JP2000237441A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make usable plural cards such as a prepaid card and a member card by writing money information in a recording medium with a face value of money inputted to a money input port as a limit, and lending out a game medium by a lending-out means on the basis of the money information of the recording medium read by a reading means. SOLUTION: A ticket issuing machine 10 issues a ball storable member card for registering name, member number and ID number after reading and certifying the driving license. Input information at this ticket issuing time is transmitted to a control device 70 from a ticket issuing machine controller 12 to be recorded in a memory part. A card vending machine 20 sells a prepaid card supplied by recording prescribed value information from a card supply company, but is constituted so as to write money information in an issued member card. When inserting the member card and the prepaid car into a ball dispenser 30, the information is read, and is sent to the control device 70 to permit ball lending in the ball dispenser 30 after a checkup.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, ball rental with a prepaid card has become widespread in pachinko halls. This was originally introduced as a third party to control pachinko hall sales and prevent tax evasion.
Players have gained a good reputation because they can insert a prepaid card into their slots so that they don't have to remove money from their wallet each time they borrow a ball.

[0003] On the other hand, after a driver's license or the like is read and authenticated using a member registration machine connected to a hall computer, a member who registers his / her name, a member number of the hall, an ID number, etc., and can use it only in the hall. Attempts have been made to acquire fixed customers by issuing cards, enabling savings, or even providing special services only to the member card holder.

[0004]

In a conventional pachinko machine, a card insertion / ejection port and a read / write device are separately provided for each of a prepaid card for lending a ball and a membership card. However, there are problems such as an increase in the number of parts and an increase in the size of the device, which leads to an increase in cost, and a problem that the player puts the card in a wrong place, and the solution of these problems has been a problem.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lending unit for renting out a game medium used in a game section, a money slot, a recording medium insertion / ejection port, and a recording medium insertion / ejection. Recording medium reading means installed at the back of the exit, and information writing means for writing monetary information to a recording medium inserted into the recording medium insertion / ejection port with a face value of money inserted into the money insertion slot as a limit. A gaming device having a first configuration, comprising: a lending unit for renting out a game medium based on the money information of the recording medium read by the recording medium reading unit;

In the gaming machine having the first configuration, the information writing means is associated not with the recording medium inserted into the recording medium insertion / ejection opening, but with the recording medium inserted into the recording medium insertion / ejection opening. A gaming device having a second configuration in which monetary information is recorded in an information recording unit such as a management device, and lending of a game medium by lending means is performed based on the monetary information recorded in the information recording unit;

[0007] In the gaming machine of the first or second configuration, the money insertion slot, the recording medium insertion / ejection port, and the recording medium reading means are installed so as to be separable between the game tables having the game section. And a gaming machine having a third configuration provided in a stand-to-wall machine.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below using a pachinko machine as an example. In the figure, 10 is a ticket issuing machine for issuing a membership card, 20 is a card vending machine for selling prepaid cards used when borrowing pachinko balls, 30 is a ball lending machine, 40 is a pachinko machine, and 50 is a ball counting machine , 60 a clearing machine, 70 a management device, which are connected by a communication line 80.

The ticket issuing machine 10 reads and authenticates a driver's license or the like, and then registers a name, a member number, an ID number, and the like so that it can be used only in the store, and is a rewritable member card capable of saving coins and the like. , And I
A numeric keypad 11 for registering a D number is provided on the front panel together with an insertion slot for inserting a driver's license and the like, a card issuing slot, and the like. The information input when issuing the membership card is transmitted from the ticket issuing machine controller 12 of the ticket issuing machine 10 to the management device 70 via the communication line 80, and is recorded in the memory unit.

The card vending machine 20 can sell a prepaid card supplied by recording predetermined value information from a card supply company, and can write money information on a member card issued by the ticket issuing machine 10. Yes, a coin insertion slot 21, an amount indicator 22, a sale button 23, a prepaid card storage unit 24, an amount writing unit 25, a card insertion / ejection port 26, a vending machine controller 27, and the like are provided together with a currency identification device and the like. ing.

[0011] In the card vending machine 20, when money of a predetermined amount or more is inserted into the money insertion slot 21,
The prepaid card sale button 23 of the face value which can be purchased with the money is turned on (a display lamp may be attached to the sale button), and by appropriately selecting and pressing from the lighted sale buttons 23, A prepaid card with a desired face value is sold in the same manner as before, and the member card issued by the ticket issuing machine 10 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 26, money is inserted into the money insertion slot 21, and the lit sales button is lit. If you press 23, the sale button 2 without showing the membership card
Vending machine controller 2 so that the money information of the same amount as the prepaid card purchased by pressing 3 is written by the amount writing means 25 into the membership card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 26.
7 are configured.

Each time the prepaid card is sold by operating the sale button 23 or the monetary information is recorded on the member card, the amount inserted into the money insertion slot 21 is transmitted to the management device 70 as card sales information. The vending machine controller 27 and the like are configured so that the vending machine controller 27 and the like are recorded in the memory unit and transmitted to the card vending company via the management device 70. Needless to say, a mechanism for returning change is appropriately provided.

Further, an identification code may be attached to a prepaid card to be sold, and the identification code of the prepaid card sold may be transmitted to the management device 70 and recorded.

The ball lending machine 30 has a card insertion / ejection port 31 through which both a membership card issued by the ticket issuing machine 10 and a prepaid card sold by the card vending machine 20 can be inserted and removed.
A card reading machine 32, a money slot 33, a ten key 34 for inputting an ID code, a ball lending machine controller 35, and the like, which function effectively for both cards, are provided.

On the pachinko machine 40, a display 41 for displaying information recorded on a card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 31 of the ball lending machine 30, a ball lending switch 42 as pachinko ball lending means, and ball payout. Machine 43, a card return instruction switch 44, an upper plate 45, a pachinko machine controller 46, and the like are provided. When the card inserted in the card insertion / ejection port 31 has a balance remaining, the ball lending switch 42 is operated. The pachinko balls in the upper tank (not shown) are paid out to the upper plate 45 by the ball payout machine 43 to be able to play the game.

That is, when a card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 31, the record of the inserted card is stored in the card reading machine 3.
2, and the read information is transmitted to the management device 70 via the communication line 80.

In the management device 70 including a microcomputer, a memory unit, a display, and the like, if the card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 31 is a membership card, the ID input from the numeric keypad 34 by the player Waiting for a code signal, the ID code input from the numeric keypad 34 and transmitted is compared with the ID code input from the numeric keypad 11 when the membership card is issued and recorded in the memory unit. Is transmitted to the pachinko machine controller 46.

The pachinko machine controller 46 activates the card reader 32 to read whether the member card has a balance or a coin if the ID codes match. Is displayed on the display 41, and when the ball lending switch 42 is operated, the ball payout machine 43 is activated to pay out the pachinko balls to the upper plate 45 so that the game can be played, and when there is no remaining money or savings in the member card, the member card is displayed. If the ID code does not match, the ID code is notified by a sound or a lamp to notify that the ID code is different. Is not paid out to the upper plate 45.

The number of balls recorded on the member card is compared with the number of balls recorded in the memory unit of the management device 70 corresponding to the member card. The pachinko machine controller 46 and the management device 70 can also be configured to pay out to the upper plate 45.

When the member card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 31 has both the balance and the accumulated coins, the pachinko machine controller 46 operates the ball lending switch 42 so that the coin dispenser 45 disposes the accumulated coins. First, the payout is made to the upper plate 45, and only when there is no accumulated ball, a predetermined number of balls are paid out to the upper plate 45 to enable the game.

The pachinko machine controller 46 activates the card reader / writer 32 to rewrite the number of balls saved to zero or reduces the amount corresponding to the number of balls paid out to the upper plate 45 to reduce the membership card. And the reduced value is transmitted to the management device 70 as sales information, and the management device 70 records the sales information in the memory unit,
It is configured to send a notification to the card sales company.

The control program provided in the pachinko machine controller 46 allows the membership card to be ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 31 and returned to the player when the card return instruction switch 44 is operated. Has become.

When the game is over and there are obtained balls, the pachinko balls stored in the dollar box are taken to the ball counter 50 and counted. The ball counter 50 includes a counter 51, a display 52, a card insertion / ejection port 53, a card reader 54,
An end switch 55, a counter controller 56, and the like are provided. The number of pachinko balls counted by the counter 51 is displayed on the display 52, and all counting is completed.
5 is operated, the number of balls displayed on the display 52 is recorded by the card reader 54 on the member card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 53, and the member read by the card reader 54 is displayed. The counter controller 56 is configured so that the card number and the number of balls recorded on the card are transmitted to the management device 70 and recorded in the memory thereof.

The number of balls recorded on the member card is read by a clearing machine 60 installed at a counter or the like, and is exchanged for a desired prize. The clearing machine 60 is provided with a card insertion / ejection port 61, a card reading / reading machine 62, a display 63, a clearing machine controller 64, and the like, and is recorded on the member card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 61. The number of the member card and the number of pachinko balls are read by the card reader 62, the number of pachinko balls recorded on the member card is displayed on the display 63, and the number of the member card and the number of pachinko balls are recorded on the card. The numerical value is compared with the number of pachinko balls transmitted from the ball counter 50 and recorded in the memory unit of the management device 70, so that fraud is eliminated.
The fraction of pachinko balls surplus at the time of prize exchange is recorded in the member card and the memory section of the management device 70 as a savings ball, so that it can be paid out and played next time.

When the number of balls is read by the clearing machine 60, the ID code is input to determine whether the player who brought the card is the true owner of the card or whether the card was picked up. The clearing machine controller 64
And the management device 70 can also be configured.

On the other hand, if the card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 31 is a prepaid card, the management device 70 determines the balance of the prepaid card and the balance of the prepaid card recorded in the memory section of the management device 70. Are transmitted to the pachinko machine controller 46 via the communication line 80.

The pachinko machine controller 46 determines whether the balance recorded on the prepaid card does not match the balance of the prepaid card recorded in the memory unit of the management device 70, Occasionally, the card is ejected and returned to the player and both balances match,
When the ball lending switch 42 is operated while the balance is left, the ball payout machine 43 is activated to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the upper tank to the upper plate 45 to enable the game.

The pachinko machine controller 46 also activates the card reader 32 to record the remaining amount of the predetermined amount reduced on the prepaid card, and transmits the reduced value to the management device 70 as sales information. The management device 70 is configured to record the sales information in the memory unit and transmit the notification to the card sales company.

When the game is over and there are obtained balls, the pachinko balls stored in the dollar box are also brought to the ball counter 50 and counted in this case. The counting result in this case is recorded by the card reader 54 on the prize exchange card stored inside the ball counter 50, and the card insertion / ejection port 5
A clearing machine controller 64 is configured to be discharged from the apparatus 3. Also in this case, the numerical value recorded on the premium exchange card is transmitted to the management device 70 via the communication line 80, and is also recorded in the memory thereof together with the serial number recorded on the premium exchange card.

The number of balls recorded on this premium exchange card is also
It is read by the checkout machine 60 and exchanged for a desired prize. In this case as well, the number is collated with the number recorded in the management device 70, and fraud is eliminated.

In the pachinko machine of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, one card reader 32 can lend a ball with a prepaid card or a member card, so that the number of parts increases and the size of the device increases, and the cost increases. There is no inconvenience such as inviting.

Also, the ball lending machine 30 is provided with only one card insertion / ejection port 53, and a prepaid card or a membership card may be inserted here. It is not known where the card will be inserted to borrow a pachinko ball to play the game.

The installation of the numeric keypad 34 is omitted. It is also possible to configure so as to omit collation of the ID code when borrowing a pachinko ball in the ball lending machine 30.

The display 41, the ball lending switch 42, the card return instruction switch 44 and the like may be provided in the ball lending machine 30.

In addition, the number of pachinko balls that can be lent out may be written in the member card instead of the money information.

Also, only the identification code is recorded on the member card, and no monetary information or information on the number of pachinko balls that can be lent is recorded, and the information is stored in the memory of the management device 70 corresponding to the identification code of the member card. May be stored, and the data recorded in the management device 70 may be processed each time a player pays out a pachinko ball.

In such a pachinko machine in which specific numerical information such as money is recorded in the memory section of the management device 70 and only the identification code is recorded on the card, there is an advantage that fraud is hardly performed.

In addition, information such as an identification code as well as money amount information can be written on a prepaid card sold by the card vending machine 20.

The card vending machine 20 may be provided with a function of issuing a membership card, and the installation of the ticket issuing machine 10 may be omitted.

It is also possible to provide a coin slot in the ball lending machine 30 so that not only cards but also coins and bills can be inserted directly to borrow pachinko balls.

Further, in the ball lending machine 30 provided with the money insertion slot 33, the credit card or the prepaid card in which the balance has been exhausted is provided with money information and the like in the card reading machine 3.
2, it is also possible to configure so that new writing can be performed. The gaming machine having such a configuration has an advantage that it is not necessary to take a seat every time a prepaid card is purchased or new money information is written on a membership card.

It should be noted that the present invention is also effective as a game device for playing using a game medium other than a pachinko ball, such as coins and metal.

[0043]

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, even a gaming machine using a plurality of cards does not increase in size or increase the cost.

Also, since only one card insertion / ejection port is provided, the card inserted here may be a prepaid card or a membership card, so that the card can be inserted by the player. There is no inconvenience that I went when I was wondering where to put it.

Further, in a gaming machine in which a money insertion slot, a card insertion / ejection slot, and a card reading means are provided in a stand-to-stand machine which is separably installed between a game table having a game section. Has the advantage that it is not necessary to take a seat every time money information is written, since the money slot can be inserted into the member card or prepaid card with no remaining balance and money information can be newly written. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ticket issuing machine 11 Numeric keypad 12 Ticket issuing machine controller 20 Card vending machine 21 Currency slot 22 Amount indicator 23 Sale button 24 Prepaid card storage unit 25 Amount writing means 26 Card insertion / ejection port 27 Vending machine controller 30 Ball lending machine 31 Card insertion / ejection slot 32 Card reading machine 33 Money slot 34 Numeric keypad 35 Ball lending machine controller 40 Pachinko machine 41 Display 42 Ball lending switch 43 Ball dispensing machine 44 Card return instruction switch 45 Upper plate 46 Pachinko machine controller 50 Ball counter 51 Counter 52 Indicator 53 Card insertion / ejection port 54 Card reader / writer 55 Exit switch 56 Counter controller 60 Clearing machine 61 Card insertion / ejection port 62 Card reader 63 Display 64 Clearing controller 70 Management Device 80 Communication line

Continued on the front page. (72) Inventor, Kazuo Fukai 2-5-5, Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroaki Mannen 2-5-2-5, Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazunori Mashimo 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Seiichiro Saito 2-5, Keihanhondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Fujitani 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi City, Osaka (72) Inventor Takaaki Nishimori Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C088 BA88 BA89 BB21 BB23

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lending means for renting out a game medium used in a game section, a money slot, a recording medium insertion / ejection port, a recording medium reading means installed behind the recording medium insertion / ejection port, and a currency. Information writing means for writing monetary information to the recording medium inserted into the recording medium insertion / ejection port with the face value of the money inserted into the insertion slot as a limit, and the money of the recording medium read by the recording medium reading means. A gaming device wherein a rental medium is lent by a lending unit based on information. 2. An information recording unit, such as a management device associated with a recording medium inserted into a recording medium insertion / ejection opening, not an information recording unit inserted into a recording medium insertion / ejection opening. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein money information is recorded, and the lending means is lent out of the game medium based on the money information recorded in the information recording section. 3. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the coin insertion slot, the recording medium insertion / ejection port, and the recording medium reading means are provided on a gaming machine having a gaming unit provided with a gaming section so as to be separable. The gaming device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein