JPH0471577A - Door information memory device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manage a playing board easily and surely by automatically memorizing the door information such as board No., frequency of lock release, time of lock release, and time of locking into an information medeum such as magnetic card when a door having the locking device of the playing board is opened and closed, CONSTITUTION:When an information medium in which the prescribed discrimination information is memorized is set at a prescribed position of an information read/write device, the discrimination information is read into the information read/write device. When the discrimination information which is read out is the information corresponding to a playing board 1, a lock release signal for releasing the locking device of the playing board 1 is outputted into a controller 6, and the door information such as the board No., frequency of lock release, and the time of lock release of the playing board is written into the information medium by an information read/write device 5. Further, a locking device 13 is lock-released by the controller 6 which receives the lock release signal. Further, when the opened door is closed and the locking device 13 is operated, the lock state is confirmed by the controller 6, and the door information such as the locking time is written into the information medium by the information read/write device 5. Accordingly, the door information related to the door opening and closing of the playing board can be grasped and managed automatically and properly.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] U Field of Industrial Application] The present invention enables only a specified person to open the door of a game machine such as a pachinko machine, and also provides accurate door information regarding opening and closing of the door. This invention relates to a door information storage device for keeping track of information.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko machines, for example, have been provided with a locking device consisting of a mechanical mechanism for locking the front door of the game machine. When a game machine is in operation, maintenance and management work such as dealing with jammed balls in the game machine is often performed by multiple staff members, so one type of key can be used to lock multiple games on the front door of the game machine. Each platform was equipped with a locking device that could unlock the door.

Furthermore, since keys are relatively easy to duplicate, if the key is misused due to forgery or the like, it is expected that the damage to the gaming parlor will be great.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the front door of the conventional game machine was equipped with a locking device consisting of the mechanical mechanism as described above, an attendant had to use this locking device in order to deal with jammed balls, etc. It is necessary to unlock the machine and open and close the door, but staff members are generally busy, so they must record door opening/closing information such as the game machine number, number of unlocks, time of unlocking, and time of locking. That was difficult.

Therefore, in the present invention, we have developed a technical solution to prevent unauthorized unlocking of the door lock device due to forged keys, etc., and to automatically and accurately grasp and manage door information related to opening and closing of the door of the game machine. This is an issue to be addressed.

[Means for solving the problem] The technical means for solving the above problem is to create a door information storage device for each gaming machine having a door that can be opened when the locking device is unlocked, and A portable information medium is formed to be able to store identification information determined for each game machine and write door information regarding opening and closing of the door of the game machine, and the information medium is set in a predetermined position. reads the identification information stored on the information medium when the information medium is opened, and if the identification information corresponds to the gaming machine concerned, outputs an unlocking signal for unlocking the locking device of the gaming machine; an information reading/writing device for writing door information regarding opening/closing of the door of the gaming machine into the set information medium; and an unlocking control for the locking device when the unlocking signal from the information reading/writing device is input. The purpose of the present invention is to have a configuration that includes a control device that performs the following operations.

[Function] According to the door information storage device having the above configuration, when an information medium storing predetermined identification information is set in a predetermined position of the information reading/writing device, the identification information is read into the information reading/writing device.

If the read identification information is information corresponding to the game machine in question, an unlock signal for unlocking the lock device of the game machine is output to the control device, and the information reading/writing device writes the corresponding information on the information medium. Door information such as the machine number, unlocking frequency, unlocking time, etc. of the game machine is written. Further, the locking device is unlocked by the control device that receives the unlocking signal.

Thereafter, when the open door is closed and the locking device is activated, the control device recognizes that the door is locked, and the information reading/writing device writes door information such as the locking time on the information medium. Furthermore, the water door information storage device serves as an effective means for preventing unauthorized unlocking of the door by appropriately changing the content of the identification information stored in advance in the information medium.

[Example] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the front of the pachinko machine 1, and the card 4
(Also referred to as a portable information medium) is shown inserted into the card insertion slot 3.

In FIG. 1, a glass door 2 is installed so that the door can be opened and closed from the front of the pachinko machine 1 by using the card 4. Further, the card insertion slot 3 is provided on the right side of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the card 4 is formed of an information storage medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card.

Note that the configuration of the main body of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is common, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the overall structure of the door information storage device, which is arranged in the upper back side A section of the card insertion slot 2 of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the door information storage device is composed of a card 4, a card reader/writer 5 (also referred to as an information reading/writing device), and a lock control device 6, and the lock control device 6 further includes a control circuit 7 and a drive device 8. configured and electrically connected to each other.

When the card 4 is inserted, the card reader/writer 5 can read the identification information stored in the card 4, such as the unlocking tone name code, and can also read the machine number of the pachinko machine L to be unlocked, the unlocking name code, etc. You can write door information such as the number of locks, unlocking time, locking time, or unlocking time.
Further, it is configured to be able to determine whether or not the identification information is appropriate using a built-in microcomputer and control according to a flowchart described later.

The card reader/writer 5 is electrically connected to the control circuit 7 of the lock control device 6, and is configured to transmit an unlocking signal when determining that the identification information of the card 4 is appropriate.

The drive device 8 is installed attached to the main body of the pachinko machine l, and includes a solenoid 9, a rod 10, a pin 11, and a lever 1.
It is composed of 2. When the solenoid 9 is energized by the control circuit 7, it retracts the rod 10 and rotates the lever 12 pin-coupled to the rod 10 by a predetermined angle about the pin 11 as a fulcrum. As a result, the lever 14 is pressed down by the lever 12, and the internal hook of the locking device 13 is released, thereby unlocking the locking device 13 of the glass door 2.

Since the door information storage device is configured as described above, it can be determined that the identification information stored in the card 4 indicates that the glass door 2 of the pachinko machine 1 may be opened according to the pre-programmed control. As a result, the lock device 13 of the front glass door 2 of the pachinko machine 1 is unlocked, and door information such as the machine number of the pachinko machine 1 to be unlocked, the number of times of unlocking, and the time of unlocking is written on the card 4. Further, when the locking device 13 of the glass door 2 is locked, door information such as locking time or unlocking time is written on the card 4, for example.

Next, a procedure for processing information in the door information storage device;
The control of the locking device 13 accompanying these steps will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when the door information storage device is powered on, the microcomputer built in the cart reader/writer 5 is initialized. Step S! is a process of detecting whether or not the card 4 is inserted.

When it is determined that the card 4 has been inserted into the card reader/writer 5, the identification information stored in the card 4 is read by the card reader/writer 5 in step S2, and the read identification information is transferred to the pachinko machine in step S3. It is the unique identification information of the machine 1, and it is determined whether the glass door 2 is compatible with the one that can be opened. As a result of this judgment, if the identification information does not match, the card 4 is transferred to the card reader/writer 5 in step S5.
After the card is automatically ejected from the card, the process returns to step S1. If it matches the identification information, the door information such as the machine number of the pachinko machine to be unlocked and the unlocking time are written in the card 4 in step S4, and then the unlocking signal is sent in step S6. It is output to the control circuit 7 of the lock control device 6. On the other hand, when the control circuit 7 receives the unlock signal, it operates the drive device 8 to unlock the lock device 13 attached to the pachinko machine 1.

Thereafter, when it is determined in step S7 that the glass door 2 is closed, door information such as locking time or unlocking time is written in the card 4 in step S8.

Then, in step S9, a card ejection process is performed, and after the card 4 is ejected from the card reader/writer 5, the process returns to step Sl.

In this embodiment, the card reader/writer 5 is attached to each pachinko machine 1, but it can also be installed in a part other than the pachinko machine 1 for each machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when opening and closing a door with a locking device of a game machine such as a pachinko machine, the machine number, the number of unlocking times, the unlocking time, the locking Since door information regarding the opening and closing of the door, such as the time of opening or unlocking time, is automatically stored in an information medium such as a magnetic card, the management of the gaming machines in the gaming hall is extremely easy and reliable.

Furthermore, since the manager of the game hall can easily change the identification information stored in advance on an information medium such as a card, there is an effect that unauthorized unlocking of the door can be prevented.

Furthermore, by including the unlocking sound name code, etc. in the identification information, the manager can analyze and manage the actions of the game hall attendants in opening and closing the game machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to embodiments, and FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 show embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front external view of a pachinko machine;
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the door information storage device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart. 1...Pachinko machine 2...Glass door 4...Card 5...Card reader/writer 6...Lock control device■ 3...Lock device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Created for each game machine having a door that can be opened when the lock device is unlocked, storing identification information determined for each game machine, and storing the door of the game machine. a portable information medium formed to be able to write door information regarding opening and closing of the game; and when the information medium is set in a predetermined position, the identification information stored in the information medium is read, and the identification information is used to identify the game. In the case of a game machine, it outputs an unlock signal to unlock the lock device of the game machine, and also writes door information regarding opening and closing of the door of the game machine to the set information medium. A door information storage device comprising: an information reading/writing device; and a control device that controls unlocking of the locking device when the unlocking signal from the information reading/writing device is input.