JP2014158747A - Device corresponding to each machine and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent fraudulent counting by a staff member of a game parlor.SOLUTION: A CR unit 10 monitors a system status of whether or not a T/C 30 is operated, acquires a game parlor situation representing whether or not the game parlor is opened, and controls opening/closing of a shutter according to the system status and the game parlor situation. When the business of the game parlor finishes to execute settlement processing, the CR unit controls the shutter in a counting unit 18 to automatically close and, when the game parlor is in another operation state, controls the shutter to open/close according to the operation state.

Description

  The present invention is provided corresponding to a game machine, and has a plurality of each machine corresponding devices each having a shutter that blocks or opens a predetermined portion of a passage until a game medium input from the outside is guided to the counting unit. Relates to a game system.

  In recent years, amusement stores such as pachinko parlors that provide pachinko games and pachislot games have been awarded as game results from the standpoint of eliminating the need for counting game media with a counter installed on the island. The media is counted by each device corresponding to each game machine, and the counting result is associated with a recording medium such as a card in each device corresponding to the game result, and the actual thing is within the range of this game media. The counting system for each vehicle that returns is becoming popular.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, even in the case of each unit counting method, the game medium provided below the lower plate of the game table is received so that the player can move the table with some game media in a ball box or a medal box. , A downflow passage communicating from the receiving portion into the gaming machine island, a counter including a counting means provided on the downflow passage, and above the receiving portion of the counter (below the lower plate of the game table) There is disclosed a game medium counting system including a shutter that is disposed and has a discharge hole in the vicinity of the bottom and opens and closes the discharge hole, and a game medium storage box that has an opening / closing operation mechanism thereof.

  In this game media counting system, when the game media storage box is installed at a fixed position above the counter, a counter insertion hole is provided at a position that aligns with the discharge hole of the storage box. The shutter to be opened is opened only when a membership card given in advance to a player who is a member or a temporary membership card temporarily loaned to a general player is received by the interbank ball lending machine.

  By the way, as an island-edge type counter, Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclose a technique for opening a shutter of a counter only when a count card (key card) possessed by a store clerk of a game shop is received. Yes. Among these, Patent Document 3 also describes that a membership card is substituted as a key card.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-57200 JP 2001-87526 A JP 2004-8445 A

  By the way, in each car counting system, game media is counted at each game seat, so there is no need to transport a storage box such as a ball box or a medal box to the island edge, but in fact it is acquired by a game. There is a concern that it will become a hotbed for fraudulent counting such as counting fictitious game media that have not been done.

  For example, in the case of an island edge counter, the number of places where game media are counted is limited, and the fact that it is easily noticeable at the time of counting has been a deterrent effect. Since there is room for fraud related to counting on the game machine, there is a risk that the eyes of monitoring will not be perfect.

  Furthermore, fraud by a player can be monitored by two or more general store clerk and manager who are not malicious, but the store clerk who cheats maliciously is only monitored by the manager of the game store. Since it is practically impossible for the manager to monitor all the store clerk, fraud related to counting by the store clerk at the amusement store is vulnerable.

  In particular, after the amusement store is closed, the player leaves the store and is not in the store, but the store clerk of the amusement store remains in the store to perform the store closing operation, so the count process is allowed during the closing operation. This increases the probability that fraud related to counting will be executed while pretending to be a closed business. Also, depending on the state of the clerk work, the normal counting process may not be necessary.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and can be adapted to the operation needs of a game shop in which each device corresponding to a shutter is installed. An object is to provide a corresponding device and a game system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is provided corresponding to a game table and blocks or blocks a predetermined portion of a passage until a game medium input from the outside is guided to a counting unit. A device corresponding to each unit having a shutter to be opened, and shutter control means for performing opening / closing control of the shutter according to a predetermined instruction, and incidental control including invalidation of at least counting processing accompanying the opening / closing control of the shutter And incidental control means for performing the operation.

  The present invention further includes an opening / closing instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to open or close the shutter from a remote operation terminal possessed by an employee in the above invention, wherein the shutter control means includes the opening / closing instruction. The shutter opening / closing control is performed according to the instruction received by the closing instruction receiving means.

  In the above invention, the present invention further includes authority determination means for determining whether or not the remote operation terminal is a remote operation terminal having an authority to perform an opening instruction or a closing instruction, and the opening / closing instruction The accepting means accepts the opening instruction or the closing instruction on condition that the authority determining means determines that the remote operation terminal is authorized.

  In addition, the present invention provides a plurality of devices corresponding to each game machine, each of which is provided corresponding to each game machine and has a shutter that blocks or opens a predetermined portion of the passage until the game medium input from the outside is guided to the counting unit. A game system capable of communicating with each other, wherein each of the corresponding devices outputs an opening / closing instruction to perform control related to opening / closing of the shutter to each of the other corresponding devices according to a predetermined instruction. In accordance with an instruction output means, an opening / closing instruction from each other device, a shutter control means for performing the opening / closing control of the shutter, and accompanying control including at least counting processing invalidation is performed in accordance with the opening / closing control of the shutter. And an accompanying control means.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a shutter control means for performing opening / closing control of the shutter according to a predetermined instruction, and an accompanying control means for performing incidental control including at least counting processing invalidation in accordance with the opening / closing control of the shutter. Therefore, it is possible to realize shutter control suitable for the operation needs of the amusement store.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining shutter control of the CR unit according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the CR unit according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the counting unit according to this embodiment when viewed from the side. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the operation history storage unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the mode storage unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of shutter control processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an application example of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an application example of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the operation authority storage unit.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION Exemplary embodiments of a device corresponding to each vehicle and a game system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, shutter control executed by each device corresponding to the present embodiment (hereinafter referred to as CR unit) will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining shutter control of the CR unit according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the CR unit 10 is a card processing unit attached to each game machine in the game store, and in this embodiment, counts pachinko balls thrown from the lower plate of the pachinko machine 20 described later. It further has a counting unit 18.

  The CR unit 10 uses the counting unit 18 to count the pachinko balls acquired by the player with the pachinko machine 20 to which the device is connected. Except for the value that was reduced to a pachinko ball and digested, the remaining count value remaining at that time is associated with a general card or a membership card as a ball, and a card associated with the ball is issued (returned). The counting unit 18 is provided with a counting sensor for detecting the passage of the pachinko ball on the ball path, and a shutter for blocking or opening the ball path upstream of the counting sensor.

  Further, the CR unit 10 also lends balls using cash or the prepaid balance valued on a card such as a general card or a membership card, as in the past. Therefore, in the case of each unit counting method, two types of game values, that is, a ball and a prepaid balance, are associated with one card.

  The T / C 30 is a device that manages a gaming value such as a prepaid balance and a handball associated with a general card or a membership card using a value management table. This value management table stores card identification information (hereinafter referred to as a card ID), a prepaid balance and the number of possessions.

  For example, when a prepaid balance addition request (value request) is received from the CR unit 10, a value request amount such as an inserted banknote amount is added to the prepaid balance corresponding to the card ID included in the addition request. In addition, when a prepaid balance subtraction request is received, a subtraction request amount such as a lending unit amount for ball lending is subtracted and updated from the prepaid balance corresponding to the card ID included in the subtraction request.

  In addition, when a request for adding balls is received from the CR unit 10, the number of balls to be added such as the remaining count value is added to the number of balls corresponding to the card ID included in the addition request and updated. If a prize subtraction request is received from a prize management device that performs the exchange control of prizes that are not to be subtracted, a subtraction request ball such as the number of balls to be exchanged from the number of possessions corresponding to the card ID included in the subtraction request Update a subtracted number.

  Thus, a prepaid card system that handles lending balls and a counter counting system that handles balls are coexisting in the game store.

  Here, in this embodiment, the clerk of the amusement store pierces the gap between the end of the game shop operation and the completion of the tightening process for creating the form at T / C 30 until the system operation is stopped. The mechanism is characterized by a shutter control adapted to the operating state of the amusement store, including a shutter control for preventing illegal counting.

  That is, the CR unit 10 monitors the system status as to whether the T / C 30 is operational, acquires a hall state indicating whether the game shop is open, and performs shutter opening / closing control according to the system state and the hall state. .

  In the amusement store, there are roughly four operation modes: sales, closing, closing, and opening preparation. Among these, at the time of business, the player is accepted into the store to provide gaming services, and at the time of closing, the T / C 30 executes a tightening process for creating various forms in a non-business state where all the players have been closed. When the store is closed, the system is in a non-operating state and the system is stopped. When the store is prepared for opening, the system is activated to prepare for accepting the amusement store.

  Here, sales refers to gaming services for players, the system refers to each vehicle counting system including the CR unit 10 and the T / C 30, and operation of the system means that the T / C 30 is activated. In addition, it indicates a state where the possession can be renewed or renewed, and the closing of the store indicates not only a non-business state but also a state where all operations including the operation of the system are stopped.

  That is, the CR unit 10 collects the system state and the hall state, determines which operation mode the game shop is in, and autonomously controls the opening and closing of the shutter so that the shutter state conforms to the operation mode. Do it.

  Specifically, the CR unit 10 communicates with the T / C 30 at a predetermined cycle or a predetermined timing, and whether or not the system can be operated, that is, the system state is determined by exchanging messages in this communication. In addition to monitoring, the system is in a reception waiting state for a business end notice or a business start notice notified by an external device such as the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50.

  The CR unit 10 receives a hall status notification such as a business start notification or a business end notification from the T / C 30 (1A), receives a hall status notification from the remote controller 50 (1B), or detects a change in the system status. In such a case (1C), the operation mode of the transition destination is determined (2).

  For example, when the operation mode 1 is sales, the operation mode 2 is closed, the operation mode 3 is closed, and the operation mode 4 is ready for opening, the operation mode 1 is defined as a business state and a system operating state, and the operation mode 2 is non-operational. The operating mode 3 is defined as a non-operating state and a system operating state, and the operating mode 4 is defined as a non-operating state and a system operating state. It is defined that mode transition occurs in order (see FIG. 6).

  When such a definition is set in advance and the CR unit 10 receives a business end notification when the stay mode is the operation mode 1, the CR unit 10 determines that the transition destination mode is the operation mode 2 and the stay mode is the operation mode. When the system operation is stopped in the case of 2, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 3, and when the stay mode is the operation mode 3, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 4, and When the business start notification is received when the stay mode is the operation mode 4, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 1.

  In this way, the operation mode of the transition destination is determined, and the CR unit 10 executes the shutter opening / closing control defined in association with the operation mode of the transition destination (3).

  For example, when the operation mode of the transition destination is the operation mode 2, the CR unit 10 closes the shutter in the counting unit 18 in order to prevent illegal counting from being performed while pretending to be a closing operation at the time of tightening. Control.

  And, when the operation mode of the transition destination is the operation mode 3, the CR unit 10 does not flow into the ball circulation mechanism, which is provided on the back surface of the counting unit 18 and in the row direction of the game table, so-called dove, The shutter is controlled to open so that the pachinko balls staying in the tray and ball passage of the counting unit 10 fall into the dove as time passes.

  Further, when the operation mode of the transition destination is the operation mode 4, the CR unit 10 controls the shutter to open in order to confirm whether or not the counting sensor in the counting unit 18 operates normally.

  Further, when the operation mode of the transition destination is the operation mode 1, the CR unit 10 controls the shutter to be opened or closed so as to be in an arbitrary shutter state set based on the operation policy of the game store.

  Note that the shutter state of the operation mode 1 “business” is based on the fact that the shutter is in the closed state, when a special award pulse or a safe pulse output from the pachinko machine 20 is detected, or when a member card is accepted. It can be arbitrarily set based on various operating policies, such as controlling the opening of the shutter only at a certain time, or constantly opening the shutter.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the amusement shop is closed and tightened, the shutter in the counting unit 18 is automatically closed and controlled even when the amusement shop is in another operating state. Opening / closing control can be performed in a shutter state suitable for the operation state, so that illegal counting by the store clerk of the amusement store can be prevented and shutter control suitable for the operation needs of the amusement store can be realized.

  Next, the configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, the internal configuration will be described after the external configuration of the CR unit is described.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the CR unit according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 20 provided with the CR unit 10 is indicated by a broken line.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the CR unit 10 is configured as a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped casing, and in order from the top on the front of the main body, a status display unit 101, a bill insertion unit 102, a remote control light receiving unit 103, The 7SEG display unit 104, the button operation unit 105, the ball dispensing unit 106, the card insertion unit 107, the counting unit 18, and the tray 108 are included. The counting unit 18 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The status display unit 101 is a lamp such as an LED for indicating the device status of the CR unit 10. For example, when the unit is in a standby state, the LED is lit in green, and during an error, the LED is lit in red. In addition, while the membership card is being inserted, the LED is lit in blue.

  The bill insertion unit 102 is a feeding / feeding mechanism for receiving various bills for lending. The remote control light receiving unit 103 is a light receiving sensor that receives infrared light emitted from a remote control owned by an employee.

  On the back surface of the bill insertion portion 102, a BV unit for identifying the bill received therein is provided. In this BV unit portion, the denomination of the bill (for example, 1,000 yen, 2000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10,000 yen). In addition, a banknote is returned when an insertion banknote is an indistinguishable banknote or a forged banknote.

  The 7SEG display unit 104 is a group of LEDs that display the prepaid balance, the number of stored balls, the number of points, the number of remaining throws, and the like. For example, when the unit is in a standby state, the prepaid balance or the number of stored balls is displayed. The remaining number of throws is displayed during lending or replaying balls, and an error code or the like is displayed during an error.

  The button operation unit 105 is a generic name for various buttons such as a numeric keypad for inputting a personal identification number and a replay button for accepting a replay operation. The possessed ball dispensing unit 106 is a dispensing mechanism having a nozzle that dispenses the possessed ball. It is not necessary to dispense the possessed ball from the possessed ball dispensing unit 106, and it may be dispensed from the gaming machine 20 in the same manner as the lending ball dispensing.

  The card insertion unit 107 is a transfer / payout mechanism that accepts / returns cards such as general cards and membership cards. On the back surface of the card insertion unit 107, a card processing unit that reads information recorded on a card such as a general card or a membership card is provided.

  The card processing unit accepts the card inserted via the card insertion unit 107, reads the data, and for a general card or a membership card whose prepaid balance is not zero, press the return button 213 on the pachinko machine 20 side described later. In response, it returns from the card insertion unit 107.

  In addition, the card processing unit stores a plurality of general cards that are not associated with a prepaid balance, and if the prepaid balance is generated by cash insertion before the card return operation is performed, the prepaid balance is associated. The general card is discharged (returned) from the card insertion unit 107.

  The saucer 108 receives the acquired balls to be introduced into the counting unit 108. The tray portion 108 is provided with a ball display portion 108 a for displaying the number of balls and a ball return button 108 b for receiving a ball return (refund) request.

  On the other hand, the pachinko machine 20 is provided with an upper plate 210 for storing pachinko balls used for pachinko games, and a lower plate 220 for storing pachinko balls overflowing the allowable capacity of the upper plate 210. The upper plate 210 is further provided with a 7SEG display unit 211 that displays a prepaid balance of a general card, a ball lending button 212 that accepts a ball lending request, and a return button 213 that accepts a general card or membership card return request. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the ball lending button 212 and the return button 213 are provided on the pachinko machine 20, but they are not necessarily provided on the pachinko machine 20 side, and may be provided on the CR unit 10.

  When borrowing a pachinko ball, when a player presses the ball lending button 212 on the pachinko machine 20 side, a ball lending operation signal is transferred to the CR unit 10 and the ball lending operation is accepted on the CR unit 10 side. At this time, if there is a prepaid balance, a ball throwing instruction is issued from the CR unit 10 to the pachinko machine 20, and the lending balls are thrown onto the upper plate 210.

  When counting the number of acquired balls, when the acquired balls are inserted into the tray 108 from the lower plate 220 of the pachinko machine 20, the inserted balls are guided to the counting unit 18 and the number of acquired balls is counted. When the player depresses the possessed ball return button 108b, the possessed ball such as the payout unit bead is within the range of the retained ball number stored and managed by the retained ball storage unit 17a described later. It is thrown out onto the upper plate 210 of the pachinko machine 20 via 106.

  In addition, although the present Example demonstrated the case where a lending ball was thrown out via the pachinko machine 20, and a bead was thrown out via the bead dispensing part 106, it is throwing out a held ball via the pachinko machine 20. Alternatively, it is also possible to throw out the lending balls via the possession ball dispensing unit 106.

  Next, the counting unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the counting unit according to this embodiment when viewed from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the counting unit 18 includes a ball passage 18d for guiding the pachinko balls introduced from the tray 108 to the dove, a counting sensor 18a for detecting the passage of the pachinko balls, and an upstream side of the ball passage 18d. A shutter 18c for blocking or opening a passage leading to the counting sensor 18a and a shutter driving unit 18b such as a solenoid for driving the shutter 18c to open and close are provided. In practice, a plurality of ball passages 18d are provided by partitioning with a partition plate, and the counting sensor 18a is provided for each ball passage.

  When the shutter 18c is in the open state, the pachinko balls thrown into the tray 108 roll from the upstream to the downstream due to the natural gradient of the ball passage, and when the pachinko balls pass through the detection target range of the counting sensor 18a, the counting sensor 18a. Is output to a counting control board (not shown), and the holding ball display of the holding ball display unit 108a is updated and a counting pulse indicating an increase in the count value is output to the holding ball updating unit 17 described later.

  When the shutter 18c is in the closed state, the pachinko balls thrown into the tray 108 roll from the upstream to the downstream due to the natural gradient of the ball passage, but the ball passage 18d is blocked by the shutter 18c, so the counting sensor The pachinko ball is blocked without rolling up to the detection target range of 18a.

  Next, the internal configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the CR unit according to the present embodiment. In the actual CR unit 10, functional units other than the illustrated functional units (for example, an operation unit, a display unit, a communication interface with the pachinko machine 20, a card processing unit, a BV unit, a prepaid balance update request unit, etc.) are provided. However, in FIG. 4, only the components necessary for explaining the characteristics of the CR unit 10 according to the present embodiment are extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the CR unit 10 includes a remote control light receiving unit 11a, an operation history storage unit 11b, a remote control processing unit 11, a communication I / F unit 12, a hall state acquisition unit 13, and a system state monitor. Unit 14, mode storage unit 15 a, mode control unit 15, shutter opening / closing control unit 16, possession ball storage unit 17 a, and possession ball update unit 17.

  The remote control light receiving unit 11a is a receiving unit having a light receiving element that receives infrared rays emitted by the remote control 50 possessed by an employee of a game shop.

  The operation history storage unit 11b is a storage unit that stores an operation history of the remote controller 50, and stores an operator of the remote controller 50 and contents of notification for each operation time. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, it is shown that the sales start notification is received by the remote control operation by the store clerk 1 at 9:50 and the business end notification is received by the remote control operation by the executive 1 at 22:55.

  In this embodiment, the operation history related to the hall status notification such as the business start notification and the business end notification is stored in the operation history storage unit 11b. However, other operations such as stack card replenishment and banknote collection are exemplified. The operation history may be stored.

  The remote control processing unit 11 is a processing unit that interprets the command code received from the remote control via the remote control light receiving unit 11a and notifies the command to the function unit of the command destination.

  Explaining the data exchange with the remote controller 50, the remote controller 50 is provided with, for example, a command for notifying the hall state, and buttons for collecting banknotes and replenishing / collecting cards. The buttons corresponding to these commands are remote control light receiving units. When pressed with the aim at 11a, a remote control ID that is identification information of the remote controller 50 and a command code corresponding to the pressed button are transmitted to the remote control light receiving unit 11a.

  When the remote control processing unit 11 receives the remote control ID and the command code via the remote control light receiving unit 11a, the remote control processing unit 11 interprets a command corresponding to the command code received from the remote control 50 using a command management table (not shown), It is determined whether or not the operation authority of the command is given to the remote control ID. As a result, when the operation authority is given, the contents are notified to the function unit that executes the process corresponding to the command.

  The communication I / F unit 12 is an interface for performing various communications between other devices such as an island controller (not shown) and the T / C 30.

  The hall state acquisition unit 13 is a processing unit that acquires the hole state from another device such as the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50. Specifically, a hall state notification such as a business start notification or a business end notification is received via the remote control processing unit 11 or the communication I / F unit 12 and is output to the mode control unit 15.

  As described above, if the hall state is acquired from another device such as the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50, even when the business hours fluctuate due to various events or new machine introductions, the business start notification or the business end time is notified at the correct business start time or business end time. An end-of-business notification can be acquired, and mode transition can be appropriately performed by the mode control unit 15 described later.

  The system state monitoring unit 14 is a processing unit that performs communication with the T / C 30 to monitor the system state. Specifically, a message for inquiring about the operating status of the system to the T / C 30 is transmitted through the communication I / F unit 12 at a predetermined cycle, for example, at an interval of 1 minute. If the response is obtained, it is determined that the system is in an operating state, and if a negative telegram response such as NACK is obtained, it is determined that the system is in a stopped state. Then, when the system state changes, such as when the system operating state is switched to the system stopped state, or when the system stopped state is switched to the system operating state, the change of the system state is notified to the mode control unit 15 described later. .

  The mode storage unit 15a is a storage unit that stores information related to the operation mode. Specifically, in addition to storing the operation mode during stay, as shown in FIG. 6, the definition of the system state and the hall state, the shutter state, and the incidental control are stored for each operation mode.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, in the operation mode 1, an arbitrary shutter state can be set based on the operation policy of the amusement store, and the process to be performed incidentally when the operation mode 1 is changed is not set. Is shown. In operation mode 2, it is set that shutter closing control should be executed at the time of mode transition. In operation mode 3, it is set that shutter opening control should be executed at the time of mode transition and that count output from the counting unit 18 should be invalidated. In operation mode 4, it is set that the shutter opening control should be executed at the time of mode transition, and that the count value should be cleared to zero at the time of transition to another mode.

  The mode control unit 15 is a processing unit that performs mode transition of the operation mode of the CR unit 10. Specifically, when the hall state notification is acquired by the hall state acquisition unit 13 or when a change in the system state is detected by the system state monitoring unit 14, the operation mode of the transition destination is determined, and the mode storage unit With reference to 15a, the shutter opening / closing control unit 16 is caused to execute shutter opening / closing control corresponding to the operation mode determined as the transition destination.

  Further, when the notification source of the hall state notification is the remote control 50, the mode control unit 15 causes the remote control processing unit 11 to register the operation time (notification reception time), the operator corresponding to the remote control ID and the notification content, When the notification source of the hall state notification is T / C30, the T / C30 is requested to register the operation history at T / C30.

  In T / C 30, an account is set for each operator who operates T / C 30, and in response to an operation history registration request from mode control unit 15, an operation input for business start or business is performed. The operator having the account and the notification contents are registered as an operation history in a storage unit such as a hard disk together with the operation input time.

  The shutter opening / closing control unit 16 is a processing unit that performs opening / closing control of the shutter 18 c of the counting unit 18 based on an instruction from the mode control unit 15. Specifically, the shutter driving unit 18b of the counting unit 18 is driven to open to open the shutter 18c, or the shutter driving unit 18b is driven to close to close the shutter 18c.

  The possession ball update unit 17 is a processing unit that manages possession balls (residual count value) using the possession ball storage unit 17a. Specifically, when a counting output is received from the counting unit 18, the number of balls stored in the holding ball storage unit 17a is updated by adding the number of balls corresponding to the number of counting outputs, and the holding ball is returned. When the pressing operation of the button 108b is accepted, the payout unit number of balls is subtracted from the number of held balls stored in the holding ball storage unit 17a and updated, and pachinko balls corresponding to the number of payout unit balls are passed through the holding ball dispensing unit 106. It is thrown on the upper plate 210. In addition, at the time of subtraction update of the possession ball, if the number of possession balls is less than the payout unit number of balls, the total number of possession balls is subtracted and updated, and if the number of possession balls is zero, the subsequent operations are not executed. .

  In addition, the possession ball update unit 17 invalidates the count output and clears the count value to zero according to the instruction from the mode control unit 15.

  For example, when the mode control unit 15 makes a mode transition to the operation mode 3 “closed”, the shutter is used to drop the pachinko balls staying in the tray or ball passage of the counting unit 10 over time. Although the opening control is executed, the purpose is to flow the spilled balls to the dove, and there is no point in counting.

  For this reason, when the possession ball update unit 17 stays in the operation mode 3, even if the counting unit 18 counts the spilled ball and performs the count output, the count output is invalidated, and the possession ball storage unit The count value 17a is not updated.

  Further, when the mode control unit 15 makes a mode transition to the operation mode 4 “preparation for opening a store”, shutter opening control is executed to check whether the counting sensor in the counting unit 18 operates normally. However, if the count value is left in the possession storage unit 17a immediately after the start of the operation after the transition to the operation mode 1 “sales” which is the next transition destination, the player is taken up by another player. If it is determined that the game table will be avoided, the occupancy rate of the game table will drop, and if the player plays a game without concern, the remaining count will be the profit / loss of the game store. End up.

  For this reason, when the possession ball updating unit 17 shifts from the operation mode 4 to the operation mode 1, the count value stored in the possession storage unit 17a is cleared to zero.

  Next, the processing flow of the CR unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of shutter control processing according to the present embodiment. This process is a process that is executed recursively as long as the power of the CR unit 10 is ON.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the mode control unit 15 waits for a business end notification or business start notification received by an external device such as the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50 (No in step S701), and waits for a change in system state. It is in a state (No at step S702).

  Here, when a hall state notification is acquired by the hall state acquisition unit 13 (Yes in step S701), or when a change in system state is detected by the system state monitoring unit 14 (Yes in step S702), the mode control unit 15 determines the operation mode of the transition destination (step S703).

  That is, when the mode control unit 15 receives a business end notification when the stay mode is the operation mode 1, the mode control unit 15 determines the transition destination mode as the operation mode 2, and when the stay mode is the operation mode 2, the system operates. When stopped, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 3, and when the stay mode is the operation mode 3, when the system is operated, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 4, and the stay mode is the operation mode 4. If the business start notification is received, the transition destination mode is determined as the operation mode 1.

  Thereafter, the mode control unit 15 refers to the mode storage unit 15a and causes the shutter opening / closing control unit 16 to execute shutter opening / closing control corresponding to the operation mode determined as the transition destination (step S704).

  Subsequently, when the notification source of the hall status notification is the remote controller 50 (Yes at step S705), the mode control unit 15 performs remote control processing on the operation time (notification reception time), the operator corresponding to the remote control ID and the notification content. If the notification source of the hole state notification is T / C30 (No at step S705), the T / C30 is requested to register the operation history at the T / C30. (Step S707).

  And the mode control part 15 updates the stay mode memorize | stored in the mode memory | storage part 15a to the operation mode of a transition destination (step S708), and complete | finishes a process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the system status as to whether the T / C 30 can be operated is monitored and the hall status indicating whether the amusement shop is open or not is acquired. According to the system status and the hall status, Since the shutter opening / closing control is performed, when the amusement store is closed and tightened, the shutter in the counting unit 18 is automatically closed and the amusement store is put into another operating state. In some cases, it is possible to control the opening / closing of the shutter state suitable for the operation state, thereby preventing illegal counting by the store clerk of the amusement store and realizing the shutter control conforming to the operation needs of the amusement store. .

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, when the hall state notification source is the remote controller 50, the operation history of the remote controller 50 is registered in the operation history storage unit 11b, and the hall state notification source is T / C30. In addition, since the T / C 30 is requested to register the operation history of the T / C 30, the operation history such as the operator and notification contents that cause the illegal count or trouble is specified. It is possible to respond appropriately.

  By the way, in the above embodiment, the button operation or the operation input of the business start or the business end is received by the remote controller 50 or the T / C 30, and the business start notification or the business end notification is performed in response to these operations. It is not always necessary to notify the hole state in response to a manual operation.

  For example, in the hall computer 70 that collects and manages the game machine information of each pachinko machine 20, the unit business hours from the viewpoint of analyzing the results of sales, gross profit, etc. in various business forms such as normal sales, event sales and new machine introduction Sales and gross profit are calculated, and the business hours for each business day are stored as settings in order to perform such calculations.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the hall computer 70 can be configured to cause the CR unit 10 to perform a business start notification or a business end notification.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the hall computer 70 sends a hall status notification such as a business start notice or a business end notice to the CR unit 10 via the T / C 30 when the business start time or the business end time is reached. (1). In the CR unit 10 that has received this hall state notification, (2) determination of the operation mode of the transition destination and (3) shutter opening / closing control are executed as in the case of FIG.

  This eliminates the need for button operation or operation input for business start or business end with the remote controller 50 or the T / C 30, and makes it possible to automatically notify the CR unit 10 of the hall state.

  In this example, the hall computer 70 notifies the CR unit 10 of the hall state via the T / C 30, but the hall computer 70 notifies the T / C 30 of the business hours for each business day. It is good also as making T / C30 perform notification of a hall | hole state.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50 notifies the CR unit 10 of the hole state has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shutter from the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50 is used. A shutter operation command such as an open command and a close command of 18c may be directly notified.

  For example, when a shutter operation command for the shutter 18c is issued through the remote controller 50, the remote controller 50 is provided with an open button or a close button for the shutter 18c, and the remote controller 50 responds to pressing of these buttons to open the shutter 18c. Alternatively, a close command is transmitted to the remote control light receiving unit 11a (see the white arrow in FIG. 8).

  Further, when a shutter operation command for the shutter 18c is issued through the T / C 30, the T / C 30 accepts an input of an opening operation or a closing operation of the shutter 18c via an instruction input unit such as a keyboard or a mouse. An open command or a close command for the shutter 18c is transmitted to the CR unit 10 (see the white arrow in FIG. 8).

  When the shutter opening / closing control unit 16 receives an opening command for the shutter 18c from the remote controller 50 or T / C 30, the shutter driving unit 18b is opened to open the shutter 18c. When a closing command for the shutter 18c is received from C30, the shutter driving unit 18b is driven to close and the shutter 18c is closed.

  As described above, the opening / closing control of the shutter 18c in response to the operation of the opening command or the closing command by the T / C 30 or the remote controller 50 allows the counting unit 18 to be closed when the game shop is closed and tightened. When the game store is in another operating state, the shutter can be opened and closed in a shutter state suitable for the operating state. It is possible to prevent illegal counting.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the system state monitoring, the hall state acquisition, the mode control, and the shutter opening / closing control are executed mainly by the CR unit 10 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The series of processes described above may be executed by the T / C 30.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the T / C 30 monitors whether or not its own device is operating, and is in a standby state for receiving a notification of business end notification or business start notification to be notified. When a hall status notification such as an end notification is received (1A) or when a change in system status is detected (1B), the operation mode of the transition destination is determined (2). The transition destination operation mode is determined using the determination logic described in FIG.

  In this way, the operation mode of the transition destination is determined, and the T / C 30 issues a shutter opening / closing command to the CR unit 10 so as to be in a shutter state defined in association with the operation mode of the transition destination (3).

  On the other hand, in the CR unit 10, when the shutter opening command is received from the T / C 30, the shutter driving unit 18b is driven to open to open the shutter 18c, and when the shutter closing command is received from the T / C 30. Causes the shutter drive unit 18b to be closed and closes the shutter 18c (4).

  In the case of the operation mode 3 “closed”, the system operation is not stopped by leaving from the state where the possession can be renewed or renewed, and the power supply of the T / C 30 may be turned off. As assumed, when a change in the system state is detected by the power-off operation of the T / C 30 (when the mode transitions to the operation mode 3), the T / C 30 power is switched to the operation mode 3 in response to the OFF operation. It is necessary to turn off the power after issuing a corresponding shutter opening command to the CR unit 10.

  In this way, if the T / C 30 is configured to perform hall state acquisition, system state monitoring, mode control, and shutter opening / closing command, similarly to the above embodiment, the business of the amusement store is terminated and tightened. In this case, the shutter in the counting unit 18 is automatically closed and controlled, and even when the amusement store is in another operating state, it can be controlled to open and close to a shutter state suitable for the operating state. Furthermore, it becomes possible to collectively issue a shutter opening / closing command for all game tables or game islands in the game store.

  In the present invention, the remote controller processing unit 11 is configured to determine whether or not the remote controller 50 is the remote controller 50 having the authority to notify the hall state, and the remote controller processor 11 has the authority to notify the hall state. On condition that the remote controller 50 is determined, the hall state acquisition unit 13 may be configured to validate the hole state acquired using the remote controller 50 as a notification source.

  More specifically, the operation authority storage unit 11c shown in FIG. 10 is further provided in the CR unit 10 shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the general store clerk 1 and the clerk 2 are prohibited from notifying the hall status by the remote controller 50, while the clerk 1, the exec 2, and the clerk 3, who are executive store clerks such as the store manager and employees, The authority to perform the hall state notification with the remote controller 50 is given.

  In addition, among executive clerk, hall state notification authority can be given in stages. That is, as shown in the figure, the executive 1 is given authority to perform both the business start notification and the business end notice, while the executive 2 is allowed only the business start notice, and the executive 3 Only allow end of business notices.

  When the remote control processing unit 11 of the CR unit 10 receives the remote control ID and the command code from the remote control 50 via the remote control light receiving unit 11a, the remote control processing unit 11 converts the command code received from the remote control 50 using the command management table (not shown). Interpret the corresponding command.

  At this time, for example, if the received command code is a command corresponding to a business start notification or a business end notification, the remote control processing unit 11 refers to the operation authority storage unit 11c and the remote control 50 of the received remote control ID is It is determined whether or not the business start or business end notification authority corresponding to the command is possessed.

  As a result, when it is determined that the remote control processing unit 11 has the notification authority, the hall state acquisition unit 13 validates the business start notification or business end notification received via the remote control 50, and the remote control processing unit 11 If it is determined that the user has no notification authority, the business start notification or business end notification received via the remote controller 50 is discarded.

  As a result, the person who performs the operation for notifying the hall state can be limited to only the managers such as the store manager and executives, and even if the general store clerk tries to act improperly, the remote control 50 possessed by the general store clerk can cause an incorrect It is possible to prevent the shutter from being released by transmitting a status notification.

  Here, it is determined whether or not the user has the authority to notify the hall state, but the shutter opening / closing operation authority is set in the operation authority storage unit 11c, and the remote controller 50 has the shutter opening / closing operation authority. By determining whether or not the remote controller 50 has, it is possible to limit the person who performs the opening / closing operation of the shutter to only the executive manager such as a store manager or executive.

  Similarly, in the T / C 30, it is also possible to give the hall state notification authority or the shutter opening / closing operation authority only to the account for which the manager of the store manager or the manager logs in.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where only the shutter 18c of the own apparatus is controlled to open / close after the transition destination mode is determined has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of CR units 10 are controlled. A shutter opening / closing command may be issued to another CR unit 10 via an island controller that is interposed between the T / C 30 and relays. In addition, if the shutter opening / closing command is notified to the T / C 30, the shutter opening / closing command can be transferred to all CR units 10 in the game store.

  As a result, the same shutter opening / closing control can be performed only by providing one CR unit 10 in the game store or one game island having the function of performing the system state acquisition, hall state acquisition and mode control described in the above embodiment. Other CR units can also be executed, and the cost of introducing new functions in the amusement store can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the counting unit 18 is configured to be included in the inner and lower portions of the CR unit 10 has been described. However, the counting unit may be provided as an independent counting device. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a counter counting system of a type in which a counting device is provided on a base plate under the lower plate 220 of the pachinko machine 20. In this case, the counting device and the CR unit 10 are communicably connected.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to a case where a pachislot game is further included or only a pachislot game is targeted. Can do. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a game facility such as a game center.

  As described above, the device corresponding to each vehicle and the game system according to the present invention are suitable for preventing illegal counting by a store clerk of a game store.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CR unit 11 Remote control processing part 11a Remote control light-receiving part 11b Operation history memory | storage part 12 Communication I / F part 13 Hall state acquisition part 14 System state monitoring part 15 Mode control part 15a Mode storage part 16 Shutter opening / closing control part 17 Handball update part 17a Ball storage unit 18 Count unit 18a Count sensor 18b Shutter drive unit 18c Shutter 18d Ball passage 30 T / C
50 remote control

Claims (4)

Each device is provided corresponding to a game machine and has a shutter that blocks or opens a predetermined part of a passage until a game medium input from the outside is guided to the counting unit,
Shutter control means for performing opening / closing control of the shutter according to a predetermined instruction;
An apparatus for supporting each vehicle, comprising: accompanying control means for performing accompanying control including at least invalidation of counting processing in accordance with the opening / closing control of the shutter. An open / close instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to open or close the shutter from a remote operation terminal possessed by the employee;
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shutter control unit performs opening / closing control of the shutter according to an instruction received by the opening / closing instruction receiving unit. Further comprising authority determining means for determining whether or not the remote operation terminal is a remote operation terminal having an authority to perform an opening instruction or a closing instruction;
The open / close instruction accepting unit accepts the open instruction or the close instruction on the condition that the authority determining unit determines that the remote operation terminal has the authority. Device for each stand. Provided in correspondence with each game machine, and provided with a plurality of devices corresponding to each machine having a shutter that blocks or opens a predetermined portion of the passage until the game medium input from the outside is guided to the counting unit. A gaming system capable of communication,
The devices for each table are
An instruction output means for outputting an opening / closing instruction so as to perform control related to opening / closing of the shutter with respect to each other device corresponding to a predetermined instruction;
Shutter control means for performing opening / closing control of the shutter in accordance with an opening / closing instruction from each other device;
In accordance with the opening / closing control of the shutter, the gaming system further comprises incidental control means for performing incidental control including at least invalidation of the counting process.

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