JPH0419871B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a prize exchange management machine used when a customer exchanges pachinko balls, etc. acquired by a customer at a pachinko game parlor or the like for a desired prize.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Conventionally, at gaming parlors such as pachinko parlors and mahjong parlors, customers bring the prize balls they have won to a prize exchange area, where an attendant counts the balls using a prize ball counting machine. The number of balls was counted and displayed, the prizes desired by the customer were taken out from the shelf, etc., and the prizes were provided to the customer until the number equaled the number of pitches mentioned above, or until the quantity closest to this number was reached. . During this time, staff members were using mental arithmetic calculations or calculators to convert the number of prize balls and prizes, and the inefficiency of this process has become a problem. The prize exchange has not been completed, and the next customer inserts a prize ball with the number of prize balls still displayed on the display device, and it is added to the number of prize balls of the previous customer. The number of balls won by one customer and the number of balls won by the next customer could no longer be determined, causing trouble between the customers.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to count the prize balls (metals, tokens, etc.) such as pachinko balls won by the customer, and to calculate the number of prize balls such as pachinko balls that have been won by the customer. In addition to making it possible to perform calculations for exchange and returning surplus balls with a single simple operation, even if the next customer inserts a prize ball, the prize ball of the previous customer will not be used until the prize exchange is completed. The reason is that it is not added to the number.

(Summary of the Invention) This invention relates to a prize exchange management machine, which includes a ball counting device that aligns prize balls, etc. in a passageway and rolls them, and counts the prize balls, etc. by a counting section provided below the passageway. , a ball return device for returning the prize balls etc. from the return slot, and a prize terminal are integrally formed, and the prize terminal has a prize exchange operation key for inputting data such as the type and quantity of the prize. and a buffer memory for storing count data counted by the ball counting device, and a buffer memory that stores the contents of the buffer memory and subtracts the number of balls corresponding to the data input with the prize exchange operation key. an additional key for adding and storing the contents of the buffer memory in the main memory after operation of the prize exchange operation key, a return key for instructing the return of the prize balls, etc., and a return key for instructing the completion of the prize exchange. The instruction end key is connected to the ball counting device, ball return device, prize exchange operation key, buffer memory, main memory, additional key, return key, and end key, and when the operation of the prize exchange operation key starts, the buffer memory is The content is transferred to the main memory, the buffer memory is cleared, and the content of the main memory is cleared by subtracting the number of pitches corresponding to the data input with the prize exchange operation key. The buffer memory stores counting data newly counted by the ball counting device, and when the additional key is operated, the counting data of the buffer memory is added and stored in the main memory, and the subsequent operation of the prize exchange operation key is performed. control that enables the content of the main memory to be cleared when the return key or the end key is operated, and enables the transfer of count data in the buffer memory to the main memory when the prize exchange operation key is operated; It is composed of two parts.

(Embodiment of the Invention) Fig. 1 shows the appearance of a prize exchange management machine 1 of the present invention, in which a desktop-type prize terminal 10 is provided at the front A (operator side), and the rear B (On the customer side) there is a ball counting device 20 for automatically counting prize balls such as pachinko balls (this ball counting device 24 is a ball counting device 24 that is installed at the bottom of a path where prize balls, etc. are aligned and rolled). etc.) and a ball return device 30 for returning prize balls to the customer from a return port 31. In addition, a keyboard 11 is provided on the panel surface of the prize terminal 10 for the staff member to manually enter necessary data, etc., and a display device for displaying necessary data, guidance, etc. 12, and a mode changeover switch 13 is provided below the keyboard 11 for switching operation modes such as prize exchange and prize registration using the prize key 112. And the ball counting device 20
is shaped like a hopper to receive prize balls won by customers from above, and automatically counts the number of prize balls thrown in. In this way, the exchange management machine 1 of the present invention has a prize terminal 1.
0, the ball counting device 10 and the ball returning device 30 are integrally constructed.

The keyboard 11 and display device 12 are arranged as shown in FIG.
10 is used when entering numerical values such as the number of prizes using the keys "0" to "9".
"C" until "ENTER" key 111 is pressed
You can cancel the set number with key 11A, then press "ENTER"
When the key 111 is pressed, the number entered from the numeric keypad 110 is input. Also, "ENTER" key 11
1 can be operated instead of pressing the prize key 112,
When pressed immediately after ball counting, it functions as a ball input key, and has the function of transferring the contents of the buffer memory to the first and second main memories, which will be described later.
The "manual operation" key 112 is used to input the number of pitches manually from the numeric keypad 110, and the "receipt issue" key 11B is used when the total number of pitches register is set to "0".
If pressed when , it functions as inputting a receipt number, and when pressed when ``0'' or more, functions to issue a receipt. After pressing the metal input keys (metal 1, metal 2) 11C, if you input the number with the numeric keypad 110, it will be converted to the number of balls and you can replace the balls in the same way as the above balls, and when you press the metal key, the metal count will be performed until then. Import the number of sheets counted from the device as data, and press the "ENTER" key 111
When is pressed, the same exchange operation as above for the balls converted to the number of balls can be performed, and the additional key 113 is used to change the number of balls, metal 1, metal 1, etc.
This key instructs to add the number of balls counted or inputted after the prize exchange operation to the first number of balls counted or inputted among the metal 2, and the return key 114 is used to instruct when returning the remaining balls. . Then, when the return key 115 is pressed and the prize code is entered, the total number of returned prize balls is displayed.When the return key 115 is pressed again, the state returns to the state where it can be exchanged, and the "Redo" key 118 is used to return the prize. If this key is pressed during an exchange, the number of balls inputted will be returned to the first input, and if this key 118 is pressed during a return, the state will be returned to the state where the "return" key 115 was pressed. That is,
When this "Redo" key 118 is pressed, the process returns to the beginning of the exchange or return process currently being performed.
Pressing the "C" key 11A cancels the exchange or return operation currently in progress. However, if there is data from a ball counter or metal counter, that data alone will not be cancelled. “×” key 11
D is for exchanging prizes all at once, "÷"
If you press key 11E after exchanging one prize, the conversion result of the number of prizes that can be exchanged for the remaining balls and the number of prize balls will be displayed, and "ENTER" key 1
When 11 is pressed, everything is replaced. Prize key 11
2 is used to exchange registered prizes (40 types), and the "repeat" key 112A is used when exchanging the same prize continuously when exchanging prizes, or when returning the same prize consecutively when processing returns. . The "high-speed conversion" key (cash exchange key) 116 is used to exchange all pachinko balls into cash prizes, and has the same function as the prize key 112 except for this process, and the "end" key 11
7 is designed to end the prize exchange when the remaining balls are at a number that cannot be exchanged when trying to settle the remaining balls at the end. The "C" key 11A is used to correct input on the numeric keypad 110, cancel a prize that was exchanged immediately before exchanging a prize or returning a product, and the "receipt issue" key 11B.
Immediately after pressing the "metal" key 11C, "return" key 115, and "manual operation" key 112', these key inputs are canceled, and the "print" key 11F instructs to print data necessary for management. , "Feed" key 11G feeds paper in the printer while being pressed, and "Date/Test" key 11H sets the date and performs a bulb test.

Furthermore, a display section 121 that displays the total number of pitches counted on the display device 12, a display section 122 that displays a predetermined prize code, a display section 123 that displays the number of pitches for prize exchange, and a display section 123 that displays the number of pitches for prize exchange. It is equipped with a display section 124 that displays a number, and a display section 125 that displays operation guidance etc. to the operator. Also,
A similar display device is also provided on the customer side B of the exchange management machine 1, but a display section 125 for guiding operations is not provided.

The internal configuration of the prize terminal 10 of the exchange management machine 1 is as shown in FIG. 3, and includes a CPU (microcomputer system, etc.) 100 (control unit of the present invention) that performs overall control. Key signals are inputted to this CPU 100 from a keyboard 11 and a mode changeover switch 13, and results etc. calculated by the CPU 100 are displayed on a display device 12. Further, a ball counting device 20 and a ball returning device 30 are connected to the CPU 100 via a bus line, and barcodes indicating the prize names attached to the prizes are transmitted via a barcode scanner (not shown). A barcode reader 14 is connected to read the barcode.
Furthermore, a memory 15 for storing necessary data, etc., a receipt issuing device 16 for printing out calculation results, etc. and handing it to the customer, and a metal counting device 44 are similarly connected via a bus line. The memory 15 is composed of a first main memory 151, a second main memory 152, and a buffer memory 153, and its operation can be automatically switched by key operations on the keyboard 11. There is.

The operation of the exchange management device 1 having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5.

The exchange management machine 1 is always on standby with the ball counting device 20 counting the number of prize balls (step S1).
When a prize ball is thrown into the ball counting device 20 and counting starts, "+1" is added to the buffer memory 153 in the memory 15 (step S2). Then, it is determined whether the prize key 112 or the like is pressed and the exchange flag is turned on (step S3), and if the exchange flag is not turned on, the buffer memory 15
Display the count value of 3 on the display device 12 (step
S5), repeat the above counting and display operations. If the exchange flag is turned on, the count value transferred to the first main memory 151 in the memory 15 is displayed on the display device 12 (step S4), and the above counting and display operations are repeated.

On the other hand, the exchange management machine 1 always operates the prize exchange, that is, the "prize" key 112 and the "fast conversion" key 11.
It is waiting with 6 pressed (step
S10), when the prize exchange operation is performed, the contents of the buffer memory 153 are transferred to the first main memory 151 and the second main memory 152 (step S11), the buffer memory 153 is cleared (step S12), and the exchange flag is is turned on (step S13). When the exchange flag is turned on, it is determined whether or not the prize can be exchanged, that is, whether the number of balls counted is greater than the number of balls for the prize (step S14), and if the exchange is possible, the first step is performed. The value obtained by subtracting the number of balls of the exchange prize from the contents of the first main memory 151 is set as the contents of the first main memory 151 (step S15), and if exchange is not possible, a warning is issued (step S22). In this case, the contents of the second main memory 152 remain unchanged, that is, the number of balls counted. After this, the same prize exchange operation using the "prize" key 112 etc. is repeated (step
S16), it is determined whether or not the "return" key 114 has been pressed (step S17), and if the "return" key 114 has been pressed, the number of pitches stored in the first main memory 151 is returned to the customer. (Step S23). Furthermore, if the "return" key 114 is not pressed, it is determined whether or not the "redo" key 118 is pressed (step S18), and if the "redo" key 118 is pressed, the data is stored in the second main memory 152. The first count value is transferred to the first main memory 151 (step S24), and the process returns to step S10. Furthermore, if the "Redo" key 118 is not pressed, it is determined whether the "Add" key 113 is pressed (step S19), and if the "Add key" 113 is pressed, the counted buffer memory 153 is
The contents of are added to the first main memory 151 and the second main memory 152 (step S25), and the process returns to step S16. If the "Add" key 113 is not pressed, it is determined whether or not the "End" key 117 is pressed (step S20), and if it is not pressed, the process returns to step S16, and if it is pressed, the first Main memory 151 and second
The main memory 152 is cleared (step S21) and the process returns to step S10.

At the time of returning to step S10, the buffer memory 153 has not been cleared.
The counting data previously counted by the ball counting device 20 is stored in the buffer memory 153. Therefore, if the exchange operation (step S10) is performed upon returning to step S10, the contents of the buffer memory 153 will be transferred to the first main memory 151 and the second main memory 152, and the next customer's prize exchange operation will be performed. It turns out.

It is necessary to determine whether the counted data in the buffer memory 153 is a prize ball of a customer currently exchanging a prize or a prize ball of the next customer, and for this purpose the additional key 113 is provided. That is, when the additional key 113 is operated, it is treated as a prize ball of a customer during prize exchange, and when the return key 114 or end key 117 is operated without operating the additional key 113, the count stored in the buffer memory 153 is The data is treated as counting data of the next customer's prize balls, etc. In addition, the prize exchange operation keys of the present invention are the prize key 112 and the "ENTER" key 11 in this example.
1. The "high-speed conversion" key (cash exchange key) 116 corresponds to this.

(Effects) As described above, the prize exchange management machine of the present invention is integrally equipped with a ball counting device, a ball return device, and a prize terminal, so that various operations can be easily performed with a single operation by an attendant or the like. It has excellent operability. In addition, the number of prize balls inserted by the customer is transferred from the buffer memory to the main memory when the prize exchange operation key is started, and
Even if the next customer throws in to clear the buffer memory, the number of balls won by the next customer will not be added to the number of balls won by the previous customer through the presence or absence of an additional key operation. Trouble can be prevented from occurring. Furthermore, even if the same customer makes an additional gift, the data in the buffer memory is added to the main memory by operating the additional key, so there is an advantage that prizes can be exchanged continuously.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the prize exchange management machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a layout diagram showing an example of the keyboard and display device used in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the exchange management machine of the present invention. A block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the exchange management device of the present invention. 1... Exchange management machine, 10... Prize terminal, 20
...Ball counting device, 30...Ball return device, 100...CPU as a control unit, 111..."ENTER" key as a prize exchange operation key, 112...Prize key as a prize exchange operation key, 113...Additional key, 11
4... Return key, 116... "Fast conversion" key (exchange key) as a prize exchange operation key, 117... End key, 151... Main memory, 153... Buffer memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball counting device that aligns and rolls prize balls, etc. in a passageway and counts the prize balls, etc. with a counting unit provided below the passage; and a ball return device, which returns the prize balls, etc. from a return slot. , and a prize terminal, and the prize terminal stores a prize exchange operation key for inputting data such as the type and quantity of the prize, and counting data counted by the ball counting device. a buffer memory, a main memory that stores the contents of the buffer memory and from which the number of pitches corresponding to the data input with the prize exchange operation key is subtracted; an additional key for adding and storing the contents of the buffer memory in the main memory, a return key for instructing the return of the prize balls, etc., an end key for instructing the end of the prize exchange, the ball counting device, the ball returning device, A prize exchange operation key, a buffer memory, a main memory, an add key, a return key, and an end key are connected, and upon start of operation of the prize exchange operation key, the contents of the buffer memory are transferred to the main memory and the buffer memory is cleared; The number of pitches corresponding to the data input using the prize exchange operation key is subtracted from the contents of the main memory, and the cleared buffer memory contains the number newly counted by the pitch counting device. data is stored, and when the additional key is operated, the count data of the buffer memory is added and stored in the main memory to enable subsequent operation of the prize exchange operation key, and when the return key or end key is operated. The prize exchange management machine is characterized by comprising a control section that sometimes clears the contents of the main memory and enables transfer of counting data in the buffer memory to the main memory by operating the prize exchange operation key.