JPH0675277B2 - Play system with prepaid card - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial field of application> The present invention relates to a prepaid card which is given a value according to the amount of money prepaid, and in particular, the present invention relates to such a card. The present invention relates to a game system using a prepaid card applied to a game machine such as an operating slot machine.

<Prior Art> Prepaid cards are currently used for various purposes such as telephone cards. For example, when a telephone card is inserted into a public telephone, a call can be made according to the value of money (remaining number) at that time. Usually, this type of card has a printed surface on the front side and a magnetic recording surface with a magnetic coating on the back side,
In addition to the necessary information, advertisement characters and designs of the trader are printed on the printed surface.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in such an advertisement by printing, since the advertisement on the card surface is only visible when the card holder uses the card, a function to call the attention of the card holder However, the advertisement function is not exerted at all because the card is taken into the machine after being inserted into a public telephone or the like.

By the way, in recent years, a game system has been proposed in which a prepaid card can be inserted into a game machine such as a slot machine to execute a game. This kind of game system is also similar to a public telephone and has an advertising function. There is a problem that is not fully exerted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a play system using a prepaid card having an excellent advertising function by recording advertisement presentation information on a prepaid card and displaying an advertisement specified when the card is used. The purpose is to do.

<Means for Solving Problems> The present invention relates to a prepaid card provided with a monetary value, a game machine that can be operated according to the monetary value of the prepaid card, and an electric connection to the game machine. A play system using a prepaid card, the prepaid card having an information recording section for recording advertisement designation information for designating an advertisement to be displayed on the display, and the play system. The machine stores a card handling port for receiving and returning prepaid cards, a card carrier system for loading and unloading prepaid cards into and from the card handling port, and display data for advertisements designated by the advertisement designation information. Memory, and the advertisement designation information from the information recording unit of the prepaid card which is provided on the transportation path of the card transportation system during transportation. And information display means for reading the display data of the advertisement designated by the advertisement designation information read by the information reading means from the memory and displaying it on the display.

<Operation> When the prepaid card is inserted into the card handling slot of the game machine, the advertisement designation information is read from the information recording section of the prepaid card, and then the display data of the advertisement designated by this advertisement designation information is read from the memory. The advertisement is displayed and the advertisement is displayed on the display.

With this display, the cardholder's attention is called, and even if the card is taken into the amusement machine, the advertisement is performed,
The advertising function is fully exerted.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The slot machine in the illustrated example has three reels 1a to 1c, and has a display unit 4, a pattern display unit 3, a frequency display unit 5, on the front face of the machine body 2.
A game button switch 6, a settlement switch 7, a starting lever 9, three stop button switches 10, a card handling port 8, a settlement slip tray 12 and the like are provided.

The display 4 is for displaying advertisements, which will be described later, and in addition to the CRT used in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an electronic display board 4'in which light emitting diodes are arranged may be adopted. .

The symbol display portion 3 is a portion for displaying the symbols on the peripheral surface of each reel 1a to 1c in line along a predetermined stop line 11, and indicates the rotation state of each reel when the reel is activated and each reel when the reel is stopped. You can check the symbols for the three reels.

The frequency indicator 5 is for displaying the remaining frequency, and the bet frequency and the dividend number are displayed each time the bet frequency is set by the game button switch 6 when the game is executed, or when the payout is received in the winning game. It is subtracted or added according to the frequency. The game button switch 6 is for instructing the betting frequency at the start of each game by the number of pressing operations.

The settlement switch 7 is pressed when the game is ended halfway, and the card handling port 8 is for inserting and returning a prepaid card. The starting lever 9 is operated after the game button switch 6 is operated, and by operating the starting lever 9, the three reels 1a to 1c are simultaneously rotated. The three stop button switches 10 are for stopping the rotation of each reel, and the settlement slip tray 12 is a portion for discharging the settlement slip at the time of settlement.

3 and 4 show the structure of the prepaid card 16 used in this embodiment.

The prepaid card 16 of the illustrated example has a printing surface 17 on the surface,
A magnetic recording surface 18 made of a magnetic material coating film is provided on the back surface. In addition to the necessary information, the printing surface 17 is printed with characters and designs for advertisement of the trader. The printing surface 17 has a perforation recording section 19 in which the remaining monetary value (in this case, the frequency) is recorded in a visible manner, and advertisement designation information for designating an advertisement to be displayed on the display 4. Information recording unit 20
Are provided, and holes 21 are formed in the perforation recording unit 19 at the positions indicating the residual frequencies.

In the case of this embodiment, the information recording unit 20 is configured by sticking a sticking sheet on which a barcode is printed, and has a mechanism for designating the content of advertisement display by this barcode. For example, advertisements of companies A, B, and C are prepared in advance, display data thereof is stored in each slot machine, and which advertisement display is to be displayed on the information recording unit 20 of each prepaid card 16 by a bar code. Keep a record.

It goes without saying that various information necessary for card transactions is magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording surface 18 in addition to the amount information (remaining number).

Returning to FIG. 1, inside the machine body 2, a card processing mechanism 22 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided inside the card handling port 8.

The illustrated card processing mechanism 22 includes upper and lower conveyor belts 23, 24.
It is equipped with a card transport system that holds the prepaid card 16 between them and carries it in and out, and transport belts 23 and 24 are stretched between rollers 25 and 26 and rollers 27 and 28, respectively, and roller 26 is used to drive the belt. Is connected to the conveyance motor 29 of.

A magnetic head 30, two optical heads 31 and 32, three position sensors 33 to 35, and a perforation mechanism 36 are arranged along the transport path.

The magnetic head 30 is for reading the amount information and other transaction information from the magnetic recording surface 18, the first optical head 31 is for reading the advertisement designation information by the bar code from the information recording unit 20, and the second optical head. The head 32 is for reading the amount information of perforation from the perforation recording unit 19.

The first position sensor 33 detects insertion and return of a prepaid card. The second position sensor 34 detects arrival of the prepaid card to the head group. The third position sensor 35 detects arrival of the prepaid card at the punching mechanism 36.

The punching mechanism 36 is for punching at a predetermined position of the punching recording section 19, and a solenoid serves as a driving source of the punching mechanism 36.

In addition, in the figure, 37 is a prepaid card whose value has disappeared.
The collection part which collects 16 is shown.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the checkout sheet processing mechanism 38 provided inside the checkout tray 12 inside the machine body 2.

The checkout sheet processing mechanism 38 in the illustrated example includes a paper feed section 39 for feeding out the roll paper, an issuing section 40 for printing the supplied paper and cutting it to a predetermined size to issue a checkout sheet, and a checkout sheet. In this embodiment, a magnetic head 43 is arranged on the transport path of the transport unit 42.

The paper feeding section 39 is provided with a roll paper 44 wound with a paper coated with a magnetic coating on the back side, and a feeding mechanism 45 for feeding the roll paper, and the issuing section 42 is for printing on the roll paper. The thermal head 46, a cutter mechanism 47 for cutting the roll paper into a predetermined size, and a feeding mechanism 48 for intermittently feeding the roll paper at the time of printing or sending the check sheet to the transport unit 42. There is.

7 and 8 show the settlement slip 52 issued by the issuing unit 40.
The specific example of the checkout sheet 52 is the printed surface 5
3, the back surface is the magnetic recording surface 54. On the printing surface 53, the settlement frequency, date, current time, machine number, issue number, etc. are printed, and on the magnetic recording surface 54, the print contents are encoded as magnetic information by the magnetic head 43 provided in the transport unit 42. It

The carrying unit 42 holds the checkout slip 52 between the upper and lower transfer belts 49, 50 and carries it out to the discharge port 41, and a photoelectric sensor 51 for detecting the arrival of the checkout slip is provided at a position before the discharge opening 41. I am doing it.

FIG. 9 shows a part of the circuit configuration of the slot machine which is particularly relevant to the present invention.

In the figure, a sensor control circuit 55 controls the operation of the position sensors 33 to 35, 51 provided in the card processing mechanism 22 and the checkout sheet processing mechanism 38. The magnetic head control circuit 56 and the two optical head control circuits 57 and 58 are the magnetic head 30 in the card processing mechanism 22.
And the operation of the optical heads 31 and 32, and the magnetic head control circuit 59 controls the operation of the magnetic head 43 in the checkout sheet processing mechanism 38.

The frequency display control circuit 60 controls the display operation of the frequency display 5, and the switch control circuit 61 controls the switch operation of the game button switch 6 and the settlement switch 7.

The card carrying system control circuit 62 and the punching mechanism control circuit 63 are provided for the card carrying system and punching mechanism 36 in the card processing mechanism 22.
Control the drive of. A checkout sheet transfer system control circuit 64 controls driving of the transfer unit 42 and the feed mechanism 48 in the checkout sheet processing mechanism 38, and a checkout sheet issuing mechanism control circuit 65 is provided in the thermal head 46.
The drive of the cutter mechanism 47 is controlled. The display control circuit 66 controls the display operation of the display 4.

These input / output units are electrically connected to a control circuit unit 67 including a microcomputer. This control circuit unit 67 is a CP
The U68 is the main control unit and includes ROM69 and RAM70 memory. The CPU68 decodes and executes the programs stored in the ROM69, and also performs various calculations and processes related to the progress of the game while reading and writing data to and from the RAM70. .

The RAM 70 is provided with a storage area for counting the frequency and storing and retaining the current remaining frequency, and the betting frequency at the time of executing the game and the payout number at the time of winning game are added or subtracted.

FIG. 10 shows a specific circuit configuration of the display control circuit 66. The CPU 68, which is the main control unit, is connected to the ROM 69, which stores programs, and the RAM 70, which is a work area, by a bus 71, and a CRT. CRT via interface 72
Is connected to the display unit 4.

The display control circuit 66 includes a plurality of video memories 73 in which display data for displaying advertisements of respective companies are stored, and a graphic controller processor 74 for executing drawing processing on the display 4 at high speed. Has been. The graphic controller processor 74 reads the display data for advertisement from the video memory 73 corresponding to the code read from the information recording unit 20 of the prepaid card 16, and CR
The advertisement content is drawn on the display 4 via the T interface 72.

FIG. 11 shows a control procedure by the CPU 68.

Now, when the prepaid card 16 is inserted into the card handling slot 8, the position sensor 33 in the card processing mechanism 22 detects this and the determination in step 1 (indicated by "ST1" in the figure) of the figure is "Y".
ES ", and in the next step 2, the carry motor 29 is rotated in the forward direction to carry in the card by the card carrying system (step 2).
30 indicates the amount information and other transaction information from the magnetic recording surface 18, and the optical head 31 indicates the advertisement designation information (code) from the information recording section 20.
The optical head 32 reads the monetary amount information from the perforation recording section 19 and gives it to the CPU 68 (step 3).

After storing the input information in the RAM 70, the CPU 68 discriminates the authenticity of the card from the transaction information, and if the card is proper, step 4 becomes "YES". Further, the CPU 68 judges the remaining number of the card from the amount information, and if the remaining number is not zero, step 5 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to the next step 6.

If the determination in any one of Steps 4 and 5 is "NO", the process proceeds to Step 48, the carry motor 29 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the card carrying system returns the taken card 16. In step 49, it is judged whether or not the prepaid card is returned to the card handling slot 8 by the output of the position sensor 33. When the judgment is "YES", the carry motor 29 is stopped and the contents of the RAM 70 are cleared. (Steps 50, 51).

In steps 6 and 7, it is judged from the read code which advertisement specifying information, and for example, the code is A
If the advertisement display of the company is designated, step 6 becomes "YES", the graphic controller processor 72 reads the display from the corresponding video memory 73, and displays the predetermined advertisement on the display 4 (step 8). If the reading code specifies the advertisement display of company B, step 7 is "YES".
Further, if the read code specifies the advertisement display of company C, both steps 7 and 8 are "NO", and similarly, the graphic controller processor 72 has the corresponding video memory 73.
The display data is read out and a predetermined advertisement is displayed on the display 4 (steps 9 and 10).

Thus, when the prepaid card is conveyed to a predetermined position, the position sensor 35 detects this, step 11 becomes "YES", the conveyance motor 29 stops driving in step 12, and the carry-in operation is completed, In the next step 13, the current remaining frequency read on the frequency display 5 is displayed, and the game is on standby.

Now, when the game button switch 6 is pressed a predetermined number of times, the betting frequency corresponding to the number of times of operation is set, and the CPU 68
After subtracting the betting frequency from the current remaining frequency and rewriting the stored content of the RAM 70, the display content of the frequency display unit 60 is updated (steps 14 to 16).

Next, when the start lever 9 is operated, step 17 returns to "YE
S ", and the three reels 1a, 1b, 1c start at the same time to start the game (step 18). Then, by pressing the three stop button switches 10, the corresponding reels 1a, 1b, 1c When stopped sequentially, the winning or losing of the game is determined by the combination of the symbols lined up and displayed along the stop line 11.

Step 19 determines whether the game is a winning game for the player,
In step 20, it is determined whether or not the winning game is a specific winning game. If it is the player's winning game and the winning game is a specific winning game, both steps 19 and 20 are “YES”, and the CPU 68 erases the display of the advertisement from the display unit 4, and newly creates the specific winning game. A character or the like indicating that is displayed on the display 4 (step 21). Then CP
U68 adds the payout number of the winning game to the current remaining number, rewrites the storage content of the RAM 70 with the added value (step 22), and then erases the display of the winning game from the display unit 4,
The advertisement is displayed again on the display 4 and the frequency display 5
The display content of is updated with the added value (steps 23 and 2).
Five).

If the winning game is not a specific one, step 20 is "NO)". In this case, the CPU 68 does not change the display content of the display device 4 and adds the payout number of the winning game to the current remaining number. Then, the content stored in the RAM 70 is rewritten with the added value (step 24).

If the result of the game is not a winning game for the player, the determination in step 19 is “NO”, and steps 21 to 25
Is skipped.

In the next step 26, it is determined whether or not the residual frequency at this point is zero. If the determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to step 28, and the carrier motor 29 of the card processing mechanism 22 is set to a positive value for a certain time. After reversing and collecting the prepaid card in the collecting unit 37, the stored contents of the RAM 70 are cleared in step 29, and the display of the display unit 4 is cleared in step 30.

If the determination in step 26 is "NO", then in step 27, it is determined whether or not the settlement switch 7 is pressed. If the game button switch 6 is pressed at this stage, step 27 becomes "NO" and step 14 becomes "YES" to shift to the next game, but if the settlement switch 7 is pressed, step 27 becomes " It becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to step 31, and the remaining frequency at this time is compared with the initial value when the card is inserted.

If the residual frequency is less than the initial value, step 31 is "YES".
Then, in step 32, if necessary, the punching mechanism 36 of the card processing mechanism 22 is operated to perform punching processing on the card,
In the next step 33, the carry motor 29 is rotated in the reverse direction to start the return operation of the prepaid card. During the conveyance, the magnetic head 30 rewrites the contents of the magnetic recording surface 18 of the prepaid card 16 with the current remaining number. When the prepaid card is returned to the card handling slot 8, step 35 becomes "YES", the carrying motor 29 is stopped, and clear processing is performed (steps 36, 29, 30).

If it is determined in step 31 that the residual frequency is larger than the initial value, the CPU 68 determines the adjustment number by subtracting the initial value from the residual frequency in step 37, and reverses the carry motor 29 in steps 38-40 to first. After returning the prepaid card, the process proceeds to the process of issuing the settlement slip in step 41 and thereafter.

First, the CPU 68 operates the feeding mechanism 45 of the checkout sheet processing mechanism 38 to feed the roll paper (step 41). Next issue section 40
In the above, while the feeding mechanism 48 intermittently feeds the roll paper, the thermal head 46 prints the remaining number and other necessary data on the roll paper, and then the cutter mechanism 47 operates to cut the roll paper to a predetermined size and settle the check sheet. Is issued (steps 42 and 43).

Next, the transport unit 42 operates to transport the checkout slip 52 to the discharge port 41. During the transfer, the magnetic head 43 magnetically records the print content data on the magnetic recording surface 54 of the checkout slip 52 (step 4).
4,45).

Thus, when the checkout slip 52 passes through the photoelectric sensor 51 and is discharged to the discharge port 41, step 46 becomes "YES", the carrying operation is stopped, and then clear processing is performed (steps 47, 2).
9,30).

The player brings this checkout card to the prize exchange place and exchanges it for a prize according to the frequency, but the clerk will confirm the contents printed on the checkout sheet and then respond to the exchange with the prize.

In addition, if an automatic prize exchange is installed at the prize exchange, the player can set the adjustment slip to the adjustment slip slot of this automatic exchange.
When 52 is turned on, the frequency recorded on the magnetic recording surface 54 is read, and the automatic prize exchange process is performed.

In this embodiment, the amount information of the prepaid card is rewritten only when the remaining number is less than or equal to the initial value, but it is of course possible to rewrite the amount information of the prepaid card regardless of the remaining number. It is not necessary to issue a checkout ticket.

<Advantages of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, advertisement designating information is recorded in the information recording section of the prepaid card, and the display data of the advertisement designated by the advertisement designating information is stored in the memory of the game machine. When the advertisement designation information is read by inserting the prepaid card, the display data of the advertisement designated by the advertisement designation information is read out from the memory and displayed on the display unit. Attention is required, and since the advertisement is performed even if the card is taken into the machine, the advertisement function can be fully exerted.

Moreover, since the prepaid card only records the advertisement designating information, the information can be easily recorded by a barcode or the like, and the storage contents of the memory can be freely set so that the same advertisement designating information can be recorded. In addition, it is possible to display various advertisements according to the type of the game machine, the place where the game machine is installed, and so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of another embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the printing surface of a prepaid card.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the card processing mechanism, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the settlement form processing mechanism, and FIG. Explanatory diagram showing a concrete example of the vote, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the slot machine, FIG.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the display control circuit, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the CPU. 1 …… Medal lending machine, 4,4 ′ …… Display unit 8 …… Card handling port 16 …… Prepaid card 20 …… Information recording section, 30 …… Magnetic head 31 …… Optical head 66 …… Display control circuit, 68 …… CPU 70 …… RAM

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prepaid card comprising a prepaid card provided with a monetary value, a game machine that can be operated according to the monetary value of the prepaid card, and a display device electrically connected to the game machine. An amusement system, wherein the prepaid card includes an information recording unit for recording advertisement designation information for designating an advertisement to be displayed on the display, and the amusement machine accepts and returns the prepaid card. A card handling port for carrying out, a card transport system for loading / unloading a prepaid card to / from the card handling port, a memory in which display data of an advertisement designated by the advertisement designation information is stored, and a transport of the card transport system An information reading means for reading the advertisement designation information from the information recording section of the prepaid card which is provided on the road and is in the middle of transportation; Game system according prepaid card comprising a display control means for displaying the display data of the advertisement to be designated on the display device by reading from said memory by advertisement specifying information read by the information reading means.