JP2767006B2 - Amusement store equipment - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a settlement process for value information of a storage medium used in a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball, a slot machine, etc., and more particularly to a storage medium settlement device and a management device. And a game arcade facility device configured to be able to communicate with each other.

[Prior Art] In a pachinko gaming system, a payment machine is provided for counting the number of prize balls acquired by a player or issuing a receipt having a valuable value that can be exchanged for a prize corresponding to the number of balls. I have.

Currently, the most common payment machines are those that count the prize balls themselves obtained by the player and issue a receipt printed with the number of balls, and such payment machines are generally resident at the amusement store clerk It was installed on the counter at the prize exchange corner.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional checkout machine is placed on the counter at the prize exchange corner, if a plurality of checkout machines are placed, the empty space on the counter becomes extremely narrow, which hinders the prize exchange work. Come. For this reason, when a large number of players visit for payment and prize exchange at the same time, such as when the store closes, it is difficult to respond quickly and there is an inconvenience that the time for waiting for the players becomes longer. In addition, the number of counters must be increased in order to smoothly deal with the players, so the area occupied by the counters in the store increases, making it difficult to use limited space effectively.

By the way, in recent years, a card-type gaming system has been proposed as an example of a storage medium-type gaming facility in order to reduce the trouble of carrying a large amount of pachinko balls that easily fall.

In such a card-type gaming system, it is necessary to effectively prevent an illegal card settlement due to double settlement of the same card, counterfeiting of the card, and the like. However, in the case of the card-type gaming system, in order to settle the amount of money that has not been used, the adjusting machine may have a stock of cash or a tank for storing the collected cards.

If the checkout machine in which a large amount of cash and cards are stocked is placed in the corner of the game arcade, there is a risk of theft. Therefore, in the card-type system, it is desired that the checkout machine be installed in a prize exchange corner where a clerk is resident. However, according to the concept of the conventional payment machine, the payment machine is placed on the counter even in the card type system, and the same problem as in the above-described system without using a card occurs.

The present invention has been made under the above background,
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to effectively prevent an improper payment due to double payment of the same storage medium or forgery of the storage medium in an amusement shop facility using a storage medium.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an identification code (card number) of a storage medium (card CD) used in connection with a game in a game device (for example, a pachinko machine 100).
A management device (for example, 400) including storage means (main storage device M-MEM) capable of storing at least value information (for example, unused amount or number of balls) of the storage medium corresponding to the storage medium; And a storage medium settlement device (payment machine 300) capable of executing a settlement process based on the value information, wherein the storage medium settlement device is configured to communicate with the storage medium settlement device. A storage medium reading means (card reader 800) for reading at least an identification code, and a settlement execution means (for example, a bill dispenser 321, a coin dispenser 325 or a printer 330) capable of executing a settlement process based on the value information of the storage medium; The storage medium settlement device transmits at least the identification code read by the storage medium reading means to the management device, and the management device receives the identification code. The corresponding value information is transmitted to the storage medium payment device, and the storage medium payment device executes the payment by the payment execution means based on the received value information, and transmits information related to the termination of the payment process to the management device. On the other hand, the management device stores the settlement information in the storage means corresponding to the identification code of the storage medium based on the received information regarding the end of the settlement process and sends a settlement signal to the storage medium adjustment device. Then, the storage medium settlement device enables reception of the next storage medium based on the reception of the settlement completed signal.

[Action]

According to the above-described means, the identification code of the storage medium is read by the storage medium settlement device, the identification code is transmitted to the management device, and the storage medium settlement device executes the settlement processing based on the result of the collation by the management device, Since information relating to the end of the settlement process is transmitted to the management device again, even if a storage medium having an identification code that is not stored in the storage unit of the management device is used for the storage medium settlement device, the storage medium is not transmitted to the storage device. By not executing the settlement process, it is possible to prevent the settlement process of the value information by the improperly forged storage medium.

In addition, after the settlement process is completed, the management device stores the fact that the storage medium has been settled in the storage means in association with the identification code, and transmits a settlement completed signal to the storage medium adjustment device, and the storage medium adjustment device Since the next storage medium can be accepted based on the payment completed signal, it is possible to avoid the payment processing of the duplicated value information for the same storage medium, and a plurality of storage medium payment devices are provided in the game store. Even if it is installed, it is possible to prevent the execution of improper payment processing even for fraudulent acts in which the copied storage medium is used in each storage medium payment device. , It is possible to execute the settlement processing of the next storage medium.

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

The pachinko gaming system according to this embodiment includes a pachinko machine 100 as a gaming device and an issuing machine as 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. Centrally manages and controls 200, a prize ball obtained as a result of the game and a payment machine 300 as a storage medium payment device for payment of remaining purchase money not used for the game, and the above-mentioned various terminals. And a data transmission path 50 as transmission means for organically coupling the management device 400 and each terminal.
And these constitute an organic conjugate. 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 10 as each component of the organic conjugate
0, the issuing machine 200, the settlement machine 300, and the management device 400 are each provided with a card reader as a storage medium reading device (in this specification, a device that writes on a magnetic surface of a card is also referred to as a card reader). At the same time, the information of the card and the information of each terminal are stored in the storage device of the management device 400 in the form of a file.

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, a magnetic recording section MG 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.

Further, in the card of this embodiment, an authenticity identification area TF including a security mark concealed in characters such as a hole name printed on the card surface 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 part of the layer (a portion corresponding to the print display unit PRT) is subjected to heat-sensitive coloring. A layer 15 is formed, and a transparent protective film 16 is coated thereon. A cleaning agent of the same color as that of the white layer 13 is applied to the cleaning area HCN, and the surface thereof is exposed so that the protective film 16 is not coated, and the cleaning area hardly changes in color from other parts. In this way, the beauty is improved. 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.

Further, since the surface of the card is coated with the protective film 16, an area holding important information used for discriminating the card, such as the print display unit PRT, the magnetic recording unit MG, and the authenticity identification 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 by the card reader at the time of card issuance, text field TXT containing security data SDC read from the authenticity identification 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.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is a pachinko machine 100 as a gaming machine main body, and is disposed on an island facility or the like above the gaming machine main body in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine, and mainly controls and displays a display and a card reader. And a control unit 160 that manages the collection of operating data.

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 units 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 winning ball is generated, the number of prize balls is added and displayed.
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
A firing sensor SNS5 composed of a reflective photoelectric switch for detecting a ball passing on the rail is mounted on the front surface of the rail at a distance of at least one ball from the upper surface of the rail by a bracket 142, and a mounting bracket 142 for the firing sensor SNS5 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 ball receiving piece 144 is provided on the frame board 109 along the lower side of the foul ball receiving port 134 for guiding the return ball into the guiding gutter 132 behind the frame board, corresponding to the upper end of the firing rail 140.

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 capable of engaging 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 into a frame. 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. Reference numeral 155 denotes an opening lever of the glass frame 154.

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 195 (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, a ball number display 112, a purchase lamp 121, a game state display lamp 123, a control device 194 of the hit ball launching device 103, and an accessory control device 158 are placed, and a purchase switch 113, an interruption switch 114, and an end switch 115. Signals from ball detection sensors SNS1 to SNS5 such as pachinko machine
The waveform is shaped by 195 and supplied to the unit controller 180. In this embodiment, the power supply system is set to two systems of 24 V AC and 100 V AC, and the pachinko machine 100 side
24 V AC is supplied, and 100 V 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 that comprehensively controls the card reader controller 188 and the pachinko machine controller 195 to enable pachinko gaming with cards, and data that performs control related to 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 the display data (segment data and common data) of the monetary value and number of balls 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 fixed 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 when 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. The operation data and the like written in the unit memory 550 are sent to the management device by data communication with the management device 400 by the transmission controller 551. Further, the data sent from 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 has a communication area CCA in which commands and status information for notifying the other controller that other transmission data and reception data are in the memory are entered.
Also, working areas UWA and DWA for each controller and an area CSA for inter-controller synchronization are 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 controller 188, light projectors 814, 831 , 828, 829 and 816, the first to fourth position detection sensors SNS1, SNS
2, SNS3, 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
The processing is performed through 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 CPU output, the write current, and the signals (B), (C), and (D) indicating the magnetization state are inverted when the internal data (A) of the DPU 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 examples of the structure of the card issuing machine 200.

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 freely opened and closed, is provided with a bill insertion slot 211, a purchase selection switch group 212, and a money amount display 213, corresponding to the bill recognition 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. Then, the purchase selection switch group 212
By pressing a switch corresponding to the desired purchase price from among the cards, a card corresponding to the desired purchase price is issued from the card ejection port 202 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 the blank cards stored in the card tank 701 one by one and sends them to the card reader 800 first, and the calculated data is sent to the magnetic recording unit of the card by the management device 400. The card number and identification code (store code), issue date code, check code, etc. are recorded, and the punch device 8 in the card reader 800 is recorded.
After punching a punch hole at the issued punching position PH ₁ (see FIG. 2) at 20, the printing device 750 issues the issue date and issue serial number n.
And the purchase price is printed and discharged from a card issuing port 202 provided in the front panel 201. Issuing serial number n
Means that the management device 400, which has received an application for card purchase from the card issuing machine 200, determines the issue serial number n in the order of acceptance for purchase applications from a plurality of card issuing machines under its control, and issues each card. Number given to the machine,
The code obtained by performing the code conversion processing such as the above-described bit rearrangement based on the issuance serial number n is recorded as a card number on the magnetic surface of the card and issued, and information on the card is stored in a file in the management device 400. To be recorded.

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 removal device 710 that removes 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. Card reader 800, a card reversing device 740 further disposed behind the card reader 800, and a printing device disposed below the card reader 800.
750, and a card deriving device 770 disposed in front of the card reader 750, and is controlled by a card issuing control device 790 disposed above the card reader 800. The card reader in the issuing device 700 of this embodiment may have the same structure and function as the card reader 800 for the pachinko machine.

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
MG4 and magnetic current switching circuits MCC1 and MCC2, and magnetic heads MHD1 and MHD2 not only read magnetic data, but also
There is no problem because writing can be performed. 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 thereafter, the clutch solenoid 719 is turned on for a certain period of time, and 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 subjected to writing of an identification code, a card number, and the like to a magnetic recording unit by a card reader 800, and a punching hole is formed at an issue hole punching position by an internal punching device 820. Is opened and then sent out 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 elevation motor 758 always stops rotating at the position where the notch of the detection frame 760 faces the sensor 761a or 761b, and the traveling position sensor CPS4 detects the card and operates the elevation motor 758. Then, when the sensor 761a or 761b detects the notch of the detection piece 760, the rotation of the motor is stopped. This allows the printhead 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 drive the driven shaft 7
By rotating 59 by 180 °, print head 756 is raised and stopped. At the exit of the printing device 750, a traveling position sensor CPS5 is provided, and 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, so that the transport rollers 771a, The belt 772 wound around 771b, 771c is driven, and 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. The sensor 782 is a 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 provided with a counter 795 for displaying the number of issued cards and a spare counter 796 that can be used for displaying 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.

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 the unit controller, and 288 is the transport motor 807, magnetic head 821, and punch device, which are the components of the card reader 800.
It is a card reader control device that controls 820 etc.
Reference numerals 1 to LMP5 denote lamps built into the purchase price selection switch group 212. The lamps corresponding to the turned on switches are turned on to illuminate the operation buttons 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.
Is responsible for the overall control 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, ○ means lighting, × means turning off, △ means blinking, D means numerical display according to the inserted amount, and B means turning on a lamp corresponding to the amount. 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 whether to use the page with. 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 185 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 that performs level conversion 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.

Reference numeral 585 denotes a decoder that decodes an address signal output from the unit controller 290 and forms 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 290 has an information exchange window in two directions, controls the issuance of a card under the control of the management device 400, and controls the issuance machine 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 code shown in Table 10 above is stored in the transmission area of the unit memory 550 by the management device 400 at the start of the system, for example, by writing a code such as 010101 ‥‥ 01, and periodically writing the code to the management device. 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 to 44 show a configuration example of the payment machine 300 as the storage medium payment device described above.

The settlement machine 300 of this embodiment incorporates a card reader 800 as a storage medium reading means for reading a card number as an identification code recorded in a magnetic recording unit of the inserted card CD and checking the code, and performs management. Card settlement device 310 that collects cards after receiving data from the device
And a bill dispenser 32 which constitutes a balance dispensing device as a settlement executing means for refunding an amount equivalent to an unused amount as value information remaining on the card.
1 and a coin dispenser 325, a printer 330 as a payment executing means for issuing a receipt as a valuable medium printed with the number of balls as value information obtained by the game, various displays 303, 304, 341 and 342 and control of the entire payment machine 300 And a unit control device 350 for performing such operations.

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. Moreover, the number of balls indicator 303 and the amount indicator 304
Is covered by a transparent plate such as a glass plate. In addition, a display reset switch for clearing the display of the above-mentioned display unit to “0” is provided on the rear side of the upper surface of the upper panel 301.
305 is provided. The player first enters the card slot 302
When you insert a card, the card reader 8 in the checkout machine 300
00 reads the card number recorded on the magnetic surface of the card CD, sends it to the management device 400, and receives data on the card. Then, the unused amount is displayed on the amount display 304, the acquired number of balls is displayed on the ball number display 303, and the printer 330 issues a receipt on which the unused amount, the acquired number of balls, the history data and the like are printed. Further, the inserted card in the card reader by drilling device, and is discharged to the inside of the card collecting tank 314 after formation of the punched holes (settlement Sumiana) is performed at a predetermined punching position PH _5.

In this embodiment, a recording head is not necessary 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 reduced. 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. Receipt issuing port 331 as a valuable media payout opening opened inside
Discharge more.

At the same time, an amount equivalent 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 325 for dispensing 100 yen coins.
The front panel 306 has a bill outlet 322 corresponding to the bill dispenser 321, and a coin outlet 326 corresponding to the coin dispenser 325. In addition, in the settlement, a fraction of less than 1,000 yen is generated as unused money, and therefore, a coin dispenser 325 that pays out coins of 100 yen unit 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 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 number switch 351 for resetting the display and a number setting device for distinguishing each of a plurality of payment machines installed in the amusement arcade so that the management device 400 can recognize the payment machine that has performed the payment for 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 history data on a 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.

The card settlement device 310 has a card reader 800 as shown in FIG. 43, an auxiliary transport device 311 disposed behind the card reader 800,
Card reader 8 according to the instruction from unit controller 350
00 and a card settlement controller 3 that controls the auxiliary transport device 311
12 and a card collection tank 314 arranged behind the power supply device 313 and the auxiliary transport device 311.

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. 43, the card collection tank 31
4 is provided with a card sensor 319 for detecting that the card is discharged into the tank or becomes full (see FIG. 46). However, the payment machine 300 of this embodiment
Is set to the card confiscation mode only when the highest digit of the unit number setting device 352 is set to “9”, and the card inserted for settlement is guided to the card collection tank after settlement and is forfeited. In other cases, the card is ejected forward after the settlement and returned to the player.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 44, the checkout machine 300 of this embodiment has a plurality of counters arranged in combination with the corner unit 50 and the card collection machine 900 to form a counter provided in a prize exchange corner of a pachinko parlor. Is available.

That is, the main body of the checkout machine 300 is designed so that the upper panel 301 is approximately 1 m above the floor and the upper surface is substantially flat, so that it can be used as a work table for prize exchange and the like. .

The card collection machine 900 has a card insertion slot 905 and a prize payout port 906 on the front, a built-in card reader (not shown) for reading the inserted card, and a game for providing a game using a used card on the top. CRT as device
The display 910 is placed.

FIG. 45 shows an example of a print format of a receipt printed out in two print modes set by the print switch 354.

Among them, FIG. (A) shows an example of a receipt format when printing of only the settlement data is designated by the print changeover switch 354. Each hall of the pachinko parlor, the serial number n of the card, the settlement date, and Reception time TIME,
The settlement amount AMs, the settlement ball number CNT, and the message MSG are printed.

On the other hand, FIG. 45 (B) shows an example of a receipt format when the history data printing is designated by the print changeover switch 354. In addition to the settlement data shown in FIG. And the history data in the card file (unused amount and number of balls at each time the card status changes during the game) and CRR are printed.

In the settlement machine of the embodiment, the card collection mode is set by setting the highest digit of the unit number setting unit 352 to “9”, and in other cases, the card after settlement is ejected forward. By checking the card status at the time of settlement, if the card used is "0" and the purchase amount is to be refunded, the card is discharged to the collection tank 314 at the rear after the unused money is refunded. It can be controlled by software. This makes it possible to avoid abuse of purchasing a card only for the game in the case where the system is configured so that the game using the adjusted card is performed by the collection machine.

FIG. 46 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 general control of the control device 388. Communication between the unit control device 350 and the issuance control device 312 is performed by serial communication.

On the other hand, the unit control device 350 can be connected to the low-layer network communication line 510 formed of 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.

FIG. 47 shows the configuration of the unit control device 350 of the checkout machine 300. The configuration of this unit control device 350 is almost the same as the unit control device 280 of the issuing machine 200 shown in FIG. 41, and is a unit that comprehensively controls the card reader control device 388 and the card settlement control device 312. A controller 390, a data transmission controller 551 for controlling data transmission with the management device 400, and 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. The communication system has exactly the same configuration as the unit control device 180 of the pachinko machine. That is, between each controller 390 and 551 and 551 and 5
Data transfer between the 53
M) is configured to run via 550 and 552. Of these, the memory 552 is divided into a transmission data storage area and a reception data storage area, and has an adjustment function for making all transmission / reception data lengths the same (packetization), and a 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 185 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,
The 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 350. 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 350 of the settlement machine is different from the unit controller 180 of the pachinko machine is that the unit controller 390 does not directly communicate with the card reader controller 388, but through the card settlement controller 312. It is. Therefore, a transceiver 571 that performs level conversion of transmission / reception data is connected between the unit controller 390 and the card settlement controller 312.

The unit controller 390 includes a ball number display 303
The input signals from the reset switch 305, the unit number setting unit 352, the reset switch 351 of the monitor display 343, the coin removal switch 353, and the print changeover switch 354 are placed on the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing, or the display 341 is displayed. And an input / output controller 576 for latching the drive signal of the payment stop display 342, the bill dispenser 321 and the coin dispenser 325.
Also, an input / output controller 578 for inputting an input signal from the printer 330 onto the data bus 581 at a predetermined timing and for latching control signals to the bill dispenser 321 and the coin dispenser 325 and the printer 330 is connected.

As a control signal from the unit controller 390 to the bill dispenser 321, an instruction signal for setting the number of bills to be dispensed by a binary code, an instruction signal for executing dispensation of a bill based on the number of sheets set value, and a dispensing execution result There is an instruction signal for clearing the display of a monitor display (not shown) for displaying.

Further, as an input signal from the bill dispenser 321 to the unit controller 390, a signal output every time one bill is dispensed and a signal output when an abnormality occurs in the dispensing device and the dispensing operation cannot be performed. Alarm signal,
A signal indicating that the remaining amount of bills in the bill storage unit has become 20 or less, a signal indicating that the bill dispensing operation is being performed, the bill dispensing operation is completed, and the bill in the bill issuing port is removed. And a signal to indicate that the

On the other hand, as a control signal from the unit controller 390 to the coin dispenser 325, there is a drive signal of a coin dispensing motor, and while this drive signal is being output, coins are continuously discharged one by one. The coin dispenser 325 supplies the unit controller 390 with a coin detection signal output every time one coin is dispensed and a signal indicating that the remaining amount in the coin storage tank is low. The control signals from the unit controller 390 to the printer 330 include print data, a paper cut command after printing, an 8-bit data signal for giving a print command, and a signal for instructing the start of capture of this data signal. There is a printer initialization signal. Unit controller 390 from printer 330
The input signals to the printer include an error signal indicating a printing error, a signal indicating that the printing paper has run out, and a signal indicating that a printing operation is being performed.

Further, the unit controller 390 dynamically displays a ball number display 303 for displaying the number of settlement balls, an amount display 304 for displaying the settlement amount, and a monitor display 343 for displaying a number indicating the type of abnormality of the settlement machine. 586a, 586b, 587 and decoder drivers 588, 589 are connected via a data bus 581.

Table 14 shows an example of the error numbers displayed on the monitor display 343, their contents, and actions.

In the table, when an error marked with an asterisk occurs, the system is reset as a system down. Also,
When the error display is blinking, it indicates that it is necessary to press the reset button after the error recovery processing.

Reference numeral 585 denotes a decoder that decodes an address signal output from the unit controller 390 and forms a selection signal for the program memory 558 and the unit memory 550, the input / output controllers 596 and 598, the decoders 586 and 587, and the decoder drivers 588 and 889.

Further, in the unit control device 350 of this embodiment, of the display data output from the unit controller 390 to drive the amount indicator 304, a digit select signal (common signal) output periodically 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 390, 551, and 553 when the pulse disappears.

As described above, the unit control device 350 includes the management device 400,
It has a window for exchanging information in two directions of the card settlement controller 312, controls the card settlement under the control of the management device 400, and controls the settlement machine generated as a result of the settlement process. Software for periodically transmitting operation data to the management device is provided.

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 15 and 16 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 16, 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. Can be. 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 15 above corresponds to Table 17
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.

Further, as shown in Table 18, the monitor information 2 includes a bit indicating a paper out condition, a bit indicating a printer error, a bit indicating a card reader error, a bit indicating a state in the card tank, and the presence or absence of a coin in the coin dispenser. , A bit indicating an abnormality of the coin dispenser, a bit indicating a state of the bill dispenser in the bill tank, a bit indicating an abnormality of the bill dispenser, and the like.

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. 48 shows a specific configuration of the management device 400, and FIG. 49 shows a system configuration of the management device.

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

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. 50 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. 50, 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)
It is linked to 420, and unless the key switch 420 is turned on, the switches 421 to 424 cannot be operated to be 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 all under the control of the management device 400, and cannot operate independently unless the management device 400 is activated. Therefore, when the system starts up, the management device 400 initializes all terminals to set values.
In addition, prior to this initialization, the terminal number is collected from each terminal to enable data transmission, and one by one.
Form two transmission addresses. During the operation of the system, the operation data of all the terminals is collected in real time and stored in the main memory 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 19 shows a file configuration example of data managed by the management device 400.

These files are usually recorded in the main storage device M-MEM, but all the files are saved in the hard disk storage device 403 when a power failure occurs. 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.

In the management device 400 according to the present embodiment, the operation data of the pachinko machine 100 and the control unit 160 as the gaming machine main body constituting the gaming device are managed together with the card file as the P machine file. Instead, it can be for any data management configuration.

Next, each file shown in Table 19 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 20 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 21 shows a configuration example of a transmission address file FL2 used for data transmission.

In Table 21, 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 numerals 0 to 7 using the conversion table shown in Table 22. According to this, for example, a stand number of “258” is described as “247”.

If this is represented by a binary code in a 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 practice of pachinko game arcades 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 23 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 status is, as shown in Table 24, a bit indicating a free status that is not used for 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 23, the terminal file serial number indicating the position of the terminal where the card is currently located and the terminal number are registered in the card file FL3. Since pachinko machine gaming stores do not use the numbers “4” and “9” as unit numbers as a convention, two types of terminal numbers, back and front, are generated.

In Table 23, the i-counter indicates the number of times the card has taken an action, that is, the number of times the card has been ejected from the system, which is an organic combination, to the outside. Number, number of balls, amount,
Card information such as time, that is, card history is recorded. Statistically, most players play with less than 20 pachinko machines per day.
It is decided to record the card history up to 20 times. However, 20
If the number of times exceeds the number of times, 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. That is, 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 released, and recording the card information in the same area. 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 as it is without returning to the pachinko machine having the card in the suspended state SS4 and perform the payment processing, in which case, shift from the suspended state SS4 to the payment completed 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 (HE
XA expression).

 Next, Table 25 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 file shown in Table 20 at system startup
It is registered in the P machine file FL4 based on FL1.

* Total capacity 56 x 506 = 28336 = Approximately 30 Kbytes Tables 26 and 27 show the issuer file FL5 and checkout 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 27 and the data items shown in Table 27 correspond to the data stored in the transmission data area shown in Table 15. These are sampled by the management device once a second.

In Tables 25 to 27, 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. 52 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. 52, 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.
In FIG. 52, a control unit of each terminal is indicated by reference numeral U.

FIG. 53 shows an example of a circuit configuration 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. And these low layer network controller 533 and data transmission controller 5
35, and between the data transmission controller 535 and the high-layer network controller 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 connected, respectively. I have. The packet memories 534 and 536 are constituted by dual port memories and have 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 signal conversion circuit 532 for performing level conversion of a transmission / reception data signal are provided. It is connected. Similarly, a signal 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. 52), when the system starts up, the management device 400 performs a line test through each NAU 530 and sets a setting 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 15 can be collected in the management device once a second.

Table 28 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 control device 280 of the card issuing machine 200, and the types of transmitted packets sent from the card issuing machine 200 to the management device 400 are shown in Table 29, respectively. I have.

The “card settlement” packet described in Table 29 transmits a card number related to the card from the unit control device 350 to the management device 400 when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 302 of the card settlement machine 300. The packet for requesting the unused amount, the number of balls, and the history of the card, and the "card settlement ACK" packet in Table 28 are response packets to the packet.

The “card settlement end” packet shown in Table 29 is a packet for notifying the management device 400 that the card settlement has been completed. When the management device receives this packet, the card in the card file is deleted. Is changed to “payment completed” and the data at the time of payment is written in the history data column. The “card settlement end ACK” packet in Table 28 is a management device for the above “card settlement end” packet.
With the response packet from 400 to the settlement machine 300, the receipt of this response packet completes the card settlement processing, and the next card can be inserted into the settlement machine 300.

In addition, "Card payment" and "Card payment end"
Other than the packet and the response packet, the packet is common to the packet transmitted and received between the pachinko machine and the management device.

Further, in Table 28, the packet of NAK is the management device 400
Is a negative acknowledgment to the other party when either of the above two packets is received from the unit control device 350. If the packet data is abnormal, a NAK packet is transmitted.

Note that the codes 09H, 8OH, and パ ケ ッ ト of each packet shown in Tables 28 and 29 are represented in hexadecimal notation, and the codes are merely examples and are not limited thereto. Not even.

FIGS. 54 to 60 show typical examples of the format of a packet transmitted and received between the settlement machine 300 and the management device 400 in the data transmission system (local network).

Fig. 54 shows the structure of the "line test" packet for the card settlement machine (common to other terminals), and Fig. 54 (B) shows the structure of the "ACK" packet as a response from the card settlement machine to the management device. Show.

"Checkout machine number" in the packet of Fig. 54 (A) ~
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. When the packet is received, it is inserted and sent to the corresponding checkout machine. On the other hand, in the column of “payment machine number” to “channel number” in the packet of FIG. 54 (B), a number previously calculated by the unit controller 390 based on the set value of the unit number setting unit 352 is entered. To be sent.

In FIG. 54, what is indicated by LHD is 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 a high-layer packet head.

Further, data transmission from the management device 400 to each terminal via the NAU 530 is performed using a high-layer packet head and a low-layer packet head LHD. In this case, the network adapter to which the terminal of the transmission destination belongs is designated by the upper packet head, and when a packet is captured therein, the upper packet head is removed, and only the lower packet head LHD is used as the head and the lower layer network 510 is used. The packet is sent out 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 taken in by the NAU 530, where the packet head for the high-layer network is further attached to the head of the packet head LHD, sent out to the high-layer network 520, and transmitted to the management device 400.

FIG. 55 shows a configuration example of an “initial value setting” packet from the management device 400 to each settlement machine 300. The data column indicated by * 3 contains data read from the setting value file (see Table 20) of the management device, 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. 56 shows an example of the configuration of various command packets without data from the management device 400 to the settlement machine 300.

In the packet type column of FIG.
(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. However, the NAU 530 forms and returns an ACK packet to the management device.

FIGS. 57 (A) to 57 (C) show examples of the structure of a “card settlement” packet for requesting the management device 400 to make a card settlement reservation, and its response packets “ACK” and “NAK”.

At the time of card settlement, only the card number read by the card reader of the settlement machine is sent in the data field of the "card settlement" packet and sent. On the other hand, in the data field of the response "ACK" packet, data of the card read out by reading out the card file by using the issue serial number n calculated backward from the card number in the management device is sent.

On the other hand, when the payment processing such as refund of unused money or issuance of a receipt printed with the number of balls in the payment machine 300 is completed, the “card payment end” sent from the payment machine 300 to the management device 400 and a configuration of a response packet thereof Is shown in FIG. 58. Only the card number is put in the data field of the transmission packet and sent. The data field is unnecessary for the response packet.

Further, FIG. 59 shows a configuration example of a “periodic data transmission” packet, and FIGS. 60 (A) and 60 (B) show a configuration example of a transmission / reception packet of “unit recovery data”.

The “scheduled data transmission” packet contains all the data in the transmission data area of the unit memory and sends it. The management device 400 receives this data and stores the data of the payment machine in the payment machine file FL6. Update. However, since the card number of the transmission data is data that is not used in the management device, even if transmitted, it is not registered in the file.

On the other hand, in the “unit recovery data” packet, all data in the checkout machine file of the management device 400, the date read from the set value file, the identification code and the hot code are included in the data area configuration of the unit memory 550. I will send it with matching. However, for the received data packet head and hot code that overlap the transmission data area of the unit memory, duplicate transmission is omitted and the unit controller
390 copies the data from the transmission data area to the reception data area. The data indicated by * 6 in the received data is written in the received data area of the unit memory 500. In the response packet to the "unit recovery data" packet, all the data in the transmission data area are put and transmitted.

The packets shown in FIG. 54 to FIG. 60 are not all of the original packets put on the network but only the main part, and in addition to the above packets, an alert burst for finding the head of data is also provided. , Synchronous data, a header section including a source address field indicating a transmission source and a destination address field indicating a transmission destination, a count section indicating the length of data, and a check code section for error detection. These are automatically generated and added by the network controller 553 in the unit control device of each terminal.

Next, a control procedure regarding data transmission in the unit control device 350 will be described with reference to FIGS. 61 to 64.

When a reset pulse is supplied from the reset circuit 555 to each of the controllers 390, 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 390. 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.
390.

On the other hand, after clearing the internal register and RAM, the unit controller 390 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 and it is determined whether or not it is "0" (steps S203 and S204). If the channel number is not "0" by writing by the unit controller 390, 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 and stores it in the internal RAM to determine its own address in the low-layer network (step S302), and the next latch LT
The page configuration of the packet memory is read and stored from inside (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
Then, unnecessary portions such as a source address are 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 552 ( 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 working 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 S210). 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 390.

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 390 (step S211). The write position in the reception data area is determined from the reception 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 390 monitors the command register CR2 and determines that the packet type has been written, the unit controller 390 starts processing corresponding to the packet type (steps S107 and S108). Then, when the processing is completed, the command register CR2 is cleared (step S109). On the other hand, the data transmission controller 551 stores the received packet type name in the command register CR in step S214.
After writing to 2, it is determined whether the packet is an “initial value setting” packet. If the packet is an “initial value setting” packet, a regular timer (1 second) in the unit memory is set to start transmission of the regular data. (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 the packet is a "line test" packet, a process for transmitting the "ACK" packet as a response is executed in step S218, 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 settlement” or “periodic data” occurs, the unit controller 390 first sets “packet type” in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550.
Write the packet type name in the field. 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 CR1
The writing of the packet type name into the data transmission controller 551 is a transmission command. On the other hand, the data transmission controller 551 monitors whether or not the packet type has entered the command register CR1 (step S221), and when it knows that the packet type has entered, transmits the transmission data corresponding to the transmission packet type in the unit memory. From the transmission data area, and writes it to page 0 in the packet memory together with the address (fixed) of the destination NAU and the number of bytes of the transmission data (steps S222 and 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 page 0 of the packet memory, the transmission result is written into the latch LT1 (steps S324, S325). 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 S225 and S226).

Then, after writing the transmission result in the status register STR in the communication area of the unit memory 550, the command register CR1 is cleared (steps S227 and S228).

On the other hand, after setting the transmission timer in step S124, the unit controller 390 continuously monitors the command register CR1 (step S125).
If a time-over occurs before the command register CR1 is cleared by the data transmission controller 551 in step 28 (step S126), the common signal (watchdog pulse) of the display data sent to the monetary indicator 213 is fixed at a low level, and the watch The dog 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 name is included in the packet, 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 unit control device 180 of the pachinko machine and the unit control device 280 of the issuing machine is also executed according to the same procedure as the control procedure in FIGS. 61 to 64.

Next, control procedures in the unit controller 350, the card settlement controller 312, and the card reader controller 338 of the settlement machine 300 will be described in relation to data communication between them.

In the card settlement machine of this embodiment, the unit controller 390 can communicate with the card settlement control device 312 and cannot directly communicate with the card reader control device 388. That is, the card reader control device 388 can communicate only with the card settlement control device 312. Communication between the unit controller 390 and the card settlement controller 312 is performed by a function code, and communication between the card settlement controller 312 and the card reader controller 388 is performed by a command. By the way, as the function code from the unit controller 390 to the card settlement controller 312, an `` initial value setting '' function for giving the card reader a date code and an identification code for collating with the magnetic data read from the card, "Card accepted" function to allow card reader to accept card, "Card unacceptable" function to instruct card reader to stop accepting card, "Card eject" to instruct card eject Function, a "reload" function to instruct rereading of the magnetic data of the card, a "retransmission request" function to request retransmission of the function code sent immediately before, the card settlement controller 312 received from the card reader controller 388. Card reader Requesting transmission of status indicating a status "status request" function, confiscated cards After drilling a settlement holes PH ₅ indicating that the card settlement is finished at a predetermined position of the punch hole forming region (discharge backward) to as Nine types of commands are provided, a "card confiscation" function for giving a command and a "payment" function for giving a command to eject a card to the insertion slot side (forward) after the settlement hole is formed.

Also, the function code from the card settlement controller 312 to the unit controller 390 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. "Normal end" function to notify the unit controller and conversely "abnormal end" function to notify that processing was not completed normally, "Card number" function code to send the card number read by the card reader to the unit controller, unit controller "Re-send request" function to request the re-sending of the function code sent immediately before, the "self-informing" that the card reader controller judges that the inserted card is invalid and informs that the card was ejected on its own will. Discharge There are seven types of "status transmission" function for transmitting the "status request" to the card reader status from the function and the unit controller 390.

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 30 and 31 are included. An entry column is provided, and the status is sent to the unit controller 390 together with the function code.

Also, in the “Self Eject” function, Table 32
A column for entering an 8-bit code indicating the cause of fraud is provided, and is sent together with the function code.

On the other hand, a communication command from the card settlement controller 312 to the card reader controller 388 includes 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.

Further, upon receiving the above-mentioned command from the card settlement controller 312, the card reader control device 388 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 388 to the card settlement control device 312 is transmitted between the start code as STX and the end code as CR with a code indicating the type of the error or the error code and the requested data interposed therebetween. It is supposed to.

FIG. 65 shows a specific control procedure of main processing in the unit controller 390 of the card settlement machine 300.

Upon receiving a reset signal, the unit controller 390 initializes the CPU, that is, clears the internal memory (RAM) and writes a check code to a predetermined address, or clears a timer, an internal register, and an I / O port. It is set to a predetermined value (procedure PC301). then,
Wait for the initialization signal INT to rise from a predetermined terminal of the unit memory 550 (procedure PC302), and when this signal rises, read the machine number of the settlement machine from the machine number setting unit 352 and use the machine number to set the terminal serial number. The channel numbers are calculated, and those numbers are written in the transmission data area of the unit memory 550 (procedures PC303 and PC304).

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 PC305). 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 390 monitors the monitor information 1 (Table 1) in the transmission data area.
5) is set to "1" (procedure PC306). This bit is cleared to "0" when an "initial value setting" packet or a "unit recovery data" packet is received. The unit controller 390 then checks the command register CR2 in the communication area of the unit memory 550 to check whether or not there is a received packet from the management device 400 (procedure PC307). After executing the packet reception process (procedures PC341 to PC349), each procedure
Proceed to PC308.

The procedure PC 308 checks whether or not the function from the card settlement controller 312 has been received. If it has not received the function, it executes the function reception process (FIG. 68) corresponding to each function. Proceed to procedure PC309.

In procedure PC309, the internal memory is checked to see if any unprocessed received packets remain. If no unprocessed packets remain, the packet receiving process (PC341 to PC349) shown in FIG. 66 is performed. Proceed to procedure PC310. This takes into consideration the case where a packet is received from the management device while the "card number" function is received in the function receiving process (FIG. 68) and the settlement process in FIG. 69 is executed.

The procedure PC 310 checks whether or not the coin payout switch 353 is turned on.
Drive the motor of the coin dispenser 325 with PC313
Move to. For the motor started in procedure PC311, procedure P
After execution of C313 or PC314, return to procedure PC307, again PC30
Proceed from 8 → PC309 → PC310, and stop when it is determined that the coin payout switch 353 is turned off. In other words, coin dispenser
The motor 325 is rotated only while the coin payout switch 353 is turned on, and continues to eject coins during that time.

On the other hand, the procedure PC 313 checks whether the display reset switch 305 on the open / close panel 301 is on or off.
If it is on, the procedure PC314 will be used to display the amount and number of balls 303,3
After clearing the display data of 04, return to procedure PC307 and repeat the above procedure.

FIG. 66 shows an example of a specific procedure of the packet reception process in the flow of FIG.

When there is a received packet, unit controller 390 first determines whether or not the received packet is an “initial value setting” packet (procedure PC341). If the packet is an “initial value setting” packet, unit controller 390 sets the initial value shown in FIG. 67 (A). Processing (procedure PC401
~ PC403), and then proceed to procedure PC349, 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 the “initial value setting” packet, it is determined whether or not the packet is a “unit recovery data” packet (procedure PC342), and if yes, the unit recovery processing shown in FIG. 67 (B) (procedures PC411 to PC418). Run procedure
Move to PC349.

If the received packet is neither “initial value setting” nor “unit recovery data”, it is determined whether or not “ACK” has been received (procedure PC343). Move to. "A received at this time
CK "packet is sent from the unit controller 390 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 PC343, the process proceeds to procedure PC344, where it is checked whether or not the initial value unset bit in the monitor information 1 is "1". Here, if the initial value unset bit is “1”, the process proceeds to procedure PC349,
If "0", the procedure proceeds to procedure PC345. This is to prevent the settlement machine from erroneously starting the settlement operation when the “store opening code” or the “forced termination release” packet comes in before the “initial value setting” packet is received.

In procedure PC345, it is determined whether or not the received packet is a “store opening code” packet. If yes, the forced termination release processing (procedures PC421 to PC424) shown in FIG. 67 (C) is executed. If it is not the "opening code", it is determined in step PC346 whether the received packet is "forced termination release". If yes, the forced termination release processing PC421-PC424 is executed, and if no, the process proceeds to procedure PC347.

In procedure PC347, it is determined whether or not the received packet is a “closing code”, and if yes, the forced termination process (procedures PC431 to PC434) shown in FIG. 67 (D) is executed. If it is not a "closed code", the procedure PC348 determines whether the received packet is a "forced termination request", and if yes, executes the same forced termination processing PC431 to PC434, and if no, proceeds to the procedure PC349 as it is. The command register CR2 in the unit memory 550 is cleared.

67 (A) to 67 (D) show specific procedures of the initial value setting processing, unit recovery processing, forced termination cancellation processing, and forced termination processing shown in the flow of FIG. A corresponding process is executed in accordance with the packet sent from.

FIG. 67 (A) shows the processing when the “initial value setting” packet is received. The unit controller 390 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 performing the cohering, a portion serving as 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 PC401 and PC402).

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 control device 350 has received the initial value, Return to the routine (procedure PC40
3).

When the “unit recovery data” packet is received,
The processing of FIG. 67 (B) is started. First, the packet type in the reception data area and the received restoration 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 a packet (procedure PC411, PC
C412).

Next, after setting a timer (10 seconds), it waits for a packet to be received from the management device 400, and waits for a fixed time (10
If a predetermined packet (“restart” packet) is not transmitted within the second, the output of the watchdog pulse is stopped and the self-reset is performed (procedures PC413 to PC4).
17). If a “restart” packet is sent within 10 seconds, use command PCCR2 in procedure PC349 in FIG. 66.
And then returns to the main routine in FIG. 65 (procedure PC418).

FIG. 67 (C) shows the transmission of the “opening code” or “forced termination” packet from the management device, and FIG. 67 (D) shows the transmission of the “closing code” or “forced termination” packet. Processing is shown. Unit controller
When the 390 receives the “store opening code” or “forced termination release”, first, the payment stop lamp 342 is turned off, and the payment in progress lamp 3
After turning on 41, a function for enabling card acceptance is transmitted, and a bit indicating "in operation" in the operation information of the checkout machine is set (procedures PC421 to PC424). on the other hand,
When the “closed code” or “forced termination” packet is received, the check-in lamp 341 is turned off, the check-out stop lamp 342 is turned on, and then a function for disabling card acceptance is transmitted. Is cleared (procedures PC431 to PC434).

FIG. 68 shows a specific procedure of the function receiving process in the flow of FIG.

Here, it is checked whether the function received by procedure PC 308 in FIG. 65 is any one of “normal termination”, “abnormal termination”, “status transmission”, and “retransmission request” (procedures PC351 to PC354). If the received function is "normal end", the "card reader abnormal" bit of the monitor information 2 is cleared, and if "abnormal end", the bit is set to "1" and the routine returns to the original routine ( Procedures PC361, PC362). When the received function is "status transmission", the statuses 1 and 2 transmitted together with the function code are stored in the internal memory (procedure PC363). Further, when the received function is "retransmission request", the previously transmitted function is retransmitted, and the process returns to the original routine (procedure PC364).

On the other hand, if the function received by the procedure PC 308 is not any of the above four functions, the procedure PC 355 checks whether the “initial value not set” bit in the monitor information 1 is “0”. No, if it is “0”, it moves to procedure PC356 and checks whether the received function is the “initial value request” function, and if yes, sends the “initial value setting” function with procedure PC365 and returns to the original routine. Return (procedure PC365). The reason why the "initial value request" function is accepted only when the initial value unset bit is "0" is that the unit controller still receives the "initial value setting" packet from the management device while the bit is "1". Because there is no. If the received function is not "Initial value setting",
The process proceeds to PC357 to determine whether or not the function is "send card number". If yes, the settlement processing (procedures PC451 to PC482) shown in FIG. 69 is executed, and then the process returns to the original routine (FIG. 65).

Further, if the received function is "self-ejection" to notify the ejection of the card, the fact is stored in the internal memory and the process returns to the original routine (procedure PC358, PC358).
359).

Using this storage, the ejection sound may be output by a speaker, or the cause of the fraud sent along with the card ejection function may be stored, and the cause may be displayed externally.

In the settlement process executed when the “card number transmission” function is received, as shown in FIG. 69,
First, a "card settlement" packet containing the card number read by the card reader is transmitted to the management device 400,
Set the 10-second timer (procedure PC451, PC452). Then, while checking the timer, it waits for a packet response from the management device (procedures PC453 and PC454). If no packet is received from the management device within 10 seconds after the transmission of the "card settlement" packet, the procedure PC481 is executed. Jumps to the card settlement controller 312 and sends the "Card Eject" function to send the card forward (card insertion slot 30
After discharging to 2), the display of the amount and number of balls indicator 303, 304 is cleared and the process returns to the original routine (procedure PC482).

On the other hand, if a response packet is received from the management device before the timer set in procedure PC452 times out, it is checked whether the packet is "NAK" or "ACK" (procedures PC455 and PC456). Jumps to procedure PC481 and ejects the card. If the received packet is neither "NAK" nor "ACK", it is registered as an unprocessed packet in the internal memory (procedure PC457). This unprocessed packet is detected and processed by the procedure PC 309 in FIG. 65 after the settlement processing is completed.

When the received packet is a response “ACK” to the “card settlement” packet, the data of the unused amount and the number of balls relating to the card transmitted in the “ACK” packet are represented by the amount and the number of balls. After setting data to be displayed on the displays 303 and 304 in the output buffer, it is determined whether the print switch 354 is on or off (procedures PC458 and PC458).
C459). If the print switch 354 is off, the settlement data (unused amount and number of balls) is sent to the printer 330 and printed by the procedure PC460. On the other hand, the print switch 354
If is turned on, the payment history data as well as the history data are sent to the printer for printing (procedure PC461).

Thereafter, the unit controller 390 determines whether or not there is a change from the unused amount data.
Jump to PC469 (procedure PC462). Also, if there is a change, it is determined whether there is a fraction less than 1,000 yen.If there is a fraction, after issuing a payout command to the coin dispenser 325 and discharging the number of coins corresponding to the fraction, the unit Memory 550
The data of the settlement amount and the coin amount in the transmission data area are added (procedures PC463 to PC465). If the unused money has no fraction less than 1,000 yen, the procedure jumps from PC463 to PC466 to determine whether the unused money is 1,000 yen or more. After giving the payout instruction, the settlement amount and the bill amount data in the unit memory are added (procedures PC466 to PC468).

In addition, when unused money is less than 1,000 yen, P from procedure PC466
The process jumps to C469, increments the number of settlements in the unit memory, and then adds the data of the number of settlement balls (procedure PC470).

Next, the unit controller 390 sends the unit number setting unit 352
It is determined whether or not the mode is the card confiscation mode by looking at the set value of the confidential mode. If the mode is the confiscation mode, the “card confiscation” function is transmitted to the card settlement control device 312. PC4
73). Thereafter, a “payment end” packet is transmitted to the management device 400, and the 10-second timer is set again (procedure
PC474, PC475). Then, while checking the timer, wait for a response packet to be sent from the management device (procedures PC476 and PC477). If the timer times out before receiving the packet, jump to procedure PC482 to jump to the amount and Clear the display data of the ball number display.

On the other hand, if a packet is received before the time over occurs, it is checked whether the received packet is “ACK” and “AC”
If "K", the settlement process ends and returns to the original routine, "ACK"
Otherwise, register as an unprocessed packet and proceed
Return to PC476 and wait for reception of “ACK” (procedure PC478, PC47
9).

FIG. 70 shows a procedure of a timer interrupt process executed by a timer interrupt separately from the main process (FIG. 65) in the unit controller 390.

When the unit controller 390 receives an interrupt signal at an interval of 1 ms from the internal timer set by the procedure PC 301 in the flow of FIG. 65, the unit controller 390 first reads the check code written in the internal memory by the procedure PC 321 and reads the code. The internal memory is checked by checking for changes, and if there is an abnormality, the procedure jumps to procedure PC324 and resets by omitting the output of the watchdog pulse (procedure PC321). If the internal memory is normal, update the timer (including the timer for the data transmission controller) with the procedure PC322, then output the watchdog pulse, and then output the data for dynamically displaying the monetary value and the number of balls indicator 303, 304. To terminate the interrupt processing (procedures PC323 and PC324).

Although not shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 65 to 69, when the unit controller 390 receives a function from the card settlement controller 312, it checks its code and if there is an error, returns Request "function is sent.

FIG. 71 shows a control procedure for card settlement and the like in the card settlement controller 312.

When a reset is applied, the card settlement controller 312 first clears and initializes the internal memory, registers, I / O ports, etc., sets a timer (ex. 10 seconds), and executes the “initial value request” function This is transmitted to the controller 390 (routines RN301 to RN303). Next, it is checked whether or not the function from the unit controller 390 has been received, and if not, it is determined whether or not the timer set in the routine RN302 has expired (routines RN304 and RN30).
Five). Routine RN304, 305 until time is over
Is repeated, and if the time is over, the process returns to the routine RN302, resets the timer, and transmits the "initial value request" function again. When the "Initial value request" function is sent for the first time,
This is because it may not be ready for reception at 390.

When the function from the unit controller 390 is received after the transmission of the “initial value request” function, the processing shifts from the routine RN304 to RN306 to execute processing corresponding to the received function.

Thereafter, the initial value unset bit of the status 1 in the internal memory is checked, and if it is "1", that is, if the initial value has not been set yet, the routine returns to the routine RN302 to reset the timer, and the "initial value request" is again performed. Send the function. When the corresponding processing (FIG. 73 (A)) is executed in the routine RN306 in response to this function, the routine
The RN 307 determines that no (initial value unset bit = “0”), and shifts to the routine RN308. Here, it is checked whether or not a command has been received from the card reader control device 388. If there is no received command, if there is a received command, processing corresponding to the command (described later) is executed in the routine RN309, and then the routine proceeds to the routine RN310. Then, it is checked whether or not the next function has been received. If there is, the corresponding process is executed in the routine RN306. If not, the process jumps to the routine RN307.

FIG. 72 shows a specific procedure of processing (routine RN306) corresponding to the reception function in the flow of FIG. 71.

In this processing, first, it is determined whether the received function corresponds to any of “initial value transmission”, “status request”, or “retransmission request” (routines RN321 to RN32).
3). When the received function is “transmission of initial value”, an initial value function reception process (routines RN401 to RN403) shown in FIG. 73A is executed to execute the original routine (71st routine). Return to figure). On the other hand, if the received function is "status request", a "status transmission" function including the statuses 1 and 2 is transmitted to the unit controller 390, and the process returns to the original routine (routine RN326). If the received function is "retransmission request", the previously transmitted function is transmitted again and the process returns to the original routine (routine RN327).

Further, if the received function is not any of the above three functions, it is checked in routine RN324 whether the initial value unset bit of status 1 is set to "1", and if "0", the received function is " It is determined whether any of the following conditions is applicable: "card accepted", "card accepted", "card ejection", "reload", "card confiscation", or "payment" (routines RN328 to RN33).
3). Then, if any of the cases apply, FIG. 73 (B)-
A process corresponding to each function shown in (G) is executed.

On the other hand, if the initial value unset bit is “1” in the routine RN324, the “abnormal termination” function is returned without performing anything (routine RN325). This is because the processing corresponding to the above six reception functions should not be executed in a state where the initial value is not set.

FIG. 73 (A) shows a specific procedure of the “initial value transmission” function reception processing in the function reception processing flow of FIG. 72.

Upon receipt of this function, the card settlement controller 312 stores the identification code in the internal memory, the date sent together with the function, clears the initial value unset bit of status 1 and then returns the "normal end" function. Is transmitted to the unit controller 390 (routines RN401 to RN403).

73 (B) and 73 (C) show a specific procedure of the process of the card settlement controller 312 when the "card accepted" function and the "card unacceptable" function are received.

When the “card accepted” function is received, the magnetic read command is sent to the card reader controller 388.
To the unit controller 390 and send a “normal end” function (routines RN411, RN41
2). On the other hand, when the card settlement control device 312 receives the “card rejection impossible” function, it first sends a cancel command to cancel the card reading command to the card reader control device 388 and then sets the timer (routines RN421, RN422). ). Then, while monitoring this timer, it is checked whether or not a response command has been received from the card reader control device 388 (routines RN423 and RN424).
Jump to and send the "abnormal termination" function to the unit controller 390. If a response command is received before the time is over, it is checked whether the command is normal. If the response command is normal, a "normal end" function is transmitted to the unit controller 390 and the process returns to the original routine (routine RN425 , RN426).

FIG. 73 (D) shows a processing procedure of the card settlement apparatus 312 when the "card ejection" function is received. The processing in this case is substantially the same as the processing when the “card cannot be accepted” function shown in FIG. 73 (C) is received. The difference is that the first "card forward ejection" command is transmitted (routine RN431) and that the response command from the card reader control device 388 is normal.
After sending “magnetic read” to the card reader controller 388, the “normal end” function is sent to the unit controller.
390 (routine RN436, RN437). The reason why the “magnetic read” command is transmitted in the routine RN436 while giving the card ejection command is that the card reader 800
Is to be able to accept the next card.
The card reader 800 does not start reading the card immediately after receiving the "magnetic read" command, but starts after the card is inserted (FIG. 77 (A) routines R1201 to R1201). R1223).

FIG. 73 (E) shows a specific procedure of the “reload” function receiving process in the function receiving process flow of FIG. 72.

Upon receiving this function, the card settlement controller 312 first determines whether or not the card is present in the card reader by examining a buffer for receiving a command from the card reader controller 388. The "transmit" function is transmitted to the unit controller 390 (routines RN441, RN461). On the other hand, when there is a card in the card reader, a “reload” command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388, and then a timer is set (routine RN442).

Then, while monitoring this timer, a response command is received from the card reader control device 388 (routine RN4).
44, RN445). If a time-out occurs before a response arrives, the routine jumps to the routine RN462 and transmits an “abnormal termination” function to the unit controller 390. When the response command is received before the time-over occurs, the magnetic data inspection processing RN501 to RN509 shown in FIG.
And then determine whether there is any illegality (routine RN44
6). Then, when there is a fraud, the process jumps to the routine RN453 to instruct the card reader to eject the card.

On the other hand, if the magnetic data read from the card is correct, a "punch hole request" command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388, a timer is set, and a response command is waited (routines RN447 to RN450). When the time is over, “abnormal termination” is performed in routine RN462.
When the function is transmitted and the response command is received within the time, the punch hole inspection processing RN511 shown in FIG. 75 (b) is performed.
Execute ~ RN516. Then, it is determined whether there is a fraud (routine RN451). If there is fraud, the routine jumps to routine RN453 to give a card ejection command.
The RN452 transmits a "card number transmission" function to the unit controller 390, and returns to the routine RN307 in FIG.

When jumping to the routine RN453 after detecting the fraud in the routines RN446 and RN451, respectively,
After transmitting the command to the card reader control device 388, the timer is set (routine RN454). Then, it waits for a response command while monitoring the timer (routine RN
455, RN456), when the time is over, the routine jumps to the routine R463 and transmits an “abnormal termination” function to the unit controller 390. When the response command is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN457, and checks whether the response is normal.If the response command is normal, the self-discharge function is transmitted to inform the unit controller 390 that the card has been discharged, Send a “magnetic read” command to the card reader control device 388 (routine RN4
58, RN459). This is to make it possible to accept the next card.

FIG. 73 (F) shows a specific procedure of the “card confiscation” function receiving process in the function receiving process flow of FIG. 72.

Upon receiving this function, the card settlement controller 312 first executes the settlement hole punching processes RN521 to RN525 shown in FIG. 75 (c), and then checks whether there is an abnormality in the hole making process ( Routine R471). Then, if there is an abnormality, the routine jumps to the routine RN479 and transmits an “abnormal termination” function to the unit controller 390. If there is no punch hole error, a “card rear ejection” command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388. The timer is set (routines RN472 and RN473). Then, while monitoring the timer, waits for a response command (routines RN474, RN475). If the time is over or the response command is not normal, the "abnormal termination" function is sent. After transmitting the function, the counter for counting the number of confiscated cards is counted up, and the process returns to the routine RN307 in FIG. 71 (routines RN476 to RN478).

FIG. 73 (G) shows a specific procedure of the “payment” function receiving process in the function receiving process flow of FIG. 72.

This function reception processing is substantially the same procedure as the card confiscation function reception processing of FIG. 73 (F). The only difference is that a "card ejection" command is transmitted instead of the "card ejection" command in the routine RN482, and a counter for counting the number of cards is not counted up.

As a result, upon receiving the “card confiscated” function, the card is stored in the card storage tank 314 behind the card reader.
When the card is ejected and the "payment" function is received, the card is ejected to the front card insertion slot 302.

FIG. 74 shows “magnetic reading” in the flow of FIG. 71.
Command reader response device for command
The specific procedure of the process when receiving from 388 will be described. The response command contains magnetic data read from the card.

This command receiving process is similar to the process after receiving the response command in the “reload” function process flow shown in FIG. 73 (E). That is, first, the magnetic data inspection processing RN501 shown in FIG.
After executing RNRN509, it is determined whether or not the magnetic data is fraudulent (routine RN341). Then, when there is a fraud, the process jumps to the routine RN355 to instruct the card reader to eject the card (forward).

On the other hand, if the magnetic data read from the card is correct, a "punch hole request" command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388, a timer is set, and a response command is waited (routines RN342 to RN345). When the time is over, “abnormal termination” is performed in routine RN362.
When the function is transmitted and the response command is received within the time, the punch hole inspection processing RN511 shown in FIG. 75 (b) is performed.
Execute ~ RN516. Then, it is determined whether or not there is any fraud (routine RN346). If there is fraud, the flow jumps to routine RN355 to give a card ejection command. If there is no fraud, a “security request” command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388. Before setting the timer (routine RN347,
RN348). Then, while monitoring the timer, it waits for the reception of the response command (routines RN349, RN350), determines whether the security data in the received command matches the security in the magnetic data (routine RN351), and matches. If no, and if they do not match, the routine RN352 sets a security fraud bit indicating the cause of the fraud and then moves to the routine RN353 to determine whether there is fraud.

If it is determined that there is no fraud, a "card number transmission" function is transmitted to the unit controller 390 in a routine RN354, and the process returns to the routine RN307 in FIG.

When the routine jumps to the routine RN355 by detecting an illegality in each of the routines RN341, RN346, and RN353, first, a "card ejection" command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388, and then a timer is set (routine RN356). And
While monitoring the timer, it waits for a response command (routines RN357, RN358). If a time-out occurs, the process jumps to the routine RN363 and sends an "abnormal end" function to the unit controller 390. When the response command is received within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to the routine RN359, and checks whether the response is normal.If the response command is normal, a `` self-discharge '' function is transmitted to inform the unit controller 390 that the card has been discharged. A “magnetic read” command is transmitted to the card reader control device 388 (routines RN360, RN361). This is to make it possible to accept the next card.

FIG. 75 shows a specific procedure of the magnetic data inspection processing in the "reload" function reception processing flow in FIG. 73 (E) and the command reception processing flow in FIG. 74.

In this inspection processing, the company code in the magnetic data read from the card and sent from the card reader control device 388 is compared with the company code read from the program ROM of the card settlement control device 312 (routine RN50).
1) If matched, the device code in the magnetic data,
The status code is compared with the device code transmitted from the card reader control device 388 in response to the "status request" command (routine RN502). If the company code or the device code does not match, the security illegal bit indicating the cause of the illegality in the internal memory is set to "1" (routine RN50).
6).

If the codes match, the date code, identification code and unit controller 39 in the magnetic data are used.
The code is compared with the code sent as an initial value from 0 (routines RN503, RN504). If the date codes do not match, “1” is set to the bit indicating the date and time mismatch of the cause of the fraud, and if the identification code does not match, “1” is set to the bit indicating the mismatch of the identification code of the cause of the fraud. Stand up (routines RN507, RN508).

Furthermore, if the date code and the identification code also match, it is determined that the inserted card is the test card by checking whether a specific code indicating the test card is written in the card number column in the magnetic data. In this case, the test card bit of the cause of the fraud is set to “1” (routine RN50
9).

On the other hand, if all the codes in the magnetic data match and the card is not a test card, it is determined that the card is a normal card, and the process returns to the original routine of FIG. 73 (E) or FIG. 74 to continue each processing. .

FIG. 75 (b) shows a specific procedure of the punch hole inspection processing in each processing flow of FIGS. 73 (E) and 74.

In this punch hole inspection process, first, it is checked whether a hole is opened in either the issued hole or the resurrection hole, and if one of the holes is opened, the issue command code FNC in the magnetic data is issued.
It is checked whether (see FIG. 2 (E)) matches a predetermined issued function code or a restored function code (routines RN512, RN513). If neither the issue hole nor the resurrection hole is open, or if both are open and if the issuance instruction codes do not match, the bit indicating the issue or resurrection hole improper cause is set to “1”. Then, the process returns to the original routine (routine RN515).

If either the issue hole or the resurrection hole is open and the issue instruction code matches, it is checked whether the return-to-zero hole or the settlement hole is open (routines RN513, RN514),
If there is a hole in one of them, the cause of the fraud is zero or
Set "1" to the bit that indicates an incorrect settlement hole (routine RN51
6). This is because a card with a return-zero hole is a card that does not require settlement because both the amount of money and the number of possessed balls are zero, and a card with a hole in the settlement hole is a settlement card. When it is determined that neither the return-to-zero hole nor the settlement hole is opened, the process returns to the original routine and continues.

FIG. 75 shows a specific procedure of the settlement hole punching process in the function receiving process flow shown in FIGS. 73 (F) and (G).

In this process, the data indicating the type of punch hole (payment hole) is set, the punch hole position is indirectly specified, and then a “punch hole request” command containing the punch hole data is sent to the card reader controller. It transmits to 388 (routines RN521, RN522). Then, set a timer, and monitor the timer while monitoring the card reader controller.
Wait for the response command from 388 (routine RN523 ~
RN525), if a time-over has occurred before reception, the "abnormal termination" function is transmitted to the unit controller 390 (routine RN526). When a response command is received within a predetermined time, the routine of FIG.
Shift to RN471 or RN481 and continue processing. When there is a defect in punching holes in the card reader 800, a code indicating an error is included in the response command received in the routine RN525, and the card settlement controller 312
By examining the code in the routine RN472 or RN482, it is possible to know whether or not punching has been normally performed.

Next, an example of a control procedure of the card reader 800 of the payment machine 300 by the card reader control device 388 based on a command from the card payment control device 312 will be described with reference to FIGS. 76 to 81. Note that the flow of this embodiment can be commonly used as any control flow on the assumption that the same card reader as the payment machine is used for the payment machine 200 and the management device 400.

The major difference from the control flow relating to the card reader in the control unit 160 of the pachinko machine is that the control flow for 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 388 and the unit controller 390 is configured to be performed by command transmission, and as a communication command from the card settlement control control device 312 to the card reader control device 388, 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, and A "security request" command instructing to send security data, a "punch hole request" command instructing to send the read punched hole data, and a "instruction to reread card data held in the card reader" Reload command and finger to punch A "punch hole" command, a "card forward ejection" command to eject the card in the card reader toward the front insertion slot, and a "card to instruct the card reader to eject the card backward. There are nine types of commands: a "rearward 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, and the "magnetic write" command is not used by the checkout machine or the management device. 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. 76 shows the entire main control procedure by the card reader control device 388, FIGS. 77 to 79 show the detailed procedure, and FIGS. 80 and 81 show the main control separately. 2 shows a control procedure of an interrupt process generated by an interrupt.

When the card reader control device 388 is reset,
That is, when the reset input terminal changes to low level,
First, as shown in FIG. 76, the internal memory containing various flags, counters, buffers, work areas, registers and the like 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 settlement controller 312, 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. 77th when the “waiting for card insertion” 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 issuing machine 200 and the payment machine 30.
0, the management device 400 is also designed so that it can be used in common when the same card reader 800 as the pachinko machine 100 is used, and the flow from the routine R1117 to the “card reading process” is performed by the payment device or the management device. In the flow of the issuing machine, "Waiting for card insertion"
The flag has always been 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. 77 (A), and the card reading process of FIG. 78 (a) is further executed from the routine R1202. In this flow, the card reading is performed while the insertion detection switch is on. Not set and the "card unread" flag is set and routine R120
The process proceeds from R3 to R1203, sets the “card insertion wait” flag, and proceeds to the routine R1122 → R1117 in FIG. 76, where the process again proceeds to FIG. 77 (A). In other words, it waits for the card to be inserted all the time, and at the time of the insertion, the card reading process shown in FIG. 78 (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 R1111 that the received data is not “ESC” indicating the head of the command, it is determined in the routine R1112 whether the command is the 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. Routine R1112
If the received command is not "CAN", the routine R111
Go to 7 and if it is "CAN", go to the next routine R1113, set the "Card insertion prohibition" flag, turn off the card holding lamp, and set a code indicating normal end to the transmission buffer. After executing the transmission processing of FIG. 78 (h) and transmitting the code to the card settlement controller 312,
Routine R1110 after clearing the "card insertion wait" flag
Return to This allows the card settlement controller 31
The card insertion wait state by the “magnetic read” command transmitted from 2 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 388 is turned off (routines R1119 and R1120). Then, in a routine R1121, it is checked whether 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 a memory in a routine R1124, and then the 79th 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. 77 (A) shows a routine R112 in the flow of FIG.
"Magnetic read" of each command processing shown in 2
A specific procedure of processing when a command is received will be described.

In this command processing, first, the "card insertion permission" flag is set to "1" (routine R1201). If the "card insertion permission" flag is not set, the motor is not rotated even if the card is inserted, and the card is not taken into the card reader. After that, turn on the card holding LED (turns off when the card is inserted)
R1201), and executes the card reading processes R501 to R536 in FIG. 78 (a). Then, it is determined whether the "card unread" flag is set to "1" (routine R1203). As described above, if the card insertion detection sensor is off when the card reading process of FIG. 78 (a) is executed, the “card reading” flag is set in the routine R536. Set and return to the main flow in FIG. 76.

On the other hand, when the insertion detection sensor is on at the time of executing the card reading process, the routine R504 of the flow of FIG.
R525 and the magnetic processing of FIG. 78 (c) and the 1-bit reading processing of FIG. 78 (f) are executed to read all the security data, punch hole data and magnetic data. Moreover, since the “card unread” flag is not set,
In the routine R1203 of FIG. 77 (A), it is determined to be no.
Therefore, the parity and LRC shown in FIG.
After moving to the inspection process and executing this, the routine R120
In step 5, the number of magnetic data to be transmitted is set, and then the address (source) of the data buffer containing the magnetic data and the address (destination) of the transmission buffer are set (routines R1206, R1207). Then the routine R1208 ~
In R1214, the magnetic data in the magnetic data buffer is
After transferring the data to the byte sequential transmission buffer and converting the magnetic data into an ASCII code suitable for transmission, a code CR indicating the end of the data is put into the transmission buffer (routine R1215). Thereafter, the STX indicating the beginning of the response command is set at a predetermined address in the internal memory, and the STX is first transmitted to the card settlement controller 312 (routine R12).
Then, the address of the transmission buffer in which the magnetic data is set is set, and the magnetic data is transmitted to the card settlement controller one byte at a time while sequentially incrementing the address (routines R1218 to R1222). When the transmission of the last code CR has been completed, the "card insertion waiting" flag is cleared, and the flow returns to the main flow in FIG.

FIG. 77 (B) shows a procedure when a “reload” command is received. Upon receiving the “reload” command, the card reader controller 388 executes the magnetic processes R541 to R579 in FIG. 78 (c) and reads the magnetic data.
The parity and LRC check processes R601 to R624 in FIG. 78 (b) are executed, and the flow shifts to the routine R1205 in FIG. 77 (A) to transmit the read magnetic data (see reference numeral J1).

FIG. 77 (C) shows a processing procedure of the card reader controller when a “magnetic write” command is received.
This command processing is irrelevant in the card settlement machine 300, and thus the description is omitted.

FIG. 77 (D) shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 388 when receiving a “status request” command from the card settlement control device 312.

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. 77 (E) shows a control procedure when a “punch hole request” command is received, and FIG. 77 (F) shows a control procedure when a “security request” command is received. The procedure of the response processing (R1271 to R1279 and R1281 to R1289) for these commands is exactly the same as the response processing for the “status request” command in FIG. 77 (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. 77 (G) shows a control procedure of the card reader control device 388 when receiving a “punch hole” command from the card settlement control device 312.

When this command is received, data indicating the drilling location sent with the command (in this case, the settlement 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).
8 Execute the drilling process (R311 to R352) shown in FIG. Then, the "punch OK" flag is checked to determine whether or not the punching has been correctly performed (routine R1292). If yes, a normal response command is set in the transmission buffer (routine R1293), and then the process shown in FIG. The transmission processing is executed, and if no, the punch failure bit of the status 1 is set to "1", a punch error is written in the error information, and the process proceeds to the error processing routine of FIG. 79 (routines R1294, R129).
Five).

FIG. 77 (H) shows a card reader control device when a "card rear ejection" command is received in the card confiscation mode.
388 shows a control procedure.

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). Then, if a 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. If at least one of the sensors in the card reader is turned on, the status 1 card jam bit is set to "1", and a card jam error is written as error information.
The routine proceeds to the error processing routine shown in FIG. Note that the routine
If all the sensors are turned off in 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 R1402 times out, the motor 807 is stopped after waiting 0.4 seconds (routine
R1403).

After the motor 807 is stopped, the status 1 card jam bit is cleared, and the routine R1351 shown 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 insertion of the next card, and then the code of the "normal" response command is set in the transmission buffer, and then the transmission processing of FIG. 78 (h) is executed. Yes (routines R1410, R141
1).

FIG. 77 (I) shows a processing procedure of the card reader control device 388 when the “card forward ejection” command is received from the card settlement control device 311.

In the card front ejection process shown in FIG. 77 (I), the card is being inserted, that is, the first position detection sensor is being used.
When the card ejection function arrives with SNS1 on and the insertion detection sensor 808 off, the motor is first rotated forward (routines R451 to R457). Then, the shutter is opened to reverse the motor, and the motor is stopped 0.2 seconds after the position detection sensor SNS2 is turned off, the shutter solenoid is turned off, and the shutter is closed (routines R458 to R467).
This takes into account the time required for the card to come off the transport roller 812. When the card comes off the transport roller 812, the card cannot be discharged any more. At this time, both the first position detection sensor SNS1 and the insertion detection sensor 808 are on.

After the shutter is closed, the jam display bit of status 1 is cleared, the security read flag is cleared, the card-in display LED 12 is turned off, and the fact that there is no card in the status area in the RAM is written (routine R468- R471). In the above-mentioned routines R451 to R471, if a time-over occurs during normal rotation or reverse rotation of the motor, the motor is stopped, and if the card is inside, the jam is processed (routines R481 to R484).

On the other hand, FIGS. 78 (a) and (b) show the specific procedures of the card reading process, the parity, and the LRC checking process in the “magnetic reading” command receiving flow in FIG. 77 (A).
FIG. 78 (c) shows a specific procedure of the magnetic processing during the “reload” command reception flow of FIG. 77 (B).

In the card reader of the present embodiment, as described above, the security code reading sensor 810a is provided on the side closest to the card insertion / ejection port, and this sensor 810a is located at the end of the security area (TF). opposed yet punched hole detection sensor SNSp at the spacing of the sensor so as not to reach the first punch hole forming portion PH ₁ is determined. Therefore, the security code is first read, and then the detection of the punch holes and the reading of the magnetic data are performed in parallel.

Note that the program is configured so that the actual reading of the security code is performed by a timer interrupt triggered by the output of the encoder that detects the rotation speed of the motor. In the card reading process shown in FIG. Preparation for security reading is performed in R501 to R523, and a flag for permitting the timer interrupt is set in the routine R524. Then, the process proceeds to magnetic code reading processing.

Further, the card reader of this embodiment has a space between the sensors so that the punched hole and the magnetic recording section do not reach the punched hole detection sensor SNSp and the magnetic head 821 until the end of the card reaches the first position detection sensor SNS1 at the time of insertion. Is set. For this reason, in the magnetic code reading process of FIG. 78 (c), after the position detection sensor SNS1 is turned on in the routine R545, the detection of the punched holes and the reading of the magnetic code are performed.

Moreover, the reading of the magnetic data is performed in accordance with 1 of FIG.
In the bit reading process, reading is performed bit by bit, and a work area for storing the read data is operated as a shift register to convert the data into parallel data (routine R590). Moreover, 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 SNS1, SNS3, second and third position detection sensor SNS2, SNS3 between Distance l ₄ is the regular card length l
_The distance between the sensors is set so as to be shorter than ₀ (see FIG. 30 (A)). Therefore, the 1 shown in FIG.
During the bit reading process, the output of the first to third position detection sensors SNS1 to SNS3 is checked to detect a card size defect (routines R584 to R5).
87).

FIG. 78 (d) shows a specific procedure of the writing process in the process flow of FIG. 77 (C). This process is executed by the card issuing machine and not executed by the card settlement machine, so that the explanation is omitted.

FIG. 78 (e) shows a specific procedure of the verify processing performed subsequent to the write processing of FIG. 78 (d).

Here, the 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 at high speed, the number of magnetic data is set (here, the STX code next to the LRC is not checked, so 23 is sufficient), and the second address of the magnetic data buffer is set in the address counter (routines 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 reading process shown in FIG. 78 (f) is executed to determine whether the data read by 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 reading process shown in FIG. 78 (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-R
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. (Routine R1356), and in the next routine R1357, it is determined whether the position detection sensor SNS4 is 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-over occurs before the position detection sensor SNS4 is turned on, the "card jam" bit of status 1 is set to "1", and the error information is written to the card jam. The routine goes to (routines R1360, R1361).

FIG. 78 (f) shows a specific procedure of the 1-bit reading process common to the verification process flow of FIG. 78 (e) and the magnetic process flow of FIG. 78 (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. Move and end.

FIG. 78 (g) shows the “punch hole” of FIG. 77 (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 part (Routine R311) and clearing the "Punch OK" flag (Routine R312), rotate the motor to start the timer (3 seconds) and set the "Move amount detection" flag. , The movement amount counter is cleared (routines R314 to R318). Then, the "timer 2 operation" flag is set to enable the timer interrupt, the movement amount is detected by the timer interrupt, and the rotation of the motor is stopped when the punching position is reached (routines R321 and R322). Wait for 150msec to stop at (Routine R323)
And then operate the punching device 820 (routines R324 to R324).
327). The above routines R323 to R327 are repeated twice to make sure the hole is opened, then the moving amount counter is cleared and the motor is reversed at high speed to move the card in the direction where the opened punch hole faces the punch hole detection sensor SNSp. . And
Judge whether the punch hole detection sensor is on, and if the punch hole is open at the correct position, set the "Punch OK" flag, then turn on the first position detection sensor SNS1 to turn on the rear end of the card. When the timer is detected, the timer interrupt and the motor are stopped (routines R329 to R34).
0).

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. 78 (h) shows the processing flow at the time of receiving the “magnetic write” command in FIG. 77 (C), the processing flow at the time of receiving the “punch hole” command in FIG. 77 (G), and FIG. A specific procedure of processing for transmitting a response command in the processing flow when receiving the "discharge card backward" command in FIG. 77 (I) and receiving the "discharge card forward" command in FIG. 77 (I) is 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. If not, the process returns to the routine R1423 to sequentially transmit the next 1-byte data. If the “CR” code has been transmitted, the data is received in the reception buffer. After granting permission,
Return to the original routine (Routine R1426).

On the other hand, FIG. 79 shows an error processing executed when an error occurs in each of the processing flows of FIGS. 76 and 77 (A) to (I) and FIGS. 78 (a) to (g). The specific procedure is 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 transmitting (routines R1136 to R1138), the process returns to the routine R1109 in the main flow of FIG. 76 (see reference numeral V2).

Next, FIGS. 80 (A) and (B) show the read interrupt
FIG. 81 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 388 as an interrupt signal, and FIG. 78 (a) When this signal comes in when the "timer 2 operation" flag inside the controller is set to "1" in the routine R524 in the card reading processing flow of FIG. 80, the timer 2 shown in FIGS. An interrupt process is executed, and when the "write interrupt start" flag is set in the routine R1308 in the write process flow of FIG. 78 (d), the write interrupt process of FIG. 81 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. The movement detection mode is set during the magnetic processing (routine R572) in FIG. 78 (c) and the movement of the card from the reference position during the punching processing (routine R317) in FIG. 78 (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, it is checked whether the "security reading" flag is set in the routine R703. And
If set, go to R704 and move 4.8mm
It is determined whether the above has been completed (if the “security reading” flag is “0”, the process proceeds to the punch hole reading routine of FIG. 80 (B)). The "security reading in progress" flag is set when the punch hole sensor SNSp is turned on in the routine R523 during the card reading process in FIG. 78 (a).
At this time, the security code reading sensor 810a is located at the beginning of the security area (TF) of the card. Then
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, the interrupt processing is terminated, and the movement amount counter is incremented again by the next timer 2 interrupt. Then, when the movement amount reaches 4.8 mm, the routine R71
The process then proceeds to step 1, where the moving amount is compared with the reading range set in the RAM in the routine R519, and if it is within the reading range, it is determined whether the security code reading sensor is on. The counter for counting the width of the code is incremented, and the interrupt processing ends (routines R712, R713). When the code reading sensor is turned off, the value of the counter is checked (routine R714). If the width of the security code is “0”, it is determined that there is no code,
The interrupt processing ends. On the other hand, security width is “0”
Otherwise, the width of the counter is transferred to the buffer, the counter is cleared, and it is determined whether or not the security width is 0.5 mm or more (routines R715, R716). Here, if the width is 0.5 mm or less, it is regarded as abnormal, and 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. 78 (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. 80 (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, in the write interrupt processing of FIG. 81, after the “write interrupt start” flag is set in the routine R1308 during the write processing flow of FIG. 78 (d), the rotation detection sensor 832 of the motor 807 of the card reader is set. Is executed when a detection signal comes in every 806 μS. However,
Since the write processing itself shown in FIG. 78 (d) is not executed by the card reader of the checkout machine, the write interrupt processing is not executed by the checkout machine.

In the above embodiment, only the card number is recorded on the card as the storage medium, and the purchase amount and the number of balls are stored in the storage device of the 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 a checkout machine for checking out a card on which the purchase amount or the number of balls is recorded. Also, the card settlement machine does not necessarily need to be connected to the management device via a transmission medium, and may be a settlement machine that adjusts a card under its own judgment.

Also, in the settlement machine of the above embodiment, only the amount corresponding to the unused money among the valuable data held by the card is refunded, but the program for changing the number of possessed balls to money and the exchange rate are settled. By giving the money to the machine, it is possible to use it as a payment machine capable of paying out not only the unused money but also money corresponding to the number of possessed balls. In this case, it is preferable to print the calculation formula on the receipt and issue it.

Further, in the card settlement machine of the above embodiment, the card collection tank is simply provided behind the card reader so that the used card can be collected. However, a card such as a cutter is provided between the card transport device and the card collection tank. By providing the destruction means and destroying the card before collecting it, it is also possible to prevent the forgery or the like of the card using the used card.

In the above embodiment, the receipt issuing port 331 for discharging the receipt printed by the printing device 330 is provided on the upper panel 301 of the checkout machine. However, the receipt issuing port 331 may be provided on the front panel 306 similarly to the bill payout port 322. Is also possible. However, the receipt paper to be printed by the printing device 330 is stocked in a roll state. If the printing device 330 is not provided with a cutter, the receipt paper is ejected from the receipt issuing port 331 and then a cutter provided in the issuing port is provided. It is necessary for the player to cut the receipt by hand using the method described above. Therefore, the operation is easier when the receipt issuance port 331 is provided on the front side of the checkout machine than on the front side as in the embodiment. Also, since the receipt is relatively small and light, even if the printing device 330 is equipped with a cutter, if the issuing port is in front, the cut receipt will fall on the floor or the receipt will be discharged to the first player. There is an inconvenience that it is difficult to notice what was done.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine of an enclosed ball circulation system as an example of a gaming device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A game device (pachinko) that can be played with a storage device or other game device configured to play a game by converting the ball into a real ball and supplying it to the inside of the game device from the supply plate on the front of the game device. And the like, and can be applied to an amusement shop facility device including a storage medium settlement device and a management device. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where a card having a magnetic recording unit is used as a storage medium has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to an amusement shop facility device using a so-called IC card having a semiconductor memory as an information recording unit. Can also.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the present invention provides a management apparatus including a storage device capable of storing at least value information of a storage medium corresponding to an identification code of a storage medium used in connection with a game in a game device, And a storage medium settlement device capable of executing arithmetic processing based on the value information of the storage medium, wherein the storage medium settlement device has at least an identification from the storage medium. A storage medium reading unit that reads a code, and a payment execution unit that can execute a payment process based on the value information of the storage medium, and the storage medium payment device is read by the storage medium reading unit. While transmitting at least the identification code to the management device, the management device transmits value information corresponding to the received identification code to the storage medium payment device, The storage medium settlement device executes settlement by the settlement execution means based on the received value information and transmits information related to termination of the settlement process to the management device, while the management device is involved in termination of the received settlement process. Based on the information, the adjusted information is stored in the storage means in correspondence with the identification code of the storage medium, and a settled signal is transmitted to the storage medium adjustment device, and the storage medium adjustment device receives the adjusted signal. The following storage medium can be accepted based on the storage medium, so that even if a storage medium having an identification code that is not stored in the storage unit of the management device is used in the storage medium payment device, the storage medium can be accepted. Has the effect that it is possible to prevent the payment information from being settled by a fraudulently forged storage medium by not executing the payment processing.

In addition, after the settlement process is completed, the management device stores the fact that the storage medium has been settled in the storage means in association with the identification code, and transmits a settlement completed signal to the storage medium adjustment device, and the storage medium adjustment device Since the next storage medium can be accepted based on the payment completed signal, it is possible to avoid the payment processing of the duplicated value information for the same storage medium, and a plurality of storage medium payment devices are provided in the game store. Even if it is installed, it is possible to prevent the execution of improper payment processing even for fraudulent acts in which the copied storage medium is used in each storage medium payment device. Thus, there is an effect that it is possible to execute the settlement processing of the next storage medium.

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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 example of the whole 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. 43 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front panel is opened, FIG. 43 is a perspective view showing an example of the structure of a card settlement apparatus which constitutes a checkout machine, and FIG. 44 is a view showing a counter of a pachinko parlor using the checkout machine of this embodiment. 45 (A) and (B) are explanatory diagrams showing an example of the structure of a receipt issued by a checkout machine, FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of a control device of the checkout machine, FIG. FIG. 47 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a unit control device of a checkout machine. FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the entire management device. FIG. 49 is a block diagram showing a system configuration example of the management device itself. The figure shows a configuration example of the console of the management device.
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a rear view, FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram showing a state transition of a card in the gaming system of the present invention, and FIG. 52 is a configuration example of a transmission system in the gaming system of the present invention. FIG. 53 is a NAU for performing data transfer control on a network.
FIG. 54 to FIG. 60 show configuration examples of packets transmitted and received on a low-layer network, FIG. 54 shows a configuration diagram of a “line test” packet, FIG. 55 is a block diagram of an “initial value setting” packet, FIG. 56 is a block diagram of a packet for giving an instruction from the management device to the card settlement machine, and FIGS. 57 (A), (B) and (C) are 58 (A), (B) and (C) show the structure of a "card settlement" packet and its response "ACK" and a negative acknowledgment "NAK" packet. FIG. 59 is a block diagram of a “scheduled data transmission” packet, and FIGS. 60 (A) and (B) are block diagrams of a “unit recovery data” packet and a response “ACK” packet. FIGS. 61, 62, 63, and 64 show the NAU packet 65 is a flowchart showing a procedure of packet transmission / reception control. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a main process in a unit controller of the card settlement machine. FIG. 66 is an example of a specific procedure of a packet reception process in the flow of FIG. FIG. 67 (A) shows “initial value setting” in the flow of FIG. 66.
FIG. 67 (B) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of receiving a packet. FIG. 67 (B) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of receiving a “unit recovery data” packet in the flow of FIG. 66. FIG. 67 (C) is a flow of FIG. "Opening code"
Alternatively, a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a "forced termination release" packet is received. FIG. 67 (D) shows the "closure code" in the flow of FIG.
68 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a "forced end" packet is received. FIG. 68 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of each function reception processing in the control flow of FIG. 65. FIG. 69 is a function reception processing of FIG. FIG. 70 is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the settlement process in FIG. 70. FIG. 70 is a flowchart showing the contents of the interruption process executed by the timer interrupt separately from the main process in the unit controller of the settlement machine. FIG. 71 is a card settlement controller. 72 is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure when a function is received in the flow of FIG. 71, and FIG. 73 (A) is a flowchart showing “initial value setting” in the flow of FIG. FIG. 73 (B) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure at the time of function reception, and FIG. FIG. 73 (C) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure for receiving a “card not accepted” function in the flow of FIG. 72; FIG. 73 (D) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure for receiving the “card ejection” function in the flow of FIG. 72, and FIG. 73 (E) is “Reload” in the flow of FIG. 72.
FIG. 73 (F) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure at the time of receiving the function, FIG. 73 (F) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure at the time of receiving the “card confiscated” function in the flow of FIG. 72, and FIG. 73 (G) is FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing a specific processing procedure when the "payment" function is received in the flow of FIG. 74. FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the reception command processing in the flow of FIG. 71. FIG. FIG. 75 (b) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the magnetic data inspection processing in the processing flow of FIG. 75. FIG. 75 (b) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the punch hole inspection processing in the processing flow of FIG. 74. ) Is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the settlement hole punching process in the processing flow of FIG. 74. FIG. 76 is a diagram showing the settlement device and the card reader controller in the issuing machine. 77 (A) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device at the time of receiving the “magnetic read” command, and FIG. 77 (B) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure at the time of receiving the “reload” command. A flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device, FIG. 77 (C) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “magnetic write” command is received, and FIG. 77 (D) is a “status”. FIG. 77 (E) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when receiving the “punch hole request” command, and FIG. 77 (E) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when receiving the “punch hole request” command. FIG. (F) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when a “security request” command is received, and FIG. 77 ( ) Is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when receiving the “punch hole” command. FIG. 77 (H) is a flowchart showing a specific control procedure of the card reader control device when receiving the “card backward ejection” command. FIG. 77 (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, and FIG. 78 (a) is a card in the flow of FIG. 77 (A). FIG. 78 (b) is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the reading process, FIG. 78 (b) is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the parity and LRC inspection process in the flow of FIG. 77 (A), and FIG. 78 (c) is FIG. FIG. 78 (d) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of magnetic processing in the flow of (B), and FIG. 78 (d) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of write processing in the flow of FIG. 77 (C). FIG. 78 (e) is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of the verifying process in the flow of FIG. 77 (C), and FIG. 78 (f) is a flowchart showing steps 1 in the flow of FIGS. 78 (c) and (e). FIG. 78 (g) is a flowchart showing the procedure of the bit reading process, FIG. 78 (g) is a flowchart showing the specific procedure of the drilling process in the flow of FIG. 77 (G), and FIG. 78 (h) is FIG. 77 (A) FIG. 79 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of transmission processing during the control flow of FIG. 79 to FIG. 79, and FIG. 79 is a specific procedure of error processing when an error occurs in the control flow of FIG. 77A to FIG. 80 (A) and (B) are flowcharts showing a timer interrupt processing procedure for magnetic reading in the card reader controller, and FIG. 81 is a write interrupt processing for magnetic writing in the card reader control device. Procedure is a flowchart illustrating a. 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 issuing machine, 300 ... Payment machine, 303 ...
Number of balls indicator, 304… Amount indicator, 310… Card settlement device, 321… Bill payer, 325… Coin payer, 330 ……
Printer, 400 Management device, 550 Unit memory,
551: Data transmission controller, 553: Network controller, 800: Card reader, 802: Card insertion / ejection port, 807: Transport motor, 809: Shutter solenoid, 820: Punch device, 821: Magnetic head .

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A management device comprising storage means capable of storing at least value information of a storage medium corresponding to an identification code of a storage medium used in connection with a game in a game apparatus, and a value of the storage medium. And a storage medium payment device capable of executing a payment process based on information, wherein the storage medium payment device reads at least an identification code from the storage medium. Medium reading means, and settlement execution means capable of executing settlement processing based on the value information of the storage medium, and the storage medium settlement apparatus reads at least the identification code read by the storage medium reading means. While transmitting to the management device, the management device transmits value information corresponding to the received identification code to the storage medium payment device, and the storage medium payment device Executes the settlement by the settlement execution means based on the received value information and transmits information related to the end of the settlement process to the management device, while the management device performs the settlement based on the received information related to the end of the settlement process. The settlement information is stored in the storage unit corresponding to the identification code of the storage medium, and a settlement signal is transmitted to the storage medium settlement device. The storage medium settlement device receives the settlement signal based on the reception of the settlement signal. A game room equipment device, which is capable of receiving a storage medium.