JPH0556751B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention is applicable to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and is applicable to gaming machines installed near or in card processing gaming machines that record gaming progress. related to machine management devices.

``Prior Art'' Recently, in pachinko machines that use pachinko balls as game media, for example, when lending out game media, a recording card is issued that records the number of rentals, and game results are recorded on this recording card and prizes are given out. A system that allows for exchange has been proposed.

In such conventional systems, the recording card generally only records game results and is not used for managing or controlling the gaming machine.

``Problems to be Solved by the Invention'' However, in the conventional way of using the recording card of a gaming machine, when a pachinko machine is discontinued, the recording of pachinko balls on the recording card can be transferred to other gaming machines. Since the game can be held and used at any time, players who have achieved sufficient results will be able to earn even more money, and this poses a problem in terms of the system of the game hall, considering the purpose of the game being discontinued.

The present invention has been made by focusing on such conventional problems, and is a management method for recording cards in gaming machines that solves the above-mentioned problems by making a recording card that has been discontinued unusable. The purpose is to provide equipment.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a card processing machine that records game progress in a manner corresponding to the gaming machine, as shown in FIG. A gaming machine management device installed in the vicinity or at the gaming machine, which is connected to the gaming machine, and includes a storage unit that stores the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of winnings of gaming media; an arithmetic unit connected to the storage unit, which calculates the number of gaming media in hand by subtracting the number of gaming media consumed from the number of gaming media lent during a game and adding the number of prizes, and updates the stored content of the storage unit; a judgment unit that monitors the size of the number of stops and the number of stops, and determines whether there is a record of stopping the recorded card; an output unit that transmits the results of the judgment unit to the gaming machine and the card processing machine; and an output unit that records the stoppage record on the card. There is provided a management device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is equipped with a protection writing section.

"Operation" Accordingly, the number of game media lent out from the card lending machine, the number of game media consumed and the number of prizes generated by playing games on the gaming machine are stored in the storage unit as the game progresses.

The calculation unit subtracts the consumed number from the loaned number, and
The number of game media held is calculated by adding the number of prizes, and the storage contents of the storage section are updated.

The determining unit monitors the size of the number of items held and the number of discontinued items, and determines whether or not there is a record of discontinued items in the recording cart.

The output unit transmits the results of the judgment unit to the gaming machine and the card processing machine, and the card processing machine rejects the process when an attempt is made to start a game with a recorded card that has a cancellation record, and when the game is canceled. The protection writing section writes the aborted record to the recording card.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Each figure shows one embodiment of the invention.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the recording card 10 has a visible purchase recording area 11 and a number recording area 14.

The purchase recording area 11 is arranged by vertically arranging a combination of an input area 12 and a consumption area 13 at the top and bottom, and arranging them horizontally.

Similarly, the output number recording area 14 is arranged by vertically arranging a combination of an input area 15 and a consumption area 16 vertically, and arranging them horizontally. input area 12,
15 and the consumption areas 13 and 16 are processed to allow thermal printing, for example, and are set to produce contrasting colors of yellow and blue. Differences in recognition may be provided depending on the shape of the mark or the like.

The recording card 10 is further provided with storage areas for various types of information, such as magnetic and optical marks, which are invisible or difficult to recognize but can be electrically written and read.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, gaming machines 20, 20, . A card lending machine 40 is installed between the gaming machines 20, 20.

A gaming handle 21 is provided at the bottom of the gaming machine 20, and most of the front side forms a well-known pachinko gaming surface. A sensor is provided in each of the prize ball hole, out hole, etc. of the pachinko playing surface to detect the entry of a pachinko ball into the hole.

The game handle 21 is connected to a pachinko ball launch speed adjustment mechanism (not shown), and as shown in FIG. 3, serves as a starting switch for a firing circuit. 21a, a game start switch 21c of a motor circuit 21b is connected to a power source 21d. The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card 10 in the card processing machine 30 to start a game.

As shown in FIG. 10, gaming machines 20, 20...
A pachinko ball supply section 20a and a collection path 20b are arranged along the top and bottom of the island, and a ball counting supply section 23 counts and supplies a certain amount of pachinko balls from the supply path 20a through a supply pipe 22. It is provided at the top of the machine 20.

The ball count supply unit 23 includes a star wheel 23a and a switch 23 that emits one pulse signal for each rotation of the star wheel 23a.
b, and a supply pipe 22 is provided on the outer periphery of the star wheel 23a.
A hemispherical notch 23c facing the discharge port and receiving each pachinko ball one by one is provided in series. A discharge pipe 2 is connected from the ball count supply section 23 to the prize ball tank 24.
3d is open. Prize ball tank 24 is transfer path 2
It is connected to the prize ball discharge section 25 via 4a.

A holding ball reservoir 26 is provided at the lower part of the interior of the gaming machine 20 at a position visible to the player, and an out ball reservoir 27 is provided on the back side thereof. The internal mechanism of the gaming machine 20, including the out ball reservoir 27, and the pachinko balls are sealed within the gaming machine 20 and its attached mechanical parts, and are isolated from the players.

The prize ball tank 24 monitors its capacity and when it becomes low, a star wheel 2 of the ball count supply section 23 is installed.
A capacitance detection switch 24b is provided to operate a brake solenoid (not shown) that stops rotation of the motor 3a.

At the lower end of the gaming machine 20, an out ball discharge section 29 connected to an out ball reservoir 27 is provided at the lower end of the gaming machine 20.

The out ball ejecting section 29 includes a star wheel 29a and a switch 29b that detects the number of balls that have flown out based on the rotation speed of the star wheel 29a.
and an out ball reservoir 2 on the outer periphery of the star wheel 29a.
A hemispherical notch 29c facing the discharge port 7 and receiving each pachinko ball one by one is provided in succession. A discharge pipe 29d opens from the out-ball discharge section 29 onto the recovery path 20b.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the surface of the card processing machine 30, a display section 31 for displaying the number of cards held, a card slot 32, a termination indicator lamp 33, and a fraudulent card indicator lamp 34 are provided.

The card processing machine 30 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40, and has an internal configuration as shown in FIG. A writing section 36 and a printing section 37, a protection writing section 38 for attaching a password to the recording card 10, and a take-off display lamp 3.
It has a display section 39 that flashes 3.

The card lending machine 40 has an amount display lamp 41 and a bill slot 4 facing the gaming machine 20 on the right or left side, respectively.
2R, 42L and coin slots 43R, 43
L, a return button 44, a currency return opening 45, and a bill stocker 46.

A control section 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is disposed in one or both of the card processing machine 30 and the card lending machine 40.

The control unit 50 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40, and is connected to a storage unit 51 that stores the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of winnings of gaming media; It has an arithmetic unit 52 that calculates the number of game media in hand by subtracting the number consumed from the number lent and adding the number of prizes and the number additionally lent.

Furthermore, the control unit 50 includes a determining unit 53 that is connected to the number of games 20 and the storage unit 51 and monitors the size of the number of game media held and the set number;
Connected to the card processing machine 30 and the judgment unit 53,
It has an output section 54 that transmits the determination result to the gaming machine 20 to the card processing machine 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize exchange device 60 is provided in the gaming hall so as to form a part of the management device.

The prize exchange device 60 includes a card reading section 61, a fraudulent card checking section 62, a display operation section 63, and a prize dispensing section 64.

Next, the action will be explained.

To start playing, you must first rent pachinko balls. The player selects the gaming machine 20
Accordingly, pachinko balls are borrowed from either the left or right card lending machine 40. For banknotes, use the banknote slot 42
Money is inserted into either one of the money slots 43R and 42L, and money is inserted into either of the money slots 43R and 43L.

As shown in FIG. 11, the inserted amount is determined inside the card lending machine 40, and furthermore, it is determined from the difference in the slot that the amount was inserted from either the left or right side, and the card installed in the gaming machine 20 is Processing machine 3
The recording card 10 is set to 0. The issued record card 10 is written, for example, in yellow, only in the input area 12 of the purchase record area 11, as shown by the cross mark in FIG. 6, and is passed to the card processing machine 30 without any human intervention.

It should be noted that the recording card 10 is given the gaming hall's password when the card is issued or in advance so as not to be confused with recording cards 10 of other gaming halls. In addition, once from the card lending machine 40, the recording card 1 is
0 may be issued and then manually inserted into the card processing machine 30, but in that case, the card lending machine 40 will need a card ejection port.

If the recording card 10 is in use and has been transferred from another stand, insert the recording card 10 into the card slot 32 of the card processing machine 30 and insert it into the reading section 35.
is read and processed.

When a card is set in the card processing machine 30,
Information such as the number of machines owned and the gaming machine number is reported and stored in the control unit 50.

If the recording card 10 is used halfway, the password provided on the recording card 10 is also reported, and if the code is different or contains unanalyzable content, the determination unit 53 determines that it is fraudulent and controls the The unit 50 flashes the fraudulent card display lamp 34 of the card processing machine 30 via the output unit 54 to warn the user and refuses to handle the card.

In addition, in the case of the recording card 10 in which the gaming machine 20 is discontinued, the password for the discontinuation recording is the recording card 1.
0, the recording card 10 cannot be reused and is refused to be handled in the same way as a fraudulent card. Therefore, the record card 10 with a canceled record can only be exchanged for a prize.

When the recording card 10 is suitable for use in a game, the number of cards lent is stored in the storage unit 51 of the control unit 50, and the game is started after it is determined whether or not the game can be started based on the presence or absence of the number of cards in hand. Begins.

In the game machine 20, the game start switch 21c
is turned on, and the game is started when the player presses the game handle 2.
Proceed by operating 1. When a pachinko ball hit during the progress of the game enters the safe hole, the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball tank 24 are sent from the transfer path 24a to the prize ball discharge part 25 and are discharged. Note that other acoustic effects may be produced without emitting the ejecting bulb. The prize ball that is ejected is held in the ball pool 26.
Although the players cannot touch it, they can visually check the results.

The out balls are temporarily stored in the out ball reservoir 27, and are discharged to the recovery path 20b through the out ball discharge section 29. At that time, the pachinko ball rotates the star wheel 29a, and the rotation of the star wheel 29a turns on and off the switch 29b to send out a signal and detect the number of out balls.

After the pachinko ball is fired, when the spent ball reaches a position where it no longer returns to the shooting position, it is detected by a sensor provided there. Detection may be performed immediately after firing, but in that case, detection of firing errors is a problem.

When there is a shortage of pachinko balls used in the gaming machine 20, a solenoid (not shown) is actuated based on the shortage information to take in the pachinko balls supplied to the supply path 20a from the supply pipe 22 and the ball count supply section 23. , the brake of the star wheel 23a is released, the weight of the ball rotates the star wheel 23a, and the notch 2
3c receives pachinko balls one by one from the supply pipe 22, and as the star wheel 23a rotates, a switch 23b is turned on and off to count the number of balls while supplying them to the prize ball tank 24 from the discharge pipe 23d.

The control section 50 operates according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 as the game progresses.

In FIG. 12, when additional rental balls are purchased through the card lending machine 40, the calculation unit 52 adds the ball and updates the memory in the storage unit 51. The consumed number is added to the consumed number storage area of the storage unit 51 and stored, and when a prize is won, it is added to the won number storage area of the storage unit 51 and stored.

On the recording card 10, the writing section 36 of the card processing machine 30 prints in the consumption area 13 of the purchase recording area 11 in, for example, blue, as shown by the circle in FIG. When a prize ball is received, the writing section 36 writes the seventh ball.
The input area 15 of the output number recording area 14, which is the position of △ shown in the figure, is printed in, for example, yellow.

The calculation unit 52 always calculates the number of possessions using the formula: number of loans + number of prizes issued – number of consumption = number of possessions, the number of possessions is always displayed on the display unit 39 of the card processing machine 30, and the judgment unit 53 calculates the number of possessions. and the number of settings are constantly compared.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number of possessions has reached zero or exceeded the number of stops, and if it is possible to continue the game, the game start switch 21 is activated.
c is kept on, and when the number of stops is reached or the number of possessions becomes 0, it is determined that the game cannot be continued.

According to this determination, the output unit 54 notifies the gaming machine 20 of the determination result, turns off the game start switch 21c, and notifies the card processing machine 30 of the end of the game. In the card processing machine 30, the writing section 36,
The printing unit 37 records the final result of the game on the card 1.
Record to 0.

If the game is stopped, the game machine 20 is kept stopped, and the protection writing section 38 writes the password for the stopped recording on the recording card 10. The operation of the game machine 20 is stopped by turning off the game start switch 21c of the launch circuit. The stoppage of the game machine 20 which has been stopped and its operation stopped may be automatically canceled by a release switch (not shown) provided separately in the motor circuit 21b or by removing the stopped recording card 10. .

After these termination processes are completed, the recording card 10 is fed out from the card processing machine 30, and the player can pick it up.

At the end of the game, the input area 12, the consumption area 13, the number recording area 14, and the input area 1 of the purchase recording area 11
5 and the consumption area 16 record the progress of the game, allowing the customer to check the results and reflect on the progress of the game.

The record card 10 can be brought to a prize exchange office and exchanged for a prize. At the prize exchange place, the recording card 10 is applied to a prize exchange device 60.

First, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card reading section 61, and the number of cards held is read there. Next, a fraudulent card check section 62 checks whether the recording card 10 is a fraudulent card, and the number of cards held and the check result are displayed on a display operation section 63. If the recording card 10 is correct, the user operates the prize payout section 64 using the display operation section 63, and a prize corresponding to the number of prizes held is paid out. The corresponding number of possessions is subtracted from the record on the record card 10.

The record card 10 records the progress of the user's games, and if a host computer function is added, the game machine 20, 20 at the game parlor side can
It is possible to collect not only data for each machine, but also data for each player, making it possible to understand the trends and habits of the players. Further, although the pachinko balls used by the player were actually lent by paying a fee, it is possible to determine whether the pachinko balls were used based on the prize balls and use this as a reference.

Although the above embodiment has been explained using a game parlor equipped with pachinko machines as an example, it is also effective in a game machine such as a slot machine, a smart ball, etc. that uses game media, or a game parlor that uses a combination of these machines. Not even.

"Effects of the Invention" According to the gaming machine management device of the present invention, when a player discontinues playing the gaming machine, a discontinuation record is written on the recording card, and the recording card is no longer available except to be exchanged for a prize. , it is possible to appropriately manage the suspension of gaming machines, and it is possible to create a gaming hall with a stable number of prizes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of the present invention, Figure 2 and the following diagrams show an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of a gaming machine and its ancillary equipment, and Figure 3 is a control diagram of a pachinko machine. The circuit diagram, Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the structure of the prize exchange, Fig. 5 is a block diagram of the structure of the card processing machine, Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of the recording card, and Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the gaming machine, Fig. 9 is a partial front view of the island of the gaming machine, Fig. 10 is an internal configuration diagram of the gaming machine, Fig. 11 is a flowchart of processing of the card lending machine, and Fig. 12 is a flowchart of game processing, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart of game monitoring. 10...recording card, 20...gaming machine, 21...
... Game handle, 22 ... Supply pipe, 23 ... Ball count supply section, 24 ... Prize ball tank, 25 ... Prize ball discharge section, 26 ... Ball reservoir, 27 ... Out ball reservoir, 30 ... Card processing machine, 31...Display section, 3
2...Card entry/exit groove, 33...Stop display lamp,
34... Fraudulent card display lamp, 35... Reading section, 36... Writing section, 37... Printing section, 38...
Protect writing section, 39...display section, 40...card lending machine, 41...amount display lamp, 42R, 4
2L...Banknote slot, 43R, 43L...Money slot, 50...Control unit, 51...Storage unit, 52...
...Arithmetic section, 53... Judgment section, 54... Output section, 6
0...Prize exchange device, 61...Card reading unit, 6
2... Fraudulent card checking section, 63... Display operation section, 64... Prize dispensing section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A gaming machine management device comprising a card processing machine for recording gaming progress installed near the gaming machine or in the gaming machine, which is connected to the gaming machine and controls the processing of gaming media. a storage unit that stores the number of gaming media lent, the number of gaming media consumed, and the number of prizes of gaming media; and a storage unit connected to the storage unit, which subtracts the number of gaming media consumed from the number of gaming media lent and adds the number of prizes during a game. a calculation unit that calculates the number of game media held and updates the memory contents of the storage unit; a judgment unit that monitors the magnitude of the number of game media held and the number of stops, and determines whether there is a stoppage record of the recording card; 1. A management device for a gaming machine, comprising: an output section that transmits a result of a game to a gaming machine and a card processing machine; and a protection writing section that records a stoppage record on a card.