JP4403558B2 - Card reader for card game apparatus and card game apparatus using the card reader - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card reader used in a card game device and a card game device including the card reader.

A card reader that accepts cards possessed by the player and reads the game data;
A game input device operated by a player;
A display that displays an image showing the progress of the game,
A game operation device that responds to game data read by a card reader and an operation signal of a game input device, performs a game operation according to a predetermined game program, and displays a required image on the display according to the operation result; Card game devices equipped with are widely spread and have been well received.
In these card game machines, a 1P game that one player can play alone and a 2P game in which two players play against each other are possible.

There are various types of card readers provided in these card game machines, and the types, uses, numbers, etc. of cards used in the game vary.
When the number of cards used in one game is one or two, a reader / writer that allows the player to insert the card and read the game data is provided, and the player inserts the card into the reader and displays the game information. It is supposed to be read

  On the other hand, in the case of a battle-type card game machine that uses a large number of game cards to play a game, each player has a playboard on which a plurality of cards are placed and a game is played. There is a game in which a predetermined card is placed on a play board and a game is played.

In this type of card game device, a card reader arranged on the playboard is provided on the back of the playboard, and game information recorded on the card is read by the reader, and the game information A game is played based on the above.
The card game information is recorded by a non-contact recording method, for example, an optical method such as a bar code or a QR code, or an electronic method such as an IC tag.

  In these conventional methods, a player must hold a plurality of cards, select a desired card, place it on a play board, insert it into a reader, or play against other players. In such cases, it is necessary for the player to show the inside of the hand to the other player and be quick to hit the card, but there is a problem that such an operation is difficult for an infant, and other than the original game ability There was also a problem that the competition results were greatly influenced by the dexterity of the hand.

  Also, while the player holds a plurality of cards in hand, the player may drop or damage the cards, which may prevent the game from proceeding.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the problem is that a large number of cards can be operated easily and reliably, a desired card can be selected quickly, and the game information can be reliably determined. And a card game device including such a card reader.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the card reader according to the present invention, a display device, a determination push button, and a cylindrical or disk-shaped rotation that holds and rotates a plurality of cards in its housing A card processor comprising a body, a data reader capable of sequentially reading game information recorded on a card held by the rotating card processor, and arithmetic processing of the game information read by the data reader. An arithmetic device is provided that displays an image and transmits game information necessary for the game to the main card game device when the determination push button is pressed.

  In the simplest embodiment, the card processor is manually rotated, and when the player rotates by hand, the game information of the card passing in front of it is read by a data reader provided facing the card movement path. Based on the information, for example, an image of a character appearing in the game is displayed on the display.

When a desired image is displayed on the display, the player presses a decision button to decide to use the card for the game.
If so, information necessary for the game is read from the card and transmitted to the main card game device.

  In another embodiment, the card processor is rotationally driven by an appropriate rotational drive device such as a stepping motor, and the rotational drive device is further controlled by a rotation control device controlled by a player. The

  For this reason, the case is provided with rotation control buttons for forward rotation and reverse rotation operated by the player, and the rotation control device operates the rotation drive device in accordance with the control signals of these rotation control buttons, Rotate the card processor forward or backward.

A data reader that reads game information recorded on a card passing through the card path is provided inside or outside the card processor, and an image corresponding to the read data is displayed on the display. Is displayed.
When the desired image appears on the display, the player presses the enter button and plays the game using the card.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the card processor is directly attached to the housing of the main card game device.
In this case, the card processor is directly attached to the case of the card game machine so as to freely rotate, and a plurality of card holders each capable of holding a predetermined card are arranged at rotationally symmetric positions around the rotation center axis. A data reader is provided which reads the data of the card passing through the data reading area on the front face of the card moving path of the card held by the card holder and rotated by a rotation driving device such as a hand-turning or stepping motor. .

  In this embodiment, the processing of the data read by the card reader is performed by the game computing device of the main card game device, and the image corresponding to the card is also displayed on a part of the screen of the card game device display, The decision to use the card in the game is made by operating the game input device of the card game device.

It is recommended that the card processor be able to insert at least about 6, preferably 10 or more cards.
The operation of inserting a card into the card processor can be limited to, for example, once per game, and can be set so that cards can be freely replaced or replenished during the game.

  With this configuration, it is not necessary to hand out a plurality of cards during the game, so that beginners and slightly clumsy players can concentrate on the game.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a card reader configured separately from the main card game machine;
2 is a side view of the card reader shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a card processor used in the card reader shown in FIGS.

  Thus, in these drawings, 1 is a card reader, and this card reader 1 includes a housing 10, a display 11, a decision button 12, a forward rotation command button 13, provided on the housing 10. It comprises a reverse rotation command button 14, a coin slot 15, a coin receiver 16, a power terminal 17, an output terminal 18, a card processor 20, and the like.

The card processor 20 has a rotation center shaft 21 rotatably attached to the housing 10, and the cards 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,. It has card holders 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, ... 2-6 that accept 3-6.
In the present embodiment, the card processor 20 is shaped like a magazine of a revolver type handgun, and is provided with six grooves 20a for rotating by placing a finger on the outer peripheral surface.

Prior to the game, the player puts up to six cards selected from the cards on hand into the card holders 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, ... 2-6 of the card processor 20, Fix it.
At this time, if the card processor 20 is locked, it is desirable to unlock the card processor 20 so that it can be rotated manually.
Depending on the card game machine, the read game information may differ depending on the front and back of the inserted card and the top and bottom.

As shown in FIG. 3, a CCD camera 4 is provided inside the card processor 20 so as to face the moving path of the rotating card.
The card processor 20 may be of a manual type, but in this embodiment, the card processor 20 is configured to be rotated in both forward and reverse directions around the central shaft 21 by a rotational drive device such as a stepping motor (not shown). Each time the forward command button 13 or the reverse command button 14 is pressed and released, it is configured to rotate 60 degrees in the forward or reverse direction.

The CCD camera 4 always reads the game data recorded on the card 3-i that has been rotated to the front, and inputs it to a computing device (not shown).
The arithmetic unit analyzes the game data sent from the CCD camera 4, sends the image data corresponding to the card 3-i to the display, displays the image, and when the decision button 12 is pressed and released. The required game data is transmitted from the output terminal 19 to a card game device not shown.
In that case, the player can play by operating the game input device of the card game machine under the game conditions sent at this time.

The operation when the card processor 20 is manually rotated is the same as described above.
In the above, an example in which the card reader 1 is configured differently from the main card game machine is shown, but it is natural that this can be configured integrally with the card game machine.
In this case, the case 10 of the card reader is not used, and the card processor 20 can be rotated to the case of the main card game machine, preferably the game operation panel, directly or via an appropriate adapter. It is attached.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the rotational drive device and CCD camera of the card processor 20 are provided in the same manner as the above-mentioned independent card reader, but a part of the display screen of the card game machine is used as the display. A game input device of a card game machine can be used as the rotational drive device of the card processor 20.

  The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, a wireless IC tag can be used for recording game data on a card. A known reader / writer is used, and the rotation driving device of the card processor is not limited to the stepping motor, but, for example, a DC motor can be used, and various devices can be used for the rotation control device of the card processor. Therefore, the present invention encompasses all of the modifications utilizing these known prior arts.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, a new card game device that can be played easily by both infants and clumsy players, with card handling that is extremely easy, little handicap due to dexterity and clumsiness. It can be provided.

It is a front view which shows an example of the card reader comprised separately from the main card game machine. FIG. 2 is a side view of the card reader shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a card processor used in the card reader shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Explanation of symbols

1 Card reader
10 housing
11 display
12 OK button
13 Forward rotation command button
14 Reverse command button
15 coin slot
16 coins
17 Power supply terminal
18 Output terminal
20 card processor
21 Rotation axis
2-1, 2-2, 2-3, ... card holder
3-1, 3-2, 3-3, ... card
4 CCD camera

Claims (12)

A card reader that accepts cards possessed by the player and reads the game data;
A game input device operated by a player;
A display that displays an image showing the progress of the game,
A game operation device that responds to game data read by a card reader and an operation signal of a game input device, performs a game operation according to a predetermined game program, and displays a required image on the display according to the operation result; A card reader (1) for a card game device comprising:
A housing (10) having a display (11) and a determination button (12);
A plurality of card holders (2-) arranged at rotationally symmetrical positions around the rotation center axis (21) and capable of holding predetermined cards (3-1, 3-2, 3-3,..., 3-n), respectively. 1, 2-2, 2-3,..., 2-n), and a card processor (20) that is rotatably mounted around a rotation shaft provided in the housing (10);
Cards (3-1, 3-2, 3-3, ... 3-n) held in the card holder (2-1, 2-2, 2-3, ... 2-n) of the card processor (20) A data reader (4) that reads the data of the card (3-i) that is provided on the moving path and is located in the data reading area on the front surface thereof,
Processes the data read by the data reader (4), displays a predetermined image on the display (11), and outputs data necessary for the game to the card game device when the enter button (12) is pressed. An arithmetic unit;
Card reader (1) with the above   The card reader (1) according to claim 1, wherein the card processor (20) is a manually rotating card processor rotated by a player's hand.   The housing (10) includes a forward rotation command button (13) and a reverse rotation command button (14). Further, the card processor (20) is operated in response to the operation of the command buttons (13, 14). A rotation control device (40) is provided, wherein the rotation control device (40) is provided to rotate and drive the cards (3-1, 3-2, 3-3, ... 3-n) sequentially through the data reading area of the data reader (4). The card reader (1) according to 1.   The card reader (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data reader (4) is a CCD camera.   The card reader (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data reader (4) is a reader / writer for an IC tag.   A card game apparatus comprising the card reader (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A card reader that accepts cards possessed by the player and reads the game data;
A game input device operated by a player;
A display that displays an image showing the progress of the game,
A game computing device that responds to the game data read by the card reader and the operation signal of the game input device, performs a game calculation according to a predetermined game program, and displays a required image on the display according to the calculation result; In a card game device comprising:
The card reader
A card game machine has a plurality of card holders that are rotatably mounted around a rotation axis provided in a case of the card game machine, are arranged at rotationally symmetric positions around the rotation center axis, and each can hold a predetermined card. A card processor;
A data reader that is provided facing the card movement path held by the card holder of the card processor and reads the data of the card that passes through the data reading area on the front surface thereof;
The card game apparatus as described above.   8. The card game device according to claim 7, wherein the card processor is a hand-held type.   8. The card game device according to claim 7, comprising a device that rotationally drives the card processor.   10. The card game device according to claim 7, wherein the data reader is a CCD camera.   10. The card game device according to claim 7, wherein the data reader is a reader / writer for an IC tag. Processing of the data read by the card reader is performed by the game computing device, an image corresponding to the card is displayed on a part of the screen of the display, and the decision to use the card for the game is made by the game input device. 12. The card game device according to claim 7, wherein the card game device is performed by the operation described above.

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