JPH07124327A - Game ball counter with cash payable and coupon issuable functions - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game ball counter with a cash payable function by displaying the total number of prize balls loaded on the slot of the counter, displaying a payable message in the case where the amount corresponding to the number of ball is more than a minimum payment amount, and enabling to pay cash according to the request by a selection switch operation. CONSTITUTION:The prize balls loaded on a slot 2 of a game ball counter are lined up by a ball-liner 21, rolled downward, counted through a sensor, and totaled by a CPU, and the total number of balls is displayed on a display device 3. When a player requests a cash payment by the operation of a payment selection switch 40, one thousand yen notes corresponding to the number of counted balls are paid out of a note exit and the remainder is paid in coins out of an exit 50. Besides, when a bar cord receipt switch 41 is selected and operated, a specifically valuable coupon is issued in the case where the amount corresponding to the counted balls is more than a minimum amount of coupon.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention inserts game media, such as pachinko balls and medals, which a customer has won as a prize, into an insertion slot of a media counter and counts them, and has a specific value based on the counting result. The present invention relates to a media counter having a payout function of a cash voucher having a specific value, which can be paid out directly on the spot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko ball will be described as an example. Generally, a pachinko ball counting machine is a ball inlet for inserting a pachinko ball and a ball counting device which is connected to the port and counts the pachinko balls after the ball is inserted. It comprises a means, a display section for displaying the number of balls as a counting result, and a record issuing means for recording and issuing the number of balls on a barcode receipt or the like.

Further, the pachinko balls that the customer has won as a prize are counted by a pachinko ball counter provided at the counter, and a bar code receipt or the like is issued there, and the bar code receipt or the like is used to temporarily make a special They exchanged it for free gifts and brought the special free gifts to an exchange outside the store for cash. For this reason, just before the time of closing the store, customers were inundated for the exchange of prizes, and it took a lot of time for the exchange, so the situation was such that the work of closing the store could not be completed. It should be noted that these problems are important problems that occur not only in pachinko machines but also in pachislot game machines that can be played with media such as medals.

Then, as an example of a technique for solving the above-mentioned problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 4-53580 and 5-137842 are disclosed.

First, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-53580 discloses in FIG.
And a IC card issuing machine A in which the number of balls counted by an issuing machine such as an IC card connected to a pachinko ball counting machine is recorded, and an IC issued by the issuing machine A. A prize dispenser B which inserts a card or the like into a reception port of an IC card or the like which constitutes an automatic prize dispenser B for storing a prize, and dispenses a prize matching a number recorded on the IC card, and the prize dispenser. Machine B
The cash dispenser C that throws in the prize paid out by the cash dispenser into the prize slot that constitutes the automatic cash dispenser C, and then dispenses the cash commensurate with the thrown prize from the cash dispense port. Is. The reference numeral 9 is a ball counter,
90 is a prize management machine, 91 is an IC card issuing machine, and 92 is I
C card, 93 is a prize, and 94 is cash.

In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-137842 discloses a structure shown in FIG.
In the system as shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko ball counting machine 9, a receipt issuing machine D for issuing a receipt in which the number of counted balls is recorded, and this receipt is read to record data according to the read value. A gift card issuing machine E that issues a gift card, a cashing machine F that reads the settlement result stored in the gift card, performs cash conversion based on the read data, and collects the gift card that has been cashed.
It comprises a management device for managing data. Reference numeral 9 indicates a ball counter, 94 indicates cash, 95 indicates a receipt, and 96 indicates a premium card.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the system constructed as in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-53580, the data counted at the IC card issuing machine A is first exchanged for the IC card 92 or the like, and then the IC card 92 is replaced. After taking it and going to the automatic payout machine B and exchanging it with the free gift 93, this time, taking the free gift 93 to the cash payout machine C, the free gift 93
Since it is for cashing into the cash dispenser C to make cash 94, there is the trouble of changing the machine to be handled three times, A, B and C, and it takes time to issue an IC card or a prize.
There is a problem that we have to line up at each place one by one, and there are queues at the cash dispenser, and in the end it is not the time saving. In addition, the equipment cost of the device that issues the IC card and the IC card itself are very costly.

On the other hand, the system constructed as in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-137842 has the same problem. That is, the data counted at the receipt issuing machine D is first printed out on the receipt 95 such as a bar code, and then the receipt 95 is taken to the prize card issuing machine E of the hall counter to let the clerk read the receipt 95. The credit card 96 is issued to the cash dispenser F, and the prize card 96 is then taken to the cash dispenser F to put the prize 96 into the cash dispenser F for cashing. For this reason,
As in the case of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-53580, the machines to be operated are D,
He had problems such as having the trouble of changing E and F three times.

An object of the present invention is to count a specific value of the amount of money according to the input amount of the game medium, when the customer counts the game medium such as pachinko balls or medals that he or she has won as a prize and wants to redeem it after counting. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium counter having a payout function of a cash voucher having a specific value, which can be immediately paid out on the spot.
(In the present invention, when a cash voucher having a specific value is included, the concept of cash is included, but if cash cannot be directly dealt with, it means another kind of gift certificate or pure gold equivalent to cash. It is meant.)

[0010]

The present invention was devised in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and an insertion port for inserting a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal that a customer has won as a prize, From a medium counting means connected to the insertion slot for counting the number of play media after the insertion, a display section for displaying the number of media as a counting result, and a record issuing means for recording and issuing the number of media on a barcode receipt or the like. A medium counter consisting of a switch for selecting the issuance of a record such as a barcode receipt, a cash calculation means for converting the count data of the medium counting means into a set exchange amount, and the number of media as a counting result has a specific value. Display means for displaying that the payout of the cash voucher having a specific value is possible when the cash voucher having the specified value is equal to or more than the minimum payout amount, and a switch for selecting the payout of the cash voucher having the specific value. Ji and, and characterized in that it comprises a cash voucher dispensing means pays out the cash voucher having a particular value in conjunction with the selection switch, media counting machine having a payout function of vouchers with a specific value.

[0011]

According to the above construction, when a customer inserts a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal which has been obtained as a prize into the slot, the medium counting means counts the number of the medium and displays the number of the medium of the counting result. To be displayed on the department. Here, if the customer desires to pay out a cash voucher having a specific value in an attempt to convert it into cash, if the payout amount of the cash voucher having a specific value is equal to or more than the minimum payout amount, the display means displays a payable state. By operating the payout selection switch of the cash voucher having a certain value, a considerable amount can be calculated by the cash voucher paying means having a specific value, and the cash voucher can be immediately paid on the spot. Further, when the user desires to obtain a barcode receipt or the like, the receipt issuing unit issues the barcode receipt or the like.

[0012]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a perspective view of a pachinko ball counting machine having a payout function of a cash voucher having a specific value and a front view when a door is opened. The figure is illustrated. According to this embodiment, the following services are provided to customers. That is, counting the number of pachinko balls won as a prize and displaying the total number of coins, and selecting whether to pay cash or issue a barcode receipt assuming that cash can be used as a cash voucher with a specific value. When you choose to get or pay in cash,
It is to pay out cash according to the number of balls thrown on the spot, select either a bill or a coin when paying out in cash, and issue a barcode receipt or the like. (Hereinafter, a cash voucher having a specific value will be described as cash (banknote or coin)).

In this embodiment, a ball counting machine input port 2 for inserting the pachinko balls obtained as a prize, and a ball counting means connected to the ball counting device input port 2 for counting the pachinko balls after the insertion. , A pachinko machine including a ball number display unit 3 for displaying the total number of balls as a counting result (total number of balls, number of prizes, surplus balls) and a record issuing means for recording the number of balls on a barcode receipt or the like and issuing the record. A ball counting machine, which is provided with a cash payout selection switch 40, and which has a bill outlet 5 and a coin outlet 5
It is a pachinko ball counting machine 1 having a payout function of a cash voucher having a specific value by providing 0 and. Reference numeral 20 indicates a ball return opening for returning a small amount of balls to a customer, reference numeral 4 is a selection switch for selecting whether to pay out cash or issuing a barcode receipt, 40 is a cash payout selection switch, and 41 is a bar. This is a code receipt selection switch.
Reference numeral 5 indicates a bill outlet for taking out the bills paid out by the cash paying means, and 50 is a coin outlet for taking out 500-yen coins. Reference numeral 6 indicates a receipt issuing unit for issuing a barcode receipt. (Here, the receipt issuing unit is used, but a magnetic card issuing unit that issues a magnetic card may be used). Reference numeral 52 is a coin dispensing unit for storing and dispensing 500-yen coins, and 53 is a bill dispensing unit for storing and dispensing 1000-yen bills. Reference numeral 8 generally indicates a bill insertion slot capable of exchanging bills for coins, and a bill validator 80 is provided in series.

The usage method, operation explanation, effects and the like of the pachinko ball counting machine 1 having a payout function of a cash voucher of a specific value according to the present invention are substantially the same as those of the second embodiment described below. I will explain in detail later.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and are a side view and a perspective view when a pachinko ball counting machine having a cash payout function is installed at an island end.
The feature of the present embodiment is that the island 10 in which the pachinko table stands are juxtaposed.
The point is that it is a pachinko ball counting machine 10 equipped with a cash payout function provided at the edge of 0. That is, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment described above, 1,000 yen of banknotes and 5 coins inserted into the banknote stand ball lending machine 102 installed between the table stands 101 of the island 100.
Pachinko ball counter 1 with a cash payout function that collects 00 yen with a banknote or coin carrier (not shown) on the island
In addition to adopting a configuration that can be reused with 0, a crime prevention camera 7 for the purpose of crime prevention is attached above the ball counting slot 2 in order to pay out cash directly here.

Although explanation will be repeated, FIG. 3 is a side view seen from the pachinko ball counting machine side in FIG. 1, and illustrates the internal ball counting units of the pachinko ball counting machine 1 in an easy-to-understand manner.
When prize balls are thrown into the ball counting machine input port 2 of the pachinko ball counting machine, the plurality of rows of ball aligning plates 21 arranged in the shape of a cage align the pachinko balls in one row and roll them down. . At this time, the counting sensors 22a attached to the end portions between the respective ball aligning plates 21 are configured so that the passing balls can be accurately sensed one by one.
51 is connected and totaled, and the counting result is used as data for cash payment or barcode receipt issuance. When there are few balls as surplus balls, the surplus ball counting unit 23 provided downstream of the ball aligning plate 21 plays a small amount of balls, and the balls discharged to the surplus ball counting unit 23 are discharged. Gutter 2
From 4 to the ball return port 20. A ball circulation gutter 25 is derived from the surplus ball counting unit 23, and the pachinko balls after cash payout or issuance of a barcode receipt flow down the ball circulation gutter 25 and circulate to the ball collection gutter 12 in the island 100. Will be gone. In addition, the number of pachinko balls that is the above counting result is CP
It is displayed on the number-of-balls display section 3 in response to a command from U51 so that the customer can confirm this.

Here, when the customer selects the cash payout selection switch 40, the number of balls is converted into cash according to the calculation result of the CPU 51, and the payout amount of 1,000 yen bills is counted by the bill payout section 53. The coins are paid out to the banknote take-out port 5, and the fractional part is paid with 500-yen coins. The 500-yen coins are counted in the coin payout unit 52 and then paid-out to the coin-taking out port 50. It is returned from the ball return port 20.

This embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 8 based on specific numerical examples. For example, when the number of balls in the counting result is less than 1,000 yen (when the number of coins is 399 or less), 1,000 yen bills cannot be paid out, so the CPU 51
Of the two selection switches 4 arranged in parallel, only the bar code receipt selection switch 41 is turned on, the cash withdrawal selection switch 40 is left unlit, and only the bar code receipt selection switch 41 can be selected for the customer. There is. When the bar code receipt selection switch 41 is pressed, the receipt issuing unit prints the date and the total number of balls in a bar code and issues a bar code receipt for electronic processing at the pachinko parlor side. The customer picks up the barcode receipt and takes it to the counter to exchange it for a free gift. Also, in the above case, the small balls are returned from the ball return port 20.

Next, when the number of balls in the counting result is 1,000 yen or more and less than 2,000 yen (for example, 400 to 799), the cash payout selection switch 40 is operated when the maximum number of balls is 799. If you press it, you will get one thousand yen coin, one 500 yen coin and 199 extra coins. In other words, here, the rate is 2.5 yen per piece, so 400 pieces is 1,000 yen and 200 pieces is 50 yen.
It is equivalent to 0 yen coin. For example, when a customer puts in 1215 coins, three 1000 yen bills are paid out, and the remaining 15 coins are returned as surplus coins. The above description is based on the assumption that cash is used, but when the number of balls in the counting result is 1,000 yen or more, both the cash payout selection switch 40 and the bar code receipt selection switch 41 are turned on and cash is not given. If the bar code receipt selection switch 41 is selected when exchanging for a prize, the bar code receipt is issued as in the conventional case. The conversion rate explained here differs depending on the store, and the setting can be freely changed.

In the present invention, the obtained pachinko balls are simply put into the ball counting machine insertion slot 2 of the pachinko ball counting machines 1 and 10, and the customer who wants cash can immediately specify the spot on the spot. It is possible to issue a cash voucher or cash of value. This effect is extremely large, which eliminates the need for customers to go back and forth between various prize exchanges and counters, eliminates the queues at various places, reduces the number of staff on the store side, and makes it possible to smoothly close the store. It was made. In addition, the simplification of the equipment has brought about the merit that the investment amount is small.

From another point of view, under the present circumstances, special prizes are brought to an exchange outside the store and exchanged for cash, but the exchange is usually provided in an unobtrusive place with little traffic. Therefore, it is a well-known fact that crimes targeting cash are occurring frequently. However, according to the present invention, since the cash exchange can be carried out under the supervision of an employee in the store, there is a merit that such a crime can be prevented in advance.

Also, once the customer is taken out of the store, they will be returned as they are. However, if they redeem the money inside the store, it can be expected that they will be able to use this amount of money again for playing. It will be possible to improve the business results.

By the way, in the second embodiment, a security camera 7 for the purpose of security is mounted above the ball counting machine inlet 2. This was installed to remotely monitor a person standing in front of the pachinko ball counter 10 with a cash payout function, and can always keep monitoring in the control room of the store, and save the recording. By doing so, it is possible to conduct a retrospective survey. In addition, it is significant to install it because it can be prepared for fraud of employees in the store.

The present invention also incorporates a measure for preventing fraud. In the aggregation by the CPU 51, data such as the date, time, the number of coins inserted, the number of coins to be paid out according to currency, and the number of surplus coins are input in order to prevent fraud. Further, as another fraud prevention, a counting sensor 22b may be provided, for example, in the ball circulation gutter 25 other than the counting sensor 22a of the ball aligning plate 21, and the cash may be paid out by the count passed through the counting sensor 22b. That is, the ball alignment plate 21
The cash is not paid out only by the counting sensor 22a. For example, a thread-aligned ball is made to flow down and a ball alignment plate 21
Even if the user repeatedly operates the counting sensor 22a, the cash is not paid out.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the payment of cash banknotes is 1,000 yen here, but the amount stored in the banknote payout section 53 is changed to 5,000 yen, 10,000 notes. The combination of payout amounts can be freely changed. Alternatively, when a small amount or a fractional amount is used, the coin may not be paid out, and the coin may be recorded on another magnetic card as a so-called coin-collecting system.

Further, cash payment may be selected by a customer operation (selection switch). That is, when the banknote selection switch 42 is pushed, only one thousand yen bill is paid out, and when the coin selection switch 43 is pushed, all the coins are paid out as 500 yen coins. Therefore, if the 500-yen coins are paid out, the customer can play immediately without exchanging money.

Furthermore, the small balls returned at the time of payment are rewritten to another magnetic card so that they can be exchanged for 1,000 yen when the accumulated number of balls stored in the card becomes payable (400 or more). Good.

In the present embodiment, the recording and issuing means for recording the number of mediums as the counting result has been described by using the barcode receipt printed with a barcode, but other magnetic cards, perforated tape or the like may be used. Needless to say.

The present invention is very useful not only for pachinko machines but also for other game machines that can be played with media such as medals.

The ball counting machine having the cash payout function described in the embodiments of the present invention may have any form, and may be installed at any position on the edge of the island or in the center of the island ( However, only the island edge in the second embodiment)

If the cash dispensing mechanism of the present invention is provided with the bill slot 8, the function of the conventional money changer can be obtained. still,
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a block diagram of the present invention.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, game media such as pachinko balls and medals that a customer has won as a prize are put into a media counter and counted, and based on the result of the count, the game media is immediately displayed on the spot. Because it will be a voucher with a certain value, even when the store closes, the counter at the shop that exchanges for special prizes and the exchange office outside the store that exchanges cash will not be crowded, and cash exchange will be completed without hassle It will be easier for the customer to close the shop, and it will be possible to improve the service to customers.
This effect makes a great contribution to the industry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view when the door of the same embodiment is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of cash payment and barcode receipt issuance according to the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of cash payment and barcode receipt issuance according to the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of cash payment and barcode receipt issuance in the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for cash payment and barcode receipt issuance according to the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a conventional example.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko ball counting machine 2 Ball counting machine 3 Ball number display 4 Selection switch 40 Cash withdrawal selection switch 41 Bar code receipt selection switch 5 Banknote outlet 50 Coin outlet 52 500 yen Coin withdrawal part 53 Thousand yen bill withdrawal part 6 Bar code receipt issue department

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A slot for inserting a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal that a customer has won as a prize, a medium counting unit connected to the slot for counting the game medium after the slot, and a counting result. In a medium counter consisting of a display section for displaying the number of media as described above, and a record issuing means for recording and issuing the number of media on a barcode receipt or the like, a switch for selecting the record issue of the barcode receipt or the like, A cash calculation unit for converting the count data of the medium counting unit into a set exchange amount, and a cash voucher having a specific value can be paid out when the number of media as a counting result is equal to or more than the minimum payout amount of a cash voucher having a specific value. A display means for displaying the status, a switch for selecting payout of a cash voucher having a specific value, and a cash voucher having a specific value to be paid out in conjunction with the selection switch. A medium counter having a function of paying out a cash voucher having a specific value, which comprises a cash voucher paying means.