JP2000070536A - Forged note examination system for pachinko hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a forged note examination system capable of highly accurately and inexpensively examining a forged note in a pachinko hall. SOLUTION: In this forged note examination system, paper moneys put into respective ball dispensers 13 are collected by a belt conveyer 15 and sorted into denominations by a sorter 17 and concerning the paper moneys of dollar, they are examined by an examination device 13 and stored into safe boxes 21 (21d and 21e) later. Since the paper moneys are collected from the plural ball dispensers 13 and examined by one examination device 19, even when the high-accuracy examination device is installed, costs are not increased. Further, this forged note examination system is provided with a paper money managing memory for storing the respective paper moneys to be conveyed, sorted and examined corresponding to the identification numbers of the ball lending devices 13 in which the relevant paper moneys are put, when it is examined that the paper money of dollar is forged, from stored contents in the paper money managing memory, the ball dispenser 13, in which that forged dollar paper money is put, is specified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a counterfeit money appraisal system for appraisal of money put into an on-site device such as a ball rental device installed in a pachinko game hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of fraudulent activities to be prevented in a pachinko game hall is the use of counterfeit money. Especially in recent years,
It is difficult to completely prevent counterfeit money from being used, since many are very sophisticated.

[0003] Further, with the revision of the so-called Foreign Exchange Law, pachinko amusement arcades are also considering making foreign currency compatible with ball rental equipment and the like. The printing method is simple and countermeasures against forgery are not sufficiently taken. For this reason, there are many more sophisticated counterfeit money than Japanese counterfeit money, and it is very difficult to prevent use.

[0004] For this reason, in a pachinko game hall, in order to prevent the use of sophisticated counterfeit money, it is necessary to install a very high-precision appraisal device in a ball rental device or the like.

[0005]

However, a high-precision appraisal apparatus is very expensive, and requires a great deal of cost to install it in each on-site apparatus. May exceed the amount of damage caused by counterfeit money.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a counterfeit money appraisal system that can perform appraisal of counterfeit money with high accuracy and low cost in a pachinko game arcade.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention In order to achieve such an object, a counterfeit money appraisal system according to the present invention comprises: an appraisal device for appraising whether or not a counterfeit money; A transport unit that collectively transports the currency inserted into the device to the appraisal device, a storage unit that stores the currency transported to the appraisal device and the on-site device in which the currency has been inserted and stores the same, and the transport unit Management means for managing the location of the money transported from the in-field device to the appraisal device, and when the appraisal device has been appraised that it is a counterfeit money, the money that has been appraised as the counterfeit money Device specifying means for specifying the in-field device into which the money has been inserted, based on the storage content of the storage means, specified by the management means.

[0008] Here, as the in-hall device, for example, as described in claim 2, a ball lending device that lends a pachinko ball to a player can be mentioned. In addition to the ball lending device, a currency exchange device, a prepaid card issuing device, a vending machine for beverages and cigarettes, and the like can be cited.

In the counterfeit money appraisal system according to the present invention, when a player inserts money into, for example, a ball lending apparatus, the money is conveyed to the appraisal apparatus by the conveying means. Then, for example, when a second player playing a game next to the player throws money into the adjacent ball rental device, the money is also conveyed to the same appraisal device. At this time, the storage means stores the money and the ball lending device in which the money is inserted in association with each other, and the management means determines whether the money is being conveyed or has already reached the appraisal apparatus. to manage. The appraisal device judges whether the conveyed money is counterfeit money. Then, when the appraisal device judges that the money is a counterfeit money, the device specifying means specifies the money using the management means, and inputs the specified money from the storage content of the storage means. The location of the ball lending device, that is, the player who is presumed to have used the counterfeit money is specified. Then, when the ball lending device into which the counterfeit money is inserted is specified, for example, a clerk goes to the ball lending device and asks the player whether the counterfeit money has been used. Confirmation, control, etc. are performed according to the situation.

[0010] As described above, the counterfeit money appraisal system according to the present invention does not appraise money for each in-park device such as a ball lending device, but collects money from a plurality of in-park devices and appraises it with one appraisal device. Therefore, the number of appraisers installed in the pachinko game hall can be significantly reduced. For this reason, even if the accuracy of the appraisal is increased by installing a very expensive appraisal apparatus, the cost of the entire pachinko game hall does not increase significantly. Further, in some cases, the money inserted in all the on-site devices in the pachinko game hall may be replaced by one.
Since the identification can be performed by two identification devices, even an extremely expensive identification device can be adopted.

[0011] Further, since the storage means stores the source of the money, even if the money is collected from a plurality of on-site devices and appraised by one appraisal device, if a counterfeit money is found, The location of the suspect can be easily grasped. If the time from the insertion of money to the appraisal is very short, the on-site equipment suspends the operation until the appraisal device determines that the currency is genuine, that is, pachinko ball lending, currency exchange, You may be comprised so that the issue of a prepaid card etc. may be postponed. In such a configuration, the pachinko game hall is not damaged because the counterfeit money is not used even if it is inserted. However,
If it takes, for example, about one minute from the insertion of money to the appraisal, it is not preferable because even a normal player is made to wait in a meaningless manner.

[0012] Further, the counterfeit money appraisal system according to the present invention, as described in claim 3, may further include a photographing means for photographing the periphery of the in-field device specified by the device specifying means. Here, the photographing means may be provided, for example, one for each game island, or may be provided for each in-site device. In the case of such a configuration, not only can the suspect be seized on the spot, but also the behavior of the suspect can be investigated.

[0013] It should be noted that, from the time when the money is inserted, a person who has inserted the money is unconditionally photographed for a predetermined period of time, and thereafter, when the appraisal device judges that the money is counterfeit, the photographed image is used. It may be constituted so that it does. In such a configuration, even if the suspect obtains a pachinko ball, change, etc. and leaves the front of the on-site device before the suspected counterfeit money is determined, the image of the suspect is obtained. Can be obtained reliably.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the counterfeit money appraisal system of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the main part of the counterfeit money appraisal system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the flow of bills in the counterfeit money appraisal system. 3 is
It is a schematic plan view for explaining a mode that a bill is sent to a belt conveyor from a ball rental device.

The counterfeit money appraisal system of this embodiment includes a microcomputer 11 for performing various arithmetic controls, and ball lending devices 13 (1), 13 for lending pachinko balls to players.
(2), 13 (3),..., 13 (n),..., And belt conveyors 15 (1), 15 (2), 15 (3) for transporting the bills inserted into each ball lending device 13. , ..., 15
(N),..., A sorting device 17 that sorts the bills conveyed by the belt conveyor 15 into 1000-yen bills, 5000-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills, and dollar bills in accordance with a command from the microcomputer 11; Appraisal device 19 that uses infrared rays and magnetism to judge whether the product is authentic or forged, and a safe 21 for storing bills (1000-yen bill safe 21a, 500).
0 yen banknote safe 21b, 10,000 yen banknote safe 21c, genuine dollar banknote safe 21d, counterfeit dollar banknote safe 21e),
The game island 10 including the bill management memory 23 that stores the identification number n of the ball lending apparatus 13 into which the bill is inserted and the type x of the bill in association with the location of the bill, and monitors the inside of the pachinko game hall. And a hall computer 50 for managing the operating status of each pachinko gaming machine in the pachinko gaming arcade.

The belt conveyors 15 (1), 15 (2),
15 (3), ..., a receiving sensor 15a for detecting that the bill sent from the ball lending device 13 or the belt conveyor on the upstream side has been received by the belt conveyor, and the bill is sent to the belt conveyor on the downstream side. A delivery sensor 15b for detecting that the operation has been performed is provided. Since the structure of the belt conveyor itself is well known, a detailed description is omitted.

The banknote management memory 23 stores the belt conveyor 1
5, the type of the bill present in the carrying area 23a, the sorting device 17 or the appraisal device 19 in which the type x of the bill being transported and the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 into which the bill has been inserted are stored in association with each other. ball lending device 1 into which x and the bill are inserted
The sorting / appraisal area 23b, which stores the identification number n of 3 in association with the identification number n, the type x of the dollar bill determined to be counterfeit by the appraisal device 19, and the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 into which the bill has been inserted. It is constituted by a forged area 23c that is stored in association with the forged area 23c. Further, the area under conveyance 23a is a conveyor (n) area for storing information of bills existing between the receiving sensor 15a and the sending sensor 15b of the belt conveyor 15 (n), and the receiving sensor 15a of the belt conveyor 15 (n). The banknote is divided into an inter-conveyor (n) area for storing banknotes existing between the feeder and the delivery sensor 15b of the belt conveyor 15 (n + 1) (hereinafter referred to as “inter-conveyor (n)”) (n = 1, 2). , 3, ...).

The ball lending apparatus 13 has a built-in appraisal device for yen banknotes similarly to the conventional ball lending apparatus. It is configured to be returned from. next,
The operation of the counterfeit money appraisal system of this embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart.

First, the bill insertion process shown in FIG. 4 will be described. This processing is started when operating power is supplied to each unit of the game island 10 from a power supply device (not shown). When this process is started, the microcomputer 11 waits until a bill is inserted into any one of the ball lending devices 13 (S10). The identification number n of the device is obtained from the ball lending device 13 (S12), and the type x of the inserted bill is obtained (S14).

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 determines whether a bill exists between any of the conveyors (n), the belt conveyor 15 (n + 1), the conveyor (n + 1), and the belt conveyor 15 (n + 2). . In particular,
The transporting area 23a of the banknote management memory 23 is searched to determine whether data is stored in the area between the conveyors (n) to the conveyor (n + 2) (S16). Then, between the conveyors (n) to the belt conveyor 15 (n +
If a bill exists in any of 2) ("YES" in S16), the process stands by until the bill is conveyed to the downstream side. On the other hand, between the conveyors (n) to the belt conveyor 15 (n)
If there is no bill at (+2) ("NO" in S16), all the belt conveyors on the upstream side of the belt conveyor 15 (n) are stopped (S18), and the ball lending device 13
Instruct (n) to send bills between conveyors (n) (S
20), the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 and the banknote type x are written in the inter-conveyor (n) area (S22).

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 determines whether a bill exists in any of the belt conveyor 15 (n) and between the conveyors (n). That is, the ball lending device 13
The banknote sent out from (n) is a belt conveyor 15 (n)
It is determined whether or not the sheet has been conveyed to the downstream side (S24). Then, when a bill exists in any of the belt conveyor 15 (n) and between the conveyors (n) ("Y" in S24).
ES "), and waits until the bill is conveyed downstream. On the other hand, when a bill does not exist in any of the belt conveyor 15 (n) and between the conveyors (n) ("N" in S24).
O "), the stop of the belt conveyor on the upstream side of the belt conveyor 15 (n) is released (S26). And it returns to S10 and repeats the processing at the time of bill insertion.

Next, the location management process shown in FIG. 5 will be described. This processing is also performed from the power supply device (not shown)
The operation is started when the operating power is supplied to each unit of “0”. When this process is started, the microcomputer 1
1 judges whether a bill is detected by the receiving sensor 15a (S30), and when a bill is detected by any of the receiving sensors 15a ("YE" in S30).
S)), the identification number n of the belt conveyor 15 provided with the receiving sensor 15a is acquired (S32), and the data stored in the inter-conveyor (n) area is moved to the conveyor (n) area (S32). S34), proceed to S36. On the other hand, when the bill is not detected (“NO” in S30), the process of S32 and S34 is not performed, and the process proceeds to S3.
Proceed to 6.

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 determines whether or not a bill is detected by the sending sensor 15b (S36). If a bill is detected by any of the sending sensors 15b ("YES" in S36). ),
The identification number n of the belt conveyor 15 provided with the sending sensor 15b is obtained (S38). Then, it is determined whether or not the identification number n is 1 (S40). If the identification number n is not 1 ("NO" in S40), the data stored in the conveyor (n) area is transferred between the conveyors. (N-1) Move to the area (S42), return to S10, and repeat the location management process. On the other hand, if the identification number n is 1 ("YES" in S40), the data stored in the conveyor (1) area is moved to the sorting / appraisal area (S44), and the process returns to S10 to manage the location. Repeat the process. If a bill is not detected by the sending sensor 15b ("NO" in S36), the process goes to S38.
The processing returns to S30 without performing the processing of S44.

Next, the distribution / appraisal processing shown in FIG. 6 will be described. This processing is started by moving the data stored in the conveyor (1) area of the banknote management memory 23 to the sorting / appraisal area 23b in S44 of the location management processing. When this process starts,
The microcomputer 11 has a sorting / appraisal area 23b.
The banknote type x is obtained from the banknote (S50), and the sorting device 17 is instructed to sort banknotes (S52).

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 determines whether or not the bill is a dollar bill (S54). If the bill is a dollar bill ("YES" in S54),
The appraisal result of the dollar bill is acquired from the appraisal device 19 (S56). Then, it is determined whether or not the dollar bill is a counterfeit banknote based on the appraisal result obtained from the appraisal device 19 (S58). If the banknote is a counterfeit banknote ("YES" in S58), the distribution / appraisal area 23b is displayed. The stored data is moved to the forgery area 23c (S60), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the bill is not a dollar bill ("NO" in S54), or if it is a genuine dollar bill ("NO" in S58), the data stored in the sorting / appraisal area 23b is deleted. Erase (S6
2), end the process.

Next, the security processing shown in FIG. 7 will be described. This process is started when the data stored in the sorting / appraisal area 23b of the banknote management memory 23 is moved to the counterfeit area 23c in S60 of the sorting / appraisal process. When this processing is started, the microcomputer 11 reads the banknote type x from the counterfeit area 23c.
Is acquired (S70), and it is determined whether the bill is a bill larger than the two dollar bill (S72). If the bill is a bill larger than the two dollar bill (S7
("YES" in 2), obtains the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 into which the dollar bill has been inserted from the counterfeit area 23c (S76), and instructs the monitoring device 30 to photograph the periphery of the ball lending device 13 (n). (S78). Further, the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 and the fact that the counterfeit bill has been used are transmitted to the hall computer 50 (S80), and the process is terminated.

On the other hand, when the bill is a one-dollar bill or a two-dollar bill ("NO" in S72), it is determined whether or not five or more bills are inserted into the same ball lending device 13 (n) per hour. Is determined (S74), and if five or more sheets have been inserted per hour (“YES” in S74),
The processing of steps S76, S78, and S80 is performed, and the processing is terminated.
If five or more sheets have not been inserted per time ("NO" in S74), the process ends without performing the processes of S76, S78, and S80.

When the microcomputer 11 transmits the identification number n of the ball lending device 13 and the fact that the counterfeit bill has been used in S80, the hall computer 50
The contents transmitted from the microcomputer 11 are notified to the clerk in the hall management room by a display and a speaker (not shown), and transmitted to the clerk in the hall by a transceiver (not shown).

Next, a description will be given of the operation contents when a counterfeit five dollar bill is inserted into the ball lending device with the identification number 3 in a game island to which the counterfeit money appraisal system of this embodiment is applied. When the forged five-dollar bill is inserted, the microcomputer 11 acquires the identification number [3] of the ball lending device and the type of the inserted bill [$ 5] (S12, S)
14). Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 waits until there are no more banknotes on the conveyor (3), the belt conveyor 15 (4), the conveyor (4), and the belt conveyor 15 (5). All belt conveyors on the upstream side, that is, the belt conveyor 15
(4), 15 (5), 15 (6), ... are stopped (S1
8) Instruct the ball lending device 13 (3) to send bills to the space between the conveyors (3) (S20). Then, the identification number [3] of the ball lending device and the bill type [$ 5] are set between the conveyors (3).
Write to the area (S22).

The bills sent from the ball lending device 13 (3) to between the conveyors (3) are transferred to the belt conveyor 15 (3).
Is detected by the receiving sensor 15a, the microcomputer 11 moves the data of the identification number [3] and the type [$ 5] stored in the inter-conveyor (3) area to the conveyor (3) area (S34). ). When the bill is gradually conveyed by the belt conveyor 15 (3) and detected by the sending sensor 15b, the microcomputer 11 discriminates the identification number [3] and the type [5] stored in the conveyor (3) area. $] Is moved to the area between conveyors (2) (S42). At this time, the stop of the belt conveyor 15 is released (S2).
6).

As the bills are conveyed downstream, the microcomputer sends the data of identification number [3] and type [$ 5] to the inter-conveyor (2) area, the conveyer (2) area, and the conveyer. It is moved to the interval (1) area and the conveyor (1) area. And belt conveyor 1
When the banknote is detected by the 5 (1) sending sensor 15b, the microcomputer 11 sorts the data of the identification number [3] and the type [5 dollars] stored in the conveyor (1) area into the sorting / appraisal area. (S44).

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 acquires the type of banknote [$ 5] from the sorting / appraisal area 23b (S50), and instructs the sorting apparatus 17 to sort the banknote to the appraisal apparatus 19 (S52). ). Then, the microcomputer 11 obtains, from the appraisal device 19, an appraisal result indicating that the dollar bill is a counterfeit bill (S56).
The data of the identification number [3] and the type [$ 5] stored in the appraisal area 23b is moved to the counterfeit area 23c (S60).

Subsequently, the microcomputer 11 acquires the type of bill [$ 5] from the counterfeit area 23c (S5).
70) Because the bill is larger than the two dollar bill (S72)
"YES"), the identification number [3] of the ball lending device 13 is obtained from the counterfeit area 23c (S74), and the monitoring device 3
0 is instructed to shoot the area around the ball lending device 13 (3) (S7).
8). Further, the hall computer 50 has an identification number [3].
And the fact that the forged bill is used is transmitted (S80).

Then, the clerk of the pachinko game hall asks the player who put the forged $ 5 bill into the ball lending device 13 (3) to confirm whether or not the forged bill has been used and to control the situation according to the situation. Do it. Here, the belt conveyor 15 corresponds to the above-described transporting means, and the processing of S22 of the banknote insertion processing performed by the microcomputer 11 corresponds to the operation of the storage means described above, and the processing of S34, The processing of S42 and S44 corresponds to the operation of the management means described above, and the microcomputer 11 performs S58 and S60 of the sorting and appraisal processing and S7 of the security processing.
The processes in steps S6, S78, and S80 correspond to the operation of the above-described device specifying unit, and the monitoring device 30 corresponds to the above-described imaging unit.

Next, the effect of the counterfeit money appraisal system of this embodiment will be described. Since the counterfeit money appraisal system of the present embodiment does not appraise dollar bills for each ball lending device 13, but collects dollar bills from a plurality of ball lending devices 13 and appraises them with one appraisal device 19, the pachinko game The number of dollar bill appraisal devices 19 installed in the hall can be greatly reduced. For this reason, even if the accuracy of the appraisal is improved by installing a very expensive appraisal apparatus, the cost of the entire pachinko game hall does not increase significantly.

Since the banknote management memory 23 stores the source of the banknotes, even if the banknotes are collected from the plurality of ball lending devices 13 and verified by one verification device 19, the counterfeit dollar banknotes are If found, the whereabouts of the suspect can be easily ascertained. In addition, since the monitoring device 30 takes an image of the periphery of the ball lending device into which the forged dollar bill has been inserted, it is possible not only to suppress the suspect on the spot but also to investigate the behavior of the suspect.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the present invention may be implemented in various embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the bill inserted into the ball lending device is configured to be conveyed and appraised, but the currency inserted into a vending machine such as a currency exchange device, a prepaid card issuing device, and a beverage or a cigarette. May be configured to be transported and evaluated in the same manner.

Further, in the above embodiment, only Japanese yen bills and US dollar bills are accepted, but it is more preferable that coins and bills of other countries are accepted. However, in this case, a plurality of types of appraisers for appreciating coins and banknotes of other countries are required.

Further, in the above embodiment, in order to use the currently used ball lending device as it is, the Japanese yen bill is configured to be appraised in each ball lending device. Alternatively, a more accurate appraisal device may be installed after the distributing device, and the appraisal may be performed collectively. In the case of such a configuration, the judgment can be performed with higher accuracy.

Further, the ball lending device may be configured to withdraw the pachinko ball lending until the authenticating device determines that the bill is a genuine bill. In such a case, the pachinko game hall is not damaged because the counterfeit banknotes are not used even if they are inserted.

Further, a person who has inserted the money is unconditionally photographed for a predetermined time from the time when the money is inserted, and thereafter, when the appraisal device judges that the money is counterfeit, the photographed image is used. It may be constituted so that it does. In such a configuration, even if the suspect obtains a pachinko ball, change, etc. and leaves the front of the on-site device before the suspected counterfeit money is determined, the image of the suspect is obtained. Can be obtained reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of a counterfeit money appraisal system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the flow of banknotes in the counterfeit money appraisal system.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view for explaining how bills are sent from a ball lending device to a belt conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing at the time of bill insertion performed by the microcomputer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a location management process performed by the microcomputer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of a sorting / appraisal process performed by the microcomputer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of security processing performed by the microcomputer.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Game island 11 ... Microcomputer 13
... Ball lending device 15 ... Belt conveyor 15a ... Reception sensor 15b ... Sending sensor 17 ... Distributing device
19 ... Appraisal device 21 ... Safe 21a ... 1000 yen banknote safe 21b ... 5000 yen banknote safe 21c ...
10000 yen banknote safe 21d ... genuine dollar banknote safe
21e ... Counterfeit dollar bill safe 23 ... Bill management memory 23a ... In-transit area 23b ... Appraisal area
23c: Counterfeit area 30: Monitoring device 50: Hall computer.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Appraisal device for appraising whether or not it is counterfeit money, conveying means for collectively conveying the money put in a plurality of on-site devices to said appraisal device, money to be conveyed to said appraisal device, Storage means for storing the in-field device into which the money has been inserted, in correspondence with each other; managing means for managing the location of the currency transported from the in-field device to the appraisal device by the transport means; counterfeit money by the appraisal device Device identification means for identifying the currency identified as the counterfeit money by the management means, and identifying the field device into which the currency has been inserted from the storage content of the storage means, when the identification of the counterfeit money is made. And a counterfeit money appraisal system in a pachinko game hall, comprising: 2. The counterfeit money appraisal system in a pachinko game hall according to claim 1, wherein the in-hall device is a ball lending device that lends a pachinko ball to a player. 3. The counterfeit money appraisal system in a pachinko game hall according to claim 1, further comprising: photographing means for photographing the periphery of the in-field device specified by the device specifying means.