JPH0515352Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a management device for pachinko halls, and its purpose is to
The CRT of the microcomputer installed in the pachinko hall displays the two-dimensional layout of the pachinko machines, ball lending machines, etc. installed in the pachinko hall, and also displays the information required by the pachinko machines, ball lending machines, etc. By overlapping visually processed information, it is possible to easily check the status of pachinko machines, ball rental machines, etc., and manage the pachinko hall.

(Prior technology) Conventional microcomputers installed in pachinko halls display data from each pachinko machine by simply displaying the machine number in numbers, or by lighting a lamp that matches the pre-displayed machine number. This is generally the case, and no consideration has been given to the actual positional arrangement of the pachinko machines in the hall.

(This is a problem that the invention is trying to solve.) However, there is a close relationship between the installation location of each pachinko machine and the various data processed from the information generated at each pachinko machine. If the hall is crowded, only the area around it will be crowded and the rest will be empty, which is not necessarily good for using the entire hall. The ball is adjusted so that it spreads evenly over each island and is uniform throughout the hole, but since it is only based on the machine number and data, the ball is balanced throughout the hole. At present, it takes time to make adjustments, and it is difficult to make accurate adjustments.

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and is a method of projecting the planar arrangement of each pachinko machine, ball rental machine, etc. on the CRT surface of a computer in a pachinko hall. In addition, the system is configured so that visually processed results of information generated by each pachinko machine are superimposed on the surface of the cathode ray tube.

That is, it is installed in a pachinko hall to manage the pachinko machines and ball rental machines installed in the pachinko hall, and it includes a main system, an input/output control system, a first subsystem, a second subsystem, and a keyboard. The main system manages the input/output control system, the first subsystem, the second subsystem, the keyboard, and performs data arithmetic processing, and the input/output control system controls the input/output between the main system, pachinko machines, and ball lending machines. The first subsystem is for main system and data display.
The second subsystem transmits input/output signals between the CRT, printer, memory, etc., and the second subsystem transmits input/output signals between the main system and the CRT for graphic display.
In addition, the CRT for graphical display displays the pachinko machine and ball lending machine in a layout diagram similar to that in a pachinko hall, and also displays the stopping board, calling board, abnormal machine, abnormal ball lending machine, and operation in response to keyboard operations. stand,
This management device in a pachinko hall is characterized by visually processing machines-specific tables and nail adjustment tables by color or blinking and displaying them superimposed on the layout diagram.

(Function) According to the device configured as described above, the status of the pachinko machines, ball rental machines, etc. in the entire pachinko hall is visually processed through color changes and blinking, and is displayed in an overlapping manner. By this, it is possible to understand the information at a glance, and to adjust the arrangement of the pachinko machines to achieve a good balance between the pachinko machines and the customers, which can be done extremely quickly and appropriately.

(Example) Next, one example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the overall layout of pachinko machines, ball lending machines, counters, etc. in a pachinko hall that is always displayed on the CRT. A to J are the islands of the pachinko machines, and K
is a money changer, _L1 and _L2 are ball lending machines, M is a vending machine,
N is a counter. The island A is a pachinko machine.
It consists of A ₁ , A _{2 .} . . and thin ball lending machines A ₁ ′, A ₂ ′ . . . between these pachinko machines.

Similarly for islands B to J, pachinko machines B ₁ and B ₂
……and thin ball rental machine B ₁ ′, B ₂ ′……, ~ pachinko machine
It consists of J ₁ , J _{2 .} . . and thin ball lending machines J ₁ ′, J ₂ ′ . The following information is visually displayed on the layout diagram on the CRT by changing colors or blinking.

() Display the stopping platform.

As shown in Fig. 2, for example, when pachinko machine A ₄ on island A, pachinko machine B ₁₁ on island B, etc., pachinko machine I ₁₄ on island I are closed, this is displayed in red. However, when the game is stopped like in Pachinko machine J ₆ on Island J, this is first displayed blinking, and then it is displayed in red. It should be noted that if the number of pachinko machines with no pachinko machines is displayed in color or in numbers, it may be possible to visually grasp where in the pachinko hall the pachinko machines are concentrated. Also, the number of balls supplied on the stopping table,
Data such as the number of out balls are provided by another company (not shown).
It is best to display it on a CRT, etc.

() Displays the machine where the call button was pressed.

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when a call is received from Pachinko machine _C8 on island C, this is displayed superimposed on the display in FIG. In this case, it is also advisable to use the numerical display of the relevant pachinko machine.

() Displays the abnormal unit.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, when an abnormality occurs in the pachinko machine _C6 on island C, this is displayed, for example, in blue. It is also good to use a numerical display for this as well. In this way, it is preferable to display abnormalities such as jammed balls, conveyor defects, overflowing of the conveyor safe, and clogged coin lifts in the display of abnormal machines or ball lending machines. These abnormalities are detected by a detection device and processed by a computer as described below.

() Displays pachinko machines in operation.

As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko machines excluding the pachinko machines and abnormal machines are displayed, for example, in green, and the number of operating machines relative to the total number of machines is displayed numerically in the upper corner of the CRT. In this case, the above displays () to () may be displayed in an overlapping manner, or the screens may be switched and displayed.

() Displays units by model.

As shown in FIG. 6, the models of each pachinko machine are displayed in different colors, such as blue (horizontal lines), red (vertical lines), orange (right diagonal lines), green (left diagonal lines), yellow (checkered stripes), etc. This display may be displayed by overlapping the displays () to () above, but it is better to display it by switching the screens.

() The machine number and balance of balls for each machine are other than
Display on CRT.

As shown in FIG. 7, the machine number, ball supply, ball hitting, subtraction, and number of stops are recorded on other CRTs, for example, for island A (machine number 001 to 012) and island B (machine number 013 to 024). Display above. At this time, if you specify the machine number, select the pachinko machine as shown in Figure 1 above.
Pachinko machines are displayed in different colors on the CRT, and the numbers shown on the CRT shown in FIG. 7, which correspond to non-operating machines such as stop machines, are displayed in red or surrounded by a frame.

() Displays the nail adjustment table for positive and negative nail adjustment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positive adjustment table is displayed in blue (horizontal lines), and the negative adjustment table is displayed in pink (vertical lines), for example. In this case as well, it is best to switch the screen or display it on another CRT.

The above-described display on the CRT is performed by a computer having the configuration shown in FIG.

In Fig. 9, 1 is an input control system, 2 is a main system, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is a first subsystem, 5 is a second subsystem, and 6 is a layout diagram of a pachinko hall as shown in Fig. 1. 7 is a CRT for displaying numerical data as shown in FIG. 7; 8 is a printer; 9 is a speaker; 10
11 is a CRT for graphic display that displays the diagrams shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and 8; This is a light pen used.

In the input control system shown in FIG.
a is an input multiplexer, 1b is a timing circuit, 1c is an addition circuit, 1d is a memory system,
1e is a CPU system, 1f is a timing signal generator, 1g is an input multiplexer, 1h is a demultiplexer, and 1i is an abort output circuit.

Data such as the number of pachinko balls sold and the number of prize balls inputted from the keyboard 3 is input from the input multiplexer 1a through the timing circuit 1b to the addition circuit 1c.
and is added here.

Then, this added value is sequentially stored in the memory system 1d.

This stored value is sent to the CPU system 1e, and from there to the main system 2. Note that the timing signal generation circuit 1f forms a component of these 1a to 1e.

When the pachinko machine becomes empty, its input signal, that is, the stop signal, is sent from input multiplexer 1g.
It is sent to the CPU system 1e, and from there,
It is sent to the main system 2. Also, the pachinko ball stop signal is sent from the main system 2 to the CPU system 1e, from where it is sent to the stop output circuit 1i via the demultiplexer 1h, where the signal is converted and the stop signal is displayed on the pachinko machine. let

The main system 2, as shown in FIG.
The main system 2a performs overall management of the first subsystem 4 and the second subsystem 5, arithmetic processing, input processing from the keyboard 3, online and inline data communication, and time and date management. 2b is a keyboard interface, 2c and 2'c are serial communication converters that exchange signals when communicating with the outside,
2d is a clock and calendar circuit.

The first subsystem 4 and the second subsystem 5 are
In addition to interfacing the main system 2 with each terminal device such as the CRT mentioned above,
It controls end devices such as CRT and floppy disk 6, and also synthesizes audio.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, the plan layout of the pachinko machines and ball rental machines in the pachinko hall stored on the floppy disk 6 is displayed on the CRT 10 for graphical display.
Display as shown in FIG.

In this state, when a certain pachinko machine stops playing, the computer process shown in Figure 9 is performed based on this signal, and a graphic display is made.
As shown in FIG. 2, the corresponding pachinko machine, for example, _A4 , is displayed in red or blinking on the CRT 10.

At this time, at the same time, the speaker 9 is used to notify the user of the stoppage by voice. This allows the observer to
Operate the keyboard 3 to display a stop on the corresponding pachinko machine. Note that when the display in FIG. 7 is performed together with the display in FIG. 2, by operating the keyboard 3, the numbers in the machine number column of the corresponding pachinko machine are displayed in red. When a call is received from a certain pachinko machine, the display as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed in the same manner as above.

Also, if you want to know which pachinko machines are in operation,
Use keyboard 3 to instruct screen switching and press 5th
For example, display it in green as shown in the figure. When displaying by model and displaying the nail adjustment table, they are similarly displayed visually using the keyboard 3 using various colors as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8.

If you want to know the balance of balls for each pachinko machine, that is, the number of balls supplied, the number of shots, the difference between them, and the number of shots, use the keyboard 3 to display the screen shown in Figure 7 on the data display CRT 7. Display.

The data display CRT 7 can further display the total number of pachinko balls, sales, and the number of increases and decreases in the stock of prizes by operating the keyboard 3.

Note that the layout of the pachinko machines, ball rental machines, etc. in the pachinko hall of a parlor may change and differs depending on the parlor, but the layout can be changed as appropriate using the light pen 11. .

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, the planar arrangement of pachinko machines, ball lending machines, and other equipment in a pachinko hall is displayed on, for example, a CRT, and information on pachinko machines stopping, malfunctioning, and calling is displayed on the CRT. The information necessary for pachinko business management, such as abnormalities in the hot ball rental machines, is processed and displayed visually in an overlapping manner, so the disparity of customers on each island can be seen at a glance through color changes and blinking. can be captured by a sense of space,
This allows the customer to easily make balanced adjustments, such as adjusting the way the balls come out so that they are averaged over the whole. Also,
Since the planar layout of the entire pachinko hall is condensed and displayed on this CRT, anyone can easily know its status, making management of the pachinko hall much easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 8 are diagrams showing display examples of the device of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of the entire computer, and FIG.
Figure 0 is a configuration diagram of the same input control system as above, No. 11
The figure is a configuration diagram of the main system same as above. Code, A~J...Island, K...Money exchange machine, L ₁ , L ₂
... Ball lending machine, M ... Vending machine, N ... Counter, 1 ... Input control system, 2 ... Main system, 3 ... Keyboard, 4 ... First subsystem, 5 ... Second sub System, 6...Floppy disk, 7...CRT for data display, 8...Printer, 9...Speaker, 10...CRT for graphic display, 11...Light pen.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is installed in a pachinko hall to manage the pachinko machines and ball rental machines installed in the pachinko hall, and has a main system, an input/output control system, a first subsystem, a second subsystem, and a keyboard. The main system manages the input/output control system, the first subsystem, the second subsystem, the keyboard, and performs data arithmetic processing, and the input/output control system handles input/output signals between the main system, pachinko machines, and ball lending machines. The first subsystem is the main system and CRT for data display,
The second subsystem transmits input/output signals to the printer, memory, etc., and the second subsystem transmits input/output signals between the main system and the graphics display CRT, and connects the pachinko machine and ball rental machine to the graphics display CRT. In addition to displaying the layout in the same way as inside the hall, depending on the keyboard operation, a stop table, a calling table, an abnormal table, an abnormal ball rental machine, an operating table, a machine type table,
Visually process the nail adjustment table by color and flashing,
A management device in a pachinko hall characterized by displaying information superimposed on the above-mentioned layout plan.