JP2964360B2 - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is, with which it is possible to identify a valuable resource
Game media to be used for games using cards in which information is stored
The present invention relates to a gaming device capable of lending .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Valuable value can be specified to rent a game ball
A gaming device using a card in which functional information is stored is disclosed , for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-240082 filed by the present applicant, and when a game is started, a valuable value is specified.
Possible information to insert the stored card Yu technique apparatus,
JP-A-52-148337, JP-A-54-135
No. 045, for example.

[0003]

However, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Sho 52-148337 and Sho 62-240082
In the gaming machine described in the official gazette, since the card with no valuable value is confiscated in the tank arranged behind the card reader, not only the structure becomes complicated, but also the space is unreasonable and confiscated. There is a drawback that it takes time to process the card.

On the other hand, typical gaming device described, for example, in JP-A-54-135045, although an amount corresponding structure without a capture device of the card is simplified, spilling card return
The player keeps playing without noticing that
The next time you need to lend a ball using a card,
I can't use the card and I have a spare card
If not, play to purchase a card to use for ball rental.
It is necessary to leave the technical equipment. In recent gaming machines
When a special game state occurs, a large amount of
Although you can play games that can win prize balls, this special game letter
State ends in a predetermined period, so a special game state
Immediately after being born, the key game balls are gone and we receive ball rentals
If the card is lost when you try to
I have to leave my seat to buy a card
The special gaming state while the player is away from the gaming device.
It may end.

[0005] Further, the player who has finished the game returns to zero.
Leave the gaming device with the card in the card slot
Then, the next player to play on the gaming device,
Insert the card that has been returned by the technician into the card slot
I can't insert my card without pulling it out
As a result, the player is forced to remove the zero card.
It will be. In this way, the next player
The power left by the player Playing cards is a game
Because the image of the store is also negative, the clerk of the game store
Always go around the store and return to the card slot
Do not perform complicated tasks such as collecting collected cards and going around.
I have to.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and stores information capable of specifying a valuable value.
Game media (for example,
For example, a gaming device that can rent pachinko balls)
In the card-type gaming device 1), the card-type gaming device is provided on the front side of the gaming device.
Insert the card inserted into the inserted card slot (5)
Card information processing hand that can read the information stored in the card
Step (for example, the magnetic head 2 of the card reader / writer 8)
1), and based on a predetermined card ejection command signal.
The card from the card information processing means to the card slot
Card transfer means (for example, motor 11, first and
Second transport rollers 12 and 13, first and second auxiliary rollers 1
4, 15 etc.) at the position corresponding to the card insertion slot.
Notification to notify the required state of the card
Means (for example, card presence status indicator 7) and the car
Card based on the information stored in the card inserted in the card slot.
Provided that the mode is valuable,
Lending control and lending of the required number of game media
Game media for subtracting the value of valuables corresponding to the issued game media
Body lending control means (for example, control device 40),
The above-mentioned game medium lending control means has subtracted the valuable value
The value of the inserted card has become zero
(E.g., card value zero determination means)
47), and based on the zero determination by the zero determination means,
The medium lending control means discharges the card to the card transfer means.
Output the command signal and remove the card whose value has become zero.
To the slot and the notification means
Notification for a predetermined period of time.
You.

[0007]

[Function] When a player inserts a card into the card slot,
The card transfer means operates and the card is processed by the card information processing means
And the card information processing means stores the information stored on the card.
Read the information. Read by card information processing means
Provided that the card has value based on the information
The game medium lending control means is operated by the player to
And rented game media
The deduction of the value is performed. Zero value means
Zero size when the value of the card became zero when the subtraction was performed
Value is reduced to zero by card transport
Card is transported to the card slot and
The notification means provided at the position corresponding to the
Is notified for a predetermined period.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
I will tell. The embodiment of the card-type gaming device 1 shown in the drawings
Insert the cardAs a game mediumBorrow a game ball
The game is for pachinko games, and as shown in FIG.
A car is mounted on a side panel 3 provided on one side of the
Do 4 (Prepaid card that is sold in advance for a predetermined amount)
There is a storage unit such as a magnetic strip or an electronic circuit that has a value equivalent to currency.
Card slot 5 for inserting the
The balance of the credit card 4 (in this embodiment, the number of possible ball lending)
Inserted balance display 6 to be displayed, card 4 in card slot 5
That there isPossibleCard presence status indicator
7 and the like are provided. In addition, card presence status displayVessel 7
Is not limited to the lamp display as in the embodiment, but is a light emitting diode.
LED or LED may be used.
It is not limited to the flannel 3. The location of the card slot 5
Is not limited to the side panel 3 but
For example, placed on the front frame or machine frame of the pachinko machine body 2
You may make it.

On the back side of the card insertion slot 5, a card reader / writer 8 for reading the value of the inserted card 4 and rewriting the content stored in the storage section of the card 4, ie, the value, is provided.

The card reader / writer 8 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a transport path 10 communicating with the card insertion slot 5 is formed inside the casing 9, and a first transport roller 12 rotated by driving of a motor 11 and a first transport roller 12 as a card transport means in the transport path 10. 2 With the transport roller 13 facing upward, the first auxiliary roller 14 is positioned below the first transport roller 12.
Is provided in a state where it is slightly protruded into the transport path 10 from below by a spring (not shown), and a second auxiliary roller 15 is similarly provided below the second transport roller 13, and the first and second transport rollers are provided. The card 4 can be transported by forward and reverse rotations of the cards 12 and 13. That is, the motor 11
And first and second transport rollers 12 and 13 and first and second auxiliary rollers.
Cards 14 and 15 in cooperation with each other
It works. In addition, an idle roller 16 is provided at the entrance and exit of the transport path 10 so as to be vertically movable, and a receiving piece 17 faces the upper portion of the idle roller 16 so that the receiving piece 17 can be used as a card presence detecting means. Detection sensor 18
, A first position detection sensor 19 as a card insertion detecting means in the back of the first conveyance roller 12 and a punch 20 for making a hole as a measure of value, and a card value reading function in the back of the second conveyance roller 13. A card that has a card value rewriting function
A magnetic head 21 functioning as a card information processing means is provided facing the transport path 10 from above, and a second position detection sensor 22 is provided at the innermost part of the transport path 10.

The pachinko machine main body 2 is provided with a front frame 24 on the front side of the machine frame 23 so as to be openable and closable, and a glass frame 25 and an opening and closing panel 26 are pivotally mounted on windows provided on the front frame 24 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 27 is mounted on the rear side of the window so as to cover the window from behind, and a tray 28 is provided on the lower front side of the front frame 24.
And the launch operation handle 29, etc.
A card balance display 31 in which three 7-segment displays are juxtaposed as card value display means on the upper plate 30 attached to 6, a ball for selecting the number of ball lending desired by the player (may be an amount or a quantity) Lending button 32, card slot 5
A card return button 33 as a card return request operation means operated when requesting a return of a card inserted in the game, a ball lending display 34 for displaying to the player that a ball lending operation is being performed, and the like are provided. .

On the back side of the front frame 24, as shown in FIG.
A game medium discharge device 37 is provided at the flow-down outlet of No. 6 and an outlet 39 of a game medium flow gutter 38 extending from the game medium discharge device 37 is opened to the opening / closing panel 26.

[0013] card Shiki遊 technique device 1 having the above-mentioned structure
When playing a game, the card 4 purchased in advance is inserted into the card insertion slot 5. When the card 4 is inserted into the card insertion slot 5, as shown in FIG. 8, the idle roller 16 moves up due to the entry of the card 4, so that the receiving piece 17 turns on the card presence detection sensor 18. The control device 40 that has received the signal from the sensor 18 turns on the card holding indicator 41 provided above the card insertion slot 5 so that the card 4 is held in the card reader / writer 8. Display to the user. Note that the card holding display 41 displays the card 4 inside the card reader / writer 8 even if the card presence detection sensor 18 temporarily stops detecting the card.
Is lit continuously while is on.

When the player inserts the card 4 further, the leading end of the card 4 descends on the first auxiliary roller 14 against the bias of the spring, and enters under the first transport roller 12. , And acts on the first position detection sensor 19.
The first position detection sensor 19 includes, for example, a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the light from the light emitting element is cut off by the entry of the card 4, the first position detecting sensor 19 is turned on, and sends a card insertion signal to the control device 40. Upon receiving the card insertion signal from the first position detection sensor 19, the control device 40 operates the motor 11 to rotate both the first transport roller 12 and the second transport roller 13 forward. Therefore, the card 4 inserted by the player
Is transported in the transport path 10 toward the back by forward rotation of the first transport roller 12 and the second transport roller 13.

While the card 4 is being transferred, the magnetic head 2
1 at this time, the magnetic head 21 reads the value stored in the storage unit of the card 4 at this time, and instructs the control device 40 to use the card value data (the information for specifying the value).
Information), and the leading end of the card 4 is
When the controller 11 receives the card detection signal from the second position detection sensor 22, the control device 40 stops the operation of the motor 11. Therefore, the card 4 is held at the innermost part of the transport path 10.

When the value of the card 4 in which the magnetic head 21 is inserted is read, the controller 40 visually displays the value (for example, the number of possible lending or the amount of money) on the inserted balance indicator 6 of the side panel 3 and It is visually displayed on the card balance display 31 of the plate 30. The player confirms the value of the card 4 by looking at these displays, and operates the ball lending button 32 within the range of the value to borrow a desired game medium. For example, when a card 4 worth 1000 yen is inserted and a pachinko ball of 300 yen is to be borrowed, the ball lending button 32 is set to 100 yen in one operation (one time) in this embodiment. Operate three times.

When the player operates the ball lending button 32 to specify the ball lending amount, the game medium lending control means
Control device 40 having a function as a pachinko machine main body 2
Is operated, and the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount specified by the player (75 for a rate of 25 for 100 yen) is discharged to the upper plate 30. Then, when the game medium discharging device 37 discharges the pachinko ball,
The control device 40 subtracts the frequency corresponding to the number of the discharged pachinko balls and visually displays it on the balance display 31 of the upper plate 30. For example, in the above embodiment, “007” meaning frequency “7” obtained by subtracting “3” from frequency “10” is visually displayed on the balance display 31.

When the pachinko balls are discharged to the upper plate 30 as described above, the game can be started. When the firing operation handle 29 is operated, the firing device 42 is operated, and the pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 are operated. Can be fired into the gaming section. The fired pachinko ball hits the obstacle nail and flows down while changing the flowing direction, and when one of the prize-winning tools 43 is won, the game medium discharging device 37 is activated and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are used as prize balls and the upper plate. The pachinko ball which is discharged to the prize 30 but does not win any of the prize winning devices 43 enters the out port 44 opened at the lowest portion in the game section and is processed as an out ball.

When the number of awarded balls ejected is larger than the number of pachinko balls to be fired, the number of pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 increases, but on the contrary, the number of pachinko balls ejected is greater than the number of pachinko balls fired. When the number of prize balls is small, the number of pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 gradually decreases, and finally the pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 disappear.

In such a case, in order to continue the game with the pachinko machine 1, the pachinko ball is added by operating the ball lending button 32 again within the frequency range displayed on the balance display 31. Borrow.

In the above-described embodiment, "0" is displayed on the balance display 31.
Since “07” is visually displayed, the ball lending button 32 can be operated the number of times within the frequency “7”. For example, to borrow a pachinko ball worth 500 yen, the ball lending button 32 is operated five times.

When the ball lending button 32 is operated, similarly to the above, the control device 40 operates the game medium discharging device 37, and the number corresponding to the operation of the player (if the number of operations is five, the frequency is "5"). (For example, 125 pachinko balls) are discharged to the upper plate 30, and the control device 40 calculates the balance frequency “0”.
02 "is visually displayed on the balance display 31.

The game is continued by firing the pachinko balls discharged to the upper plate 30 and the pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 are increased in a defensive manner. At the same time, the card 4 is taken out from the reader / writer 8 by operating the return button 33.

When the player operates the return button 33, the control device 40 operates the motor 11 to reverse the first transport roller 12 and the second transport roller 13. Therefore, the card 4 stopped at the back of the transport path 10 is
0 moves backward toward the card insertion slot 5, and the magnetic head 21 operates during the movement, and the content stored in the storage unit of the card 4 corresponds to the amount displayed on the balance display 31. Rewrite the amount (value). When the rewritten card 4 moves toward the card insertion slot 5 and the first position detection sensor 19 detects the rear end after detecting the front end of the card 4, based on the signal from the first position detection sensor 19. Thus, the control device 40 stops the operation of the motor 11. Therefore, the card 4 stops with the leading end portion protruding from the card insertion slot 5 to the outside and the other portion remaining in the transport path 10. In this state, since the idle roller 16 is raised, the card presence detection sensor 18
And sends a signal to the control device 40. Each time the value is subtracted, the card 4 is placed in the reader / writer 8
May be configured to rewrite the balance of the card 4 by reciprocating.

The control device 40 includes the card presence detection sensor 1
When a signal from the card 8 is received, the card presence status indicator 7 is turned on or blinks, or a sound from a speaker notifies the player that the card 4 is present in the card insertion slot 5. When the player pulls out the card 4 existing in a state where the card 4 partially projects from the card insertion slot 5 and picks it up, the idle roller 16 descends, the card presence detection sensor 18 is turned off, and the control device 40 The card presence indicator 7 is turned off and the card holding indicator 41 is also turned off.

On the other hand, the pachinko balls discharged to the upper plate 30 are fired one after another to play a game, and the ball lending operation is repeated every time the number of the pachinko balls in the upper plate 30 decreases, thereby displaying the balance display 31. Is "000", that is, when the value of the card 4 becomes zero, the control device 40 operates the motor 11 to insert the card 4 into the card insertion slot 5 regardless of the presence or absence of the player's operation.
Transfer to When the card 4 is conveyed to the card insertion slot 5, the operation of the motor 11 is stopped when the first position detection sensor 19 detects the front end of the card 4 and then detects the rear end. Stop with part protruding outside. Therefore, as in the case described above, the card presence status indicator 7 lights or flashes to notify the player that the returned card 4 is in the card insertion slot 5 .

When the player pulls out the card from the card insertion slot 5 with the card presence status indicator 7 turned on or blinking, the card presence status indicator 7 turns off. However, if the card 4 is not removed, the card presence status indicator 7 continues to be lit or blinking. Therefore, even if the player leaves the card 4 with no value without removing it from the card insertion slot 5, the card presence state indicator 7 continues to be lit or blinking. In such a state, that is, a pachinko machine in which only the card presence state indicator 7 is lit or blinking even though the player is absent. For this reason, a staff member monitoring the inside of the store can easily find the pachinko machine in such a state. Can be recovered. Also, if there is a pachinko machine whose card presence status indicator 7 is lit or flashing, the other players who are selecting the pachinko machine 1 can easily determine that the pachinko machine 1 is empty, By removing the zero-return card remaining in the discriminating card insertion slot 5 and then inserting the own card, it is possible to play a game with the pachinko machine 1 with ease.

Next, the control device 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the control device 40 includes a card presence state notification drive control unit 45, a card value storage operation unit 46, a card value zero determination unit 47, a card value display drive unit 48,
It comprises card ejection control means 49 and the like.

When the player inserts the card 4 into the card insertion slot 5, the card presence detection sensor 18, which is the card presence detection means, sends a card presence signal to the card presence notification drive control means 45, and based on this signal, The card presence state notification drive control means 45 turns on the card holding display 41, and when the player inserts the card 4 further into the back, the first position detection sensor 19 as the card insertion detection means detects the insertion of the card 4. A card insertion signal is sent to the motor 11 constituting the card transfer means, and based on this signal, the motor 1
1 rotates forward and conveys the card 4 deep inside the conveyance path 10;
During the transportation, the magnetic head 21 serving as the card value reading means reads the data stored in the storage section of the card 4 and sends the card value data to the card value storage operation means 46.

As shown in FIG. 10, the card value storage operation means 46 comprises a storage initialization means 50, a card value storage means 51, a card value subtraction means 52, a loaned ball frequency determination means 53, and the like. Upon receiving the card value data from the card value reading means (magnetic head 21), the card value storage means 5 initialized by the storage initialization means 50
1 stores card value data. When the card value storage means 51 stores the card value data, the card value (balance) data is sent to the card value display driving means 48.
The card value display driving means 48 displays the balance frequency of the card 4, for example, "01" on the balance display 31 which is the card value display means.
"0" is displayed.

In this state, a desired ball lending frequency is designated by operating the ball lending button 32 which is a ball lending request operation means (for example, by operating the ball lending button 32 three times, the frequency “3”). ), A ball lending request signal is sent to the ball lending frequency determination means 53 of the card value storage calculating means 46 in response to the operation of the ball lending button 32.
When the lending ball frequency determination means 53 determines the lending ball frequency desired by the player, the lending ball frequency data is sent to the card value subtracting means 52 and a signal is sent to a game medium discharge control device (not shown) to send the game medium. The discharge device 37 is set to a quantity desired by the player (75 corresponding to 300 yen of the frequency “3”).
Of pachinko balls. Card value subtraction means 5
2 receives the lending ball frequency data from the lending ball frequency determination means 53, sends a subtraction signal to the card value storage means 51 corresponding to the frequency, and subtracts the card value stored in the card value storage means 51. . For example, the frequency “3” is subtracted from the frequency “10”, and the frequency “7” is stored. In this embodiment, the lending ball frequency data is directly sent from the lending ball frequency determination means 53 to the card value subtracting means 52 to deduct the card value. However, the game medium discharging device 37 discharges the pachinko ball. May be confirmed and then subtracted.

When the card value storage means 51 performs the subtraction based on the subtraction signal from the card value subtraction means 52, the result of the subtraction (data corresponding to the card frequency balance frequency "7") is determined by the card value zero determination means 47 and the card value display drive. Means 48
And the card value display driving means 48 displays the card balance frequency “007” on the card balance display 31. On the other hand, the card value zero determination means 47 determines whether or not the subtraction result from the card value storage means 51 is zero. In this case, since the balance is not zero, the card value zero signal “H” is not sent.

When the player repeats the ball lending operation, the card balance stored in the card value storage means 51 gradually decreases and finally becomes zero. When the storage of the card value storage means 51 becomes zero by the last ball lending operation, "000" is displayed on the card balance display 31 based on the card value data from the card value storage means 51, and the card value is determined to be zero. The means 47 determines that the card value has become zero, and sends a card value zero signal "H" to the card existence state notification drive control means 45 and the card ejection control means 49. When the card ejection control means 49 receives the card value zero signal "H", it sends a card ejection request signal "H" as a card ejection command signal to the card conveyance means. The card 11 is reversed and the card 4 is carried out to the card insertion slot 5. Meanwhile, while the card 4 is being carried out, the magnetic head 21 serving as the card value writing means rewrites the storage contents of the card 4 to zero.

The card presence status notification drive control means 45
As shown in FIG. 11, the flip-flop 54, the card presence display driving means 55 connected to the Q output of the flip-flop 54, the sound effect generation means 56, the sound generation means 57, and the card presence state notification operation stop control means 58 It comprises a notification time defining means 59, a card presence notification operation stop operation means 60, and the like. In the normal state where the game is played with the balance of the card 4 being present, the signal from the card presence detection sensor 18 which is the card presence detection means is "L". The output of 62 becomes the "H" signal, and the "H" signal resets the flip-flop 54, and the Q output of the flip-flop 54 is "L". Therefore, the card presence display drive unit 55, the sound effect generation unit 56, and the sound generation unit 57 do not operate.

When the balance of the card 4 becomes zero by repeating ball lending, as described above, the card value zero determination means 47 emits a card value zero signal "H", so that the D input of the flip-flop 54 becomes "H". To ". And
When the card transfer means unloads the card 4, the card unload signal "H" is input to the notification time specifying means 59 to start a timer for a predetermined notification time, and at the same time, the card unload signal "H" is output to the flip-flop 54. , The Q output is converted to “H”, and this “H” signal is sent to the card presence display drive unit 55, the sound effect generation unit 56, and the sound generation unit 57 as a notification operation signal. In addition,
When the card 4 is carried out to the card insertion slot 5, the signal from the card presence state detecting sensor 18 changes from "L" to "H", so that the output of the OR gate 62 changes from "H" to "L". Thus, the reset of the flip-flop 54 is released.

When the card presence display drive means 55 receives the notification operation signal, it issues a card presence display drive signal.
Predetermined card presence status indicator 7 is such on or blinking
The mode is notified to notify the player of the presence of the card 4. Further, when the sound effect generating means 56 and the sound generating means 57 receive the notification operation signal, a speaker drive signal is transmitted through the amplifying means 63, which means that the card 4 is present in the card insertion slot 5. A sound effect or a synthesized sound such as “Please take out a card.” Is emitted from the speaker to notify the player of the presence of the card 4.

When the player pulls out the card 4 partially protruding from the card insertion slot 5, the card presence signal from the card presence detection sensor 18 switches from "H" to "L" and is inverted by the inverter 61. Or gate 6
2, the output from the OR gate 62 is "L".
To "H", and the stop command signal resets the flip-flop 54. Therefore, the signal to the card presence display driving means 55, the sound effect generation means 56, and the sound generation means 57 is changed from "H" to "L", the card presence state indicator 7 is turned off, and the sound effect from the speaker is output. And audio are also stopped. If the player leaves the pachinko machine 1 without pulling out the card 4, the attendant looks at the display of the card presence status indicator 7 or leaves the return-to-zero card 4 due to sound effects from a speaker or the like. Is easily detected and the card is pulled out, so that the card presence status indicator 7 is turned off and the sound effect and sound from the speaker are stopped as in the case where the player has pulled out the card 4. .

In this embodiment, the notification time defining means 59 is provided, so that the card presence status display 7 is turned on or blinked, or even if the card is not removed despite the notification from the speaker. When a predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) set in advance in the notification time defining means 59 elapses, the notification time defining means 59 sends the "H" signal to the OR gate 62 as a stop command signal. The reset is performed, the card presence status indicator 7 is turned off, and the sound effect and sound from the speaker are stopped.

When the return button 33, which is a card return request operation means, is operated in a state where the balance of the card 4 remains (a state other than zero), a card return request signal is sent to the card ejection control means 49. The card ejection request signal is sent to the card transfer means on the basis of the signal, and the card 4 is unloaded. During the unloading, the contents stored in the card 4 are stored by the magnetic head 21 in the balance stored in the card value storage means 51. Rewritten. In this state, since the signal from the card value zero determination means 47 is "L", this "L"
Even if the card carry-out signal becomes “H” while the signal is being sent to the D input of the flip-flop 54,
The output remains "L". Therefore, even if the card 4 is returned in a state where the card balance is present, the card presence status indicator 7 does not light or blink, and no sound effect or sound is emitted from the speaker. For this reason, it is possible to avoid giving a troublesome impression to the player, and to eliminate waste that the attendant mistakenly comes to the pachinko machine 1. When the card 4 with the remaining balance is returned, the player rarely forgets the card 4 and leaves the pachinko machine 1 in practice. When the continuation of the game is prohibited by hitting or the like, a game prohibition signal from the game prohibition command means 64 is sent to the card ejection control means 49,
Processing is performed in the same manner as when a card return request is made.

Further, a card presence notification operation stop operation means such as a push button 65 is provided, and the flip-flop 54 is reset by a stop command signal "H" from the card presence notification operation stop operation means, and the card presence state is reset. The display 7 may be turned off, and the sound effect and the sound from the speaker may be stopped.

In the above embodiment, the card 4 is immediately returned and notified when the balance becomes zero irrespective of the game state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be notified after the end of the game, that is, when the balance is reduced to zero at the last ball lending, the ball is completely exhausted and the game is ended when the game is ended. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 9, when the card presence state notification drive control unit 45 stops inputting the in-game signal from the game state detection unit 66, or when the game end signal is input, Start the notification. As the in-game signal, a touch detection signal of the firing operation handle 29, a firing drive state detection signal, a fired ball detection signal, a ball presence signal of the upper plate 30, a recovered ball detection signal, and the like can be used.

When the balance becomes zero due to the last lending of the ball, the zero card value determination means 47 emits the zero card value signal "H" as described above.
4 is converted to "H", and when the card transfer means unloads the card 4, the card unload signal "H" is input to the flip-flop 54, so that the Q output is converted to "H" and the first signal is converted to "H". The signal is sent to one input side of the AND gate 67. The first AND gate 67 outputs the in-game signal to the inverter 68.
, And the other input is provided. At the time when the ball lending is performed, the in-game signal is “H”. Therefore, even if “H” is sent to one input side, the first AND gate 67 sets “L”. Continues to be output. Therefore, the card presence display drive unit 55 and the sound effect generation unit 56 do not operate and do not start the notification. The notification time defining means 59 uses the output of the second AND gate 69 as a start signal,
The AND gate 69 receives the signal obtained by inverting the in-game signal by the inverter 68 as one input, and
The same card ejection signal as the D input is used as the other input. Since the signal from the inverter 68 remains "L" even when the card ejection signal becomes "H", the second
The AND gate 69 does not open, and therefore the notification time defining means 59 does not start.

When the player finishes the game by hitting the ball in the upper plate 30, the in-game signal is converted to "L" as a non-game signal or a game end signal. Therefore, “H” inverted by the inverter 68 is the first AND gate 67.
To the other input side, whereby the first AND gate 67 is opened. Therefore, at this time, the output signal "H" of the first AND gate 67 is output to the card presence display driving means 55,
The sound effect generating means 56 and the sound generating means 57 are sent as a notification operation signal, and the card presence status indicator 7 is turned on or blinks to notify the player of the presence of the card 4, and the sound effect generating means 56 and the sound generating means 57 is activated to emit a synthesized sound or the like from the speaker to notify the player of the presence of the card 4. Further, since the signal inverted by the inverter 68 is sent to one input side of the second AND gate 69, the second AND gate 69 is opened at this point, whereby the notification time defining means 59 is started.

In this state, when the player pulls out the card 4 partly protruding from the card insertion slot 5, the card presence signal from the card presence detection sensor 18 changes from "H" to "L" as described above. Switch to inverter 61
Is input to the OR gate 62, the output from the OR gate 62 is changed from "L" to "H", and the stop command signal resets the flip-flop 54. Therefore, the signal to the card presence display driving means 55, the sound effect generation means 56, and the sound generation means 57 is changed from "H" to "L", the card presence state indicator 7 is turned off, and the sound effect from the speaker is output. And audio are also stopped. If the player leaves the pachinko machine 1 without pulling out the card 4, the attendant looks at the display of the card presence status display 7 or uses a sound effect from a speaker to return the zero return card 4.
Is easily found to have been left, and the card is pulled out, so that the player pulls out the card 4,
The card presence status indicator 7 is turned off, and the sound effect and sound from the speaker are stopped.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the display mode of the card presence status indicator 7, for example, blinking speed, brightness,
A display mode changing means 70 is provided for performing a conversion from blinking to lighting, and a sound quality changing means 71 is provided for changing sound effects such as sound quality, volume, sound type, and the like. A variable sound generation means 72 is provided for changing the voice such as the voice of the user, an amplification rate variable means 73 is provided for instructing a change in the volume of the sound effect and the voice, and a notification mode variable for giving an instruction to change these notification modes is provided. A means 74 is provided, and a timekeeping means 75 for controlling the timing of changing the notification mode is provided. As described above, the display mode and the sound effect mode are changed over time or in a stepwise manner (specifically, the display mode is changed to a prominent display mode with the passage of time, or the sound or volume is easily changed to the ears). Then, not only the notification effect is enhanced, but also the notification can be performed in response to the need for notification that increases with time. Therefore, the trouble caused by the notification can be eliminated for the player who immediately pulls out the card, and the effect of the notification can be fully exhibited when the card is left unattended.

In each of the above embodiments, a card-type pachinko machine is used. However, in the present invention, when a game medium such as a game ball is borrowed or a game is started, a predetermined slot is inserted into the card insertion slot 5. Any card-type gaming device into which a card 4 in which a value is recorded is inserted may be used.
For example, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, a slot game machine, a roulette game machine, or the like may be used.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, the player
When the card is inserted into the card slot, the card transfer means
Activate and transfer the card to the card information processing means,
The information processing means reads the information stored in the card, and
Based on the readings taken the information by the card information processing means
Player operation provided that the card has value
The game media lending control means lends the game media.
Deduction of valuable value equivalent to game media lent together
Is performed, and the value is subtracted by the zero determination means.
When the value of the card becomes zero, a zero judgment is made
And the card whose value has been reduced to zero by the card carrying means
Is transported to the card slot, and
The notification means provided at the corresponding position has a predetermined mode of notification.
It is held for a fixed period.

[0048] Thus, the null spilled card is the card insertion
When the card is ejected to the mouth, the card is
Attention to the player playing the game at the entrance, the card is ejected
It becomes easier for the player to recognize that the operation has been performed. As a result,
The technician can process the returned zero card by himself or create a new
Or prepare a new card.
Lending of gaming media is urgently needed if
Even if it becomes, it is possible to borrow game media quickly
It works.

Further, the returned card is replaced by the
If it is to be processed by the player in possession,
Player playing the next game with the previous gaming device is left by the previous player.
You will not be forced to deal with the lost zero card
At the same time, in order to improve the services of
The processing of the return-to-zero card left in the card slot
The technical shop will not be overburdened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card-type pachinko gaming device.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a card reader / writer.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a reader / writer.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a transport path.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a reader / writer showing positions of a card position detection sensor and a conveyance roller.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a card insertion slot in a state where no card is inserted.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a card insertion slot in a state where a card is present.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control device.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a card value storage operation unit.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a card presence state notification drive control unit.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the card presence status notification drive control means.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 card-type gaming device 4 card 5 card insertion slot 7 card presence indicator 8 reader / writer 11 motor 12, 13 transport roller 14, 15 auxiliary roller 21 magnetic head 40 control device 47 card value zero determination means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A system for storing information capable of specifying a valuable value.
It is possible to borrow game media for games using cards
In a gaming device, the card is inserted into a card slot provided on the front side of the gaming device.
Card that can read the information stored on the card.
Card to the card information processing means and discharge the specified card
Card inserted from card information processing means based on command signal
Card transfer means for transferring the card to the mouth, and provided at a position corresponding to the card insertion slot,
Notification means for notifying the required state concerned, and information based on the stored information of the card inserted into the card insertion slot.
Provided that the card has value
When performing the required number of game media lending control based on the operation
Subtract the value of the game media lent together
Cormorant comprising a game medium lending controller, and the game media lending controller performed a subtraction of negotiable value
The value of the inserted card has become zero
It includes zero judging means for judging, based on the zero determination in zero decision means, game media lending control hand
The stage outputs a card ejection command signal to the card transfer means.
To transfer the card with zero value to the card slot
At the same time, the notification means is notified of the predetermined mode in a predetermined period.
A gaming device characterized in that the game is performed for a while.