JPH0375079A - Pachinko (japanese vertical pinball) machine control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform a play of PACHINKO (Japanese vertical pinball machine) by a prepaid card by providing a control device which controls ball information by sorting and accumulating a calculated result of a data and a number of balls of the prepaid card, read by a PACHINKO machine, in each prepaid card. CONSTITUTION:In a PACHINKO (Japanese vertical pinball) machine 1, a calculation result of a read data from a prepaid card 5 and a number of special balls or the like by a CPU13 is fed to a control device 4. In a vender device 2, a number of sheets of issued prepaid cards 5 and a sales data are fed to the control device 4. A prize exchange terminal 3 reads the data of the prepaid card 5 to exchange the number of special balls with a prize, and the number of exchanged balls is fed to the control device 4 as the number of prize balls. In a transceiving part 41 of the control device 4, information from the above described devices is received further with various data transmitted to a system center 8 of a card issuer company. In a CPU42, information, received by the transceiving part 41, is sorted in each prepaid card simultaneously with the total sale or the like calculated, and in a recording part 43, information, sorted in the CPU42, and the calculation result are accumulated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine control system that enables pachinko games using prepaid cards.

[Conventional technology and problems to be solved] Until now, in pachinko halls, etc., a large amount of pachinko balls were circulated between multiple pachinko machines lined up, and the balls were circulated for each pachinko machine according to the ball output status of the pachinko machine. It was controlling the pachinko balls by sorting them out.

However, since hundreds of pachinko machines are installed in a typical pachinko hall, supplying pachinko balls to all the pachinko machines requires an extremely large amount of pachinko balls, and managing them requires large-scale equipment. There is a problem in that not only is it necessary, but also the effort and cost are enormous.

Also, for the users, they must be careful not to spill the pachinko balls they have won on the playing line.
In addition, there was the inconvenience of having to carry the gift when exchanging prizes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A pachinko machine control system of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems includes a prepaid card in which the number of usage and number of balls information is recorded, and a pachinko machine in which games are played using the prepaid card. and a management device that manages the pachinko machine,
The above-mentioned pachinko machine has a function of reading and writing data to the above-mentioned prepaid card, a function of lending out balls based on the data of the above-mentioned prepaid card, and a function of calculating the number of balls that changes according to the game, and the above-mentioned management. The device sorts and accumulates the data of the prepaid card read by the pachinko machine and the calculation result of the number of balls for each prepaid card, and manages ball information.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the pachinko machine control system of the present invention.

The pachinko machine control system of this embodiment includes a pachinko machine 1 that plays a game using a prepaid card 5 shown in FIG. It consists of a prize exchange terminal 3 that exchanges prizes according to the situation, and a management device 4 that manages each of the above-mentioned devices. These pachinko machines 1, pengoo devices 2, prize exchange terminals 3, and management devices 4 are installed in one pachinko hall. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the prepaid card 5 used in this embodiment includes an individual information recording section 5a that records individual information of the card, a frequency information recording section 5b that records gaming frequency information, and a frequency information recording section 5b that records gaming frequency information. It has a number-of-balls information recording section 5C that records number information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 1 has a read/write section 11 that reads data recorded on the prepaid card 5 and writes new data, and a card check section 12 that checks the quality of the prepaid card 5. A CPU that controls ball lending, etc. based on information on the prepaid card 5, and also calculates the number of balls held, balls to be played, etc., which changes according to the game.
13, read data from prepaid card 5 and C
It has a display section 14 that digitally displays calculation results such as the number of balls held by the PU 13, and a transmission section 15 that sends the read data and calculation results to the management device 4. Also, pachinko 4
On the front of the 111 is the display section 14 and the reading section! ! Part 11
An insertion slot 16 into which the Heprivaid card 5 is inserted is arranged.

The pengu device 2 sends the number of issued prepaid cards 5 and sales data to the management device 4. Further, on the front side of the pengu device 2, there are provided an issuing port 21 for issuing a prepaid card 5 and an insertion section 22 for inserting coins.

The prize exchange terminal 3 reads the data on the prepaid card 5, exchanges the number of balls it has with a prize, and sends the exchanged number of balls to the management device 4 as the number of prize balls.

As shown in FIG. 4, the management device 4 includes a transmitting/receiving section 41 that receives information from each of the above devices and transmits various data to the system center 8 of the card issuing company;
1 sorts the information received by prepaid card and calculates total sales, etc., and CPU 42
It consists of a data recording section 43 that stores sorted information and calculation results, and a control program recording section 44 that controls these operations.

Note that the management device 4 is connected to the system center 8 to manage final ball totals, sales, and the like. It is also possible to connect a plurality of pachinko halls with the same configuration to the system center 8 so that the prepaid card 5 can be used in common at the plurality of pachinko halls.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 6.

When playing a game, the player first purchases a prepaid card 5 from the Pengu device 2. At this time, the Bengu device 2 counts the number of issued prepaid cards 5. The sales amount is calculated and transmitted to the management device 4 as number data and sales data (step S9 in FIG. 5).

Next, the player inserts the prepaid card 5 into the pachinko machine 1 to play a game (step S2 in FIG. 6). Has the pachinko machine 1 checked the security of the prepaid card 5? & (Step S3 in Figure 6), reads the data (Step S4 in Figure 6), and displays the number of games etc. on the display unit 14 (Steps 85 to S7 in Figure 6). Borrow balls in units of degrees of card 5 and play a game.

As the game is played, the balls that the player spends on the game (hereinafter referred to as used balls), the balls that come out when winning a prize, and the number of balls that the player owns (hereinafter referred to as possession balls) change every moment. . The pachinko machine 1 calculates the number of balls described above and records it (step 39°5IO in FIG. 6).

Here, the number of balls used, balls put out, and balls held are calculated as follows.

Regarding the number of balls used, we do not consider the increase or decrease in the number of balls due to the balls that are issued from one pachinko machine during the game.Therefore, the number of balls used is determined by continuing the game with the balls that are issued from the pachinko machine with one ball used, and increasing the number of balls. Even if there is an increase or decrease, the number of balls used is counted as one. Further, the number of used balls is counted by +1 when the number of balls put out becomes zero (that is, all the balls put out by one used ball are lost).

The number of balls put out is given by the formula: number of balls put out = number of safe balls x ball delivery rate - number of Oud balls.

Here, the number of safe balls is the number of balls that won a prize, the number of out balls indicates the number of balls that did not win, and the ball rate is the number of balls that come out per safe ball. shows.

The number of balls you have is calculated using the formula Current number of balls = Number of balls held immediately before - number of balls used, number of balls rolled out is given by

Next, when the player ends the game, the pachinko machine 1 writes information on the number of balls at that time to the prepaid card 5 (6th
At the same time, the management device 4 transmits the information to the management device N4 (step 514 in FIG. 6), and then ejects the prepaid card 5 (step 515 in FIG. 6). It is sorted by machine and stored in the data recording section 43 (step 82 in Fig. 5).
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After finishing the game, the player exchanges his balls written as data on the prepaid card 5 at the prize exchange terminal 3 for a prize. The prize exchange terminal 3 reads the data on the prepaid card 5, subtracts the number of balls exchanged for prizes from the number of balls held, and writes the same into the prepaid card 5 again, and also sends the above calculation result to the management device 4. (Step 510 in Figure 5)
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In addition, after the player finishes playing the game, the player can play a new game at another pachinko machine 1 using the prepaid card 5 without exchanging the balls written on the prepaid card 5 for a prize.

After the pachinko hall closes, the management device 4
Calculate the total sales of the store from the total sales amount of the prepaid cards 5 received from the pachinko machine 1 and the total number of balls information received and accumulated from the prize exchange terminal 3 (steps 511 and 512 in FIG. 5); After that, information such as the number of balls is transmitted to the system center 8 (Steps S13 to S14 in Fig. 5).
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[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the pachinko machine control system of the present invention, the pachinko machine has the function of reading and writing data to the prepaid card and lending out balls based on the data of the prepaid card. The management device has a function of calculating the number of balls that changes according to the game, and the management device records and accumulates the data of the prepaid card read by the pachinko machine and the calculation result of the number of balls for each prepaid card. By managing ball information, only a few dozen pachinko balls are required for each pachinko machine, and there is no need to circulate pachinko balls. This eliminates the need for additional equipment, as well as the associated effort and costs, making extremely efficient management possible.

In addition, users no longer need to pay attention to the balls they have won during the game or carry them around to exchange prizes, making it easier to enjoy the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of a pachinko machine control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a prepaid card used in the pachinko machine control system of FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the management device. 1: Pachinko machine 2: Pengu device 3: Prize exchange terminal 4: Management device 5: Prepaid card 11: Reading/writing section 13, 42: CPU 43: Data recording section CSK Co., Ltd. ) 1. Indication of the case Patent application No. 1-211969 No. 2, Title of the invention Pachinko machine control system 3, Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Patent applicant Address 2-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Name Name: Co., Ltd. Shiniskei 4, Agent Address: 107 Telephone: 586-9287
Address: Kyodo Building Akasaka 401, 4-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo On page 12, lines 9 and 10 of the specification, the statement ``Figure 4 is...'' is corrected as follows. "Figure 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the management device, Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the pachinko machine, and Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the management device." 6. Column for a brief explanation of the drawings in the specification subject to amendment

Claims (1)

[Claims] A prepaid card that records usage frequency and number of balls information,
The pachinko machine is equipped with a pachinko machine that plays games using the prepaid card, and a management device that manages the pachinko machine. The management device has a function to rent out balls based on the number of balls based on the pachinko machine, and a function to calculate the number of balls that changes according to the game. A pachinko machine control system characterized by sorting and accumulating ball information and managing ball information.