 ... Network controller, 800 ... Card reader, 802 ... Card insertion / ejection port, 807 ... Convey motor, 809 ... Shutter solenoid,
820: Punch device, 821: Magnetic head.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game storage medium issuing device for issuing required storage for specifying an effective amount of money and issuing an effective storage medium used for a game device capable of executing a required game, Storage medium storage means for storing a pre-issue storage medium in which at least a part of the required information is not stored; and 1 for performing predetermined processing on the pre-issue storage medium stored in the storage medium storage means. A storage medium take-out unit that can be taken out one by one; an information writing unit that can store required information in an information storage unit of the storage medium before issuance taken out by the storage medium take-out unit; and a request to issue an effective storage medium Purchase selection means, storage medium discharge means for discharging the effective storage medium based on the operation of the purchase selection means, and storage medium number capable of confirming the number of issued effective storage media And a number display means. Based on the operation of the purchase selection means, the information writing means performs predetermined information writing processing on the information storage section of the storage medium before issuance by the information writing means, and processes the information into an effective storage medium. A storage medium issuance device for a game, wherein the storage medium is discharged by a storage medium discharge unit and the count value of the storage medium number display unit is updated.